The CBC Radio 3 Bucky Award Winners - 2012

Congratulations to the CLASS of 2012 - The CBC Radio 3 Bucky Award winners.

Hottest Pipes (Best Vocal Performance) - Hannah Georgas  "Robotic"

• We first saw Georgas more than two years ago. That she's back on the Bucky radar with her second (self-titled) album is proof there's no such thing as a sophomore curse.

Sexiest Artist - Jaycelyn Brown of Said The Whale
#socialbutterfly Social Media Award - Said the Whale
Most Watchable Song (Best Video) - Said The Whale  "We Are 1980"

• They might be 1980, but 2012 was a whale of a year for the Bucky awards. STW played both sides of the border in April, touring in support of their second full-length album, Little Mountain.

Rookie of the Year - The Elwins

•  We were pulling hard for Loon Choir, who are rookier than The Elwins (formed in 2007). But we remember liking The Elwins' set at NXNE 2011.

 Best Reason to Buy a Concert Ticket (Best Live Act) - Mother Mother

•  Mother Mother was the very first Canadian indie band one of us saw live (at St. Andrews Hall in Detroit, touring with Sam Roberts). They opened with "Hayloft." Quite the intro.

In Memoriam: Most Impactful Break-up - Handsome Furs

• We're so glad we had the opportunity to see them perform in 2011. Thanks for the music, Alexei and Dan, and all the best.

Electronic Song of the Year - Grimes  "Oblivion"

• Shoot, pout pout pout pout, we were pulling for Shout Out Out Out Out.

 Best Reason to Learn French (Best Francophone Song)  - Bernard Adamus'  "Entre ici pis chez vous"

• Hey! Someone we voted for actually won! We love this guy.

 Lifetime Achievement - Nardwuar the Human Serviette

•  Well-deserved recognition for the original doot doola doot doo dynamo.

Golden Bucky (Song of the Year) - Joel Plaskett  "Lightning Bolt"

•  Although "Bolt" isn't our favourite Plaskett song, his performances at this year's Home County Music & Art Festival made us fans, through & through & through.

Fan of the Year - Christine McAvoy

• We can't think of anyone we'd rather pass our tiaras to than CMac. Welcome to the FOTY ranks! Love ya.

CBC Radio 3 Bucky Awards Day Is Friday, Dec. 7

It's Bucky Day once again and CBC Radio 3's 7th annual award show has a new look. The day begins at 10:00 am ET/7:00 am PT with the first award - Sexiest Artist Of The Year - and culminates with The Golden Bucky Award for Song Of The Year at 5:30 pm ET/2:30 pm PT. A podcast version of the Buckys gala will be released immediately following. Tune in at http://music.cbc.ca/radio3/ or Sirius 152.

Last Day To Vote! CBC Radio 3 ~ 2012 Bucky Awards

Time is almost up to vote for the CBC Radio 3 Bucky Awards. Kick it up! All the best in Canadian indie music. All voted on by you, the listener. PLUS, Top Fan Of The Year and Lifetime Achievement.
Cast your vote! Short list voting will be open from Nov. 21 through Nov. 28. The 2012 Bucky Awards will be presented on Friday Dec. 7 on Grant Lawrence Live!.

VOTE HERE. VOTE NOW!

CBC Radio 3 Bucky Awards Find Windsor/Detroit

Go NORTH to Detroit, SOUTH to Windsor founders named
CBC Radio 3 Top Fans of the Year

Dearborn, Mich.—December 13, 2011—Along with Canadian indie bands and artists they have been privileged to support, Russ Gordon and Cathleen Hagan were honoured as Top Fans of the Year by CBC Radio 3 in the 2011 Bucky Awards.

CBC Radio 3’s annual year-end Bucky Awards celebrate the best of Canadian indie music voted on by listeners in categories such as “Best Live Act,” “Best New Artist,” “Most Canadian Song” and more (see complete list below). Internally, CBC Radio 3 staff choose a Lifetime Achievement honoree—this year famed musician and producer Ian Blurton—and a Top Fan of the Year. For the first time, two fans were selected: Russ Gordon and Cathleen Hagan, founders of Go NORTH to Detroit, SOUTH to Windsor (N2DS2W), a music blog that promotes Canadian indie music in the Windsor/Detroit area and beyond.

“We met through Radio 3 and started N2DS2W because of Radio 3, with the purpose of increasing awareness of Radio 3 and the music we love,” says Hagan. “Because of all that Radio 3 does for Canadian indie, we feel that N2DS2W is our way of giving back.”

“While we are very honoured to be awarded a Bucky from CBC Radio 3, it's really not about us,” says Gordon. “It’s about the bands that we support and go see. It’s about the CBC Radio 3 hosts and bloggers and all the friendships that have developed. We are a part of the greatest and most unique global community on the planet. It really is all about the music that brings us together.”

