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The Province
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Province
Three B.C. bands make the 2025 Polaris Music Prize long list
Juno-winners Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Art d'Ecco and Destroyer will proceed to next vote Snotty Nose Rez Kids perform during the Juno Awards, in Vancouver, B.C., Sunday, March 30, 2025. Photo by ETHAN CAIRNS THE CANADIAN PRES / THE CANADIAN PRESS Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Three B.C. bands have been named to the 2025 Polaris Music Prize long list. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by top sports columnists Patrick Johnston, Ben Kuzma, J.J. Abrams and others. Plus, Canucks Report, Sports and Headline News newsletters and events. Unlimited online access to The Province and 15 news sites with one account. 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Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Juno-winning Haisla rappers Snotty Nose Rez Kids' Red Future, Victoria's dapper Art d'Ecco's Serene Demon, indie rock fixture Destroyer's Dan's Boogie are all albums nominated on the list. A total of 189 albums were considered for the Long List this year. Artists include 16 first-time nominees, two past winners in Backxwash and Caribou, and one past recipient of the Polaris Heritage Prize in Rich White, a member of Eric's Trip. Established in 2006, the Polaris Music Prize awards $50,000 to the winner, with runners-up each receiving $3,000. Art d'Ecco is a Vancouver Island-based rock artist whose latest album Serene Demon is a long list nominee. The assemblage of 40 Canadian artists will be narrowed down by the 205-member Polaris Prize jury to 10 finalists on July 10, when the Polaris Prize short list is set to be revealed. Essential reading for hockey fans who eat, sleep, Canucks, repeat. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Along with the long list, the new SOCAN Polaris Song Prize category was announced. The first expansion to the prize since the hall of fame Heritage Prize was launched in 2015, the song prize will be adjudicated by the members of the Polaris jury to determine the Canadian song of the year. Criteria considered is similar to the main award, based only on artistic merit, without any regard given to genre or commercial success. The Song Prize will feature a 20-nominee Long List to be revealed on July 29. Winners of the inaugural SOCAN Polaris Song Prize will receive $10,000 split between the song's Canadian performers and credited Canadian songwriter or songwriters. The prize money is courtesy of SOCAN. The Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize will reveal its 12 nominated heritage recordings in July. The winners of that award are to be announced in October. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. An 11-member grand jury selected from the greater juror pool will make the final vote for the 2025 Polaris Music Prize winner to be announced on Sept. 16 at Toronto's Massey Hall. Tickets to the Polaris concert and awards ceremony are on sale at A 15 per cent Long List discount is available using the code POLARIS15. Destroyer is the working name of Vancouver musician Dan Bejar, whose new album Dan's Boogie is on the long list. Photo by Nicholas Bragg / PNG Check out the full 2025 Polaris Music Prize Long List Here is the complete list of 40 Canadian artists selected by the 205 member jury: This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. • Art d'Ecco — Serene Demon • Backxwash — Only Dust Remains • Quinton Barnes — CODE NOIR • Bibi Club — Feu de garde • Basia Bulat — Basia's Palace • Caribou — Honey • Lou-Adriane Cassidy — Journal d'un Loup-Garou • Choses Sauvages — Choses Sauvages III • Cold Specks — Light For The Midnight • Antoine Corriveau — Oiseau de Nuit • Marie Davidson — City of Clowns • Destroyer — Dan's Boogie • Myriam Gendron — Mayday • Gloin — All of your anger is actually shame (and I bet that makes you angry) • Saya Gray — SAYA • Hildegard — Jour 1596 • Yves Jarvis — All Cylinders • Kaia Kater — Strange Medicine • Bells Larsen — Blurring Time • Richard Laviolette — All Wild Things Are Shy • Wyatt C. Louis — Chandler • Kelly McMichael — After The Sting Of It Men I Trust – Equus Asinus • Mustafa — Dunya • N NAO — Nouveau language • Nemahsis — Verbathim • Eliza Niemi — Progress Bakery • The OBGMs — SORRY, IT'S OVER • Dorothea Paas — Think Of Mist • Klô Pelgag — Abracadabra • Population II — Maintenant Jamais • Ribbon Skirt — Bite Down • Ariane Roy — Dogue • Mike Shabb — Sewaside III • Sister Ray — Believer This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. • Snotty Nose Rez Kids — RED FUTURE • The Weather Station — Humanhood • Rick White and The Sadies — Rick White and The Sadies • Donovan Woods — Things Were Never Good If They're Not Good Now • Yoo Doo Right — From the Heights of Our Pastureland sderdeyn@ Local News News News Vancouver Canucks News
Vancouver Sun
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Vancouver Sun
