http://nxne.com Music and Film Festival and Conference Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:03:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Next week, NXNE-ers head down to Austin, TX for an annual trip to America's best festival. Our good friends at South by Southwest are rocking the state capital with the 24th-annual SXSW Music, Film, & Interactive Festival, and as always, NXNE is involved. If you're lucky enough to be there, ... http://nxne.com/2010/03/10/texas-nexus/ Like to see more music on the big screen? Check out the 2010 NXNE Film Festival, running June 16-20: 40 features, docs, and shorts in which music is the star. 2007's NXNE film fest screened Glastonbury, a great doc with fantastic footage from 30 years of England's iconic event. Watch this ... http://nxne.com/2010/03/08/film-fest-flashback/ 2010's list of Juno nominees just announced... NXNE congratulates LIGHTS, who's up for Pop Album of the Year. And if you're in Texas for SXSW this year, come see & hear LIGHTS on the NXNE showcase, 9p Friday March 19 @ the Prague nightclub in downtown Austin. http://nxne.com/2010/03/03/juno-nominees-announced/ ...looks pretty good in winter, too - especially after Sid the Kid's overtime winner Sunday night. The next time Yonge-Dundas Square goes this crazy will be during NXNE's four big outdoor shows this June. Watch the site for details... http://nxne.com/2010/03/01/our-fave-summer-festival-spot/ They played NXNE way back when they were called "Pez" - watch here as Billy Talent revs up Vancouver with "Fallen Leaves" earlier this week. Big hockey fans, these boys. Go Canada! http://nxne.com/2010/02/27/billy-talent-pumps-olympics-crowd/ Watch & listen - and be patient! -  as Basia Bulat makes magic with just her stunning voice, handclaps, and her boot heels. The crowd at Toronto record store Soundscapes is silent & spellbound - shades of Mavis Staples, early Janis Joplin. Basia entertained the Texans at NXNE's barbecue at ... http://nxne.com/2010/02/24/what-one-voice-can-do/ Check out the new video "Noisemaker" from NXNE alums Two Hours Traffic. And click here to see how our friends at CHARTAttack deftly segue from some background on the video to some fascinating Jewish religious history... http://nxne.com/2010/02/22/you-want-catchy/ NXNE congratulates our good friend Craig Laskey on being nominated in the Nightclub Talent Buyer of the Year category at this week's prestigious Pollstar Concert Industry Awards. Craig's nomination recognizes decades of great entertainment at The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern. Keep up the great work, Craig! http://nxne.com/2010/02/18/congrats-to-the-shoes-craig-laskey/ Festival faves Elliot Brood bringing a little Ontario to a packed LiveCity venue - barricades still intact - at the Vancouver Olympics on Valentine's Day. Go Canada! http://nxne.com/2010/02/18/elliot-brood-rocks-the-olympics/ Nice to see one of the crowd and media faves at NXNE 09 continuing to draw strong reviews - this one courtesy of our friends at CHARTattack. Full report on Coeur de Pirate's Feb 5 Montreal gig here. An antidote to the rising tide of Auto-Tune... http://nxne.com/2010/02/16/coeur-de-pirates-irresistible-charm-and-megawatt-smile/