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The Polaris Music Prize increases its music money
For the first time since it was launched in 2006, the Polaris Music Prize has increased the value of its top prize. This year’s winner will be awarded $30,000 – an increase of $10,000. Another change...
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The Polaris Prize announces its long list: the 40 nominees
Little Scream, Miracle Fortress, the Dears, Braids, Malajube, Land of Talk, Stars, Galaxie and Arcade Fire are among the Montreal artists whose albums made on the Polaris Prize Long List, which was...
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The Polaris Prize announces its short list: the 10 nominees
Albums by Montreal-based artists made an impressive showing on the Polaris Music Prize short list, which was announced Wednesday. The city is represented by five of the 10 nominees. To no one’s...
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Montrealers Grimes, Cadence Weapon, Handsome Furs and Yamantaka make Polaris...
We’ve known the 40 bands on the Polaris Music Prize’s long list since June 14. And now we know the short list, the 10 Canadian albums, announced at 2 p.m. ET, which will be whittled down to one winner...
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Pop Montreal 2012: Day 2, Grimes at Club Soda, Sept. 20.
Grimes may well win the Polaris Music Prize on Monday night. The Montrealer (and former Vancouverite)’s third release, Visions, is on the short list for the award for best Canadian album; and its...
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The Polaris Music Prize announces its 2013 long list
It’s 2012 all over again for local artists on the Polaris Music Prize long list. Like last year, albums by native Montreal and Montreal-based artists took 11 spots – more than a quarter – on the list....
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Whitehorse: The complete interview
Whitehorse, featuring Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland, headlines the Ukrainian Federation, 5213 Hutchison St., Saturday, Sept. 28 as part of Pop Montreal. (Click here for tickets.) The Gazette’s...
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Pop Montreal 2013: Tim Hecker and Colin Stetson at Rialto Theatre, Thursday
The rumble could be heard from outside the concert hall. Inside, it got louder and more immersive; but there was nothing to see, here. The lights were out, save for two tiny work lights on his console....
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Pop Montreal 2013: Metz at Église POP Little Burgundy, Sept 29
Pop Montreal festival closers Metz were given a somewhat difficult task: to get a crowd of exhausted music fans who have been partying for five continuous days to take in one more performance before...
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T’Cha Dunlevy’s favourite music of 2013
1. Arcade Fire: Reflektor listening session, Oct. 10. More than two weeks before the release of Arcade Fire’s fourth album, a dozen music writers were invited to a listening session at a Montreal music...
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POP Montreal: Timber Timbre at Metropolis, Sept. 19, 2014
If Elvis had a blues band that played in a David Lynch movie, it might sound a lot like Timber Timbre. The Montreal-based group has a unique, entrancing sound that has earned a devoted international...
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Last Ex emerging from the shadows
It’s not uncommon for musicians to have two projects running concurrently, although in the case of Simon Trottier and Olivier Fairfield, theirs are especially intertwined. The duo’s new instrumental...
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Louis-Jean Cormier reclaims his voice
Louis-Jean Cormier is still getting used to being recognized at the grocery store. The 34-year-old is familiar with standing in the public eye, first as the frontman for arty rockers Karkwa, still the...
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Polaris Music Prize long list includes Barr Brothers, Patrick Watson, Jean...
The long list for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize was unveiled Tuesday, with 40 titles in the running for the award, given to the Canadian album deemed to be the best of the year. Those titles will be...
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Barr Brothers added to POP Montreal lineup
The Barr Brothers have already lined up their next hometown gig following a kingmaking outdoor free show at the jazz fest, and it will be held in a venue considerably more intimate than Place des...
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Buffy Sainte-Marie wins $50,000 Polaris Music Prize
TORONTO — Buffy Sainte-Marie has won this year’s $50,000 Polaris Music Prize. A jury of 11 music critics, bloggers and broadcasters named the album “Power in the Blood” the best Canadian record of the...
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Erik's Lunch Mix: Jean-Michel Blais' apartment opus
Although the eligibility period only ends on May 31, I spent this past weekend holed up in my music listening bunker with a virtual stack of potential Polaris Music Prize contenders. By June 1, my...
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Erik's Lunch Mix: Un Blonde makes the Polaris Long List
The 2016 Polaris Music Prize Long List has been unveiled and while there were plenty of familiar names on it (Bieber, Grimes, Weeknd) there were a few surprises from the underground in there as well,...
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Montreal This Morning: Labas rytas, heat warning still in effect
Labas rytas, Montreal! (That’s “good morning” in Lithuanian!) This Thursday, we’ll see things cool off (if you can call it that) with a high of 29 C, and a UV index of 6. The humidex is supposed to...
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Montreal's Kaytranada wins Polaris Music Prize
TORONTO — Montreal DJ hero Kaytranada has won the 2016 Polaris Music Prize, extending a buzzworthy year for the musician and his album 99.9%. “Wow, this is an amazing, unbelievable moment right now,”...
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