Archive / 2009 / FEBRUARY

Jet Black Available Today.
The Arts & Crafts debut from Gentleman Reg, Jet Black is available everywhere as of today. Check here to preview the album, and keep up to date on all Reg news at his new website.

The Happiness Project Available Today.
The Happiness Project, the new album from Charles Spearin is now in stores and on sale at the GalleryAC store. For information on Charles and the album, please visit here.

Four A&C Artists Up For Indie Awards
Brendan Canning, Constantines, Stars and The Stills are all up for Indie Awards, which take place during Canadian Music Week at the Royal York Hotel on March 14 at 8:00pm. Check the full list of nominees over at the  CMW site.

ChartAttack.com FAVOURITE ALBUM
Constantines - Kensington Heights (Arts & Crafts)
Fucked Up - The Chemistry Of Common Life (Matador)
Hey Rosetta! - Into Your Lungs (Sonic Records)
Theory Of A Deadman - Scars and Souvenirs (604 Records)
The Trews - No Time For Later (Bumstead)

 FAVOURITE SOLO ARTIST
Brendan Canning
Chad VanGaalen
City and Colour
Kathleen Edwards
Lights

 FAVOURITE LIVE ARTIST/GROUP
Bedouin Soundclash
Matt Mays & El Torpedo
Stars
The Trews
The Weakerthans

 FAVOURITE ROCK ARTIST/GROUP
Black Mountain
Matt Mays & El Torpedo
The Stills
The Weakerthans
Wolf Parade
 

Los Campesinos! Extend Journey.
Los Campesinos! are presently working their way through the USA in support of We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed, and they are having so much fun they've added dates in Canada, Mexico as well as some additional US cities. The tour will finish off with an appearance at Coachella with Paul McCartney and a few other acts. Full dates are listed below, and go here for further details.

March 6 - Mexico City, MX @ Lunario Nacional
March 7 - Guadalajara, MX @ Teatro Estudio Cavaret
March 29 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
March 30 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
March 31 - Montreal, PQ @ La Sala Rosa
April 1 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House
April 2 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
April 3 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
April 4 - Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Café
April 5 - Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
April 7 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
April 10 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo's
April 11 - Vancouver, BC @ Richard's on Richards
April 12 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
April 13 - Sacramento, CA @ Harlow's
April 15 - San Francisco, CA @ Slims
April 16 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Velvet Jones
April 17 - Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival

The Stills, Feist and Constantines Receive Juno Noms.
Congrats to all the artists who received Juno nominations today, especially The Stills, Feist and the Constantines. Feist, as you might remember was the hometown hero in Calgary last year, sweeping the 5 Juno categories she was in, including Album of the Year for The Reminder. This year, she is up for the Juno Fan Choice award and Video Of The Year for Honey Honey directed by Anthony Seck. The Stills are first time Juno noms, making the short list for Alternative Album of the Year (Oceans Will Rise), as well as New Group of the Year. Constantines get a nod in the Best Artwork category for Kensington Heights. Best of luck to all, and you can see the full list on nominees here