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Patrick Watson @ Queen Elizabeth Theater

Monday, December 14th, 2009

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Have you heard of Patrick Watson? If the answer is no, you’re missing out. It blows my mind that this man is not more famous. “Now why is that?” you may ask. The answer awaits you…

Saturday December 12th, Toronto’s Queen Elizabeth Theater was packed. That’s no surprise seeing that Patrick Watson is known for his brilliant live performances; he won me over with his quirky Polaris performance this year. Oh yeah he was a Polaris nominee this year if ya didn’t know. His album Wooden Arms made the shortlist. Oh and he also won the Polaris award for his album Close to Paradise in 2007. No big deal*.

Now back to the show. There we are all waiting being like “Yeah I’ve heard that he’s really good”, “I wonder when then show will start?” and all “Why is there this big screen on stage?” - when suddenly the house lights dim and what should appear on the screen but A BURNING MAN! A PROJECTION OF A MAN ON FIRE! And all of this to his song Fireweed? Super cool move Patrick Watson. The screen was raised and there stood Patrick Watson and his band. Thus commenced the show.

Read the rest of the review and look at some photos after the jump!
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MusiCounts Polaris Custom Poster Auctions!

Monday, September 21st, 2009

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MusiCounts and Polaris have joined forces to raise money for music education in Canada! Starting immediately, you can bid on super dope framed custom posters designed for and autographed by all Polaris short list nominees!

Links to all auctions after the jump!
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Polaris Weekend! Hear all the albums!

Friday, September 18th, 2009

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This up-coming Monday September 21st at 9pm! 2009 Polaris Music Prize! Here at MuchMusic.com! Three more sleeps! I can’t wait! Everyone is so excited!
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We’ve been posting Q&As all week in anticipation! Still confused!? Catch up with us! The Polaris Music Prize is an award of $20,000 given to the artist who creates the Canadian album of the year. It’s not to do with genre, or record sales. Just artistic merit. Neato right?
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Now get super stoked. Ready? We’ve got all the top 10 albums that are nominated in the First Spins Player! Clickity click here and listen to all of them for free! Here’s a lil list of the top 10…

Elliott BROOD - Mountain Meadows
F**ked Up - The Chemistry Of Common Life
Great Lake Swimmers - Lost Channels
Hey Rosetta! - Into Your Lungs
K’NAAN - Troubadour
Malajube - Labyrinthes
Metric - Fantasies
Joel Plaskett - Three
Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane
Patrick Watson - Wooden Arms

Listen and let us know who you think should win! Who has the best album? Then make sure to watch on Monday at 9 pm!

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Polaris Nominee Q&A: Chad VanGaalen + Patrick Watson

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

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The coveted Polaris Music Prize will be awarded on September 21, and until then we’re celebrating with some fun Q&A with all the nominees! Previously we’ve seen riveting installments featuring Metric + Joel Plaskett as well as F***ed Up + K’Naan. Aaaand now, two more nominees get snappy! Don’t forget, we’ll have tons of Polaris action here on the blog next week…

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Polaris Music Prize Shorty Listy!

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

Dun dun dun daaaaaaaaa! Ladies and gentlemen! Announcing the 2009 Polaris Music Prize Top 10 Short List!

Elliott Brood - Mountain Meadows Toronto
Fucked Up - The Chemistry of Common Life Toronto
Great Lake Swimmers - Lost Channels Toronto
Hey Rosetta! - Into Your Lungs St. John’s
K’NAAN - Troubadour Toronto
Malajube - Labyrinthes Montreal
Metric - Fantasies Toronto
Joel Plaskett - Three Halifax
Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane Calgary
Patrick Watson - Wooden Arms Montreal

Wow! What a list! 6 are two time nominees! Not a single debut album! Lots from Toronto! Thoughts? Do we like what we see? Any from the long list that got robbed? Who do you want to win? Who do you think will win?

You’ll have to wait until September 21st 2009 when the winner of the $20,000 award will be announced at the Masonic Temple! And we’re live web casting it so everyone can check it out! Stay tuned for more info!

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