The tour will stop in Quebec City, Chicoutimi, Sherbrooke, Joliette and Montreal with Gatineau, Empire ISIS, Misteur Valaire, Lesbo Vrouven, Millimetrik, Les Psycho Riders, Maître J and Payz Play on board.

First come, first served… on the web and at the door

First 100 tickets for each show of the tour (first 200 tickets for the Montreal show) will be given out via free online reservation on the www.bangbangmagazine.com/yaris/ website starting Tuesday August 12th. Other tickets will be sold the night of the show, when the doors open, for 5$.

Artist Of The Year
Gatineau
Ghislain Poirier
Karkwa
Plants and Animals
We Are Wolves

Songwriter Of The Year
Chocolat
Dany Placard
Karkwa
Monsieur Mono
Philippe B

International Career Of The Year
Ghislain Poirier
Malajube
Plants and Animals
Socalled
We Are Wolves

Show Of The Year
Creature
Duchess Says
Gatineau
Socalled
We Are Wolves

Breakthrough Artist Of The Year
Alexandre Désilets
Bonjour Brumaire
Chocolat
Misteur Valaire
Pas Chic Chic

Singer-songwriter Album Of The Year
Leave Alight – Krista L.L. Muir
Only Thing Worse – Katie Moore
Petite musique de pluie – Monsieur Mono
Rouge-gorge – Geneviève et Matthieu
Taxidermie – Philippe B

Electro Album Of The Year
Anthologie des 3 Perchoirs – Duchess Says
Friterday Night – Misteur Valaire
Northwest Passage’s New Era – Millimetrik
Timbervision – The National Parcs
Wreck la discothèque – aRTIST oF tHE yEAR

Experimental Album Of The Year
3 – GOA
Eid – Sam Shalabi
Mon animal est possible – Alexandre St-Onge
Phon-O-Victo – Martin Tétreault & Kid Koala
Première selle – Le Skieur Fluo

Folk/Country Album Of The Year
1001 Breakup Songs – Milie Croche
Ain’t Tired of Lovin’ – Lake of Stew
Home In Landfill Acres – Li’l Andy & Karaoke Cowboy
Le taureau – Rudy Caya
Raccourci – Dany Placard

Hip-Hop Album Of The Year
Face à soi-même – Samian
Gatineau – Gatineau
Ghettoblaster – Socalled
Jackals And Vipers In Envy Of Man – Sixtoo
No Ground Under – Ghislain Poirier

Indie Pop Album Of The Year
Arm’s Way – Islands
De la nature des foules – Bonjour Brumaire
LP22 – Navet Confit
No Sleep At All – Creature
You Could Be – Torngat

Indie Rock Album Of The Year
Au contraire – Pas Chic Chic
Le volume du vent – Karkwa
Parc Avenue – Plants and Animals
Total magique – We Are Wolves
Volcano – Hot Springs

Metal/Hardcore Album Of The Year
Boredomville II – Tears From The Sky
Cult of Ruins – Menace Ruine
Kosmos – Kosmos
Minus The Herd – Ion Dissonance
Prevail – Kataklysm

Punk Album Of The Year
Danse et explose! – Les Dorothée
Dare To Ride The Heliocraft – Trigger Effect
Mutilation Nation – CPC Gangbangs
Sauve qui peut! – The Dirty Tricks
The Soda Machine – The Sainte Catherines

Rock’n’Roll Album Of The Year
Black Blood – Bionic
Cold Burns – Starvin Hungry
Les Dales Hawerchuk2 – Les Dales Hawerchuk
Misery Madness and Murder Lullabies – Gutter Demons
Piano élégant – Chocolat

World Album Of The Year
Allumé – Frank et ses potes
Épisode Trois – Sagapool
Invasion Psychotropical – Psychotropical Orchestra
Sound The Trumpets – Empire ISIS
Sur le toit des voisins – Gadji-Gadjo

DVD Of The Year
Les Trois Accords en beau country – Les Trois Accords
Perreau & la Lune: live au Quat’Sous – Yann Perreau
Pestak – Mononc’ Serge
The Soda Machine – The Sainte Catherines
Timbervision – The National Parcs

Independent and indie Quebec albums released between June 1st, 2007 and May 31st, 2008 were eligible for the GAMIQ 2008. Nominees were decided by a jury (more than 200 people) made up of journalists (newspaper, radio, TV, web), venues and festival bookers, record store owners and cultural organization members throughout the province of Quebec, both francophones and anglophones. The vote from the jury counted for 100% of the final vote.

Performances:
Kim Bingham – Socalled – Xavier Caféïne – The United Steel Workers of Montreal – Bonjour Brumaire – Pawa Up First – Anodajay – Negativa – Bloodshot Bill – Creature – Chocolat – Tricot Machine

Hosts: Rémi-Pierre Paquin and Kim Bingham

GAMIQ 2007 Tribute award given to Me Mom and Morgentaler

Me Mom and Morgentaler was formed in 1988 for a Marianopolis CEGEP talent show. After two short years, they rose to become an international phenomenon: a veritable touring ska circus. The founding members were Gus Van Go (guitars, vocals), Kim Bingham (vocals), Matt Lipscombe (bass), Sid Zanforlin (drums), John Britton (percussion), John Jordan (saxophones), Adam «Bix» Berger (trumpet) and Kasia Hering (accordion) – who was later to be replaced by Noah Green. They began their adventure at such Montreal venues as Les Foufounes Électriques, the Spectrum and the Métropolis. They took the show on the road across Canada and the United States, sharing the stage with such luminaries as The English Beat, The Special, Bad Manners, No Doubt, Public Image Limited and The Violent Femmes – all of this without a record label.

