Monthly Archives: May 2013

R.E.D. goes from The Rockpile to El Mocambo this weekend

The original hard Rock band R.E.D. (Raised Emotionally Dead) has been around seemingly forever —at least 15 years that I can count— but shows no sign of mellowing in their “old” age. The group has a full weekend slate with a show tonight as part of a multi-band bill at Etobicoke bar The Rockpile, starting…

Still tix left for Cathy Young show Sat.

If you missed the first Honouring Our Own tribute concert to toast veteran Yorkville-era songwriter Cathy Young last year —or maybe even especially if you were there!— you don’t want to miss the encore salute taking place Sat. June 1 at Hugh’s Room (2261 Dundas St. W.) starting at 8. With a star-studded lineup that…

Michael Theodore celebrates 7 years at Timothy’s

Apparently The Rolling Stones showed they’ve still got what it takes at their concert in TO last night, demonstrating enduring appeal at its utmost. And although TO songwriter and entertainer Michael Theodore was only a pup when Jagger et al began their careers, he’s also demonstrated that he has staying power as today he and…

New open mic at Rose & Crown starts tonight

There’s a new open mic on the north Toronto scene as of tonight, when a young lady who’s been very active in promoting songwriters over the past few months serves as the kick-off host for an 8-12 event at Rose & Crown, 2335 Yonge St. a bit just north of Eglinton. Signe Miranda is most…

Brian Gladstone kicks off month of Mon. fill-in hosts at Black Swan

Although I haven’t attended the Monday night “open stage” on the ground floor at Black Swan run by Sebastian Agnello much at all in recent months (nothing at all against the club, but I don’t appreciate being treated as a non-person by the so-called “host” because of unrelated issues) I do know that it generally…

Harrison Kennedy cancer benefit in Port Credit tonight

Music has a way of transporting us away from and above the cares of the workaday world. Perhaps that’s why so many of us eschew material gain for the emotional, even spiritual rewards of following our muse. After all, making music can create an ethereal sense of the world that can make us feel, if…

Snug Harbour changing up its live music roster

Until quite recently I had pretty much forgetten to even wonder whether or not the Snug Harbour bar in Port Credit (14 Stavebank Rd. S.) still had any live music. I haven’t been there for probably a decade and at that time it seemed veteran crooner Jay Douglas, working firmly in lounge mode, had a…

Oakville’s Sixth Line Pub holds 1st anniversary bash

I haven’t had the pleasure of yet visiting Oakville’s Sixth Line Pub (located, believe it or not, at 1500 on the Sixth Line in Oakville —how about that!), but I already kind of like the place. For one thing, it has a great band hosting a Monday night jam. In this incarnation they call themselves…

Benny, Frank & D’arcy will be Rave-ing at McGradie’s Fri.

A couple of weeks from now, drummer/singer Benny Sanders will be off on an east coast tour along with Sebastian Agnello and veteran songwriter and “Not Neil Young” performer Frank Wilks for the month of June into July. That trio, calling itself Unknown Legends, is a Neil Young tribute and has been enjoying some great…

The 3 Dads celebrate 8 years tonight

Three players of diverse musical pedigrees, but who all love to sing Pop Rock harmonies and who each have more than a little talent for vocalizing, comprise the terrific trio knows as The 3 Dads. The trio of titans includes veteran singer and percussionist Virgil Scott, multi-instrumentalist and soulful vocalist Glyn Stephens and bassist (also…

David Love shows softer side tonight at Bier Markt show

Anyone familiar with the career and music of versatile Rock and Pop singer, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist David Love knows that he can get a crowd dancing almost singlehandedly with his sizzling riffs and solos. Whether with Carpet Frogs, the supergroup band he just left after many years, accompanying Randy Bachman in the studio or on…