The Flaming Lips, Raekwon & Ghostface Killah head North by Northeast 2012

By Alex Young on April 17th, 2012

UMO, The Men, Porcelain Raft, Friends, and Ceremony, too.

Festivals in Brief: Capitol Hill Block Party, Wicker Park Fest, Hop Farm Fest

By Jennifer Hayward on May 18th, 2011

Post-ACL lineup goodness.

Devo, Descendents, Stars head North by Northeast 2011

By Derek Staples on April 20th, 2011

Canada’s answer to SXSW.

Festivals in Brief: NXNE, Summerfest, Montreal Jazz Fest, Forecastle, Virgin Fest Nova Scotia, No Depression, HARD Summer, and more! Yes, kids, it’s a lot!

By Alex Young on May 12th, 2009

Two things we can take from today: 1.) the festival announcement season is far from over and 2.) festival organizers all like making announcements on Tuesdays. As you’ll see below, there’s a lot going on in the world of summer music festival, so, let’s recap with today’s edition of “Festivals in Brief.”

SXSW say what?

By Alex Young on April 24th, 2009

Come June 17th, South by Southwest’s sister festival extravaganza, North By Northeast, will return to Toronto, Ontario for five days of music, delivered by over 500 local, national, and international acts. The Black Lips, King Khan & BBQ Show, No Age, and Matt & Kim make up the first batch of recently announced names scheduled [...]