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BRAIDS is a band that lost to a Red Hot Chili's cover band in high school. This is how they met. Raphie knew Austin since Junior High. Austin used to sleep beside his Dad's bass drum. Austin and Taylor were in a Jazz combo in High School. Raphie met Katie in Theatre class. Katie dropped out of certain classes so she could stay in Theatre and play Piano. Katie met Taylor through a trip to Greece. They stole music from volunteering at their favorite local radio station. Raphie broke her leg and took up Guitar. They all decided to start a band.
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- Damian: I co-hosted the 2011 Polaris Music Prize and all I got was…
- To quote the Four Seasons: “Oh, What A Night!” Polaris 2011 is in the bag and now the complaining starts. But before I get into that I want to talk about the Gala itself. For those of you who didn’t huddle around your computer and watch the event on Monday night I’ll fill you in [...] (read more)

- Posted:
Wed, Sep 21, 2011

- Arcade Fire, Braids, MTV and Much VJs hit the Polaris Gala!
- The night of amazing music continues at the 2011 Polaris Music Prize Gala. Braids and Timber Timbre took to the stage to perform tracks from their Polaris nominated albums and Arcade Fire talked to presenters about their record Suburbs. Check out pictures from the gallery and don’t miss the special broadcast of the 2011 Polaris [...] (read more)

- Posted:
Tue, Sep 20, 2011

- Austra, Galaxie and more rock the 2011 Polaris Music Prize Gala
- The 2011 Polaris Music Prize Gala is underway and performances from Austra and Galaxie have proven this to be a night to remember. The Wedge’s Damian Abraham is a past Polaris winner and has been helping take the music loving audience through a night of amazing performances. Check out pics below and don’t miss the [...] (read more)

- Posted:
Tue, Sep 20, 2011

- Watch an exclusive mash up of the 2011 Polaris short list nominees!
- Watch the show Sept. 19 & 24! (read more)

- Posted:
Mon, Sep 19, 2011
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