Thursday, June 16, 2011 Day 2 of NXNE started off at the Audio Blood Rooftop for an invite-only party. There was free beer, courtesy of St-Ambroise, and free Vitamin Water. Those Audio Blood folks sure know how to throw a party! First up was Library Voices, who brought out their delightful power pop in the […]

Date of show: February 19, 2010 Entire Cities closed out the night, providing a slightly different sound from the previous bands. Entire Cities have described their style of music on their Facebook page as barndance-rock-folk-country-party music, which I think is pretty fitting. There’s a lightness to their presence, as bassist Paul Sorensen jumps around stage […]

Date of show: December 11, 2010 The Balconies headlined the show and, by the time they hit the stage, it was packed. Jacquie Neville was on lead vocals the whole time, rocking out hard on her guitar, with brother Stephen Neville (bass), as well as Liam Jaeger (drums), backing her up with harmonies. Jacquie carries […]

Date of show: December 10, 2010 It was a real treat to see Make Your Exit, Toronto based quintet playing jazz-infused indie rock. Make Your Exit is made up of Jeff Buckley (vocals, guitar, keys), Mike Denby (guitar, vocals, keys), Oliver Pauk (saxophone, vocals), Mike Dellios (bass, vocals), and Steve Dagg (drums). Together, they bring […]

[Note: Rachel wasn’t prepared to get on stage for the shots picture, so she was a little nervous. It’s a little blurry, but hey, it was the first band to do shots DURING their set. How awesome is that?!] Date of show: September 23, 2010 Shot of choice: jager Amos the Transparent is an Ottawa-based […]