Scion Sessions - Polaris

POLARIS MUSIC PRIZE, THE BANFF CENTRE AND SCION SESSIONS COLLABORATE ON RESIDENCY FOR CANADIAN ARTISTS

NEWS

POLARIS MUSIC PRIZE, THE BANFF CENTRE AND SCION SESSIONS COLLABORATE ON RESIDENCY FOR CANADIAN ARTISTS

Polaris Music Prize, The Banff Centre, and Scion Sessions have joined forces to create the Banff-Polaris Residency. In 2014, two artists shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize will receive a (more...)

Posted: 10.11.2014

Polaris Gala Live Stream

LIVE STREAM

Polaris Gala Live Stream

The full 2013 Polaris Music Prize Gala uncut and uncensored, featuring live performances, surprises appearances, and more. This year's short list featured albums from Godspeed You! Black Emperor, (more...)

Posted: 09.23.2014

#RoadToPolaris : Tegan and Sara

DOCUMENTARY

#RoadToPolaris : Tegan and Sara

Tegan & Sara's stylistic detour could have been a risk after over a decade of slogging it out in the trenches of the Canadian folk scene and later as a respectable indie rock group. Heartthrob (more...)

Posted: 09.12.2014

#RoadToPolaris : Colin Stetson

DOCUMENTARY

#RoadToPolaris : Colin Stetson

Colin Stetson is on the Polaris Music Prize short list for a second time with the conclusion of his New History Warfare trilogy. Likely the most accessible of Stetson's solo material, New History (more...)

Posted: 09.11.2014

#RoadToPolaris : Young Galaxy

DOCUMENTARY

#RoadToPolaris : Young Galaxy

Young Galaxy called their 2011 album Shapeshifting, and while it represented a stylistic departure for the formerly indie rock-leaning group, it took until 2013's Ultramarine for their (more...)

Posted: 09.10.2014

Scion/Polaris Split 7" Singles Announced

NEWS

Scion/Polaris Split 7" Singles Announced

Steve Jordan, Founder and Executive Director of the Polaris Music Prize, announced details about this year’s Scion/Polaris surprise split 7” series. Starting September 14, limited vinyl (more...)

Posted: 09.09.2014