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Posted by Corina on Jun 24, 2011 | 5794 views | 0 comments

The most promising new Band talent in Canada has stepped up to the Supernova stage, and our judges have picked the very best to move of to the finals... but now it is up to the FANS to decide: Which Band should win a trip to play the UK? Supernova's Band on the Run to the UK is sending one of the Bands below to London, UK this July, to play at the World famous O2 and share the stage with top UK independent artist! Fans will vote to tell us which band they think should go, and at the end of the voting period the band with the MOST votes will be heading to the UK! *note: all votes are subject to validation. VOTING OPENS JUNE...
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Fox Vancouver Seeds 2011 Now Open!

Posted by Corina on Mar 29, 2011 | 4960 views | 2 comments

CLICK HERE to Vote! Canada's premier talent competition is back, inviting B.C.'s most promising up and coming bands a shot at launching their careers in to overdrive. With over a million fan votes and over 3.9 million pageviews during 2010, the cfox.supernova.com online contest community promises to deliver an even bigger experience for Fox Vancouver Seeds 2011. Prizing this year is massive, with a huge assortment of industry perks designed to take the winning band to the next level of their career. Prizes include $10,000.00 of equipment from Long and McQuade Musical Instruments, Recording and Production of a 5 song EP with Producer...
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CNE Discount Passes for ExFest!

Posted by Corina on Jul 15, 2011 | 4477 views | 4 comments

This year the CNE Bandshell celebrates its 75th anniversary, and on Tuesday August 23rd Supernova is taking over this amazing venue for the biggest independent music event of the season – ExFest! Since we're SO excited to bring you out for this party, we're offering discount CNE passes to all of our fans!! Supernova is offering TWO different discount CNE passes: * $11 CNE ADMISSION PASS – which includes admission to grounds, shows & exhibits for any ONE day of the EX ($5 savings!) * $34 RIDE ALL DAY PASS – which includes admission to grounds, shows, exhibits PLUS unlimited midway rides for any ONE day of the EX ($18...
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Rogers Battle of the Bands® National Vote!

Posted by Corina on Feb 28, 2011 | 2625 views | 0 comments

For the past month, in 12 epic shows in the best indie music venues across Canada, the very best local band talent has been competing in the Rogers Battle of the Bands® powered by urMusic. Featuring top talent from metal, rock, punk and other genres, Supernova hosted each of the winning bands who came, played, and conquered the hearts of their local music fans to win $1,000 cash and urMusic promotion to over 500,000 new music fans a month. Now, these bands need you to help them win the National Vote - where the champion as determined by fans will win $2,500 and a massive urMusic promotional for their band! The National Vote is...
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10th Annual Spring Music Festival: More Headliners, More Clubs and More Opportunities

Posted by RobRap on Dec 05, 2011 | 2602 views | 0 comments

The 10th Annual Spring Music Festival is now accepting applications! The Spring Music Festival is a celebration of new music, showcasing up to 100 of the hottest up-and-coming ‘buzz bands’ from across Canada and the USA, at the best pubs and clubs in the Hamilton & Burlington area. As is the case each year, a large contingency of industry is always in attendance at the festival, coming to check out the hottest bands around! 2012 brings us to our 10th anniversary as the longest running club-based festival in the Hamilton area, where you can expect more headliners, more clubs and more opportunities for bands. Check out the video below from...
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Free Band Promotional Tools Added!

Posted by Corina on Aug 08, 2011 | 2214 views | 1 comments

Bands and Artists looking for free music promotion can now get even more out of Supernova's free music community. Free to all, Supernova has just launched some wicked new features that let bands find and talk to their fans, promote their music and gigs, plus get extra value out of their Supernova profile! For starters, anyone can create a profile on Supernova for free. A professionally designed EPK-style website is available to all of Supernova's industry members, not to mention over a QUARTER MILLION fans. But these new features will take your band's reach to the next level... New Features: Where are my fans from? Now when...
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Introducing Clockwork

Posted by Corina on Jan 30, 2012 | 2093 views | 0 comments

Clockwork is a band out of Halifax that has a calm cool alternative rock sound fused with soulful lyrics that give the music a really likable personality. With influences like Muse, Rush, and even Rage Against the Machine, this eclectic trio has come out of the gate running. Having recorded their first EP in Nashville, Clockwork brings legitimate music cred, and has been a huge hit on their local scene. Having played and won 1st place at both their Band on the Run and Summer Meltdown shows, Clockwork is a familiar sound on the Supernova stage. They also returned to rock the Bus Stop Theatre for HYSTERIA this Fall and have since...
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Introducing SoundMonster

