SHOW LISTINGS for Thursday, November 17, 2021
Listings are organized by area in which the shows occur and within each area field shows are listed chronologically.
Listings preceded by an asterisk (*) are repeating weekly events. (Double asterisk indicates repeating event with different hosts/guest/etc.). Events preceded by question mark (?) usually take place but have not been confirmed. Admission prices followed by a slash and minus (/-) after the amount indicates door charge with availability of cheaper rates for some purchases. /+ indicates stated price is minimum.
Names of subscribers appear in bold and underlined and, where applicable, include a live link to their websites or event page. Advertisers’ listings are in larger type and highlighted, include a live link to their website and also have a copy of the ad included in listings.
NOTE: CIW = Canadian Indie Week, music festival
ONLINE / ON AIR
9-10am> “The Bill King Show” with host Bill King & guests @ CIUT 89.5 FM ~Blues/Jazz
Noon-2> Blues on Rock Radio UK with Carolyn Fe
416 – TORONTO CENTRAL
6> Dave Borins @ Cameron House (front), 408 Queen St. W., TO ~Rockabilly/Country
6-8> Jeremy Walmsley Trio with guest Joanna Majoko @ 120 Diner, 120 Church St., TO ~Jazz; $10-20/pwyc
6:30> Kevin Quain @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W., TO ~moody Blues; $
*7> open mic with Derek Mok @ Kensington Lodge, 21 Kensington Ave., TO
7> Trap Them; Yautja @ Velvet Underground, 508 Queen St. W., TO ~Metal; $15
7:30> Franc’Open Mic @ Free Times Café, 320 College St. TO ~French songwriters;
*7:30-9:30> Bluegrass Thursdays with Houndstooth @ Tranzac Lounge (Southern Cross), 292 Brunswick Ave., TO
8> Don Campbell @ Dominion Pub, 500 Queen St. E., TO ~cover Pop Rock
*8-12> Joe Bowden @ Nawlin’s, 299 King St. W. TO ~Blues
9> Emergents; Völur; Wapiti @ The Music Gallery, 197 John St., TO ~original art Pop; $12
8> CIW: Krista Earle; Ben Hudson; Dani Strong; Alessia Cohle; Kansas Stone @ Adelaide Hall, 250 Adelaide St. W., TO ~indie Country; $15
8-1> Olivia and the Creepy Crawlies; A Fellow Ship; Scott Goodwin; The Capulets @ Sneaky Dee’s, 431 College St., TO ~indiel $12
8> Erik Bleich; Carl Lorusso @ Graffiti’s, 170 Baldwin St., TO
8> The Balconies; Curses; Foreign Diplomats @ Lee’s Palace, 529 Bloor St. W., TO ~original Rock; $11.50
8> CIW: Double Experience; Jules; SW3 The Reed Effect; Angela Saini; Lemon Cash @ Supermarket, 268 Augusta Ave., TO ~eclectic indie; $10
8> CIW: The Thinly Veiled Double Entendres; Last Bullet; The Fallng; Silvestra; Moon Tan; Return For Refund, Slow Death Lights @ Bovine Sex Club, 542 Queen St. W., TO ~eclectic indie; $10
8> CIW: Trampa; Finger 11; Sumo Cyco; Laugh At The Fakes @ Mod Club, 722 College St., TO ~~eclectic indie; $10
8:30-1> Third Thursday open mic with Alicia Porter @ The Local Gest, 424 Parliament St., TO
8:30> The Damn Truth; Sate; Les Deuxluxes @ Horseshoe Tavern, 370 Queen St. W., TO ~indie; $10
8:30> Hispanic bands for Glendon College Pub Night @ Alleycatz, 2409 Yonge St., TO North ~Top 40
8:30> Museum Pieces feast Tyler Messick; Brent Randall @ Monarch Tavern, 12 Clinton St., TO ~indie; $10
8:30-12:30> CIW: Celebration Army; MunizO; Los Boliatas; Simcoe; after love @ Silver Dollar 486 Spadina Ave., TO ~eclectic indie; $10
