GOOD LUCK! Local Artists on Polaris Long List

The renowned Polaris Music Prize has unveiled their Long List of Canadian Albums for 2016 and quite a few local musicians are on it! 

Hamilton electronic music-makers Junior Boys and Jessy Lanza grace the list. 

Links: Junior Boys, More Junior Boys Stories, Video above courtesy of City Slang



Links: Jessy Lanza, More Jessy Lanza Stories, Video above courtesy of Rodolfo Yuzo

So do St. Catharines Alt-Folk sensation City and Colour and Daniel Romano from Welland.



Links: City and Colour, More City and Colour Stories, Video above courtesy of Monical4



Links: Daniel Romano, More Daniel Romano Stories, Video above courtesy of Blue Jean Pieta

The announcement of the Short List (which will whittle the long one to just the top ten) will be on July 14, 2016.  The prize winner will be awarded at the Polaris Gala (September 19, 2016 at The Carlu in Toronto).

The top candidate will earn $50,000 and the rest of the Short List will receive $3,000.

GOOD LUCK.

Here is the complete Long List.

• Junior Boys: Big Black Coat
• Jessy Lanza: Oh No
• City and Colour: If I Should Go Before You
• Daniel Romano: Mosey
• Art Bergmann: The Apostate
• Justin Bieber: Purpose
• Black Mountain: IV
• Jean-Michel Blais: II
• Basia Bulat: Good Advice
• Daniel Caesar: Pilgrim’s Paradise
• Tanika Charles: Soul Run
• Coeur de pirate: Roses
• Dead Obies: Gesamtkunstwerk
• Destroyer: Poison Season
• Dilly Dally: Sore
• Drake: VIEWS
• Essaie pas: Demain est une autre nuit
• Fred Fortin: Ultramarr
• FOXTROTT: A Taller Us
• Grimes: Art Angels
• Half Moon Run: Sun Leads Me On
• Veda Hille: Love Waves
• Jazz Cartier: Hotel Paranoia
• Carly Rae Jepsen: E•MO•TION
• Kaytranada: 99.90%
• Majid Jordan: Majid Jordan
• Michelle McAdorey: Into Her Future
• Nap Eyes: Thought Rock Fish Scale
• Safia Nolin: Limoilou
• Operators: Blue Wave
• Peaches: Rub
• PUP: The Dream Is Over
• Andy Shauf: The Party
• The Strumbellas: HOPE
• Suuns: Hold/Still
• U.S. Girls: Half Free
• Un Blonde: Good Will Come To You
• The Weeknd: Beauty Behind the Madness
• White Lung: Paradise
• Donovan Woods: Hard Settle, Ain’t Troubled

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winner

Links: Polaris Music Prize, More Polaris Stories

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CONGRATS! 2016 HMA Gala Award Winners!

On May 28, 2016, Bay City Music Hall was home to the first ever, Gala Awards (formerly the  Hamilton Music Industry Awards)  It was an incredible celebration of the behind the scenes work done for our local scene.  The legendary Ian Thomas did a wonderful, hilarious job as host!

This site was nominated for Website/Online Publication of the Year. but lost to the amazing ihearthamilton.ca.

The big winners of the the night were Monster Truck (5 awards), CFMU (4) and Lou Molinaro  (2 for him + 2 for his club, This Ain’t Hollywood)

Click here for pictures of the event

Here's a complete list of winners:

Website/Online Publication: ihearthamilton.ca

Female Vocalist: Terra Lightfoot
Canadian Recording: Terra Lightfoot: Every Time My Mind Runs Wild
Rising Star: Camille Intson





Links: Camille Intson, More Camille Intson Stories, Video above courtesy of Camille Intson

Male Vocalist: Jon Harvey (Monster Truck)
Guitarist: Luke Doucet (Whitehorse)

Drummer: Steve Kiely (Monster Truck)
Bassist: Jon Harvey (Monster Truck)

Piano/Keyboard Player: Jesse O'Brien (Andre Bisson)

Special Instrumentalist: Gianni ‘Luminati’ Nicassio (Walk Off The Earth)

Instrumental Record: Brad Cheeseman Group: Brad Cheeseman Group
Children's Album: Diana Panton: I Believe In Little Things
Electronic Recording: Junior Boys: Big Black Coat

Video: Monster Truck: Don't Tell Me How To Live 



Links: Monster Truck, More Monster Truck Stories,  Video above courtesy of Monster Truck

Instrument Retailer: Picks and Sticks
Studio Engineer: Nick Blagona
Producer (s): Graham Walsh (Young Rival, Etiquette, Metz, Viet Cong, Alvvays)
Recording Studio: Catherine North
Artist Website: ilovemonstertruck.com
Best Album Artwork: Whitehorse: Leave No Bridge Unburned
Record Label: True North
Music Retailer: Dr. Disc
Music Director (Radio): Rachel Connell (CFMU)

Publicist: Adam Bentley (Auteur Research)
Radio Show: Lou's Control (CFMU)
Media Person: Ric Taylor (CFMU, View Magazine)
Radio Station: 93.3 CFMU Print Publication: Urbanicity
Major Concert Venue: Gage Park
Live Club: This Ain’t Hollywood
Theatre: The Staircase Theatre
Talent Buyer: Lou Molinaro (This Ain’t Hollywood)
Artist Manager (Local): ‘Parkside’ Mike Renaud 
Artist Manager (International): Oliver Mitchell (Bedlam Music Management)
Talent Agency (Local): Spherical Productions
Talent Agency (International): United Talent Agency 
Tour Manager: John Morely 
Live Sound Engineer: Doug Smith (This Ain’t Hollywood)
Sound and Lighting Company : Soundbox Productions 
Event Photographer: Misha Fotos
Music Teacher (elementary school): Dawn Martens - Buchanan Park
Music Teacher (secondary school): Brian Jones - St. Mary's
Music Teacher (post-secondary school) - Jamshed Turel - Mohawk College
Music Teacher (independent school) - Kate Quigley

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Hamilton Music Awards, More HMA Stories

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GOOD LUCK! 2016 Hamilton Music Award Nominations!

