\ TO WEST \ By Beverly Kreller \

TORONTO – The popular Roncesvalles community musical event Catweazle tonight hosts a farewell show for Native New Yorker Michael Holt, who moved to Toronto in 1998. Though broad success eluded him, he found new meaning as a neighbourhood musician and community organizer, and is now moving back to the States with nothing but gratitude – and a beautiful tribute song – for the city of Toronto, called “TORONTO.”

The event takes place at 8:00 pm tonight at the Roncesvalles United Church, 214 Roncesvalles Ave., Toronto, with appearances by celebrated Toronto artists Bob Wiseman, Don Kerr, Joan Besen (Prairie Oyster), and scores of other diverse, local acts.

In 1998 prospects were good for Michael Holt. His band The Mommyheads had achieved cult status across the U.S. and Canada, released a major label album, and garnered great contacts in the music industry. When the band broke up and Holt moved to start a new life in Toronto, he was quickly embraced by the local scene, founded a new band with The Rheostatics’ and Ron Sexsmith’s drummer Don Kerr, got a lot of gigs around the city, and finished an ambitious solo album. But recognition was elusive. His album was met with mixed reviews in Canada and silence abroad, and when his new-kid-on-the-block status wore off, he found himself just another musician struggling for attention in Toronto.

Then on tour as a solo artist, some things happened that changed Holt’s definition of success. He discovered house concerts, and the joy of connecting with small, engaged audiences. And during a European tour in support of the Transition movement – a global effort of people building sustainability in their own towns and neighbourhoods – he encountered the idea of hyper-localism.

So, rather than continuing to pursue international or even city-wide recognition, Holt started focusing on what he could do in his own neighbourhood and music community. He wrote string arrangements for his friends’ shows and albums, helped organize benefits and neighbourhood festivals, contributed music to local community groups, and played at small clubs down the street from where he lived. He founded Toronto House Culture (an umbrella group for in-home cultural gatherings across the city), and co-founded three popular events, all of which will continue in his absence: Catweazle (a community open stage in Roncesvalles Village), Soozapallooza (a house concert series in The Annex), and the Festival of House Culture (a city-wide extravaganza of music, arts, food, and conversation, all in people’s homes). He began pursuing gender and cultural diversity at everything he organized, and is writing a book on the fulfillment available to both musicians and the public through involvement in small-scale, local music.

Now that his parents need live-in care (his father turns 100 this year), Holt is moving back to the States on July 1st. Although he didn’t find fame and fortune here, he has nothing but gratitude for the city of Toronto. Its social openness, multiculturalism, and strong community focus made it a perfect place to incubate the above mentioned  projects and ideas, and find out what it means to truly be a locally engaged musician. He’s expressed these sentiments in a tribute song for the city called, simply, “Toronto,” released as a free digital download on his site, michaelholtmusic.com.

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*11am-1pm> The Rock-A-Round with Slim Tim @ www.rockabilly-radio.net ~ Rockabilly tracks (from UK, repeats Sundays 3-5am & Wednesdays 6-8am)

416 – TORONTO CENTRAL

Noon-10> TDTJF: JAZZFM91 Youth Big Band; Joy Lapps Project; Jason Palmer Berklee Septet; Myriad 3 @ OLG Stage, 115 Cumberland St. ~Jazz; $0

1:30> TDTJF: Blue Moon Marquee @ OLG Stage 3, Hazelton Ave at Scollard St. ~Jazz; $0

*3-7> acoustic jam with John Hutt @ Lola, 40 Kensington Ave.

*3-5> Hogtown Syncopators @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W. ~Jazz; $

4> TDTJF: Only A Visitor @ OLG Stage 3, Hazelton Ave at Scollard St. ~Jazz; $0

*5-7> The Friends of Hugh Oliver @ Tranzac Club (Southern Cross), 292 Brunswick Ave. ~Folk

5> Justin Bacchus @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W. ~Jazz; $

5-10> New Canadian Global Music Orchestra; Bareto; Buffy Sainte-Marie; Barenaked Ladies @ Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St. West ~eclectic Canadiana; 0$

*5:30> Jazz Generation; Melissa Smeets @ Imperial Pub, 54 Dundas St. E. ~Jazz

6> tDavid Celia @ Cameron House (front), 408 Queen St. W. ~songwriter

6> Gates; Vasudeva; more @ Sneaky Dee’s, 431 College St. ~indie

6-11> Beny Esguerra and New Tradition; Shault; David Morin  Sarathy Korwar; Chilly Chase @ Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Key W.; 0$