Three B.C. bands make the 2025 Polaris Music Prize long list
Three B.C. bands have been named to the 2025 Polaris Music Prize long list. Juno-winning Haisla rappers Snotty Nose Rez Kids' Red Future, Victoria's dapper Art d'Ecco's Serene Demon, indie rock fixture Destroyer's Dan's Boogie are all albums nominated on the list. A total of 189 albums were considered for the Long List this year. Artists include 16 first-time nominees, two past winners in Backxwash and Caribou, and one past recipient of the Polaris Heritage Prize in Rich White, a member of Eric's Trip. Established in 2006, the Polaris Music Prize awards $50,000 to the winner, with runners-up each receiving $3,000. Get top headlines and gossip from the world of celebrity and entertainment. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sun Spots will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. The assemblage of 40 Canadian artists will be narrowed down by the 205-member Polaris Prize jury to 10 finalists on July 10, when the Polaris Prize short list is set to be revealed. Along with the long list, the new SOCAN Polaris Song Prize category was announced. The first expansion to the prize since the hall of fame Heritage Prize was launched in 2015, the song prize will be adjudicated by the members of the Polaris jury to determine the Canadian song of the year. Criteria considered is similar to the main award, based only on artistic merit, without any regard given to genre or commercial success. The Song Prize will feature a 20-nominee Long List to be revealed on July 29. Winners of the inaugural SOCAN Polaris Song Prize will receive $10,000 split between the song's Canadian performers and credited Canadian songwriter or songwriters. The prize money is courtesy of SOCAN. The Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize will reveal its 12 nominated heritage recordings in July. The winners of that award are to be announced in October. An 11-member grand jury selected from the greater juror pool will make the final vote for the 2025 Polaris Music Prize winner to be announced on Sept. 16 at Toronto's Massey Hall. Tickets to the Polaris concert and awards ceremony are on sale at . A 15 per cent Long List discount is available using the code POLARIS15. Here is the complete list of 40 Canadian artists selected by the 205 member jury: • Art d'Ecco — Serene Demon • Backxwash — Only Dust Remains • Quinton Barnes — CODE NOIR • Bibi Club — Feu de garde • Basia Bulat — Basia's Palace • Caribou — Honey • Lou-Adriane Cassidy — Journal d'un Loup-Garou • Choses Sauvages — Choses Sauvages III • Cold Specks — Light For The Midnight • Antoine Corriveau — Oiseau de Nuit • Marie Davidson — City of Clowns • Destroyer — Dan's Boogie • Myriam Gendron — Mayday • Gloin — All of your anger is actually shame (and I bet that makes you angry) • Saya Gray — SAYA • Hildegard — Jour 1596 • Yves Jarvis — All Cylinders • Kaia Kater — Strange Medicine • Bells Larsen — Blurring Time • Richard Laviolette — All Wild Things Are Shy • Wyatt C. Louis — Chandler • Kelly McMichael — After The Sting Of It Men I Trust – Equus Asinus • Mustafa — Dunya • N NAO — Nouveau language • Nemahsis — Verbathim • Eliza Niemi — Progress Bakery • The OBGMs — SORRY, IT'S OVER • Dorothea Paas — Think Of Mist • Klô Pelgag — Abracadabra • Population II — Maintenant Jamais • Ribbon Skirt — Bite Down • Ariane Roy — Dogue • Mike Shabb — Sewaside III • Sister Ray — Believer • Snotty Nose Rez Kids — RED FUTURE • The Weather Station — Humanhood • Rick White and The Sadies — Rick White and The Sadies • Donovan Woods — Things Were Never Good If They're Not Good Now • Yoo Doo Right — From the Heights of Our Pastureland sderdeyn@
CBC
24-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Road to the Junos returns with a slate of local Vancouver talent
The 54th Juno Awards are taking place in Vancouver this year, and CBC Music is back with a broadcast concert series featuring local talent, all leading up to the big night on March 30. How to watch the 2025 Juno Awards Road to the Junos is a five-night performance series dedicated to showcasing emerging musicians from the Vancouver area, and it took place from Jan. 26-30, 2025. You can watch all 11 performances below. They will also be broadcast on radio via CBC Music, and on CBC Listen, at 6 p.m. local time every evening starting Monday, March 24, through Friday, March 29. The videos will all be available on CBC Gem as of March 29. Ayla Tesler-Mabé brings guitar expertise to the Pearl stage Gifted guitarist and singer-songwriter Ayla Tesler-Mabé and her band brought a highly engaging set of originals to the Pearl's stage. With themes ranging from finding refuge from the news cycle to showing love to close friends with a summer-themed banger, Tesler-Mabé showed how to make music her way. Band members for her set include Alvin Brendan, Yamil Chain Haddad, Yato Noukoussi and Myles Philpott. Art d'Ecco charms with his Demon Band Much of the music for Art d'Ecco and his Demon Band's set was brand new