*4-6> Hogtown Syncopators @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W., TO ~Jazz *5-8> Kensington Kitchen Party with host Kevin Jollimore of Sin City Boys & guest musicians @ Graffiti’s, 170 Baldwin St., TO ~Pop Rock with heart *5-7> open mic with The Foolish Things @ Tranzac Club (Southern Cross), 292 Brunswick Ave., TO ~original Pop…
*5-8> Nelson Denis @ Frank’s Pasta, 42 King Street E., Cobourg ~eclectic mix (Folk, Jazz, soft Rock, Latin) 5-8> Kohen Hammond Quartet @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave., TO W. ~Jazz 6> Corin Raymond @ Cameron House (front), 408 Queen St. W., TO 6:30> Kevin Quain @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W., TO ~moody…
5-8> Gingle Grey @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave., TO W. ~Jazz 6> The Lovelocks @ Cameron House (front), 408 Queen St. W., TO 6:30> The Cookers @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W., TO ~Jazz *7-11> open jam with Wayne Buttery Band @ The Beacon, 146 45th St., Wasaga Beach 7> Sugar Heat @…
By Gary 17 It’s always nice in life when you can combine purposes and energies to make the most out of your activities and situations. Having a “friend with benefits” is perhaps that kind of an arrangement, whereby two people nourish more than one aspect of one another and create a win-win for both.…
*5-8> Piano Jazz @ Sauce, 1376 Danforth Ave., TO E. ~Jazz 5-8> Bruce Chapman Blues Duo @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave., TO W. ~Blues 6> Sarah Jane Scouten @ Cameron House (front), 408 Queen St. W., TO *6:30-11> open acoustic jam with Don Niblett & Frank Zochodne @ Simcoe Blues & Jazz, 926 Simcoe…
If you were the betting kind familiar with the history of music promoter and versatile drummer Jon Long and the longtime live music room Black Swan at 154 Danforth Ave., you could be collecting some winnings right about now. To this writer it was as inevitable as the fact that, no matter how bleak…
5-8> Danny B & Brian Gauci Duo @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave., TO W. ~Blues 6> Pat Maloney @ Cameron House (front), 408 Queen St. W., TO 6-9> Afterwork Acoustic Social with Hailee Rose @ Roc’n Doc’s, 105 Lakeshore E., Port Credit ~acoustic Pop *6-9> Calliope’s Nest open stage/jam for women @ Lola Pub,…
11-2> Liane Fainsinger Quartet @ Relish, 2152 Danforth Ave. TO E. ~Jazz *11am-2pm> Double A Jazz @ DeSoto’s 1079 St. Clair Ave. W., ~Jazz 11am-2pm> Gloria Valentine & Nina Shapilski for Jazz Brunch @ Free Times Café, 320 College St., TO ~ *11am-3pm> Rockabilly Brunch with The Cosmotones @ Dominion On Queen, 500 Queen…
*12-3> Danny Marks @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W., TO ~eclectic Jazz/Blues/Rock 1-4> open mic with host Nicole “Songbird” Coward @ Full Of Beans, 1348 Dundas St. W., TO W. 1-5> Nags Players Present “The Princess and the Pea” @ Tranzac Club (Main Hall), 292 Brunswick Ave., TO *2> Saturday Sessions @ The Swan…
*4-6> Hogtown Syncopators @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W., TO ~Jazz *5-8> Kensington Kitchen Party with host Kevin Jollimore of Sin City Boys & guest musicians @ Graffiti’s, 170 Baldwin St., TO ~Pop Rock with heart *5-7> open mic with The Foolish Things @ Tranzac Club (Southern Cross), 292 Brunswick Ave., TO ~original Pop…
Given his commanding physical presence and even more impressive list of accomplishments, creations and distinctions, you’d think it would be hard for people to overlook multi-instrumental guitarist, composer and producer Tony Quarrington. Yet this large-framed musical behemoth usually somehow fades into the background while he’s making other accomplished artists look and sound even better by…
