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Enter for your chance to win an Edgefest ’14 prize pack, which includes a pair of tickets to each date of the Edgefest ’14 summer concert series – (July 1 w/ The Sheepdogs, Monster Truck, Matt Mays, + more), (July 18 w/ USS, MS MR, Said The Whale, + more), and (August 16 w/ Our … Continue reading
By: Jennifer Perkin – Our NXNE 2014 coverage continues with reviews of Boston noise-punk group Guerilla Toss, who released their new album, Gay Disco, on December 3rd, 2013, at The Great Hall, Toronto-based garage rock band Mexican Slang at Smiling Buddha, who are expected to release their new EP, Inside The Velvet Castle, on July 15th, … Continue reading
Photos by: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) & Amanda-Susan Carson (@xoAmandaCarson) – After a few days of parties and film screenings, the music portion of NXNE 2014 kicked-off on June 18 at an array of downtown Toronto venues, including Tattoo Toronto, which featured a “secret show” by Brooklyn-based noise pop duo Sleigh Bells, who released their third album, Bitter Rivals, on October … Continue reading
There’s no shortage of concerts, film and art events around Toronto during NXNE that run into the night. While travelling between installations and shows, it’s not hard to get fatigued. With the theme of Good Energy, Starbucks Canada has brought back their caffeinated Refreshers for the humid summer months. Pre-roasted beans in a Green … Continue reading
Photos by: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – Acclaimed comedian and podcast host Marc Maron, who’s long-running podcast, WTF with Marc Maron, receives over 220,000 downloads per episode, provided a keynote talk yesterday at the Hyatt Regency in Toronto as part of NXNE Interactive, where he discussed WTF’s inception, its growth, how it changed the media landscape, how a business model evolved, … Continue reading
Photos by: Amanda-Susan Carson – Actress Jena Malone, who has appeared in several high-profile films including, Donnie Darko (2001), Into the Wild (2007), Sucker Punch (2011) and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), performed an brief intimate show on the rooftop of the Thompson Hotel in downtown Toronto with her band, The Shoe, as part of their “Takeover Tour”, which sees them performing in five upscale … Continue reading
Photos by: Daniel Pascucci – Australian indie alt rock disco-pop band The Jezabels, who released their second album, The Brink, on January 31st, 2014 via PIAS/Self-Released, which was produced by Dan Grech-Marguerat (The Vaccines, Lana Del Rey, Moby), performed at Lee’s Palace in Toronto with Vancouver and Toronto-based indie electronic-rock band Gold & Youth, who released … Continue reading
By: Daniel Gerichter (@ZenDonut) – Every year around in June, Queen Street W. shuts down to traffic, transit and even pedestrians. It’s a necessary evil to accommodate the perpetually expanding spectacle of the MuchMusic Video Awards. From a fan’s point of view, the awards are a rare opportunity to expose all five senses to their heroes. Access to the event (with … Continue reading
Photos by: Amanda-Susan Carson – DigiFest Toronto 2014, which seeks to take the small screen Youtube experience into a live concert setting, took over Echo Beach in Toronto over the weekend with popular Youtube artists like Miami-based girl group Fifth Harmony, who formed on the second season of The X Factor, and who released their debut … Continue reading
Photos by: Krystle Merrow – California-based ska-punk band Reel Big Fish, who released their seventh album, Candy Coated Fury, on July 31st, 2012 via Rock Ridge, which was produced by the band’s frontman, guitarist, and songwriter, Aaron Barrett, performed at The Opera House in Toronto with New Jersey-based pop-punk-ska sextet Survay Says, who released their new … Continue reading
