Secret shows make you feel cool. They happen in the wee hours of the morning and are word-of-mouth (or cryptic Tweet) affairs. They happen at “intimate” venues like the Horseshoe, Lee’s Palace, the Bovine Sex Club and Sneaky Dee’s, to name a few, usually featuring a hyped up-and-comer or a pretty popular band. Like Majical Cloudz last year at Sneaky Dee’s. Or Best Coast at Wrongbar in 2010.
It won’t be long before NXNE’s online Schedulizer slots “special guests” into its time and venue slots, but the names of who’s playing aren’t divulged until the day of – with the exception of Evian Christ at Tattoo (567 Queen West) at 1 am on Friday (June 20), which was announced May 28. Stayed tuned to the fest’s Twitter (@nxne) and Facebook accounts for clues.
