North By NorthEast Festival wrapped up earlier this week. My friends and I tried to get to a lot of the events but as with any multi-venue festival it’s nearly impossible to see it all. From the parties, bands and sessions we made it to, here’s my hits and misses. Hit: Nineties nostalgia with Evan Dando &…
Author: Jay Minter
Cults – NXNE 2011
Cults – Lee’s Palace – NXNE 2011 Sometimes an unknown buzz band lives up to, some fail and others exceed expectations. New York based indie-pop group Cults definitely fall into the latter category. During NXNE we heard some friends commenting that Cults should be seen, so we thought we’d check them out at their Lee’s…
Dum Dum Girls – NXNE 2011
Dum Dum Girls – Lee’s Palace – NXNE 2011 Cute girls, sexy outfits, great punk/pop tunes, add all of these ingredients together and you come up with the super fun, super talents act; Dum Dum Girls. Dee Dee, Jules, Bambi and Sandy play in a style remeniscent of early Goo Goos and Bangles combined with hints…
Rifflandia Festival launches 2011 line-up
Rifflandia 2011 made its First Wave Line Up Announcement this week! The Line Up to-date includes City and Colour, Broken Social Scene, De La Soul, Blackalicious, Ra Ra Riot, The Cave Singers, USS, Awolnation and many more! These acts will be performing on The Rifflandia Park Stages. This recently announced new outdoor venue at Royal Athletic Park, allows the festival…
Call For Audition! CBC Cover Me Canada
Are you an unsigned musician over 12years old? CBC has issued a call for online performance auditions for a new music series, COVER ME CANADA, airing this fall on CBC-TV. Unsigned musicians and groups are asked to submit video performances, by July 8, 2011, of their cover versions of one of the following Canadian classics: Sundown…
What On Weekend – June 23 – 25, 2011
Summer’s officially here…let’s get the party started! Thursday, June 23rd – 90Six Dance Party featuring DJ Lady Miss Kier (from Deee-Lite), since I’m here in Toronto this looks like it’ll be on the agenda. – back home in Vancouver there’s a great benefit event; heroes with heART: Katarina Thorsen’s Interactive Portrait Event! Friday, June 24th – In…
Vibrant Colours at Kensington Market, Toronto
Tucked away between Toronto’s Chinatown and Little Italy lies one of the oldest and most visited neighbourhoods. Designated a National Historic Site in 2006, Kensington Market is a vibrant and diverse neighbourhood. As immigrants have come and gone from the ‘hood, they’ve each left a mark by the variety of goods and services available. Fruit and vegetable…