“No Show”s don’t have to mean your day lays an egg

/// I’m not sure why some bar owners decide to cancel otherwise regular live music events that fall on the day before or the day after a religious holiday like Easter, but that still happens even in our non-denominational secular bar culture. (What slays me is when stores or bars that are run by non-Christians still decide to close or cancel shows around Easter and Christmas —but that’s another story, perhaps for a different publication!)

The still fledgling Saturday Sessions acoustic open stage hosted by Brian Gladstone at Black Swan doesn’t happen today due to the holiday weekend and neither will the barely-out-of-swaddling Saturday night Rock jam started by Tommy Rocker’s Classic Rock Show just two weeks ago at Liverpool Arms in Pickering —although both bars are most certainly open for business today and probably tomorrow as well. Go figure.

In the case of the Swan event, the cancellation will quite possibly help out a couple of talented acoustic players in the west part of the city at Full Of Beans on Dundas West near Dufferin and at Gate 403 on Roncesvalles Ave.  And thanks to the timing, it’s a snap to check out both events.

 

Highly literate and sensitive balladeer David Storey will be at FOB and as a matter of fact he’ll be hosting a 1-4 p.m. open mic (—take that Black Swan!)  in the room at 1348 Dundas St. West in the heart of the “Little Oz” district around Dufferin-Ossington that also includes Dakota Tavern, Lula Lounge, The Garrison, The Painted Lady and The Communist’s Daughter, among others.

An hour after Storey is done, at 403 Roncesvalles Bill Heffernan does his usual Saturday 5-8 showcase that this week comes with a twist: he’s featuring his own Bill Heffernan Trio combo in the limelight. You can expect a few musical friends to be there too and no doubt one or two will do a few tunes during Bill’s breaks.

Roots aficionados who might normally gather at Black Swan will find both these events to their taste and it’s supposed to be a great day to be out and about.  -Gary 17, www.torontomoon.ca

LISTINGS:

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*12-3> Danny Marks @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W., TO ~eclectic Jazz/Blues/Rock

12:30-2:30> Allnighters Blues Duo @ Humble Beginnings, 3109 Dundas St. W., TO West ~acoustic Roots/Blues

1-4> open mic with host David Storey @ Full Of Beans, 1348 Dundas St. W., TO West

*2-6> jam w. Tom Finocchio @ Sam’s Place, Barton-Chestnut Sts., Hamilton

**2-6> Saturday Blues Sermon with James Anthony & special guest Hailee Rose @ Black Swan Pub Burlington, 4040 Palladium Way, Burlington ~Blues

*3-6> Danny B’s House Party Band feat. Michael Keys on piano @ Blue Goose, 1 Blue Goose St., Etobicoke South ~R&B/Pop

*3-7> jam with Michelle Deneault & Redder @ Port Credit Legion, 35 Front St., Port Credit

4-7> Pamela Gilmartin with Ergo Sum @ Sauce, 1376 Danforth Ave., TO East ~indie Pop

3> The Hot Five Jazzmakers @ C’est What, 67 Front St. E., TO ~traditional Jazz; $5

*3-7> open stage jam @ Moonshine Café, 137 Kerr St., Oakville

*3:30-6> Johnny Wright @ Outriggers, 2232 Queen St. E., TO East ~R&B

*3:30-6:30> Climax Jazz Band @ Seven44, 744 Bayview Ave., TO North ~Jazz; $

3:30> Octokats cd release @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W., TO ~Jazz

3:30> Alexis Baro Quartet @ The Pilot, 22 Cumberland St., TO ~Jazz

*4-8> The Bear Band & guests @ Southside Johnny’s, 3653 Lakeshore Blvd. W. Etobicoke South ~Rock-R&B

*4-7:30> Ronnie Hayward Trio @ McQueen’s, 993 Queen St. E., TO E. ~Blues/Roots

*4-8> The Meteors with special guest George Olliver @ Timothy’s Pub, 344 Brown’s Line, Etobicoke South ~Blues/Rock/R&B

*4> PRJ @ Simcoe Blues & Jazz, 926 Simcoe St., Oshawa ~Blues

5-8> Bill Heffernan Trio feat. Howard Willett & Bob McNiven @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave. TO West –Rootsy Pop

5-8> Arthur Renwick @ The Local, 396 Roncesvalles Ave., TO West ~Rootsy Pop

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

6-8> Thelonius Hank feat. Nicol Robertson & Ted Hawkins @ Cameron House (front), 408 Queen St. W., TO ~classic Country

7-9> The New Mendicants @ Dakota Tavern, 249 Ossington Ave., TO West

7> Nick Teehan Group @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W., TO ~ Jazz

