\ TO EAST \ It’s hard to believe it’s been 53 years since the advent of what today we call “Folk-Rock” or “Roots-Rock” music, signalled by the first appearance with an electric guitar at the Newport Folk Festival by one Robert “Bob Dylan” Zimmerman. At the time Folk traditionalists, who had regarded him as the…
Monthly Archives: September 2018
RIP: Life of “Mad Monty” Doug Montgomery to be celebrated this afternoon
Not for nothing did they call him “Mad Monty.” Yet, when Douglas Montgomery, owner of the bar of that name in TO’s midtown Yonge-Eglinton area from October 1994 through first couple of years of this century, passed away tragically too young at 55 years of age from a viral disease this past May, it wasn’t…
TorontoMoon.ca 180929Sa | Shows for Saturday, September 29, 2021
[email protected] * [email protected] SHOW LISTINGS for Saturday, September 29, 2021 Listings are organized by area in which the shows occur and within each area field shows are listed chronologically. 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…
What would Pete Seeger do? Folkies to face picket lines at FMO conference | TorontoMoon.ca 180928Fr | Shows for Friday, September 28, 2021
\ MISSISSAUGA \ We told you the other day about this weekend’s Folk Music Ontario conference coming up at the Airport Hilton Hotel at 5875 Airport Road in Mississauga, which starts up in earnest today, and which is scheduled to include performances by a variety of artists as part of the proceedings. What we didn’t…
Findlay show tonight signifies beginning of exciting times for Hirut | TorontoMoon.ca 180927Th | Shows for Thursday, September 27, 2021
\ TO EAST \ Hirut Cafe was closed for a few weeks in July and August and seemed at first a little slow to get back up and running at full speed. But with venue namesake Hirut’s husband Tibebe Woldemichael set to retire at the end of this month, the music-loving multi-instrumentalist, who put in…
TorontoMoon.ca 180926We | Shows for Wednesday, September 26, 2021
-Gary17, TorontoMoon.ca [email protected] * [email protected] SHOW LISTINGS for Wednesday, September 26, 2021 Listings are organized by area in which the shows occur and within each area field shows are listed chronologically. For KEY to listings codes and schemata see note at end of shows list. Names of subscribers appear in bold, are underlined and, where…
Star-studded benefits enable growth of music | TorontoMoon.ca 180925Tu | Shows for Tuesday, September 25, 2021
A pair of benefit shows happening tonight in TO are aimed at raising funds to help artists continue to develop their talents and spread awareness of the results to the public. We’ve told you for six previous years now about The Amy Louie Grossman’s Music Scholarship concerts, which raise money to help a promising student…
Eclectic personalities at The Hideout for early event tonight | TorontoMoon.ca 180924Mo | Shows for Monday, September 24, 2021
\ TO WEST \ Multi-instrumentalist songwriter Sarah Fazackerley is one of the guests who will share their stories and talents this evening at the September edition of momondays Toronto at The Hideout on College St. Hosted by Michel Neray of the Jacques Russell Trio Jazz combo, the monthly soirees combine speeches, performances and networking…
James Clark gets poignantly sentimental this afternoon | TorontoMoon.ca 180923Su | Shows for Sunday, September 23, 2021
\ ETOBICOKE \ By Mike Beggs, Special to TorontoMoon.ca For his adroit indie Pop musings through four albums [often with a wry, even sarcastic bent, particularly when touching on family and home -Editor], Toronto singer/guitarist James Clark has been extolled in several previous Toronto Moon articles. However, this afternoon he will be playing strictly songs…
Lenore’s staying near home to finally release new album tonight | TorontoMoon.ca 180922Sa | Shows for Saturday, September 22, 2021
\ WHITBY \ It’s been way too long since I’ve had an excuse to write about lovely, lyrical and lively songwriter Lenore, who prefers spending time at home or in the country writing, or performing for small appreciative audiences privately, to hanging out amidst the hurly burly of the bar scene. Apart from a show…
Rare chance top see songwriter Lenore Sat. Apr. 30
