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NXNE returns June 14-19 in spectacular fashion

May 15, 2022May 15, 2022 Amber Healy 0 Comments 3409, Atay & JAX, BALTO, Big Smoke Brass Band, Dallas Broken Islands, Dover Lynn Fox, Festivals, Foolproof, Jeremy Voltz, Kingdom of Birds, Lindsey & The Lonelies, NXNE, NXNE 2022, Omega Mighty, Ose, Sleepy Gonzalez, Toronto, Vicky R

Oh, how we’ve been waiting for this to happen: North By Northeast is returning to Toronto for a full week

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Random music news for Wednesday, April 27, 2022

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments B-52's, Bonehead, Coachella, Eddie Van Halen, Fleetwood Mac, Genesis, NXNE, Oasis, Peter Green, Sonny and Cher, Sting

Hyperreal artificial humans: What could possibly go wrong? Try to ignore that as you go through music news for April

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Random music news for Tuesday, January 18, 2022

January 18, 2022January 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments BBC, Bookchella, Coachella, Dolly Parton, Kendrick Lamar, Linda Lindas, Mother Mother, NXNE, Right Said Fred, South Park

The Winter Olympics are coming up in a few weeks. A little snow would be nice. As for music news

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Random music news for Tuesday, June 23, 2020

June 23, 2020June 22, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments AC/DC, Apple, Concerts, Darkness, Donald Trump, Justin Bieber, Live Nation, NXNE, Pussy Riot, Rush, Sigur Ros, Songwriting, Video Games

Looking to attract women? Then don’t include your cat in your dating profile. Hey, it’s science! You’re welcome. Now some

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Random music news for Thursday, April 2, 2020

April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments CRTC, Exodus, Foo Fighters, Gary Holt, Live Nation, Metal, NXNE, Podcasting, Public Enemy, Slayer, Thursday, Tom Rush, Video Chat

Note: Beach bodies have been canceled for 2020. That takes the pressure off, right? You can play with this umlat

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Random music news for Thursday, June 6, 2019

June 6, 2019June 5, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Blink-182, Copyright, Donald Trump, Fraunhofer, Jukeboxy, Madonna, NXNE, Podcasting, Spice Girls, Spotify, Thom Yorke, Tom DeLonge, Tupac, Vinyl

The 75th anniversary of D-Day. If you ever get a chance to visit the beaches of Normandy, do it. Moving

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NXNE is this Weekend!

June 24, 2017 Nerhys 0 Comments Music Festival, NXNE, NXNE 2017, NXNE Portlands

Yesterday NXNE Portlands kicked off with an awesome first day with great artists. Although it was overcast for most of

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NXNE Future Land Today in Toronto

June 21, 2017 Andrew Dick 0 Comments NXNE, Tech, Toronto

Today in Toronto NXNE is holding Future Lands at The Great Hall (1087 Queen St W, Toronto.) What is the Future Land

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See If You Can Make It Big In This Choose Your Own NXNE Adventure Game

May 26, 2017May 25, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments Choose Your Own Adventure, Danforth Music Hall, Fame, Festival, Game, HackerYou, Horseshoe Tavern, NXNE, Star, Toronto, TTC

Have you ever dreamed of being a rock star? Plenty of real-life stars will be descending on Toronto for NXNE

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NXNE Announces Full Line-up for Port Lands

April 20, 2017 Nerhys 0 Comments Music Festival, NXNE, Port Lands

NXNE has unveiled their full lineup for the Port Lands Festival on June 23-25 in Toronto. Newly announced highlights include

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North By Northeast 2017: Here Are the Early Details

November 16, 2016November 16, 2016 Nerhys 0 Comments Music Festival, North By Northeast, NXNE, Toronto

North by Northeast 2017 will run from June 16 to 25, 2017 in Toronto. That’s right, the festival will expand to

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