material from his fourth album, Serene Demon. With bandmates bringing diverse sonic colours ranging from analog synths to rototoms to alto saxophone, Art d'Ecco gave us a masterclass on how to put on a live show full of swagger, devilish humour and infectious songwriting. Demon Band members include: Evan Miller, Kyler Young, Rachel Ashmore, Hayden Cohen, Pascal Le Vasseur, Jeff Mitchelmore and Malcolm Malcolm Holt. Locarno lights the stage with folkloric fireworks It is hard to stand still listening to the music of Locarno. The capacity crowd at the Pearl roared after each solo and song, during a set that featured folkloric fireworks on the traditional Mexican jarana jarocha, a small double-strung guitar with a bright, upbeat presence. Marimba, violin and percussion round out the sound with thrilling vocals and harmonies. Band leader Landa is joined onstage by Kalissa Landa, Pedro Mota, Jocelyn Waugh, Nick La Riviere, Robin Layne, Jean-Sebastien Le Doujet and Liam MacDonald support Landa onstage. Empanadas Ilegales captivate with Colombian cumbia When Empanadas Ilegales hits the stage with their pan-Latin sound, the Pearl audience is ready to party. Specializing in cumbia, a style of music that originated in Columbia, the band lets the music flow effortlessly and almost entirely without any words. Empanadas Ilegales members include Ricardo Perez, Jaime Millan, Jocelyn Waugh, Andrea Milagros, Daniel Hernandez, Sangito Bigelow and Daniel Ruiz. Float away with a set inspired by water from Caley Watts Caley Watts is a singer-songwriter and member of the Saddle Creek Cree Nation who is an adopted member of the Nuxalk Nation on the remote west coast of B.C. She brings to the stage her newest work, which powerfully resonates with the beauty of the Great Bear Rainforest, a temperate rainforest on the Pacific Coast of B.C. "This is my place and I always want to be here," Watts says before performing River's Daughter, which is about her life on the river. Musicians Scott Smith, James Meger and Kenton Loewen join Watts onstage. Dakota Bear delivers incisive bars about building a better life Dakota Bear moved to Vancouver at 19 years old to pursue music, and doesn't hold back in his songwriting and spoken word when it comes to advocating for decolonization and the rights of the oppressed. Originally from Saskatoon, the hip-hop artist from Treaty 6 Territory brings a unique blend of artistry and activism to his music. During his set, Dakota Bear shares that drugs and alcohol had a devastating effect on his community, and dedicates his music to "a path of medicine" as he breaks into the song Intergenerational. His lyrics urge transformation: "I look into the mirror and say I am not your enemy." Garret T. Willie tears up the stage Garret T. Willie brings all the swagger you would expect from this young blues rocker who has been igniting stages across the continent with his fiery and powerful guitar playing and singing. Armed with six strings, a Marshall amp and a deep voice that belies his 24 years, Willie and his band tear up the stage at his opening night show at the Pearl in Vancouver. "You're allowed to have fun," he says while performing songs including Love Hangover and Hypnotist. Willie's joined onstage by Quinn Colpman, Adam Baines and Mike Battle. Bukola blossoms with a blend of genres Bukola is a Nigerian Canadian artist who masterfully blends jazz, soul and R&B to bring soulful melodies to her work. This performance, recorded just a few days before the release of her latest EP, showcases her velvety voice and richly detailed guitar playing. She's joined by band members Scott Verbeek, Gabriel Regehr, Francis Naluz and Chris Couto. Sadé Awele blows away the audience with an evening of storytelling Sadé Awele combines her lyrical prowess and powerful vocals with a unique R&B-meets-Afropop sound. The Nigerian-born singer is joined by a firecracker band, including Suin Park, Alvin Brendan, Thad Bailey-Mai, Linaldo Sans, Myles Bigelow and Rennan Azevedo. Their infectious rhythm gets the whole nightclub moving. Hayley Wallis hypes the crowd with her unique voice With her spectacular voice and friendly stage vibe, Hayley Wallis proves that she is a young artist to watch right now. Hailing from the small island community of Klemtu in B.C.'s coastal Kitasoo Xai'xais Nation, Wallis's gifts as a performer were noticed early in her life. As a young artist now living in Vancouver, she is steadily collecting new fans. Wallis is joined by band members Stephanie Anne Jackson, Tim Charman and Brennan Buglioni. IAmTheLiving thrills with dancing and duets British Canadian singer-songwriter Rian Peters, a.k.a. IAmTheLiving, brings a full package of catchy tunes, great vocals and thrilling dance moves to the Pearl's stage. Peters says he grew up on love songs, and invites fellow Vancouver artist Kitt onstage for a beautiful duet of Love So Divine. The Juno Award nominee performs with band members Anthony Anderson, Matt Storm, Max Zipursky, Darren Parris, Trent Otter and Myles Bigelow.
