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Hundred Waters announce third-annual FORM Arcosanti fest w/ Tortoise, Thundercat, Four Tet, Perfume Genius & more
‘Tis the season for festival news, as more lineups continue to come in seemingly every day. Today it’s Hundred Waters‘ annual FORM Arcosanti, the third edition of which goes down in the Arizona desert from May 13 – 15, featuring Tortoise, Thundercat, Four Tet, Perfume Genius, Bill Callahan, Julia Holter, Julianna Barwick, Dan Deacon, Dawn Richard, Autre Ne Veut, Skrillex, fest curators Hundred Waters, and many more…
Concerts cancelled after Paris attacks (U2, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Braids, Deftones, Al Gore broadcast & more)
Foo Fighters have announced the cancellation of the rest of their tour:It is with profound sadness and heartfelt concern for everyone in Paris that we have been forced to announce the cancellation of the rest of our tour…
Braids played Baby's with Tasseomancy, who have a new album (pics, LP stream)
Braids put out their very good new album Deep in the Iris earlier this year, and the Montreal band was in NYC not long ago opening for Purity Ring, but they didn’t support it with a headlining show here until their tour hit Baby’s All Right last night (10/22)…
Buffy Sainte-Marie's 'Power in the Blood' won the 2015 Polaris Music Prize
UPDATE: And the winner is… Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Power in the Blood.
Canada’s Polaris Music Prize, which is celebrating it’s 10th anniversary, and is being given out tonight at the Carlu in Toronto right now (September 21)…
Pop Montreal Day 2: Empress Of, She-Devils, Last Lizard, Freelove Fenner & more
For the second day 2 of Pop Montreal (9/19) I made a concerted effort to see bands I had a) never seen before b) was unfamiliar with. It turned out pretty well…
Arcade Fire doc 'The Reflektor Tapes' premiering at 2015 Pop Montreal before North American release ++ fest's full lineup
The 2015 edition of Pop Montreal is coming up in less than a month (September 16 – 20) and festival organizers have recently made a few additions to the already robust lineup…
Braids touring this fall (dates + watch recent "Miniskirt" video)
Montreal electro-pop trio Braids, who were on the road with Purity Ring not too long ago, will be on a headlining tour this fall, a tour that wraps up in Brooklyn at Baby’s All Right on October 22…
Polaris Music Prize announces 2015 Shortlist nominees
Canada’s Polaris Prize has just announced it’s 2015 Shortlist and these are the 10 records vying for it this year: Viet Cong – S/T
Buffy Sainte-Marie – Power in the Blood
The New Pornographers – Brill Bruisers
Tobias Jesso Jr…
Pop Montreal announces second round of 2015 artists; early bird passes on sale now
Pop Montreal has just announced its second round of artists added to the festival’s 2015 lineup. That includes Viet Cong, The Orb, Micachu & the Shapes, The Besnard Lakes, Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats, Lee Ranaldo, Albert Hammond Jr, Empress Of and more…
Polaris 2015 Long List revealed (Drake, New Pornographers, DFA1979, Caribou, Alvvays, White Lung, Viet Cong, more)
The long list for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize, Canada’s annual award for a great album, has been announced. It includes Drake, The New Pornographers, Death From Above 1979, Caribou, Alvvays, White Lung, Viet Cong, METZ, Cold Specks, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld, Patrick Watson, Absolutely Free, Badbadnotgood & Ghostface Killah, Braids, Tobias Jesso Jr an…
