I BLAME YOKO

Official Day Party Showcase at NXNE 2012

a FREE Official Day Party Showcase

in affiliation with Katuwapitiya.com

Thursday, June 14th 2012 | The Horseshoe Tavern | 12:30 - 5:30pm

370 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON Canada | 19+

(No Badge Required)

Summer is here and I BLAME YOKO is back producing our next day party showcase during NXNE 2012! Its all happening at the world famous Horseshoe Tavern on Queens Street. A historic Toronto, ON venue and a staple for presenting some of the best live music from around the world.

The event is FREE to attend and will feature 7 up and coming independent "buzz" musical acts from Canada and the United States.

After a very successful showcase at SXSW this year we look forward to making NXNE 2012 just as amazing! You can view photos from our past SXSW showcase here!

LINEUP

Serena Pryne and the Mandevilles (Ontario, CA) 5:00PM

@serenapryne | www.serenapryne.com

Son of the Sun (Buffalo, NY) 4:15PM

@sotsmusic | www.sonofthesunmusic.com

The Waxbills (Ontario, CA) 3:30PM

@thewaxbills | www.thewaxbills.com

Allosaurus (Ontario, CA) 2:45PM

@allosaurusband | www.allosaurusband.com

Elk (Ontario, CA) 2:00PM

@elkelkelk | www.elkmusic.ca

The Tins (Buffalo, NY) 1:15PM

@TheTinsMusic | www.thetinsmusic.com

Cai.ro (Ontario, CA) 12:30PM

@wearecairo | www.wearecairo.com

SPONSORS

KATUWAPITIYA.com - www.katuwapitiya.com | @katuwapitiya

Toronto music blog Katuwapitiya.com has operated in its current form for almost 4 years. In that time, it has been featured on major music sites like Pitchfork, Consquence Of Sound, Stereogum, Modestmouse.com and countless others. Its archives includes concert reviews (and exclusive videos) for prominent acts like Jeff Mangum, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Grimes, Alabama Shakes, Yann Tiersen, Phife Dawg (of A Tribe Called Quest), and The Pharcyde and interviews with bands like We Are Scientists, Three Blind Wolves and The Dig. Over the past year, it also provided extensive coverage of Austin's SXSW and Toronto's NXNE music festivals. Katuwapitiya.com also informs its social media following via Twitter and Facebook to provide more instant updates during concert/festival coverage.

Heyday Media Group - www.heydaymediagroup.com

Heyday is a musically diverse, artist driven company that encourages and nurtures its writers/artists to focus on their creative path, to follow their own creative voice, not to compromise their craft by trying to fit into a little box. Heyday focuses on all aspects of administration, overseeing copyrights, seeking avenues to generate revenue while at the same time focusing on bringing up the visibility and value of the artists’ catalogs through various channels including promotions and media licensing.

Heyday is grateful to have the opportunity to work with a diverse musical landscape of unique and talented artists, many of whom are original, uncompromising 
and courageous in fearless adventure with their creative spirit.  From imagination and beyond!

buffaBLOG - www.buffablog.com | @buffablog

Since forming in March of 2010, buffaBLOG has strived to be the go to source for information and promotion of the local music scene in Buffalo through concert previews and reviews, interviews, and artist spotlights. buffaBLOG has an average of 800 visits a day to their site, as well as a large social media following. Since their inception, the blog has been involved with Thursday in the Square, the Infringement Festival, and various other music related events in Buffalo.

The Good Neighborhood - www.thegoodneighborhood.com | @thegoodhood

Based in Buffalo, New York, The Good Neighborhood is online with a daily dose of the greater good, and on the town with a cause for every event.

Endless Eye - www.endlesseye.com | @TheEndlessEye

Endless Eye is a Los Angeles based Media Collective of Artists, Videographers, Cinematographers, Editors, Graphic Designers, Producer/Directors, and Free Spirits. Our daily lives as freelancers allow us to come together to work on projects ranging from commercials, shorts, documentaries, music videos, corporate videos and feature films. We spearhead social justice issues in our own films and help local businesses, Non-Profits and entrepreneurs to develop and create vibrant media to promote their own endeavors. Endless Eye also has been developing its own on-going Media Literacy and Video Production classes throughout the city to promote Media Advocacy and Understanding in Youth throughout the city.