First the Prairie Music Awards, next the Grammies...

Winnipeg's own The Weakerthans were recently nominated for 4 Prairie Music Awards [a Canadian regional award], and the results are in: 3 of the 4 went to them! The band received top honors in the categories of Best Album Design, Best Rock Video, and Best Independent Album, being robbed of the Best Rock Album award. You can see the full story on their News page. Congrats to those fine Canadian boys.