Hang on to your hats, NXNE is here. Below you will find a summary of the shows that we here at the Panic Manual support.

If you listened to our podcast this week, you will have heard my NXNE advice of attending only one venue per evening. After you see the band you want to see, go home. This hopping from bar to bar is for the birds. Even though Ricky saw 1,357 bands at SXSW this year by doing the bar hopping thing, he hasn’t been the same since. Anyway, here is who we are checking out at this years festival:

THURSDAY – JUNE 18
THE BOAT
10:00 – Whaletooth
12:00 – Les Handclaps – As the name suggests, you will be clapping your hands at a Les Handclaps show. Here is a Telus commercial their song Cacti are Delicious Fruit is featured in.

LEES PALACE – Get your fill of wood, wires and whiskey
9:00 – Jim Cuddy, Royal Wood and Oh Susanna
11:00 – Luke Doucet abd Justin Rutledge

El MO – Rock your socks off show
9:00 – Bloodgroup
10:00 – Film Noir
11:00 – Natalie Portmans Shaved Head
12:00 – Elephant Stone – Polaris Long List nominee

TATTOO ROCK PARLOUR
1:00 – The Juan MacLean

HORSESHOE TAVERN
3:AM – Tin Star Orphans – I don’t like country music, but I really like these guys.

FRIDAY – JUNE 19
WHIPPESNAPPER GALLERY
7:00 – Spiral Beach
8:00 – Matt & Kim – If you miss Matt & Kim, then you are retarded musically delayed

DAKOTA TAVERN
8:00 – Couer de Pirate – Polaris long list nominee. Jian Ghomeshi made her his number one pick for Polaris albums this year. All hail Jian.
9:00 – One Hundred Dollars – Polaris long list nominee too.
10:00 – Deep Dark Woods – Not a Polaris long list nominee.

SATURDAY – JUNE 20
HORSESHOE TAVERN – CBC Sponsored Show. Lets take pictures of Grant Lawrence
9:00 – Woodpigeon
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11:00 – Ruby Coast
12:00 – Jason Collett
1:00 – Hot Panda
2:00 – Lovely Feathers