Happy Canada Day from the Polaris Music Prize!

Canada Day (and the weekend) bring many a great live show with Polaris Long List artists to your neck of the woods. Enjoy the fireworks, unless you’re in Toronto, where you’ll have to settle for the figurative fireworks of Chad VanGaalen & The Constantines on the waterfront. As always, check your local listings. But here’s a sampling:

Arkells
June 30 – St. John’s, George Street Stage
July 4 – Halifax, Citadel Hill

Bell Orchestre
July 1 – Ottawa, Jazz Festival

Chad VanGaalen
July 1 – Toronto, Harbourfront (w/2008 Long Lister The Constantines)

CÅ“ur De Pirate
July 1 – Ottawa, jazz Festival
July 2 – St-Ephrem-de-Beauce, Festival Woodstock en Beauce

Elliott BROOD
July – Victoria, Canada Day Celebrations

Hey Rosetta!
June 30 – St. John’s, George St. Stage

K’NAAN
July 5 – Toronto, Molson Amphitheatre, Rock The Bells Tour

Land Of Talk
July 1 – Winnipeg, Jazz Festival

Malajube
July 3 – Trois-Riviéres, Scene Molson Dry

Joel Plaskett
July 1 – Dartmouth, Aldernay Landing
July 2 – Orillia, Opera House

Patrick Watson
July 5 – Montréal, Jazz Fest