Pussy Riot co-headlining Santa Teresa Festival in Canada (full lineup)
Pussy Riot are also touring North America this year.
Canada
Great Lake Swimmers and more playing free Canada Day party in Brooklyn
Canada is celebrating its 150th birthday this year and for Canada Day (July 1), The Well in Brooklyn is throwing a free party featuring Canadian music, food and drinks...
Canadian police are punishing drunk drivers with Nickelback
"he Kensington Police Service will be out for the remainder of year looking for those dumb enough to feel they can drink and drive. And when we catch you, and we will catch you, on top of a hefty fine, a criminal charge and a years driving suspension we will also provide you with a bonus gift of playing the offices copy of Nickelback in the cruiser on the way to jail"...
Sloan talk being uncool, ‘One Chord to Another’ box set & tour & more in BV interview
The long-running Canadian band's tour, where they'll play 'One Chord to Another' in full, starts this week.
‘Globe and Mail’ paper writes ‘Fucked Up’ on front page, issues statement explaining why (after people complained)
Canada's 'The Globe and Mail' newspaper issued the following statement yesterday:A number of readers were shocked and appalled to see profanity on the front page of The Globe and Mail on Saturday...
Arcade Fire up against Celine Dion in 2 categories; 2014 Juno nominees announced
The 2014 nominees for "Canada's Music Awards" have been announced.
Canada is raising taxes on foreign travelling musicians
Mikal Cronin at NXNE 2013 (more by David Andrako)
A new set of rules could change the musical landscape of Canada and touring musicians heading to our neighbor to the north:The new rules, which quietly came into effect July 31, will double, triple or even quadruple the cost of bringing in international artists to perform in bars, restaurants or coffee shops, affecting such local venues for music lovers as The Palomino, Ironwood, Broken City, Blues Can, and the Ship & Anchor, and their counterparts across the country...
Still Corners playing NYC before NXNE (dates & updated lineup)
As mentioned, Still Corners' new album, Strange Pleasures, is out next month (5/4) on Sub Pop. Reduced to a duo of core members Greg Hughes and Tessa Murray, the band embrace synthesizers which gives their sound an Air-y feel...
Feist wins the 2012 Polaris Music Prize
Feist accepts Polaris Prize money (via BrooklynVegan Instagram)
BV photographer Dominick Mastrangelo headed straight from Pop Montreal to Toronto today to witness the 2012 Polaris Prize gala where Feist was just announced as this year's big Canadian winner (for her album "Metals")...
Sled Island day 2 in pics and review (Reigning Sound, Legs, Evaporators joined by Andrew WK, Feel Alright & more)
Calgary's multi-venue Sled Island festival took place at the end of last month. Pictures and a review of Day 1 are HERE, and now we continue with Day 2 is in this post...