Karkwa at the polaris music prize gala 2010 by dustin rabin

Tegan and sara at the polaris music prize gala 2010 by dustin rabin

The 2010 edition of the

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Polaris Music Prize The Polaris Music Prize is a music award annually given to the best full-length Canadian album based on artistic merit, regardless of genre, sales, or record label. The award was established in 2006 with a $20,000 cash prize; the prize was incr ...

was presented on September 20, 2010."Blue Rodeo, BSS on Polaris long list"
. '' The Globe and Mail'', June 17, 2010. The gala presentation was held at Toronto's

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, and was hosted by Grant Lawrence of CBC Radio 3 and Sarah Taylor of MuchMusic."Polaris Music Prize Gala Details Announced"
chartattack.com, August 25, 2010. The winning album,

Karkwa Karkwa is an indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, formed in 1998. History Formed in 1998, the group consists of vocalist and guitarist Louis-Jean Cormier, keyboardist François Lafontaine, bass guitarist Martin Lamontagne, percussion ...

's '' Les Chemins de verre'', was the first

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album to win the award.

Jury

The grand jury for the 2010 award included Rob Bowman (

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), Jenny Charlesworth ('' The Georgia Straight''), Leah Collins (

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), Del Cowie (''

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''), Jonathan Dekel ( Spinner.ca), Amanda Farrell (''

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''), Jian Ghomeshi (

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), Marc Xavier Leblanc (freelance journalist and DJ), François Marchand (''

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''), André Peloquin (''BangBang'') and Philippe Rezzonico (''Rue Frontenac'').

Shortlist

The prize's 10-album shortlist was announced on July 6. *

, '' Les Chemins de verre'' * The Besnard Lakes, '' The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night'' * Broken Social Scene, '' Forgiveness Rock Record'' * Caribou, ''

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'' * Dan Mangan, '' Nice, Nice, Very Nice'' * Owen Pallett, '' Heartland'' *

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, ''

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'' *

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, ''

Darker Circles ''Darker Circles'' is a 2010 album by Canadian alt-country group The Sadies. It was released on April 27, 2010, on Yep Roc Records. The album was a shortlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize. "Darker Circles" won the top prize in Excla ...

'' *

Shad The Alosinae, or the shads,Alosinae
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'' * Tegan and Sara, '' Sainthood''

Longlist

The prize's preliminary 40-album longlist was announced on June 17.

References

External links

Polaris Music Prize
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