| TO DOWNTOWN \ As many downtown clubs struggle to gain whatever edge they can to attract hordes of patrons, the indie music festival seems to have become a full blown “thing” rather than a rarity or curiosity. Indeed there are now so many Toronto music festivals happening between the start of spring and advent…
\ OAKVILLE \ Showcases of various talented Country-Roots artists put on by the Toronto-area organizers of the Nashville Songwriters Association International organization have become rather common of late, taking place almost at the rate of one a week it seems, as the organization strives to collect funds to stage its annual Tin Pan North showcases…
\ TO WEST \ The Cowboy Buddha Band has been around for some time now, mostly performing at little Parkdale area clubs, though isn’t exactly what you’d call a mainstream household name. But that probably doesn’t much bother esoteric songwriter Jeremy Edwardes, whose interesting tunes form the core of this alt-Country group’s repertoire and a…
SHOW LISTINGS for Monday, March 28, 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 WEST \ Despite a rather blustery, chilly and harsh March month thus far, as surely as today children will squeal with delight at chocolate surprises and devout Christians will ponder with renewed awe their creed’s account of the miracle of divine return from the tomb, signs of Spring are all around us. Aside…
SHOW LISTINGS for Saturday, March 26, 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 WEST \ We’ve written several times over the past twenty or so years about politically savage songwriter Kyp Harness and his unflinchingly trenchant songs pillorying the established order, so learning that tonight he’s releasing a new album of originals, Stoplight Moon, definitely caught my notice. When I first heard him in the early…
SHOW LISTINGS for Wednesday, March 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.) Events preceded by question mark (?) usually take place but have…
Click on gallery images to display \ TORONTO EAST \ We’ve told you many times now about how the three different regular musical events happening on Danforth Ave. near Broadview give the area the feel of a makeshift music festival on Monday nights —and even more so when, as tonight, The Danforth Music Hall is…
\ PETERBOROUGH / OSHAWA / HAMILTON \ While national and local news media have given a lot of coverage to the plight of former Toronto mayor Rob Ford as he languishes in a hospital fighting cancer (and prompting offers of donations and well-wishes from thousands of people) it falls to TorontoMoon.ca to spread the news…
It’s not because neither the Rock band Lefty And The Goons nor the Cock & Pheasant bar in Streetsville is a supporting subscriber to TorontoMoon.ca that we are refusing to include the listing of the former’s show at the latter’s venue tonight. It’s because the club —hopefully unbeknownst to the Lefty crew, which pretty much…
BEER … ARE U OK? LOOKIN’ SORTA GREEN… Top O’ the Season tae ya … That day o’ lushness be settlin’ upon us. Dinnae hafta tell ye to remember to designate yer driver, take a lucky cab … waltz … better yet, jig! Just keep your hands off the wheel, if you’ve had too many…
BEER … ARE U OK? LOOKIN’ SORTA GREEN… Top O’ the Season tae ya … That day o’ lushness be settlin’ upon us. Dinnae hafta tell ye to remember to designate yer driver, take a lucky cab … waltz … better yet, jig! Just keep your hands off the wheel, if you’ve had too many…
Musicians will gather at two events this weekend to pay tribute to the late Gary (Mo’ Kauffey) Wickizer, who passed away Monday after a battle with cancer. Mo had been booked to perform at Moonshine Café in Oakville on Friday, March 18, so the club at 137 Kerr St. has now booked popular Blues artist…
SHOW LISTINGS for Tuesday, March 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.). Admission prices followed by a slash and minus (/-) after the…
According to posts on Facebook early on Monday, March 14 by his two sisters, acoustic Blues songwriter Mo’ Kauffey (nee Gary Wickizer) succumbed the previous day to the cancer he’s been battling for some time. Despite dealing with the debilitating disease Kauffey continued to perform when he was able nearly until the end, including a…
\ TO DOWNTOWN \ We’ve told you a few times now about remarkably energetic and adventurous songwriter and songwriting coach Signe Miranda and all that she’s accomplished in helping other artists to develop their talents, including writing a book on the topic that was formally launched a year ago this month. Her history working with…
SHOW LISTINGS for Sunday, March 13, 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…
