June 6-8, at various downtown clubs. For comprehensive lists of participating artists, venues and set times, plus daily updates, consult the North By Northeast Web site (www.nxne.com). Three-day festival wristbands are available for $18 plus tax from:

• HMV stores (333 Yonge, 274 Queen West, 50 Bloor West, 2300 Yonge)
• NOW magazine (189 Church)
• Ticketmaster (416-870-8000) or www.ticketmaster.ca
• On the night, at participating clubs (one-day wristbands also available at the clubs for

B-Side

TRS-80

Chicago, ILInfluences on this duo include hiphop, dub, ambient, electronica and rock. 9 pm

Dana Edmonds

Toronto, ON Laid-back grooves for chilled out souls, merging electronic and ambient sounds. 10 pm

RedSuedeRed

Toronto, ON Lost & Profound core duo of Terry Tompkins and Lisa Boudreau make "drop-dead beautiful pop." 11 pm

Mentalemetic

New York, NYA dramatic and diverse duo once described as "the Clash meets Fat Boy Slim." midnight

7 LIFE

Oshawa, ON Derek Schneider (aka 7LIFE) is a hiphop artist who delivers spiritually and socially conscious rhymes. 1 am

Black Bull

Mike Brennan & Dave Tufford

Toronto, ON As leader of the Wayward Angels, this singer/.songwriter has achieved wide airplay here and internationally. 9 pm

Mike Trebilcock

Hamilton, ON His songwriting skills can be heard on a brilliant solo debut, Shield Millions. 10 pm

Little Miss Moffat

Halifax, NS The songs of Ashley Moffat are delivered in a pop-rock meets alt-country manner. 11 pm

Steve Ketchen & the Kensington Hillbillys

Toronto, ON A strong original rootsy repertoire. Their lineup now includes Blue Rodeo's James Gray. midnight

Jay Clark and the Jones

Toronto, ON "Think Hank Williams growing up in Sudbury listening to Exile On Main Street." 1 am

Bovine Sex Club

millions of cats that turned on their masters

Toronto, ON They combine electronic explorations with hard-hitting rock rhythms. 9 pm

crack city rockers

Portland, OR Portland's Crack City Rockers are a down-to-earth quartet who cut right to the meat and potatoes. 10 pm

Sixty Six Kicks

Toronto ON A cool and sexy femme-fronted combo, they're favourites on the T.O. club circuit.11 pm

Façade

Pickering, ONWinners of a local Band Warz, they have also contributed music to a new movie, Druggies. midnight

Big Jeezus Truck

Ottawa, ON They've been laying serious rubber since 1996 with their hotrodcountrypunknroll. 1 am

C'est What/Nia

Precious Little

Toronto, ON Female vocals fuel their haunting alt-country sound. 9 pm

Driveway

Toronto, ON Led by former Made mainman Jason Taylor, this new quartet has developed a compelling alt-roots sound. 10 pm

The Laws

Kingston , ON Original music that crosses the boundaries of country, bluegrass and folk. 11 pm

Kat Goldman

Toronto, ON This young folk-rooted singer/songwriter acknowledges such influences as Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan. midnight

John Borra Band

Toronto, ON Previously in indie rock icons Change of Heart, he's now a totally convincing rootsy singer/.songwriter. 1 am

Cameron House

Charly Buss

Montreal, PQ His strong tenor voice is complemented by an ace band with roots in jazz, rock and funk. 9 pm

Sean Macdonald

Vancouver, BC His tunes range from folk-country to upbeat pop. 10 pm

Fiyah

Toronto, ON Singer, poet, actor and storyteller, Fiyah has been featured on TV and on two CD releases. 11 pm

Women Ah Run Tings

Mississauga, ON This much-lauded all-female band produces an energized blend of dancehall, roots reggae, r 'n' b, funk, rock and hiphop. midnight

junetile

Toronto, ON They deliver dreamy, bittersweet, anti-pop via ethereal guitar, deep cello and cool sonic textures. 1 am

