SHOW LISTINGS for Sunday, August 31, 2014: Listings preceded by an asterisk (*) are repeating weekly events. (Double asterisk indicates repeating event with different hosts/guest/etc.). Admission prices followed by a slash and minus (/-) after the amount indicates door charge with availability of cheaper rates for some purchases. /+ indicates stated price is minimum. Names…
Afternoon road trip to Port Perry will yield big music dividends \PORT PERRY, On\ It’s a getaway kind of weekend —basically the last of the year as “The Summer That Never Was” finally seems to be finally arriving, very unfashionably late— and if you’ve got a yen to get out into the country, this afternoon…
James Clark recording live show at Linsmore Tavern tonight \TORONTO EAST\ If you, like me, are among the many thousands who, for very many good reasons, area not going away this Labour Day weekend, you’ll be in the mood perhaps to take in some fun at one of a plethora of fine shows on offer…
R.I.P. Gary Latimer, veteran bass player \Toronto\ Another veteran musician hailing all the way back to the halcyon days of the Yorkville village scene in the 1960s has gone to that great stage in the sky. Gary Latimer, who was also adept on guitar, passed away earlier this week after battling for the past few…
from Toronto Moon Mon., September 26, 2011: Honouring Our Own series returns Sept. 27 with tribute to Gary Latimer If bass player Gary Latimer were a hockey player he’d be known as a successful journeyman and would quite likely have a couple of championship rings. Over a career spanning some 40+ years he’s played in…
LISTINGS for Thursday, August 28, 2014: Listings preceded by an asterisk (*) are repeating weekly events. (Double asterisk indicates repeating event with different hosts/guest/etc.). Admission prices followed by a slash and minus (/-) after the amount indicates door charge with availability of cheaper rates for some purchases. /+ indicates stated price is minimum. Names of…
LISTINGS for Wednesday, August 27, 2014: Listings preceded by an asterisk (*) are repeating weekly events. (Double asterisk indicates repeating event with different hosts/guest/etc.) Admission prices followed by a slash and minus (/-) after the amount indicates door charge with availability of cheaper rates for some purchases. /+ indicates stated price is minimum. Names of…
Another doomed club fiddles and faddles its way to oblivion \TORONTO EAST\ What to make of tonight’s show with Saxy Sady T (aka Tess Perrier) performing solo at a joint called Apollonia on Danforth Ave. near Coxwell? Not much despite the fact that after about 20 years of working on her sax playing Sady is…
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Beautiful weather and great bands make it a perfect CNE day \TORONTO WEST\ It would seem that, just in time for Labour Day, Summer has finally arrived. With a weather forecast of nothin’ but blue skies and a high of 26 degrees, it’s a perfect day to check out the latest edition of the Canadian…
This month’s talented ‘Nashville Bound’ troupe really is! \TORONTO DOWNTOWN\ On the fourth Sunday of each month for the past nearly half-year, elegant Folk songwriter and genial host Glen Hornblast has been shepherding a stellar showcase series that brings together several talented Roots/Country artists to each do a set as part of his Nashville Bound…
The Spirit should suit The Linsmore to a ‘T’ with Hendrix-worthy guitar \TORONTO EAST\ The mind boggles when you try to imagine what sort of music the iconic Jimi Hendrix would be making today had he not died so ridiculously prematurely in 1970 from a drug overdose. The charter member of the “27 Club” (of…
Reilly helps McGradie’s celebrate eight years of live Scarborough music tonight \SCARBOROUGH\ Since changing its name slightly (and presumably the owner) eight years ago, not much else at McGradie’s Pub on Victoria Park Ave. at Ellesmere Rd. in Scarborough (formerly O’Grady’s for many years) is any different than it was when I first went there…
from to-nite magazine 419, September 4-17, 2008 R.I.P. Paul McNamara, bass player for The Nationals A packed house of musicians gathered at Grossman’s Tavern on Sunday, August 31 to remember a man who exemplified what loving life is all about. Paul McNamara, bass player for The Nationals Blues band that hosts the weekly Sunday jam…
Guitar gods Quarrington and Zacharin make a powerhouse combo \OAKVILLE\ I’ve written several times over the years about complex and compelling songwriter and guitar master Noah Zacharin, and more recently have also shared some insights into the many talents of Juno winner Tony Quarrington, another six-string genius who also crafts elegant tunes. While the two…
TorontoMoon.ca 140820We Shows LISTINGS for Wednesday, August 20, 2014: Listings preceded by an asterisk (*) are repeating weekly events. (Double asterisk indicates repeating event with different hosts/guest/etc.) Admission prices followed by a slash and minus (/-) after the amount indicates door charge with availability of cheaper rates for some purchases. /+ indicates stated price is…
140819Tu Monarchs show a test for James Sloan’s stage presence skill \TORONTO DOWNTOWN\ As many a Roots performer discovered during the weekly open stages held on the big stage inside Monarchs Pub at the Eaton Chelsea Hotel by Brian Gladstone a couple of years ago —and even during the two editions of the Winterfolk Festival…
A year later, James Gray’s memory shines at concert tonight \TORONTO DOWNTOWN\ It is hard for me to grasp that not only has it been over a year since the sudden and sad passing of incredibly versatile keyboardist and accordionist James Gray, but that the anniversary of the first annual tribute concert to his memory…
Tibebe soldiers on Sundays as Hirut makes slow recovery \TORONTO EAST\ It’s been several weeks now since the cook and namesake of Hirut Ethiopian eatery and music bar on Danforth Ave. near Woodbine has been able to work in her own restaurant. The likeable lady with a beaming, welcoming smile who is truly loved by…
LISTINGS for Saturday, August 16, 2014: Listings preceded by an asterisk (*) are repeating weekly events. (Double asterisk indicates repeating event with different hosts/guest/etc.). Admission prices followed by a slash and minus (/-) after the amount indicates door charge with availability of cheaper rates for some purchases. /+ indicates stated price is minimum. Names of…
Hopefully Tommy’s birthday at new Scarborough music room leads to happy returns \SCARBOROUGH\ I was recently told by karaoke host Niko Love about a new room offering entertainment in the St. Clair Ave./Kennedy Road area of Scarborough that I believe may be the very place where one of the burb’s most ubiquitous acts, Tommy Rocker’s…
Boris will have friends with him tonight but should start a band \OSHAWA\ I’m not exactly sure why Grunge-Pop/Rock songwriter Boris Buhot doesn’t have a permanent band in place to help get his heavy yet catchy tunes out to audiences more often. It’s certainly not because his songs don’t justify it and I think with…
Elegant and uplifting Larra Skye in Supermarket showcase tonight \KENSINGTON MARKET\ It’s been almost a year since I had the pleasure of hearing TO smooth-Pop songwriter Larra Skye for the first (and so far only) time when she performed outdoors in a community park. While the sound at the event wasn’t superlative, she nevertheless easily…