A somewhat reclusive soul who lives north of Toronto and rarely seems to gig anywhere these days, let alone in the Big Smoke, Lenore Elaine is a talented, personable songwriter whose sometimes quirky and always catchy, brain-tickling tunes are a delight to listen to anytime. I’m quite partial to spinning her recorded songs at my…
Teaming up of Blues Juno-winning songwriters tonight is a 12-bar dream | TorontoMoon.ca 180921Fr | Shows for Friday, September 21, 2021
\ TO CENTRAL \ It’s a double-dose of Juno-winning Blues tonight as traditional Blues piano/guitar composer Julian Fauth and harpist/guitarist Paul Reddick team up at The Senator Wine Bar downtown. Each has won the coveted Juno Award for Blues Album of The Year, Fauth in 2009 while still relatively unknown (but not to Moon/to-nite readers…
TorontoMoon.ca 180920Th | Shows for Thursday, September 20, 2021
-Gary 17, TorontoMoon.ca [email protected] * [email protected] SHOW LISTINGS for Thursday, September 20, 2021 Listings are organized by area in which the shows occur and within each area field shows are listed chronologically. For KEY to listings codes and schemata see note at end of shows list. Names of subscribers appear in bold, are underlined…
Covello is definitely Still Here and sharing her magic tonight | TorontoMoon.ca 180919We | Shows for Wednesday, September 19, 2021
\ TO CENTRAL \ She only performs publicly once or twice a year it seems, so whenever sultry singer Lynda Covello takes the stage to share her mix of Jazz and Blues with a tasty Pop coating it’s kind of a special occasion —if not by designation then definitely through its experiencing. While she does…
TorontoMoon.ca 180918Tu | Shows for Tuesday, September 18, 2021
-Gary 17, TorontoMoon.ca [email protected] * [email protected] SHOW LISTINGS for Tuesday, September 18, 2021 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…
Tonight’s Moonshine jam host exemplifies eclectic nature of club | TorontoMoon.ca 180917Mo | Shows for Monday, September 17, 2021
\ OAKVILLE \ Although it is very eclectic musically, I wouldn’t have thought that Oakville’s Moonshine Café would be a natural fit on a Monday night for high-energy antics-laden outfit the Screamin’ Evil Blues Band. So I was surprised to see this past summer that the group appears to have now become part of the…
TorontoMoon.ca 180916Su | Shows for Sunday, September 16, 2021
-Gary 17, TorontoMoon.ca [email protected] * [email protected] SHOW LISTINGS for Sunday, September 16, 2021 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 VISIT: http://www.torontomoon.ca/subscribe/ Advertisers’…
Kensington Market Jazz Festival a hot ticket | TorontoMoon.ca 180915Sa | Shows for Saturday, September 15, 2021
\ TO CENTRAL \ Now entering its third year, the Kensington Market Jazz Festival just keeps getting better and better. It actually started last night but today hits its full stride with a full day and night of shows and continues tomorrow. We were initially a bit surprised two years ago when we first learned there…
TorontoMoon.ca 180913Th | Shows for Thursday, September 13, 2021
-Gary 17, TorontoMoon.ca [email protected] * [email protected] SHOW LISTINGS for Thursday, September 13, 2021 Listings are organized by area in which the shows occur and within each area field shows are listed chronologically. For KEY to listings codes and schemata see note at end of shows list. Names of subscribers appear in bold, are underlined and,…
TorontoMoon.ca 180912We | Shows for Wednesday, September 12, 2021
-Gary17, TorontoMoon.ca [email protected] * [email protected] SHOW LISTINGS for Wednesday, September 12, 2021 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,…
Harrison plus three makes for good listening at Hugh’s | TorontoMoon.ca 180911Tu | Shows for Tuesday, September 11, 2021
\ TO WEST \ Soulful and highly literate Roots-Pop songwriter Lynn Harrison teams up in an in-the-round format tonight with three fellow composers of note: Roots veteran and icon-in-the-making Blair Packham and up-and-coming original Blues artists Sam Weber and Samantha Martin. The four appear for the latest installment of the Songwriters Sessions series at Hugh’s…
Toronto’s top music festivals
\ By Digital Content Zone correspondent \ Often labelled as a “festival city,” Toronto has a lot going on throughout the year to keep the locals and visitors occupied with arts, crafts, music, and other family-friendly activities. A beautiful and picturesque city, the capital of Ontario has the perfect location next to Lake Ontario with…
