Dan Mangan Day

In honor of today's arrival of Dan Mangan's new LP Oh Fortune, Blue Sloth would like to dedicated this day as Dan Mangan Day. This post will provide you with everything you could possibly want and need in anticipation for Oh Fortune official release of September 27th.

Also, we would like to say thank you to @danmanganmusic twitter for the retweet of Blue Sloth Music and for the source of this wonderful information. Please do yourself a favor and follow him immediately if you have not already done so.

Full Length Stream of Oh Fortune:



Check it out via CBC Radio 3, AUX TV, and Exclaim.

Performances:

"Row of Houses" @ CBC Vancouver September 17



"Oh Fortune" @ Canada AM

Canada AM

Pictures and video from Oh Fortune premiere @ CBC Vancouver

CBC Radio 3

Free Download of "Post-War Blues" @ iTunes Single of the Week

iTunes


Canadian Tour:

Oct 14 – Ottawa @ Bronson Centre
Oct 15 – Kingston @ Sydenham United Church
Oct 16 – Montreal @ Theatre Outremont
Oct 17 – Quebec City @ Le Cercle
Oct 19 – St John’s, NFLD @ Cochrane United Church
Oct 22 – Fredericton @ Wilmot United Church
Oct 25 – Waterloo @ Starlight
Oct 26 – London @ Aeolian Hall
Oct 27 – Hamilton @ The Theatre at Hamilton Place
Oct 28 – Toronto @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Oct 29 – Guelph @ Dublin Street Church
Nov 1 – Winnipeg @ The Garrick Centre
Nov 2 – Saskatoon @ The Broadway Theatre
Nov 3 – Edmonton @ McDougal United Church
Nov 4 – Calgary @ MacEwan Hall Ballroom
Nov 9 – Vancouver @ Orpheum Theatre
Nov 10 – Victoria @ Alix Goolden Hall

Bryce and I will be attending the November 4th show in Calgary, if you happen to be going fire us an email at blue.sloth.blog@gmail.com. We would be happy to meet you, have a couple beers and listen to some great Dan Mangan music.

- Spence

Dan Mangan - "Leaves, Trees, Forest"

Hello everyone, I am working on finding a re-broadcast of last night's Dan Mangan Oh Fortune album premiere for your listening pleasure. At this time I have had no luck but remain patient, I'm working. For now, enjoy Dan playing "Leaves, Trees, Forest" from Oh Fortune shot in an old ruin in Nijmegen, NL on September 4th.



- Spence

Dan Mangan - Oh Fortune Album Premiere

As you may know, Bryce and I are very avid fans of one particular Vancouver artist, Dan Mangan. We have posted the first two tracks "Oh Fortune" and "Row of Houses" from the upcoming Oh Fortune album, set to be released September 27th. But this Saturday, that's right tomorrow, Dan Mangan and some of his friends will be premiering the album live at CBC Vancouver and will be broadcast via CBC Radio 3 at 8:00 pm PT. Tune in to hear the new album and what I am sure will be some pleasant surprises!

- Spence

Kathleen Edwards (feat. Bon Iver) - "Wapusk"

Canadian Kathleen Edwards is a alternative country artist from Ottawa. Edward's 2008 effort Asking for Flowers is an album I came across a few years ago and still frequents my iTunes playlists. Asking for Flowers is dark, haunting, and emotional with passion, anger and joy all in one. However, it has been three long years since Asking for Flowers but Kathleen Edwards is set to release a 7" entitled Wapusk on Sept 27th. The 7" will include the A side "Wapusk" featuring Justin Vernon from Bon Iver (who happens to be Edwards' boyfriend) and a B side "Change the Sheets" also produced by Vernon. You can check out "Wapusk" via Soundcloud by clicking HERE. Enjoy!

- Spence

Polaris Music Prize - September 19th 2011

So, who is Polaris? And what is the arguably, most celebrated Canadian music award all about?

For starters, here is their mission statement:

A not-for-profit organization that honours, celebrates and rewards creativity and diversity in Canadian recorded music. Polaris recognizes and markets albums of the highest artistic integrity, without regard to musical genre, professional affiliation, or sales history. it is is adjudicated by selected music journalists, broadcasters and bloggers.

Every year polaris will choose a 40-title long list and later, a 10-title short list. The judges choose their favorite album based upon 'their own tastes and determinations."

Here are some past artists who have won the Polaris Music Prize:

Final Fantasy - 2006
Patrick Watson - 2007
Caribou - 2008
Fucked Up - 2009
Karkwa - 2010
TBA - 2011

Now that you have some background. Here is this year's short list in no specific order (which was announced back on July 6th) and a select track from each album! The Gala and selection will happen the evening of September 19th.



Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

Want more? Head to their CBC Radio 3. music page to stream some great tracks.

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Austra - Feel It Break

Austra - Lose It

Austra is soon undergoing a North American Tour! Check it out HERE.

Want more? Head to their CBC Radio 3. music page to stream some great tracks.

