SaskMusic announced the nominees of the 2019 Saskatchewan Music Awards with an event held at The Artesian in Regina on Wednesday, November 13. The awards are intended to honour excellence and celebrate the achievements of our Saskatchewan music industry members over the past year. The awards event will take place on Thursday, November 28, 2019 at The Broadway Theatre, Saskatoon, in conjunction with the Very Prairie Music Summit (November 29-December 1/2019) in Saskatoon.
Tickets for the Awards are on sale now, for an advance price of $30 plus service fees. Performers for the evening include respectfulchild, Yellowsky, 3 moonjask, and Jay & Jo, with more to be announced. (Ticket link) An official after party will follow at Amigos Cantina. Registration for Very Prairie is also open now, with discounts for youth, student, and bands.
For more information please see go to the Very Prairie website.
Local artists Amy Nelson and Scott Pettigrew played a couple songs for us at the event and Lorena Kelly and Mike Dawson made the nominee announcements while we had coffee and donuts. Not a bad morning.
2019 Saskatchewan Music Award Nominees
Alternative Artist of the Year
Bears in Hazenmore
Close Talker
Foxwarren
Ponteix
Reignwolf
Country Artist of the Year
Amy Nelson
Chris Henderson
Hunter Brothers
Justin LaBrash
Tenille Arts
Electronic Artist of the Year
Carson Shmyr
Duchess of Dub
Patrick Moon Bird
Rumpus
VBRTR
Experimental or Contemporary Artists of the Year
Del Suelo
Jesse Brown
Patient Hands
Sylvia Chave
Wolf Willow
Hip Hop Artist of the Year
Alex Bent & the Emptiness
Eekwol & T-Rhyme
Pimpton
Samurai Champs
UNLTD
Metal/Loud Artist of the Year
Arcana Kings
Blue Youth
Man Meat
Shooting Guns
The Jump Off
Untimely Demise
Rock/Pop Artist of the Year
Autopilot
Bombargo
Close Talker
Ponteix
Reignwolf
Roots/Folk Artist of the Year
Belle Plaine
Gunner & Smith
Kacy and Clayton
Poor Nameless Boy
The Dead South
Twin Fiddles
Indigenous Artist of the Year
Conrad Bigknife
Donny Parenteau
Duchess of Dub
Eewkol & T Rhyme
Patrick Moon Bird
I didn’t find Duchess of Dub on Spotify so here she is on Soundcloud.
Additionally:
Single of the Year nominees will be announced at the awards show. This is a data-driven category which is not genre-specific.
The Breaking Borders Award, presented by the Derek Bachman Foundation, will be announced at the awards show. There are no nominees presented for this category.
The long list for Best Saskatchewan Albums of the Year will be announced at the awards show, with public voting for the Top Ten to commence the following day.
Enjoy the playlist of nominees!
I was going to do a post about Indie Week 2019, that is going on in Toronto from November 13-17, and put together a playlist of Canadian Indie artists that will be playing at it. So here is a long bonus playlist for you! Happy Playlist Friday!
Hey ho and a good day to you!
Cool, Thanks for the playlists Dar
Tonight’s show is Owen Pallett, at the relatively-small 27 Club. Looking forward to being entranced, or something.
Tomorrow is an unusual show, Tami Neilson at the Black Sheep. Have a look: https://www.theblacksheepinn.com/#!
And yes, hearing Owen P. is making me miss the 20th anniversary of Johnstown… It never rains but it pours.
Good morning!
Bring on the flood. Have a great entrancing or whatever!
Hi Benoît, The Black Sheep appears to have quite a range of music. I haven’t listened to Luther Wright & the Wrongs in ages.
Enjoy your weekend!
I heard about some more new releases and added them in the comments of yesterdays post.
I would love to go to The Black Sheep some day and meet the cool cat Benoît too.
Sarah Harmer released a song today. She will have an album out in Feb.
https://open.spotify.com/track/77Y3iLalIE2Uv9Rd1L0cze?si=8QEZxEgSRsepFSnhFyhGdg
Some new music from Tami Neilson today as well.
https://open.spotify.com/track/3JLaIb7mtj4ceLSH8kw5YO?si=XXQ0axLWQc-E4q770lR83Q
Good morning:)
The playlist angel has come through once again! Thanks @darbar. It will make the wait at the hospital for blood work fly by.
@benoit I was unable to attend a show with Arcade Fire and Owen Pallet and have wined about it for years. I look forward to hearing about his solo show!
Read all them comments. Righto!
Glad I could help with the hospital wait. Hospital waits are so annoying.
After a false start I made it through a visit with the vampire one more time. I forgot the requisition and had to go back home for it. I’m going to listen to more music and contemplate my party plans while I do more exercises.
Ugh. I liked when there were reqs just waiting for us there.
Keep looking ahead!
Have a great weekend all!