NXNE

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  Champion Lover

  Smiling Buddha, Toronto ON, June 21

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2015

  Champion Lover's twin guitar attack was literal in more than one way on the final night of NXNE. Enveloped by clouds of vapour from the adj...

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  Not Of

  Smiling Buddha, Toronto ON, June 21

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2015

  A rocking set from Not Of proved that appearances could be deceiving, with just the drum and guitar duo having no problem reaching the apex...

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  Overnight

  Smiling Buddha, Toronto ON, June 21

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2015

  "You guys are all troopers," drummer Lynette Gillis quipped from behind her kit to the visibly tired crowd. NXNE's 'round the clock schedul...

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  Casey Veggies

  Yonge & Dundas Square, Toronto ON, June 21

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2015

  Maybe it was the Vans-branded skate ramp at Yonge & Dundas Square, maybe it was the sunshine, or maybe it was the audience's excitement for...

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  Ty Dolla $ign

  Yonge & Dundas Square, Toronto ON, June 21

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2015

  Even if you don't stay up to date on Top 40 hip-hop and R&B, there's a good chance that you've heard a Ty Dolla $ign song without realizing...

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  Bart

  Smiling Buddha, Toronto ON, June 21

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2015

  Another band making lineup additions in the event of a live set was Bart, who first started writing and recording as a two-piece. Co-founde...

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  Dirty Frigs

  Smiling Buddha, Toronto ON, June 21

  PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2015

  Taking to the stage around midnight to close out NXNE's 2015 festivities, Toronto quartet Dirty Frigs showed first and foremost their abili...

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  UNiiQU3

  Danforth Music Hall, Toronto ON, June 20

  PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2015

  Charged with warming up the crowd before rising hometown MC Jazz Cartier and chart-dominating duo Rae Sremmurd, New Jersey DJ, producer, an...