SHOW LISTINGS for Friday, November 25, 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.
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416 – TORONTO CENTRAL
2-4:30> Switchbeat for pre-Grey Cup parties @ Sheraton Centre Toronto, 123 Queen St. W., TO ~Pop Rock
*3-7> acoustic jam with John Hutt @ Lola, 40 Kensington Ave., TO
*4-6> Hogtown Syncopators @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W., TO ~Jazz; $
*5-8> Kensington Kitchen Party with host Kevin Jollimore of Sin City Boys, Kim Cadilla on bass & guest musicians @ Graffiti’s, 170 Baldwin St., TO ~Pop Rock with heart
*5-7> Hugh Oliver & Friends @ Tranzac Club (Southern Cross), 292 Brunswick Ave., TO ~Folk
5> Andres Johnson; Edward Sayers @ The Central, 603 Markham St., TO
*5:30> Jazz Generation; Melissa Smeets @ Imperial Pub, 54 Dundas St. E., TO ~Jazz
6-8> Sue & Dwight with Kevin Quain on piano @ 120 Diner, 120 Church St., TO ~Folk covers; $10-20/pwyc
6-9> Bud First @ Grossman’s, 379 Spadina Ave., TO
6:30> Bugaloo Squad @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W., TO ~Jazz; $
6:30> Slaughter Beach; Dog; Abi Reimold @ Sneaky Dee’s, 431 College St., TO ~indie
7:30> Movemuse + Drums @ Tranzac Club (Southern Cross), 292 Brunswick Ave., TO
7:30> Charm of Finches @ Music Gallery, 197 John St. TO ~Classical/Jazz; pwyc
8> The Age of Electric; guests The Lord Almightys @ Adelaide Hall, 250 Adelaide St. W., TO ~$29.50
8> Gordon Lightfoot @ Massey Hall, 178 Victoria St., TO ~Canadian Folk icon; $32.50-$119.50
8> Maneli Jamal @ Soozi’s Schlangrilla, 648 Bloor St. W., ~guitar virtuoso; $?
8> R. Shelley; Andrew Parton; Michelle Thibodeau @ Free Times Café, 320 College St., TO ~songwriters
8> Andy Shauf; Chris Cohen @ Mod Club, 722 College St., TO ~$15
*8:30-12:30> All Star Band feat. Joe Bowden & Brooke Blackburn @ Nawlin’s, 299 King St. W. TO ~Blues
8:30> The Jezabels; Los @ Lee’s Palace, 529 Bloor St. W., TO ~indie; $20
9> I Will Be King featuring Elana Harte & members of Stiletto Flats @ Drums N Flats, 1980 Avenue Rd., TO North ~David Bowie tribute;
9> Sam Cash & The Romantic Dogs; Cristo Graham @ Rivoli, 334 Queen St. W., TO ~indie; $
9> Your Girl Flav @ Dominion Pub, 500 Queen St. E., TO ~cover Pop Rock
9> Ron Hawkins with Myrle @ Graffiti’s, 170 Baldwin St., TO ~songwriters; $
9> Slim Cessna’s Auto Parts Club; Absolute Whores; Suitcase Sam @ The Silver Dollar, 486 Spadina Ave., TO ~indie; $
9> Tommy Youngsteen @ Horseshoe Tavern, 370 Queen St. W., TO ~Neil Young covers; $12
9> Ulcerate; Zhrine; Phobocosm @ Coalition, 282 Augusta Ave., TO
9> The ’45; Hellscape; Fierce Brosnan; Bald Britney; Pape Smear; Murder Murder; Blood Guts Gore @ The Central, 603 Markham St., TO ~Hard Rock/Metal/Punk
9> Brownman Electryc Trio @ Poetry Jazz Café, 224 Augusta Ave., TO ~Jazz/Rock Fusion
9-11:30> Oliver Jones Trio @ Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria St., TO ~Jazz; $25
9:30> Nick McLean Quartet @ The Cavern Bar, 76 Church St., TO
9:30> Sherrie Gold @ Seven44, 744 Mount Pleasant Rd., TO North
9:30> Universal Boogie Band @ Alleycatz, 2409 Yonge St., TO North ~Funk/Soul/R&B; $10
9:45> Nuf Said @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W., TO ~NYC Jazz; $
9:45> Mark Malibu and the Wasagas; Christian D and the Hangovers; King Beez; Treblemen; Los Seniors Calaveras @ Cherry Cola’s, 200 Bathurst St. ~Surf and Rockabilly indie bands; $
9:45> Dee Dee & The Dirty Martinis @ Reservoir Lounge, 52 Wellington St. E., TO ~60s R&B 7-piece; $
10> Dave Murphy Band @ Orbit Room, 480 College St. TO ~Rock/Funk/R&B; $
10> Marienda single release @ Free Times Café, 320 College St., TO ~original Jazz/World/R&B duo; $12
10> A Weird Ryan Driver Sextet with Indira Nanavati as Ryan Driver @ Tranzac Club (Southern Cross), 292 Brunswick Ave., TO ~?
