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Fucked Up wins 2009 Polaris Music Prize. Mobile users win sneak peak of City Sonic’s Damian Abraham film.

September 22, 2009

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What a Fucked Up night. The Polaris Music Prize gala at the Masonic Temple last night capped off with a food fight between Montreal’s Malajube and Patrick Watson (well, more accurately, a booze fight) and Damian Abraham of Toronto hardcore heroes Fucked Up performing in his underpants. Oh, and then Damian’s band got an oversized $20,000 cheque and the honour of being this year’s Polaris winner for their album The Chemistry of Common Life. Congratulations to Damian and the F.Up crew.

We are celebrating by releasing a sneak preview of the City Sonic film “Damian Abraham at Rotate This.” Full details and photos to come here in the days ahead but mobile users get a first crack at it right now. Go to m.citysonic.tv on your mobile device of choice.

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Tonight! Great Lake Swimmers and Fucked Up vie for Polaris Music Prize

September 21, 2009

The Polaris Music Prize gala is tonight at Toronto’s Masonic Temple. I will be there, with my Polaris Jury Wrangler hat on, celebrating each of the 10 Short Listed Albums, sequestered in the secret chamber as the 10 journalists from across the country vote on the winner. But here at City Sonic we’re most excited that two of our artists are in the running: congratulations and good luck to Great Lake Swimmers and Fucked Up.

Follow the Gala on-line tonight at 8pm– it’s streaming live at CBC Radio 3 and MuchMusic.com and broadcast on Sirius satellite radio, channel 86.

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Two City Sonic Toronto Bands on the Polaris Music Prize Shortlist

July 8, 2009

Well, it’s official. The short list for the Polaris prize has finally been unveiled. The 10 nominees for best Canadian album include two bands who are part of the City Sonic film series, so congratulations to Fucked Up for their album “The Chemistry Of Common Life” and to Great Lake Swimmers for “Lost Channels.” There are a bunch of exceptional Canadian artists on the list, so check out the Polaris site for more details.

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Three City Sonic Toronto Bands in the Polaris Prize Long List

July 6, 2009

Tomorrow morning, July 7, the Polaris Music Prize will announce the 10 Canadian albums shortlisted for this year’s $20,000 award. This is truly exciting news: and I don’t just say that because I’m part of the Polaris organization (as a Board member, which means I don’t get to vote but I do get to cheer.) It’s because when you look at the Long List of 40 albums released a few weeks back, there are three exceptional City Sonic artists in the running: D-sisive, Fucked Up and Great Lake Swimmers. And while I can’t say yet who will be on the Short List, or who I want to be on the Short List, or anything of the sort, I can wish these three very different but equally worthy candidates congratulations on their recognitions thus far. And then I can tell the rest of you to tune into CBC Radio 3 tomorrow for full coverage of the Short List announcement, live from the Drake Hotel.

More details at the Polaris site.

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City Sonic NXNE Party Update

June 16, 2009

Who likes free movies? If you’re coming to the Drake tomorrow night (Wed, June 17) for City Sonic’s NXNE party, you can preview 5 of our films in the Underground before the live bands start kicking out the jams. And for the same low price of Free! with your NXNE wristband or badge. (Punters pay $5 before 11pm and $10 after 11pm.)

9PM:
Doors

9:30PM:
Preview screening of 5 City Sonic films in the Underground. Special guests in attendance.

10PM to 2AM:
City Sonic films screening in a loop in the private dining room (personal butler not included) upstairs near the patio.

Meanwhile, in the Underground…the live bands!

with DJs

And in the Lounge!

See you all then/there.

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