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December 16, 2021

SHOW LISTINGS for Wednesday, December 16, 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.) Admission prices followed by a slash and minus (/-) after the…

December 15, 2021

Soul Funkshun and Liberty Silver bringing in 2016 at Boston Manor with big band style

\ BURLINGTON \ While the calendar may be moving forward this New Year’s Eve at Boston Manor in Burlington, the vibe will be looking back to some of the best big-sound R&B/Funk and Rock bands of yesteryear. 2016 will be brought in by 9-piece performance group Soul Funkshun, a superbly honed veteran troupe that delivers…

December 15, 2021

\ ETOBICOKE \ It’s been just under three months since the start of the new Monday night jam happening at The Rockpile in Etobicoke and the event has been a roaring success so far. Fronted by singer Al Reilly and with members of his Catalyst band, the event has fulfilled all the expectations a club…

December 14, 2021

\ TO DOWNTOWN \ As I told you this time a year ago, it was at Free Times Café on College St. where, back in the mid-1980s, I first performed one of my original tunes in Toronto, like so many other songwriters over the past three-and-one-half decades. Three years after opening the room in 1980…

December 13, 2021

\ ETOBICOKE \ For 42 years now the band Little Peter and the Elegants have been taking people back to the glory days of Rock ‘n’ Roll, from its genesis in the early 50s through its heyday in the 1960s. Fronted by singer Peter Toller of Port Credit, the group first performed at his high…

December 12, 2021

A show band that lives up to its hype, Against The Wind delivers a Bob Seger tribute that is uncannily accurate in its presentation and musicality. The group features lead singer David Forbes weaving Bob’s musical spells as part of a full 9-piece showband that boasts two guitarists (including Josh Gordon of The Blazers fame…

December 11, 2021

All performers who stay in the business any length of time develop affinities for certain venues where the combination of their talents, the owners/bookers and audiences’ warm response is just the right mix to make it feel like a “home” room. This weekend two acts who have made waves in disparate genres return comfortably to…

December 10, 2021

It’s the time of year when all across the GTA (not to mention Ontario, Canada and large portions of the rest of the world) people gather to celebrate the season that for pretty much every religion and culture is regarded as a holy time. For musicians and clubs that means a plethora of multi-act shows,…

December 9, 2021

SHOW LISTINGS for Wednesday, December 09, 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.) Admission prices followed by a slash and minus (/-) after the…

December 8, 2021

SHOW LISTINGS for Tuesday, December 08, 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.). Admission prices followed by a slash and minus (/-) after…

December 7, 2021

In case you’ve been visiting another planet and hadn’t heard, Justin Bieber is performing a show tonight to benefit the Stratford Food Bank at east Toronto’s Danforth Music Hall. Given that busy shows there often flood the neighbourhood with tour vehicles and crowds of hepped-up kids, and the fact that a media circus can also…

December 7, 2021

SHOW LISTINGS for Monday, December 07, 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.). Admission prices followed by a slash and minus (/-) after the…

December 6, 2021

\ TORONTO \ As the end of the calendar year gets near —and a milestone in his life, (turning 60) approaches in a couple of months— double-slide Blues guitar sensation, songwriter and jam host Brian Cober is in a good position to reflect upon the ups and downs that twelve months can bring. In many…

December 5, 2021

SHOW LISTINGS for Saturday, December 05, 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.). Admission prices followed by a slash and minus (/-) after the…

December 4, 2021

SHOW LISTINGS for Friday, December 04, 2015: 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.). Admission prices followed by a slash and minus (/-) after the…

December 3, 2021

SHOW LISTINGS for Thursday, December 03, 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.). Admission prices followed by a slash and minus (/-) after the…

December 2, 2021

\ TO WEST \ A regular weekly show that seems to have settled into a groove on the western edge of the Junction area of west TO, Hump Night Blues is a residency featuring veteran multi-genre talents Dave McManus and Cleave Anderson (bass and drums respectively) with a weekly guest. Taking place 8-10:30 at On…

December 1, 2021

\ TO EAST \ A thoughtful songwriter of sometimes poignant and other times delightfully light-hearted songs, Steve Raiken is a highly gifted acoustic guitar player whose fingers, as I’ve previously mentioned, can weave a mesmerizing spell on audiences. He’s a perfect fit for —and regular participant at— the bi-weekly Tuesday open stages held by the…