NXNE Music and Film Festival Line Up
NXNE Festival rolls into Toronto June 17-21st with live performances, films, and entertainment business conferences. Free concerts on the NXNE Mainstage, feature performances by Black Lips, Burning Brides, Wintersleep, The Sonics, Youth Brigade, The Cool Kids, GZA and more.
Over 500 performers will appear at the NXNE Music Festival on 50 stages, with 28 clubs offering extended hours by serving until 4am. International artists include Film Noir (France); Fake Blood (UK); Pirate Love (Norway); DAT Politics (France); Kill Krinkle Club (Ireland); Dirtblonde (UK); Awkward I (Netherlands); and Benny Crespo’s Gang (Iceland).
Americans on the just-announced festival roster include These Are Powers (Brooklyn, NY); No Age (Los Angeles, CA); Japanther (Brooklyn, NY); Crystal Antlers (Long Beach, CA); Experimental Dental School (Portland, OR); Matt & Kim (Brooklyn, NY); Golden Triangle (Brooklyn, NY); The Daredevil Christopher Wright (Eau Claire, WI); Mika Miko (Los Angeles, CA); Midwest Dilemma (Omaha, NB); and Built By Snow (Austin, TX).
Candian performers include King Khan & The BBQ Show (Montreal, PQ); The Most Serene Republic (Milton, ON); Manafest (Toronto, ON); Dinosaur Bones (Toronto, ON); Hexes and Ohs (Montreal, PQ); and Ghost Bees (Halifax, NS).
The NXNE Film Festival will screen over 30 music related features, documentaries and shorts, including Brendan Toller’s I Need That Record: The Death (Or Possible Survival) of The Independent Record Store ands films about Depeche Mode and James Blunt.
The NXNE Conference kicks off with The Town Hall: State of the Industry 2009, and continues with panel discussions and hands-on workshops. American hip hop pioneer and former graffiti artist Fab 5 Freddy and GZA, founding member of the seminal hip hop group the Wu-Tang Clan are scheduled to appear.
Fans can attend the festival with 5-day or 1-day wristbands, Priority Passes or VIP Super Passes; prices range from $25 – $250. Visit www.nxne.com to buy passes & wristbands and for more festival info.
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