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Braids - Native Speaker

Braids - Plath Heart

Braids has planned a lengthy tour. Scan the list over at CBC Radio 3 and stream their tunes while you are at it.

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Destroyer - Kaputt

Destroyer - Chinatown

Want more? Head to their CBC Radio 3. music page to stream some great tracks.

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Galaxie - Tigre et diesel

Galaxie - Piste 1

Want more? Head to their CBC Radio 3. music page to stream some great tracks.

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Hey Rosetta! - Seeds

Hey Rosetta! Yer Spring

Want more? Head to their CBC Radio 3. music page to stream some great tracks.

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Ron Sexsmith - Long Player Late Bloomer

CBC Radio 2 - Live Session

Ron Sexsmith - Get In Line (Live Radio 2 Session)

Want more? Head to their CBC Radio 3. music page to stream some great tracks.

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Colin Stetson - New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges

Colin Stetson - Judges (preview)

Want more? Head to their CBC Radio 3. music page to stream some great tracks.

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Timbre Timbre - Creep On Creepin' On

Timber Timbre - Black Water by othertongues

Want more? Head to their CBC Radio 3 . music page to stream some great tracks and check out their upcoming shows.

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The Weeknd - House Of Balloons

The Weeknd - Coming Down

Want more? Head to their CBC Radio 3. music page to stream some great tracks and check out their upcoming shows.

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So, what do you do if you want to check out the Gala?

It will be webcasted live on the Much Website at 8pm ET on September 19th.

You can listen to it live on Sirius XM & CBC at 8pm ET on September 19th.

Lastly, it will be broadcasted live on Much, September 24th at 1pm and Midnight ET.

Well that's the short-list for this year and it is packed with some great bands and great music. Canadian musician's sure are putting out some amazing records and songs. If you like any thing you hear, head to the Polaris Webpage where you can buy any of the records listed above (I believe they throw in some perks too).

Support Canadian Music!

- Bryce

Mat McHugh - Go Don't Stop

Mat McHugh of Australian group, The Beautiful Girls released a solo album in 2009 entitled Seperatista! which took listeners back to the early days of TBG. In June of this year he released a 4 song EP called Go Don't Stop based again, around acoustic melodies and laid back sound. I knew this album had been released, but have not had a chance to listen to it until today. I wish I had earlier.

Everytime I hear McHugh playing a stripped down acoustic song I cannot help but enjoy myself. He has a way of doing that with his music... it's simple, but very listenable.

I suggest you go to his Bandcamp page and listen to Go Don't Stop and Seperatista!

Also, check out an acoustic roof top session of Love Come Save Me Below:



- Bryce

Basia Bulat - "It Can't Be You"

One of my first posts on Blue Sloth was a fan shot video of Canadian singer songwriter Basia Bulat performing "It Cant Be You". Although the quality was rough, it still moves me to this day as much as it did when I heard her play it while opening for Josh Ritter in Calgary. The song has been featured in many of her shows, however, a decent video of the track has been hard to find, until now. The video I am talking about is streaming via yourstru.ly. Check out the video below, as well as NPR for Basia's Set from Sasquatch 2011, featuring the very same track and other amazing songs from her previous albums Heart of My Own and Oh, My Darling... both of which are must own albums.

BASIA BULAT "IT CAN'T BE YOU" from Yours Truly on Vimeo.

- Spence

Pink Mountaintops - Through all the Worry

Check out this cool new track by Pink Mountaintops called Through all the Worry. Apparently, the band is appearing in a new movie called, Everything Louder Than Everything Else, which is where this song comes from.



Also, if this is your first time listening to Pink Mountaintops you should definetely listen to Execution, which is conveniently placed below for your listening pleasure. It is off of their last album Outside Love (2009).

Execution by Pink Mountaintops

- Bryce

Feist - Flyaway Contest

Want a chance to see Feist live in an intimate concert in Toronto? First Row? Free Airfare? Hotel?

CBC is putting on a contest and here is an excerpt from their blog:


CBC Radio 2 wants to celebrate 75 years of CBC by flying one lucky listener (and a guest) to Toronto for a once-in-a-lifetime evening with Feist and friends on Saturday, October 8th. The prize package includes airfare, hotel accommodations and two (2) tickets to the concert.

The contest runs from September 6 through September 23; the winner will be drawn at random and announced on September 26.

TELL US ABOUT THE BAND OR MUSICIAN YOU DISCOVERED THANKS TO THE CBC."


So go on, TELL CBC ABOUT THE BAND OR MUSICIAN YOU DISCOVERED THANKS TO THE CBC!!!!.

Good luck all.

- Bryce

Cuff the Duke - Count on Me

Alt-country Canadian group Cuff the Duke is set to release their 5th studio album Morning Comes on October 4th of this year via Paper Bag Records. This band has a really great sound in my opinion... Country music style can be heard throughout their songs, but they stick in enough rock/indie rock elements to keep me interested.

The single Count on Me as well as Standing on the Edge can be both streamed and downloaded from their Facebook Page. You just have to 'Like' them.

If you need more convincing check out this video of Count on Me below.



- Bryce