One place we definitely won't be is anywhere Action Bronson is. We're all for free speech, but pretty sure if he was glorifying violent acts against minorities, no one would have given him a stage at Yonge Dundas. At least we hope so. Apparently, it's permissible if it's about women. Anyway, that's our take, and in the end believe NXNE organizers did the right thing.
We've alternated between arriving Wednesday and Thursday over the years, weighing the cost of an extra night at a hotel versus getting to see more shows. We opted for Thursday arrival this year, and of course the Wednesday lineup looks great.
Where we won't be on June 17; get there for us, will ya?
8 p.m. on at Lee's Palace: The whole lineup looks pretty great. It would be tempting to just hang out there all night, but we'd head out for...
9 p.m., Mod Club Theatre: Tasseomancy
10 p.m., Rivoli, NQ Arbuckle
11 p.m., Horseshoe Tavern, Moon King
Where we'll be on June 18:
8 - 9 p.m., Lee's Palace: Paper Bag 100. Another great lineup at Lee's. But we definitely want to check out...
10 p.m., The Silver Dollar: Nancy Pants. We'll be sticking around after for Comet Control.
Where we'll be on June 19:
Friday is conflict night. We already had a solid schedule laid out, then CBC Music announced their Music at The Hub lineup. But we'll for sure be starting out the evening at...
7 p.m., Mod Club Theatre: Language Arts
8 p.m.: Dinner at Hey Meatball! (just down the street from the Mod Club) or How Sad at Handlebar
9 p.m., Mod Club Theatre: Aidan Knight (if we don't go from Handlebar to The Hub)
Where we'll be on June 20:
Saturdays used to be a no-brainer. We'd be at the Shoe at the CBC Radio 3 Showcase. Lately it's been our least packed night. But last year we ended up on a streetcar with Wintersleep, so who knows? Here are two shows definitely on our sked.
9 p.m., Handlebar: Louise Burns
10 p.m., The Horseshow Tavern: Slim Twig