Yonge-Dundas Square
NXNE day 4 in pics: Ludacris, Joey Bada$$, Underachievers, Smif N' Wessun & Mickey Avalon in Yonge-Dundas Square
The music portion of Toronto’s NXNE festival wrapped up on Sunday (6/16), and we concluded our stay up there at the big, free rap show in Yonge-Dundas Square with Ludacris, Joey Bada$$, Smif N’ Wessun, Fat Tony, The Underachievers, Deniro Farrar, and MIckey Ava…
Deniro Farrar played NXNE, released a mixtape (pics, stream)
North Carolina rapper Deniro Farrar had a bit of breakout moment last year with Kill or Be Killed, his collaborative mixtape with Shady Blaze, and this year he caught ears with his solo mixtape, The Patriarch, which came out this past March…
The National played a free NXNE show in Yonge-Dundas Square (pics)
While the Northside Festival was going on here in Brooklyn, and Bonnaroo was going on in Tennessee, Toronto was hosting its annual NXNE festival…
Of Montreal & Portugal. The Man @ Yonge-Dundas Square (NXNE pics)
As we speak, the Flaming Lips are working towards a goal of playing the most shows in 24 hours. Back on 6/16 the band played a headlining set outdoors in Toronto’s Yonge-Dundas Square…
Ghostface played NXNE w/ Raekwon Killer Mike, Action Bronson & more (pics), plays Prospect Park Saturday (free)
Opening things up with a blazing, pace-setting flourish, Raekwon and Ghostface let loose with a tight four-pack of Wu classics, including “Incarcerated Scarfaces,” “Glaciers of Ice” and the timeless “Ice Cream…
NXNE announces initial 2012 lineup; Flaming Lips playing free outdoor show in downtown Toronto
Off! @ NXNE 2011 (more by Natasha Ryan)
The most memorable thing that happened the year I visited Toronto for NXNE was Iggy Pop & The Stooges playing their big, outdoor, free, no-ticket-or-badge-required show downtown at Yonge-Dundas Square…