GOING LIVE: NXNE 2012 – Day Four
The curtains don’t close without one big bang. Though Saturday wasn’t the official end to North By Northeast, it was the last big night full of brooding chaos. With most music lovers flocking to Toronto’s core to get squished by a giant balloon and THE FLAMING LIPS’ expansive catalogue, the rest of the city bore witness to bass writhing hip hop (KILLER MIKE, ACTION BRONSON), knuckle scraping indie rock (BLEACHED, RIVAL SCHOOLS)... Read More
GOING LIVE: NXNE 2012 – Day Three
Friday night = rock and roll. In it’s third day, North By Northeast flew off the top rope without remorse (we lost a few good cameras out there). In one part of Toronto, moody instrumentalists 2:54 and DIIV turned guitar sounds into works of art at Lee’s Palace whereas EIGHT AND A HALF, PURITY CONTROL and THE COPPERTONE let fans indulge in all sorts of local tunes that bounced off the space in front of them with ferocity. There was Wrongbar... Read More
GOING LIVE: NXNE 2012 – Day Two
“Toronto may be full of hipsters, goth kids and a lot of preppy snobs that live with their moms, but the noise its music community makes feels like home”. These words received via text message during BAD RELIGION’s revival of punk rock in the heart of Toronto equally summarized the Thursday night as every artist in the city – along with North By Northeast – went straight for the jugular. North of the border talent like... Read More
GOING LIVE: NXNE 2012 – Day One
Like most Toronto dwellers know, North By Northeast always starts off a bit quiet but the “almost too quiet” feel is heavily attributed to the fact it’s just the calm before the storm. With a new tie, a pressed shirt and some fresh kicks, NXNE 2012 launched by pushing out an incredible pool of indie talent, featuring chaos-heavy local punk rhythms (TEENANGER, THIGHS), tasteful hip hop (BLAKE CARRINGTON) and ear-skirting indie rock... Read More
BLARE’s 20 MUST-HEAR BANDS AT NXNE 2012
This summer may just hold the NORTH BY NORTHEAST we’ve all been looking for. Why you ask? The festival’s finally legal. Now in its 18th year, the annual destination for new independent music is set to release gorgeous vocal croons and wails, let keyboards surf through your mind and rip apart its shirt Hulk Hogan style to the beat of vintage punk and alternative. While the festival does just that with 780 bands and 40 films over the course... Read More
CONTEST: NXNE 2012
THE PRIZE: TWO FIVE-DAY WRISTBANDS 650 Bands. 7 Days. 40 Films = NXNE 2012 South By Southwest’s little brother with a sugar rush problem, North By Northeast is a Toronto haven for music addicts, interactive folk and film admirers willing to give their life away for a few days in a row. To make sure you get swept up in the wave from sunrise to sunrise all week long, we’re giving away two pairs of five-day wristbands that provides access... Read More
GOING LIVE: NXNE 2011 – Day Four
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VIDEO: Sharks (NXNE 2011)
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VIDEO: The Dirty Nil (NXNE 2011)
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GOING LIVE: NXNE 2011 – Day Three
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