Wow. Quelle semaine. Vous savez tous que Feist a remporté le Prix de musique Polaris 2012 pour son album Metals, hein? Félicitations à Leslie! Mais parlons un peu du gala Polaris qui avait lieu le lundi 24 septembre dernier. Il y a eu la finale du genre preacher de Cadence Weapon avec sa pièce “Conditioningâ€, […]
Feist has won the 2012 Polaris Music Prize for her Metals album, besting the nine other albums on the Polaris Short List. 2011 Polaris Prize winners Jeremy Gara and Tim Kingsbury of Arcade Fire made the announcement at the conclusion of this evening’s Gala. The Prize, which goes to the best Canadian album of the […]
Jeremy Gara et Tim Kingsbury d'Arcade Fire, gagnant du Prix de musique Polaris 2011, ont annoncé la grande nouvelle à la fin du gala ce soir que Metals de Feist gagne le Prix de musique Polaris 2012. La soirée avait lieu dans la salle de concert du Bell Media Masonic Temple dans le centre-ville de […]
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 […]
