Trending: April 17
1. NXNE announced its 2012 lineup today, including a free Yonge-Dundas square concert with headliners The Flaming Lips (on the same day Radiohead play...;
NXNE: Day 5 review
Reema Major (Yonge-Dundas Square, 5 p.m.): Much-hyped Toronto-based MC Reema Major may have been playing her late-afternoon set in front of a largely...;
NXNE: Day 4 review
Brooklyn Vegan/M for Montreal Bruise Cruise (Lake Ontario, 2:30 p.m.): I guess they were going to blast “I’m on A Boat” sooner or later. Just as...;
NXNE: Day 3 review
Land of Talk (Yonge-Dundas Square, 8 p.m.): Fresh off of a Polaris Music Prize long-list nomination, Montreal’s Land of Talk bring their guitar-heavy...;
NXNE: Day 2 review
METZ (Yonge-Dundas Square, 6 p.m.): This Toronto trio has built a solid cult following on the strength of three seven-inches and a consistently intense...;
Kickin’ it Catholic school
With few exceptions, comedy and rap do not mix well. They are the household cleaners of show business, and must be stored separately so that the world...;
DB’s Best Bets: June 16-22
Why go: Noah Pred’s Thoughtless Music is a local front-runner in releasing quality techno and house, and their Get Thoughtless showcases are consistently...;
Polaris Music Prize long list announced
Taking advantage of all the media in town this week for North by Northeast, the Polaris Music Prize—given to the best Canadian album of the year by...;
Handsome Furs’ mission of Burma
In their current press photo, Dan Boeckner and Alexei Perry—a.k.a. Montreal synth-rock duo Handsome Furs—play the role of balaclava-clad criminals...;
NXNE: Day 1 review
The Postelles (The Garrison, 11pm): Lower Manhattan The Postelles spent the first half of 2011 in limbo after their record deal with Capitol went awry...;
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