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    Kaytranada wins the 2016 Polaris Music Prize

    By Regina Sienra Kaytranada, the electronic producer from Montreal, was the winner of the 2016 Polaris Music Prize for his album 99.9%. The gala featured performances by Andy Shauf, Black Mountain, Basia Bulat, Carly Rae [...]

      Watch the Polaris Music Prize 2016

      It’s Polaris Music Prize night. A band, or a performer, will walk home with the $50,000 novelty cheque for creating the best Canadian album of the year, based on artistic merit. The gala will take [...]

      By | September 19th, 2016|Categories: News, Polaris Music Prize|211 Comments

        Listen to the 2016 Polaris Prize Podcast

        By Regina Sienra The Polaris Music Prize gala is just around the corner. The winner of the $50,000 will be announced next Monday, September 19, at the Carlu in Toronto. For fans who are still [...]

        By | September 13th, 2016|Categories: News, Polaris Music Prize|Tags: , , |118 Comments

          Amy Cole departs from The Rural Alberta Advantage

          By Regina Sienra Multi-instrumentalist Amy Cole has said farewell to The Rural Alberta Advantage. She was a long-time member of the Toronto-based trio. On Monday, September 12th, the band posted the following statement on their [...]

          By | September 12th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |108 Comments

            We Are Wolves announce new album

            By Regina Sienra Montreal’s We Are Wolves are back with their fifth studio album. Wrong, the new record will be out on September 30th. This is the first LP the three piece has released since [...]

            By | September 6th, 2016|Categories: New Music, News|Tags: , , |175 Comments

              Grand Analog unveils new video

              By Regina Sienra Grand Analog’s new video is a love letter to Toronto. To be more specific, it is a shout out to the colourful and always bubbling neighbourhood of Kensington Market. It features “Love [...]

              By | August 31st, 2016|Categories: New Music, News, Video Release|Tags: , , , |164 Comments

                The Smugglers will be back for one night

                By Regina Sienra The Smugglers, the legendary rock band from Vancouver, will be reunited for one night and one night only. Grant Lawrence, singer and CBC host, had previously announced that the band would be [...]

                By | August 30th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |117 Comments

                  Kashka ventures to read – and sing! – the comments

                  Kat Burns, aka Kashka, just gave us hope in the world: Maybe you should read the comments! Actually, you can even sing them and make a very cute and very long song out of them. This [...]

                  By | August 29th, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , , |55 Comments

                    Dwayne Gretzky’s Nick Rose unveils 80s-inspired side project

                    By Tiffany Leeson and Regina Sienra If you’re familiar with the Toronto indie music scene, you must be familiar with Dwayne Gretzky. This shapeshifting cover band - that is way more than just a cover [...]

                    By | August 25th, 2016|Categories: New Music, News|Tags: , , |61 Comments

                      Remember Land of Talk? They are back! In vinyl form

                      By Regina Sienra Land of Talk came back from a long break on December 2015. Since then, everything we’ve heard from the band is good news. First it was the Spring shows, then some hints [...]

                      By | August 23rd, 2016|Categories: News|Tags: , |68 Comments