10> Jeff Eager @ Hemingways, 142 Cumberland St., TO ~acoustic Pop; no cover
10> Shred Penner @ Bier Markt King, 600 King St., West, TO ~Pop Rock
10:30> Wayne Neon @ Lola, 40 Kensington Ave., TO ~Rock
10:30> Frankie Foo & The YoYo Smugglers @ Grossman’s, 379 Spadina Ave., TO ~Ska
416 - TORONTO EAST
5-7> The Straight 8s @ Castro’s, 2116 Queen St. E., TO East
7-9> Evan Desaultnier Trio @ Relish, 2152 Danforth Ave., TO East ~Jazz
8> SongTown.ca presents Hoser Blues Party 3 featuring Mike McKenna & all-star house band; Mike McDonald; Nicole Dunn; Sebastian Agnello; Pete Otis; Pat Little; more @ Black Swan 154 Danforth Ave., TO East ~Blues; $12
8> Flosstradamus; guests Slushii; Towkio; Whethan @ The Danforth Music Hall, 147 Danforth Ave., TO East ~$40-45
8> Persamenco feat. Bahram Aghakhan & Pedram Khavarzamini @ Social Capital Theater, 154 Danforth Ave. (second floor), TO East ~Flamenco/Persion Fusion; $20
*9> open mic with Matt & Mike @ The Grover Pub, 676 Kingston Rd., TO East
9> The Circumstantialists @ Dora Keogh, 141 Danforth Ave., TO East ~Rock/Pop
9:30> David Macmichael & The $5 Tall Boys @ Relish, 2152 Danforth Ave., TO East ~alt Pop originals and covers
9:30> Matt Winkler @ Stone Lion, 1958 Queen St. E., TO East ~acoustic Pop Rock
9:30> Daniel Basta @ Murphy’s Law, 1702 Queen St. E., TO East ~Pop Rock
9:30> Still of The Night @ Linsmore Tavern, 1298 Danforth Ave., TO East ~Whitesnake tribute; $10
10:30> Lost & Found @ Bier Markt Don Mills, 7 O’Neill Rd., TO East ~Pop Rock
416 – TORONTO ETOBICOKE
7> Ron Baumber & Friends @ Golden Lion, 15 Canmotor Ave., Etobicoke ~Rock
7:30> Beverly Taft Trio @ Old Mill Inn, 21 Old Mill Rd., Etobicoke ~Jazz; min table charge
8> Blushing Brides; opening set by Steve Raiken (original Folk, 8:30-9) @ The Rockpile, 5555 Dundas St. W., Etobicoke ~Rolling Stones tribute; $25
9> Troy Harmer Band @ Maple Leaf House, 2749 Lake Shore Boulevard West, Etobicoke ~Rock/Top 40/Blues
9:30> Fleetwood Mac Mania @ Timothy’s Pub, 344 Brown’s Line, Etobicoke South ~Fleetwood Mac tribute; $
10-2> Pop Cherry @ Southside Johnny’s, 3653 Lake Shore Blvd. W., Etobicoke South ~vintage Rock/Pop; no cover
10> Best of Both Worlds feat. James Alcock on vocals @ Schuey’s, 1130 Martin Grove Rd. Etobicoke ~Van Halen tribute
10> Fat Tony @ Bier Markt Etobicoke, 199 North Queen St., Etobicoke ~Pop Rock
416 – TORONTO SCARBOROUGH
8> Juggernaut featuring Ilse Themen @ Sofis Mexican Bar, 360 Old Kingston Rd., Scarborough ~Rock/R&B/Dance
9:30> GTAR @ McGradie’s, 2167 Victoria Park Ave., Scarborough ~classic Rock/Top 40
9:30> Denis Martel @ Stone Cottage Pub, 3750 Kingston Rd., Scarborough ~Pop Rock
416 - TORONTO WEST
5-7> Angie Hilts @ The Local, 396 Roncesvalles Ave., TO West ~Folk
5-8> Whitney Ross Barris Band @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave., TO West ~Jazz
6> Rueben DeGroot & Colleen Brown @ Burdock, 1184 Bloor St. W., TO West ~Country/Roots songwriters; $10
6-8> JJ Shiplett with Johnson Crook @ Dakota Tavern, 249 Ossington Ave., TO West ~$10
7:30> The O’Deadly’s @ Brazen Head Pub, 165 East Liberty St., TO West ~Pop Rock
7:30> Iroko Project @ Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. W., TO West ~Jazz; no cover
8> Stan Simon and the Hotel Bible; Bryce Jardine & The Parlour Birds @ The Painted Lady, 218 Ossington Ave., TO West ~indie
8-12> Tree Museum; Starry Night; The Drop-Ups @ Junction City Music Hall, 2907 Dundas St. W., TO West ~indie; $5
