Weakerthans, Stars And Caribou Are Among Rising Stars Finalists

The 2008 Galaxie Rising Stars Award Of The CBC, which carries a $3,000 cash prize, will be presented to one of 10 finalists at Canadian Music Week's Indie Awards on March 8 in the Canadian Room of Toronto's Fairmont Royal York Hotel.

The Galaxie Rising Stars Program was launched to discover, encourage and promote new domestic artists. Unlike the fan-voted Indie Awards, the winner of this prize will be chosen by Canadian music journalists who were initially asked to submit a list of their five favourite Canadian independent releases of 2007, and will now be asked to vote for one of the 10 who made the short list.

Here are the contenders for the Galaxie Rising Stars Award Of The CBC:

Basia Bulat — Oh My Darling (Hardwood)
The Besnard Lakes — Are the Dark Horse (Outside)
Caribou — Andorra (Domino)
Jenn Grant — Orchestra For The Moon (Paris 1919)
Joel Plaskett Emergency — Ashtray Rock (MapleMusic)
The New Pornographers — Challengers (Last Gang)S
Stars — In Our Bedroom After The War (Arts & Crafts)
Tegan And Sara — The Con (Superclose)
The Weakerthans — Reunion Tour (Epitaph)
Wintersleep — Welcome To The Night Sky (Labwork)