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Karkwa @ CMW 2008

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By Matt Littlefair (CHARTattack) March 7, 2008 4:00 pm
BACKGROUND/COMPOSITION: The well-travelled five-piece ensemble put a lot of emphasis on texture and feeling. With a drummer and a percussionist, their sound is dense but carefully structured, so no one part overtakes the whole. Grade: 84 Comment: Karkwa's thick, reverb drenched songs are as delicate as they are...
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I Read The News Today... For April 21, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) April 21, 2011 1:25 pm
Big Music Fest 2011 has been cancelled in both Owen Sound, Ont. and Belleville, Ont. The Tea Party were supposed to play the Owen Sound date. Clearly dark magic is afoot? —The Owen Sound Sun Times Yesterday — 4/20 — rapper Afroman, famous for the single "Because I Got High," was sued for allegedly forgetting he was to play a show. We'd make a joke...
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Karkwa @ CMW 2011

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) March 14, 2011 1:43 pm
Background/Composition:This francophone quintet from Montreal won the 2010 Polaris Music Prize for their Les Chemins De Verre (Roads Of Glass) album. Grade: 85Comment: I haven't seen Wrongbar as packed as it was for this band since fellow Polaris winners Fucked Up played there (and the audience nearly destroyed the place) in May 2008. Achievement...
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I Read The News Today... For March 9, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) March 9, 2011 4:02 pm
Kid Rock was born free, y'all! Canadians obviously weren't, so he's coming up here in May to preaaaaaaaaaach! —MySpace Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings are heading north of the 49th parallel for a Canadian tour in May as well. Who would CHARTattack staffers and contributors rather see in May? Hmm... —MySpace The Acorn have done plenty of overseas...
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I Read The News Today... For Feb. 23, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) February 23, 2011 5:27 pm
Gord Downie's playing some U.S. dates in support of last year's The Grand Bounce. He'll head south of the 49th parallel in April, will play a set at this year's Coachella and will also support City And Colour on a few U.S. dates in March. —gorddownie.com Braids have announced a few more North American dates that'll take place this spring,...
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I Read The News Today... For Feb. 22, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) February 22, 2011 3:45 pm
Halifax indie rockers Dog Day will release a new seven-inch mini-album, The Scratches EP, on March 22. They're heading south of the border to promote it in March. —dogdaymusic.com Man, does Sam Roberts' new record ever sound like it's gonna be hippie. Well, I mean, everything he's done so far is pretty hippie, but this one mixes his classic rock-...
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I Read The News Today... For Nov. 24, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) November 24, 2010 3:49 pm
Alexisonfire hate screamo. They hate it so much they want to knife it. Oh, you guys. Why are you furthering emo's reputation for stereotypical self-hatred? But hey, maybe you can borrow this guy's (alleged) sword? —Dose The Dears and City And Colour are among the acts that will play next year's South By Southwest Music Festival. We hope you...
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Video Of The Day: Karkwa's "Le Pyromane"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) November 4, 2010 2:37 pm
Karkwa's beautiful new video for "Le Pyromane" from the Polaris Music Prize-winning Les Chemins De Verre places a young man in an old cabin. He sets fire to its contents after lighting himself on fire, as if in some attempt to get rid of painful memories from the past — possibly involving a young lady who drowned.
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I Read The News Today... For Sept. 30, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) September 30, 2010 12:32 pm
Toronto electro-poppers Small Sins are touring Canada this November in support of their recently released Pot Calls Kettle Black album. —MySpace Against Me! have cancelled all their upcoming tour dates for 2010 due to "unforeseen circumstances." Bummer. Ticket refunds are available at point of purchase. —againstme.net San Diego nu-psych rockers...
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Official CHARTattack 2010 Polaris Music Prize Betting Line