6-8> John MacMurchy Trio featuring Jessica Lalonde @ 120 Diner, 120 Church St. ~Jazz; $10-20/pwyc

7 & 10 (2 shows)> TDTJF: Carol Welsman Trio @ Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria St. ~Jazz; $40

7> TDTJF: BassDrumBone @ Church of The Redeemer, 162 Bloor St. W. ~Jazz; $0

7> Joey Stylez; Rosary Spence; Manifest Destiny’s Child; more @ Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen’s Park ~Aborignal Heritage Month celebration & art party; $

7> CMDWN Collective @ Phoenix Concert Theatre, 410 Sherbourne St. ~contemporary original; $

7> Richard Pryor Jr. @ Mod Club, 722 College St. ~Music & comedy cabaret; $

7> TDTJF: Dave Restivo Quintet @ Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Ave. ~Jazz; $0

7:30> Aurochs @ Tranzac Club (Southern Cross), 292 Brunswick Ave. ~tribute to Duke Ellington

8> Rich Brown @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W. ~Jazz; $

8> Patrick Brealey @ Cameron House (front), 408 Queen Street W. ~Country

8> Kindred Spirits Orchestra @ Glenn Gould Studio, TO Central, 250 Front St. W. ~Classical; $

8> TDTJF: Diyet @ OLG Stage 3, Hazelton Ave at Scollard St. ~Jazz; $0

8> Michelle Rumball’s Beauty Saloon with Kevin Quain @ Monarch Tavern, 12 Clinton St. ~original Blues; $

8:30> Gentle Mystic; The Look Back Know; Deanna Petcoff @ Free Times Café, 320 College St.  ~songwriters; $

8:30> Edward Sayers; Frank Mitchell; Mr. Jr.; Zack Tiessen  @ The Cavern Bar, 76 Church St.  ~songwriters; $

*8:30-12:30> All Star Band feat. Joe Bowden & Brooke Blackburn @ N’awlin’s, 299 King St. W. TO ~Blues

8:30> Davin C & The Recovery recording release @ Lee’s Palace, 529 Bloor St. W. ~contemporary original; $

9> Wasted Potential; An Almightytrigger Happy; Ship To Fools @ Bovine Sex Club, 542 Queen St. W. ~Metal/Grunge/Hard-core; $

9> Wrong Jeremy Band @ May Café, 876 Dundas St. W. ~indie; $

9> ~tribute to Allman Brothers @ Cameron House (rear), 408 Queen St. W.

9> Wine Lips; Yeomans; Alabama Clam Hash @ Stop, Drop & Roll, 300 College St.  ~indie; $

9:30> Liteyears; The Bandicoots; The White Crowleys; Television Rd. @ Horseshoe Tavern, 370 Queen St. W. ~indie; $

9:30> Sound Parade @ Alleycatz, 2409 Yonge St. ~Funk/Soul/R&B; $10

9:45> Dee Dee & The Dirty Martinis @ Reservoir Lounge, 52 Wellington St. E. ~60s R&B 7-piece; $

10> Knower @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W. ~Jazz; $

10> Dave Murphy Band @ Orbit Room, 480 College St. TO ~Rock/Funk/R&B; $

10> West Hammock @ Cameron House (front), 408 Queen Street W.

10> Cowboy Buddha Band @ C’est What, 67 Front St. E. ~original art Rock; $10

10> Ryan Driver Sextet @ Tranzac Club (Southern Cross), 292 Brunswick Ave. ~Jazz

10-2> Parkside Drive @ The Hideout, 423 College St. ~originals

10> TDTJF: Jason Palmer Berklee Sextet hosts late-night Jazz jam @ Proof Vodka Bar (Intercontinental Toronto Yorkville Hotel), 220 Bloor St. W. ~Jazz; $0

10> Take Cover! @ Bier Markt King, 600 King St. W. ~Pop Rock

10> Frankie Foo & The Yoyo Smugglers @ Grossman’s, 379 Spadina Ave. ~Ska; 0$

11> Blues & Troubles @ Amsterdam Bicycle Club, 54 The Esplanade ~Blues/R&B

416 - TORONTO EAST

*5-7> The Straight 8s @ Castro’s, 2116 Queen St. E. ~rootsy Rockabilly

7-9> Bonus Numbers @ Relish, 2152 Danforth Ave. 0$

8> Kayt and the Hard Folks featuring Kayt Lucas; Floydium @ Opera House, 735 Queen St. E. ~original Roots-Rock/Pink Floyd tribute; $20

8> Hirut Hoot @ Hirut Café, 2050 Danforth Ave. ~comedy show; $5

9:30> David Macmichael & The $5 Tall Boys @ Relish, 2152 Danforth Ave. ~alt Pop originals and covers; 0$

9:30> The Glamour Assassins @ The Duke Live, 1225 Queen St. E. ~Pop Rock ~Rock/Top 40 covers; 0$

9:30-1:30> Blues jam with Mike Sedgewick Band @ Salt Dog, 1980 Queen St. E.

