juno awards

The Juno Awards Turn 40

40th anniversary

With CMW over and the majority of Canada’s music industry in Austin for SXSW this week, Toronto seems eerily quiet.  It won’t be for long.  The Juno Awards are celebrating their 40th year in Toronto next week and there’s a ton of activities happening all around the city.  The Awards Show will take place next Sunday, March 27th at the Air Canada Centre and will feature performances by Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene and Chromeo among others.  The days leading up to the awards include a Block Party (March 24th @ 7pm with City and Colour and Hannah Georgas), JunoFest (March 25th and 26th, 100+bands at 20 venues), as well as co-sponsored events at places like the Bata Shoe Museum, Ontario Science Centre and The Art Gallery of Ontario.  Head to the events page to see everything that is going on.

I’ve never been to the Junos before, really looking forward to it.

Here’s a list of the nominees.

CONTEST: The Juno Awards at 40

look what the light did now

In celebration of the return of the JUNO Awards to Toronto, TIFF Bell Lightbox is proud to host seven days of seminal music-themed films, featuring some of the greatest Canadian artists of the last forty years and showcasing the outstanding variety and vitality of the Canadian music scene. Each film will be introduced by a JUNO Award nominee or winner, filmmaker or artist. Thanks to Steve Cranwell, Executive Director, MusiCounts.

Indie Music Filter is offering 1 pair of tickets to attend the screening of Look At What The Light Did Now, a new documentary about Feist and the creation of her hit album The Reminder. The film was directed by Anthony Seck and will be introduced by Stuart Berman, author of This Book Is Broken.   The film will be shown on Monday, March 21st at 7pm.  Watch the trailer here.

To enter, put the word “Juno” in the comments, be sure to include your e-mail address.  Deadline is Wednesday, March 16th at Noon EST, I’ll draw a lucky winner from the entrants.

All Films and Schedules are here.