GOOD LUCK! Local Artists Receive Indie Award Nominations!

Once again, a number of talented local artists have received Indie Award nominations.

Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, featuring Hamilton's Tom Wilson, Guelph's Stephen Fearing and Toronto's Colin Linden) are up for the Folk/Roots category.  Other nominees from the Hammer include Whitehorse (Songwriter), Diana Panton (Jazz) and Caribou (Artist, Electronic Artist).

Links: Rodeo Kings, More BARK stories, Video above courtesy of StellaBlu477

You+Me, the alt-folk duo featuring St. Catharines boy Dallas Smith (aka City and Colour) with international superstar P!nk, is in the running for both the Songwriter and Alternative categories. Also from St. Catharines, Tim Hicks was nominated for Best Country.

Links: You+Me, More You+Me Stories, Video above courtesy of You+Me



Links: Tim Hicks, More Tim Hicks Stories, Video above courtesy of csChicago

Hopefully they will be taking home some hardware on Saturday May 9th, 2015 when the awards are handed out at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto.  GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Here are some nomination highlights:

FOLK/ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP

• Blackie and the Rodeo Kings
• Del Barber
• Oh Susanna
• The Bar Brothers
• The Bros. Landreth

SONGWRITER

• Whitehorse
• You+Me
• July Talk
• The New Pornographers
• The Weeknd

JAZZ ARTIST OR GROUP

• Diana Panton
• BadBadNotGood
• Elizabeth Shepherd
• Myriad3
• The Souljazz Orchestra

COUNTRY ARTIST OR GROUP

• Tim Hicks
• Dallas Smith
• Jess Moskaluke
• Kira Isabella
• The Road Hammers

ALTERNATIVE ARTIST OR GROUP

• You+Me
• Alvvays
• Bahamas
• Dan Mangan + Blacksmith
• Timber Timbre

ARTIST 

• Caribou 
• Mac DeMarco
• Owen Pallett
• Tanya Tagaq
• The Weeknd

ELECTRONIC ARTIST

• Caribou 
• Art Department 
• Operators 
• Plastikman 
• Zeds Dead

ALBUM

• Alvvays: Alvvays
• Death From Above 1979: The Physical World 
• Mac DeMarco: Salad Day’s
• Owen Pallett: In Conflict 
• The New Pornographers: Brill Bruisers

SINGLE

• [SEBELL]: Till the Sun Burns Out
• Chromeo: Jealous (I Ain’t With It)
• Death From Above 1979: Trainwreck 1979 
• MAGIC!: Rude
• USS: Yin Yang

GROUP OR DUO

• Alvvays
• Death From Above 1979
• The Glorious Sons
• The New Pornographers
• Tokyo Police Club

FEMALE ARTIST

• Jenn Grant
• Lisa LeBlanc
• Lowell
• Steph Cameron
• Tanya Tagaq

MALE ARTIST 

• Chad VanGaalen (Flemish Eye)
• Jay Malinowski and the Deadcoast
• Kevin Drew
• Owen Pallett
• Rich Aucoin

EMERGING ARTIST (ENGLISH

• Alvvays
• BESTiE
• Close Talker
• Cousins
• Gay Nineties
• JPNSGRLS
• Royal Tusk
• The Barr Brothers
• The Dying Arts
• The Mohrs

Blast from the Past: 2014 Winners

Links: Indie Awards, More Indie Awards Stories

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