The summer is pretty much here, and with it brings the music festival season. Earlier this year Canadian Content Machine gave you a rundown of Austin, Texas’ South by Southwest; now, we will do the same for Canada’s version of the multi-day music festival, North by Northeast. With its Toronto setting, NXNE will feature over 1000 artists through ten days –many of them Canadian acts. Notable headliners are Pusha T, St. Vincent, Juicy J, Spoon, Run the Jewels, Spirtualized, Sleigh Bells, and much, much more.
We have covered a few of the Canadian acts before–check out our pieces on Harlan Pepper, Mac DeMarco, and the Skye Sweetnam-fronted Sumo Cyco. Here are five picks for must-see Canadian acts at NXNE!
Joel Plaskett Emergency
1. Joel Plaskett Emergency
Where and When: Horseshoe Tavern, Saturday June 21 @ 11:30 PM
Out of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, this act features longtime indie rocker Joel Plaskett, he of nearly forty years of age. With that age comes experience, as his many years in Thrush Hermit, his solo act, and most recent get-together The Emergency will certainly show Plaskett’s deft ways around a good tune.
2. Mac DeMarco
Where and When: The Opera House, Friday June 20 @ 11:00 PM; Yonge-Dundas Square, Saturday June 21 @ 7:30 PM
A bit of a favourite of ours, the sometimes-weird and always-lovable Mac DeMarco will bring his interpretation of lo-fi fun indie (fundie?) to Toronto. And if you miss him out at The Opera House, don’t fret–DeMarco is pulling double duty and will be playing again on the Saturday at Yonge-Dundas Square.
3. METZ
Where and When: Lee’s Palace, Saturday June 21 @ 12:00 AM
One of the better benefits of being a hometown band in Toronto? You don’t have to worry about travel when all the festivals roll around. METZ already played Canadian Music Week last month, and now are looking to add a spectacular NXNE performance to their résumé. Even if you aren’t at Lee’s Palace on Saturday night, you may hear this trio anyway, because they are loud. They don’t describe their live shows as a “pterodactyl mid-flight” for nothing, you know.
4. HSY
Where and When: Adelaide Hall, Thursday June 19 @ 11:00, The Great Hall, Saturday June 21 @ 3:20 PM
So, how do you pronounce HSY anyway? Is it like Hussy, or does it rhyme with a certain Korean superpower? Which is a comparison, by the way, that these ferocious punkers would not like to have been made. With two shows, HSY is certainly on a mission to grab as many ears as possible during NXNE, and then to utterly obliterate them.
The Jerry Cans.
5. The Jerry Cans
Where and When: Tranzac Club, Saturday June 21 @ 9:00 PM
This band caught our attention in a unique way, for they’re the first act we’ve ever heard of to hail from the newest capital of Canada–Iqaluit, Nunavut. And the distinctiveness of The Jerry Cans continues once you actually sit down and listen: a bit of country, a bit of reggae, and a bit of traditional Inuktitut and throat-singing. How does that sound for a live performance you have never encountered before? Give The Jerry Cans some appreciation, and check out their show at The Tranzac Club.
For full listings and schedule, check out the NXNE website. We also have an A-Z listing of all the Canadian bands playing right here!
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2 Live Drew
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A A Wallace
a l l i e
A Mad World, My Masters
Aaron Berger & The Blue Stars
Ain’t No Love
Alvvays
Amity Beach
Amos The Transparent
Anamai
Andre Ethier
Animal Parts
Another City
The Antiheroes
Apeshit Simians
NQ Arbuckle
Ark Analog
Army Girls
ARSON
The Ascot Royals
Atherton
The Auras
B
B-17
Baby Cages
Baby Please
Bad Channels
Baked Goods
The Barr Brothers
The Bass6
Beat Busta
Beliefs
The Benefit of the Free Man
Bernice
Beta Frontiers
Beyond the Mountain
Bidiniband
Big Name Actors
The Black Fever
Black Rhino Riot
Blaxxx Bossalini & GMurdah
Bloodshot Bill
Boyhood
Brad Fillatre
Brat Kings
Brave Little Toaster
Brendan Philip
Brian Borcherdt
C
C-Sharp
Cai.ro
Calum Graham
Calvin Love
Canailles
Carl Didur
The Cautioneers
Cellphone
CHAMPION LOVER
Charlotte Cornfield
Chef Byer
Chic Gamine
Church Chizzle
The Cliks
Convoys
Cousin
Craig Currie
CTZNSHP
Culture Reject
The Cunninghams
D
Dance Movie
Daniel Son & Saipher Soze
The Danks
Dave Norris & Local Ivan
Dearly Beloved
Deebs
Delta Will
Derek Williams & the Back Country Band
Devontee
Diamond Bones
Dick Rodan
Diemonds
Different Skeletons
Diggy The DJ
Dilemmanade
Dillan Ponders
Dirty Frigs
