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Although Scarborough was turning into a bit of a dead zone for live music before COVID-19 hit, ironically since the pandemic restrictions first started to ease one of the first clubs to start bringing in regular acts is a somewhat nondescript room on Danforth Ave. between Danforth Road and Warden Avenue.
Crossroads Macedonian & Greek Restaurant, in the plaza at 3476 Danforth Ave., now has several jam nights every week plus a Thursday dj and occasional showcase acts —including tonight when a pair of veteran Scarborough entertainers team up as the Gruesome Twosome Duo for a 6:30 to 11 show.
Even during the COVID restrictions Dan Walek managed to get a couple of private show gigs, plus his Harvest band was one of the first to play socially distanced shows once restrictions were lifted in cottage country ahead of TO and area.
Al Reilly was also back in action quickly at the beginning of the reopening phases, as The Rockpile bar he’s hosted a Monday jam at for several years now sort of snuck in a resumption of those shows a little under the gun a couple of months ago. On Sunday he’ll be back at that club —to actually get married there to his longtime sweetheart!— after which his Catalyst band can be expected to take the stage hosting a party jam for guests.
(Hopefully it’s not the last ever show in the room —the word is it could be closing on Monday as the landlord wants to put in condos and isn’t being co-operate about foregoing some of the rent for the extended closure during the COVID lockdowns, leaving owner Dom in an untenable situation.)
You can never go wrong with either of these two entertainers and the between-song patter should be worth getting out to hear too, Since both, as I’ve described in previous artists, are also inveterate and popular open stage/jam hosts I would not be surprised at all to see a few special guests (with their own mics and instruments, of course) pop in to perform and there’s no cover.
-By Gary 17, TorontoMoon.ca
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SHOW LISTINGS for Friday, August 28, 2021
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IN THE REAL — LIVE IN-PERSON SHOW LISTINGS
4-6 weekly> Luanda Jones & Reg Schwager performing live for “Senator Serenade” from the balcony of Senator Restaurant (249 Victoria St., TO Central) & also streaming live on Facebook ~Jazz
5-11> Holly Clausius (recording release for Sunflower album) @ Augusta & Baldwin, 202 Augusta Ave., TO Central ~songwriter
6-8> Focused performs live in the gazebo @ Kew Gardens, 2075 Queen St. E., TO East ~Jazz
6:30-11> Al Reilly & Dan Walek as Gruesome Twosome Duo @ Crossroads, @ Crossroads Macedonian & Greek Restaurant, 3476 Danforth Ave., Scarborough ~acoustic Pop covers/originals; $0
7> Shawn Sage performs live @ NTB Lounge, 2878 Lake Shore Blvd. W., Etobicoke ~acoustic Pop covers/originals
7-9 weekly> “Stay at Home Concert Series” with Gig Rabbit live from Mulligan’s Pub (2458 Dundas St. W. Mississauga) with band inside, patio open for guests and streaming live on Facebook ~Blues/R&B/Rock
7-9> River North Duo featuring Matt Zaddy performs live on the patio of Guelph Museums, 52 Norfolk St., Guelph~acoustic Pop covers/originals; $0 but registration required
4-10> “Giggin’ Two” benefit for Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation with Oli Graham; 4:10pm - Benn Edwards Jazz Explosion; Beresfords; Erin & Paul; - Four 1 Soul; Sweet and the Big Bad; Glenn Marais and The Mojo Train; Katie Fuentes; The Focklers; Ryan Ainsworth; Randy Brethour and The HooDoo Too @ Market Brewing Company patio, 1775 Leslie St., Newmarket and streaming live on website ~songwriters; $donation requested -details during event
8-11< Tak Arikushi performs live @ Alchemy, 890 College St., TO West ~Worldbeat (Japanese Jazz)
8> Second Pass on patio @ Rockpile, 5555 Dundas St. W., Etobicoke ~contemporary Rock
8-10:30> Queen Pepper @ Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria St., TO Central ~Jazz/R&B; $
8-11> Phil & John @ Timothy’s Pub, 344 Brown’s Line, Etobicoke ~acoustic Pop covers/originals; $5
8-11> Marc Joseph Band Duo @ London Gate Pub, 5395 Eglinton Ave., Etobicoke ~acoustic Pop covers/originals
8> Skip Tracer @ Jake’s Boathouse, 59 First Gulf Road, Brampton ~Rock ‘n’ Roll/Pop
8:30> Baobab Cherry; Yukiko Tsutsui; Donne Robers performs live @ Soufi’s, 676 Queen St. W., TO Central ~acoustic Pop covers/originals
8:30-11> The O’Chays with Patrick Ballantine performing live @ Moonshine Café, 137 Kerr St., Oakville from inside stage, with live stream telecast on back patio (reservations required) and online on website ~Roots-Rock; $10
9> Dave Rave & Friends @ Tipsy Beaver, 3420 Rebecca St., Oakville ~contemporary original
9-1> Middle of Nowhere @ Black Swan Burlington, 4040 Palladium Way, Burlington ~Rock ‘n’ Roll/Pop
*9-1 weekly> The Brad & Mike show (Brad Sumak & Mike Olivieri) @ The Dickens, 423 Elizabeth St., Burlington ~acoustic Pop covers/originals
9-1> Nolan Hubbard @ The Powerhouse, 21 Jones St., Stoney Creek (Hamilton) ~acoustic Pop covers/originals; $0
9-12> Monty @ Tavern on Grange, 259 Grange Rd., Guelph ~acoustic Pop covers/originals
9:30-1:30> The Lonely Hearts perform live @ Wheat Sheaf Tavern, 667 King St. W., TO Central ~Rockabilly
9:30-1 weekly> Dueling Pianos perform live @ Uptown Social House, 1900 Walker’s Line, Burlington ~Blues/R&B/Blues-Rock
ONLINE/ON AIR SHOW LISTINGS
6am-6am weekdays> CBCMusic shows feature all-Canadian content @ CBC Radio One
11am-1pm weekly> The Rock-A-Round with Slim Tim @ www.rockabilly-radio.net ~ Rockabilly tracks (from UK, repeats Sundays 3-5am & Wednesdays 6-8am)
Noon-1 weekly> Hamilton Public Library presents Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra members violin and viola duo performing live on YouTube (also contains links to previous concerts) ~Classical
Noon-6 weekly> Steel City Music with Gunner Smith @ The HAWK FM 101.5fm & streaming online ~Blues, etc.
