Posts Tagged ‘indie awards’

Anvil @ CMW Indie Awards

Posted in Awards, Concert, Music, Photography on April 5th, 2009 by Carrie – 2 Comments

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Canadian metal underdogs Anvil were on hand at the CMW Indie Awards a few weeks back for a special performance of “Metal on Metal” and to accept induction into the Canadian Indies Hall of Fame.

The band has recently gained new found attention with the release of a documentary called Anvil! The Story of Anvil, which chronicles their 30+ year career of relative obscurity and the last ditch effort for revival. The doc has been receiving accolades worldwide and will be in limited release on April 10th. While I’ve had a few opportunities to view this, I’ve managed to miss it each time. Really looking forward to seeing the doc soon. If you are interested, here is the trailer.

From a photography point of view, Anvil are a ton of fun to shoot, particularly Steve “Lips” Kudlow. He makes a lot of eye contact and is incredibly expressive. Unfortunately, because we were forced to stay in one spot, I didn’t get any drum shots of Robb Reiner. Hopefully there will be another opportunity in the near future.

More photos after the jump.

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The Midway State @ CMW Indie Awards

Posted in Concert, Music, Photography on March 29th, 2009 by Carrie – 1 Comment

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March 14, 2009 @ Indie Awards

Toronto-area band, The Midway State, performing at the Canadian Music Week Indie Awards, where they took home the prize for Favourite Pop Artist.

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Lowest of the Low @ Indie Awards - March 8, 2008

Posted in Concert, Music, Photography on March 12th, 2008 by Carrie – 1 Comment

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Recently retired Canadian band Lowest of the Low was honoured at the Canadian Music Week Indie Awards this past weekend with an induction into the Indies Hall of Fame. While the band officially broke up this past December, they came out for a special performance at the Royal York’s Canadian Room Saturday evening. Things got off to a slightly shaky start, and singer Ron Hawkins admitted to being a little rusty, having to begin the first song over again. No matter, though, as it added to the charm of the performance–as did the invitation Hawkins extended to a long time fan to join them on stage for the show. They only played a few songs, but it was clear that they were enjoying themselves. Shamefully, it was the only time I’d ever seen the band in action, and now I’m kicking myself for never getting out to see them before.

Lowest of the Low gallery here.