BBQ. Beer. Bands. Can you think of a better way to spend a summer afternoon? Six Shooter Records is gearing up for NXNE with their annual NXNE Back Lot BBQ on Saturday, June 14, co-sponsored by XM Satellite Radio, Steamwhistle Brewery, and the girls at Damzels in this Dress. This afternoon of grilling and chilling takes place in the lot behind their store at 1118 Queen Street East (near Pape) and features a stellar......

Whoever booked the bands for the Wintercity Festival this year definitely earned their paycheque. Typically these free shows consist of bands that are either Canadian Idol runners-up or musicians you've never heard of. While there are still some bands listed that'll make you say "who??!" there are a number of great acts that will make it worth the trek to Nathan Phillips Square and freeze your ass off for. Just remember to wear your longjohns......

Smooth, gentle, quiet, fast, efficient, popular, fun, red; these are just a few adjectives that describe both the newly re-installed College streetcars and folk artist Oh Susanna. The street cars are back up on College St. after months of construction, and Oh Susanna is back from a quick tour of the West Coast. The Scrappy Bitch is playing Hugh's Room tonight with special guests Elliot Brood and Kathleen Edwards. In a perfect world, it would......