Vancouver outfit Young Galaxy recently released their highly anticipated (and now critically-acclaimed) new album Ultramarine and now they can tack on another accomplishment to their growing accolades. We’re beyond thrilled to have given them their first #1 on the Canadian !earshot charts this week! Ultramarine is out on Paper Bag Records.
Chicago’s Grant Park is getting ready for their annual tradition of Lollapalooza. One of the nation’s biggest summer music festivals boasts some pretty hefty headliners including a number of our Planetary friends. Be sure to check out 360, San Cisco, The Orwells, Wake Owl, Wild Cub, The Mowgli’s, and O’Brother who will be joining the [...]
It doesn’t get much better than spending the day on a breezy balcony overlooking the crowds of 6th Street during SXSW Music. Add in 12 top-notch bands from around the world and you have the Sonicbids Official SXSW Party presented by JanSport, in partnership with The Planetary Group. The annual party begins at 11am on Friday, [...]
February 20, 2013 – 7:08 pm
We’ve had the pleasure of working with some of Canada’s best artists in the past year and are so pleased to see many of them being honored with nominations for this year’s Juno Awards. Single Of The Year The Sheepdogs – “The Way It Is” Group Of the Year The Sheepdogs Breakthough Artists Of the [...]
December 18, 2012 – 6:16 pm
Sadly, 2012 is soon is coming to an end but the year has been truly incredible for Planetary. The collage above represents only a small chunk of the amazing records we were apart of this year. Recap the year with us below as we go through top lists from Planetary staff, bands, and friends. Looking [...]
November 16, 2012 – 5:54 pm
This week, Ty Segall’s Twins was #1 on CMJ’s Top 200 and AAA chart, as well as #1 at Dusted Magazine. But that’s not it: Planetary was also #1 Most Added with Guided By Voices The Bears For Lunch, closing out a tally of four #1′s in a single week. A tremendous accomplishment for both artists. Next stop: Total [...]
October 30, 2012 – 8:39 pm
Our 2012 CMJ party was a tremendous success and we’d like to thank all of our wonderful bands, sponsors, and Pianos who helped us make it such a great time. Most importantly, thanks to everyone who braved the rain to come out and celebrate with us. Having all of your friendly faces around was the highlight [...]
October 22, 2012 – 10:00 pm
At this year’s CMJ College Music Awards in New York City, every member of our team was part of Planetary’s staggering 10 nominations, landing us in each and every category. In the end, Planetary walked away with nearly half of the industry awards, including Tenni Gharakhanian as Promoter of the Year and Best Taste In [...]
October 1, 2012 – 3:56 pm
Planetary is proud to present our annual showcase at the upcoming 2012 CMJ Music Marathon in New York, sponsored in part with VOX, Blackstar Amplification, Moheak Radio, Planet Waves, D’Addario, and Daniel Pearl Music Days. Come spend your afternoon with your favorite Planetary friends on Friday, October 19th from 12:00p – 6:00p at Piano’s in [...]
September 21, 2012 – 4:20 pm
Every year at the CMJ Music Festival in New York City, radio stations and the music industry are nominated for the College Radio Awards. They are the only college/non-comm radio awards nominated by and voted on by those in the industry and reward stations and industry members for their hard work and dedication. This year, Planetary [...]