Chris Budd is a music industry sales rep, former music publisher and the founder/owner/editor of Toronto-based music blog Indie Music Filter.
Who : Arkells from Hamilton.
What : I didn’t find the Arkells in the list of bands in the NXNE schedule until today. If you’ve been to the filter, you’ll know I’m a big fan of this band . Go check them out, insanely good live band. They play Friday night, El Mocambo, […]
I didn’t come out to see them (or reseda…) this past weekend on the Toronto island. They opened for Stars and DCFC with Young Galaxy, would have been a good show.
Who : Wintersleep from Halifax.
What : Don’t really think this show is part of the NXNE festival, because I couldn’t find Wintersleep on the schedule. But, according to their myspace page, their doing a free show this Friday (June 13th), Yonge and Dundas Square, 3:30pm. Here’s a live version of their radio hit, sound isn’t […]
Who : Ladyhawk from Vancouver.
What : Wrote a while back about this band, but have still never managed to catch them live. You can kind of imagine how raw and rye-soaked rock their live show would be just by listening to songs of their LP Shots . They play at Dundas Square, Friday June 13th […]
I had someone ask me about my Indie Music Filter mix compilations yesterday. Seems as if its been quite a while since I’ve put one together. Well, I’ve never done a summer mix, and I must admit I was inspired to start thinking about this since seeing/hearing the Urban Outfitters mix. I promise, as soon […]