Posted by Corina on Dec 06, 2011 | 2062 views | 26 comments

SoundMonster is an alternative band from BC that packs distinctive pop/rock vocals and guitar melodies in to a variety of original songs. The band has gone through a few changes since releasing their debut Year of the Monster album at the end of 2010, and now sits as a well-rounded three/four piece that has carved out a sound and a name for themselves. SoundMonster first played with Supernova at this year’s Summer Meltdown and became a huge hit with our fans, winning second place and recording time. SoundMonster returns to the Supernova stage this January for the highly anticipated Hysteria Finals where they hope to win the...
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Trade your Feedback for Promo!

Posted by Corina on Oct 25, 2011 | 1980 views | 0 comments

Hey Bands! Have you played at a Supernova gig lately? We need feedback from bands who have participated in the LIVE Supernova experience, and we're willing to trade some promotion for it! CLICK HERE to take our short survey and tell us about your experience playing a live Supernova event. In return, we'll Tweet out a message of your choice (no profanities, please) to the entire Supernova audience! Our social media reaches hundreds of thousands of music fans and bands all over the world, not to mention hundreds of industry professionals. Tell us what you think of Supernova and we'll tweet out a message/link on your...
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Presenting 22nd Century

Posted by Corina on Mar 01, 2011 | 1919 views | 1 comments

22nd Century is a 3 piece rock band out of Vancouver offering music fans what so many new artists are missing; personality. Featuring bass player/backup vocalist Duane Chaos, guitarist/vocalist Tim Plommer, and ‘legendary drummer’ Zippy Pinhead, 22nd Century packs a serious party in to every effort they put forth. The latest offering from the band, Where’s Howie?!! is currently going in to its second re-ordering in the States, while the band has played up and down the West coast and to sold out shows in their local scene. “Most of our music mixes rock with some tragically comedic stories like Apartment 509, about a superhero who...
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CMW 2011 Highlights

Posted by Corina on Mar 14, 2011 | 1889 views | 0 comments

Canadian Music Week 2011 may have just wrapped up, but this year it also made a big statement about the state of our industry. Maybe it’s a sign of the exciting/changing times, but everyone at CMW (from fans to artists to big wigs) seemed to have a lot of questions (and a lot of great answers) about the future of the Canadian industry. That and a lot of really, really really good music. Supernova helped kick off Canadian Music Fest earlier last week, with Wednesday’s Road to CMF Showcase at the Hard Rock. However we also stuck around to catch some of the highlights from the rest of the fest, including several late 4am last call nights...
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Winner of Rogers Battle of the Bands® Grand Prize

Posted by Corina on Mar 15, 2011 | 1880 views | 0 comments

Supernova fans watched with excitement this past week as 12 Canada's most popular new Bands fought to win their vote in the Rogers Battle of the Bands® powered by urMusic. The National Vote saw over 4,000 of our listeners cast their opinion on who should take home the grand prize: $2,500 cash and a massive urMusic promotion! Featuring amazing talent in metal, rock, punk and alt genres, each of Supernova's 12 finalists came, played, and conquered their local stage. Each of the finalists has already taken home $1,000 cash and urMusic promotion to over 500,000 new music fans a month... but these bands all wanted the title of Grand Prize...
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Featuring Torrent

Posted by Corina on May 17, 2011 | 1856 views | 0 comments

Formed in 2007, Torrent is a rock metal band who takes pride in putting on a killer live performance. This foursome from Kleinburg, Ontario has the talent to turn heads, and has done a great job of combining both powerful and melodic rock elements. With FIVE Supernova performances under their belt, Torrent is quickly earning a reputation for bringing the party to independent music fans. Despite their relatively young ages, Torrent demonstrates a great attitude towards their music and their fans. Playing most recently at Supernova's Band on the Run to the UK qualifier, Torrent has now secured a spot at the upcoming Finals. Taking...
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Introducing Grain

