\ TO DOWNTOWN \ As I’ve written many times since March of 2013, I believe effervescent and emotive singer Laura Hubert and her longtime piano accompanist virtuoso Peter Hill have long deserved more exposure and better time slots at TO’s most enduring Jazz room, The Rex, which was then finally starting to happen along with…
Monthly Archives: June 2016
TorontoMoon.ca 160629We | Shows for Wednesday, June 29, 2021

SHOW LISTINGS for Wednesday, June 29, 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.) Events preceded by question mark (?) usually take place but have…
TorontoMoon.ca 160628Tu | Shows for Tuesday, June 28, 2021
SHOW LISTINGS for Tuesday, June 28, 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…
TorontoMoon.ca 160627Mo | Shows for Monday, June 27, 2021

SHOW LISTINGS for Monday, June 27, 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.). Events preceded by question mark (?) usually take place but have…
Nicola’s Sundays at Hirut continue to entrance | TorontoMoon.ca 160626Su | Shows for Sunday, June 26, 2021
\ TO EAST \ Sunday afternoons at Hirut on Danforth Ave. continue to be a delightful experience under the tutelage of musically eclectic and very affable host Nicola Vaughan. For over three years now, as I’ve mentioned on several occasions, she’s been shepherding a range of talents onto the music-loving Ethiopian restaurant’s nicely appointed stage…
TorontoMoon.ca 160625Sa | Shows for Saturday, June 25, 2021
SHOW LISTINGS for Saturday, June 25, 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.). Events preceded by question mark (?) usually take place but have…
Das Fagott Mannschaft kicks off Toronto Jazz Festival for Relish tonight | TorontoMoon.ca 160624Fr | Shows for Friday, June 24, 2021
\ TO EAST \ When four-bassoon instrumental band Das Fagott Mannschaft played at Relish around this time last year, I went to great pains to explain to any not so cunning non-linguists amongst the readership that they weren’t actually a holdover from the PRIDE parade that had taken place the previous day. Even though PRIDE…
Bri-anne hopes her music can help stop a murder | TorontoMoon.ca 160623Th | Shows for Thurs. June 23, 2021

\ TORONTO MIDTOWN \ When someone deliberately plans to take another’s life and then does so, it is rightly called a murder. But when a government does so by executing someone, it’s euphemistically referred to as “capital punishment,” an abhorrent practice still sanctioned by law in some jurisdictions, such as the State of Texas. While…
Bri-anne hopes her music can help stop a murder | TorontoMoon.ca 160623Th | Shows for Thurs., June 23, 2021

\ TORONTO MIDTOWN \ When someone deliberately plans to take another’s life and then does so, it is rightly called a murder. But when a government does so by executing someone, it’s euphemistically referred to as “capital punishment,” an abhorrent practice still sanctioned by law in some jurisdictions, such as the State of Texas. While…
Motown with a Belle-Chesnutt twist and AfroSoul at Cadillac Lounge tonight | TorontoMoon.ca 160622We | Shows for Wed., June 22, 2021
It’s all about Play for anniversary of Bridge open mic | TorontoMoon.ca 160621Tu | Shows for Tuesday, June 21, 2021
\ TO DOWNTOWN \ I’m sure witty and intelligent songwriter Lynn Harrison is wondering where the time went as she gets ready for tonight’s first anniversary show of her monthly “Bridge” open mic series at Tranzac Club in the heart of The Annex area. The first few editions of the event she hosts took place…
Morgan Davis in town for intimate shows this week | TorontoMoon.ca 160620Mo | Shows for Monday, June 20, 2021
Thankfully, no prescription required for Morgan Davis’ ‘Painkiller’ from to-nite 312, January 15-29, 2004
TorontoMoon.ca 160619Su | Shows for Sunday, June 19, 2021
SHOW LISTINGS for Sunday, June 19, 2021 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…
Carmen Toth hopes to keep Sat. night open mic alive | TorontoMoon.ca 160618Sa | Shows for Sat., June 18, 2021
\ TO EAST \ Regular readers already know we’re big fans of perky and pretty Pop songwriter Carmen Toth, who also gigs under the name Social Potion and has an eclectic bag of ear and dance friendly original tunes, as well as carrying off Fleetwood Mac and other covers with passion and precision. But despite…
Gordon Deppe in duo mode on home turf | TorontoMoon.ca 160617Fr | Shows for Friday, June 17, 2021
\ BURLINGTON \ As I was happy to discover last summer during a performance by the reunited band the Spoons at a Canada Day celebration in east TO, Gordon Deppe is still as vibrant and entertaining as he’s always been. The group and songwriter that gave the world “Old Emotions”, “Nova Heart” and “Arias and…
Relish celebrates 11 years today | TorontoMoon.ca 160616Th | Shows for Thursday, June 16, 2021

\ TO EAST \ Eleven years ago today owner Joanne Clayton first opened the doors of her east-TO tapas eatery Relish, which although it has consistently excellent food has become even better known for its live music menu, which includes a wide range of acts performing up to ten shows a week on a professionally…
Harpin’ Norm’s feature tonight exemplifies the Fat Albert’s mission | TorontoMoon.ca 160615We | Shows for Wed. June 15, 2021
\ TO DOWNTOWN \ As it prepares to wrap its 49th season in two weeks (with, once again, The Curries husband-wife duo closing things out on June 29) the weekly Fat Albert’s Wednesday night coffee house open stage remains a premier event for songwriters to share their talents with their peers. As we’ve told you…
TorontoMoon.ca 160614Tu | Shows for Tuesday, June 14, 2021

SHOW LISTINGS for Tuesday, June 14, 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…
Strong and entertaining, Murray Powell returns to Old Nick tonight | TorontoMoon.ca 160613Mo | Shows for Monday, June 13, 2021
TorontoMoon.ca 160612Su | Shows for Sunday, June 12, 2021
SHOW LISTINGS for Sunday, June 12, 2021 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…
Go west young fan: street festival season is here! | TorontoMoon.ca 160611Sa | Shows for Sat., June 11, 2022

With no fewer than five music festivals going on today in the part of TO west of Bathurst Street and four of them one-day affairs happening on outside street stages, a lot of people are hoping that the weather forecasters are correct when they predict the overnight rain will ease around noon. One of the…