Upcoming concert: Henry & The Nightcrawlers, David Vertesi & Redbird @ Biltmore Cabaret -- 03/21/11

Hey chums. As I've mentioned a few times, I am currently in BCIT Radio Broadcast Program, and the music director for Evolution1079, which just celebrated five years on the FM dial (it was just on cable before that).
I am also currently planning a concert. Myself and another student, for a marketing project, are putting this on:

March 21st at the Biltmore Cabaret.
Henry & The Nightcrawlers.
David Vertesi.
Redbird.
$12

Regular readers will know how much of a fan I am of all three acts, so I am  excited to be able to present them all in the same show, and I would absolutely love it if you, dear reader, would be able to come. Here is a link to the facey books event page, or you can buy tickets from Ticketweb here.

Planning this has been a long (and at times frustrating) process, and it would mean a lot if you were able to come!

See you on the 21st?

CBC Radio 3 Searchlight 2011

So CBC Radio 3 released the long list for their latest Searchlight contest today, which is for Canada’s Best Music Website. And guess who is on it? That's right, your friendly neighbourhood 3am Revelations. You can find out more information, or see the near-150 sites nominated by clicking the fancy pictographic they supplied, or go directly here and vote. There are a lot of amazing sites on the list, so I won't be terribly offended if you don't vote for me. But on the other hand, it would be all sorts of awesome if you did.


And just so this isn't completely self-serving, here is the brand new We Are The City song, from their upcoming EP High School, released by Adventure Boys Club. It's a pretty darn nifty song, and makes me quite excited for March 22.


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The 2010 Polaris Music Prize goes to...

Les Chemins De Verre by Karkwa!
Anyone who follows the blog closely (both of you), or people who follow me on the twitters, or see my ramblings on the CBC Radio 3 blog should have an idea of how ecstatic I am right now. This has been one of my favourite albums so far this year, and I have been a huge fan of Karkwa in general since I first saw them live. I fell in love with this album immediately, and it has done nothing but grown on me.
The last few years of Polaris had, to be frank, left me wanting. So even though I very much wanted Karkwa to walk away with the prize (the only person I would be okay beating them would be the Nice, Nice, Very Nice Mr. Dan Mangan), I did not think in the least that they would be the recipients of the $20,000 prize. I have never been so glad to be proven wrong. But I feel that I am just fanboy-rambling now, so I'll wrap it up.
The best thing about this? Now people outside of Quebec know who they are. And deservedly so.
Oh, that, and hopefully now they'll tour a little more, and come back to Vancouver for a show.

For previous blog posts about Karkwa, see:
Review of the album.
Initial impressions of the title track.
A free live show during the Olympics.

Thank you, Polaris Music Prize. You and your grand jury have chosen, what is in my humble opinion, the best album.