The 'Keet Tweets

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A lot of things make Bob, our parakeet/budgie (short for budgerigar), tweet, burble and chirp: the birds outside, the hair dryer, running water-- and Canadian indie music. But some songs really get him singing. Here's what Bob the Budgie likes on CBC Radio 3 this week.

Moonface: Return to the Violence of the Ocean Floor (Bob loves Moonface)

The Details: Reunion Souvenirs

Jeremy Fisher: Jolene

The Elwins: Stuck in the Middle

Manitoba Music Showcase @ NXNE

Toronto, ON – May 26, 2011 – Hot on the heels of their CMW Showcase back in March, Manitoba Music is hitting Toronto again – this time for NXNE. On Thursday, June 16 some of Manitoba’s finest will take the stage at the Gladstone Hotel Ballroom. The night will feature five acts – Surf-Noir rockers This Hisses, Polaris long-lister Greg MacPherson, indie rock outfit The Details, psychedelic Les Jupes, and electro-dance DJ Cyclist.

Les Jupes

Manitoba Music Showcase @ NXNE

Thursday, June 16 – Gladstone Hotel Ballroom

9:00pm – This Hisses

10:00pm – Greg MacPherson

11:00pm – The Details

12:00am – Les Jupes
(N2DS2W attending; here's our show review from Les Jupes' March show at the Phog Lounge)

1:00am – Cyclist

Other Manitoba Bands playing NXNE

The Seed Organization – June 15 @ Lula Lounge – 11:30pm (Balanced Records Showcase) 
Joe Silva  - June 15 @ Lula Lounge – 1:00am (Balanced Records Showcase)
Gt. DANE  - June 16 @ Bread & Circus – 8:00pm
Goldenboy – June 16 @ The Supermarket – 9:00pm
Magnum K.I. – June 16 @ Crawford – 10:00pm
Imaginary Cities – June 16 @ Rivoli – 11:00pm
Enjoy Your Pumas – June 17 @ Sneaky Dee’s – 9:00pm
Ian La Rue & the Heartbeat City – June 17 @ Bread & Circus – 11:00pm
Ingrid Gatin – June 17 @ The Painted Lady – 11:00pm
Abstract Artform – June 17 @ Crawford – 12:00am

Thanks to Joanne Setterington of Indoor Recess.