All week long you have been telling us who should be nominated for a CBC Radio 3 Listeners Choice Award (aka The Buckys). Today, it's time to announce our live music category, re-branded as Best Reason To Buy A Concert Ticket (Best Live Act).
This brings me to my...
Poll Question of the Day:
WHICH CANADIAN ARTIST PROVIDED YOU WITH THE BEST REASON TO BUY A CONCERT TICKET BECAUSE THEIR SHOW WAS SO AMAZING IN 2012?
...from Jan 1, 2012 - present? There are three ways to nominate your fave live performers:
- post your nominated artist our our blog
- email your nomination to r3social@cbc.ca
- tweet us up @cbcradio3
Here's our previous list of winners of Best Live Act:
2011 - Arkells
2010 - Dan Mangan
2009 - Mother Mother
2008 - Holy Fuck
Top 5 Gigs of the Weekend
We've combed the concert calendars and the gig listings to come up with five shows we feel you must see this weekend.
Sat Nov 3, Death From Above 1979, Quebec City QU. Canada's fave noise-rock duo are on tour! In Canada! Playing new songs! With PS I Love You! At L'Union Commerciale!
Fri Nov 2 - Sun Nov 4, Sleepwalk Guitar Festival, Toronto ON. Luke Doucet has gathered an assortment of the finest guitarists in the world at the Great Hall to kick of Guitar Month here at CBC Music.
Fri Nov 2, Co-Op Fest, Saskatoon SK. An amazing night of prairie music featuring Library Voices, Slow Down Molasses, the Seahags and more, at the Odeon Theatre.
Fri Nov 2, Brad Sucks / Loon Choir, Ottawa ON. An album release party for Brad Sucks at Zaphod Beeblebrox with hot rookies Loon Choir!
Sat Nov 3, Paper Lions, Toronto ON. An excellent pan-Canadian indie rock triple bill at the Rivoli w/ Danielle Duval and Jordan Klassen.
What'd we miss? What are you doing this weekend?
Related Links:
Your everything-Bucky Awards page for 2012
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Death from Above previews new material on tour