NXNE held a media schmooze yesterday evening announcing some of the highlights of the upcoming NXNE festival. You can read the NXNE 2007 Press Kit. The final schedule hasn't been confirmed yet but some of the highlights to expect include:
June 6
- NXNE kickoff at Nathan Phillips Square from 5-7 pm will feature artists Dr. Draw and Shad K.
June 7
- Director Don Letts will have a gala opening at Royal Cinema of his new documentary "Rock It To Rio"(about Franz Ferdinand's sold-out headline shows in Chile, Brazil and Argentina).
- BBC Radio DJ Bob Harris will host a showcase at Lee's Palace which will feature some of his favourite Canadian performers including Kathleen Edwards, Melissa McClelland, Luke Doucet, Oh Susanna and a very special guest.
- The Soundtrack of Our Lives @ Healey's Roadhouse
- MySpace showcase @ The Boat
- Chart Magazine @ The Drake Hotel
June 8
- Now Magazine showcase @ Reverb
- Australian night @ Rancho Relaxo
- Yep Roc showcase @ Lee's Palace
June 9
- Indie Music Market at Dundas Square featuring a free afternoon concert with Toronto punk legends The Diodes, C'Mon and more
- The Soundtrack of Our Lives @ Healey's Roadhouse
- Pop Montreal Night @ The Drake Hotel
- Exclaim Magazine showcase @ The Boat
This year's NXNE seems like it's filling in quite nicely. I'm looking forward to the final schedule and lineup. I am glad that it looks like I'll have at least a few opportunites to see The Soundtrack of Our Lives. I wonder how strict they are about media accreditation only being for media; I guess one way to find out is to send an application in for media accreditation(for this music blog) and wait and see if I piss anyone off.
On an NXNE-related note the Sonic Unyon Records MySpace indicates that they'll have a showcase at Sneaky Dee's on June 7 featuring The Wooden Stars, A Northern Chorus, The Ghost Is Dancing, Camouflage Nights and Rebekah Higgs.
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In other news, Orch-pop softies Ohbijou will be at Harbourfront Centre for a free show on June 4[via Stille Post].
Pitchfork reports on The Fiery Furnaces short upcoming tour which brings them to Toronto for a show at Horseshoe Tavern on June 25.
Tranzac will be hosting a slew of local acts(Rock Plaza Central, Laura Barrett, among others) on June 30[via Stille Post].
Upcoming shows at The Silver Dollar - Toronto's The Airfields are there June 21 while Vancouver popsters The Awkward Stage are scheduled for a show on July 28.
Thanks to Chromewaves for pointing the way towards AOL.ca Sessions who currently have featured a session(episode #902) that Feist recorded for them. I believe this is the session that she and her bandmates recorded at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga in December 2006. The performance of "So Sorry" is spectacular.
Also, Feist and her bandmates appeared on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno yesterday night and performed a nice version of "1234":
YouTube: Feist - "1234" (live on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno - May 8, 2007)
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