8> Brendan Canning; Shy Kids @ The Garrison, 1197 Dundas St. W., TO West
8> Xylouris White @ Drake Hotel Underground, 1150 Queen St. W., TO West ~indie; $15
8> Elizabeth Reid; Alison Cerutti @ Gallery 345, 345 Sorauren Ave., TO West ~Jazz/experimentall $25
8:30> Tom Waits tribute with Kat Danser, Raoul Bhaneja, Emily Burgess, Carlos del Junco, Maria Ryan & Chris Bennett, more @ Hugh’s Room, 2261 Dundas St. W., TO West ~tribute; $30
8:30> DoVira album release; guests Jaash Singh; Georgia Hathaway @ Burdock, 1184 Bloor St. W., TO West ~original World Fusion: Ukrainian/East European Folk with modern arrangements; $10/cds $15
9-1> Fraser Melvin Band @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave., TO West ~Blues
9> Wearenotwhoweare; Zoo Owl; Body Rot @ Smiling Buddha, 961 College St., TO West ~indie
9> Hotkid; Lesbo Vrouven; Black Lava; Mad Made Hill @ The Baby G, 1608 Dundas St. W., TO West
9> Michael O’Grady @ The Local, 396 Roncesvalles Ave., TO West ~Celtic Folk-Rock
9> Long Distance Runners @ Holy Oak Café, 1241 Bloor St. W., TO West ~
9:30> Big Rude Jake @ Fat City Blues, 890 College St., TO West ~Blues
9:30> The Reposadists Quartet @ Reposado, 136 Ossington Ave., TO West ~Jazz
9:30> Raina Krangle/Mark Thackway @ Amico’s Pizza, 1648 Queen St. W., TO West ~Roots/Blues songwriter; no cover
9:30> Susan Polvic @ Axis, 3048 Dundas St. W., TO West
10-2> Colonel Tom and The American Pour featuring Peter Hill on keys @ Dakota Tavern, 249 Ossington Ave., TO West ~original Honky Tonk; $10
10> Papiosco Y Los Ritmicos @ Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. W., TO West ~Cuban Salsa; $15
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7> Ver Causa Opera presents “La Fille du Regiment” @ Cambridge Center for the Arts, 60 Dickson St., Cambridge ~comic opera; $10
7-11> Dan Walsh @ The Rabbid Fox, 56 Beech Ave., Cambridge ~songwriter
8-2> West Hammock; Sea Perry; David Scott @ Van Gogh’s Ear Guelph, 10 Wyndham St. N., Guelph ~indie; $5
8> C.R. Avery album release for All The Angels Didn’t Scare Me @ Silence, 46 Essex St., Guelph ~songwriter; $25
8> Rich Cloke @ Fionn MacCool’s Kitchener, 4287 King St. E., Kitchener ~Pop
*9-2> jam night @ The Cave, 105 Shade St., Cambridge
9> Sarah McLeod @ The Brownstone, 39 Queen St. E., Cambridge
9> Flash Johnson Band @ Kiwi Gastropub, 47 Dickson St., Cambridge
9> Heckle The Band @ Brando’s Beach House, 135 Market St., Brantford ~90s Rock
9:30> Fortnight Music 9th anniversary party with Groenland; Lowlands double album release celebration @ E-Bar, 41 Quebec St., Guelph ~indie; $17
9:30-1> Sandy MacDonald & Mother West Wind’s Animal Friends @ Fiddle and Firkin, 707 King St. E., Cambridge ~Roots-Rock
9:30> Old School @ Fionn MacCool’s Orangeville, 75 Fourth Ave., Orangeville ~Pop Rock/R&B
10-2:30> Addy; Manolo; Develo; Shep X; Ferrow @ Dstrct, 10 Wydham St. N., Guelph ~indie Rock; $15
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5> Rick & Gailie @ Black Horse Pub, 452 George St. N., Peterborough
7:30-10:30> K. Marcus Schaefer; Clairvoyant; Gung Ho Catalyst @ The Spill, 414 George St. N., Peterborough ~indie; $7
8-11:45> Straight Shooter @ Harbour Street Fish Bar, 10 Keith Ave., Collingwood ~Rock/Top 40
8:30> Pop Machine @ Black Horse Pub, 452 George St. N., Peterborough
8:30> Karla Crawford Duo @ The Huron Club, 94 Pine St., Collingwood
