Watch Five Videos from Five NXNE Bands

Manitoba will be heating things up in Toronto for the country’s largest music festival and industry conference next month. Thirteen Manitoba acts have been tapped for coveted showcase spots at North by Northeast (NXNE), which runs June 13-22, 2014. 

Manitoba Music will return to The Cameron house for an eclectic showcase of critically-acclaimed new music from the prairie province on June 19. The event will feature Aporia Records’ indie rock act Federal Lights; Pipe + Hat Records’ bluegrass-tinged singer/songwriter Jess Reimer; Americana act Slow Leaves; indie pop/folk outfit Yes We Mystic; roots darlings Sweet Alibi; and high energy rock’n’roll siblings Sons of York. Check out the schedule of Manitoba bands at NXNE and watch some videos while you wait for the bands to hit the stage...

Federal Lights will kick things off at 8PM

Slow Leaves takes the stage at 10PM

Sweet Alibi gets going at 11PM

Yes We Mystic will hit the stage at midnight

Sons of York closes out the night at 1AM