While music industry hearts across America dream of warmer climes, of margaritas consumed outdoors, and of hotel pools, our friends to the North in Toronto are all like, “Hey! Don’t make it all about Austin, guys! We’ve got fun, too! We’ve got NXNE!” And it’s true, they do. And summer will come, if only for the week of June 13-22, when Toronto gears up for its 20th NXNE.
The festival recently made its second round of artist announcements, so now you can prepare to get your Canadian pool party on with the likes of Spoon, Sleigh Bells, Spiritualized, tUnE-YaRdS, A$AP Ferg, Metz, Ryan Hemsworth, Swans, Goat, The Barr Brothers, Oneohtrix Point Never, Low, Fuck Buttons, Tim Hecker, Eagulls, Glasser, Kelela, Ratking, Perfect Pussy, Small Black, Le1f, The Pizza Underground, Swearin’, Dan Croll, DJ Jonathan Toubin, Astro, Juan Wauters, Mutual Benefit, Guerilla Toss, Laurel, Calvin Love, Alvvays, Hunters, Saint Rich, Death Hymn Number 9, Criminal Hygiene, Elektrisk Gønner, Krazy Drazy, and the always intriguing “more.” You can check out the full lineup at the official NXNE website.
• NXNE: http://nxne.com
More about: Sleigh Bells, Spiritualized, Spoon, Swans
