TorontoMoon.ca 180228We | Shows for Wednesday, February 28, 2022

171008 (cx5) Live Music on Moon

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SHOW LISTINGS for Wednesday, February 28, 2022

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ON AIR / ONLINE

*6-8pm> The Rock-A-Round with Slim Tim @ www.rockabilly-radio.net ~ Rockabilly tracks (from UK, repeat show from previous Friday)

416 – TORONTO CENTRAL

noon-1pm> Pat LaBarbera & Humber College Contemporary Jazz Workshop @ Four Seasons Center, 145 Queen St. W. ~Jazz; $0

*5-8> Tony Quarrington @ Boland’s Open Kitchen, 575 Mount Pleasant Rd. ~solo Jazz guitar; $0

5> Chanelle Albert & Kyle Jobin Duo @ The Dock on Queen, 916 Queen St. E. ~acoustic Pop covers & originals

6-8> Tomoko Abe @ 120 Diner, 120 Church St. ~Jazz; $10-20/pwyc

6> Kalyna Rakel @ Cameron House (front), 408 Queen St. W. ~songwriter

6:30> Boogaloo Squad @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W. ~Blues; $

**7 (7 p.m. sign-up open stage at 8) with 9 p.m. feature by Erwin Shack @ Fat Albert’s, 25 Cecil St. (Steelworkers Hall) ~songwriters

*7> Jim Heineman Trio @ Nawlins, 299 King St. W. ~Jazz

7> Randy Bachman @ Adelaide Hall, 250 Adelaide St. W. ~CanRock icon; $40

7> Comhaltas Irish Slow Session @ Tranzac Club (Tiki Room), 292 Brunswick Ave. TO ~folk dancing

7> Jordan Rakei @ Lee’s Palace, 529 Bloor St. W.

7> Dirkschneider @ Mod Club, 722 College St.

7> Phoebe Bridgers @ Velvet Underground, 508 Queen St. W.

7> Big Horn Sheep @ May Café, 876 Dundas St. W.

*7-10> Blues jam with Voodoo Walters @ Alleycatz, 2409 Yonge St.

7:30 (sign-up at 7)-11> The Bridge open stage on “Commitments” theme and between-set showcase music, poetry, etc.; hosted by Lynn Harrison @ Imperial Pub, 54 Dundas St. E. ~songwriters/poets; $pwyc

7:30> Songwriters Association of Canada Toronto Regional Group open stage @ Free Times Cafe, 320 College St. ~songwriters; $0

7:30> Mark Godfrey Quintet @ Tranzac Club (Southern Cross), 292 Brunswick Ave. TO ~Jazz

**8-12> Girls Night Out Jazz singers’ jam with Lisa Particelli, Peter Hill & Ross McIntyre @ Jazz Bistro, 251 Victoria St.

8> Blues Brothers Revue fundraiser for CAMH Gifts of Light program @ Phoenix Concert Theatre, 410 Sherbourne St. ~Blues/R&B; $

8> John Amato hosts open stage jam with Humber students house band @ 120 Diner, 120 Church St. ~$10-20/pwyc

8> DVSN @ Rebel, 11 Polson St. ~contemporary original; $

*8-11> open mic @ Ram In The Rye, 63 Gould St. (Ryerson University)

8>  open mic festival & contest (night 4 of 4) with backline @ The Paddock, 178 Bathurst St.

*8> John Bellisario hosts weekly Jazz jam @ The Music Box, 3434 Bathurst St.

8> Robin Black @ Rivoli, 334 Queen St. W.

8-10> Jordana Talsky Duo with Gareth Parry @ Art Square Gallery Café, 334 Dundas St. W. ~songwriter

8:30> Peter Perrett @ Horseshoe Tavern, 370 Queen St. W. ~contemporary original; $

8:30-12> Whiplash Girlchild @ The Cavern Bar, 76 Church St. ~original Rock/Pop; $?

9> The Digs @ Reservoir Lounge, 52 Wellington St. E. ~Funk/Jazz/neo-Soul; $

9> Jordan John Trio @ Poetry Jazz Café, 224 Augusta Ave. ~Blues/R&B; $10

*9-2> What’s Poppin’ indie jam @ Sneaky Dee’s, 431 College St.

*9:30-2> The All Nighters open jam @ Lola, 40 Kensington Ave.

9:30> Mike LeDonne with Mike Cado’s Groovemeisters @ The Rex, 194 Queen St. W. ~Jazz; $

10> Freeman Dre & The Kitchen Party @ Cameron House (front), 408 Queen St. W. ~original Roots-Rock

10> Bellweather 4 @ Tranzac Club (Southern Cross), 292 Brunswick Ave. TO ~Jazz

10-2> The Undercovers @ The Hideout, 423 College St.

