Volume 23 Issue 9 - June / July / August 2018

120 Diner
120 Church St. 416-792-7725
120diner.com (full schedule)
All shows: PWYC ($10-$20 suggested)
Alleycatz
2409 Yonge St. 416-481-6865
alleycatz.ca
All shows: 9pm unless otherwise indicated.
Call for cover charge info.
Every Mon 8:30pm Salsa Night with DJ
Romantico with free lessons No cover before
9pm. Every Tue 8:30pm Bachata Night with
DJ FR Bischun with free lessons Ladies free
before 10:30pm. Every Wed 7pm Midtown
Blues Jam hosted by Andrew “Voodoo” Walters.
Every Thurs 7:30pm Canadian Discovery
Series. Fri & Sat 9:30pm Funk, Soul, R&B
Top 40 $10 cover after 9pm.
Jun 1 Sound Parade. Jun 2 Urban Jive.
Jun 8 Lady Kane. Jun 9 3pm The Red Peppers;
9pm Lady Kane. Jun 15 Unrequest
Live. Jun 16 3pm Danny’s 11; 9pm Gyles Band.
Jun 22 Red Velvet. Jun 23 3pm York Jazz
Ensemble; 9pm Lady Kane.Jun 29 Parkside
Drive. Jun 30 3pm The Red Peppers; 9pm Von
Band. July 6 Red Velvet. July 7 Lady Kane.
July 13 Unrequest Live. July 14 3pm York
Jazz Ensemble; 9pm Soular. July 20 Lady
Kane. July 21 3pm Danny’s 11; 9pm Sound
Parade. July 27 Parkside Drive. July 28 Urban
Jive. Aug 3 Red Velvet. Aug 4 Gyles Band.
Aug 10 Unrequest Live. Aug 11 3pm Boom
Jazz Quartet; 9pm Lady Kane. Aug 17 Urban
Jive. Aug 18 3pm York Jazz Ensemble; 9pm
Soular. Aug 24 Gyles Band. Aug 25 3pm
Danny’s 7; 9pm Lady Kane. Aug 31 Parkside
Drive. Sep 1 Lady Kane. Sep 7 Gyles Band.
Artword Artbar
15 Colbourne St., Hamilton. 905-543-8512
artword.net (full schedule)
All shows at 8pm unless otherwise noted.
The Blue Goose Tavern
1 Blue Goose St. 416-255-2442
thebluegoosetavern.com (full schedule)
Every Sun 4pm Blues at The Goose. Big
Groove featuring Downchild`s Mike Fitzpatrick
& Gary Kendall with Special Guests.
Jun 3 Morgan Davis & Al Lerman.
Bloom
2315 Bloor St. W. 416-767-1315
bloomrestaurant.com
All shows 7pm 19+. Call for reservations.
Burdock
1184 Bloor St. W. 416-546-4033
burdockto.com (full schedule)
Jun 1 Her Crooked Heart & Hayley Sabella.
Jun 1 Georgian Bay “Courage” Album Release.
Jun 2 NUA. Jun 6 Bloom. Jun 7 Tejas w/ Mali.
Cameron House
408 Queen St. W. 416-703-0811
thecameron.com
Castro’s Lounge
D. In the Clubs (Mostly Jazz)
As we work towards listing club events with our main listings in an integrated
searchable format, some listings here are less complete than they were previously.
Please visit the website addresses provided for specific venues or use the phone
number provided for more detailed information. We apologize for this temporary
inconvenience.
2116 Queen St. E. 416-699-8272
castroslounge.com (full schedule)
All shows: No cover/PWYC
C’est What
67 Front St. E. (416) 867-9499
cestwhat.com (full schedule)
All concerts are PWYC unless otherwise
noted.
Jun 3 7pm Song Studio Open Mic. Free. 19+.=
Emmet Ray, The
924 College St. 416-792-4497
theemmetray.com (full schedule)
All shows: No cover/PWYC
Every Fri 10:00 DJ What chu Want Playing
What You Like Weekly Themes.
Grossman’s Tavern
379 Spadina Ave. 416-977-7000
grossmanstavern.com (full schedule)
All shows: No cover (unless otherwise noted).
Every Sat 4:30pm The Happy Pals Dixieland
Jazz Jam. Every Sun 4pm New Orleans Connection
All Star Band; 10pm Sunday Jam with
Bill Hedefine. Every Wed 10pm Action Sound
Band w/ Leo Valvassori.