9:30> Dixie Chicken @ Linsmore Tavern, 1298 Danforth Ave.  ~tribute to Little Feat

10:30> Fiction @ Bier Markt Don Mills, 7 O’Neill Rd. ~Pop Rock

416 – TORONTO ETOBICOKE

4-11> “Toronto Ribfest” with 4 stages featuring various acts including Martina Ortiz Luis; Jory Nash; The Soul Brothers; Salida Project; Joy Slam; Girl Power Gand; Paige Rutledge @ Centennial Park, Etobicoke. 256 Centennial Park Rd. ~eclectic; $15

7:30> TFTJF: Heather Bambrick & Friends @ Old Mill Inn, 21 Old Mill Rd. ~Jazz; $35.50+

8> “Lockdownfest” Day 1 with Battlecross; My Hollow; Insurrection; Devilz By Definition; Dominant Species; North Shore; Damnit Goldie @ The Rockpile, 5555 Dundas St. W. ~Metal/Grunge/Hard-core; $20

9:30> Harvest Moon @ Timothy’s Pub, 344 Brown’s Line ~Pop Rock/Top 40; $

10-2> Pop Cherry @ Southside Johnny’s, 3653 Lake Shore Blvd. W. ~classic Rock; 0$

10> The Reves @ Bier Markt Etobicoke, 199 North Queen St. ~Pop Rock

416 – TORONTO SCARBOROUGH

9> Mama Motown & Her Bad Decisions Band @ The Loaded Dog, 1921 Lawrence Ave. E. ~Blues/R&B

9:30> Midnight Jewel featuring Brian Potts on bass @ Karla’s Roadhouse, 4630 Kingston Rd.  ~Rock/Top 40 covers

9:30> Still Sunday @ McGradie’s, 2167 Victoria Park Ave. ~classic Rock/Blues

9:30> Greg Wyard @ Stone Cottage Pub, 3750 Kingston Rd. ~Pop Rock

416 - TORONTO WEST

5-7> Kyra & Willy @ The Local, 396 Roncesvalles Ave. ~Canadiana Roots

5-8> Greg Cockerill & Burke Carrol @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave. ~Jazz

7-9> This Way North Andrea Ramolo @ Dakota Tavern, 249 Ossington Ave. ~songwriters; $

*7-10> Les Petits Nouveaux @ La Rev, 2848 Dundas St. W. ~nu-Jazz trio

7:30> Pablo Cardenas @ Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. W. ~Latin Jazz; 0$

7:30> Michael Holt’s farewell to TO Catweazle show with guests Bob Wiseman; Don Kerr; Joan Besen; more; @ Roncesvalles United Church, 214 Roncesvalles Ave. ~songwriters; $10 suggested donation

8> Blue Odeur; Nutrients; Plazas; Loji; Tiptoes; KraK @ Smiling Buddha, 961 College St. ~eclectic indie; $5-$10

8> Brother Levon anniversary jam @ Junction City Music Hall, 2907 Dundas St. W. ~Funk

8:30> Les Filles de Illighadad @ Hugh’s Room, 2261 Dundas St. W. ~West African Tuareg songwriters; $20

9> Quite Nice; Kiwi Jr @ The Baby G, 1608 Dundas St. W. ~indie; $

9-1> Fraser Melvin Blues Band @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave. ~Blues

9> See Through Dresses; The Budds; Dartboi; Sweettea @ Smiling Buddha basement, 961 College St. ~indie; $10

9> Full Bore Blues @ Dave’s On St. Clair, 730 St. Clair Ave. W. ~Blues/R&B

9> The Wanted @ The Local, 396 Roncesvalles Ave.  ~Roots-Rock

8:30> Silver Pools recording release for 10-inch vinyl; guests Repair; Dreamstate @ Burdock, 1184 Bloor St. W. ~contemporary original; $

9:30> The Reposadists & guest singer @ Reposado, 135 Ossington Ave. ~Jazz

10-2> Shane Murphy Band @ Dakota Tavern, 249 Ossington Ave.

