April 24, 2009 | 11:02am ET
Come June 17th, South by Southwest’s sister festival extravaganza, North By Northeast, will return to Toronto, Ontario for five days of music, delivered by over 500 local, national, and international acts. The Black Lips, King Khan & BBQ Show, No Age, and Matt & Kim make up the first batch of recently announced names scheduled to take part in this year’s festivities, as do Fake Blood, The Coathangers, The Homosexuals, and HEALTH.
Passes are currently available via nxne.com. Keep dibs on the lineup via our NXNE Outlook page.