new friends fest '26.

flyer by asep yasin abdulah & kai.

it is happening again.

new friends fest '26 takes place at the lithuanian house in tkaronto, july 31–august 2. we will be playing alongside some of the best bands our scene has to offer and we hope to see you there. tickets are available now through the new friends diy website & for a discounted price through the venerable record shop emissions at dundas & ossington.

see you there.

love,

boxxy

nff '25 pre-show + summer schedule.

a couple of shows to announce. firstly—we're playing a crazy pre-show for new friends fest this year.

flyer by kai.

the caution children are a bucket list band for us. they are your favourite band's favourite band. do not miss this.

secondly—a benefit for trans people taking place in kw. the venue has been changed; we'll update here once we know where to.

flyer by willa.

updated summer schedule:

• june 7th @ the arcade (tkaronto) w/ paperhats & computer (7:30 p.m./all ages/$15/p.w.y.c.)
• june 28th @ t.b.a. (kitchener) w/ body nest, human form, sullen, gutmachine & one more lane (7 p.m./all ages/$20/p.w.y.c.)
• july 19th @ the baby g (tkaronto) w/ terry green, hundreds of au & our wits that make us men (7 p.m./19+/$25/p.w.y.c.)
• july 31st @ collective arts (tkaronto) w/ the caution children, and always & treehouse of horror (6:30 p.m./19+/$15 with NFF '25 ticket, $25 without)
• august 19th @ the study room (kitchener) (details t.b.a.)
  

some other important news: our dear friend jazz has officially joined the band on second guitar. we played our last 2 shows with her and we already sound 10 times better. <3

 her & kai have also started a new band (zuzu bailey). they're playing their first show tomorrow opening for i.o from b.c. at dystopia. try & catch it if you're around.

flyer by kai.

that's it for now. keep fighting for what's right.

love,
boxxy