10> The Spandettes @ 3030 Dundas, 3030 Dundas St. W. ~live Disco/Funk

10:30> Papiosco Y Los Ritmicos @ Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. W. ~Cuban Salsa; $15

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Noon-2> Mark Yan @ Ray’s Bistro, 1475 Queen St. W., Alton ~acoustic Pop covers & originals

Noon> The Lifers @ St. George’s Square, Wyndham St. N. at Quebec St., Guelph ~contemporary original; $0

3-6> Sarah McGrath @ Hespeler Village Market, 11 Tannery St. E., Cambridge

6> LoFi Mind @ Rhapsody Barrel Bar, 179 King St. W., Kitchener

7> Tyler Young @ Ernie’s Roadhouse, 7 Queen St. W., Cambridge

7-11> Steve Elmo Murphy @ The Rabbid Fox, 56 Beech Ave., Cambridge

7> Henry Gerds @ St. Louis Cambridge, 95 Saginaw Pkwy., Cambridge

8> William Parker; Patricia Nicholson Parker @ Silence, 46 Essex St., Guelph $20/-

8> John McKinley @ Lancaster Smokehouse, 574 Lancaster St. W., Kitchener

8:30> Jason Redman @ Fionn MacCool’s Orangeville, 75 Fourth Ave., Orangeville ~Pop

*9-2> jam night @ The Cave, 105 Shade St., Cambridge

9> Blown Cover @ Van Gogh’s Ear Guelph, 10 Wyndham St. N., Guelph ~Rock/Top 40 covers; $5

9> Jon Knight & Soulstack @ The Boathouse, 97 Jubilee Drive, Kitchener ~original Blues; $

9:30> Galley West @ Stampede Ranch, 226 Woodlawn Rd. W., Guelph ~Country

9:30> Blimp Rock recording release for soap album; guests Wax Mannequin @ eBar, 41 Quebec St., Guelph ~original Rock/Pop; $7

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5> Rick & Gailie @ Black Horse Pub, 452 George St. N., Peterborough

6-10> Paul James @ Riverside Grill (Holiday Inn), 150 George St., Peterborough  ~Rockabilly/Blues/Blues-Rock; $10

7-9> Sonny & Cloudy @ The Lounge by Lignum, 442 George St. N., Peterborough

8-11:45> Straight Shooter Band @ Harbour Street Fish Bar, 10 Keith Ave., Collingwood ~Rock/Top 40 covers

8:30> Classic Collective @ Black Horse Pub, 452 George St. N., Peterborough

8:30> Winnie Brave @ The Huron Club, 94 Pine St., Collingwood ~songwriter

9:30> Bastard Son @ Red Dog Tavern, 189 Hunter St. W., Peterborough ~indie; $

10> The Marwills @ Donaleigh’s Irish Public House, 28 Dunlop St. E., Barrie ~Roots-Rock

10> Copper Crown with Scott Somerville @ The Garnet, 231 Hunter St. W., Peterborough ~$10/pwyc

10> Brian Haddlesey @ McThirsty’s Pint, 166 Charlotte St., Peterborough

905 EAST

*8-12> Karaoke with Rob MacArthur & Lorraine @ Royal Canadian Legion #322, 112 Hunt St., Ajax

8-1> Canada 150 Open Mic with host Tony Newman @ Simcoe Blues & Jazz, 926 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa

9> Dean James Band @ The Corral, 433 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa ~Country

9> InHiatus; Skelton Lake; Zenn-La @ The Moustache Club, 15 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa ~indie; $

9:30> GrooveStone @ The Edge, 250 Bayly St., Ajax ~Rock/Top 40 covers

10> Another Round @ Tartan Tavern, 555 Rossland Rd. E., Oshawa ~Pop Rock

10-2> Big Bad Burgess Brown Blues Band @ Ganaraska Hotel, 30 Ontario St., Port Hope ~Blues-Rock

905 NORTH

6-9> “Music On Main” with 3 stages featuring Station Lane; The Beresfords; Josef Thomas @ 63-137 Main Street, Markham; 0$

7> live performers featuring Kevin Ker “Strawberry Festival” at Marquee Tent, Memorial Park, Stouffville; 0$

9> Brewed Attitude @ Spot 1, 289 Rutherford Rd. S., Brampton

9> Danielle Dixon @ Wild Wing Georgetown, 371 Mountainview Rd. S., Georgetown ~Country

9> Ian & Richard; The Tradition; Sanjay B @ Shepherd’s Crook, 86 Main St. S., Georgetown