The Hammer will be celebrating its vibrant music scene at the Hamilton Music Awards on May 29, 2016 at the the Dofasco Centre for the Arts (aka Theatre Aquarius).  It's all part of a wonderful weekend-long festival in honour of all the talent we have in this city.  Nominees for the awards were recently unveiled

Leading the pack with 4 nods each are Lee Harvey Osmond, Terra Lightfoot, Walk off the Earth, Whitehorse and Lori Yates.  Triple nominees include The Dirty Nil, Monster Truck, Benjamin Dakota Rogers and Duane Rutter.

The industry award categories will be revealed later.

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

Click here for the Hamilton Spectator story

Here are a few highlights:

Female Artist

• NLX
• Terra Lightfoot
• Diana Panton
• Annie Sumi
• Caroline Wiles
• Lori Yates

Male Artist

• Ben Caplan
• Frank Koren
• Lee Harvey Osmond
• Jace Martin
• Lee Reed
• Duane Rutter

Group

• The Dirty Nil
• Finger Eleven
• Junior Boys 
• Monster Truck
• Walk off the Earth
• Whitehorse

New Artist/Group

• Jennifer Budd
• Island People
• Pet Sun
• The Retroaction
• Benjamin Dakota Rogers

Songwriter

• Lee Harvey Osmond
• Terra Lightfoot
• Duane Rutter
• Walk off the Earth
• Whitehorse
• Lori Yates

Record

• The Dirty Nil: Higher Power
• Junior Boys : Big Black Coat
• Lee Harvey Osmond: Beautiful Scars
• Terra Lightfoot: Every Time My Mind Runs Wild
• Monster Truck: Sittin' Heavy
• Walk off the Earth: Sing it All Away
• Whitehorse: Leave No Bridge Unburned
• Lori Yates: Sweetheart of the Valley

Blues Recording 

• Ian Andrews and the Smokin' Scoundrels: Foreplay
• André Bisson: Left With the Blues
• Jerry Johnson: Listen To That Howlin' Wind
• AK Mcleod: Spiritual Fire

Folk/Traditional Recording

• Ben Caplan: Birds With Broken Wings
• James Hoffman: Fault Lines
• Benjamin Dakota Rogers: Strong Man's Address to the Circus Crowd
• Steel City Rovers: Grand Misadventures
• The Vaudevillian: Barton Street Blues

Contemporary Folk Recording

• Benjamin: The Bear And The Barn Owl
• Will Gillespie: Chasing Shadows
• Shawn O'Halloran: Songbird
• Annie Sumi: Reflections
• Caroline Wiles: Lovers Lane
• Leaping Laszlo: Songs from the Iroquois Bar

Roots Recording 

• The Hell Bent Rockers: The Hell Bent Rockers
• Lee Harvey Osmond: Beautiful Scars
• Leonard, Burns and Dell: Perfect Strangers
• Duane Rutter: Crazy Things
• Lori Yates: Sweetheart of the Valley

Jazz Recording

• Brad Cheeseman Group: Brad Cheeseman Group
• Haolin Monk: HMEP2
• Diana Panton: I Believe In Little Things
• Avery Raquel: Life Lessons
• Skirt Check: Skirt Check

Rock Recording

• The Bryan Sorensen Groove Trio: Electronic Love
• Diego Deville: Crack Shack Bottle Service
• Finger Eleven: Five Crooked Lines
• Flamingo Bay: Steak n' Eggs
• Monster Truck: Sittin' Heavy
• Satisfied Customers: Satisfied Customers

Adult Alternative Recording

• The Heavy Dream: Hold
• Frank Koren: Red Chair
• Terra Lightfoot: Every Time My Mind Runs Wild
• NLX: Luxury of Failure
• Whitehorse: Leave No Bridge Unburned
• Tony Aquino: Back By Popular Demand

Pop Recording

• James-Alphonse: James-Alphonse
• Jennifer Budd: Lip Service
• Jace Martin: Mighty
• Kyle Pacey: So Close
• Walk off the Earth: Sing It All Away

Click here for a complete list of nominees.

Click here for the winners

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Hamilton Music Awards, More HMA Stories

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Harrison Kennedy Nominated for Juno

Hamilton Blues legend Harrison Kennedy has received a nomination for the upcoming 2012 Juno Awards. His latest CD, Shame the Devil is up for the Blues album of the year.

Harrison is up against David Gogo, Bill Johnson, MonkeyJunk and Suzie Vinnick. We wish him luck!

For the Roots category, we have Bruce Cockburn, Craig Cardiff, Dave Gunning, David Francey, and Lindi Ortega vying for the Best Solo CD. The Good Lovelies, The Deep Dark Woods, The Once, The Wailin' Jennys, and Twilight Hotel are up for best Roots Group CD.

Other Hamilton-area nominees include the Arkells (Group, Rock CD), David Braid (Traditional Jazz), Diana Panton (Jazz Vocal), Junior Boys (Electronic).

The award ceremony will be broadcast live from Ottawa on April 1 on CTV.

Click here for the complete list of nominees

Click here for the Spectator article

Blasts from the Past: Our review of Shame the Devil, 2009 Juno Award Winners, Jack DeKeyzer Wins 2010 Juno, Daniel Lanois Wins 2011 Juno, All of our Juno Stories

Links: Harrison Kennedy, More Harrison Kennedy Stories

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