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October 31, 2021

SHOW LISTINGS for Monday, October 31, 2021 H before listing = Hallowe’en costume party; Hp = costume party with prizes for best costumes 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…

October 30, 2021

SHOW LISTINGS for Sunday, October 30, 2021 HALLOWE’EN PARTIES KEY: H before listing indicates Hallowe’en party of some kind where costumes are encouraged 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…

October 29, 2021

SHOW LISTINGS for Saturday, October 29, 2021 HALLOWE’EN PARTIES KEY: H before listing indicates Hallowe’en party of some kind; Hp indicates costume contest with unspecified prizes; HC indicates costume contest with cash prize Listings are organized by area in which the shows occur and within each area field shows are listed chronologically. Listings preceded…

October 28, 2021

SHOW LISTINGS for Friday, October 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.). Events preceded by question mark (?) usually take place but have…

October 27, 2021

\ TO DOWNTOWN \ I felt gobsmacked as I finally, at the Winterfolk Festival in February of 2015, had the pleasure of catching a band whose name I’d been entering into show listings for many months and therefore become curious about. No wonder The Jessica Stuart Few were getting booked all over the city! This…

October 26, 2021

A caveat line that was part of the description of an event taking place in Peterborough tonight caught my notice as I was preparing today’s listings. Combined with tonight’s “Identity” theme for Lynn Harrison’s monthly “Bridge” open mic series at TO’s Imperial Pub, it raised a number of questions in my mind. In Peterborough, after…

October 25, 2021

\ TO DOWNTOWN \ A bittersweet tradition that is now five years old, the annual benefit for the Amy Louie Grossman’s Music Scholarship commemorates the life and spirit of the spunky daughter of the TO music club’s owners. Amy Louie was a fixture behind the bar at Grossman’s from a young age until shortly before…

October 24, 2021

SHOW LISTINGS for Monday, October 24, 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…

October 24, 2021

Tommy Flannigan at a jam at The Danny -GARY 17

Bass player, soundman, guitarist and sometimes bands promoter/booker Tommy Flannigan wasn’t always easy to like. But he was impossible not to love. The reedy, feisty music warrior, who was 63, passed away in hospital in east Toronto Sat. October 22 after a short, vicious battle with liver cancer. He had complained of a sore back…

October 23, 2021

\ MISSISSAUGA \ Considering that they’ve been playing in the same room for nine years as of today, there is a surprising dearth of online photos of the band known as The Stew doing their weekly Sunday matinee show at Mulligan’s Pub in west Mississauga. It’s not like there isn’t a lot to brag about…

October 23, 2021

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October 22, 2021

SHOW LISTINGS for Saturday, October 22, 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…

October 21, 2021

\ TO EAST \ If you haven’t had the pleasure of catching one of the remarkable spontaneously improvisational performances for which Soul Rap songwriter Bryan Van Dusen is justly an iconic figure at Relish in east TO, then more’s the pity for you if you aren’t able to get to his “Bye Bye Bry” party…

October 20, 2021

\ TO WEST \ We’ve written many times about the remarkable, unsinkable and very talented, engaging songwriter Murray Powell, who has shown a remarkable ability to overcome obstacles and bounce back from adversities. Blind from birth, he went on to be his public high school’s valedictorian, was a pioneer in getting equal treatment for the…

October 19, 2021

\ TO CENTRAL \ Whether providing accompaniment on sax or flute, fronting his Amazing Tubular Orchestra Rock ‘n’ Roll band or sharing original ballads or covers solo on acoustic guitar, Wayne “Neon” Smith brings 100% solid musicianship and soul to his performance. I only first heard him this past summer while attending the now sadly…

October 18, 2021

Lawrie Ingles & David Macmichael @ Relish, 2015 -GARY 17

\ TO WEST \ Performers who are adept on various musical instruments are not at all uncommon and songwriters in particular find having command of more than one instrumental voice gives them more range. And when a few such talents have had opportunities to play together at an ongoing jam —such as the one Sunday…

October 17, 2021

SHOW LISTINGS for Monday, October 17, 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…

October 16, 2021

\ KITCHENER \ He may be gone but it will be a long time before travellin’ troubadour Mo’ Kauffey is forgotten by the many fans and fellow musicians/songwriters whom he touched in a full, rich life of song. I’ve written about Kauffey many times over the years since first meeting him back around the turn…

October 15, 2021

\ TO CENTRAL \ With popular local venues such as Not My Dog in Parkdale and The Hideout downtown being forced to close recently or in the near future for a variety of reasons, this evening’s celebration of the enduring appeal of The Cameron House stands out even more than it would normally. The two-room…

October 14, 2021

\ RICHMOND HILL \ Ah, the Eighties —wasn’t that a time? I used to refer to them, starting from when the decade began, as The Weighty Eighties. (I had a sort of slogan for every year back then, and a nickname of my own for each decade after The Roaring Twenties and Dirty Thirties.) The…

October 13, 2021

\ TO WEST \ When is a music album not an album? Well, maybe when it’s actually two eps? For that is how autoharp/piano player, singer and songwriter Katey Morley is describing the release tonight of her Now/Then at The Piston, perhaps explaining the double-barreled nature of the title for the 11-song collection being launched.…

October 12, 2021

SHOW LISTINGS for Wednesday, October 12, 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…