Me Mom and Morgentaler had a huge influence on the Canadian ska music scene. However, they will mostly be remembered for their circus-like shows involving fire-breathers, pyrotechnics, chain saws, giant penis piñatas, spaceships for crowd surfing, etc. They will also be recognized for unifying Montreal’s anglophone and francophone music scenes. They sang in French and English and even occasionally in Spanish. They played in every possible venue in Montreal, on both sides of Saint-Laurent boulevard – Montreal’s imaginary linguistic border. The town’s multiculturalism and ethnicity was clearly reflected in this avant-garde band that mixed ska, rock, jazz, swing and latin music.

Me Mom and Morgentaler disbanded in 1995, leaving behind 1 EP (Clown Heaven & Hell) and 2 full-length albums (Shiva Space Machine and We Are Revolting). The group reunited for a fabulous show at the 1999 Montreal International Jazz Festival.

Career Section

Artist of the Year presented by ArtistI
Karkwa
(The award goes with 1000$-grant by ArtistI)

Songwriter of the Year presented by the SOCAN
Karkwa
(The award goes with 1000$-grant by SOCAN)

International Career of the Year
Malajube

Show of the Year presented by Bande à Part
Duchess Says

Breakthrough Artist of the Year presented by XM Radio Satellite Canada
Bonjour Brumaire
(The award goes with an XM radio and a 3 month free subscription)

Albums Section

Singer-songwriter Album of the Year
Taxidermie – Philippe B

Electro Album of the Year presented by CISM 89,3 FM
Timbervision – The National Parcs

Experimental Album of the Year
Phon-O-Victo – Martin Tétreault & Kid Koala

Folk/Country Album of the Year
Raccourci – Dany Placard

Hip-Hop Album of the Year
Gatineau – Gatineau

Indie Pop Album of the Year
De la nature des foules – Bonjour Brumaire

Indie Rock Album of the Year
Le volume du vent – Karkwa

Metal/Hardcore Album of the Year
Prevail – Kataklysm

Punk Album of the Year
The Soda Machine – The Sainte Catherines

Rock’n’Roll Album of the Year
Piano élégant – Chocolat

World Album of the Year
Sur le toit des voisins – Gadji-Gadjo

DVD of the Year
Perreau & la Lune: live au Quat’Sous – Yann Perreau

Tribute award
Paul Gott

Winners were decided during a vote that lasted from August 6th to September 6th. The public vote counted for 50% of the final vote and the other 50% was determined by a jury (more than 200 people) made up of journalists (newspaper, radio, TV, web), venues and festival bookers, record store owners and cultural organization members throughout the province of Quebec, both francophones and anglophones.

Karkwa, Gatineau, Misteur Valaire, Empire ISIS, Duchess Says, Geneviève et Matthieu, Millimetrik, Krista L.L. Muir and Starvin Hungry gave a performance during the awards gala hosted by the actor Rémi-Pierre Paquin.

Watch the GAMIQ 2007 by clicking here

Watch the GAMIQ 2007 by clicking here

Watch the GAMIQ 2007 by clicking here

The GAMIQ Awards is proud to present their tribute award this year to Paul Gott, singer for the punk band The Ripcordz.

Paul Gott has been the singer of The Ripcordz since the band was formed in 1980. In true DIY spirit, he founded Rear Guard in the mid-80s, the biggest fanzine of the scene at that time, and his own company, EnGuard Records, which released more than 40 albums by Canadians artists. He was also one of the founders of the Montreal Mirror, serving as the first music editor of the weekly paper, and he also managed CRSG, Concordia’s college radio station. Paul Gott strongly contributed to the Montreal music scene by promoting many shows and festivals. The Ripcordz played more than 2000 shows, only in Canada, and shared the stage with UK Subs, Rancid, Soundgarden, Nirvana and The Misfits. The band is actually currently working on their 12th album.

The GAMIQ tribute award was previously presented to Me Mom and Morgentaler (2007) and Voïvod guitarist, Denis «Piggy» D’Amour (2006).

1. Magique – We Are Wolves
2. Big Night – aRTIST oF tHE yEAR
3. Go Ballistic – Ghislain Poirier (feat. MC Zulu)
4. Les étoiles tombent du ciel – GOA
5. Shake ton cul – Les Dorothée
6. Dead or Alive – Gutter Demons
7. Blvd – The Dirty Tricks
8. Fog and The Horn – Hot Springs
9. Mary Margaret – Lake of Stew
10. Bordeaux Boredom – Torngat
11. Le réel du p’tit minou – Les Dales Hawerchuk
12. Black Blood – Bionic
13. Le wagon des sans-vergognes – Sagapool
14. Haydée morcelée – Pas Chic Chic
15. La poste – Navet Confit
16. Running with utensils – Milie Croche
17. Les nomades (feat. Shuit)
18. Sournoise supercherie – Millimetrik
19. Mission – Empire ISIS
20. Me Quedo Bailando – Psychotropical Orchestra

You can also download five podcasts including songs from the GAMIQ 2008 nominated artists.

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They will change dresses during the awards to offer a bigger visibility to these creations.

You can send sketches and creations to the communications director, Sébastien Charest:

By email: communications@gamiq.ca

By mail:
GAMIQ
Attn: Sébastien Charest
355, W. Ste-Catherine St., 7th floor
Montréal QC H3B 1A5

If you have any questions, feel free to contact him at (514) 388-7951.

The selection will be made at the end of August.

Thank you!

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You can also send a check in Canadian dollars at:

l’AMIQ
235 Bourget
Montreal (Qc)
H4C 2M4

A income tax receipt is issued for donation of $25 or more