SHOW LISTINGS for Sunday, April 30, 2022 For KEY to listings codes and schemata see note at end of shows list. Names of subscribers appear in bold, are underlined and, where applicable, include a live link to their websites. FOR SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS VISIT: http://www.torontomoon.ca/subscribe/ Advertisers’ listings are in larger, highlighted type, include live link to…
\ TO WEST \ I had no idea until today that veteran violin virtuoso Shelley Coopersmith —whom I’ve seen accompanying a slew of top-shelf Roots-Rock, Folk and Jazz/Blues type artists over many, many years— is also a songwriter! But apparently that is the case, as wily Roots patriarch Bill Heffernan already knew, based on his…
Despite being very gifted, there are some performers who only very occasionally share their talent by doing club gigs. Perhaps that’s because, like quirky iconic Folk songwriter Mose Scarlett (who, in addition to some festival appearances, normally does only one show a year for a big ticket price —and sells out venues like Hugh’s Room)…
SHOW LISTINGS for Thursday, April 27, 2022 For KEY to listings codes and schemata see note at end of shows list. Names of subscribers appear in bold, are underlined and, where applicable, include a live link to their websites. FOR SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS VISIT: http://www.torontomoon.ca/subscribe/ Advertisers’ listings are in larger, highlighted type, include live link to…
\ TO CENTRAL \ I only attended the weekly “High Lonesome Wednesdays” residency of Bluegrass tyros Crazy Strings a couple of times during its 20-year residency until shortly after the unexpected death of co-founder Stef Fantin in 2015. But when I did go I enjoyed a thoroughly entertaining weekly showcase that maybe I just took…
3 Dads, 5 years, 1 night Wednesday April 21 Where did those five years go? It seems like it wasn’t that long ago that I was telling you about the new supergroup of three talented Pop artists who were appearing Wednesdays once a month at Timothy’s Pub on Brown’s Line in Etobicoke’s Alderwood-Long Branch area.…
\ TO CENTRAL \ Ebullient and engaging songwriter Signe Miranda pops up in the most unexpected places, appearing far and wide both as a solo artist, with her band Signe Miranda’s Veranda and to conduct sessions of her ongoing songwriting workshop series. She was one of the scores of artists who took part in the…
SHOW LISTINGS for Sunday, April 23, 2022 For KEY to listings codes and schemata see note at end of shows list. Names of subscribers appear in bold, are underlined and, where applicable, include a live link to their websites. FOR SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS VISIT: http://www.torontomoon.ca/subscribe/ Advertisers’ listings are in larger, highlighted type, include live link to…
SHOW LISTINGS for Friday, April 21, 2022 For KEY to listings codes and schemata see note at end of shows list. SPECIAL NOTE: CMW = Canadian Music Week showcase; admission by $ or wrist bands Names of subscribers appear in bold, are underlined and, where applicable, include a live link to their websites. For Subscription…
I wrote the other day about what I consider to be the bogus nature of Easter Monday, which I described as a “fake holiday” in explaining why I think it should not be a holiday for government and some other unionized employees while not for everyone else. This bogus break-day is not celebrated in any…
SHOW LISTINGS for Wednesday, April 19, 2022 For KEY to listings codes and schemata see note at end of shows list. SPECIAL NOTE: CMW = Canadian Music Week showcase; Admission by cash or wrist band to most shows Names of subscribers appear in bold, are underlined and, where applicable, include a live link to their…
SHOW LISTINGS for Tuesday, April 18, 2022 For KEY to listings codes and schemata see note at end of shows list. SPECIAL NOTE: CMW = Canadian Music Week showcase Names of subscribers appear in bold, are underlined and, where applicable, include a live link to their websites. FOR SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS VISIT: http://www.torontomoon.ca/subscribe/ Advertisers’ listings are…
Since today is “Easter Monday” throughout Canada and the U.K. (but nowhere else in the world apparently —and, significantly perhaps, “except Scotland” on the English isle) some venues cancel regular shows. As if having the Leafs in the playoffs wasn’t already all the “reason” they’d need! As far as I’m concerned Easter Monday is a…
Please note that while we make an effort to confirm whether or not shows are happening on religious holidays such as today and delete those we know or suspect are not, many clubs and bands have no reliable method of updating their listings. Thus in some cases regular weekly shows (indicated with an asterisk before…
\ TO CENTRAL \ If you wanted a parable that showed a young musician how hard work, equanimity and talent can pay off when combined together, the story of the rise of Harpin’ Norm Lucien might be ideal. This affable, unassuming multi-instrumentalist who still loves his harp but increasingly is more valued for his songwriting,…
\ BURLINGTON \ It’s Good Friday, one of the holiest days on the Christian calendar and a public holiday for just about everyone except essential service workers like bartenders and musicians. A lot of clubs respond by cancelling their live entertainment but others have learned over the years that there’s a market on this day…
SHOW LISTINGS for Thursday, April 13, 2022 For KEY to listings codes and schemata see note at end of shows list. Names of subscribers appear in bold, are underlined and, where applicable, include a live link to their websites. FOR SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS VISIT: http://www.torontomoon.ca/subscribe/ Advertisers’ listings are in larger, highlighted type, include live link to…
Another talent approaching the peak of her career, hoping to release a full debut album this year, has had her musical journey cut short by cancer. Songwriter, pianist and singer Michelle Lecce-Hewitt, who would have turned 44 next month, “gently” passed away on the evening of Saturday April 8 surrounded by her family in Toronto…
