- Event: The 7th Annual Independent Music Awards ceremony
- Place: The Docks Entertainment Complex, Toronto
- Date: Wednesday March 7th 2007, 8.00pm
- The Indies
As an indication of just how influential indie music is becoming in the music industry, the 2007 Indie Music Awards will be the opening presentation of this year's influential Canada Music Week.
Held in downtown Toronto from March 7th through to March 10th, this is a gathering of all that's good and great in the Canadian music scene and beyond. A gathering of musicians, media and fans alike, it truly is one of the largest events in the music industry calendar. The fact that the Indie Awards have been chosen to kick-start the whole week's events is a major boost for the indie music scene in general, and for the artist's that are both being honoured and performing.
With a cross-section of genres being represented, from the well-known (Thom Yorke, Arctic Monkeys) to the lesser-known (The Suits XL, Neverending White Lights), the awards merely emphasise the sheer depth of talent currently in the indie music scene. It promises to be a wonderful evening, and Suite101.com will be there to bring you the all the news and winners.
The 2007 Indies Nominees
CHART MAGAZINE FAVOURITE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Alexisonfire - Crisis
Final Fantasy - He Poos Clouds
Hidden Cameras - Awoo
Islands - Return To The Sea
Tokyo Police Club - A Lesson In Crime
FAVOURITE SINGLE OF THE YEAR
City and Colour - "Save Your Scissors"
DJ Champion - "No Heaven"
Neverending White Lights - "The Grace"
The Suits XL - "Play"
Theory of a Deadman - "Santa Monica"
XM SATELLITE RADIO FAVOURITE GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Alexisonfire
Danko Jones
The Dears
Ill Scarlett
Meligrove Band
FAVOURITE SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Amy Millan
Chad VanGaalen
Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton
Feist
Peaches
FAVOURITE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
City and Colour - "Save Your Scissors"
Jakalope - "Upside Down"
Metric - "Poster of a Girl"
Neverending White Lights - "The Grace"
The New Pornographers - "Sing Me Spanish Techno"
FAVOURITE INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings The Flood
The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers
Thom Yorke - The Eraser
Yo La Tengo - I Am Not Afraid of You And I Will Beat Your Ass
FAVOURITE INTERNATIONAL ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Belle and Sebastian
Hot Chip
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
Sufjan Stevens
Wolfmother
INDISCOVER.NET FAVOURITE ARTIST/BAND WEBSITE OF THE YEAR
Ariane Moffatt - www.arianemoffatt.com
Ember Swift - www.emberswift.com
Emm Gryner - www.emmgryner.com
Malicious - www.mrmalish.com
Melissa McClelland - www.melissamcclelland.com
FAVOURITE BLUES ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Jim Byrnes
Mel Brown
Ndidi Onukwulu
Sue Foley
Trouble and Strife
FAVOURITE CHILDREN'S ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Googol Power
Jack Grunsky
Mini Pop Kids
Robert Munsch
Splash'N Boots
FAVOURITE CLASSICAL ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Alain Lefevre & OSM
Karina Gauvin
Measha Brueggergosman
Tafelmusik Orchestra
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
FAVOURITE COUNTRY ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Aaron Pritchett
Brad Johner
Chris Cummings
Corb Lund
Michelle Wright
FAVOURITE ELECTRONICA ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Delerium
Junior Boys
MSTRKRFT
Shout Out Out Out Out
Tiga
FAVOURITE FOLK/ROOTS ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Angela Desveaux
Natalie McMaster
The Be Good Tanyas
The Sadies
Wailin' Jennys
XM SATELLITE RADIO FAVOURITE FRANCOPHONE ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Ariane Moffatt
Les Breastfeeders
Les Trois Accords
Malajube
Pierre Lapointe
FAVOURITE JAZZ ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
David Buchbinder Jazz Ensemble
Elizabeth Shepherd Trio
Jeff Healey and Jazz Wizards
Oliver Jones
Richard Underhill
FAVOURITE METAL/HARDCORE ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Cancer Bats
**** The Facts
****ed Up
Priestess
Voivod
FAVOURITE POP ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Barenaked Ladies
Billy Klippert
Melissa McClelland
Sound Bluntz
The Suits XL
FAVOURITE ROCK ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
The Golden Dogs
Hostage Life
The Miniatures
The Trews
Wintersleep
FAVOURITE URBAN ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Big Black Lincoln
Cadence Weapon
Classified
God Made Me Funky
Wordburglar
FAVOURITE WORLD ARTIST/GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Alex Cuba Band
Eccodek
M'Girl
Pavlo
Tandava
SHORTLIST FOR THE 2007 GALAXIE RISING STARS AWARD OF THE CBC
Emily Haines - Knives Don't Have Your Back (Last Gang)
Final Fantasy - He Poos Clouds (Blocks)
Ill Scarlett - EPidemic (Infect The Masses)
In-Flight Safety - The Coast Is Clear (Dead Daisy)
Jon-Rae and The River - Knows What You Need (Baudelaire/Outside)
Malajube - Trompe l’oeil (Dare To Care/Outside)
Ohbijou - Swift Feet For Troubling Times (Independent)
Patrick Watson - Close to Paradise (Secret City)
Shout Out Out Out Out - Not Saying/Just Saying (Normals Welcome)
Tokyo Police Club - A Lesson in Crime (Paper Bag
