Here you’ll see links to advertisers, friends of Toronto Moon, other music publications and subscribing performers.
ADVERTISERS:
Brian Gladstone web architect
Laura Hubert Band Pop/Jazz singer/band; see also Facebook Page
Southside Johnny’s Etobicoke pub/live music room
FRIENDS OF TORONTO MOON:
Bullseye Records (Bullseye Records of Canada Inc.) recording company run by Jaimie Vernon featuring iconic Can-Con artits
Carol Cain ~photo-journalist
Concrete City Records ~independent recording label ~live music 7 nights a week
Michel & Barbara’s House Concerts -house concert shows for various artists
momondays ~networking/storytelling/live music motivational events in Toronto, Guelph, Aurora, Barrie, Kitchener-Waterloo and elsewhere.
Red Door Studios ~recording studio in Toronto’s Beaches area
Relish ~live music 7 nights a week
SongTown ~Song publishing, concerts, compilation albums
Winterfolk Blues & Roots Festival
Zest Radio Show on Twitter with host Zest ~”linking music to ears of the universe and beyond”
OTHER MUSIC MAGAZINES/WEBS:
MusicLynk Magazine (for GTA outlying areas)
Songkick -Toronto Concerts page
Indie 88.1 ~indie radio station
PERFORMERS:
1867 Band featuring Benny Rave ~Rock/Blues covers
20 Thousand Days ~indie Rock featuring Paul Smith on keys
Abbey Sholzberg ~Jazz/Blues bassist: bass player with Club Django ~Django Reinhardt based Gypsy Jazz; bass player with John Wayne Swingtet ~Gypsy Swing Jazz; member Django Gypsy Jam ~Gypsy Swing Jazz; bass player with Django Gypsy Jam ~Gypsy Jazz; bass player with Mediterranean Stars also featuring Ed Roth on accordion ~eclectic European/Middle Eastern Jazz/klemzer Folk); bass player with Metro Big Band ~Swing/Pop Jazz; bass player with Mega City Swing Band ~big band Swing Jazz; bass player with Jacques Russell Trio also featuring Michel Neray ~eclectic Blues/Jazz/Pop; bass player with Hot Five Jazzmakers ~traditional Jazz
Against The Wind~Bob Seger tribute featuring Amand
Against The Wind~Bob Seger tribute featuring Amanda Gordon [which see] and Josh Gordon [which see]
Al Reilly‘s Catalyst ~classic Rock covers & originals
Alan Glennie ~guitarist with The Chicago Project [which also see]
Alex Pangman & Her Alleycatz also featuring Peter Hill on keys ~Swing Jazz
Alex Radeff ~songwriter, Pop Rock band leader of Donkey [which also see]
Amanda Gordon ~singer / Amanda Gordon Band ~Pop Rock / MINT ~classic Rock/Pop / winehouseandturner ~Amy Winehouse & Tina Turner tribute; Against The Wind~Bob Seger tribute
Arie Papenick ~leader/guitarist for High Court County ~outlaw Country
Axes of Evil featuring Wayne Neon & Phil Ciglen ~classic & contemporary Rock
BACA featuring Elana Harte ~acoustic power trio
BackTrack Band featuring Marty Zatzman ~Motown, R & B, Top 40, Reggae and Rock
BanjoGoBoom featuring John Glover ~original Bluegrass/old-time style rollicking Roots
Beach Party Boys featuring Fernando Curcione ~Beach Boys tribute;
Beautiful Salt featuring Elana Harte ~Folk Rock duo
Benny Rave ~drummer, singer, leader of 1867 Band [which also see]
Best of Both Worlds ~Van Halen tribute featuring singer James Alcock [which also see]
Beverly Kreller member of HOTCHA! ~original Countrified Folk duo; member of SHAKE The Bellows ~ol’ time Roots trio
Big Tobacco & The Pickers featuring Anne Werbitsky on pedal steel ~original Country
Bill Heffernan / Bill Heffernan’s Homeland Security Band ~rowdy Roots songwriter and host
Bob Bleakley ~singer & trombone player for Soul Funkshun ~Soul/Funk/R&B
Brian Gladstone ~original Psychedelic Pholk
Brian Jantzi ~original Roots & local indie covers -Brian Jantzi & The Lost Mariachis ~Roots-Rock originals & covers
Bryan Van Dusen ~soul Rap poet; album on cd baby
Carmen Toth (formerly aka Social Potion) ~original Pop/Rock & covers Pop Rock