Hirut Cafe and Restaurant
2050 Danforth Ave. 416-551-7560
hirut.ca (for full schedule)
Every Sun 3pm. Hirut Sundays Open Mic
Last Mon of June/July/August 7:30pm:
The Tequila Mockingbirds Community Singalong.
Free.
First and third Tues of June/July/August
8pm: Finger Style Guitar Association PWYC.
Second Fri of June/July August 8:30pm:
E=Jazz and Latin Jazz w/ Don Naduriak and
friends PWYC/By donation.
Last Fri of June/July/August 9pm: Hirut
Hoot Comedy Cabaret $5.
Jun 30 8pm: 2017 International Fingerstyle
Guitar Champion Christie Lenée $25
fingerstyleguitar.ca.
Home Smith Bar – See Old Mill, The
Hugh’s Room
2261 Dundas St. W 416 533 5483
hughsroom.com
All shows at 8:30pm unless otherwise noted.
Summer Nights Festival: Jun 15-Aug 23
Jun 2 Byrds, Byrds, Byrds $30/$25(adv).
Jun 6 Mary Gauthier $35/$30(adv).
Jun 7 Jordan Officer $30/$25(adv).
Jun 8 Albert Lee and Band $45/$40(adv).
Jun 9 The Wildest: A Tribute to Louis Prima
and Keely Smith $40/$35(adv). Jun 14 Brian
Gladstone (CD Release) $30/$25(adv).
Jun 15 Stevie Wonder Tribute. Jun 16 Jory
Nash $30/$25(adv). Jun 21 National Indigenous
Peoples Day. Jun 22 Wintergarten
Orchestra $35/$30(adv). Jun 23 The
Barra MacNeils $50/$45(adv). Jun 24 The
John Cleats. Jun 26 Davis Rogan & Chris
Butcher. Jun 26 The Dustbowl Revival
$25/$20(adv). Jun 28 Johnny Burgin &
Sugar Brown People Blues Army Band
$30/$25(adv). Jun 29 Menzie + McCullam
+ Stewart. Jul 3 Solo Piano Double with
Jenie Thai & Hilario Duran. Jul 4 Gord
Grdina’s Haram; Jul 4 Mélisande [électrotrad]
$30/$25(adv). Jul 5 Seems Like
Only Yesterday: Jesse Winchester Tribute
$35/$30(adv). Jul 6 Shuffle Demons +
Kandy Guira $30/$25(adv). Jul 7 Kruger
Brothers $40/$35(adv). Jul 9 Ilaria Graziano
& Francesco Forni. Jul 10 Songwriter
Session featuring Paul Reddick, Noah Zacharin,
Tanya Philipovich & Ariana Gillis.
Jul 11 Solo Piano Double with Daniella Nardio
& Jeremy Ledbetter. Jul 12 Twelfth Day
$25/$20(adv). Jul 17 Solo Piano Double with
Suba Sankaran & Robi Botos. Jul 18 Gabacho
Maroc. Jul 19 Jim Lauderaute. Jul 20 Alfie
Zappacosta $55/$50(adv). Jul 21 SongStudio
Faculty Showcase. Jul 22 Sam Baker.
Jul 24 Solo Piano Double with Elizabeth
Shepherd & Aaron Davis. Jul 26 SongStudio
Student Showcase. Jul 27 Jeff Daniels
+ Ben Daniels Band USA $65/$60(adv).
Jul 31 Solo Piano Double with Marilyn Lerner
& Lance Anderson. Aug 2 Hannah
Saunders and Ben Savage. Aug 5 The Hut
People. Aug 7 Cantrip + Dan MacDonald.
Aug 8 Solo Piano Double with Laura Fernandez
& Bob Wiseman. Aug 9 David Bromberg
$60/$55(adv). Aug 11 Robert Gordon &
Chris Spedding $65/$60(adv). Aug 13 Solo
Piano Double with Treasa Levasseur & Jesse
Whiteley. Aug 14 Songwriter Session with
Jon Brooks, David Leask, Andrea Ramolo,
and Dayna Manning. Aug 16 Calan + Vishten.
Aug 17 Jim Kweskin $25/$20(adv). Aug 18 Tri-
Continental (Madagascar Slim, Bill Bourne,
Lester Quitau) $35/$30(adv). Aug 21 Solo
Piano Double with Sarah Hasgen & Tyler
Yarema. Aug 22 Primary Colours (Doug Cox,
Linda McRae, Kim Rickey) + Beppe Gambetta.
