Watch the NEW Young Galaxy video for “Peripheral Visionaries” (above)
CBC Radio 3 host, former lead singer of The Smugglers and your new favourite author, Grant Lawrence, has been nominated for Canada’s largest nonfiction prize - The Hilary Weston Writers Trust Prize, which is awarded for literary excellence. The winner will be announced Oct 25 at Koerner Hall in Toronto. Please join us in congratulating him here and when you see him on his next book reading date! National Post
CBC Radio 3’s winner of the Best Canadian Music Site, Weird Canada, is leaving its hometown of Edmonton for the T-dot – Journal
Rich Aucoin talks about his forthcoming release, We’re All Dying to Live, with 500 guest musicians contributing to the recording over the past 3 years; see tour dates – Exclaim!
Japandroids kick-off the 10th annual POP Montreal festival with new songs – Spinner
Watch Win Butler take on San Antonio Spurs’ Matt Bonner in the 2nd annual Rock the Court charity basketball game – CoS
Watch the fan-filmed video for Elephant Stone’s “Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin” – YouTube
Watch Snailhouse perform “Great Storytellers” for Southern Souls.
Watch City and Colour perform “Body In A Box” live at Austin City Limits – YouTube
Mister Heavenly announces tour dates: Toronto, Montreal – CoS
California’s Absolutely Kosher Records (Sunset Rubdown, Frog Eyes, Mountain Goats) is scaling back its operations, calling it quits – Exclaim!
Vimeo launches a music licensing store for content producers – The Daily Swarm