Wrongbar
Thursday, June 16, 2011 11PM
NOW presents Allie Hughes
NXNE : Allie Hughes
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NXNE : Bobby Bazini
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Rivoli
Thursday, June 16, 2011 10PM
CBC Radio 2 presents Bobby Bazini
NXNE : Library Voices
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Rivoli
Thursday, June 16th, 2011 12 am
NEVADO presents Library Voices
Last night, There was a constant line outside of the Rivoli on Queen Street. It seemed to continually grow through out the night leading up to Library Voices performance at midnight. Inside, the back room was packed as the band hit the stage. And from the first note, the audience really started moving as this quirky, upbeat band, played their heart out.
NXNE : M for Montreal – Red Mass
June 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Horseshoe Tavern
Wednesday June 15th, 2011 11pm
Red Mass as a part of the M for Montreal showcase.
They will be playing again tomorrow night at The Great Hall w/ SWERVEDRIVER
Profile: Tiny Danza
June 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The first Tiny Danza song I listened to was ‘Hindsight‘; I’m grateful that I am not the person that song was written about. The juxtaposition of the crooning vocals with the repetitive ‘fuck-you’s’ somehow evoke painful memories of past relationships gone awry and I’m into it. Their signature sound is as such considering they draw influence from The Roots, Donny Hathaway, Led Zeppelin, Miles Davis, Michael Jackson and The Beatles. These boys have been working hard since 2006 and have just released ‘You Could Have it All…’ their self-produced, full-length album (available on iTunes). The band has been so busy lately that we were unable to schedule a face-to-face chat, instead our Q&A was done over email:
NXNE : Kurt Cobain About A Son, The Last Pogo
June 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The last time I was accredited for NXNE was 10 years ago, when the festival initially launched their film program. At the time, they were screening what felt like less than a dozen films, all music related. Now 10 years later, the festival is showing 40 music films over the course of 7 days at 3 venues. This year, NXNE decided to kick off the film portion of the festival a few days early to celebrate their 10th year. Film Programmer, Ambrose Rocheto was on hand yesterday to introduce the double bill screening, which was a part of special programming that brought back a number of films that have previously shown at NXNE.
NXNE : Our Top Five Shows Check Out
June 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
‘The lineup seems like something from an 80′s-themed boat cruise’, that’s just one of the many criticisms I’ve heard about the 17th annual festival about to kick off this week. Notwithstanding, I’m always keen to check out bands that I’ve never heard and just celebrate music with everyone else! That being said, here are my top 5 picks for NXNE 2011:
BRAIDS
If you love art-rock/electro sounds, you’ll love BRAIDS. Their debut album was released earlier this year and they’ve received rave reviews from the likes of The New York Times.
Friday – The Garrison – 11PM
Saturday – The Great Hall – 11PM
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Win Tickets to Shad at NXNE
June 13, 2011 By 7 Comments
Windows and NXNE have joined forces to bring Canadian hip hop artist, Shad to Toronto’s classiest bowling alley, The Ballroom, this coming Saturday night, June 18th, 2011. At the party you will be able to come by and get a good look at Windows Phone 7, Photo Fuse and other Windows Live features. You can also get your photo taken by yours truly.
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