All week long you have been voting for the CBC Radio 3 Listeners Choice Awards (aka The Buckys). Today, it's time to take a crack at our live music category, re-branded as Best Reason To Buy A Concert Ticket (Best Live Act), and they are...
Rich Aucoin
Elliott Brood
Hey Ocean
Japandroids
Library Voices
Matt Mays
Mother Mother
The Pack AD
Yukon Blonde
Zeus
This brings me to my...
Poll Question of the Day:
WHICH OF THE ABOVE ARTISTS PROVIDED YOU WITH THE BEST REASON TO BUY A CONCERT TICKET IN 2012?
Let me know by commenting on our blog, tweeting me up @grantlawrence, or emailing grant.lawrence@cbc.ca.
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.
Fri/Sat Nov 16/17, Sheepdogs/Yukon Blonde, Ottawa ON. A pretty hefty two night stand double bill of Canadian freedom rock at the Ritual Night Club.
Fri Nov 16 - Sun Nov 18, M For Montreal, Montreal QU. A handpicked assortment of Canadian bands looking to impress an audience of international delegates and fans alike at various venues.
Sat Nov 17, CiTR's Diamond Radioversary, Vancouver BC. The radio station that has brought you everything from Nardwuar to John Turner celebrates 75 years w/ Lisa Marr (cub), Carolyn Mark, and more at the Chapel Arts.
Fri Nov 16, The Super Friendz, Toronto ON. TO gets a taste of this Halifax indie pop quartet for the first time in over a decade, withthe Meligrove Bandat Lee's Palace.
Fri Nov 16, Great Bloomers/Wool On Wolves, Nelson BC. Another shaggy double bill at the Royal, which is now under threat of closure.
What'd we miss? What are you doing this weekend?
Related Links:
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