Clinton's

The Rude Mechanicals

Charlottetown, PEI "Smart and occasionally jazzy lounge-pop" was Chart's description. 9 pm

Ether Net

Cleveland, OH Glittering guitar noise collides with strings, pianos and blue moods. 10 pm

Jason Prine

Toronto, ON His inventive brand of electronica always gets the crowd moving. 11 pm

RESINATORS

Toronto, ON Creators of "maximum dub" soundscapes, they riff on metal, funk, punk, dub and hiphop styles, to riveting live effect. midnight

shikasta

Toronto, ON "Pistons firing on all white cylinders" was how the Georgia Straight described this trio's explosive performance style. 1 am

Comfort Zone

Manafest

Pickering, ON This solo artist delivers his spiritual message through a blend of hiphop and alternative rock. 9 pm

Black Pearl

Montreal, PQ A soulful voice, stylish rhymes and conscious lyrics. 10 pm

discohesive

Seattle, WA They appeal equally to hippies, thinkers and thrashers, but not disco bunnies. 11 pm

mood ruff

Winnipeg, MB These two cool cats provide warm malt music in a big bowl of appealing rhythm. midnight

Free Times Cafe

Ilana Zarankin

Toronto, ON Her soulful folk-pop tunes are both sultry and poignant. 9 pm

Martin Posen

Toronto, ON An acoustic guitarist with rare flair and a creative composer in a style that incorporates folk, country, rock, jazz and bluegrass. 10 pm

BYSTANDER

Vancouver, BC Synths and samples combine with acoustic guitar and bass to produce a style termed Bruce Cockburn meets Big Black. 11 pm

Wax Mannequin

Hamilton, ON From prog-folk to art-punk, his songs are both absurd and profound. midnight

cicero

Toronto, ON Singer/songwriter Dylan White creates melodic pop sung in a distinctively soulful manner. 1 am

Healey's

TO.BE.CONFIRMED

9 pm

Kick in the Eye

Mission, BC Their super-charged, country-fried boogie makes for a guaranteed good time. 10 pm

Better Off Dead

Jersey City , NJ Their greasy blues/swing/rockabilly hybrid is more tempting than a keg party at the Betty Ford Center. 11 pm

Bobby Cameron Band

Edmonton, AB A virtuoso and versatile guitarist, he's also a fine singer/songwriter. midnight

Jeff Healey and friends

Toronto, ON 1 am

Holy Joe's

Detective Kalita

Toronto, ON Think porch-friendly and slightly weird semi-folk. 9 pm

Two Thirds Water

Toronto, ON A prolific pop-rock group with three albums to date, they're concurrently working on their next three. 10 pm

Daddy

New York, NY Opera, cabaret and primal metal merge in their theatrical and colourful sound. 11 pm

The Lost Patrol

New York, NY Haunting female vocals meet melodic and atmospheric instrumentation. midnight

Ruthann Springle

Toronto, ON No bio available. 1 am

Kathedral

Superdrag

Knoxville, TNA wall of fuzz guitars, a pummelling 4/4 beat and a freakish pop sensibility. 9 pm

nude101

Toronto, ON A sonic barrage of soaring vocals, aggressive guitars and hard-hitting rhythm section will scramble the senses. 10 pm

Merkury Burn

Toronto, ON Charismatic singer R. Kelly Clipperton (My Dear Heretic) unites with alumni of Jane Doe and Grifter and eyes galactic conquest. 11 pm

audiobomb

Toronto, ON Describing their sound as "digitally textured grunge," they've opened for Lowest of the Low. midnight

Flangers

Quebec City, PQ Since winning a CHOI 98 Battle of the Bands in 1999, they've developed a powerful alternative rock style. 1 am

Lee's Palace

The exploders

Toronto, ON No bio available. 9 pm

The Carnations

Toronto, ON Praised for "tight musicianship, sweet-and-sour vocals and great guitar hooks." 10 pm