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By Aaron Brophy (CHARTattack) September 15, 2010 3:03 pm
The 2010 Polaris Music Prize will be awarded in Toronto on Monday, Sept. 20 when a bunch of this nation's music critics will get together papal conclave-style in an old Masonic temple to drink beer and decide what the best Canadian album of the year was.While last year's winner seemed relatively easy to predict — Fucked Up were the lone rawk act,...
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Polaris Battle: The Besnard Lakes Vs. Karkwa

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) September 13, 2010 11:00 pm
The 2010 Polaris Music Prize will be handed out on Monday. That, of course, means the next week is going to be filled with tons of speculation about who'll win this year, who actually deserves to win, who should have been short listed but wasn't and, afterwards, debate about whether the winning album truly merited the award. Over the next week,...
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Sadies, Melvins Get Loud At FME 2010

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) September 8, 2010 3:21 pm
My final day of FME began early, when I was woken up at 7:30 a.m. and discovered I was having an asthma attack. Why? Well, it turns out the people in the room next to me were smoking with their door open. A baby was also running up and down the hall, screaming, "Mama! Dada!" over and over again. I groaned, threw the covers over my head...
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Daily Poll: Who Should Win The Polaris Music Prize?

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 19, 2010 4:21 pm
The Polaris Music Prize isn't a fan-voted award, and it's also not a popularity contest. It's what happens when about 200 jurors (or 11 in one room on one night, if you want to only count the gala) attempt to determine what's artistically the best Canadian album released during a particular year.People have strong opinions about...
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Karkwa Talk Polaris Music Prize Nomination

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 7, 2010 10:44 am
Like everyone else, Karkwa were happy to find themselves on the Polaris Music Prize short list on Tuesday (July 6) afternoon, but were having a hard time dealing with the sweltering heat at Toronto's Drake Hotel Sky Yard. The band now have a one in 10 chance of their Les Chemins De Verre album declared the most artistically badass album made in...
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Polaris Music Prize Short List Announced

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 6, 2010 10:22 am
The Polaris long list of 40 titles has been cut by a quarter, reducing the list of hopefuls to a short list of 10. The short list was revealed Tuesday (July 6) afternoon at Toronto's Drake Hotel.  CBC Radio 3's Grant Lawrence and Fucked Up's Damian Abraham helped unveil the short list . The short list was chosen by a jury of nearly 200...
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M For Montreal: Saturday

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By Erik Leijon (CHARTattack) November 25, 2008 4:59 pm
MONTREAL — After a tour of the city specifically for out-of-town delegates, M For Montreal did what most older brothers would do: take their clueless siblings to rock club Foufounes Electriques. The idea was to feature an afternoon showcase there in conjunction with the venue's 25th anniversary. In truth, the club has more recently been known...
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Canadians And Transvestites Rock CMJ

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By Gary McDonald (CHARTattack) October 28, 2008 3:59 pm
CMJ 2008 followed the long tradition of years past as a late fall bastion of bands, booze, panels and pizza. Things kicked off for me at Arlene's Grocery on New York City's lower east side on Wednesday night. The venue was hosting the second annual Canadian Blast! showcase. The government-supported event featured a pre-show buffet built from...
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Weakerthans, Karkwa Win ECHO Songwriting Prizes

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) October 9, 2008 10:07 am
Although Reunion Tour didn't win last week's Polaris Music Prize, The Weakerthans made it two-out-of-three victories in Canadian music awards with cash incentives in the last three weeks and are now $5,000 richer after claiming the ECHO Songwriting Prize for Reunion Tour's "Night Windows" on Wednesday. "Night Windows" was co...
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Karkwa Get Help From Patrick Watson And Land Of Talk On New Album

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By Erik Leijon (CHARTattack) April 3, 2008 5:00 pm
MONTREAL — Karkwa's third album, Le Volume Du Vent, hit stores on Tuesday. Now the Montreal alternative rock quintet are looking to outgrow their title as one of Quebec's best kept secrets. Although the group sing in French, their orchestral and textured arrangements are more comparable to British bands like Radiohead and Coldplay than the...
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