So another year has come and gone and it was that time to showcase Canada’s premier musicians for 2009 Juno Awards. The Canadian equivalent to the American Grammys, The 38th annual Juno Awards are growing stronger then ever. At least that is what people on the street and in my world say.
These are the award winners that I liked.
The big news was that Nickleback eclipsed everyone with walking away with both The Fan Choice and Group of the Year.
The runners up that I like is this real neat, quirky gypsy jazz outfit from Quebec called The Lost Fingers That night they had two Juno nominations for both fan choice and for album of the year but unfortunately came up empty handed. These guys are such a refreshing change of pace that it is not funny. Leon Redbone, eat your heart out!
My favorite modern Canadian Rocker to date, by a LONG SHOT, is City and Colour, better known as Dallas Green! This extraordinary guitarist, won the first award of the night, Songwriter of the Year with his latest project titled Bring me your Love. His best solo creation is called Sometimes and is a MUST for anyone’s collection. I know that I’m wearing that damn thing really thin.
Sam Roberts and the boys brought home the Artist of the Year award. He has this intangible feel to his creations. He is musically invigorating, with that raw edge that people in Quebec have, musically speaking, it’s a good thing trust me.
The most creative song he did on that album was Save Your Scissors. When I first heard that one I was in my car. It impressed me so much that I pulled over to get a pen and paper out of the glove box to write down the name of the artist and song. This guy impressed me that much.
The Alternative Album of the Year went to The Stills. The one song that I heard on the Juno’s website has the guitar style of the Edge of U2. I love the slide and anything that has to do with delays! Nice work boys. Also please check out the other bands on this link, they make me proud to be a Canadian musician!
So that is my short list of what went on at this years Juno Awards. I’ll comb over the other categories and see what comes up. So, what were your favorite acts that either played or were nominated for any Juno’s??
Keep on Jammin’