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

San Francisco, CA"Black Rebel are just fookin' rockin" - Liam Gallagher. 11:45 pm

Lounge 88

Jack Breakfast

Toronto, ON Call it sad and happy lullaby waltz rock. 9 pm

felix mcteigue

New York, NY "Electrifying and constantly surprising folk-rock" was Performing Songwriters' description of his 2001 debut. 10 pm

Amber deLaurentis Band

Philadelphia, PA Their material encompasses blues, gospel, jazzy bossa nova and rock and roll with convincing ease. 11 pm

Shasta Jade

Toronto, ON They create intensely soulful, rock-influenced r 'n' b. midnight

Adrien

Toronto, ONNo bio available. 1 am

Oasis

Reid Jamieson

Toronto, ON NOW recently termed this singer/songwriter, formerly with Alvy, "one of the most underrated talents in town." 9 pm

Anderson Briefcase

Peterborough, ON A musically eclectic acoustic trio, they sport sweet vocal harmonies and assured musicianship. 10 pm

Anne Harris

Chicago, IL Sensual vocals deliver expressive melodies and lyrics, and world music elements also surface on her acclaimed self-titled debut. 11 pm

?Alice!

Montreal, PQ Together less than two years, this duo has already been named Best Hope by the Montreal Independent Music Initiative. midnight

Ruby Drake

Toronto, ON The aural equivalent of a fire smoking under a bridge in the warm rain, they play gothic blue road music with real soul. 1 am

OPM Den

BROOMFILLER

Toronto, ON A punk-based alternative trio that manages to be both heavy and melodic. 9 pm

KC & the Moonshine band

Toronto, ON He rose to notoriety via Blackglama, the Hellhounds and Noisegate, and now dishes up deliriously sleazy horror/punkabilly. 10 pm

starving friday

Guelph, ON Four seductive femmes with a unique take on alternative hard rock. 11 pm

The Spoilers

Toronto, ON A healthy sense of fun and a geek-pop mentality infuse their merger of classic rock, roots, blues and punk. midnight

three inches of blood

Vancouver, BC They've sworn an oath of loyalty to the heavy metal gods, and live up to it valiantly. 1 am

Rancho Relaxo

Anita Athavale

Calgary, AB This singer/songwriter cites such inspirations as Janis Joplin and P.J. Harvey. 9 pm

Jeen O'Brien

Toronto, ONFormerly of Lilith, O'Brien is an undeniable raw talent who shouldn't be missed. 10 pm

swearing at motorists

Dayton, OH Perfect pop songs dressed to rock, yet embroidered with fragile harmonies. 11 pm

Apocalypso

Toronto, ON Band leader John Rowley terms his songs "folktronica." midnight

The Disaster Scout

Columbus, OH This trio plays pop-influenced but uniquely devised rock 'n' roll they term "Go-Rock!" 1 am

Reverb

Slainte Mhath

Toronto, ON You'll be toasting the innovative and energetic take on Celtic music delivered by this young quintet. 9 pm

Alastair

Toronto, ON This multi-talented singer/rhymer incorporates hiphop, reggae, rock and soul. 10 pm

Staggered Crossing

Toronto, ON The charismatic, strong-voiced Julian "J.T." Taylor spearheads this melodic rock band. 11 pm

The Trews

Toronto, ON Canada and beyond are about to hear from the Trews... the boys from Antigonish! midnight

Transient Noise

Toronto, ON An eclectic style that extends from alt rock/punk to melodic modern-verse pop. 1 am

Rivoli

The Snitches

Montreal, PQ A slam-bam mix of lyrical yet raucous pop is their specialty. 9 pm

The Pop Shove Its

Ottawa, ON Their energetic brand of power-pop/rock has a high kick-per-minute ratio. 10 pm

MEMORY BANK

Toronto, ON A sublime sound guaranteed to send shivers down the spine. 11 pm

Brundlefly

Vancouver, BC Brundlefly is, as CBC's newmusiccanada.com describes, "a band you don't wanna miss!" midnight

mellonova

Toronto, ON Time Out raved about their "sonically charged, psychedelically infused sound." 1 am

Silver Dollar

The Wildcats

Worcester/Boston, MA High-energy blues cats who play authentic originals and not-so-traditional covers. 9 pm

Hellbound 71

Toronto, ONThis trio's music derives from a rockabilly sensibility but defies easy categorization. 10 pm

THE FARRELL BROS.