8> CIW: Bets; Samara York; Eden Warsaw; Lula Miranda; Katie Who @ Cameron House (rear), 408 Queen St. W., TO ~eclectic indie; $10
9-12> Teigan McKnight @ The Cavern Bar, 76 Church St., TO ~indie songwriter; $
9-11:30> Hannah Burge @ Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria St., TO ~Jazz; $
9> Acote ep release for Northern Flight; guests Maks; Edna King; Of @ Handlebar, 159 Augusta Ave., TO ~live electronica/techno; pwyc
9> OXJAM jam for Oxfam Canada benefit @ The Central, 603 Markham St., TO
*9-1> Blackburn @ Jo Mamas, 317 King St. W., TO ~Blues
9> Louis The Child; Quinn XCI; Pham @ The Hoxton, 69 Bathurst St., TO ~indie
*9:30> jam with host band The Regulators @ College St. Bar, 574 College St., TO
9:30> Dixie Chicken @ Orbit Room, 480 College St. TO ~Little Feat tribute; $
9:45> Quinsin Nacfhoff’s Flux album release (first of two nights) @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W., TO ~Jazz; $
*9:45> Alison Young Group @ Reservoir Lounge, 52 Wellington St. E., TO ~Jazz; $
10> Don River Blues Band @ Grossman’s, 379 Spadina Ave., TO ~
10> The Special Interest Group @ Tranzac Lounge (Southern Cross), 292 Brunswick Ave., TO
*10:30> Mike Barnes @ Pauper’s Pub, 539 Bloor St. W., TO ~acoustic Pop
416 – TORONTO EAST
7-9> Joanne Morra @ Relish, 2152 Danforth Ave., TO East ~Jazz/Blues; no cover
7> The Oh Sees @ The Danforth Music Hall, 147 Danforth Ave., TO East ~$23.50
7:30-9:30> Suzi Wesson & Doug Balfour @ Corks & Platters, 2220 Queen St. E., TO East ~Jazz/Boogie Woogie; no cover
8-12> Anthony Carr Band @ Black Bear Pub, 1125 O’Connor Drive, TO East ~Blues
8-11> Jazz band tba @ Shore Leave, 1775 Danforth Ave. E., TO East
8> As Waters @ Linsmore Tavern, 1298 Danforth Ave., TO East ~acoustic indie songwriter; no cover
*8:30-10:30> Jerry Leger & The Situation @ Castro’s, 2116 Queen St. E., TO East ~Folk-Rock/Country
9> RUN; Electric Adams; Sexsmith band @ Wayla Bar, 996 Queen St. E., TO East ~indie; $6
9> Enzo Boldrini @ Murphy’s Law, 1702 Queen St. E., TO East ~Pop Rock
*9:30> open jam with host Kar Wong @ Sportsters, 1430 Danforth Ave., TO East
*10-2> karaoke with Shane Taylor @ Relish, 2152 Danforth Ave., TO East
*10-1> open jam with host Michael Villamor @ Breakwall, 1910 Queen St. E.
10:30> Mercuri Project @ Bier Markt Don Mills, 7 O’Neill Rd., TO East ~Pop Rock
416 - TORONTO ETOBICOKE
5:30-11> Ken Page Memorial Trust Jazz jam @ Old Mill Inn, 21 Old Mill Rd., Etobicoke ~Jazz; min table charge
7:30> Sam Broverman Trio @ Old Mill Inn, 21 Old Mill Rd., Etobicoke ~Jazz; min table charge
9> The Stew @ Timothy’s Pub, 344 Brown’s Line, Etobicoke South ~Pop/R&B/Funk
*9:30-2> Skip Tracer @ Southside Johnny’s, 3653 Lakeshore Blvd., Etobicoke South ~Rock/Pop
416 – TORONTO SCARBOROUGH
8-12> jam night @ The Birchmount, 462 Birchmount Rd., Scarborough
9:30> The High Rollers @ Black Dog Pub, 87 Island Rd., Scarborough ~Pop Rock
416 – TORONTO WEST
5-8> Concord Jazz Quintet @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave., TO West ~Jazz
7> CIW: Family Grind; Rod Purpose; Glife; REDD @ Drake Hotel Underground, 1150 Queen St. W., TO West ~eclectic indie; $10
7-9> Kim Syockwood; Troy Kokol; Kelly Prescott; Andrea England @ Dakota Tavern, 249 Ossington Ave., TO West ~Country songwriters; $20