10-2> Action Sound Band @ Grossman’s, 379 Spadina Ave. TO

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

416 – TORONTO EAST

*7:30-10:30> The BTBs @ Relish, 2152 Danforth Ave. ~Jazz; 0$

7:30-10> The Tequila Mockingbirds @ Hirut Café, 2050 Danforth Ave. ~drop-in choir; $0

7:30> M Factor Indie Music Showcase with Elana Harte & Stiletto Flats + feature act Lilly Mason + 10pm open stage (sign up at 7:30)  @ Linsmore Tavern, 1298 Danforth Ave. ~songwriters; $0

7:30> open jam @ RCL Branch #22, 1240 Woodbine Ave.

8:30-10:30> John Wayne Swingtet featuring Abbey Sholzman on bass @ Castro’s, 2116 Queen St. E.

*9:30> open stage with Nicola Vaughan @ Black Swan Tavern (downstairs), 154 Danforth Ave.

416 – TORONTO ETOBICOKE

8-1> Phil & John @ Timothy’s Pub, 344 Brown’s Line  ~acoustic Pop covers & originals duo

*9-1> open mic with Daniel Gagnon @ The Old Sod, 2936 Bloor St. W.

9-12> Space Jazz jam @ Placebo Space, 2877 Lake Shore Blvd. W. ~Jazz; $5/pwyc

9:15-10:10> Alex Guidon @ Humber College Lakeshore Campus, 3199 Lake Shore Blvd. W. ~Jazz guitar covers

416 – TORONTO SCARBOROUGH

8> Dan Walek & friends @ Working Dog Saloon, 3676 St. Clair Ave. E. ~acoustic Pop covers & originals

416 – TORONTO WEST

5-8> Mr. Rick solo @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave. ~Roots

6:30-10> Danica Brown & Jesse Whiteley @ Alchemy, 890 College St. ~Jazz

8> “Songwriters In The Round” with Gillian Nicola, Darcy Windover, Amanda Lynn Stubley, Pat Maloney @ The Painted Lady, 218 Ossington Ave. ~fem songwriters; $/pwyc

8> Bruno Major @ Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen St. W.

8> Better Person; Luka @ The Baby G, 1608 Dundas St. W. ~indie

8> OKICUTO; more for “freshman showcase” @ Smiling Buddha, 961 College St. ~indie; $

*8-11> Fraser/Daley @ Inter Steer, 357 Roncesvalles Ave. ~original Rootsy Blues

8:30-10:30> Hump Night Blues Krewe house band featuring Dave McManus & George Baumann for Hump Night Blues with special guest Fergus Hambleton @ Axis, 3048 Dundas St. W. ~Blues; $0

9> Peter Boyd & Noah Zacharin @ The Emmet Ray, 924 College St. ~songwriters; $pwyc

*9-12> The Gatekeepers @ Gate 403, 403 Roncesvalles Ave. ~Blues

9> David Young & Reg Schwager @ Mezzetta, 681 St. Clair Ave. W. ~Jazz; $10

9> Ben Sures @ The Local, 396 Roncesvalles Ave. ~songwriter

*9:30> Spy vs Spy vs Sly @ Reposado, 136 Ossington Ave. ~Jazz; 0$

9:30> Arthur Renwick @ The Hole In The Wall, 2867 Dundas St. W.  ~songwriter

*10:30> Luke Vajsar @ Motel Bar, 1235 Queen St. W. ~Jazz

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Noon-1> Black Umfosi @ University of Guelph, 20 Stone Road, Guelph ~Zimbabwean Roots Pop

*7> open mic night @ Red Brick Café, 8 Douglas St., Guelph

*6-8:30> ukulele jam @ Idea Exchange Hespeler, 5 Tannery St. E., Cambridge

*6-9> Dano & Jaye @ Ray’s Bistro, 1475 Queen St. W., Alton ~smooth Pop/Jazz

7:30> Celtic Session @ Penny Whistle, 2 Quebec St., Guelph

8> jam night with Ian Taylor @ Pops & Ruby’s Tap & Grill, 200 Preston Pkwy., Cambridge

8-11> John Lee & The Hookers host Blues jam @ Rhapsody Barrel Bar, 179 King St. W., Kitchener

8> Matt Weidinger Band @ Lancaster Smokehouse, 574 Lancaster St. W., Kitchener

*8-11> A New Ground @ Churchill Arms, 355 Erb St. W., Waterloo ~Celtic

*10> Mike Todd @ The Duke, 33 Erb St., Waterloo

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*7-11> open jam with The Freacon Band @ The Beacon, 146 45th St., Wasaga Beach ~ Blues, Jazz; $5

