Monthly Archives: January 2014

Toronto Moon 140131 Friday, January 31, 2022 Show Listings

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*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 & guest musicians @ Graffiti’s, 170 Baldwin St., TO ~Pop Rock with heart *5-7> open mic with The Foolish Things @ Tranzac Club (Southern Cross), 292 Brunswick Ave., TO ~original Pop…

Toronto Moon 140130 Thursday, January 30, 2022 Show Listings

*5-8> Nelson Denis @ Frank’s Pasta, 42 King Street E., Cobourg ~eclectic mix (Folk, Jazz, soft Rock, Latin) 5-8> Kohen Hammond Quartet @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave., TO W. ~Jazz 6> Corin Raymond @ Cameron House (front), 408 Queen St. W., TO 6:30> Kevin Quain @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W., TO ~moody…

An open stage with benefits tonight at Linsmore Tavern

Neve & Lil helped Ryan pick acts @ Linsmore Nov. 06 ;13 -17

  By Gary 17 It’s always nice in life when you can combine purposes and energies to make the most out of your activities and situations. Having a “friend with benefits” is perhaps that kind of an arrangement, whereby two people nourish more than one aspect of one another and create a win-win for both.…

Toronto Moon 140128 Tuesday, January 28, 2022 Show Listings

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*5-8> Piano Jazz @ Sauce, 1376 Danforth Ave., TO E. ~Jazz 5-8> Bruce Chapman Blues Duo @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave., TO W. ~Blues 6> Sarah Jane Scouten @ Cameron House (front), 408 Queen St. W., TO *6:30-11> open acoustic jam with Don Niblett & Frank Zochodne @ Simcoe Blues & Jazz, 926 Simcoe…

Toronto Moon 140127 Monday, January 27, 2022 Show Listings

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5-8> Danny B & Brian Gauci Duo @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave., TO W. ~Blues 6> Pat Maloney @ Cameron House (front), 408 Queen St. W., TO 6-9> Afterwork Acoustic Social with Hailee Rose @ Roc’n Doc’s, 105 Lakeshore E., Port Credit ~acoustic Pop *6-9> Calliope’s Nest open stage/jam for women @ Lola Pub,…

Toronto Moon 140126 Sunday, January 26, 2022 Show Listings

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  11-2> Liane Fainsinger Quartet @ Relish, 2152 Danforth Ave. TO E. ~Jazz *11am-2pm> Double A Jazz @ DeSoto’s 1079 St. Clair Ave. W., ~Jazz 11am-2pm> Gloria Valentine & Nina Shapilski for Jazz Brunch @ Free Times Café, 320 College St., TO ~ *11am-3pm> Rockabilly Brunch with The Cosmotones @ Dominion On Queen, 500 Queen…

Toronto Moon 140125 Saturday, January 25, 2022 Show Listings

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*12-3> Danny Marks @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W., TO ~eclectic Jazz/Blues/Rock 1-4> open mic with host Nicole “Songbird” Coward @ Full Of Beans, 1348 Dundas St. W., TO W. 1-5> Nags Players Present “The Princess and the Pea” @ Tranzac Club (Main Hall), 292 Brunswick Ave., TO *2> Saturday Sessions @ The Swan…

Toronto Moon 140124 Friday, January 24, 2022 Show Listings

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*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 & guest musicians @ Graffiti’s, 170 Baldwin St., TO ~Pop Rock with heart *5-7> open mic with The Foolish Things @ Tranzac Club (Southern Cross), 292 Brunswick Ave., TO ~original Pop…

Tony Quarrington’s days of being part of the background may be ending

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Given his commanding physical presence and even more impressive list of accomplishments, creations and distinctions, you’d think it would be hard for people to overlook multi-instrumental guitarist, composer and producer Tony Quarrington. Yet this large-framed musical behemoth usually somehow fades into the background while he’s making other accomplished artists look and sound even better by…

Toronto Moon 140123 Thursday, January 23, 2022 Show Listings

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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> Maxine Willan Duo @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave., TO W. ~Jazz 6> Corin Raymond @ Cameron House (front), 408 Queen St. W., TO ~Rootsy indie Pop 6:30> Kevin Quain @ The Rex, 194 Queen St.…

