Hottest Bands in Canada 2008
November 1st, 2008 at 12.15am (Misc)
The fabulous Matthew from i (heart) music has been doing the Hottest Bands in Canada annual poll for quite some time now. I have had the honour of being part of the jury for two years so far, and this year’s list just went up — and some of my picks actually made it. I felt somewhat out of touch with Canadian up-and-comers this year at times, so it is nice to know some people agree with me!
You can check out the list right here.
My own band, Entire Cities, squeaked onto the list at #32. Thank you to whoever nominated us — that is totally awesome! I tagged us onto the end of my list as a laugh, but it seems as though at least one person did think we were worthy of a spot. This is great news! We’re in good company.
Just saw Buffy Sainte-Marie and Richie Havens at Massey Hall, but I didn’t actually see a long enough portion of either to properly review them (I was observing from outside a set of doors, so I heard it quite well but was often occupied). Richie Havens was amazing, though, and the fact that he had a cellist was an awesome addition. I really enjoyed what I saw.
I am going to try to procure a few albums this week that I have been meaning to get (such as Wolf Parade, Elliott Brood, and Chad VanGaalen), so look out for some reviews of those sometime soon. It is nearing year-end list time, and I am doing some thinking!
Tags: massey hall, richie havens
barbara said,
November 1, 2008 at 11.14am
Congratulations on making the hot list!
Glad to see my boy Chad at #1. He is truly deserving. You are going to plotz when you hear his new album, it’s that good.
cinchel said,
November 1, 2008 at 12.05pm
we just saw “women” last night and noticed they said they were from Calgary and we thougth…”hmm..wonder if ruhee knows them”…and now i notice they are #12 on this list….
i thought they were good..but not that good…
Ruh said,
November 1, 2008 at 10.34pm
Barbara — Thanks!! It’s pretty exciting. I certainly think Mr VanGaalen has done a lot to deserve that top spot, and I am super excited to hear the record. I am already making room for it among my top picks of the year, because I have a feeling I will probably like it that much.
Jason — I’ve never seen Women and I barely know any of their music, sadly! I know, it’s shameful, seeing as I am Calgarian. Not worthy of a top-20 pick, are they? I’ll have to listen and see for myself! haha.
Ming Wu said,
November 2, 2008 at 11.13am
It was my first time to vote for the Hottest Canadian acts of 2008
I am happy with the list.
I feel stupid for not putting in Chad *great album he has out*
Congrats to be on the list too