Posts Tagged ‘ NXNE 2011 ’

Podcast: Radio Wunderbar #21 with Bella Clava

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August 4, 2011
Podcast: Radio Wunderbar #21 with Bella Clava

Download: Radio Wunderbar Episode 21 Radio Wunderbar #021 – broadcast 12 June 2011 on Indie Love Radio, Toronto, ON, Canada. Achtung! For episode 21 of Radio Wunderbar, I was joined by special guests Bella Clava, a fine...
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NXNE 2011 – Editor’s Wrap-Up

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July 8, 2011
Jay Reatard 'Better Than Something' Canadian premiere at Toronto Underground Cinema - photo Brian Banks, Music Vice

North By North East music festival was another blurry fun-filled week of music and shenanigans in Canada’s music capital, Toronto. Everybody’s experiences are different, natch, but I will remember NXNE 2011 for a few reasons. Here’s my cut-to-the-chase look back at what mattered at NXNE 2011 to me. Un: Jay Reatard...
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NXNE 2011: The Big Round-Up

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July 4, 2011
Chad Van Gaalen 'Popsicle Rain' by Natascha Malta

Chad Van Gaalen turned into Captain Buzzkill at NXNE 2011 Impressions of North By North East Festival 2011 in Toronto I got my first taste of the fest Thursday evening at Yonge and Dundas Square. Music Vice had some table space in the square that evening, and so I went to...
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Photo gallery: USA Out Of Vietnam and Swervedriver at The Great Hall, Toronto; NXNE 2011

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July 3, 2011
USA Out Of Vietnam at the Great Hall, Toronto, 17 June 2011, NXNE festival - photo by Brian Banks, Music Vice

SOUNDSCAPING! The Gig: USA Out Of Vietnam and Swervedriver Where: The Great Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada When: 17 June 2011 In One Word: Expansive USA Out Of Vietnam’s show at The Great Hall was the best concert I saw at NXNE 2011. This band are the best thing I’ve heard out...
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Crocodiles at The Silver Dollar, Toronto; NXNE 2011 – Gig review and photos

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June 30, 2011

Crocodiles’ frontman Brandon Welchez joined on stage by Dee Dee from the Dum Dum Girls The Gig: Fuck Montreal, The BB Guns and Crocodiles Where: El Mocambo and Silver Dollar, Toronto, Ontario When: 17 June 2011 In One Word: Subversive Movie and music festivals are often hit-and-miss.  While you always hope...
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Photo gallery: Descendents at Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto; NXNE 2011

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June 29, 2011
Descendents at Yonge-Dundas Square,NXNE music festival, Toronto, 16 June 2011 - photo by Brian Banks, Music Vice

WE’RE #1, BABY! The Gig: Descendents (with Fucked Up, OFF!) Where: Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto, Ontario, Canada When: 16 June 2011 In One Word: Unprecedented Pictures of OFF! at Dundas Square: For a review and photos of Fucked Up from this concert, click here. OFF photos here. And to read exclusive print-only...
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Evan Dando and Juliana Hatfield at Lee’s Palace, Toronto; NXNE 2011 – Gig Review and photos

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June 29, 2011
Evan Dando and Juliana Hatfield at Lee's Palace, Toronto - photo by Renee Saviour, Music Vice

The Gig: Washington, Kevin Seconds, Evan Dando and Juliana Hatfield Where: Lee’s Palace, Toronto, Ontario, Canada When: 16 June 2011 In One Word: Chill There’s something to be said for chill, laid back simplicity. The Thursday night NXNE line-up at Lee’s Palace featuring Washington, Kevin Seconds and Evan Dando and Juliana...
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Photo gallery: OFF! at Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto; NXNE 2011

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June 26, 2011
OFF! singer Keith Morris at Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto, NXNE 2011 - photo by Brian Banks, Music Vice

SNARLING! The Gig: OFF (with Fucked Up, Descendents) Where: Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto, Ontario, Canada When: 16 June 2011 In One Word: Unprecedented Pictures of OFF! at Dundas Square: For a review and photos of Fucked Up from this concert, click here. And to read an exclusive print-only interview with OFF, pick...
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Photo gallery: Fucked Up at Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto; NXNE 2011

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June 26, 2011
Fucked Up at Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto, NXNE 2011 - photo by Brian Banks, Music Vice

POWER BOMBING! The Gig: Fucked Up Where: Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto, Ontario, Canada When: 16 June 2011 In One Word: Unprecedented On 16 June 2011, Toronto’s equivalent of Times Square was closed-off to traffic to make way for the Thursday night headline bill of Fucked Up, OFF and Descendents at North By...
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Ume at The Drake, Toronto; NXNE 2011 – Gig review and photos

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June 26, 2011
Ume at The Drake, Toronto, NXNE 2011 - photo by Renee Saviour, MusicVice.com

SONIC BOOM! The Gig: Ume Where: The Drake, Toronto, Ontario, Canada When: 15 June 2011 In One Word: Frenetic Austin band Ume (pronounced Ooh-may and meaning “plum” in Japanese) have often been compared to Hole and other female-led bands of the early 90s.  While they may be influenced by those bands,...
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