8> C&C Surf Factor @ Cameron House (front), 408 Queen St. W., TO

8-12> Cormac Cleary @ Ember Hot Stove, 3039 Lakeshore Blvd. W., Etobicoke South ~acoustic Pop

8-12> Charlie Jacklin @ Moonshine Café, 137 Kerr St., Oakville ~eclectic

8:30> “For The Love Of Pete” with Jory Nash, Sylvia Tyson, James Gordon, Sharon Lois & Bram, David Celia, Grit Laskin, more @ Hugh’s Room, 2261 Dundas St. W., TO W. ~tribute to Pete Seeger; $30/- (SRO)

8:30> Chicka Boom @ Free Times Café, 320 College St. TO ~comedy improve; $6

*9-1> karaoke with Rob MacArthur @ Tudor Rose, 700 Harwood Ave. S., Ajax

9> Love & LeBlanc feat. David Love @ Tracks Brewpub, 60 Queen St. E., Brampton ~melodic acoustic Pop

9-1> Christopher Simmons Trio @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave., TO West ~ Jazz

9> Russell Leon’s birthday gig @ Graffiti’s, 170 Baldwin St., TO ~original Rootsy Pop

9> Jake Chisholm @ The Local, 396 Roncesvalles Ave., TO West

9> Shane Murphy @ Dakota Tavern, 249 Ossington Ave., TO West

9-1> Voodoo Kings @ Black Dog Pub, 87 Island Rd., Scarborough ~Pop/soft Rock

9> James Anthony with special guest Hailee Rose @ Blue Goose Tavern, 1 Blue Goose Rd., Etobicoke South ~Blues/R&B

9> Adam Knapp @ The Corral, 433 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa ~Country

9-1> Day Trippers @ Simcoe Blues & Jazz, 926 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa ~Beatles tribute

9-1> Full Tilt @ Oscar’s Roadhouse, 1785 Queen St. E., Brampton ~Pop Rock/Top 40

9:30> Kayla Howran Band @ Linsmore Tavern, 1298 Danforth Ave., TO East ~Country Pop

**9:30-11:30> Jessica Blake @ Relish, 2152 Danforth Ave. TO East ~songwriter

*9:30-2> karaoke with The English Rose & The Mad Scotsman @ Winners, 2181 Lawrence Ave. E., Scarborough

9:30> Al Reilly’s Catalyst @ Maple Leaf House, 2749 Lakeshore Blvd. W., Etobicoke South ~classic Rock

9:30> Exale @ Seven44, 744 Mount Pleasant Blvd., TO North

9:30> Hand Me Down @ Stone Cottage Pub, 3750 Kingston Rd., Scarborough ~Bluegrass

9:30> Fiddlestix @ Timothy’s Pub 344 Brown’s Line, Etobicoke South ~Rootsy Pop Rock

9:30> Tom Barlow Band @ The Harp, 55 Lakeshore Rd. E., Port Credit ~Pop Rock/Top 40

9:30> The Slime Dogs @ Jake’s Boathouse Brampton, 59 First Gulf Rd., Brampton ~Pop Rock

9:30> The Beat Heathens @ Sixth Line Pub, 1500 Sixth Line, Oakville

9:30> Off The Wall @ Black Horse Pub, 452 George St. N., Peterborough

9:45> Riverside: Chet & Jim Doxas with Dave Douglas & Steve Swallow @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W., TO ~Montreal/NYC Jazz

10-2> Moonshine @ Southside Johnny’s, 3653 Lakeshore Blvd. W. Etobicoke South ~Rock/Top 40/R&B

10> Ride The Tiger @ Orbit Room, 480 College St. TO ~Funk/Soul

10> Jack Marks @ Cameron House (front), 408 Queen St. W., TO

10> Healing Power presents: Toblerone Boys; PWM; Cerebral Itch @ Tranzac Club  (Southern Cross), 292 Brunswick Ave., TO

10> Thunderfunk @ The Duke Live, 1225 Queen St. E., TO East

10-2> Billik @ Fionn MacCool’s Ajax, 36 Kingston Rd. E., Ajax ~Pop Rock

10-2> Sarah Smith Band @ Roc’n Doc’s, 105 Lakeshore Rd. E., Port Credit ~Rock/Top 40

10> Headstock @ C.J. Barley’s, 213 The Queensway S., Keswick ~Rock

10:30> Stone The Radio @ The Hideout, 484 Queen St. W., TO ~indie Rock

10:30> Jonny Kerr @ The Dickens, 423 Elizabeth St., Burlington ~Pop Rock

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