9-12:30> Theodore Horner Combo @ Uncorked On Main, 72 Main St. S., Georgetown

9:30> Fat Tony Band @ Jake’s Boathouse Brampton, 59 First Gulf Rd., Brampton ~Pop Rock

9:30> The Grady Brothers @ St. George Pub, 7 Main St. N., Georgetown

*9:30> open mic @ Big Daddy’s, 460 Elgin Mills Rd., E, Richmond Hill

10> Jen and the Jets @ Aw Shucks, 15230 Yonge St., Aurora ~Pop Rock

905 SOUTH

Noon-10> “It’s Your Festival” community family festival with two stages with several acts including The Vaudevillian; Cadillac Bill & The Creeping Bent; Dave Rave & Hailey Rose; David Usher; Sevendown; Vader’s Raiders; Prior Convictions @ Gage Park Hamilton, 1000 Main St. E., Hamilton

Noon-1> Latintrain @ Gore Park, King St. E. at John St. S., Hamilton ~Latin; 0$

6:30> East Coast Kitchen Party @ Corktown Pub, 175 Young St., Hamilton

8> Richard Garvey with Teal Booth & Charlie Banjo Bean @ Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne St., Hamilton ~songwriters; $10

8> Dominic Mancuso Band @ Bay City Music Hall, 50 Leander Drive, Hamilton  ~Jazz; $15-29

8> Alpines @ Pub Fiction, 1242 Garner Rd. W., Ancaster ~Rock/Top 40

9> Matty Simpson; Deeps @ This Ain’t Hollywood, 345 James St. N., Hamilton ~indie; $10

9:15> The Old Winos & guest Shelly Coopersmith & Chris Staig @ The Old Winery Restaurant, 2228 Niagara Stone Rd., Niagara-On-The-Lake

9:30> Kill No Albatross; Even the Trees; BROOMFILLER: Dark Insignia @ Corktown Pub, 175 Young St., Hamilton ~Metal/Grunge/Hard-core; $

9:30> TG Swampbusters @ The Gladstone Hamilton, 1385 Main St. E., Hamilton ~Rockabilly/Country/Roots-Rock

9:30> Freedom Train @ Stonewalls Hamilton, 339 York Blvd., Hamilton ~Rock/Top 40 covers

9:30> The Felicia McMinn Band @ Cat N Fiddle Hamilton, 174 John St., S., Hamilton

10:45> Brothers du MOnde @ Gallagher’s Bar, 117 John St., Hamilton

905 WEST

*5> Adam Ostrosser & Joel Guenther @ Carrigan Arms, 2025 Upper Middle Rd., Burlington ~Pop

*6-9> Maxine Young Duo @ Roc’n Doc’s, 105 Lakeshore Rd. E., Port Credit ~Pop Rock

7> The Bronte Brothers @ Bronte Sports Kitchen, 2544 Speers Rd., Oakville

7> Chris Ayries; James Clark Jones @ Max Resto Lounge, 2180 Itabashi Way, Burlington

7> Joe Tucker @ RCL (Royal Canadian Legion) #551 Waterdown, 79 Hamilton St. N., Waterdown

8-11:30> Rich Cloke @ The Purple Heather, 3600 Dundas St. W., Burlington

9> John Marlatt & The Last Rodeo; Wayne Cheddie @ Moonshine Café, 137 Kerr St., Oakville ~songwriters; $5

9:30> Kenny V @ Shore Grill, 71 Lakeshore Rd. E., Port Credit ~Pop Rock/Top 40

9:30> Backroad Bound @ The Franklin House, 263 Queen St. S., Streetsville ~Pop Rock

9:30> RENO @ Cuchulainn’s Irish Pub, 158 Queen St. S., Streetsville-Mississauga ~Pop Rock

9:30> Midlife Crisis @ Boston Manor, 4460 Fairview Ave., Burlington ~Rock/Top 40 covers

9:30> The Kitchen @ Black Swan Pub Burlington, 4040 Palladium Way, Burlington ~Pop Rock

10-2> Deuxe Drive @ Roc’n Doc’s, 105 Lakeshore Rd. E., Port Credit ~Rock/Top 40 covers; $

10> James Valdez & Neovintage @ Bier Markt Mississauga, 55 City Centre Drive, Mississauga ~Pop Rock

10:15> Hot Buttered Soul @ Failte, 201 City Centre Dr., Mississauga ~Pop Rock

10:30> Chris Chambers Band @ The Dickens, 423 Elizabeth St., Burlington ~Pop Rock

LISTINGS KEY

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