Fontana North would like to take this opportunity to say congratulations to our Juno winners!

INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Fond of Tigers Continent & Western
Drip Audio

RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Shad TSOL
Black Box

ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: SOLO

Old Man Luedecke My Hands Are On Fire and Other Love Songs
Black Hen

BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Jim Byrnes Everywhere West
Black Hen

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Greg Sczebel Love & the Lack Thereof
Soultone

ROBBIE ROBERTSON LAUNCHES HIS LATEST ALBUM, HOW TO BECOME CLAIRVOYANT, WITH PERFORMANCES ON “LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN” AND “THE VIEW”
How To Become Clairvoyant Out March 29, 2011 in Canada
Interviews on “Canada AM’ on Wednesday March 30 and “George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight” Thursday March 31
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STEPHEN FEARING AND ANDY WHITE COMBINE FORCES AND LAUNCH NEW CD
AT HUGH’S ROOM TUESDAY APRIL 5

WHO: STEPHEN FEARING and ANDY WHITE
WHAT: From Halifax and Melbourne, two singer-songwriters launch their brand new CD
WHEN: Tues. April 5. Doors @ 6.00 pm, show @ 8.30 pm
WHERE: Hugh’s Room, 2261 Dundas St W., Toronto
HOW MUCH: $22.00 advance, $25.00 door.  Reservations 416 531-6604 or at www.hughsroom.com
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Here’s a great video of Nash and his band performing “Good To Go” at the Toronto Institute for the Enjoyment of Music during Canadian Music Fest.  Be sure to check out Live In Bellwoods for videos of the other great bands that played the afternoon shows.

Click here for more videos and tour dates near you!

AN HORSE ‘WALLS’ TO ARRIVE IN STORES APRIL 26

Canadian Show and SXSW Dates Announced

Australian duo An Horse are set to release their sophomore full-length, Walls, on April 26 on Mom+Pop Music/Fontana North.

An Horse will debut Walls live at SXSW in Austin, TX. Their first Canadian show will be with Manchester Orchestra at the Mod Club Theatre in Toronto on May 16. For fans elsewhere, the album release show at the Knitting Factory in New York City will be available for viewing live around the world via Livestream.com on April 26 at 9:45 p.m. EST.

Two tracks off the record are now available online; the first single “Dressed Sharply,” is streaming at SPIN.com, and “Trains and Tracks” is available for download on AnHorse.com. When the band announced on their twitter that they were offering fans a first taste of new music on their website, the demand was so high it overloaded and crashed the site. At AnHorse.com fans can also check out in-studio footage of the band recording with producer Howard Redekopp (The New Pornographers/Tegan and Sara) in Vancouver, BC.  

Walls, a follow-up to their 2009 acclaimed debut, Rearrange Beds, which garnered glowing reviews, from People to Pitchfork, a performance on the Late Show with David Letterman and relentless touring, is an album of distances traveled and of distances between loved ones, shaken up in a bottle and exploding upon its release.

Walls track listing:
1.  “Dressed Sharply”
2.  “Not Mine”
3.  “Airport Death”
4.  “Know This, We’ve Noticed”
5.  “Trains and Tracks”
6.  “Walls”
7.  “Brain on a Table”
8.  “100 Whales”
9.  “Leave Me”
10.  “Windows in the City”
11.  “Swallow the Sea”
12. “Tiny Skeletons”

Tour Dates:
3/18/11 – Austin, TX @ The Mohawk (2:15pm)
3/19/11 – Austin, TX @ Maggie Mae’s (8pm)
5/16/11 – Toronto, ON @ Mod Club Theatre

Proto-punk legends the New York Dolls have premiered a video for “Fool For You Baby,”  the first single off their new album, Dancing Backward In High Heels (released this week through 429 Records/Fontana North).

SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS ANNOUNCE SPRING
CANADIAN TOUR

Sharon Jones is coming back to Canada and bringing her always soulful Dap-Kings. This 11-piece powerhouse will be hitting cities across Canada, from Montreal to Victoria, spreading their musical blend of gospel, soul, and funk throughout May. Joining them on many of the dates is Black Joe Lewis.

Based in Brooklyn, NY Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings have been busy touring the world since the 2010 release of their fourth album, I Learned The Hard Way. 

I Learned The Hard Way was produced by Bosco Mann and recorded by Gabriel Roth on an old Ampex eight-track tape machine, in Daptone Records’ House of Soul studios. Praise for the release came pouring in from the likes of The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and MOJO, all of which agree that Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings are authentic, soulful, and throwback perfection.

“Jones’ presence on stage is spectacular.” – Chartattack
“The most powerful and enlightening spectacle to hit Vancouver in a long time” -24 Hrs

  CANADIAN TOUR DATES
05-10 – Metropolis, MONTREAL, QC with special guest TBA
05-11 – Bronson Centre, OTTAWA, ON w. Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
05-12 – Sound Academy, TORONTO, ON w. Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
05-13 – London Music Hall, LONDON, ON w. Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
05-20 – Garrick Centre, WINNIPEG, MB w. Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
05-22 – Louie’s Pub, SASKATOON, SK w. Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
05-24 – Starlite Ballroom, EDMONTON, AB w. Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
05-25 – MacEwan Hall, CALGARY, AB w. Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
05-27 – Malkin Bowl, VANCOUVER, BC w. Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
05-28 – Alix Goolden Performance Hall, VICTORIA, BC w. Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears 

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The City is an exciting new project dedicated to uniting and showcasing Toronto artists and producers. Founded by core group members Gee Wunder and Cory Lee, their full length debut CD “Disco Nights: Vol. 1″ will be (more…)