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In less than a week, the winner of the 2014 Polaris Music Prize will be crowned at The Carlu in Toronto. We want you to be there when they announce the winner and to enjoy some top-notch performances by Mac DeMarco, Owen Pallett, Shad, Tanya Tagaq and Basia Bulat! Here’s the Polaris Prize short-list: … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Since 2006, the Polaris Music Prize and the cash, “congrats”, or controversy attached to it, have remained worthy of a fight. Canadian artists have made creative and commercial strides over the years, and the Polaris Prize serves a fundamental purpose in this business sometimes best equated with UK’s Mercury prize. The prize … Continue reading
Photos by: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – Yonge-Dundas Square hosted another great line-up on June 21st with Austin, TX-based indie rockers Spoon, who are expected to release their eighth full-length album, They Want My Soul, on August 5, 2014, which will be their first LP on new label Loma Vista Recordings, Canadian psychedelic pop artist Mac DeMarco, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Dianna Lee – Montreal-based indie rocker Mac DeMarco, who released his debut album, 2, last October via Captured Tracks, which was a longlisted nominee for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize, performed at The Hoxton in Toronto last night with Toronto-based shoegaze/indie-pop quartet Elsa, who released their new EP, I Do, last month via Mike Haliechuk’s (Fucked Up) … Continue reading
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