This week's entertainment picks: Hillside Festival, Bombay Bicycle Club

It's not a bad week at all for folks who like to get a bang for their musical buck.

Bombay Bicycle Club w. Plants & Animals, Sam Roberts Band, Echo Beach, Jul 26
Any one of Bombay Bicycle Club, Plants & Animals, or Sam Roberts could headline this tremendous bill down by the lake.

Hillside Festival, Guelph Conservation Area, Jul 27-29
It's another killer line-up that makes the trek west worthwhile.  Joel Plaskett, Kathleen Edwards, Zeus, and The Arkells are among the highlights.

...also this week:

• Coldplay, Jul 23/24
• Gomez, Jul 23
• Refused w. OFF!, Jul 23
• Saint Motel, Jul 23
• Belle Star, Jul 24
• Bear Hands, Jul 25
• Blind Pilot, Jul 25
• Jonny Corndawg, Jul 25
• Alexz Johnson, Jul 26
• Lyle Lovett, Jul 26
• John Ford, Jul 26
• Citizen Cope, Jul 26
• Strung Out, Jul 27
• The xx, Jul 28