7> The Jerry Cans; Métis album launch @ Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. W., TO West ~indie; $20
7:30> The Parkdale Rebels @ Cadillac Lounge, 1296 Queen St. W., TO West ~Country/Honky Tonk
8> International Pop Overthrow Festival with Jillian Bunting; Carmen “Social Potion” Toth; Sister Hyde; Clockwise; Paint @ Duggan’s Brewery, 1346 Queen St. W., TO West ~eclectic indie; $5
8> Rival Town; Incase We Crash; Ancade Ghost @ Smiling Buddha Stage 1, 961 College St., TO West ~indie; $
8:30> Rant Maggie Rant album release @ Hugh’s Room, 2261 Dundas St. W., TO West ~original Roots; $27.50
8:30> Elisapie; Binaeshee-Quae; guests @ Burdock, 1184 Bloor St. W., TO West ~original indigenous music; $15
9> Vokurka’s Vicarious Virtuoso Violin @ The Emmet Ray, 924 College St., TO West ~Jazz; pwyc
9> Petra Glynt; WHOOP-Szo; Zones The Baby G, 1608 Dundas St. W., TO West ~indie; $10
9> Of Gentlemen & Cowards; BR Mackie; Lost & Profound; Meghan Morrison; Emma Longard @ The Piston, 937 Bloor St. W., TO West ~indie; $
9-11:45> The Ben D’Cunha Trio @ The Piper’s Pub, 782 St. Clair Ave. W., TO ~Jazz
*9-12> open mic night with Anthony Abbatangeli @ DeSoto’s, 1079 St. Clair Ave. W., TO West
*9-1:30> open stage with Jay Pennell @ Dave’s On St. Clair, 730 St. Clair West, TO West ~eclectic
9-12> Kurt Nielsen & Richard Whiteman Jazz Band @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave., TO West ~Jazz
9> Dreamboy; Osypa; Blunt Chunks; Fresh Flesh @ Smiling Buddha Stage 2, 961 College St., TO West ~indie; $
9> CIW: Avery Florence; West Hammock; Pilot Light; lightcraft @ The Painted Lady, 218 Ossington Ave., TO West ~eclectic indie; $10
9> Michael Coughlan @ The Local, 396 Roncesvalles Ave., TO West ~songwriter
10> Sunparlour Players & guests Nichol Robertson & His Honkytonk/Boogaloo Boys @ Dakota Tavern, 249 Ossington Ave., TO West ~Country/Honky Tonk; $
10> Triple Gangers @ Holy Oak Café, 1241 Bloor St. W., TO West
11> The Digs @ Drake Hotel Lounge, 1150 Queen St. W., TO West ~retro Pop/R&B/Soul; no cover
519
*6-10> Lucas Stagg @ Argyle Arms, 210 King St. E., Cambridge ~Roots-Rock
6> Ellen Young @ The Loose Grape, 656 King St. E., Cambridge ~songwriter
*7:30-12> open mic with K.M. Smith @ Molly Bloom’s Guelph, 91 Wyndham St. N., Guelph
8> Little Junior; Tijuana Jesus; Lush Buffalo @ Jimmy Jazz, 52 Macdonell St., Guelph ~indie; no cover
8> open mic night @ M&M Bar, 475 Main St., Cambridge
8> William Devonshire @ Easy Pour Wine Bar, 1660 Blair Rd., Cambridge
8> Skullfist; Warlord Messiah; Killfast @ Maxwell’s, 35 University Ave. E., Waterloo ~Metal; $15
*8-11> open mic with Sandy MacDonald @ Williamsburg Arms, 1187 Fischer Hallman Rd., Kitchener
*8:30> acoustic jam hosted by Mike Mecher & Vic Freitas @ Kiwi Gastropub, 47 Dickson St., Cambridge
*8:30-12:30> acoustic jam night @ Fiddle & Firkin, 707 King St. E., Cambridge
9> Treble; guests @ Dstrct, 10 Wyndham St., N., Guelph ~Winnipeg indie; $10
*9:30> open mic night @ The Black Badger, 55 Water St., Cambridge
*10-2> Mike Something @ Royal Electric, 52 Macdonell St., Guelph ~acoustic Pop
705
7-11> Gerry Markman Blues Trio @ Harbour Street Fish Bar, 10 Keith Ave., Collingwood ~Blues