*5-8> Nelson Denis @ Frank’s Pasta, 42 King Street E., Cobourg ~eclectic mix (Folk, Jazz, soft Rock, Latin) 5-8> Maxine Willan Duo @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave., TO W. ~Jazz 6> Corin Raymond @ Cameron House (front), 408 Queen St. W., TO ~Rootsy indie Pop 6:30> Kevin Quain @ The Rex, 194 Queen St.…
5-8> Chelsea McBride Trio @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave., TO W. ~Jazz 6> The Lovelocks @ Cameron House (front), 408 Queen St. W., TO 6:30> The Cookers @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W., TO ~Jazz *7-11> open jam with Wayne Buttery Band @ The Beacon, 146 45th St., Wasaga Beach 7> Sugar…
*5-8> Piano Jazz @ Sauce, 1376 Danforth Ave., TO E. ~Jazz 5-8> Ken McDonald Jazz Band @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave., TO W. ~Jazz 6> Sarah Jane Scouten @ Cameron House (front), 408 Queen St. W., TO *6:30-11> open acoustic jam with Don Niblett & Frank Zochodne @ Simcoe Blues & Jazz, 926…
Readers of a certain age will readily recall the halcyon days of the 1960s and early 1970s, when it seemed popular music was taking the lead role in redefining the political agenda of a generation. Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Country Joe and The Fish, Phil Ochs and yes, Neil Young and…
5-8> Joanne Morra & The France St. Trio @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave., TO W. ~Jazz 5-8:30> SHE Trio @ Roc’n Doc’s, 105 Lakeshore E., Port Credit ~acoustic Pop 6> Pat Maloney @ Cameron House (front), 408 Queen St. W., TO *6-9> Calliope’s Nest open stage/jam for women @ Lola Pub, 40 Kensington Ave.,…
With its return to venues located on Danforth Ave. near Broadview in east Toronto, the Winterfolk Blues & Roots Festival is poised to once again be the place to be for live music during the forthcoming Valentines Day weekend. After a two-year experiment of holding the three-nights-and-two-days event in a downtown hotel, this year’s Winterfolk…
*11am-2pm> Double A Jazz @ DeSoto’s 1079 St. Clair Ave. W., ~Jazz 11am-2pm> tba for Jazz Brunch @ Free Times Café, 320 College St., TO ~ *11am-3pm> Rockabilly Brunch with The Cosmotones @ Dominion On Queen, 500 Queen St. E., TO ~Rockabilly *noon> Excelsior Dixieland Jazz Band @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W.,…
Jaimie Vernon, the iconic owner of Bullseye Canada record distribution company and author of the “Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia”, writes a weekly guest column as part of the “Don’t Believe A Word I Say” blog authored by fellow legend Bob Segarini. (Both gentlemen are also accomplished Rock musician-performers, btw.) In this week’s column Jaimie reviews…
Google has released what it calls the Music Timeline claiming to show how various genres and forms of popular music have risen, ebbed and resurged in popularity over the past 60-odd years. Food for thought I suppose… http://www.siliconrepublic.com/digital-life/item/35417-google-releases-graph/
Toronto Moon 140118 Saturday, January 18, 2022 Show Listings *12-3> Danny Marks @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W., TO ~eclectic Jazz/Blues/Rock 1-4> Songbird Sessions with host Mary Stewart @ Relish, 2152 Danforth Ave. TO E. ~four songwriters in the round 1-4> open mic with host Jim McDonald @ Full Of Beans, 1348 Dundas…
*4-6> Hogtown Syncopators @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W., TO ~Jazz *5-8> Kensington Kitchen Party with host Kevin Jollimore of Sin City Boys & guest musicians @ Graffiti’s, 170 Baldwin St., TO ~Pop Rock with heart *5-7> open mic with The Foolish Things @ Tranzac Club (Southern Cross), 292 Brunswick Ave., TO ~original…
