Toronto

Best Coast @ Knitting Factory in April (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) Greetings from Toronto. NXNE, the Toronto music/film/interactive fest is happening this week…

The NXNE music festival (650 bands, 7 days, 40 films, 50 venues) happens in Toronto from June 14th-20th. The 2010 lineup for that fest so far includes Iggy & the Stooges, X, Les Savy Fav, Sloan, The Raveonettes, De La Soul, Man or Astroman, Thee Oh Sees and many more…

The Specials @ Coachella (more by Rachel Carr)The SPECIALS first concert in Toronto in over 29 years originally scheduled for tomorrow (monday) has been POSTPONED until August 2010 due to an emergency medical ailment The NYC shows are still on, and the Toronto show is already re-scheduled for the 4th week of August pending clearing dates/holds at the Sound Academy of which we hope to announce the re-scheduled date this Friday afternoon (4-23) All original tickets will be honoured for the August 2010 date, and as usual full refunds will be available (starting Monday) at the original point of purchase until the end of June Please don’t e-mail any of us or call looking for more info as there is isn’t any to give other than I’m personally emotionally heartbroken over the postponement, and so are all the Specials, who have been here since sat night ready to skank out – but since we’ve all been waiting 29 years for this re-birth, what’s a couple of more months…

DOOM? (NOW Toronto)Hoping to curb the melodrama, Toronto promoters REMG offered Mos fans who didn’t enter the Kool Haus refunds and sent patrons a message that they’d be checking Dumile’s identification to ensure that the real DOOM would take the stage…

DOWNLOAD: Pavement – Gold Soundz (MP3) Broken Social Scene @ Masonic Temple, Oct 2008 (more by Kyle Dean Reinford)Broken Social Scene will be releasing their new, as-yet-untitled album on May 4th, 2010 on Arts & Crafts…

“Rx are discussing options w/PJ now. Doesn’t look like I’m gonna make it. They’re not reinstating any of these flights…” Ted Leo, Aug 21 @ 2:06 PM Eddie Vedder & The Pharmacists – Aug 21, 2009 in Toronto Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, who just got back from playing some West Coast dates, have scheduled a few new East Coast ones for December…

Amy Millan is set to release her sophomore full-length, , on September 8 through Arts and Crafts International. The follow up to her acclaimed 2006 debut, , was recorded earlier this year with renowned producer/sound technician Martin Davis Kinack (Apostle of Hustle/Sarah Harmer/Broken Social Scene) in rural Ontario…

Explosions in the Sky @ Sasquatch 2009 (more by Chris Graham) Explosions in the Sky, Constantines and Castanets are playing Central Park Summerstage on Tuesday, June 30th…

Grizzly Bear @ MHOW (more by Tim Griffin) Two major additions to the growing list of free Pool Party shows happening at the Williamsburg Waterfront this summer…