Friday, May 29, 2009

Toronto: Your schedule for June 20 is Now Full

Think you have plans for June 20 - you do! But if it's something other than a full day of great music, scrap what you thought you were doing.

First: sleep in - you're going to be up late.

Second: Breakfast - get some protein and carbs in there, you're going to need the energy.

Third: Head down to Rolly's Garage for 1 - 1:30 for the No Shame + Daps Duo ALL AGES NXNE BBQ + Day Show Extravagnaza! It's the day before fathers day so kids take your dad, dads take your kids! There will be BBQ, Lemonade and "Crazy Art" and there will be bands - six of them.

Ruby Jean and the Thoughful Bees (who Rebekah Higgs is a big fan of) - will kick things off. Sure you can see Ruby Jean at other showcases for NxNE - but none of them are in a garage, with lemonade are they?

Next up, all the way from Sudbury are the Lightmares (who you heard on Episode 4 of our Mixtape podcast. They're spending an entire day away from the Giant Nickel just to make your day a little more musical.

After that it's time for a local legend, the one and only, sexiest musician in Canada Ms. Laura Barrett will be up to do an entire set of covers of her own music!

Next up is 'Swirling Shore' - i know very little about them. Someone told me to google their description, but if you do that, most of the references have to do with weather. Still it's a daps show, I'm sure that Swirling Shore will be somewhere between the Band's Last Waltz concert and a Beatles re-union (with Lennon and Harrison magically being resurrected for the show.)

Next up will be the "Nintendo-punk-rap parrrrty!" of Times Neue Roman - yes, you've heard right, the band is even better than the font!!

Capping off the afternoon will be the buzz band of the Pitter Patter festival Pick A Piper!

Now you've got three hours off, grab a coffee, have a beer with friends, take a nap, grab some dinner, whatever you need to do to get ready for Round 2!

Because starting at 9 (I'm totally guessing) down at the Horseshoe the Radio 3

That NxNE Sat June 20 is the CBC Radio 3 night! Jason Collett, Woodhands, Hot Panda, Lovely Feathers and more!

Because it's a licensed venue the Horseshoe will have beer (you didn't want to start drinking at 1 anyway.)

I don't have the full details for the Radio 3 showcase but the show will feature Jason Collett, Woodhands, Hot Panda and way more and that will take you into the wee hours of the morning after that what you do is up to you. But if you thought you were seeing anything other than seeing bands that day - you were wrong.

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3 Comments:

 Frank Chromewaves said...

couple things - one, Rebekah Higgs is IN Ruby Jean, not just a fan of. Two, Woodhands is not playing the Horseshoe that night - Woodpigeon is.

May 29, 2009 6:32 PM  
 Justin Beach said...

Thanks Frank

1) I know that.
2) Dunno, I don't have official details but Grant Lawrence said Woodhands.

May 29, 2009 6:34 PM  
 harrison said...

Horseshoe website says Woodpigeon too:
http://www.horseshoetavern.com/whos_playing.htm

May 31, 2009 11:31 PM  

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