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Saturday May 26, 2012 Live Music Listings
$5 = $5 cover charge at door
$NC = No cover charge (Free)
$PWYC = No cover charge. Pay what you can - Donate what you wish to the
band, if you choose to do so.
$uNC = Venue usually has no cover but may vary with the act
Although we try to be current, we can not track all changes in cover charges, start times or performers.
Changes do happen. Call the venues to confirm times and acts.
INFO & LISTINGS BY: VENUE BLUES (TBS) ROCKABILLY 905 MISS. AREA STT FAVOURITES
MATINEE (Start times between 11am and 3:30pm)
Danny Marks & Friends (video1) (video2) (video3) (shows) (Blues/Rock’n’Roll/Surf/Vocals) - 12:00pm - $uNC
The Rex (194 Queen St. West, Toronto 416-598-2475) shows map
Mary & Mickey (Pop/Mix) - 3:30-6:30pm - $PWYC
The Cadillac Lounge (1300 Queen St. West, Toronto 416-536-7717) shows
George Lake Big Band w/ Arlene Zock on Vocals (shows) (Big Band Jazz) - 3:30pm - $uNC
The Rex (194 Queen St. West, Toronto 416-598-2475) shows map
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EARLY EVENING (Start times between 4pm and 6:30pm)
The Foggy Hogtown Picnic (listen) (Bluegrass) - 4-7pm - $?
at The Dakota Tavern (249 Ossington Ave. Toronto 416-850-4579)
Ronnie Hayward (Rockabilly) - 4-7pm
(Rockabilly Hall of Fame inductee)
at Dominion on Queen (500 Queen Street East (East of Parliament at Sumach 416-368-6893) map
Traditional Irish Sessions (Celtic) - 4pm - $NC
at Dora KeoghTrad. Irish Pub (141 Danforth Ave. (near Broadview), Toronto 416-778-1804) shows
Bill Heffernan and Friends (Folk/Country/Blues) - 5-8pm -$PWYC
at Gate 403 (+map) (403 Roncesvalles, Toronto 416-588-2930) shows
Arthur Renwick (+listen) (Roots/Blues) - 5pm - $PWYC
at The Local Pub (396 Roncesvalles Ave, Toronto 416-535-6225)
TBA - 6-8pm - $PWYC
at The Cameron House - Front Room (408 Queen St. West, Toronto 416-703-0811) shows map
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EVENING (Start times 7pm and later)
7:00 / 7:30 PM
James Brown (listen) (Jazz) - 7pm - $uNC
The Rex (194 Queen St. West, Toronto 416-598-2475) shows map
TBA - 7:30-10pm - $NC
at The Liberty Bistro (25 Liberty St, Toronto 416-533-8828) shows map (reservations recommended)
Tom Szczesniak Trio (Jazz) - 7:30-10:30pm - The Home Smith Bar- $20/person min. food or beverage
Robbie Lane and the Disciples (+listen) (shows) (R&B/Blues) - 7:30-11pm - The Dining Room
at The Old Mill Inn & Spa (+shows) (21 Old Mill Road, Toronto 416-236-2641) map
8:00 / 8:30 PM
Scrumpy Jack (+listen) (Blues) - 8pm - $NC
at Highway 61 Southern Barbeque (1620 Bayview Avenue, Toronto 416-489-7427) map
Jerome Godboo (+listen) (Blues) - 9:30pm - $15 or $45 4-pack reserved
at Dominion on Queen (500 Queen Street East (East of Parliament at Sumach 416-368-6893) shows map
9:00 / 9:30 / 9:45 PM
Donné Roberts (listen) (World Music)
2005 Juno Award for Best World Music Album - 9pm-1am - PWYC
at Gate 403 (+map) (403 Roncesvalles, Toronto 416-588-2930) shows
Country Saturdays
Joanne Mackell & True Grit (listen+shows) (listen) (Country/Roots) - 9-11pm - $NC
at The Gladstone Hotel - The Melody Bar (1214 Queen Street West, Toronto 416-53-4635) shows map
Hellbent Rockers / Rockabilly Ragers - 9:30-11:30pm - $?
at Mitzi’s Sister (1554 Queen St. West, Toronto 416-532-2570) shows map
Tyler Yarema & His Rhythm (+listen) video (Jazz/Pop/Blues) - 9:45pm - $7 before 9pm; $10 after 9pm
at The Reservoir Lounge (Lower level, 52 Wellington Street East, Toronto 416-955-0887)
N.Y.’s Rez Abbasi w/ Dave Binney & Dan Weiss - 9:45pm - $9approx.
The Rex (194 Queen St. West, Toronto 416-598-2475) shows map
10:00+ PM
Double O Soul (listen) (10 piece Funk/Soul/R&B) - 10pm-1am - $10approx
at The Cadillac Lounge (1300 Queen St. West, Toronto 416-536-7717) shows
TBA - 10pm - $PWYC
at The Cameron House - Front Room (408 Queen St. West, Toronto 416-703-0811) shows map
The Avenues (videos) (listen) (shows) (Peterborough) (2-step/Country/Punk) - 10pm - $10
at The Dakota Tavern (249 Ossington Ave. Toronto 416-850-4579) shows(enter site) map
Gord Zubrecki (+listen) (Pop/Folk/Country) - 10pm - $PWYC
at The Local Pub (396 Roncesvalles Ave, Toronto 416-535-6225)
Late Set
Donna Grantis - 11:59pm-12:45 am - $?
The Rex (194 Queen St. West, Toronto 416-598-2475) shows map