The performers and the Grand Jury members for the 7th annual Polaris Music Prize Gala were announced earlier today by Steve Jordan, the Founder and Executive Director of the Polaris Music Prize.<\/p>\n
Taking place on September 24 at the Concert Hall Studios at Bell Media’s Masonic Temple, the evening will include performances by Short List nominees Cadence Weapon, Cold Specks, Kathleen Edwards, Feist, Fucked Up, Grimes and YAMANTAKA \/\/ SONIC TITAN. Nominees Handsome Furs will also be in attendance. Japandroids, who are on tour in Europe, have sent their regrets. As of press time, Drake has not committed to attending. Members of Arcade Fire will also be there to announce this year’s winner.<\/p>\n
The entire event will stream live on Muchmusic.com and will be broadcast live exclusively on SiriusXM radio (Sirius channels 151 and 152; XM channel 151) and CBC Radio 3. At the end of the evening, the winner will be announced and awarded the $30,000 prize. Nine secondary prizes of $2,000 will be provided by Slaight Music. The winner will also get a one week free rental of a VIP Deluxe Splitter tour bus â\u20ac\u201d for their next European tour â\u20ac\u201d courtesy of Studio Moves from London, UK. Highlights from the gala will air in a one-hour special, exclusively on MuchMusic, on Saturday, September 29 at 10 p.m. ET. <\/p>\n
On the night of the gala, a Grand Jury of 11 people will be sequestered upstairs in the Red Room of The Masonic Temple to discuss, debate and determine a winner. The Grand Jury is chosen from the larger jury of over 200 music journalists, broadcasters and bloggers. This year’s Grand Jury is: <\/p>\n
Gregory Adams (Georgia Straight)
\nMichael Barclay (Maclean’s, Radio Free Canuckistan)
\nChris Bilton (The Grid)
\nRyan Bresee (CKCU 93.1fm)
\nLisa Christiansen (CBC Radio 1)
\nShawn Conner (The Snipe News)
\nMelissa Hetu (TFO)
\nKevin Laforest (Freelance, ex-Hour)
\nRyan B. Patrick (Freelance)
\nTabassum Siddiqui (Freelance)
\nNicole Villeneuve (AUX TV).<\/p>\n
Past winners of the Polaris Music Prize are:
\nArcade Fire (2011)
\nKarkwa (2010)
\nFucked Up (2009)
\nCaribou (2008)
\nPatrick Watson (2007)
\nFinal Fantasy (2006)<\/p>\n
The 2012 Polaris Music Prize Short List is (in alphabetical order):<\/p>\n
Cadence Weapon – Hope In Dirt City
\nCold Specks – I Predict A Graceful Expulsion
\nDrake – Take Care
\nKathleen Edwards – Voyageur
\nFeist – Metals
\nFucked Up – David Comes To Life
\nGrimes – Visions
\nHandsome Furs – Sound Kapital
\nJapandroids – Celebration Rock
\nYAMANTAKA \/\/ SONIC TITAN – YT\/\/ST<\/p>\n
Once again guests will gorge on custom grilled cheese and perogies by Shanghai Cowgirl.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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