Indian City

Indian City is a Canadian folk-rock musical group.[1] They are most noted for their 2017 album Here & Now, which received a Juno Award nomination for Indigenous Music Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2018.[2]

Originally formed as a side project by Vince Fontaine of the band Eagle & Hawk, Indian City is a rotating collective of musicians sometimes described as "a sort of indigenous version of Broken Social Scene".[3] Members and contributors have included Don Amero, William Prince, Pamela Davis, Neewa Mason, Marty Chapman, Atik Mason, Gerry Atwell, Jamie Carrasco, Jay Bodner, Jeremy Koz, Rena Semenko, Steve Broadhurst and Rich Reid.

Career

The band's debut album Supernation was released in 2012.[4] Supernation won Best Pop Album, and Amero won Male Entertainer of the Year for both his work with Indian City and his solo album Heart on My Sleeve, at that year's Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards.[5] They followed up with Colors in 2013.[6]

Here & Now was released in 2017. Its second single, "Through the Flood", addressed the topic of missing and murdered Indigenous women.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Winnipeg band Indian City to play Ottawa on Canada Day". CBC News, May 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Juno nominees include 10 Indigenous artists and groups". CBC News, February 6, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Indian City Song Addresses Missing, Murdered Indigenous Women". Samaritan Mag, June 26, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Vince Fontaine's Indian City scores seven nominations". Winnipeg Free Press, August 14, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Aboriginal performers honoured". Winnipeg Free Press, November 3, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Indian City: Colors". Cashbox Canada, August 20, 2015.


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