Caribou. The Besnard Lakes. Radio Radio. Shad.

My very good friend Steve Jordan (good Kingston Kid!) is the founder and guiding force behind the Polaris Prize. Heard of it? No? It’s an annual recognition of the best new indie music in Canada, and outside of the CBC 3 crowd, it doesn’t get the press it deserves. This year’s short list for the $20,000 award includes Tegan and Sara and Broken Social Scene. The Sadies made the final cut, and so did Owen Pallett. If you’re starting to ask “who?” Then you need to take a little iTrip to http://www.polarismusicprize.ca/2010shortlist/ . Click the links and listen to some of this great Canadian music. Then you need to start clicking on the groups’ websites and encouraging them to consider playing our city.

Hey that tactic worked to bring former Polaris finalist Metric to Kingston.

Jenn and I will get Steve on the show in the coming weeks. Meanwhile he’d be glad to hear from you at steve@polarismusicprize.ca

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