Video: Surfer Blood - Take it Easy (Live, Yonge-Dundas Square June 19, NXNE 2010)

An abundance of video footage from the 2010 edition of NXNE has surfaced online in the past week and I've compiled some of the best so far, including performances from De La Soul, Iggy & the Stooges, Kid Sister, Thee Oh Sees, Zeus, Old Man Leudecke, DD/MM/YYYY, Wavves, Women, Warpaint, Surfer Blood, k-os, The Gin Riots, The Seedy Seeds, Sloan, Rah Rah and Sandman Viper Command.

The afternoon of the 19th was a hot one at the free NXNE 2010 stage in Yonge and Dundas Square. The sun was between two buildings for several hours, and was beating down on the concert goers from the cloudless sky. Surfer Blood was the first act for me this particular afternoon, though bands had been playing all day. They were introduced by Damien from Fucked Up who labelled them the "Kings of Chill Wave", to which Surfer Blood replied "we're going to go load up Wikipedia and find out what the fuck Chill Wave is." Despite the [...]