Blog: Narratives

My NxNE... final tally.

Jun 25, 2009, 2:42am

I managed to see more than 30 bands at this year's festival. For the most part, I stayed for full sets, though I got in late to a small handful of them. Here's the complete rundown, from start to finish: WEDNESDAY J. J. Ipsen @ The Drake Hotel (Underground) -- nice, but the wrong setting The D'Urbervilles @ The Drake Hotel (Underground) -- love these guys Lioness @ The Drake Hotel (Underground) -- Vanessa Fisher is a great lead Woodhands [...]

Tags: nxne 2009

My Listening Year: Final Tally My NxNE schedule... Wednesday.My NxNE schedule... Friday.My NxNE schedule... Sunday.My NxNE schedule... Thursday.

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