North by Northeast allows thousands of young and courageous music fans to cross the city five nights in a row and see a bunch of really good bands play in a bunch of really cool venues. For foreigners like me, it’s a crash-course in survival and coming to terms with the fact that I really have no sense of direction.

June 19, 2009: Various venues, Toronto

March 12, 2009: Birds Of Wales – Black Betty, Toronto