SHOW LISTINGS for Sunday, April 30, 2022 For KEY to listings codes and schemata see note at end of shows list. Names of subscribers appear in bold, are underlined and, where applicable, include a live link to their websites. FOR SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS VISIT: http://www.torontomoon.ca/subscribe/ Advertisers’ listings are in larger, highlighted type, include live link to…
Monthly Archives: April 2017
Coopersmith will show she’s more than virtuoso violinist | TorontoMoon.ca 170429Sa | Shows for Sat. April 29, 2022
\ TO WEST \ I had no idea until today that veteran violin virtuoso Shelley Coopersmith —whom I’ve seen accompanying a slew of top-shelf Roots-Rock, Folk and Jazz/Blues type artists over many, many years— is also a songwriter! But apparently that is the case, as wily Roots patriarch Bill Heffernan already knew, based on his…
Rare gigs by Covello and Rox in diverse genres both worth seeing | TorontoMoon.ca 170428Fr | Shows for Fri. April 28, 2022
Despite being very gifted, there are some performers who only very occasionally share their talent by doing club gigs. Perhaps that’s because, like quirky iconic Folk songwriter Mose Scarlett (who, in addition to some festival appearances, normally does only one show a year for a big ticket price —and sells out venues like Hugh’s Room)…
TorontoMoon.ca 170427Th | Shows for Thursday, April 27, 2022
SHOW LISTINGS for Thursday, April 27, 2022 For KEY to listings codes and schemata see note at end of shows list. Names of subscribers appear in bold, are underlined and, where applicable, include a live link to their websites. FOR SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS VISIT: http://www.torontomoon.ca/subscribe/ Advertisers’ listings are in larger, highlighted type, include live link to…
One last hoedown at Silver Dollar tonight before it closes |TorontoMoon.ca 170426We | Shows for Wed. April 26, 2022
\ TO CENTRAL \ I only attended the weekly “High Lonesome Wednesdays” residency of Bluegrass tyros Crazy Strings a couple of times during its 20-year residency until shortly after the unexpected death of co-founder Stef Fantin in 2015. But when I did go I enjoyed a thoroughly entertaining weekly showcase that maybe I just took…
Toronto Moon #032 April 05-21, 2010 -Page 05 excerpt ‘3 Dads, 5 years, 1 night April 21’
3 Dads, 5 years, 1 night Wednesday April 21 Where did those five years go? It seems like it wasn’t that long ago that I was telling you about the new supergroup of three talented Pop artists who were appearing Wednesdays once a month at Timothy’s Pub on Brown’s Line in Etobicoke’s Alderwood-Long Branch area.…
Will Virgil Scott’s ‘Musicians New Year’ feature a surprise? | TorontoMoon.ca 170425Tu | Shows for Tues. April 25, 2022
Signe back for another double-header at Free Times | TorontoMoon.ca 170424Mo | Shows for Mon. April 24, 2022
\ TO CENTRAL \ Ebullient and engaging songwriter Signe Miranda pops up in the most unexpected places, appearing far and wide both as a solo artist, with her band Signe Miranda’s Veranda and to conduct sessions of her ongoing songwriting workshop series. She was one of the scores of artists who took part in the…
TorontoMoon.ca 170423Su | Shows for Sunday, April 23, 2022
SHOW LISTINGS for Sunday, April 23, 2022 For KEY to listings codes and schemata see note at end of shows list. Names of subscribers appear in bold, are underlined and, where applicable, include a live link to their websites. FOR SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS VISIT: http://www.torontomoon.ca/subscribe/ Advertisers’ listings are in larger, highlighted type, include live link to…
Essentials in more than just name hit 5-year mark today | TorontoMoon.ca 170422Sa | Shows for Sat. April 22, 2022
TorontoMoon.ca 170421Fr | Shows for Friday, April 21, 2022
SHOW LISTINGS for Friday, April 21, 2022 For KEY to listings codes and schemata see note at end of shows list. SPECIAL NOTE: CMW = Canadian Music Week showcase; admission by $ or wrist bands Names of subscribers appear in bold, are underlined and, where applicable, include a live link to their websites. For Subscription…
