5-8> Noam Lemish Jazz Band @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave., TO W. ~Jazz

6> Darcy Windover @ Cameron House (front), 408 Queen St. W., TO

6:30> Worst Pop Band Ever @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W., TO ~Jazz

*7-11> open jam with Wayne Buttery Band @ The Beacon, 146 45th St., Wasaga Beach

*7:30-10:30> Peter Griffin & BTBs @ Relish, 2152 Danforth Ave., TO E. ~Jazz

7:30> Trevor Giancola @ Tranzac Club (Southern Cross), 292 Brunswick Ave. TO ~Jazz

7:30> LoFi Mind @ The Jazz Room, Heuther Hotel, 59 King St. N., Waterloo ~Jazz; $10

7:30> Comhaltas Irish Slow Session @ Tranzac Club (Tiki Room), 292 Brunswick Ave. TO

8> International Pop Overthrow Festival (Day 1 of 4) with: 8:00> Kevin Wong; 8:45> T.C. Folkpunk; 9:30> James Clark Institute; 10:15> Social Potion; 11:00> The Maysides; 11:45> Thought Beneath Film @ The Sister, 1554 Queen St. W., TO W. ~indie

*8-12> Girls Night Out Jazz singers jam with Lisa Particelli, Peter Hill et al @ Chalkers, 247 Marlee Ave., TO NW

8-1> Vanessa Marie Carter @ Moonshine Café, 137 Kerr St., Oakville ~songwriter; $10

**8> open stage with 9 p.m. feature by Jennifer Dash @ Fat Albert’s, 25 Cecil St. (Steelworkers Hall), TO ~Roots

*8-1> open jam with Wednesday’s Child feat. Johnny Bootz Hutt @ Lola, 40 Kensington Ave., TO

8> Michael Danckert Jazz Band @ Monarchs Pub (Eaton Chelsea Hotel), 33 Gerrard St. W., TO ~Jazz

*8-12> all-ages jam with The Brand New Low @ Sixth Line Pub, 1500 Sixth Line, Oakville

8-1> Jenn Kee @ Timothy’s Pub, 344 Brown’s Line, Etobicoke South ~Pop Rock

*8-11> open mic @ Frank’s Pasta, 426 King St. E., Cobourg

*8-11> Fraser-Daley @ Inter Steer, 357 Roncesvalles Ave. TO W. ~Roots/Blues

*8-11> jam with Juggernaut @ Black Bear, Ajax, 967 Westney Rd. S., Ajax

8> Best Poet Of The Month with Wayne Isenberg @ Free Times Cafe, 320 College St., TO ~spoken word

8:30> Jane Bunnett & NY Jazz flautist Jamie Baum celebrating new recording ‘Qawwali Party Project’ @ Hugh’s Room, 2261 Dundas St. W., TO W. ~eclectic Jazz/Classical Fusion; $25

*8:30> open mic with Jenn Fiorentino @ Earl Of Whitchurch, 6204 Main St., Stouffville

*8:30> Crazy Strings host High Lonesome Wednesdays with opening acoustic act @ Silver Dollar 486 Spadina Ave., TO ~Bluegrass

*8:30> Something Country @ The Endzone, 1900 King St. E., Hamilton ~Country

*9> open jam with Tommy Rocker’s Classic Rock show featuring Jim Cornell & members of Still Sunday @ The Loaded Dog, 1921 Lawrence St. E., Scarborough

9> Jaye Baxter & Dano Murray host jam @ Eyes on Queen/Annie’s, 372 Queen St. E., TO E.

9> Birds of Bellwoods; Broken Sons (9:50); Second Pass (10:40); Elissa Barclay (11:30) @ Horseshoe Tavern, 370 Queen St. W., ~indie; $5

*9-12> jam with Damage Control @ St. Louis Bar & Grill Ajax, 11 Harwood Ave. S., Ajax

9> Big Wind Band @ Simcoe Blues & Jazz, 926 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa

9-12> Robin Banks Jazz Band @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave., TO W. ~Jazz

9> Whitebrow @ The Local, 396 Roncesvalles Ave., TO W. ~Spooky Folk

9> Wayne Cass’s wide open Funk-Jazz jam @ The Painted Lady, 218 Ossington Ave., TO W.

*9-1> open mic jam with Whiskey Birds @ Sweetz Lounge, 5289 Hwy 7, Woodbridge-Vaughan

9-2> The Sun Parlour Players with Ryan Driver @ Dakota Tavern, 249 Ossington Ave., TO W.

*9:30> open stage with Nicola Vaughan @ Black Swan, 154 Danforth Ave., TO E.

9:30> The Julien Dionne Comedy Hour @ C’est What, 67 Front St. E., TO ~comedy; $10

9:30> Concert for Suyun Kim @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W., TO ~Jazz

*9:30-2> jam with Live Animals @ The Unicorn, 175 Eglinton Ave. E., TO N.

*10-1:30> The Phil & John Show feat. Phil Naro @ Molly Bloom’s Waterloo, 170 University Ave., Waterloo ~acoustic Pop Rock

10> Paul Reddick @ Cameron House (front), 408 Queen St. W., TO ~original Blues

10> The Pickups reunion @ Tranzac Club (Southern Cross), 292 Brunswick Ave. TO

*10-2> Blues-Rock jam with Bruce Domoney @ Grossman’s, 379 Spadina Ave. TO

*10-2> Paul & Curtis @ Roc’n Doc’s, 105 Lakeshore Rd. E., Port Credit ~Rock/Pop

10:30> The Undercovers @ The Hideout, 484 Queen St. W., TO ~indie Rock

*10:30> The LMT Connection @ Orbit Room, 580 College St. TO ~Funk/R&B; $

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