Signe showcasing results of teaching skills

>>> One of the young musician-promoters I’ve been very impressed with over the years is spunky and talented songwriter Signe Miranda. This go-getter has been involved in promoting other artists as well as her own Signe Miranda’s Veranda band since I first met her at the late great Renaissance Café about ten years ago, when she had her Concrete Records enterprise running and putting on shows in various bars downtown.

 

Since then she’s helped a lot of budding talent, most famously in recent years through founding the Music City North operation, which stages shows and a couple times a year puts on mini-festivals in  a handful of clubs over a two or three-day span, most recently last month.

But a couple of years ago Signe also opened a new dimension to her activities by putting on a series of various workshop-style sessions designed to educate young talents about the ins and outs of the music business, from promotion through business considerations.  With all her MCN activities I hadnt’ heard much about that the past couple of years, but it turns out she’s just finishing up a course she conducted for songwriters called the Coalition Music Artist Entrepreneur Program and tonight is the end of semester “graduation” party and showcase at The Central on Markham Street off Bloor West next to the old Honest Ed’s. The bill includes five artists and the 9:30 show is free and open to the public. ~Gary 17, www.torontomoon.ca

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*5-8> Nelson Denis @ Frank’s Pasta, 42 King Street E., Cobourg ~eclectic mix (Folk, Jazz, soft Rock, Latin)

5-8> Chris Wallace Quartet @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave., TO W. ~Jazz

6> Scott Cook @ Cameron House (front), 408 Queen St. W., TO

6:30> Ross Woolridge Group @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W., TO ~Jazz

7-9> Liane Fainsinger @ Relish, 2152 Danforth Ave., TO East ~Jazz

7> Nags Players present “Maggie’s Getting Married” @ Tranzac Lounge (Main Hall), 292 Brunswick Ave., TO ~theatre; $

7> Pretzel Logic @ Timothy’s Pub, 344 Brown’s Line, Etobicoke South ~Steely Dan tribute; $5

7:30> Side 3 for charity event @ Seven44, 744 Mount Pleasant Ave., TO North

*7:30-12> open mic with K.M. Smith @ Molly Bloom’s Guelph, 91 Wyndham St. N., Guelph

*7:30-9:30> Bluegrass Thursdays with Houndstooth @ Tranzac Lounge (Southern Cross), 292 Brunswick Ave., TO

7:30> Vegan Rock 6 benefit for Toronto Vegetarian Association @ Supermarket, 268 Augusta Ave., TO

*7:30> open stage with Rob Phillips & Chelsey Benett Band @ Black Horse Pub, 452 George St. N., Peterborough

*8-12> jam with Tommy Rocker Band @ Karla’s Roadhouse, 4630 Kingston Rd., Scarborough

8-12> Blues jam with Howard Ross & Big Mojo @ The Hub, 15 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa

*8> open mic with Anthony Abbatangeli & Ken Foster @ DeSotos, 1079 St. Clair Ave. W., TO West

8> Songwriters Circle of Jerks 18 (“A Spring In Our Step” with Nelson Sobral; Trevor Bell; Jake Warwick; High Wilsonl Nick Verona; David Hustler; Jeff Elliott @ Free Times Café, 320 College St. TO ~songwriters

8-12> Annette Haas @ Ember Hot Stove, 3039 Lakeshore Blvd. W., Etobicoke South ~Pop Rock

8-12> John & James @ Fionn MacCool’s Ajax, 32 Kingston Rd. E. Ajax

*8-12> open mic & jam @ Black Swan Pub Burlington, 4040 Palladium Way, Burlington

8-11> open mic with Sandy MacDonald @ Williamsburg Arms, 1187 Fischer Hallman Rd., Kitchener

8:30> Jonathan Byrd with special guest Corin Raymond @ Hugh’s Room, 2261 Dundas St. W., TO West ~original Roots/Country; $22.50/-

8:30> Songbirds hosted by Sarah Beatty with Sarah Burton; Hana Bajiric; Brennagh Burns  @ Moonshine Café, 137 Kerr St. Oakville ~female songwriters; $5/pwyc

9> Aaron Tesis @ Linsmore Tavern, 1298 Danforth Ave., TO East ~indie

*9> jam with Ted Rusk @ The Sauble Dunes, 11 Southampton Parkway, Sauble Beach

*9-1:30> open stage with Jay Pennell @ Dave’s On St. Clair, 730 St. Clair West, TO West ~eclectic

9-12> Kevin Laliberté Trio @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave., TO West ~Jazz & Flamenco

9> The Shraggs @ The Local, 396 Roncesvalles Ave., TO West ~modern Folk

9> Dani Nash; Ambre Mclean; Ginger St. James @ Dakota Tavern, 249 Ossington Ave., TO West; $7

9-1> Speck Brothers @ Black Dog Pub, 87 Island Rd., Scarb. ~Pop Rock

9-1> David West @ Monarchs Pub (Eaton Chelsea Hotel), 33 Gerrard St. W., TO ~Blues

9> Marshall Dane Band @ Legends On The Queensway, 1184 The Queensway, Etobicoke South ~Country

*9-2> karaoke with Joe @ Tudor Rose, 700 Harwood Ave. S., Ajax

*9> jam @ The Wee Pub, 371 Wilson Rd. South, Oshawa

*9:30-2> Skip Tracer @ Southside Johnny’s, 3653 Lakeshore Blvd., Etobicoke S. ~Rock/Pop

*9:30> karaoke with The English Rose & The Mad Scotsman @ Coyote Jack’s, 64 Harwood Ave. S., Ajax

*9:30> karaoke with Kiki @ Relish, 2152 Danforth Ave., TO E.

9:30> Coalition Music Artist Enterpreneur Program wrap party and showcase with Signe Miranda; Erica Schiopu; Missy Knott; Jean-Paul De Roover;  Noel Johnson; Declan O’Donovan @ The Central, 603 Markham St. TO ~indie songwriters; free

9:30> Michael Dunston & Dave Young’s tribute to Donny Hathaway @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W., TO ~Gospel

*9:30> jam with Jack B Nimble @ Abbey Road Pub, 3200 Erin Mills Parkway, Mississauga

10> Colin Fisher & Mike Genarro @ Tranzac Lounge (Southern Cross), 292 Brunswick Ave., TO

10> The Heavyweights Brass Band @ The Painted Lady, 218 Ossington Ave., TO West ~New Orleans Funk

10> Ferraro @ Cameron House (front), 408 Queen St. W., TO ~Roots-Rock

10> Sisters Euclid @ Orbit Room, 480 College St. TO ~Fusion Country/Rock/Jazz feat. Kevin Breit

10> The Tonkas @ Roc’n Doc’s, 105 Lakeshore Rd. E., Port Credit ~Blues

*10> open jam @ The Red Garnet, 231 Hunter St. W. Peterborough

*10> Salt & Pepper karaoke with Josh & Danish @ St. Louis Ajax. 11 Harwood Ave. S., Ajax

10:30> Dylan Reisch; OL\’CD; The Ruddy Limbs; The Clearing @ The Hideout, 484 Queen St. W., TO ~indie Rock

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