Who: Dan Croll Where: Wrong Bar, Toronto When: Thursday, 19 June 2014 In One Word: Eclectic It was 1:30 a.m. and the crowd started to get restless, but it was well worth the wait. U.K.’s Dan Croll stole the show at Wrong Bar, wrapping up a night full of great music....
Who: Beach Day Where: Wrong Bar, Toronto When: Thursday, 19 June 2014 In One Word: Gritty In keeping up with the beachy-grunge line-up at Wrong Bar, Beach Day was a welcome inclusion. Specializing in the 60’s garage-rock sound, the Hollywood, FL band made for a chill set. Beach Day has tapped into...
Who: The Kickstand Band Where: Wrong Bar, Toronto When: Thursday, 19 June 2014 In One Word: Sunny Detroit, MI knows how to produce sunny, surf-rock sounds, and The Kickstand Band is proof that it’s working. Seemingly drawing inspiration from the distorted sounds of surf-rock, the energy of pop-rock and the soulfulness of...
Who: Blaire Alise and the Bombshells Where: Wrong Bar, Toronto When: Thursday, 19 June 2014 In One Word: Refreshing Blaire Alise and the Bombshells is a rockabilly outfit hailing from Detroit, MI. Drawing inspiration from the rockabilly sounds of the 50’s, this band produces something refreshing while still paying homage to...
In case you haven’t heard, NXNE introduced a new policy to musicians performing in the 2014 festival. A 45-day no-play radius clause was instilled, making it a contractual agreement that artists performing for NXNE were not allowed to perform anywhere within their market (Toronto) in the 45 days leading up to...
North by Northeast have announced the first bands in the line-up for NXNE 2014. Headlining names on the bill released today include St. Vincent, Juicy J, Omar Souleyman and Speedy Ortiz. There is still 6 months to go, so watch this space for more bands at they are announced! © Brian...
Who: The National Where: Yonge-Dundas Square When: Friday July 14, 2013 One Word: Cheeky When NXNE announced that The National would be headlining at Yonge-Dundas Square, I was a bit surprised. While they are an arena band who have headlined festivals, I questioned whether they were dynamic enough for such...
Who: July Talk Where: The Mod Club When: Thursday June 14th 2013 In One Word: Complete Singer Leah Fay of July Talk announced last night, “I hope you all have a lovely summer without me Toronto. We are leaving at 8am tomorrow morning for our tour… We might catch you at...
Who: Invasions Where: Silver Dollar Room for NXNE When: Thursday July 14th 2013 One word: Progressive The Silver Dollar Room is such a well deserved, glorified dive. So much of Toronto’s culturally defining bands start at the Dollar, or end. It is, and has always been, the womb of one scene...
NORTH BY NORTHEAST music festival in Toronto is. Here are some recommendations of some cool shows to catch at NXNE 2013. Broken Pencil and NXNE Present Sex and Death: A Night of Readings and Music at Creatures Creating, 822 Dundas St W, Wednesday, June 12 On Wednesday June 12th Broken Pencil,...Music Vice Magazine - www.musicvice.com - Independent online music magazine established 2002: UK, Canada, Australia and Planet Telex
