These are the last days of uncertainty. By this time next week we’ll know who the next Polaris Music Prize champion will be. We shall shower them with champagne. We will bequeath to them the giant novelty cheque (which will then get broken by CBC’s Vish Khanna, and he’ll then blame Arcade Fire). We will […]
L’incertitude prendra bientôt fin. Dans une semaine, nous saurons qui est le prochain champion du Prix de musique Polaris. Nous l’arroserons de champagne! Nous lui donnerons le gigantesque chèque (qui sera ensuite brisé par Vish Khanna de CBC, qui blâmera ensuite Arcade Fire). Nous allons ensuite dire que le gagnant ne le mérite pas parce […]
The Pop Montreal festival, not coincidentally happening in Montreal, Quebec, kicks off today and there are no shortage of Polaris-approved acts performing through the five days of shows and parties. We tracked down all the participating Polaris people and made a handy list of them for your consideration. Think of anyone listed here as freshness […]
The winner of the 2012 Polaris Music Prize will earn more than just a giant $30,000 cheque and the eternal jealousy of their peers. They’ll also score a key piece of equipment in ensuring their next U.K. or European tour doesn’t devolve into Griswold family-style National Lampoonery — an exclusive splitter tour bus courtesy of […]
The Polaris Music Prize is happy to announce the return of The Polaris Music Prize Screening Party, this year renamed The Peep Show!
Held at The Drake Hotel, the proceeds from this year’s event will once again go to MusiCounts, Canada’s music education charity associated with The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS). This year’s event will kick off at 7 p.m. on September 24 with complimentary refreshment tickets courtesy of Steamwhistle Brewery.
Le Prix de musique Polaris est heureux d'annoncer le retour du Peep show du Prix de musique Polaris!
Ayant lieu au Drake Hotel, les profits de l'événement de cette année seront encore une fois remis à MusiCompte, l’organisme de bienfaisance associé à l’Académie canadienne des arts et des sciences de l’enregistrement (CARAS) qui promouvoit l’enseignement de la musique.
The Gala is now only 10 days away. You should know all the details by now, right? There’s the Performers and Grand Jurors, the Peep Show, the Hosts, the Posters, the Rdio Polaris Record Club, the Scion Split 7 » series… you’re all on this stuff, right? Good. That’s because we’re going to take a momentary […]
Il ne reste maintenant que dix jours avant le gala. Vous devriez être au courant de tous les détails à ce point-ci, non? Il y a les prestations et le grand jury, le Peep Show, les animateurs, les affiches, le Club des albums Polaris de Rdio, la série de 45 tours Scion… vous saviez que […]
Each year Polaris and our official curator Kid Icarus commissions some of the best in art and graphic design to create an ultra-limited edition run of posters inspired by the 10 albums on the Short List. We’re now ready to unveil this year’s poster designs. This year’s poster artists are: Cadence Weapon Hope In Dirt […]
Steve Jordan, Founder and Executive Director of the Polaris Music Prize announced that CBC Radio3‘s Grant Lawrence will be returning for his sixth year as co-host of the Polaris Music Prize Gala. Joining him this year will be MuchMusic's Lauren Toyota, a fellow jurist. Grant and Lauren will share the stage of the Concert Hall […]
