FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mon April 7th, 2008
TORONTO INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS NEWSLETTER UPDATE! www.torontoima.com WE WANT TO SEE YOU at the TIMA ÒBest LiveÓ Showcases, every Wed until late June at Jeff HealeyÕs Roadhouse (56 Blue JayÕs Way). "Best Live" Schedule: http://www.torontoima.com/best_live.htm

Join us THIS WED! Chill out with the folk lyricism of Shawna Caspi and the melodic, feel good David Hein. Then rock out with the undeniably catchy Basia Lyjak and then AMP it to 11 with DAME and the stylish punk-pop of TIMA 2008 ÒBest Young SongwritersÓ Fancy Girls Market - guaranteed to get you on your feet or they will handcuff you to your chair and leave you there.

Wed. April 9th, 2008 - TIMA Showcase KICK OFF!!
Jeff HealeyÕs Roadhouse (56 Blue JayÕs Way)
Doors @ 7PM SHARP, Cover: $7.00

FEATURING:


Shawna Caspi
David Hein
BASIA LYJAK
Red Rose Black
DAME

Feat. TIMA 2008 "Best Young Songwriters", Fancy Girls Market

REMEMBER, TIMA APPLICATION DEADLINE has been EXTENDED to: WED. APRIL 30th , 2008. @ 5PM.

DonÕt delay! Apply here now!!: http://torontoima.com/cgi-bin/tima.pl

Why apply to the TIMAs??: We have unbelievable custom prize package in the works and are well on our way of beating last yearÕs $30,000 in actually USEFUL prizes!

Announcing new sponsorships with HipHopCanada.com, IndieCan, Truth Explosion Magazine, Cravefest International Music Video Awards, Working Title Artists, Fatlabs Studios, Koch Entertainment, DMDS, Phase One Studios, Muzik Movement, Urban Music Association of Canada (UMAC) and much more soon!

We got an early birthday present this year. The Toronto Independent Music Awards and Seminar are now FACTOR APPROVED! http://www.factor.ca