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inform // June 15, 2010 // A Bird in the Hand

Toronto Island Concert

The Toronto Island Concert is this Saturday! Head over to the official site to see the set times (also listed below) as well as what fans are permitted to bring.

As well, because the show falls on the same weekend as North By Northeast, the first 250 NXNE bracelets/badges at the Mainland Ferry Box Office will get free admission. Tickets at GalleryAC.com are sold out, but there are still a few left at Ticketmaster.

As well, GalleryAC will be on site with a pop-up store on the island. Come on by to browse and shop the music and merch from the entire Arts & Crafts roster. The store will be announcing promotions via Twitter all day long; follow the tweets @GalleryAC to stay in the loop.

June 19th Set Times
1:00 PM Gates open
1:15 PM Toronto Revue (featuring The Beauties, Flash Lightnin' and Zeus)
2:45PM Timber Timbre
4:00PM Beach House
5:15PM Band of Horses
6:45PM Broken Social Scene
9:00PM Pavement

This Movie Is Broken

This Movie Is Broken is the latest film from Canadian filmmaker Bruce McDonald (Hard Core Logo, The Tracey Fragments) and it stars Broken Social Scene, who were filmed at last summer's legendary Harbourfront show.

The movie will open June 25 in Toronto (Scotiabank Theatre) and Vancouver (The Tinseltown), and there will be special screenings on June 17 in New York and Toronto. You can watch the trailer and get more information via the movie's official website thismovieisbroken.com. Further details on the screening can be found below.

NEW YORK
Thursday June 17, 9:45pm
Location: 92YTribeca, 200 Hudson Street
Buy Tickets

TORONTO
Thursday June 17, 7:00pm
Location: Royal Cinema, 608 College Street
For ticket info please visit nxne.com
Note: NXNE wristband holders will be able to attend this screening, subject to capacity.

Sally Seltmann

Sally Seltmann may be best known for co-crafting Feist's "1234" but the Australian songstress also carries a collection of soaring, sugary pop gems that are all her own. Sally will spend June in North America, delighting audiences across the continent with performances in support of her latest record Heart That's Pounding. The tour concludes in Hollywood at month's end and features a Toronto stop at Supermarket on the Friday of NXNE.

You can see Sally at the stops listed here and be sure to check out the video for her new single “Dream About Changing” here.

ALBUM INFO • WEBSITE • TOUR DATES • MYSPACE • FACEBOOK • TWITTER

Timber Timbre

Timber Timbre graces the cover of this week's NOW Magazine to promote the two shows they have coming up this week at NXNE, June 18 at the Gladstone and June 19's Toronto Island Concert with Pavement and Broken Social Scene.

They will also be doing Ottawa Bluesfest, Calgary Folk Fest and Vancouver Folk Fest this summer, check here for full details.

ALBUM INFO • WEBSITE • TOUR DATES • MYSPACE • FACEBOOK • TWITTER

In Other News...

•Jason Collett is presently making his was across the U.S. East Coast supporting Tift Merritt before doing the rounds on the Canadian festival circuit this summer. In addition to the previously announced dates, Jason has added a hometown show at the Mod Club on July 21 with Daniel, Fred & Julie providing support, tickets are available now at GalleryAC. To see Jason's full itinerary go here.

•NXNE, the annual Toronto festival now in full swing, and in addition to the Toronto Island Show, we have some great gig lined up Sally Seltmann is returning to North America, and will play the Supermarket on June 18, Zeus will play the CBC Radio 2 official NXNE Showcase June 17 at The Rivoli with Buck 65 and Grand Analog. Still Life Still will play the Mod Club as part of 102.1 The Edge, and Timber Timbre will headline the NOW Magazine showcase at the Gladstone this Friday. For more information on the festival visit their website.