Aug 23 WeBanjo3.
Jazz Bistro, The
251 Victoria St. 416-363-5299
jazzbistro.ca (full schedule)
Jazz Room, The
Located in the Huether Hotel, 59 King St. N.,
Waterloo. 226-476-1565
kwjazzroom.com (full schedule)
All shows: 8:30-11:30pm unless otherwise
indicated. Attendees must be 19+. Cover
charge varies (generally $12-$25)
Jun 1 Tara Kannangara $20. Jun 2 Eliana
Guevas $20.
Lula Lounge
1585 Dundas St. W. 416-588-0307
lula.ca (full schedule)
Every Fri 7:30pm Early Jazz & World Sessions
free before 8pm; Every Fri 10:30pm
Havana Club Cuba Libre Fridays $15; Every
Sat 10:30pm Salsa Saturdays $15.
LULAWORLD 2018 (JUN 1-10)
All concerts at 10:30pm unless otherwise
noted. Jun 1 Yani Borrell + Rojitas &
DJ Jimmy Suave $15. Jun 2 Yan Collazo with
Sean Bellaviti & Conjunto, Lacalu & DJ Santiago
Valasquez. Complimentary dance lesson
with Angela Seth at 9:15pm .$20. Jun 3
9:30pm Sharon Musgrave $25/$20(adv).
Jun 5 8pm Let Yourself Go: Ori Dagan + Alex
Pangman + Natasha Powell from Holla Jazz
$25/$20(adv). Jun 6 8pm Valeria Matzner
CD Release $20/$15(adv). Jun 7 8pm Ursula
Rucker $40; $30(adv); $25(early bird). Jun 8
7:30pm Dávila avila Sisters Free(before 8pm);
$15(after 7:30pm). Jun 8 Adan de Dios + Charangon
del Norte + DJ Jimmy Suave. Complimentary
dance lesson $15. Jun 9 Ricardo
Lemvo & DJ Santiago Valasquez. Complimentary
dance lesson $20. Jun 10 7pm
Andrew Collins Trio $25/$20(adv). Jun 13
8pm Jeremy Ledbetter Trio CD Release
$25/$20(adv). Jun 14 7:30pm Regeneration
Community Services: Annual Big Band
Benefit $35. Jun 15 Changui Havana + DJ
Suave. Dance lesson with Adriana Marichales.
$15. Jun 16 La Borinqueña + DJ Santiago
Valasquez $20. Jun 21 7:30pm Celebrating
the Music of Lionel Richie $25/$20(adv).
Jun 22 Cafe Cubano + DJ Suave. Complimentary
dance lesson with Dailyn Martinez. $15.
Jun 23 Charles y sus Estrellas + DJ Santiago
Valasquez. Dance lesson with Dance to
Live. $20. Jun 29 Marta Elena & Salsa Star +
DJ Suave. Dance lesson with Dailyn Martinez.
$15. Jul 12 8:30pm Liniker e os Caramelos
$20(Early Bird); $40/$33.50(adv). Jul 13 Yani
Borrell + DJ Suave. Dance lesson with Santos
Lee. $15; women free before 10pm.
Jul 14 Ricky Franco + The P-Crew Orchestra
& DJ Santiago Valasquez $20. Jul 20 10:30pm
Papiosco y los Ritmicos & DJ Suave. Dance
lesson with Adriana Marichales. $15; women
free before 10pm. Jul 21 La Gran Colombia
Orchestra & DJ Santiago Valasquez $20.
Jul 24 7:30pm Different Trains – New Orford
String Quartet $20. Jul 27 Café Cubano + DJ
Suave. Dance lesson with Dailyn Martinez.
$15; women free before 10pm. Jul 28 La Borinqueña
+ DJ Santiago Valasquez. Dance lesson
with Dance to Live. $20. Aug 10 Yani
Borrell + DJ Suave. Dance lesson with Santos
Lee. $15; women free before 10pm. Aug 11
10:30pm Ricky Franco + The P-Crew Orchestra
& DJ Santiago Valasquez $20.
Manhattans Pizza Bistro & Music Club
951 Gordon St., Guelph 519-767-2440
manhattans.ca (full schedule)
All shows: PWYC.
Every Tue Open Stage hosted by Paul, Pete
& Ron.
Mây Cafe
876 Dundas St. W. 647-607-2032
maytoronto.com (full schedule)
Mezzetta Restaurant
681 St. Clair Ave. W. 416-658-5687
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