Interview: Hey Rosetta!’s Romesh Thavanathan talks about the Sasquatch Music Festival
St. John’s Newfoundland’s Hey Rosetta! played at the Echo in Los Angeles this last Thursday night and I was lucky to catch up with Cellist/Keyboardist/Guitarist/Backup Singer Romesh Thavanathan for an extensive interview. The band has been on tour for months and are just now starting a season of music [...]
Paper Bag Records Announces Summer Festival Dates
Now that the May 2-4 weekend is past, it officially feels like summer. Paper Bag Records is gearing up for a jam-packed summer with their artists playing at a variety of festivals across Canada. If you don’t feel like standing in the middle of a field on a blazing hot day, you can also catch [...]
The Bloody Five debut CD review
CD Release: The Bloody Five Released: Summer of 2012 by Jade Sperry The Bloody Five are a rock band out of Toronto ON who are moving up the in the local club circuit. They’ve got an EP that was released in June 2010 (Bedroom Music – a FREE download) that I reviewed – that EP [...]
Capitol 6 Hit The Highway With Twin River
With a sound that’s been described as encompassing all eras of psychedelia from the 13th Floor Elevators to the Brian Jonestown Massacre with equal parts Neil Young and Bob Dylan, Vancouver’s Capitol 6 have just announced a co-headlining Western Canadian tour with Light Organ label mates Twin River. The tour kicks off in Vancouver on [...]
New Video: Jennifer Castle – Neverride
Jennifer Castle is making a run through Canada’s festivals this summer, catch her live at June 6 :: Montreal, QCC :: Casa Del Popolo for Suoni Per Popolo :: w/ Kath Bloom July 20 :: Dawson City :: Dawson City Music Festival July 27 :: Guelph, ON :: Hillside Festival :: Pop Montreal showcase August [...]
New Jacobin Club Celebrate 15 Years With A New EP & Tour
Saskatoon horror punks New Jabobin Club are giving something back to their fans to celebrate their 15th anniversary. The band is offering a four song EP titled Left Behind that features four songs from their 90s catalog. The release is available as a pay-what-you-want digital release or as a CD in a vinyl-style sleeve. It [...]
Harbourfront Centre Announces Free NxNE Shows
With 650 artists from around the world playing at venues around Toronto over five nights for NxNE, deciding who to catch can be difficult decision for even the most dedicated music fan. Even more so with all the free events! Harbourfront Centre is offering festival goers the chance to catch nine up and coming acts [...]
Fraction and Fresh Kils – Extra Science
Hip-Hop has always held an appeal for me but in recent years I’ve fallen away from most of the genre aside from a few select artists. Extra Science is the kind of album that can easily draw the attention of lapsed hip-hop fans. Fractions lyrics and smooth delivery and keep production from Fresh Kils make [...]
The Schomberg Fair – New Music and Canadian Tour
Once upon a time I was asked to open for a band coming through the area. That night I heard The Schomberg Fair for the first time, and I have been a fan ever since. Eight months ago The Schomberg Fair released their EP Mercy. Providence has a similar feel, but it’s clearly not [...]
Pat Robitaille – Video Release “We Won’t Change”
Pat Robitaille releases a new video from his 4th album “Change”. The single ”We Won’t Change” has a beautiful simple but catchy melody. Video was directed by another talent from Windsor Sean McLeod. Sean has directed videos for artists such as Ashley MacIsaac, Yuna, and one of my favourite videos by McLeod – Yellow Wood “Chinese Women Unite”. [...]
Cadence Weapon Announces Tour, Releases New Album
Cadence Weapon, the one-time poet laureate of Edmonton and 2006 Polaris Prize nominee, has just announced a tour in support of his upcoming album Hope In Dirt City, out on May 29th. Rollie Pemberton as he’s known to his family and friends kicked off a tour of Europe with Japandroids today. The tour will touch [...]
The Matadors Scare Up A Toronto Show
London, Ontario’s The Matador’s promise a frighteningly good time at the Hard Luck Bar on June 16th. The gig, which surprisingly isn’t part of NxNE, will also feature other horrorbilly acts including The Hellbound Hepcats, Evil Elvis and Butch Haller & His Chesterfield Ramblers with yet more acts expected to be announced. “Since this is [...]
Austerity Measures :: Betty Burke offers up 4 free tracks!
I’ve been following Maggie MacDonald’s projects for many years. She is a veteran of the Toronto music scene (Barcelona Pavilion, Hidden Cameras, Republic of Safety) as well as an author, playwright and political activist. For those who are unaware, her current project is Betty Burke, which features Maggie, Jo Snyder, Sheila Sampath and Paul Mathew. [...]
Daps Records Unveils NXNE Showcase
Newly minted Toronto indie label Daps Records will hold their inaugural NXNE showcase at Sneaky Dee’s on June 15th. The line-up will feature Phèdre and Odonis Odonis along with the latest additions to the Daps’ roster including Beta Frontiers, Cartoons, Hellaluya, Hussy and Times Neue Roman. The gig kicks off at 7 pm with last [...]
Down With Webster Announced as Headliners for S.C.E.N.E Fest 2012
S.C.E.N.E Fest has announced that Toronto rap/rockers Down With Webster will headline the 2012 edition in downtown St. Catherines on June 24th. While the band may not necessarily be everyone’s cup of tea, the rest of the bands on the festival’s line-up will doubtlessly please everyone from fans of mainstream rock to indie music. Abandon [...]
Fundraiser: Pollux Dance Needs Your Help to take Heterollectual to Ottawa Fringe
Toronto’s Pollux Dance (Facebook) is taking “Heterollectual: Love, and Other Dumb Ideas” to Ottawa Fringe, at least they are trying to. People who have been reading NxEW for awhile are familiar with the dire financial straights that most Canadian musicians find themselves in. The reality though is that musicians are doing well compared to most [...]
Charlottetown’s Paper Lions Exceed 1 Million Views on Youtube Video for ‘Travelling’, Plans to Play NXNE and Release Acoustic EP for June 2012
Fan favourites Paper Lions have a lot to celebrate this spring and summer! Their music video for “Travelling” just surpassed the 1 million views mark, with numbers continuing to grow by the thousands every day, and they are fresh off the heels of nominations for “Song of the Year” and “Fan’s Choice Entertainer of the Year” at [...]
Canadian Film: A Little Bit Zombie opens this weekend
A little bit Zombie opens across Canada this weekend. According to First Weekend Club:”A Little Bit Zombie follows the adventures of Steve, a mild-mannered HR manager (Kristopher Turner) who becomes infected with a virus during a weekend get-away with his sister, Sarah (Kristen Hager) his best friend, Craig (Shawn Roberts), and his fiancé, Tina (Crystal [...]
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