Flash mobs and indie music awards. That's the 6-word summary of this week's hour-long podcast. I check in with Emma Valentiner about a "spontaneous" sonic event that's being "organized" in town on Sunday, and play selections from a bunch of Polaris Prize nominees. This is in anticipation of the big gala on Monday in Toronto, where one of the ten nominees will be awarded $20,000 and the understated fame that can only come from being a Canadian indie darling.

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Good luck to all the Polaris nominees (and especially to the judges on the grand jury who have to make a difficult choice). For those of you who won't be at the event, there's always the Midnight Poutine Podcast:

K'Naan - If Rap Gets Jealous
Little Joy - No One's Better Sake
Secret Broadcast - Out of Control
The Fast Romantics - Spooning the Gorilla
Elliott Brood - Write it All Down For You
Fucked Up - Golden Seal
Hey Rosetta - I've Been Asleep for a Long, Long Time
Love Mob - Excerpts
The Wind Whistles - Turtle
Great Lake Swimmers - The Chorus in the Underground
Rae Spoon - Come On Forest Fire, Burn the Disco Down
Joel Plaskett - Deny, Deny, Deny

photo of hip hop troubadour k'naan found on his myspace taken by james minchin. after playing in montreal tomorrow night, k'naan is off to toronto as a nominee for the 2009 polaris music prize .