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NXNE
Toronto, Canada
June 14-19, 2022
www.nxne.com
NXNE (North by North East) is returning this Summer. Honestly speaking, this is one of my favorite music festival. What started off as a knock off of SXSW, NXNE has become its own thing. The major differences is that it’s in Canada and venues are a little spread out (somewhat like New York’s CMJ festival).
When we went to NXNE in 2011, we saw Evan Dando, Juliana Hatfield, Art Brut (what an incredible show!), Cults, Kevin Seconds, Washington, Brian Wilson (he didn’t play), Peelander-Z, Ty Segall (we were stuck on a boat with him), Men Without Hats, Devo, and Stars (sort of saw them from a very far distance).
Of course, that was in 2011, before the pandemic. I’m just speculating, but based on their 2022 title, “North By Northeast Music Festival Puts Focus Into The Clubs”, it would appear that the festival organizers are going to focus on smaller clubs and smaller bands (which I personally think is the right move). The festival still promises six days of music, featuring over 300 bands! And the BEST PART, it’s only $20. That’s unheard of for a major music festival.
Speaking about the low price, NXNE Founder and President Michael Hollett said, “That’s actually cheaper than when it first started (in 1995). Especially given the pummelling the live music scene has taken over the last two years, we committed to removing financial barriers to NXNE to best connect artists with audiences; even for artists, it’s free to submit and they get paid to play.”
As of this writing, since it’s still early days, no bands have been announced. A preview of the roster is coming on May 4th (next week).
Toronto, Canada
June 14-19, 2022
www.nxne.com
NXNE (North by North East) is returning this Summer. Honestly speaking, this is one of my favorite music festival. What started off as a knock off of SXSW, NXNE has become its own thing. The major differences is that it’s in Canada and venues are a little spread out (somewhat like New York’s CMJ festival).
When we went to NXNE in 2011, we saw Evan Dando, Juliana Hatfield, Art Brut (what an incredible show!), Cults, Kevin Seconds, Washington, Brian Wilson (he didn’t play), Peelander-Z, Ty Segall (we were stuck on a boat with him), Men Without Hats, Devo, and Stars (sort of saw them from a very far distance).
Of course, that was in 2011, before the pandemic. I’m just speculating, but based on their 2022 title, “North By Northeast Music Festival Puts Focus Into The Clubs”, it would appear that the festival organizers are going to focus on smaller clubs and smaller bands (which I personally think is the right move). The festival still promises six days of music, featuring over 300 bands! And the BEST PART, it’s only $20. That’s unheard of for a major music festival.
Speaking about the low price, NXNE Founder and President Michael Hollett said, “That’s actually cheaper than when it first started (in 1995). Especially given the pummelling the live music scene has taken over the last two years, we committed to removing financial barriers to NXNE to best connect artists with audiences; even for artists, it’s free to submit and they get paid to play.”
As of this writing, since it’s still early days, no bands have been announced. A preview of the roster is coming on May 4th (next week).
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Rock the Garden
Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 11, 2022
rockthegardenfestival.com
We’re so happy to see the return of Rock the Garden at the iconic Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.
As with previous events, there are two stages, food trucks, beer tents, and great music.
This year, they are bringing co-headliners Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and Sleater-Kinney… both excellent bands.
I don’t want to brag, but we were first to report Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats at the band’s first appearance at Bluebird Theater in Denver (Apr 2013): “Nathaniel Rateliff, debuted his new musical endeavor last Thursday at the Bluebird Theater accompanied by soul outfit, The Night Sweats.” The band went on to sign to Stax Records for their self-titled debut album in 2015.
Incidentally, if you ever see a Nathaniel Rateliff’s solo show (which we did in in April 2014), his music and performance is very different than a Night Sweats show. And trivia, but Rateliff previously appeared at Rock the Garden in 2016.
As for Sleater-Kinney, I’ve been seeing the band live since 2000 … with the last one in Feb 2015 after they re-united for a tour. That show was somewhat bitter-sweat, as it would be the last time we would see them with original drummer Janet Weiss (who we just saw in Quasi in Apr 2022).
Gates open at 1pm, music starts at 2:30pm.
Lineup:
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (co-headliner)
Sleater-Kinney (co-headliner)
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Divide and Dissolve
Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 11, 2022
rockthegardenfestival.com
We’re so happy to see the return of Rock the Garden at the iconic Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.
As with previous events, there are two stages, food trucks, beer tents, and great music.
This year, they are bringing co-headliners Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and Sleater-Kinney… both excellent bands.
I don’t want to brag, but we were first to report Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats at the band’s first appearance at Bluebird Theater in Denver (Apr 2013): “Nathaniel Rateliff, debuted his new musical endeavor last Thursday at the Bluebird Theater accompanied by soul outfit, The Night Sweats.” The band went on to sign to Stax Records for their self-titled debut album in 2015.
Incidentally, if you ever see a Nathaniel Rateliff’s solo show (which we did in in April 2014), his music and performance is very different than a Night Sweats show. And trivia, but Rateliff previously appeared at Rock the Garden in 2016.
As for Sleater-Kinney, I’ve been seeing the band live since 2000 … with the last one in Feb 2015 after they re-united for a tour. That show was somewhat bitter-sweat, as it would be the last time we would see them with original drummer Janet Weiss (who we just saw in Quasi in Apr 2022).
Gates open at 1pm, music starts at 2:30pm.
Lineup:
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Newport Jazz Festival
Newport, Rhode Island
July 29 - 31, 2022
newportfestivals.org
The Newport Jazz Festival returns to the historic Fort Adams State Park in Newport, Rhode Island, on July 29-31.
This year is somewhat special as it’s going to be a nice tribute to the Newport Jazz and Newport Folk Festival Founder George Wein, who died in Sept 2021.
Line-up announced so far, features Norah Jones, Esperanza Spalding and many others.
Line-up:
Newport, Rhode Island
July 29 - 31, 2022
newportfestivals.org
The Newport Jazz Festival returns to the historic Fort Adams State Park in Newport, Rhode Island, on July 29-31.
This year is somewhat special as it’s going to be a nice tribute to the Newport Jazz and Newport Folk Festival Founder George Wein, who died in Sept 2021.
Line-up announced so far, features Norah Jones, Esperanza Spalding and many others.
Line-up:
Norah Jones, Esperanza Spalding,The Fearless Flyers, Angelique Kidjo’s Remain In Light, Terence Blanchard, PJ Morton, The Ron Carter Quartet, BADBADNOTGOOD, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Lettuce, Cory Wong, Sons of Kemet, Nubya Garcia, Jazzmeia Horn, Nate Smith + KINFOLK, Jason Moran & The Bandwagon, Benevento/Russo Duo Acoustic, Nicholas Payton Trio, Maria Schneider Orchestra, Makaya McCraven, Yussef Dayes, Antonio Sanchez & Bad Hombre, Mononeon, Shabaka Hutchings, Vijay Iyer Trio, The Baylor Project, The Soul Rebels, Sampa The Great, Celisse, Emmet Cohen Trio, The Nth Power, Theon Cross, Thana Alexa: Ona, Lady Blackbird, Tuba Skinny, Samara Joy, Melanie Charles, Giveton Gelin, Holly Bowling, Laufey, and more artists to be announced.
If your band is coming to the Minneapolis/St Paul area, please email details to [email protected] with a good lead time. Thank you.
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