2010 Polaris Music Prize Short List As with any top ten list, there are bound to some disappointments and some surprises. Some of the more notable names left off of this year’s Polaris Music Prize short list include: The New Pornographers, Blue Rodeo, Holy Fuck, as well as bumpershine favorites like Jason Collett, Zeus, Bahamas,…
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2010 Polaris Prize Long List Announced w/ Jason Collett, Zeus, Bahamas + Union Hall Pics
Jason Collett and Zeus at Union Hall (04/24/10) Photo: D. Caplan Congrats to all the fine Canadian artists who made the long list for the 2010 Polaris Prize including Zeus, Jason Collett and Bahamas who shared the stage at Union Hall back in April of this year. Also, a hearty slap on the back to…
Polaris Prize Announces 2010 Timetable
We’ve decided when things are happening this year. And now we’re excited to let you know. The Long List of 40 titles will be announced June 17th. The Short List of 10 nominees will be announced on July 6th. Both lists will be revealed live at events to be held at the Drake Hotel in…
F*cked Up Wins 2009 Polaris Music Prize, Playing The Chemistry of Common Life at Masonic Temple
Congratulations to Fucked Up, the winners of the 2009 Polaris Music Prize for Best Canadian Album. In case you’ve never seen Fucked Up live and you live in NYC, you’ve got a primo chance to see them play coming up very soon. They’ll be performing the award winning The Chemistry of Common Life live and…
Joel Plaskett Residency Begins Tonight at Union Hall, Polaris Prize Announced on Monday
Joel Plaskett (Limited edition poster for the 2009 Polaris Prize Gala) It might be Erev Rosh Hashana, but there’s still plenty of time to have dinner with your family and then sneak out to catch one of Canada’s foremost artists Joel Plaskett at Union Hall tonight (Sep 18) along with This Is Ivy League, Patrick…
The 2009 Polaris Music Prize Short List
Hey Rosetta! at Pianos (03/04/09) (more) Photo: Jon Klemm Here are the 10 short list nominees for the 2009 Polaris Prize, in alphabetical order. Elliott BROOD – Mountain Meadows (Toronto, ON) Fucked Up – The Chemistry Of Common Life (Toronto, ON) Great Lake Swimmers – Lost Channels (Toronto, ON) Hey Rosetta! – Into Your Lungs…