To catch you up on some important developments this week: – Sask Music’s Metal Summit is this weekend in Saskatoon. – MusicPEI Week starts on Saturday. – The Women In Music Global Summit happens next week in Toronto. – Osheaga has announced their lineup. – Ottawa Blues Fest has announced their lineup. – Somafest in […]
We’re gonna start this week’s new release column by talking about one of the most important Canadian songs ever created — “OK Blue Jays.” Let’s get the tenuous Polaris connections out of the way — a) Barry Keane, the drummer for late Heritage Prize winner Gordon Lightfoot, played on this song, and b) past nominees […]
The Polaris Music Prize, presented by CBC Music, has revealed its 40 album Long List. This year’s Long List is presented by Canada Council for the Arts. The 2023 Polaris Music Prize Long List is: ALL HANDS_MAKE LIGHT – Darling The Dawn Alvvays – Blue Rev Aquakultre – Don’t Trip Aysanabee – Watin Badge Époque […]