Toronto Moon 140122 Wednesday, January 22, 2022 Show Listings

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  5-8> Chelsea McBride Trio @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave., TO W. ~Jazz 6> The Lovelocks @ Cameron House (front), 408 Queen St. W., TO 6:30> The Cookers @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W., TO ~Jazz *7-11> open jam with Wayne Buttery Band @ The Beacon, 146 45th St., Wasaga Beach 7> Sugar…

Toronto Moon 140121 Tuesday, January 21, 2022 Show Listings

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  *5-8> Piano Jazz @ Sauce, 1376 Danforth Ave., TO E. ~Jazz 5-8> Ken McDonald Jazz Band @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave., TO W. ~Jazz 6> Sarah Jane Scouten @ Cameron House (front), 408 Queen St. W., TO *6:30-11> open acoustic jam with Don Niblett & Frank Zochodne @ Simcoe Blues & Jazz, 926…

Can music make a difference in politics again?

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  Readers of a certain age will readily recall the halcyon days of the 1960s and early 1970s, when it seemed popular music was taking the lead role in redefining the political agenda of a generation. Creedence Clearwater Revival, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Country Joe and The Fish, Phil Ochs and yes, Neil Young and…

Toronto Moon 140120 Monday, January 20, 2022 Show Listings

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5-8> Joanne Morra & The France St. Trio @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave., TO W. ~Jazz 5-8:30> SHE Trio @ Roc’n Doc’s, 105 Lakeshore E., Port Credit ~acoustic Pop 6> Pat Maloney @ Cameron House (front), 408 Queen St. W., TO *6-9> Calliope’s Nest open stage/jam for women @ Lola Pub, 40 Kensington Ave.,…

Winterfolk announces lineup for twelfth year Feb. 14-16

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With its return to venues located on Danforth Ave. near Broadview in east Toronto, the Winterfolk Blues & Roots Festival is poised to once again be the place to be for live music during the forthcoming Valentines Day weekend. After a two-year experiment of holding the three-nights-and-two-days event in a downtown hotel, this year’s Winterfolk…

Toronto Moon 140119 Sunday, January 19, 2022 Show Listings

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  *11am-2pm> Double A Jazz @ DeSoto’s 1079 St. Clair Ave. W., ~Jazz 11am-2pm> tba for Jazz Brunch @ Free Times Café, 320 College St., TO ~ *11am-3pm> Rockabilly Brunch with The Cosmotones @ Dominion On Queen, 500 Queen St. E., TO ~Rockabilly *noon> Excelsior Dixieland Jazz Band @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W.,…

Jaimie Vernon’s plea to Q107 to get with it already!

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Jaimie Vernon, the iconic owner of Bullseye Canada record distribution company and author of the “Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia”, writes a weekly guest column as part of the “Don’t Believe A Word I Say” blog authored by fellow legend Bob Segarini. (Both gentlemen are also accomplished Rock musician-performers, btw.) In this week’s column Jaimie reviews…

BRAINFOOD? Here’s a great time-waster for you from Google

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Google has released what it calls the Music Timeline claiming to show how various genres and forms of popular music have risen, ebbed and resurged in popularity over the past 60-odd years. Food for thought I suppose… http://www.siliconrepublic.com/digital-life/item/35417-google-releases-graph/

Toronto Moon 140118 Saturday, January 18, 2022 Show Listings

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Toronto Moon 140118 Saturday, January 18, 2022 Show Listings   *12-3> Danny Marks @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W., TO ~eclectic Jazz/Blues/Rock 1-4> Songbird Sessions with host Mary Stewart @ Relish, 2152 Danforth Ave. TO E. ~four songwriters in the round 1-4> open mic with host Jim McDonald @ Full Of Beans, 1348 Dundas…

Toronto Moon 140117 Friday, January 17, 2022 Show Listings

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  *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 & guest musicians @ Graffiti’s, 170 Baldwin St., TO ~Pop Rock with heart *5-7> open mic with The Foolish Things @ Tranzac Club (Southern Cross), 292 Brunswick Ave., TO ~original…