Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – Australian alt-rock-shoegaze singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett, who released her third EP, The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas, last year via Milk! Records/Marathon Artists/House Anxiety/Mom + Pop Music, performed at The Silver Dollar in Toronto on June 21st as part of NXNE 2014.
Photos by: Steve Danyleyko – NXNE 2014 continued on June 21st with sets by the Joel Plaskett Emergency, who released their fifth album, Scrappy Happiness, in 2012, Toronto-based instrumental rockers Fresh Snow, who released their debut album, I, on August 8th, 2013 via Reel Cod Records, following on from their 7″ split with METZ and their 3″ CD … Continue reading
Photos by: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – If you ached to check out some music that went beyond the indie pop of St. Vincent, the indie rock of Spoon and beyond mostly everything else, you had to be at Yonge-Dundas square on June 20th as New York City experimental rock band Swans, who released their thirteenth album, To Be … Continue reading
Photos by: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – UK space rock band Spiritualized, who are perhaps best known for their 1997 album, Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space, which features the awe-inspiring title track, performed at Massey Hall in Toronto on June 20th as part of NXNE 2014 with Montreal-based folk quartet The Barr Brothers, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Amanda-Susan Carson (@xoAmandaCarson) – The 20th editon of NXNE continued on June 20th with a slew of great performances from Detroit-based rapper Danny Brown at the Virgin Mobile Mod Club, who released his third studio ablum, Old, on October 8th via Fool’s Good Records, and who also performed at Yonge-Dundas Square, New York-based rapper Le1f, who released his newest EP, … Continue reading
Photos by: Daniel Pascucci – New York City-based indie rock duo A Great Big World, who released their debut album, Is There Anybody Out There?, on January 21st via Epic Records, and who are best known for their worldwide hit “Say Something” (featuring Christina Aguilera), which was released on November 4th, 2013, performed at The Danforth Music Hall … Continue reading
Photos by: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – Yonge-Dundas Square hosted another great line-up on June 21st with Austin, TX-based indie rockers Spoon, who are expected to release their eighth full-length album, They Want My Soul, on August 5, 2014, which will be their first LP on new label Loma Vista Recordings, Canadian psychedelic pop artist Mac DeMarco, who released … Continue reading
Photos by: Stephen McGill (@steve_mcgill) – Ohio-based experimental rock band Foxy Shazam, who released their fifth album, Gonzo, on April 2nd, 2014, which was released as a free download, performed said album in its entirety and other tracks from their catalogue last night at Lee’s Palace with Oregon-based punk-bluegrass band Larry and His Flask, who … Continue reading
Photos by: Curtis Sindrey (@SindreyCurtis) – The Americana Music Association hosted a solid showcase at the Budweiser Music House at The Horseshoe Tavern on June 19th that featured a strong mix of Canadian folk artists including Tennessee-via-Toronto folk-rock singer-songwriter Lindi Ortega, who released her fifth album, Tin Star, on October 8th, 2013 via Last Gang Records, Hamilton-based psychedelic … Continue reading
By: Jennifer Perkin – Our NXNE 2014 coverage continues with reviews of experimental pop band tUnE-yArDs, who released their third album, Nikki Nack, on May 5th, 2014 via 4AD, at Massey Hall, New York City-based parody band The Pizza Underground, which features former child actor Macaulay Culkin, at Lee’s Palace, and Toronto-based experimental electronic rock band Fresh … Continue reading