Holy crap.

If you’re in Toronto, Canada for the North by Northeast (NXNE) Music Festival, you probably don’t want to miss the MySpace NXNE Showcase at Sneaky Dee’s (413 College St. at Bathurst) on Thursday night.

Doors @ 8:30pm.

The Darcys (Kirby, Wes, Jason, Mike and Dave) hit the stage at 1am to play their hearts out for music industry buffs like yourself.

MySpace has been plugging the show like crazy, driving hundreds of new fans to The Darcy’s profile. They’re promoting these Toronto/Halifax boys next to acts like Coldplay, Radiohead and the like. I sense the world is catching on to that infectious sound called Endless Water.

Joining The Darcys on the bill Thursday night:

Check out The Darcys on MySpace here.

UPDATE:

Speaking of Coldplay…according to MuchMusic.com they’ve rescheduled their Toronto shows (originally planned for October) to July 30th. That’s 3 months earlier!

Tickets on sale Saturday, June 14 @ 10am ET at the usual outlets (Ticketmaster.ca, Livenation.com or by phone 416-870-800).

$49.50, $77.50 & $97.50 + fees.

So if you happen to know anyone tight with Chris Martin, let them know you want to see The Darcy’s set the stage for him LIVE in TO!

Preview Coldplay’s new album Viva La Vida (Due out June 17) FREE over here at MuchMusic.com

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