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GRIMES - ART ANGELS (4AD/CRYSTAL MATH) SINGLE OF THE YEAR WINTERSLEEP - “AMERIKA” (DINE ALONE RECORDS) GROUP OF THE YEAR THE STRUMBELLAS (SIX SHOOTER RECORDS) ARTIST OF THE YEAR YOAN (PRODUCTIONS J) SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR CITY AND COLOUR (DINE ALONE RECORDS) ABORIGINAL ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR A TRIBE CALLED RED (PIRATES BLEND RECORDS/SONY MUSIC CANADA) ALTERNATIVE ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR THE ZOLAS (LIGHT ORGAN RECORDS) ELECTRONIC/DANCE ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR PURITY RING (LAST GANG RECORDS) FRANCOPHONE ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR CHOCOLAT (GROSSE BOITE) POP ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR COLEMAN HELL (604 RECORDS) RAP/R&B ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR JAZZ CARTIER (SAFE & SOUND) ROCK ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR THE ELWINS (HIDDEN PONY RECORDS) SINGER-SONGWRITER ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR DAN MANGAN (ARTS AND CRAFTS) INTERNATIONAL ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR ALABAMA SHAKES (CADENCE MUSIC/ATO RECORDS) July performing at opening night of Canadian Music Week at Sneaky Dee's. The Alpacas performing at Sneaky Dee's on opening night of Canadian Music Week. Stockholm Siesta performing opening night of Canadian Music Week at Sneaky Dee's. Breaching Vista performing on opening night of Canadian Music Week at Sneaky Dee's. A Tribute to Canadian Stunt Driver Ken Carter The single mindedness of both Ken Carter (thinking he could complete a jump that Evil Knievel thought was dangerous) and Mark Haney (thinking he could complete a tribute album to Ken Carter on his double bass) was just the beginning of the similarities between their journey's down the speedway called Life.
In 1976 Ken Carter wanted to jump in a rocket powered car to land in a bed of roses. He wanted to hop the St.Lawrence River from the Canadian side to land on an island on the American side When Ken was alone "The Carter Situation" had him wondering if this is what he really wanted. More than anything Ken didn't want any regrets. "You have to bite off a hunk until you've conquered it." In 2008 Mark Haney declared his intention to pay tribute to Ken Carter in the form of a concept album. He wanted to make the ultimate statement with his double bass. Spent a lot of time thinking "is this what I really want?" Never knowing what he would be doing in six months time. Like Ken, Mark didn't want any regrets either. "The deeper you go the higher the rewards." ***SPOILER ALERT*** The highest reward had to be when Mark Haney went to a psychic to see if Ken Carter approved of the album. At that point he was told that Ken Carter had been riding shotgun as a spirit guide throughout the entire project. WORLD PREMIERE Hot Docs & CMW Screenings Sun, May 1 - 7::15 PM - Scotiabank Mon, May 2 - 1::15 PM - TIFF Bell Lightbox Fri, May 6 - 1::00 PM - Scotiabank |