K-os @ Yonge & Dundas Square 8:30 pm on the sunny Friday evening found me hitting up one of the free NXNE shows at Y&D Square. Arriving just on time I valiantly dove into the beyond packed crowd of fans,…
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NXNE Thursday 18th
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Glorious day 2 in the festival but day one for us took place in the hipster netherworld of West Queen West where we could hop between several NXNE venues quickly and repeatedly. It all began at 9 pm. Mountains &…
NXNE 2010 Overview
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On Wednesday the 17th, the music portion of this year’s North By Northeast Festival began, which for many years was the full extent of the festival, but since has come a long way. It has not only grown in size…
NXNE Day 2: Black Lips, Experimental Dental School, You Say Party, We Say Die!, Japanther, Youth Brigade
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Thursday, June 18th was day 2 of the venerable 15-year-old North by North East (NXNE) Music Festival. Spiral Beach, Burning Brides, Black Lips My compatriot and I were making our way to Yonge and Dundas Square for the first of…
NXNE Day 1 : Opening Night Party
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North by North East (NXNE), for those who don’t know, is the annual music festival in Toronto that has more than 500 international and Canadian bands playing 50 venues over 5 days, and in the past few years has also…
blogUT’s NXNE Recap: Day Three
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So, here it is. My final night of NXNE. The last instalment in a weekend that could only be characterized as a wet, beer-soaked, and often sweaty blur of power chords and awesomeness. I must admit, it was a little…
blogUT Does NXNE: Day Three Recommendations
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Here we are, the final night of North by Northeast. Your final chance to go out and check out some music. If you haven’t been to any shows yet, it’s alright because tonight boasts some promising line-ups for a good…