Weakerthans Earn Four WCMA Nominations

08/01/08 5:50pm

Spirit Of The West will be inducted into the Western Canadian Music Awards Hall Of Fame, while The Weakerthans, The Evaporators, Immaculate Machine, Carolyn Mark and Corb Lund will be among those vying for prizes at the sixth annual event.

Edmonton will host this year's Oct. 16 to 19 festivities, which will include a music festival, a music industry conference and industry awards show, and the closing awards gala. Winners of the artistic honours will be chosen through online voting by the public. All of the eligible nominees are from the Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

While the full list of nominees is available on the WCMA website, here are the contenders in some of the key categories:

Pop Recording:
Elise Estrada — Elise Estrada (BC)
James Murdoch Band — In Transit (AB)
Jason Plumb And The Willing — Beauty In This World (SK)
Laurell — Fears Aside (BC)
The Liptonians — The Liptonians (MB)

Rock Recording:
Maybe Smith — Animals & Architects (SK)
Social Code — Social Code (AB)
State Of Shock — Life, Love & Lies (BC)
The Evaporators — Gassy Jack And Other Tales (BC)
The Weakerthans — Reunion Tour (MB)

Roots Recording — Duo/Group:
Compadres — Buddy, Where You Been? (AB/MB)
Outlaw Social — Dry Bones (BC)
The Deep Dark Woods — Hang Me, Oh Hang Me (SK)
The Sojourners — Hold On (BC)
Twilight Hotel — Highway Prayer (MB)

Roots Recording — Solo:
Cara Luft — The Light Fantastic (MB)
Carolyn Mark — Nothing Is Free (BC)
Corb Lund — Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! (AB)
Mark Berube And The Patriotic Few - What The River Gave The Boat (BC)
Wyckham Porteus — 3AM (BC)

Urban Recording:
GreenTaRA — Global Baby (BC)
Moka Only — Vermillion (BC)
Moka Only & Def 3 — Dog River (BC/SK)
Souljah Fyah — Truth Will Reveal (AB)
Touch & Nato — Intelligent Design (AB)

Independent Album:
Corb Lund — Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! (AB)
Immaculate Machine — Immaculate Machine’s Fables (BC)
Jeremy Fisher — Goodbye Blue Monday (BC)
The Perpetrators — Tow Truck (MB)
The Weakerthans — Reunion Tour (MB)

Songwriter(s):
Aaron Lines — Moments That Matter (AB)
Corb Lund — Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! (AB)
Jeremy Fisher — Goodbye Blue Monday (BC)
Social Code — Social Code (AB)
The Weakerthans — Reunion Tour (MB)

Video:
Corb Lund — "I Wanna Be In The Calvary" (AB)
James Murdoch Band — "Transportation" (AB)
Jeremy Fisher — "Cigarette" (BC)
The Weakerthans — "Civil Twilight" (MB)
Twilight Hotel — "Viva La Vinyl" (MB)