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Canadian Music Week kicks off March 9

Gentleman Reg Queer Showcase at Gladstone Hotel

By Xtra Staff • March 8, 2011 7:00 pm EDT

Xtra‘s Alyssa Pankiw caught up with Gentleman Reg to talk about his music, his new band, Lightfires, and his budding drag persona, Gentlewoman Regina. Video below.

You can catch Reg tonight, March 9, at Toronto’s Gladstone Hotel. It’s all part of Canadian Music Week, which kicks off tonight.

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