The OBGMs

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  City and Colour and Alexisonfire Get Billy Talent, Broken Social Scene, Chastity for Born & Raised Concert Series

  PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2022

  Alexisonfire and City and Colour have announced a four-day hometown concert series called Born & Raised, taking place in St. Catharines' Mo...

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  Comedy Here Often? Expands Label to Become Canada's Biggest Comedy Podcast Network

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2021

  There's a new hub for comedy on Canada's West Coast: Comedy Here Often?, a label and podcast network founded in 2016 by Jonathan Simkin (he...

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  Cadence Weapon Wins 2021 Polaris Music Prize

  PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2021

  The Polaris Music Prize has named its 2021 winner: Parallel World by Cadence Weapon. Cadence Weapon beat out short-listed nominees DijahSB...

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  Quebec's FME 2021 Offered a Glimpse of the Future of Music Festivals

  PUBLISHED Sep 8, 2021

  "I don't know if a town this size in Ontario would ever book an act like myself or Backxwash or Pantayo," says Lido Pimienta during a round...

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  Polaris Music Prize Reveals 2021 Short List

  PUBLISHED Jul 15, 2021

  The Polaris Music Prize's 2021 short list is here, highlighting the best Canadian albums of the past year. Following the prior long list a...

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  The Pandemic Changed How Artists Release Music — but Will It Stick Around?

  PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2021

  The OBGMs entered 2020 with a new record and something to prove. It had been three years since the Toronto-based band released new music an...

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  Haviah Mighty, Helena Deland, the OBGMs, Witch Prophet, Kiwi Jr. to Headline River & Sky 2021

  PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2021

  It's official! After hinting at its return with a few "save the dates" posts, and then planning for "possibly some sort of event" from July...

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  Here's the 2021 Polaris Music Prize Long List

  PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2021

  Exclaim! aren't the only ones dropping their list of favourite recent albums today — the Polaris Music Prize has just announced its 2021 lo...