Club Django featuring Abbey Sholzberg on bass ~Django Reinhardt based Gypsy Jazz
Cocked and Loaded ~Hard Rock/Funk featuring vocals by James Alcock [which see]
Colonel Tom & The American Pour featuring Peter Hill on keys ~Country Honkytonk
Cousin Molly (Laura Thomas which also see) ~children’s entertainer
D’Arcy Wickham ~songwriter, fingerstyle guitarist, instrumental and vocal teacher
Dan Dimock ~acoustic Pop rock covers & originals
Dan Walek / Harvest ~Pop songwriter / Pop Rock covers / jam & open mic host
Darlene Lucas ~singer with the late Glen George Miller “Pirates of The Highway”
Darlene Sacks ~handpan drummer/percussionist
Darrell McNeill ~Rock/Pop~guitarist/singer with The David Love Band; ~melodic 60s Pop Rock; Rock guitarist with Fifteen Stone ~Rock covers band
Dave Girdlestone / Soul Funkshun ~guitarist
Dave McManus / Junction City All-Stars ~bassist, jam host & former member of Seadog ~bass player for The Blues Miners; ~bass player for Full Bore Blues
David Hayes ~Classical guitarist & songwriter; proprietor & engineer at Red Door Studios
David Hines / Hearts Desire ~acoustic duo with Lynette Fairweather; The Last Forgiveness ~slightly unhinged acoustic Pop trio
David Love ~singer, guitarist, bass player: David Love Band also featuring Darrell McNeill ~melodic 60s Rock/Pop; performer with Classic Albums Live troupe / member of Yeah Yeah Yeah ~Beatles covers / 1/2 of Love & LeBlanc ~acoustic Pop duo;
David Macmichael / The Danger Bees ~original alt-Pop; half of Bee Sting Ghost duo with Chelsea Reed
David McLachlan ~Folk songwriter on jango.com
David Shilman ~guitarist/singer/songwriter
David Storey ~original Folk/Roots
Django Gypsy Jam featuring Abbey Sholzberg on bass ~Gypsy Jazz
Doc Higgins ~socially conscious Roots songwriter
Donkey featuring Alex Radeff ~Pop Rock and further
Drew Winters ~original Pop Rock REVERB NATION PAGE
Eclectic Power Company featuring Graham Clarke ~Blues-Rock covers
Ed Roth ~accordion for various genres and bands including Mediterranean Stars (eclectic European/Middle Eastern Jazz/klemzer Folk) and Whores Truly (Cajun Blues/Pop)
Elana Harte ~songwriter; singer/guitarist with Stiletto Flats ~retro & classic Rock; host of “M Factor Redux” songwriters showcase Thursdays @ Eton House; with Stiletto Flats & guest as I Will Be King ~tribute to David Bowie; member of BACA ~acoustic power trio; member of Beautiful Salt ~Folk-Rock duo; half of Harte & Mazur acoustic duo; member of Ricochet ~80s Rock/Top 40; co-organizer for Birdseye Festival Oct 21-22 supporting bladder cancer research; host of bi-weekly M-Factor Indie Music Showcase series at Linsmore Tavern.
Elevation featuring Shawn Brady ~U2 tribute
Eli Martin ~songwriter/leader of Marinol Nation ~original alt-Rock; Facebook page
Felix & The Cats featuring Robert Pelletier ~original Roots-Rock
Fernando Curcione (The Riverdale Kid) ~original Pop Rock/New Country; singer with Beach Party Boys ~Beach Boys tribute; singer with Jersey Seasons ~4 Seasons/60s doo-wop tribute
Fifteen Stone featuring Darrell McNeill ~Rock covers band
Floydium featuring Keiko Gutierrez on bass ~tribute to Pink Floyd
Focused featuring Wayne Neon ~original Rap
Frank Russell ~freelance drummer; songwriter; member of The Petition Rock/Blues-Rock band
Full Bore Blues featuring Dave McManus on bass ~Blues band
Gary 17 ~singer-songwriter, emcee, open stage host
George Baumann ~sax player, drummer for Blues, Jazz, R&B; sax player for The Blues Miners
Glen Hornblast ~original Folk
Graham Clarke ~guitarist/singer for Eclectic Power Company Blues-Rock covers band
Harpin’ Norm Lucien ~songwriter and harp accompanist
Harvest featuring Dan Walek ~Pop Rock covers / jam & open mic host band
Hell N Back featuring James Alcock ~AC/DC tribute
Herb Dale [deceased] ~original Country
