North by Northeast, South by Southwest’s Canadian cousin with distinctly less bbq and more flannel, will be taking place all this week in Toronto. Music folks call SXSW ‘Indie Spring Break.’ Well if that is spring break, NXNE is Summer Camp. The festival has been held yearly in June since 1994 and like SXSW, includes a music and interactive conference ... Read More »
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90-Minute Tours: Jaunts To Canada, France, and Ireland At The Movies This Weekend
Judge us if you will, but we’re quite ready to throw away our art-house street cred and plunk down our dollars for a weekend trip to the 1980s with “Hot Tub Time Machine”. Of course, the era of Aqua Net and the McDLT isn’t the only exotic destination offered at this weekend’s box office. We’ve got trips to County ... Read More »
The Scene In Six Sounds: Canada
Despite being the butt of many musical jokes (see Bryan Adams, Nickelback and Celine Dion), Canada is something of a musical hub right now. In fact, you’ll find many of the world’s most fashionable bands in residence, wowing critics more and more by the day. While Canada’s superstars might not have taken the world by storm in terms of sheer ... Read More »
Where the Movies Really Are
Check out the August issue of the always awesome Travel + Leisure for a guide to where your favorite movies are actually filmed. Author Darrell Hartman gives a big shout-out to Museyon Guides, with five movies filmed in surprising locations. That scene with this post … it doesn’t get more iconically Wild West than that, right? Wrong. It’s actually Almeria, Spain, cinematic backdrop ... Read More »
Cinema Under the Stars
When summer rolls around, there’s nothing better than sitting under the stars and watching a movie. Well, almost nothing. You’ll definitely get bonus points for bringing a picnic basket, a bottle of wine and some good friends. We looked around our hometown and more to find where you can see some outdoor screenings this summer. Read More »