\ ETOBICOKE \ There have been many studies that have demonstrated the health benefits of music, whether listening to or making it. And those who know Folksy story songwriter Roger Zuraw can see firsthand the magic that unleashing your inner song can work. Roger will never win a Juno or a Grammy and his earnings…
SHOW LISTINGS for Saturday, May 30, 2022 Listings are organized by area in which the shows occur and within each area field shows are listed chronologically. 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…
SHOW LISTINGS for Friday, May 29, 2015: Listings are now organized by area in which the shows occur and within each area field shows are listed chronologically. 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…
\ TORONTO \ We’ve written several times about the various regular performances and open mics put on by the Under The Bus group fronted by partners Sandi Marie and Guy Breau. But tonight’s show would appear to be the last time we’ll be telling you about this particular configuration of the group, as the pair…
\ TORONTO \ A veteran Toronto recording producer, multi-instrument player and music teacher who is hailed by artists from several varied genres is being honoured at a special tribute concert on Thursday, May 28 at the Seven44 club. Steve Sherman, owner of Steve Sherman Productions in Toronto’s east end area for the past 16 years,…
SHOW LISTINGS for Wednesday, May 27, 2022 Listings are now organized by area in which the shows occur and within each area field shows are listed chronologically. 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…
\ TORONTO EAST \ A deft guitar finger-picker and crafter of intricate instrumental melodies and ballads about life’s relationships and milestones, Steve Raiken has appeared at east end-end tapas eatery and musical destination room Relish many times over the past couple of years, as I’ve written previously. Raiken was one of the first artists to…
SHOW LISTINGS for Monday, May 25, 2022 Listings are organized by area in which the shows occur and within each area field shows are listed chronologically. 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…
\ TORONTO DOWNTOWN \ No doubt many readers attended the Yorkville revival festival yesterday afternoon that featured many veteran Folk artists, including Brian Gladstone and Tony Quarrington, at The Pilot Tavern attempting to relive the good ol’ days of the genre. We included Brian and Tony’s shows in our listings because the pair, both being…
\ TORONTO DOWNTOWN \ By all accounts guitarist and singer Shawn Brady does a killer rendition of Bono in the acclaimed U2 tribute Elevation. But while I haven’t yet had the pleasure of catching that group live, I do know first hand, as I’ve written previously, that matinee idol good-looking and genial Brady is also…
\ TORONTO WEST \ For fans of Country-Roots duo The McDales, aka Herb Dale and Fran McCann, it’s been way too long since they last did an actual gig at a club. While the pair did do a short set at Black Swan this year for Winterfolk XIII, and while they’ve occasionally shown up at…
JPG of page from Toronto Moon 150226Sa, Saturday, February 26, 2011, featuring story about Herb Dale being toasted by an Honouring Our Own concert on March 1
The Nashville Songwriters Association International’s Toronto chapter has been a fairly prominent presence on the GTA live music scene for the past few years now, regularly putting on showcases at Roots-oriented clubs such as Free Times Café in downtown TO and the Oakville equivalent, Moonshine Café, that have included some pretty talented artists, as I…
\ TORONTO WEST \ West-TO songwriter and uber-versatile multi-instrumentalist Michael Keith is no stranger to west-end lounge On Cue Billiards. Every Sunday in the months of March and April he was appearing as a feature act at the club. While that series seems to have run its course, at least for now, Keith, equally…
\ TORONTO WEST \ As the death last week of the legendary icon B.B. King sadly reminds us, we are losing musical legends at a seemingly accelerating pace, with few candidates to replace them with the time-tested stature earned over careers that have lasted a full half-century or more. How many of today’s “stars” emerging…
Every year the TTC holds auditions in August at the CNE for buskers who want to get licenses to perform in subway stations. Applications are now open. Here’s some info from the TTC about how to apply. Interested performers can apply to audition, and if selected, will be allowed to perform in 25 subway stations.…
SHOW LISTINGS for Monday, May 18, 2022 Listings are organized by area in which the shows occur and within each area field shows are listed chronologically. 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…
\ TO DOWNTOWN\ Roots and Blues fans are well familiar with the surname Whiteley, as various members of this talented clan have distinguished themselves on a variety of instruments in several different combos over the years since the brothers Chris and Ken first broke onto to the scene sometime back in the late ‘70s. …
\ TORONTO EAST \ Summer long weekends are always a craps shoot when it comes to live entertainment in bars and other public venues. When the weather is nice it can lead people to head out of town to lake country or perhaps fire up the barbecue in the back yard and invite friends over…
SHOW LISTINGS for Friday, May 15, 2015: Listings are now organized by area in which the shows occur and within each area field shows are listed chronologically. 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…
\ TORONTO WEST \ I’ll never forget the moment when I first “got” Country music. I was still a teenager, at one of the first all-night Tim Horton’s donut shops in late summer 1970, as the sun was just rising and I was coming down from an acid trip following a serious argument with my…
SHOW LISTINGS for Wednesday, May 13, 2022 Listings are organized by area in which the shows occur and within each area field shows are listed chronologically. 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…
