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Ten Canadian musicians and bands will compete for the Polaris Music Prize on Tuesday night. The $50,000 award for the year’s best Canadian album will be handed out during a concert event held at Toronto’s Massey Hall. Among the contenders is Calgary-raised pop singer-songwriter Leslie Feist, Toronto R&B singer Daniel …
Read More »Alt-rock fans can relive the ’90s at upcoming I Mother Earth/Tea Party Winnipeg show – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A pair of Canadian alt-rock radio staples will have Winnipeg fans re-living the 1990s when their co-headlining tour hits the Burton Cummings Theatre later this year. The Tea Party and I Mother Earth will be making a stop at the Burt on …
Read More »Burt Block Party goes country with Brett Kissel announcement – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Burton Cummings Theatre in downtown Winnipeg will be going country with its latest block party announcement. The historic theatre is bringing award-winning country star Brett Kissel to its fifth Burt Block Party night of the summer on Friday, Aug. 18. Kissel, …
Read More »New web concert series highlights diversity, energy of Winnipeg music scene – Winnipeg
A Winnipeg recording studio is hoping to capture the raw, live sound of the city’s diverse music scene with a new web series. From the Attic, the brainchild of engineer Cam Loeppky and video producers Mike Requeima and Tom Elvers, launched last week with a fiery performance by the Greg …
Read More »Winnipeg group ‘humbled’ by Bonnie Raitt’s Grammy win for single written by them – Winnipeg
A Winnipeg duo is celebrating a career-validating moment after one of their songs earned veteran singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt a Grammy at this year’s ceremony. Raitt picked up three trophies including one for best Americana performance for Made Up Mind. The song was written by brothers Joey and Dave Landreth of …
Read More »Father-son duo creates Punjabi Christmas song – Winnipeg
Amrit Kang was humming a familiar Punjabi tune one day in July when an idea came to him. “I was singing the song, and said ‘aaya Santa’ instead,” he said. The original song, “De De Gehra” by Balbir Baporai, is popular at weddings. Kang knew the song’s producer, Sukpal Sukh …
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