2011 Bucky Award winners:

Best New Artist: Braids

Best Reason to Learn French: Coeur de Pirate, “Adieu”

Best Live Act: Arkells

Best Lyric: Hey Rosetta!, “Welcome”

Best Vocals: Austra, “Lose It”

Best New Band Name: Oh No Yoko

Most Canadian Song: Elliott BROOD, “Northern Air”

Sexiest Artist: Dan Mangan

Best Song: Dan Mangan, “Rows of Houses”

Lifetime Achievement: Ian Blurton

Top Fan of the Year: Russ Gordon and Cathleen Hagan

Bucky Awards Podcast

About N2DS2W: Go NORTH to Detroit, SOUTH to Windsor (www.n2ds2w.com) was founded in July 2010 and now receives more than 3,000 page views a month from around the world. Our goal is to make N2DS2W the most comprehensive site that promotes, fosters awareness of and helps Canadian indie musicians and bands coming through the Windsor/Detroit area and beyond through show announcements and reviews, a show calendar and more.

Contact:

N2D Media Group

248.421.6476

contact@n2dmediagroup.com

www.n2dmediagroup.com

Yort Party!

We often write about the CBC Radio 3 community and how unique and special it is.
This is a perfect example.

Show Review: 1, 2, 3, 4

One fair in Michigan, U.S.A. and one Phest in Windsor, O.N.T. equaled a satisfying serving of music in two countries for N2D back on Sat., Sept. 17-- even if our work schedule did cut the buffet short.

We're still not sure how Hey Rosetta! from St. John's, NL, ended up playing at the bustling DIY Street Fair in Ferndale, Mich. We were just happy to see one of our favourite bands twice in one year, meet fellow R3 blogger michelka (we are big fans of her artwork; check it out) and sip a little mead. With the sunset for a backdrop, Hey Rosetta! delivered a show every bit as good as the one in June and to a wider audience. Overheard: "Who are these guys? They're really good."

While Ferndale was showcasing more than 50 Detroit area bands and one band from NL, Phog Phest 3 was showcasing one Detroit band-- the High Strung-- one band from Winnipeg-- Grand Analog-- and some of the best of Windsor's indie music scene, including hometown hero headliners, Elliott BROOD.














We arrived in time for a chat with Grand Analog's personable and articulate Odario Williams before his set, who entertained us with a great story about sneaking into a Pink Floyd concert in Winnipeg when he was in his early teens. His skills as a raconteur carried over on the stage and established a solid rapport with the enthusiastic crowd, despite the fact Grand Analog hasn't had a new release since 2009's Metropolis is Burning. We'd love to hear more of the band's dub/R&B-inflected hip hop like "Electric City," which Williams turned into a group sing-along. Yes, music makes the world go 'round.

Phog Phest 3 marks the fourth time we've seen Elliott BROOD, and every time they've delivered 100 percent. You never get the feeling that they've written it all down for the audience one too many times, and the Phog Phest audience sure didn't appear to be tired of banging pots, pans and cookie sheets. The BROOD's newest album, Days Into Years, is folkier than their previous efforts but has resonated with listeners in a big way. The band is up for two CBC Radio 3 Bucky Awards-- Most Canadian Song for "Northern Air," and Best Vocals for "When I Get Old." Winners will be announced this Weds., Dec. 7 beginning at 2 p.m. EST.

Photos: Russ Gordon/N2D Images

2011 BUCKY AWARDS GALA

The 2011 CBC Radio 3 Bucky Awards Gala will be broadcast live on Wednesday, Dec.7th.

Join Grant Lawrence Live from 11am to 2pm PT -- 2pm to 5pm ET to hear all the winners.

Here are the categories:

    Best Song

    Most Canadian Song

    Best Vocals

    Best Live Act

    Best Reason To Learn French

    Best New Artist

    Best New Band Name

    Best Lyric

    Sexiest Artist

    Best Video

    Lifetime Achievement

    Top Fan

CBC Radio 3 presents the 6th annual BUCKY AWARDS.

The Buckys are nominated and voted on by listeners and honour the very best in Canadian independent music released during the current calendar year.

#BuckyAwards is the official hashtag.

Vote HERE for the categories below.

The bottom 2 nominees in each category will be eliminated on Friday, November 18. 
Voting will continue until midnight PT on Sunday, November 27.

•     Best Song
•     Most Canadian Song
•     Best Vocals
•     Best Live Act
•     Best Reason To Learn French
•     Best New Artist
•     Best New Band Name
•     Best Lyric
•     Sexiest Artist
•     Best Video

The 2011 CBC Radio 3 Bucky Awards Gala will be broadcast live on Wednesday, December 7 during Grant Lawrence Live  from 11:00am to 2:00pm PT - 2:00pm to 5:00pm ET.

CBC Radio 3 Bucky Awards 2010

Wednesday, Dec 8 

Grant Lawrence Live

11AM PT / 2PM ET

• Best Song
• Most Canadian Song
• Best Vocals
• Best Live Act
• Best Reason To Learn French
• Best New Artist
• Best New Band Name
• Fan Of The Year
• Best Lyrics
• Lifetime Achievement Award
• Sexiest Artist
• Best Video

       

BUCKY AWARD SHORT LIST VOTING ENDS SUNDAY

DON'T  forget to vote.

radio3.cbc.ca

CBC Radio 3 Bucky Awards Short List Announced

Vote once per day until Nov. 28

HERE