Canadian Music News

Finger Eleven will be performing at the Samsung New Year’s Eve celebration on the Rideau Canal in our nation’s capital! 
It sounds like it’s going to be a great night in Ottawa since the free event will feature a countdown to midnight with the Amanda Rheaume Band and Finger Eleven but will also include my other passion, hockey.  The World Junior Hockey Championship will be broadcast on four big-screen televisions on the canal’s Skateway.
What could be better than music, celebrations and hockey all together on New Year’s Eve?  Not much, in my opinion! 
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The nominees for the 2009 Canadian Radio Awards have been announced.  Fans will be able to use an online voting system to cast ballots for their favorite in the "Fan’s Choice" category. 
I am torn between Hedley and Theory of a Deadman… actually, Finger Eleven looks like a good choice too.  Argh!  How great is that, though?  When making a decision is tough, you know it’s been a good year in Canadian music. 
It’s also cool to see so many former Canadian Idol contestants nominated.  Carly Rae Jepsen is nominated for "Sunshine on my Shoulders," which is a nice …read more

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Russell Peters will be returning to his hosting duties as he has been tapped for next year’s Juno Awards which are being held in Vancouver, British Columbia. 
Most viewers found the Canadian comedian very funny at last year’s awards show (his material was co-written by Trevor Boris and Deborah Diogivanni who you may know best from MTV Canada’s Video on Trial).  His appearance was not without controversy, however. 
In this picture, I am at far right, Russel is in the middle and you will see a young boy in the far left corner.  While the show was broadcasting, Russell made …read more

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Today, MuchMusic is launching “Live in the Lot” and they’ve invited Fall Out Boy to help kick things off!  The show, presented by Rogers, will air at 7pm Eastern Time (set your PVRs!).
People in the Greater Toronto Area can join in the fun by heading down to Much headquarters around 5:30pm to watch the show from the street (it’s October in Canada, folks – please dress responsibly!). 
If you’ve got a Rogers phone, you can text FOB to 4849 to hook up:• A reminder to watch the show on Tuesday from your phone or on TV• Vote for FOB’s encore LIVE …read more

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Carly Rae Jepsen released her debut album "Tug of War" yesterday and tonight she’ll be celebrating at her favorite Vancouver venue, The Media Club.  Her MySpace profile says that it’s open to everyone so, if you are in the area, make sure you check it out!
Have you heard the title track from the album?  It’s really good.  Check it out here: http://www.myspace.com/carlyraemusic
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Vancouver-based, TheFreshPage, has announced the first-ever contest where the winner will be crowned "Canada’s Best DJ."  Like the contest page says, I agree that it’s time for Canadian DJs to get some love and recognition (I love Samantha Ronson and those other peeps but I want some maple leaf flavor!). 
Votes will be accepted until Monday November 17, 2008. Winner will be announced on Wednesday November 19, 2008.
Vote for your favourite Canadian DJ here!
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Did you see Hedley on the Canadian Idol finale last night?  They performed their song “Old School” and, as usual, it was a great performance.  I’m still not completely sold on Jacob Hoggard’s facial hair and scruffy look but I still love him so much.  He will always be one of my favourite Idol contestants ever!  
Check out the video of the band’s performance here:
Ci6 Finale Result Part2 HeadleyUploaded by igrecman

image credit: CTV

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Doesn’t Sarah McLachlan look beautiful at the BC 150 Festival???  I just love her!  Haven’t seen enough of her lately, though.  Again, I didn’t get to go to the event but I heard she was great!  Check out these pictures!

image credit via Flickr: Ianiv and Arieanna Schweber
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Canadian singer, Feist, was at the BC 150 Festival earlier this month and I was fortunate enough to have a friend who attended and gave me some pictures (click on any of them to enlarge).
Did any of you have a chance to go?  I was in California at the time (plus I live in Calgary and this was in Victoria) so I didn’t attend any of the festivities.

Here is a short video of some of her performance:

image via Flickr – Ianiv and Arieanna Schweber
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You watched the MuchMusic Video Awards and thought they rocked but have you ever wondered what happens at the after parties?  Let me tell you from experience, they are crazy in all the right ways!
Molson Canadian loves their fellow countrymen so they’ve created a website where you can access videos of never before scenes from the parties that had everyone talking!  Wanna see ‘em?  Yeah, me too!  Click here to get in on the action!
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