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2009 Indies Nominees Announced
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Canadian Music Week Update: Feb. 10, 2009

2009 INDIES NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

The artists and bands have been selected! inDiscover.net is proud to reveal the nominees for the 9th Annual Independent Music Awards, “The Indies”. The event will take place on Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Toronto. The Indies acknowledge, promote and honour achievements of Canadian and international artists in the independent music sector. Tickets for this event can be purchased for $35, at www.cmw.net or by calling 905.858.4747.

This year’s show will feature performances by Canadian comedian Jon Lajoie, Arkells, Beast, Crystal Castles, Hey Rosetta!, The Midway State, USS and Indies Hall of Fame inductees Anvil. The show will be broadcast live to air on XM Satellite Radio.

And now the nominees are………

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)

ASTRAL MEDIA RADIO FAVOURITE SINGLE
Addictiv - "Tonite"
City and Colour - "Sleeping Sickness"
Lights - "Drive My Soul"
The Trews - "Hold Me In Your Arms"
USS - "Hollowpoint Sniper Hyperbole"

FAVOURITE GROUP/DUO
Arkells
Beast
Crystal Castles
Matt Mays & El Torpedo
USS

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

FAVOURITE VIDEO
City and Colour - "Sleeping Sickness"
The Midway State - "Never Again"
Sam Roberts - "Them Kids"
The Trews - "Hold Me In Your Arms"
The Waking Eyes - "All Empires Fall"

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

inDiscover.net FAVOURITE ARTIST/BAND WEBSITE
Hey Rosetta! - www.heyrosetta.com
Kathleen Edwards - www.kathleenedwards.com
Martha Wainwright - www.marthawainwright.com
The Midway State - www.themidwaystate.com
We Are Wolves - www.wearewolves.net

FAVOURITE BLUES ARTIST/GROUP
Amos Garrett
Daddy Long Legs
Julian Fauth
Marshall Lawrence
Treasa Levasseur

FAVOURITE CHILDREN’S ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO
Bobs & Lolo
Étienne
The Funky Mamas
Jack Grunsky
Rik Barron

FAVOURITE CLASSICAL ARTIST/GROUP
Canadian Brass
The Gryphon Trio
Isabel Bayrakdarian
James Ehnes
Karina Gauvin

FAVOURITE COUNTRY ARTIST/GROUP
Aaron Pritchett
Doc Walker
Gord Bamford
The Higgins
Tara Oram

FAVOURITE ELECTRONIC ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO
Crystal Castles
Deadmau5
Fidgital
Ghislain Poirier
Woodhands

FAVOURITE FOLK/ROOTS ARTIST/GROUP
Elliott Brood
Fred Eaglesmith
Kathleen Edwards
NQ Arbuckle
One Hundred Dollars

FAVOURITE FRANCOPHONE ARTIST/GROUP
Bonjour Brumaire
Coeur de Pirate
Karkwa
Plants and Animals
We Are Wolves

FAVOURITE JAZZ ARTIST/GROUP
Elizabeth Shepherd
Francois Bourassa
Nikki Yanofsky
Oliver Jones
Susie Arioli

FAVOURITE METAL ARTIST/GROUP
Annihilator
Bison BC
Cryptopsy
Cursed
Fuck The Facts

FAVOURITE POP ARTIST/GROUP
Carly Rae Jepsen
Danny Fernandes
The Latency
Lights
The Midway State

FAVOURITE PUNK/HARDCORE ARTIST/GROUP
Brutal Knights
Cancer Bats
D.O.A.
Fucked Up
Protest The Hero

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

FAVOURITE URBAN ARTIST/GROUP
Cadence Weapon
D-Sisive
DL Incognito
Moka Only
Shad

FAVOURITE WORLD ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO
Beautiful Nubia
Constantinople
Eccodek
Jayme Stone & Mansa Sissoko
Lorraine Klaasen

FAVOURITE INTERNATIONAL GROUP
The Kills
My Morning Jacket
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nine Inch Nails
Radiohead

FAVOURITE INTERNATIONAL SOLO ARTIST
Adele
Bon Iver
Girl Talk
Santogold
Taylor Swift

FAVOURITE INTERNATIONAL ALBUM
Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours (Modular)
Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid (Fiction)
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (Sub Pop)
Taylor Swift - Fearless (Big Machine)
Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (XL)

FAVOURITE INTERNATIONAL SINGLE
Adele - "Chasing Pavements"
M.I.A. - "Paper Planes"
Radiohead - "Bodysnatchers"
Seether - "Rise Above This"
Taylor Swift - "Love Story"

For ticket information and voting procedures please visit the Canadian Music Week website at www.cmw.net or call 905.858.4747.

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