*7:30> Rob Phillips Jazz/Blues Trio and Marsala Likianchuk @ Black Horse Pub, 452 George St. N., Peterborough
*8> The Joe Huron Trio @ Sticky Fingers, 199 Essa Rd., Barrie ~Jazz/Blues
8> Luke Martin @ The Huron Club, 94 Pine St., Collingwood
8:30> DanahKae @ The Spill, 414 George St. N., Peterborough ~poetry; $8
*9> jam with Ted Rusk @ The Sauble Dunes, 11 Southampton Parkway, Sauble Beach
9:30> Biff Naked @ Red Dog Tavern, 189 Hunter St. W., Peterborough ~indie icon; $
10> CR Avery @ The Garnet, 231 Hunter St. W., Peterborough
905 EAST
*5-8> Nelson Denis @ Frank’s Pasta, 42 King Street E., Cobourg ~eclectic mix (Folk, Jazz, soft Rock, Latin)
8> Joanne Shaw @ Simcoe Blues & Jazz, 926 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa
8-11> Quisha Wint @ Rum Diaries, 368 Bayly St. W., Ajax ~melodic Soul Pop
*?> jam with Darren Smith & Shayne Thomas @ The Corner Pocket, 45 Prince St., Oshawa
*9> jam @ The Wee Pub, 371 Wilson Rd. South, Oshawa
9:30> K-Man & The 45s; Rich With Sin @ The Atria, 59 King St. E., Oshawa ~Rock/Ska; $
*9:30> jam with Billick @ Harp & Crown, 300 Kingston Rd., Pickering
*10> Karaoke with Rob MacArthur @ St. Louis Ajax, 11 Harwood Ave., Ajax
10> Deuce @ Tartan Tavern, 555 Rossland Rd. E., Oshawa ~Pop Rock
905 NORTH
*6:30-10:30> jam with Faces for Radio @ Coasters, 55 Rutherford Rd. S., Brampton
*7:30-11:30> jam with house band @ 52nd St. Tap & Grill, 30 Kennedy Rd., S., Brampton
8> York Region Chamber Music’s Stereoscope Saxophone Quartet @ Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St., Richmond Hill ~Classical; $
*8> open mic with host Kevin Kerr @ The Duchess of Markham, 53 Main St. N., Markham
*8-11> Jam with Jayme Lynn Reed @ Offsides Sports Bar, 200 Simcoe Ave., Keswick
9> open mic (signup starts at 8:30) @ The Barrel, 2180 Steeles Ave. W. Vaughan
905 SOUTH
8> Trickbag album release for North End Ramble @ This Ain’t Hollywood, 345 James St. N., Hamilton ~indie; $10
*9> LMT Connection @ Doc Magilligan’s Irish Pub, 6400 Lundy’s Lane, Niagara Falls ~R&B/Funk
*9> open mic night with rotating hosts @ Coach & Lantern, 384 Wilson St E., Hamilton
9> Patrick Krief (of The Dears); Fleece @ Casbah Lounge, 306 King St. W., Hamilton ~indie; $
10> Strummers Union @ The Pheasant Plucker, 20 Augusta St., Hamilton
905 WEST
*6-9> Ric Jacobs @ Ivy Bar, 3330 South Service Rd., Burlington
*7-11> James Anthony Band & guest Chuckee Zehr @ Black Swan Pub Burlington, 4040 Palladium Way, Burlington ~Blues
*8-12> jam hosted by The Personics @ Carrigan Arms, 2025 Upper Middle Rd., Burlington
8-12> Semi Tone @ The Purple Heather, 3600 Dundas St. W., Burlington ~Pop Rock
*8> Celtic Night @ Fionn MacCool’s Burlington, 2331 Appleby Line
8:30> Kevin Breit & Mark Lalama @ Moonshine Café, 137 Kerr St. Oakville ~original Jazz/Rock/Country fusion; $15
9-1> Freedom Train @ Roc’n Doc’s, 105 Lakeshore Rd. E., Port Credit ~Rock/Pop
9:30> Glenn Groves @ Shore Grill, 71 Lakeshore Rd. E., Port Credit ~Honky Tonk Country new & old
*9:30> jam with Jack B Nimble @ Abbey Road Pub, 3200 Erin Mills Parkway, Mississauga
9:30> Chris Partland @ Cuchulainn’s Irish Pub, 158 Queen St. S., Streetsville-Mississauga ~Pop Rock
*10:30> The Killin’ Time Duo @ The Dickens, 423 Elizabeth St., Burlington ~Pop Rock
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