High Court County featuring Arie Papernick ~outlaw Country ~Facebook page
Hold The Bus featuring Kevin Jeffrey on bass ~Roots-Rock/Country
HOTCHA! feauturing Beverly Kreller ~original Countrified Folk
Howard Gladstone ~original Folk
I Will Be King ~tribute to David Bowie featuring Elana Harte
Jacques Russell Trio featuring Michel Neray & Abbey Sholzberg ~eclectic Roots/Jazz/Blues [see also Facebook page]
James Alcock ~Rock singer / Rockin’ A Hard Place ~classic Rock; singer for Best of Both Worlds ~Van Halen tribute; singer for Rock Gods ~tribute to 80s metal; singer for Cocked and Loaded ~Hard Rock/Funk; singer for Hell N Back ~AC/DC tribute
James Green ~Rock guitarist/leader of The James Green Electric band
Jody H. Ferrer ~alt-Pop songwriter; band: Jody & The Friendzone
John Glover ~principal member of BanjoGoBoom ]which see]
John Wayne Swingtet featuring Abbey Sholzberg on bass ~Gypsy Jazz
Josh Gordon ~Blues-Rock guitarist, singer in Josh Gordon Band; member of Against The Wind~Bob Seger tribute; member of The Blazers [which see]
Julian Fauth ~Juno-winning Blues originals
Julian Taylor / Julian Taylor Band ~original & cover contemporary Pop Rock
Junction City All-Stars, The ~Blues/Rock
Kat House featuring Kathleen Lovett ~dynamic Rock/Top 40/R&B/Blues covers
Kathleen Lovett ~singer/leader of Kat House; guitarist for The Rhapsody Sisters 7-piece Blues/R&B/Soul band
Kayt Lucas ~songwriter, leader of Kayt and the Hard Folks ~Hard Folk originals
Keiko Gutierrez bass player for Paint ~original Brit-Pop flavoured Rock; bass player for Floydium ~tribute to Pink Floyd
Keith Danby ~guitarist for Screamin’ Evil Blues Band
Kevin Jeffrey ~bass player for Hold The Bus and The Fourthlings ~Roots-Rock/Country
Kevin Jollimore ~songwriter [see Sin City Boys]; actor
Kings [see The Kings]
Laura Hubert -power Jazz Pop with punch! [See also Facebook Page]
Laura Thomas ~Rootsy acoustic Pop covers & originals [see also Cousin Molly]
Lenka Lichtenberg & Fray ~original Worldbeat Fusion Jazz
Lenore ~Roots Pop songwriter
Little Peter and the Elegants ~50s/60s harmony Rock ‘n Roll 8-piece
Lynda Covello ~Jazz-Pop singer
Lynn Harrison ~Folk singer-songwriter
Maggie & Mr. Rogers featuring Scott Rogers ~eclectic Jazz/Folk duo / Facebook page
Marinol Nation featuring Eli Martin ~original alt-Rock; Facebook page
Mark Bronson ~drummer for Mustang Wally classic Rock band
Mark Sepic ~inventive multi-instrumentalist and mental instrument inventor
Mark Yan ~acoustic Pop songwriter & covers artist; member of Mark Yan/Barry Mulcahy acoustic Pop duo
Metro Big Band feat. Abbey Sholzberg on bass ~big band Swing/Pop Jazz
Michael Bär ~Roots-Pop songwriter
Michael Keys [deceased] ~boogie woogie Blues/Pop pianoman; member of Ronnie Russell & The Corvairs ~vintage Rock ‘n’ Pop
Michael Laderoute ~award-winning Folk songwriter
Michel Neray ~singer/songwriter with Double Espresso (reso-uke/uke-bass with jump Blues, Soul, Pop covers & originals; singer & instrumentalist with Jacques Russell Trio also featuring Abbey Sholzberg on bass [which also see]; House Concerts host; professional speaker; host of momondays Toronto [which also see under Friends of Toronto Moon category]
Mississauga Big Band Jazz Ensemble featuring Wayne Neon Smith ~original & cover big band Jazz, Swing, showtunes
Mustang Wally featuring Mark Bronson on drums ~classic Rock band
Neon Nostalgic featuring Shawn Brady ~80s Rock tribute
One Shot Band featuring Rory Cummings ~Roots-Rock
Paint featuring Keiko Gutierrez on bass ~original Brit-Pop flavoured Rock
PandaBand featuring Paul Smith on bass ~eclectic covers band
Partial Eclipse featuring Rob Minderman ~Country-Rock/Blues-Rock
Paul Smith ~keyboard player for 20 Thousand Days; bass player for MBG jam host band; bass player for PandaBand eclectic covers band
