Guardian Music — Canada's equivalent of the Mercury prize also includes Feist, Cold Specks and Japandroids among othersDrake, Grimes and a Noh-theatre-inspired psych band are among the nominees for this year's Polaris prize, Canada's biggest music award. Ten albums h... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Canadian bands Karkwa and The Sheepdogs rocked the national capital Wednesday night for an intimate audience of Ottawa who's who. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Sheer Agony at Halifax Pop Explosion 2011 We've had a lot of Montreal acts through town this week. Last night, Karkwa played Rockwood Music Hall, The Barr Brothers played Union Pool and Doldrums hit both Glasslands and... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Alexandre Bédard; words & additional photos by Bill Pearis M83 (more by Josh Winkler InTheMO) The final day of M for Montreal is traditionally the busiest, with an entire afternoon of Francophone bands and then the big show... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Naked on the Vague - Clock of 12's (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Trust - Candy Walls (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Fresh & Onlys - Do You Believe in Destiny? (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Cuffs - Privilege (MP3) Naked on the Vague... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words & photos by Dominick Mastrangelo La pluie. It just wont stop. From sun up to sundown and well into the night here in Montreal the rain continued, making the second day of Pop Montreal (Thursday, September 30th) , and... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Kam Tambini "floor at webster hall about to collapse for caribou" - t m Though Caribou was shortlisted for the 2010 Polaris Prize, the highest honor went to another:Montreal indie rock act Karkwa took home the Polaris Music... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming the new Neil Young album, Le Noise (out September 28th). The Daily Weekly profiles Jim Bouton and his classic baseball memoir, Ball Four. The 2010 Polaris Music Prize for Canadian albums was won by Karkwa's Les Chemins... more info

ContactMusic — Indie rockers KARKWA are the toast of the Canadian music scene after landing the coveted 2010 Polaris Prize.The band's fourth album, Les Chemins De Verre, scooped them... more info

All About Jazz — Karkwa was named the winner of the fifth annual Polaris Music Prize. This award, given to signify the best Canadian album of the year, was presented tonight at the gala ceremony held at CTV's Concert Hall at the Masonic Temple in Toronto. In addition... more info