Monthly Archives: March 2018

Robbie Rox is back with the antidote to religious smothering | TorontoMoon.ca 180330Fr | Shows for Friday, March 30, 2022

March 30, 2022

\ TO EAST \ It’s Good Friday and it’s also the beginning of eight days of Passover, so those with strong religious feelings are getting their fill of a day of worship, rituals, homilies, food and family vibes. But for those with a less reverential frame of mind it can all seem a little oppressive. …

March 29, 2022

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March 28, 2022

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March 27, 2022

\ TO EAST \ Who knew Death, suffering, regret and Hell could be so enjoyable? Building on the apocryphal theme of doing a deal with the Devil at the Crossroads to escape suffering and gain a longer life as a starting point, Eli Martin’s newest opus from his Marinol Nation band, Hell’s Ditch, is almost…

March 26, 2022

\ TO CENTRAL \ For a long time the hosting of the Monday open stage/jam at Grossman’s Tavern was rotating between various members of a loose conglomerate of musicians known as No Band Required. But over the past few months almost every week has seen songwriter Sam Sundar-Singh in that role. The rollicking always unpredictable…

March 25, 2022

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March 24, 2022

\ TO CENTRAL \ Songwriting, like any art, is an evolutionary and sometimes risky process and Carmen Toth appears now to be at that stage where she’s ready to take chances developing a new style and persona as she celebrates the release of her latest recorded product tonight. Her earlier compositions, as heard on two…

March 23, 2022

By Beverly Kreller \ TO WEST \ Two Quebec groups that represent innovative approaches to blending traditional Quebecois Roots music with modern genres share a bill at Hugh’s Room tonight. Using a wide array of classic and new-tech instruments and techniques, each of the two combos are carving out new musical territory. With no less…

March 22, 2022

By Mike Beggs Special to TorontoMoon.ca \ ETOPBICOKE \ As fans of “Dog The Bounty Hunter” may know a “skip tracer” is someone hired to track down people who have skipped town and/or gone missing. But there’s no question as to the whereabouts of the band Skip Tracer tonight. Over the past decade, they’ve become…

March 21, 2022

\ TO CENTRAL \ We’ve written many times about the now 13-years-and-counting weekly “Girls Night Out” Jazz jam hosted by Lisa Particelli, including back in late January when the event briefly shifted locales for a special anniversary month series. Most Wednesdays the event, which also features her all-star accompanists Peter Hill on keys and Ross…

March 20, 2022

\ OSHAWA \ Fellow musicians, friends and family will assemble the afternoon of Sunday March 25 to celebrate the life and talent of Oshawa Blues-Rock guitarist, singer and songwriter Craig Peterkin, whose passing from cancer was announced the evening of Monday, March 19. A longtime presence on the Durham Region and Scarborough area Rock and…

March 20, 2022

171205 Moon lights up live music night ALT

For more info contact Gary 17 at [email protected] * [email protected] SHOW LISTINGS for Tuesday, March 20, 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’…

March 19, 2022

-For info contact Gary 17 at [email protected] * [email protected] SHOW LISTINGS for Monday, March 19, 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 Home or Event url. FOR SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS…

March 18, 2022

\ TO EAST \ Having written at some length just last July about the appeal of hearing R&B/Skat/Soul singer Steven Ambrose with an all-star cast of backing musicians, I’m not going to go into a recitation of his many varied vocal skills and enchantments in a storied career of fronting some of Canada’s top bands.…

March 17, 2022

Gary 17, TorontoMoon.ca For more info email [email protected] * [email protected] SHOW LISTINGS for Saturday, March 17, 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’…

March 16, 2022

By Mike Beggs, Special to TorontoMoon.ca \ MISSISSAUGA \ Negotiating the mood swings through assorted standards like “D’yer Maker,” “Cold Shot,” “Born To Run,” “Wagon Wheel,” “Dock Of The Bay” and “I’d Rather Go Blind,” the estimable Kathouse returns to Port Credit’s Caven’s Alley Bar tonight and tomorrow night. That takes SOME vocal prowess. But…

March 15, 2022

The sign says "Bar & Grill" but it's still The Birchmount Tavern on Google and in our hearts.

\ SCARBOROUGH \ With just three nights left before it closes its doors for good (the space is being turned into a clothing store, apparently) iconic Birchmount Tavern in Scarborough wraps nearly 60 years of history with its final jam tonight and one last hurrah this coming Saturday. Anyone following the scene won’t be…

March 14, 2022

\ SCARBOROUGH \ On Saturday you can expect to see on the GTA club scene a million faux-Irish themed-bars offering green beer, Irish dancers, Celtic bands (or anyone who can fake a jig) for St. Patrick’s Day, and there are St. Paddy’s-related events happening in a lot of places all this week. But few of…

March 13, 2022

Masked Jody Ferrer @ ABC Songwriter night, November. 2017 -GARY 17

\ TO EAST \ The last time I saw Jody Ferrer perform —in November at the weekly Tuesday night “ABC Songwriters Circle” show downtown at Amsterdam Bicycle Club (which runs again tonight with another stellar guest list and host Robert Pelletier)— he was mysteriously sporting a decorative mask for some reason. I didn’t get a…

March 12, 2022

By Mike Beggs, Special to TorontoMoon.ca \ TO CENTRAL \ On his new CD, Six in 6/8, Scottish/Canadian singer-songwriter David Leask deals with such lighthearted topics as death, life, war and religion. Fortunately, he does so with aplomb —having won a whopping 14 international songwriting contest awards over the years (often co-writing with others). He’s…

March 11, 2022

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March 10, 2022

-Gary 17, TorontoMoon.ca [email protected] * [email protected] SHOW LISTINGS for Saturday, March 10, 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,…