Publication: Naked Underground
“This is the saddest memory of the music industry gone wrong that the former booking agent for
the Rivoli shared with me recently. It was the opening night of the North by Northeast (NXNE) festival,
and these young artists arrived from Norway that morning. They came to Toronto on their own dime to
play one set. They were not paid by the festival. They were promised exposure. The only exposure they
got was an audience of 15 people. This is not the reputation the Toronto music scene needs.
Something needs to change.”