Posted by Corina on Dec 06, 2011 | 1725 views | 0 comments

Grain is a 5 man band from Edmonton with a wholesome blues rock sound that makes them an instant hit with almost any fans of the genre. Their originals are well-developed and come from several years of honing what they call a ‘Canadian vibe’ that is consistent throughout their tracks. Eager to get their music out to the public, Grain began playing with Supernova at our Summer Meltdown series where they swept the Wildcard vote as ‘fan favourite’. The boys then came back to the Supernova stage to play The Nest, winning 1st place at the highly competitive Hysteria 2011. Now they’re setting their sights on Canadian Music Week, as...
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Presenting Good for Grapes

Posted by Corina on Mar 25, 2011 | 1662 views | 0 comments

Good for Grapes is a folk-inspired alternative rock band from B.C. whose music career just got a major boost from their fans. After a massive National Vote that asked music fans to pick their favourite artist from the Rogers Battle of the Bands®, Good for Grapes emerged as the Grand Winner; taking a total of $3,500 in cash and a promotional from urMusic! Playing a show on home turf at Vancouver's Rio Theatre back in February, the band took first place in fan votes earning $1,000 cash and urMusic promo. As a result, they were also entered into the National Vote on Supernova, where thousands of fans across Canada chose Good for Grapes...
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Supernova and FM96 London Launch New Independent Music Portal

Posted by Corina on Apr 20, 2011 | 1659 views | 0 comments

Supernova and London's Best Rock FM96 have come together to launch the next independent music portal for local music: FM96.supernova.com Independent music is heavily recognized by mainstream radio, so Supernova and Corus have teamed to create real promotional opportunities for bands on the new Independent Music Portals. Following in the steps of BC's 99.3 The Fox, Manitoba's Power 97, and Toronto's 102.1 The Edge, London's independent music portal is a unique and completely revolutionary way to give new bands a shot at real radio exposure. Bands and Fans are welcome, sign up for free and start helping recommend NEW music to London's...
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River City Rocks 2011 Now Open!

Posted by Corina on Apr 08, 2011 | 1627 views | 0 comments

For the second year in a row, Supernova and Power 97, Winnipeg’s best rock station, have collaborated to launch a massive search for bands to join the River City Rocks Class of 2011. Powered by the Supernova platform, the River City Rocks website features an interactive community for fans and bands, and a great prize package geared to help bands promote their music. Manitoba bands and fans can sign up easily at power97.supernova.com right now, where bands can use social media to promote their music. Starting May 1st, 2011, fans can vote up to once per day, every day for the entire month, to help Power 97 determine the Top 20 bands...
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Introducing The Observance

Posted by Corina on Oct 14, 2011 | 1606 views | 0 comments

The Observance is a new "no frills" punk rock band from Winnipeg, with a frustratingly small amount of music online. They are mainly out to have a good time but make no mistake; this band is a killer live act with a ton of talent. Taking first place and winning recording time at the recent HYSTERIA 2011 Battle, the band is preparing material that we know will be worth the wait. The Observance has been playing on the Supernova stage for several months, gaining tons of new fans from across Canada in the process. They took the fan choice Wildcard prize at this summer’s Band on the Run Battle, at which point we grabbed an interview to...
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Introducing Steamboat Opera

Posted by Corina on Oct 24, 2011 | 1511 views | 0 comments

Steamboat opera is essentially a one man (with a little help from friends) operation, that has grown from working in the heart of Toronto’s music production industry. The mind behind the music, Christopher Martin, is a Mississauga born artist who has cultivated a soulful and eclectic sound in the tracks offered through this particular project. Taking third place in the International POP Goes DaisyRock competition, music from Steamboat Opera has garnered a lot of attention from fans and industry alike. The variety of sounds and moods gives a great sense of versatility to this band’s brand of pop, especially given that the genre is often...
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ExFest 2011 Bands

Posted by Corina on Aug 12, 2011 | 1496 views | 0 comments

This year the CNE Bandshell celebrates its 75th anniversary, and on Tuesday August 23rd Supernova.com is taking over this amazing venue for the biggest independent music event of the season – ExFest! Free with your CNE pass, ExFest will feature guest Tyler Armes (Down with Webster), tons of music fueled fun, plus an all day line up of awesome independent bands! Bands have competed over the past few months to earn the right to play ExFest at the CNE... and each of these artists will be featured on August 23rd, playing the bandshell stage: Ravenscode Shark Week MAINGATE Tea and Coffee Hisland The Fairest Lexia’s...
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