Noise Pop prides itself on bringing exposure to emerging artists, many of whom have gone on to widespread acclaim, including the White Stripes, Modest Mouse, The Flaming Lips, Death Cab for Cutie, The Shins, Bright Eyes, The Donnas, Jeff Tweedy (of Wilco), Silversun Pickups, Wolfmother, the Dodos and many, many more. The festival has also featured underground music legends such as Bob Mould, X, Frank Black (of the Pixies), Sleater Kinney, and Television. Noise Pop also includes the ever popular Noise Pop Film Festival, Pop ‘N Shop, gallery art shows and much more.

The week long event held from July 30 to Aug 7th, included pro skateboard riders Tony Hawk and Christian Hasoi competing in the 3rd Annual Coastal Carnage Finals, along with music performances by MGMT, Jimmy Eat World, Surfer Blood, The Sounds, Dead Country, and actress Vanessa Hudgens hosting Nike’

Taking place in the walkable radius of Williamsburg and Greenpoint, Northside is a four-day showcase of the work these people do behind the closed doors of rehearsal spaces, studios and makeshift home-offices, as well as glimpses from their contemporary creative communities around the world. Above a

For five days and nights, NXNE Music offers the hottest music and the freshest music-related ideas—all within a few km of each other. NXNE 2010 presented over 625 international, national and local acts at 50 official festival stages in downtown Toronto’s famous club district.

Sasquatch! Music Festival is a music festival held annually at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington. There is an emphasis on indie rock bands and singer-songwriters, although there are also alternative rock, hip hop and comedy acts. The festival features four separate stages (Sasquatch! Main