The short list voting is happening NOW for the CBC Radio 3 Listeners Choice Awards (aka The Buckys). Today, it's time to take a closer look at our live music category, re-branded as Best Reason To Buy A Concert Ticket (Best Live Act), and the finalists are...
Rich Aucoin
Elliott Brood
Hey Ocean
Mother Mother
Yukon Blonde
This brings me to my...
Poll Question of the Day:
WHICH ONE OF THE ABOVE ARTISTS DO YOU THINK IS THE VERY BEST LIVE ACT OF 2012? WHO WINS?
Let me know by commenting on our blog, tweeting me up @grantlawrence, or emailing grant.lawrence@cbc.ca.
...And here's the other five artists that didn't make the short list:
Matt Mays
Library Voices
Japandroids
The Pack AD
Zeus
...And here's our previous list of winners for 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 Nov 23, The Pack AD, Vancouver BC. The duo's first-ever headlining performance at the fabled Commodore Ballroom w/ No Sinner.
Sat Nov 24, Malajube, Toronto ON. This is the final performance outside of Quebec for the breakout Montreal band in the foreseeable future before a hiatus, at the Horseshoe Tavern.
Fri Nov 23, Rose Cousins, Charlottetown PEI. A huge homecoming concert for the native-PEI-er at the Confederation Centre.
Sat Nov 24, Metric, Toronto ON. The biggest gig of their career, period. W/ Stars, at the Air Canada Centre.
Sat Nov 24, Jenn Grant, Toronto ON. Yet another career-first this weekend, as Jenn headlines the Winter Garden Theatre.
What'd we miss? What are you doing this weekend?
Related Links:
Vote in all short list categories of the 2012 Bucky Awards
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