Polaris prize winner Patrick Watson steps away from the microphone during his performance at Monday night’s Polaris gala in Toronto. (Supplied by Frank Yang / chromewaves.net)
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Polaris takes Watson closer to paradise
On Monday night at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto’s east end, grand jury members for the Polaris Prize chose an unlikely candidate for the second year in a row. The award, which goes to the best Canadian album of the year, is based solely on artistic merit and comes with a $20,000 cheque.
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Barricades uses music to keep water clean
At The Barricades isn’t just the title of a compilation CD produced by Wolfe Island resident and indie musician Chris Brown. It’s also the mantra for environmental justice group The Lake Ontario Waterkeeper. The grassroots organization, headed by environmental lawyer Mark Mattson, is one of 161 groups working globally to ensure peoples’ three basic rights to drink, swim and fish in clean water. Through negociating the legal system, Mattson and his charity fight, in court, for issues that affect the quality of Lake Ontario’s water.
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Hunter Valentine start rebellion
Toronto rock trio Hunter Valentine bring their gritty sound to the Grad Club tonight as part of EQuIP’s Queerientation. Though this concert marks their first time in Kingston, the band members love the road and have toured southern Ontario extensively.
