What do you like most about NXNE?
Caroline Ouellette (left): “The Bellgame is the band I’m really interested in, other than that I’m pretty much just looking for anything.”
Jenet Armstrong (middle): “I love watching all the bands come in and band register with me, I really want to see the Petty Viscious.”
Jehann Tallin (right): “I really wanna see Raekwon and Ghostface Killah, so bad!”
Alicia Fricker: “I love the amount of people out and having fun. I can’t remember the name of the band I saw, it’s really long and complicated.”
Attendee: “It just feels different because normally I’m more self conscious about how I look, but not today.”
Anna Milewska: “We just saw Of Montreal and now waiting for The Flaming Lips. We missed Radiohead so we just came here.”
Arthur Rossignl: “Getting to see bands that I haven’t heard of at smaller venues. I saw Hooded Fang, Mac DeMarco was really good, Bleached, Violins…”
Ernestina Leitao: “The fact that the city opens up to the summer and I think that’s the pulse of the summer, live music and it’s so much fun.”
Celeste Pimm: “I love that it’s a festival that’s devoted to bringing new music into Toronto. I love having an excellent time and really loving music in this city. Art vs. Science was amazing, Of Montreal was absolutely off-the-wall amazing, something I definitely did not expect to see at Yonge and Dundas Sq. today.”
Jason Oculto: “The people and their styles.”
Mariliz Salken: “Looking forward to The Flaming Lips.”
Chris Anasco: “This is my first time here.”
Gary Grewal: “Free music, you can’t get this in most cities.”
Yvette Poufong: “First outing, I’m new to Toronto as well, I’m from Ireland, it’s fun to have a new festival.”
Sandra Kodsi: “I love the music and discovering new bands. I love Portugal the band, but I’m really sad cause we couldn’t see Radiohead, I don’t want to talk about this.”
Stephanie Welton: “The Flaming Lips.”
Ahmed Oesman: “I’m here to study.”
Matthew Hannam: “Shows at 2 o’clock in the morning.”
Hazen Wilcox (right): “The Flaming Lips.”
Alana Anderson (left): “I’m just here with him.”
Shannon Jager: “I love all the freee shows. Parlous was really cool and I just had a few friends playing in their houses.”
Jory Simpson: “The Men.”
Kim Teager (right): “I’ve been wanting to see The Flaming Lips for years and I haven’t had the opportunity, so I’m super psyched.”
Schon Faria (left): “The Music.”
Kayla Butt: “I love drinking until 4 in the morning and seeing tons of free shows.”
Gus Wenner (left): “Playing live.”
Scout Willis (right): “Yeah, playing in a venue where The Rolling Stones recorded a live album.”
All photos by Stefania Yarhi
