The 5 Bands to Watch at NXNE 2012
Gold & Youth
If
you find yourself walking down Queen Street West on the Thursday of
NXNE, make sure to get down to the Rivoli to check out this
Vancouver buzz band. Their mix of Synth & Drum Loop set a moody tone for their haunting lyrics. This is a show not to be missed.
Ben Caplan & The Casual Smokers
Having
witnessed this bearded wonder at the CN Tower during the opening of
this year's Canadian Music Week. I can tell you, if you choose this
evening set at the Horseshoe on the Thursday. That you will be
entertained by this blues-folk virtuoso from Sound Check to the last
note played.
Bran Van 3000
Every year
,NXNE pulls a rabbit out of their 90's hat and this year is no
different. As we'll get a chance to basque upon the Montreal Pop glory
that is Bran Van 3000. From Drinking in L.A., to Couch Surfing to
Astounded, this late night show on the Thursday schedule is reason to
get your dancing shoes on.
Unlike
the Saskatchewan plains that helped forge their laid back blend of Alt.
Country Pop, this band is anything but flat. What better way than
working your way on a Friday Night to the Dakota Tavern to catch this
exciting prairie pop delicacy.
Dusted
In
a day where Side Projects and Second Bands aren't out of the ordinary,
it is very rare that you see one that stand out as much as Holy Fuck's
Brian Borcherdt
new project Dusted does. This Lo-Fi pop outfit astounds with it's
stripped down accompaniment, uplifitng lyrics and tinge of electronic
fuzz. Those qualities alone should give you reason make it up through
the wiles of Chinatown to get to the El Macombo to witness this
brillance on a Thursday night.
The 5 Comedians to Watch at NXNE 2012
Aaron Berg
With 5 shows on
the docket, he is one of the busiest comedians at this year's festival.
With razor sharp observations to riotously funny stories delivered at a
machine gun pace, you'll see why he is one of the most respected
comedians in all of Canada.
Amanda Brooke Perrin
Don't
let that wholesome Alberta veneer fool you, this young woman is one of
the sharpest wits in Canadian Comedy today. Her mix of rye wit and word
play makes her one of attractions to watch at this years festival.
Mouth Congress
Though the
side projects might not be rare in music, when it comes to comedy it is a
sight only seen once in a blue moon. This comedy music twosome re-teams
one of Canadian Comedy's most recognizable faces in Scott Thompson with
one of his fellow Writers on Kids in the Hall the very talented Paul
Bellini. Their lo-fi comedy offerings will either leave you rolling in
the seats or leave you mystified to what you have just seen. Either way
mission accomplished.
Rick & Chuck
Spawned by
the Toronto's renown sketch troupe "The Boom", this brainchild of Eytan
Millston and Jays Wells L'Ecuyer, weaves gangster rap, a grade 8 sense
of humor, and wild violent imagery in a hilarious tableau of comedic
destruction. Do yourself a service and look up their video for "We's
Hawd."
K. Trevor Wilson
Considered
by most to be one of the hardest working comedians working in Toronto.
This burly bearded raconteur of life's little foibles is one of the
premier storytellers on this years docket.
Blog Written By:
Pat Tiffin
Blogger/Writer/Comedy Relief