Selkirk, MB Uptown dubbed their reckless sound "Hank Williams at double speed." 11 pm

The Silver Hearts

Peterborough, ON They play western roots, ragtime and bluegrass, reinvented with a new vitality. midnight

Tequila Lounge

Marianas Trench

Vancouver, BC No bio available.9 pm

King Konqueror

Halifax, NS They reign by dishing out pounding melodic rock splashed with reggae, ska, early punk and r 'n' b. 10 pm

Jersey

Toronto, ON No bio available. 11 pm

Not By Choice

Toronto, ON Power-pop punk rock band with sing-along melodies. midnight

The Getaway

Toronto, ON Poppy and melodic hardcore but with a biting lyrical component. 1 am

The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern

Luke Doucet

Toronto, ONSkirting the laws of love and self-indulgence, Luke slips over the border into balladeer country. 9 pm

Tift Merritt

Raleigh, NC A Texas-born singer/songwriter with such cool role models as early Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt and Emmylou Harris. 10 pm

Martina Sorbara

Toronto, ON The multi-faceted music of this songstress defies easy pigeonholing. "Jazzy-rocky folk-pop" is Martina's description. 11 pm

Martin Tielli

Toronto, ON Vocalist/guitarist in indie-rock icons Rheostatics, but his solo work is even more adventurous and entrancing. midnight

The Salteens

Vancouver, BCThe Salteens have been described as pure pop thrills amounting to a massive sugar rush. 1 am

The 360

GIRLS

Winnipeg, MB Hooky riffs and catchy choruses are the trademarks of their explosive sound. 9 pm

bluechannelfun

Pembroke, ONbluechannelfun perform literate, melodic and well-rounded compositions. 10 pm

fairmount girls

Cincinnati, OH Droning art rock collides with Farfisa-fuelled garage rock, to thrilling effect. 11 pm

Clabbergirl

Cincinnati, OH CityBeat declared their first album, I Feel Pretty, "the power-pop disc of 2001." midnight

the pariahs

Toronto, ON The Pariahs are a beer-spilling rock 'n' roll experience not for the faint of heart. 1 am

The Tranzac Club

Erin Smith Band

Toronto, ON A funk-pop trio totally devoted to groove. 9 pm

s beach

New Zealand/Toronto, Their warm pop sound features intelligent lyrics and a cool stage presence. 10 pm

Eric Ziegenhagen

Chicago, ILNo bio available. 11 pm

Kathryn Rose

Toronto, ON A compelling and theatrical performer, she possesses a luxurious voice and writes darkly cinematic songs. midnight

Nathan

Winnipeg, MB Featuring former members of the New Meanies, Special Fancy and the Scott Nolan Band, their rootsy sound has been a hit at folk festivals. 1 am

The Victory Cafe

A Northern Chorus

Hamilton, ON Dancing harmonies meet hauntingly atmospheric space-pop soundscapes. 9 pm

Great Lake Swimmers

Toronto, ON Led by singer/songwriter Tony Dekker, Great Lake Swimmers play introspective indie folk tinged with alt-country colourings. 10 pm

blackeyes

Toronto, ON Their fluid lineup includes many of the city's best players. 11 pm

paul emery and the dickens

Toronto, ON NOW described the work of his much-loved previous band, Bill Puddle, as "a brilliantly bent mess of hummable pop songs." midnight