\ TO EAST \ It’s been seven-and-a-half years since the first and so far only time I’ve heard the dulcet and soulful voice of Cheryl Beatty performing live when she shared her sultry original Blue-Folk tunes at Old Nick Pub on Danforth Avenue. I was very impressed with what I heard that night and subsequently…
SHOW LISTINGS for Sunday, February 28, 2016: Listings are organized by area in which shows take place and listed chronologically within each area field. 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…
SHOW LISTINGS for Saturday, February 27, 2022 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…
\ TO DOWNTOWN \ It’s usually on a Saturday when we write about Rootsabilly songwriter and show host Bill Heffernan, since for over 11 years now he’s been the host of a weekly Saturday matinee at Gate 403 that showcases diverse talents week in and week out. (Tomorrow he welcomes Roots songwriter Jon Brooks as…
\ TO DOWNTOWN \ When band leaders Sandi Marie and Guy Breau suddenly decided to leave their Roots-Country group Under The Bus to move to the east coast last year it would have been reasonable to expect that veteran bassist Kevin Jeffrey and drummer Malcolm Gould might have just shrugged and said “it was a…
\ TO WEST \ Now happily retired from his day job, deeply soulful songwriter Noah Zacharin is set to really soar musically even more than he already has over several decades of crafting a thinking person’s Folk originals, becoming a kind of cult icon amongst the musically savvy in the Roots community and staple of…
SHOW LISTINGS for Tuesday, February 23, 2022 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…
SHOW LISTINGS for Monday, February 22, 2022 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…
\ TORONTO EAST YORK \ Two dozen years ago when I ventured into the heart of East York at Woodbine and Danforth Avenues for the first time, shortly after starting the progenitor of TorontoMoon.ca, the music climate there, like the neighbourhood itself, was very different from what it is today. Regarded as dangerously edgy by…
Please Note: Since this story was published I’ve been informed that the show in Lindsay described within has been postponed due to heating issues at the theatre where it was to be held. Last Sunday was Valentines Day but a number of shows happening tonight seem to be demonstrating that the Sunday love is living…
\ TORONTO EAST YORK \ Two dozen years ago when I ventured into the heart of East York at Woodbine and Danforth Avenues for the first time, shortly after starting the progenitor of TorontoMoon.ca, the music climate there, like the neighbourhood itself, was very different from what it is today. Regarded as dangerously edgy by…
SHOW LISTINGS for Saturday, February 20, 2022 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…
\ TO DOWNTOWN \ After several years on hiatus from the music scene veteran Folk singer and songwriter Peter Mathieson returned to active playing four years ago (inspired to do so at one of my open stages, I’m proud to say) and has steadily gained recognition anew for his witty and wry original tunes and…
\ TO WEST \ It’s been almost two years since I first wrote about energetic songwriter of Pop substance Iliya Vee and his band The Dreadful Starlings as part of a little note with the show listings for Tuesday March 25, 2014. As I wrote at the time, my interest had been piqued by the…
Check out the gallery of artist photos included in today’s post! SHOW LISTINGS for Wednesday, February 17, 2022 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.)…
See the photo gallery pics embedded in this post! SHOW LISTINGS for Tuesday, February 16, 2022 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…
SHOW LISTINGS for Monday, February 15, 2022 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…
\ TO EAST \ It was at Linsmore Tavern, where he first appeared with his East End Love band about eighteen months ago now, that young up-and-coming Blues songwriter Sam Taylor first started to really hone his performance chops and expand his fan base. Although he first came to my attention performing at the Sunday…
by Bill Quill [Bill Quill is a self-described hard-bitten former music reporter/columnist revisiting a writing career.] Duh naaaah…duh naaaaah…duh nahh, duh nah, duh nah, duh…I’m baaaack! Baaack!…in the saddle again…! Well, it was a great idea, to take up the pen, to write romantic nothings to my lady, in anticipation of her allowing me ‘joint’…
SHOW LISTINGS for Saturday, February 13, 2022 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…
Winterfolk Festival Black Swan Tavern (Main Floor) 154 Danforth Ave Mambo Lounge 120 Danforth Ave (the listening room) Mambo Lounge 120 Danforth Terri O’s 185 Danforth Ave Dora Keogh’s 141 Danforth Ave 1 Jack de Keyzer Double Bill The Evolution of Blues Guitar & Blues Guitar Jam 1:15 – Evolution of Blues Guitar from Robert…
\ TO EAST \ Temperatures are expected to be bitterly cold this weekend starting tonight and all through Saturday and Sunday. But fortunately for Roots music fans, there’s a now-14-year-old remedy at hand as the annual Winterfolk Blues and Roots Festival runs throughout that period in four warm Danforth Avenue rooms just east of…