7-7:30 open mic with Tyler Koke @ McGillicafey’s Pub & Eatery, 13 Bridge St.. N., Hastings

8-12> Nicholas Campbell @ Black Horse Pub, 452 George St. N., Peterborough ~songwriter

*8> open stage @ Dobro Restaurant, 287 George St. N., Peterborough

*9-12:30> Josh Morgan & Mike Francis @ Donaleigh’s Irish Public House, 28 Dunlop St. E., Barrie ~acoustic Pop covers & originals

9> Kevin Foster @ McThirsty’s Pint, 166 Charlotte St., Peterborough

905 EAST

*8> open stage and karaoke with Eddy Culjak @ Boston Pizza, 20 Taunton Rd., Whitby

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

*8> open mic @ Arthur’s Pub, 930 Burnham St., Cobourg

*8-10:30> open mic jam with Rob Foreman & Clayton Yates @ Ganaraska Hotel, 30 Ontario St., Port Hope

9> open mic @ The Moustache Club, 15 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa

*10> Two For The Show @ Tartan Tavern, 555 Rossland Rd. E., Oshawa ~Pop Rock

*10> Emerson Ireland hosts open mic jam @ The Gryphon Pub, 114 Dundas St. E., Whitby

905 NORTH-EAST

*7> open mic night with Tanya Joy Senior @ Col. McGrady’s Pub, 44 Brock St. W., Uxbridge

8-12> open mic with Kevin Ker (sign up at 7:30) @ Unionville Arms, 189 Main St., Unionville

*8:30-12:30> Jared Christopher Stafford @ Falcon & Firkin, 10300 Yonge St., Richmond Hill ~acoustic Pop covers & originals

8:30-11:30> open mic & acoustic jam with Don Fleming & Laurence Walters @ Father’s Moustache Grill, Aurora, 15570 Yonge St.

*9:30-1:30> open mic @ London Pub, 9724 Yonge St., Richmond Hill

905 NORTH-WEST

8> acoustic jam with Frank Logue @ Shepherd’s Crook, 86 Main St. S., Georgetown

*8:45> open mic jam @ Magnums, 21 McMurchy Ave. N., Brampton

*10-2> jam night with Switchbeat Trio @ Maguires, 284 Queen St. E., Brampton

905 SOUTH

6:30> Kim Doolittle @ Mississippi Queen Foods, 635 King St. E., Hamilton ~original Blues; $

7:30> open mic jam @ Corktown Pub, 175 Young St., Hamilton

7:30> open mic with Keith Toms @ Staircase Bistro, 27 Dundurn St. N., Hamilton

8> Eklectik; Social-Strife; Bloodless Child @ This Ain’t Hollywood, 345 James St. N., Hamilton ~Metal/Grunge/Hard-core; $

8> Matt Zaddy @ Gallagher’s Bar, 29 Augusta St., Hamilton ~acoustic Pop covers & originals

8> Chris Chambers or Adam Ostrosser @ Thirsty Cactus, 2 King St. E., Dundas

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

9> Singalong with Judy Marsales @ Coach & Lantern, 384 Wilson St E., Hamilton ~Rock/Top 40

*9> open mic with Alfie Smith @ L’Etranger on James, 109 James St. N., Hamilton

9> open mic night @ Phoenix Pub McMaster University, Refectory Building, 1280 Main St. W., Hamilton

*10> Jazz jam @ Cat N Fiddle Hamilton, 174 John St., S., Hamilton

905 WEST

*5> Adam Cooke @ SB Prime, 380 Brant St., Burlington

7> Rob Reed @ Max Resto Lounge, 2180 Itabashi Way, Burlington

8-11> Gene Pool Boys @ Door FiftyFive, 55 Lakeshore Rd. E., Port Credit-Mississauga ~Jazz

8-12> talent showcase with Edward Bose @ The Port House, 138 Lakeshore Rd. E, Port Credit-Mississauga

8> jam with The Grindstones @ American House, 324 Dundas St. E., Waterdown

*8:30> The Carson Freeman Diversion @ Shore Grill, 71 Lakeshore Rd. E., Port Credit ~Pop Jazz

9-1> Kevin Reid and the Dedbeats @ Roc’n Doc’s, 105 Lakeshore Rd. E., Port Credit-Mississauga ~Rock/Pop; $

9-1> Fat Tony Band @ Moonshine Café, 137 Kerr St., Oakville ~Rock/Top 40 covers; $5

*9> open mic with Michael Zane @ Shakers Oakville, 589 Kerr St., Oakville

LISTINGS KEY

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 not been confirmed. Admission prices followed by a slash and minus (/-) after the amount indicates door charge with availability of cheaper rates for some purchasers (eg., seniors, members, children, etc.).  /+ indicates stated price is minimum.

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