Tag: Snotty Nose Rez Kids

  • POLARIS – SNOTTY NOSE REZ KIDS & ELISAPIE

    POLARIS – SNOTTY NOSE REZ KIDS & ELISAPIE

    Today’s Feature:
    Band: SNOTTY NOSE REZ KIDS & ELISAPIE
    Artwork By: MAYA MCKIBBIN  & DAYLE KUBLUITOK

    Snotty Nose Rez Kids are a hip hop duo out of Vancouver, BC.
    They confront slurs and stereotypes of Indigenous people and promote pride.
    The 2 members Darren Metz (Young D) and Quinton Nyce (Yung Trybezare) are from the Kitamaat Village, a Haisla First Nation reserve. Their 3rd album TRAPLINE was released this year in May.

    Maya McKibbin’s hopes are to bring a message of modern indigeneity into the contemporary
    creative circle in the format of comics, films, stories and illustrations.
    They enjoy visualizing stories and working with design, specifically character.
    Maya is Ojibwe, Yaqui and Huichol, and grew up on Coast Salish Territory in shíshálh. 

    Elisapie is a Canadian singer, broadcaster, documentary filmmaker and activist.
    Full name of Elisapie Issac she is half Inuk and was born in Salluit, Quebec.
    In 2005 Elisapie collaborated with Alain Auger and produced the album titled Taima
    which won the Juno Award of Aboriginal Recording of the Year.
    In 2018 she released album ‘The Ballad of the Runaway Girl’

    Dayle Kubluitok is an emerging artist from Kangiqliniq (Rankin Inlet) who studies
    in Toronto, ON and lives in Iqaluit, NU. She works predominately with graphic arts and
    illustration and is also a growing photographer. 


  • Polaris Music Prize 2018

    Polaris Music Prize 2018

    If you have been following our blog you are up to date on this years wonderful polaris music prize performers!
    There are 10 Canadian performers matched with 10 Canadian artists to create these beautiful band posters.
    This years winner is Jeremy Dutcher!

    You can purchase any one of these posters at our store or online, as well as the event, happening
    September 17th at The Carlu. Posters sell for $40 each.
    Here is a sum up of this years Polaris Prize Artists!


    BAND: Jean Michel Blais, Designed by Mathieu Larone, 5 Colour



    BAND: Alvvays, Designed by Aaron Rinas, 2 Colour

     


    BAND: Daniel Caesar, Designed by Matt & Clea, 1 Colour


    BAND: Jeremy Dutcher, Designed by Alena Skarina 4 Colour


    BAND: Pierre Kwenders, Designed by Kellen Hatanaka, 4 Colour


    BAND: Hubert Lenoir, Designed by Cecile Gariepy, 5 Colour


    BAND: Partner, Designed by Brandon Celi, 5 Colour


    BAND: Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Designed by Dylan Darwin, 4 Colour


    BAND: U.S. Girls, Designed by Mariel Rutherford, 3 Colour


    BAND: Weaves, Designed by Chris Pecora, 3 Colour

     

     

  • Polaris Prize – Snotty Nose Rez Kids

    Polaris Prize – Snotty Nose Rez Kids

    Todays feature – BAND: SNOTTY NOSE REZ KIDS, Artwork by: DYLAN DARWIN

    Snotty Nose Rez Kids are a hip hop duo out of Vancouver, BC.
    They confront slurs and stereotypes of Indigenous people and promote pride.
    The 2 members Darren Metz (Young D) and Quinton Nyce (Yung Trybezare)
    are from the Kitamaat Village, a Haisla First Nation reserve.

    Dylan Darwin is an illustrator and CG generalist from Ontario, Canada.
    He went to Sheridan College graduating with a Computer Animation Certificate and an Illustration Bachelors.
    His illustration work is a mix of traditional mixed media, digital, and collage.