The Pepper Shakers featuring Hank Fox ~Rock/Top 40 covers
Pete Otis [deceased] ~songwriter, SongTown impresario & music promoter
Peter Guy ~guitarist/singer for Rockhouse
Peter Hill ~Jazz/Blues keyboardist & songwriter; keys with Laura Hubert Band ~Pop Jazz with punch; keys with Colonel Tom and the American Pour ~original Honky Tonk; keys with Alex Pangman & Her Alleycats ~Swing Jazz/Blues; Tuesdays with Lisa Particelli’s Girls Night Out singers’ jam
Phil Ciglen ~guitarist with Axes of Evil [which see] ~Rock band
Plaza Ratz feat. Kevin Huckell ~classic Rock
Q & A Duo featuring Tony Quarrington with Zoey Adams ~Roots-Jazz covers and originals
Ricochet featuring Elana Harte ~80s Rock/Top 40;
Rob Minderman ~songwriter; multi-instrumentalist; vintage Pop covers; member of Parlial Eclipse
Robbie Rox ~original punk-Pop
Robert Pelletier ~songwriter & guitarist/leader of Felix & The Cats ~original Roots-Rock
Robin Peacocke ~songwriter
Rock Gods featuring James Alcock ~tribute to 80s metal [Facebook page]
Rockhouse featuring Peter Guy ~original & cover Rock ‘n’ Roll
Rockin’ A Hard Place featuring James Alcock ~classic Rock
Roger “Pops” Zuraw ~original Adult Contemporary
Ron Davis ~original contemporary Jazz pianist/composer (see also Facebook page)
Rory Cummings ~Country Pop songwriter & covers; Rory Cummings Band; (RCB on Facebook); The One Shot Band featuring Rory Cummings ~Folk, Rock and Roots
Scott Rogers ~1/2 of Maggie & Mr. Rogers ~Folk/Jazz duo
Screamin’ Evil Blues Band ~rockin’ Blues/Blues-Rock featuring Keith Danby
Sebastian Agnello ~original Protest songwriter; Country/Rock guitarist & songwriter
SHAKE The Bellows featuring Beverly Kreller ~ol’ time Roots trio
Shawn Brady ~Pop Rock covers & originals; Elevation ~U2 tribute; EyePod Shuffle ~party dance Rock; Shawn Brady and The Northern Sons -original Pop Rock; member of Neon Nostalgia 80s Rock tribute band
Signe Miranda ~Pop songwriter; music coach; author; Signe Miranda’s Veranda ~original Roots-Pop; proprietor of Concrete City Records; creator/host of Song Creation Workshop series
Sin City Boys featuring Kevin Jollimore ~original Tex Mex Rock/cover Pop Rock
Soul Funkshun featuring Dave Girdlestone on guitar and Bob Bleakley on vocals/trombone ~Soul/Funk
Soul Mates Band featuring Sue Martin and Dave Girldesone on guitar ~Pop Rock party covers
Steffi Postol Goodfield ~open mic host for York Region Open Mics; talent booker; singer
Steve Raiken ~original Roots
Stiletto Flats featuring Elana Harte [which see] ~retro & classic Rock
Sue Martin -singer for Soul Mates Band ~Rock/Top 40
Susie Grooves & Company ~classic Rock
Ted Rusk [Deceased] ~original Rock/Blues
The Blazers ~fiery Blues Rock featuring Josh Gordon [which also see]
The Blues Miners featuring Dave McManus on bass & George Baumann on sax ~Blues
The Chicago Project ~tribute to Chicago featuring Alan Glennie on guitar
The Great Canadian Swampstompers featuring Ted Rusk ~original Rock/Blues
The Kings ~iconic original CanRock band
The Pepper Shakers featuring Hank Fox ~Rock/Top 40 covers
The Petition featuring Frank Russell on drums Rock/Blues-Rock band
The Rhapsody Sisters featuring Kathleen Lovett on guitar ~7-piece Blues/R&B/Soul
Tommy Rocker singer & jam host with Tommy Rocker Band ~classic Rock
Tony Quarrington ~Jazz/Roots songwriter/guitar & vocal accompanist & arranger; half of Q & A Duo with Zoey Adams ~Roots-Jazz covers and originals
Wayne Neon ~Rock ‘n’ Roll; leader, Wayne Neon and the Amazing Tubular Orchestra band; member of monthly Gordon’s Acoustic Living Room monthly jam orchestra; member of Axes of Evil, Rock band; member of Focused original Rap group; member of Axes of Evil [which see] ~Rock band; member of Mississauga Big Band Jazz Ensemble
Yeah Yeah Yeah featuring David Love ~Beatles covers