9:30> Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace & Saint Asonia @ Red Dog Tavern, 189 Hunter St. W., Peterborough; indie $
10> New Grease Revival @ The Garnet, 231 Hunter St. W., Peterborough
905 EAST
9-1> PRJ @ Simcoe Blues & Jazz, 926 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa ~Blues
9> Chris Buck Band @ The Corral, 433 Simcoe St. S., Oshawa ~Country
*9:30> Karaoke with Rob MacArthur & Lorraine @ Royal Canadian Legion #322, 112 Hunt St., Ajax
9:30> Acoustica @ The Edge, 250 Bayly St., Ajax ~Pop Rock
10> Room 237; guests Spitting Bullets @ The Moustache Club, 13 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa ~indie Rock
10> Deuce @ Tartan Tavern, 555 Rossland Rd. E., Oshawa ~Pop Rock
10-2> Billick @ Fionn MacCool’s Ajax, 36 Kingston Rd., E., Ajax ~Pop Rock/Top 40
10-2> Bon Jovi Forever @ Whisky John’s, 843 King St. W., Oshawa ~Bon Jovi tribute; $5
905 NORTH
8:30> Neil Chapman @ Lake Simcoe Arms, 21089 Dalton Rd., Jackson’s Point
9:30> Marc Joseph Band @ Jake’s Boathouse Brampton, 59 First Gulf Rd., Brampton ~Pop Rock
9:30> Itchy n’ Scratchy @ Oscar’s Roadhouse, 1785 Queen St. E., Brampton ~Top 40/Rock
9:30> 5 Deuce @ Spot One, 289 Rutherford Rd. S., Brampton ~Hip Hop; $10
*9:30> open mic @ Big Daddy’s, 460 Elgin Mills Rd., E, Richmond Hill
10> The Nomads @ Aw Shucks, 15230 Yonge St., Aurora ~Pop Rock
905 SOUTH
6:30> East Coast Kitchen Party @ Corktown Pub, 175 Young St., Hamilton
8> Fortunate Son @ Pub Fiction, 1242 Garner Rd. W., Ancaster ~Rock/Top 40
9> Nick Ferrio; Sean Conway; Basement Revolver @ This Ain’t Hollywood, 345 James St. N., Hamilton ~indie Rock; $
9> Bear Mountain @ The Casbah Lounge, 306 King St. W., Hamilton
9:15> The Old Winos & guest tba @ The Old Winery Restaurant, 2228 Niagara Stone Rd., Niagara-On-The-Lake
9:30> Martian Rebel; guests @ Corktown Pub, 175 Young St., Hamilton ~indie; $
9:30> Rick & The 3Ds @ The Gladstone Hamilton, 1385 Main St. E., Hamilton ~Roots Rock
9:30> Fidel @ Stonewalls Hamilton, 339 York Blvd., Hamilton ~Rock
9:30> Xprime @ Doc Magilligan’s Irish Pub, 6400 Lundy’s Lane, Niagara Falls
10> Chelsea Crites @ Bucks Tavern, 154 Colborne St., Brantford ~Country Rock
905 WEST
*5> Adam Ostrosser & Joel Guenther @ Carrigan Arms, 2025 Upper Middle Rd., Burlington ~Pop
*6-9> Nolan Hubbard @ Roc’n Doc’s, 105 Lakeshore Rd. E., Port Credit ~Pop Rock
9> The Undercover Band @ Fionn MacCool’s Burlington, 2231 Appleby Line, Burlington ~Rock/Top 40
9:30> tba @ Shore Grill, 71 Lakeshore Rd. E., Port Credit ~Pop Rock/Top 40
9:30> Electric Merchants @ The Franklin House, 263 Queen St. S., Streetsville ~classic Rock/Pop
9:30> Tomahawk Love @ Cuchulainn’s Irish Pub, 158 Queen St. S., Streetsville-Mississauga ~Pop Rock
9:30> Siren Song @ Gator Ted’s, 1505 Guelph Line, Burlington ~Pop Rock
9:30> EZ Rock @ Boston Manor, 4460 Fairview Ave., Burlington ~Rock/Pop ‘40s through 90s
9:30> Last Exit @ Jersey’s Bar, 1450 Headon Rd., Burlington ~Rock/Top 40
9:30> Shake Street @ Black Swan Pub Burlington, 4040 Palladium Way, Burlington ~Pop Rock
9:30-11:30> The Crooners @ The Purple Heather, 3600 Dundas St. W., Burlington
10-2> Beat Heathens @ Roc’n Doc’s, 105 Lakeshore Rd. E., Port Credit ~Rock/Blues; $
10> Southbound Soul @ Bier Markt Mississauga, 55 City Centre Drive, Mississauga ~Pop Rock
10:15> Hearafter @ Failte, 201 City Centre Dr., Mississauga ~Pop Rock
10:30> Bros Inc. @ The Dickens, 423 Elizabeth St., Burlington ~acid Jazz Funk
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