Why 4/20 ISN’T a fake holiday | TorontoMoon.ca 170420Th | Shows for Thursday, April 20, 2022
I wrote the other day about what I consider to be the bogus nature of Easter Monday, which I described as a “fake holiday” in explaining why I think it should not be a holiday for government and some other unionized employees while not for everyone else. This bogus break-day is not celebrated in any…
TorontoMoon.ca 170419We | Shows for Wednesday, April 19, 2022
SHOW LISTINGS for Wednesday, April 19, 2022 For KEY to listings codes and schemata see note at end of shows list. SPECIAL NOTE: CMW = Canadian Music Week showcase; Admission by cash or wrist band to most shows Names of subscribers appear in bold, are underlined and, where applicable, include a live link to their…
TorontoMoon.ca 170418Tu | Shows for Tuesday, April 18, 2022
SHOW LISTINGS for Tuesday, April 18, 2022 For KEY to listings codes and schemata see note at end of shows list. SPECIAL NOTE: CMW = Canadian Music Week showcase Names of subscribers appear in bold, are underlined and, where applicable, include a live link to their websites. FOR SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS VISIT: http://www.torontomoon.ca/subscribe/ Advertisers’ listings are…
Fake holiday means musical action more concentrated | TorontoMoon.ca 170417Mo | Shows for Monday, April 17, 2022
Since today is “Easter Monday” throughout Canada and the U.K. (but nowhere else in the world apparently —and, significantly perhaps, “except Scotland” on the English isle) some venues cancel regular shows. As if having the Leafs in the playoffs wasn’t already all the “reason” they’d need! As far as I’m concerned Easter Monday is a…
Easter Sunday Advisory | TorontoMoon.ca 170416Su | Shows for Sunday, April 16, 2022
Please note that while we make an effort to confirm whether or not shows are happening on religious holidays such as today and delete those we know or suspect are not, many clubs and bands have no reliable method of updating their listings. Thus in some cases regular weekly shows (indicated with an asterisk before…
Harpin’ Norm has gone from accompanist to smooth band leader |TorontoMoon.ca 170415Sa | Shows for Saturday, April 15, 2022
\ TO CENTRAL \ If you wanted a parable that showed a young musician how hard work, equanimity and talent can pay off when combined together, the story of the rise of Harpin’ Norm Lucien might be ideal. This affable, unassuming multi-instrumentalist who still loves his harp but increasingly is more valued for his songwriting,…
Making Good Friday great again in Burlington | TorontoMoon.ca 170414Fr | Shows for Friday, April 14, 2022
\ BURLINGTON \ It’s Good Friday, one of the holiest days on the Christian calendar and a public holiday for just about everyone except essential service workers like bartenders and musicians. A lot of clubs respond by cancelling their live entertainment but others have learned over the years that there’s a market on this day…
TorontoMoon.ca 170413Th | Shows for Thursday, April 13, 2022
SHOW LISTINGS for Thursday, April 13, 2022 For KEY to listings codes and schemata see note at end of shows list. Names of subscribers appear in bold, are underlined and, where applicable, include a live link to their websites. FOR SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS VISIT: http://www.torontomoon.ca/subscribe/ Advertisers’ listings are in larger, highlighted type, include live link to…
At 71, Leroy Emmanuel still boldly pushes Funk frontiers in Orbit | TorontoMoon.ca 170412We | Shows for Wed. April 12, 2022
“Vaughan Park” and SpaceGirl highlight Linsmore indie roster tonight | TorontoMoon.ca 170411Tu | Shows for Tuesday, April 11, 2022
RIP Michelle Lecce-Hewitt, another talent lost to cancer
Another talent approaching the peak of her career, hoping to release a full debut album this year, has had her musical journey cut short by cancer. Songwriter, pianist and singer Michelle Lecce-Hewitt, who would have turned 44 next month, “gently” passed away on the evening of Saturday April 8 surrounded by her family in Toronto…