1-2pm weekly> “Groove Radio” with host Bill King & guests @ CIUT 89.5FM & streamed online ~Jazz
1-1:30pm weekly> Come Sunday (Gospel Radio Show) w Paul Panchezak (Trickbag) @ 93.3 CFMU or cfmu.ca (Hamilton)
-6> Speelburg; The Heavy Hours; Besphrenz; Junior Mesa streaming live on Bandsintown Live ~contemporary original
2:30 weekly> Chris Staig performs covers & originals on Facebook ~songwriter
3-7 weekdays> Julian Taylor hosts @ 106.5 ELMNT FM in Toronto & www.elemntfm.ca ~eclectic music 25% indigenous, 35% CanCon
3-4 weekly> “Athena Reich Variety Show” with live streaming performances by Athena Reich on Facebook ~songwriters
4-10> “Giggin’ Two” benefit for Canadian Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation with Oli Graham; 4:10pm - Benn Edwards Jazz Explosion; Beresfords; Erin & Paul; - Four 1 Soul; Sweet and the Big Bad; Glenn Marais and The Mojo Train; Katie Fuentes; The Focklers; Ryan Ainsworth; Randy Brethour and The HooDoo Too @ Market Brewing Company in Newmarketm streaming live on website ~songwriters; $ donation requested -details during event
4-6 weekly> “Finding A Voice” with host Bruce Kauffman and guests broadcast live on CFRC 1010.9FM and on website ~songwriters/poets
5-6 weekly> Donnybrook for Toronto Jazz Festival streaming live on website and live to air on JAZZ.FM91 ~Jazz
2-6> Devon Gilfillian; Matt Nakoa; Royal Jelly Live streaming live on Bandsintown Live ~contemporary original
5 weekly> The Honky Tonk Cocktail Hour Duo with members of The Western Swing Authority performing live, streaming on Facebook ~Country
5-6 weekly> Whitehorse streams live “Happy Hour” performance from St. Catharines on Facebook ~original Rock/Pop
7-9 weekly> “Stay at Home Concert Series” with Gig Rabbit live from Mulligan’s Pub in Mississauga with band inside, patio open for guests and streaming live on Facebook ~Blues/R&B/Rock
7> Metallica perfoms live, streaming on twitch tv ~Metal/Hard Rock
7-8 weekly> Jeremy & Jenn perform live, streaming on Facebook ~acoustic Pop covers/originals
7-8> Brian Dickinson performs live for TD Niagara Jazz Festival streaming live on Facebook and on YouTube ~Jazz
7:30 weekly> Chris Staig performs covers & originals on Facebook ~songwriter
8 weekly> “Live at The Barn” with The Fabulous Tonemasters performing on streams recorded by Andy Tough from barn studio in Norwood, streaming on YouTube ~Rock ‘n’ Roll/Pop
8> Home Routes presents Ray Cooper streamed live on Facebook ~songwriter
8-10:30> Tommy Dillon Courtney Bowles; Carson Bodhi perform, streaming live on Facebook ~songwriters
8-9> desiFest presents “Sofa Sessions” with Sanjeeta Shrivastava streaming live on Facebook ~Worldbeat
8 weekly> Ken Wallis Blues Source show with tracks and interviews @ www.bluesandrootsradio.com
8:30-11> The O’Chays with Patrick Ballantine performing live from Moonshine Café streaming online on website ~Roots-Rock
9> Need To Breathe performs live streaming on website ~contemporary original
9 (encore at 10 on Instagram)> Angela Saini performs live on Facebook ~songwriter
9-11> “Friday Night Parkdale Special” with various performers streaming on website ~acoustic Pop covers/originals
9> Maggie Miles (recording release for album) streaming live on YouTube ~songwriter
9-midnight weekly> “Gumbo Kitchen” with Ron Littlejohn @ JAZZ.FM91 & online ~Blues/R&B/Funk tracks and artists
*9:30-10:30 daily> “Q” TV broadcast with Tom Power with segments from @TheCurrentCBC, interviews, entertainment news & more @ CBC-TV