DJ Bambii
DJ Grouch
DJ Human Kebab
DJ Mike Stoan
DJ Sammy Royale & Nino Brown
DJ Sun Sun
DJ Triple-X
Donovan Woods
DOOMSQUAD
The Double Cuts
Dre Barrs
Dream Jefferson
Drop Dead Pin-Ups
Drugs In Japan
Dusted
Dylan Hennessy
E
Each Other
The Effens
Egyptrixx
Elissa Mielke
Elizabeth
Elsa
Emma Frank
Erik Lind & The Orchard
Evy Jane
F
Fake Injury Party
Falling Androids
Federal Lights
Ferraro
Fever City
Fevers
Fine Times
First Base
First You Get The Sugar
Flex The Antihero
Formalists
FOXTROTT
Free N Losh
Freeman Dre & the Kitchen Party
Fresh Kils
Fresh Snow
G
G Milla
Gangis Khan aka Camoflauge
Gay Nineties
Gemma Files
George Leach
Ghost Cousin
Giant Hand
Glory Glory
Go For The Eyes
The Golden Dogs
The Goodluck Assembly
Gramercy Riffs
Grand Lark
Grand Splendid
Greg Ball
Greys
Grime Kings
Gruve
The GTs
Gunner & Smith
H
Handel Anrew
Hands & Teeth
Hannah Epperson
Harlan Pepper
Heat
Her Harbour
Holyoak
HotKid
How Sad
HSY
The Human Orchestra
I
I HATE TODD
I Smell Blood
Illitry
iLLvibe
Immerze
Indicator Indicator
The Inflation Kills
Invasions
J
J. Dohe
J Reid
Jacques Greene
Jahkoy
Jai Jones
JANITORS
Jay Glavany
JDon & Brian Rudder
Jenny Omnichord
The Jerry Cans
Jess Reimer
Jessica Mitchell
The Jessica Stuart Few
Jim Cuddy
Jimmy B
JJones
J’Nai
Joe Nolan
Joel Plaskett Emergency
John Southworth
Johnny Active
JoJo Worthington
Josh Geddis
Joyce Island
JPNSGRLS
Julie Fader
K
Kai Exos
KAi Sky Walker
Kalle Mattson
Kalyssa
Kate Kurdyak
Katie DuTemple
KC Accidental
Ken Reaume
Ketamines
Ketch Harbour Wolves
Kill Matilda
King Creep
Kira May
Kontravoid
Kyle Stephens
L
L.A. COPS
LadyFace
Lakes of Canada
Language Arts
Laurent Bourque
Lee Harvey Osmond
Lethal Frequency
The Lifts
Light Fires
Lindi Ortega
Lindsay Barr
Lindy
Little T & DJ Cross
Look Vibrant
Loopsy Dazy
Loose Pistons
Lorraine Segato
The Lovely Feathers
Luka
The Luke Austin Band
Luu Breeze
Lydia Ainsworth
Lynn Jackson Band
Lyric Dubee
The Lytics
M
Mac DeMarco
MAD ONES
Magnolia
Maica Mia
The Maladies of Adam Stokes
Mandippal
Many Arms
Marble Lion
Marker Starling
The Marvelous Beauhunks
Meanwood
Melissa Bel
Melissa Lauren
The Mercy Now
METZ
Mexican Slang
Michael Rault
Midnight Malice
Mike F. The Hitman
Mikey Dangerous
MIMICO
Mise en Scene
Mitch Belot
Mitch Tones
Mo Kenney
Molly Thomason
Monomyth
The Morals
N
NeoMaestro
NeverLand Gang
The New Enemy
New Positions
Nice Head
Nick Ferrio & His Feelings
Nicole Ariana
Nolo
Nue
The Nursery
O
The O’Pears
Odds
Odonis Odonis
Old and Weird
Old English
Old Man Canyon
Olivia and the Creepy Crawlies
Oneiroi
Only Child
Our Founders
Oxford Blue
P
Paradise Animals
PARALLELS
Patti Cake
The Pernell Reichert Band
Pet Sun
Philly Moves
Pif Paf Hangover
Pilot Light
PinKushn Kidz
Pistol George Warren
PiTT Tha KiD
P0ST3RB0Y
The Posterz
Pretty Archie
Progress
PS I Love You
Psycho Mad Sally
Q
Quatro
R
Rah Rah
Raz Fresco
Redanda
The Revival
Rhoneil
Rhye
Riverdale
Robbie G
Royal Creatures
Royal Tusk
Rulers of the Moon
Ryan Hemsworth
S
Sacred Harp Shape Note Singers
Sam Cash & The Romantic Dogs
Sam Coffey and The Iron Lungs
San Marina
Sc Mira
Scattered Clouds
Scott Helman
Scott Jackson
Sea Oleena
Seoul
SeT
Shawn William Clarke
Shi Wisdom
Sidney York
Sigrún Stella
Silent Movie Type
Silvergun & Spleen
Sing Leaf
Skinny Bitches
Skye Wallace
Slow Down Molasses
Slow Leaves
Soft Hell
Sonic Avenues
Sons of York
Special Costello
The Split
Stella Ella Ola
Stephanie Cameron
Stokes
Stone Iris
StreetScape Team
Stuka
Sue Newberry & The Law
Suitcase Sam & the Suits
Sumo Cyco
Sunrise and Good People
Suns of Stone
Swaying Tuesdays
Sweet Alibi
Swish Styles
Sydney Delong
T
T-Lo
The Taste
Technical Kidman
Teen Tits Wild Wives
Téhu
Tei Shi
Tennyson
The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra
Tess Parks
The This Many Boyfriends Club
Thought Beneath Film
Thoughts On Air
Thus Owls
Tim Hecker
TNB Beatz
Tommy Kruise
Tremor
Twin Smith
Twist
The Two Times
Tyler Ellis & The Eddy Line
U
UKAE
Unfinished Business
the unquiet dead
Unwed Mothers
Urvah Khan
V
V For Escargot
The Vaudevillianaires
Viet Cong
Vonelle
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Wake Island
Walrus
Walter Senko
Walter TV
The WAYO
We Were Heads
Weaves
The Wet Secrets
Whimm
White Poppy
Whiteboy Slim
Whitehorse
Whitney Pea
Whitney Rose
Wild Blue
The Wilderness of Manitoba
Will Ridge
WinnieBrave
Wish
Wizard Of
WTCHS
Y
Yes We Mystic
The Yips
Yonder Peak
YOU HANDSOME DEVIL
You’ll Never Get To Heaven
Young Mother
Young Lungs
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Zeus
ZONES
Zords
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