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Toronto Daily Music Listings
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Sunday May 20, 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)
Sunday Acoustic Family Brunch 10am-2pm - $NC
Bluegrass Musicians
at The Gladstone Hotel - The Melody Bar (1214 Queen Street West, Toronto 416-53-4635) shows map
Bluegrass Brunch - 11am - 3pm - $NC - $12 all you can eat brunch (this is not a buffet)
The Foggy Hogtown Boys (listen) (Bluegrass)
at The Dakota Tavern (249 Ossington Ave. Toronto 416-850-4579)
Rockabilly Brunch - 11am - 3pm - Hosted by:
Alistair Christl (+schedule) (myspace+listen) (Country/Acoustic/Rockabilly)
at Dominion on Queen (500 Queen Street East (East of Parliament at Sumach 416-368-6893) map
Excelsior Dixieland Jazz Band (Dixieland Jazz) 12pm - $uNC
The Rex (194 Queen St. West, Toronto 416-598-2475) shows map
Sean Pinchin (listen) (video) (listen+shows) (Blues/Folk/Roots) - 2pm - $NC
at Highway 61 Southern Barbeque (1620 Bayview Avenue, Toronto 416-489-7427) map
Sandy McIntyre and Steeped In Tradition (listen) - 2pm-6pm (Celtic) - $NC
at The Twisted Kilt (1954 Yonge Street (at Davisville), Toronto Phone: 416 489-3500) map
Dr. Nick & The Rollercoasters (Blues) - 3:30pm - $uNC
The Rex (194 Queen St. West, Toronto 416-598-2475) shows map
“Live Jazz” Matinee
TBA - 3:30-6:30pm - $NC
at Ten Feet Tall (1381 Danforth Ave, Toronto 416-778-7333) shows map
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EARLY EVENING (Start times between 4pm and 6:30pm)
4:00 PM
Whiskey Jack (+listen) (Bluegrass/Country/Western Swing) - 4-7pm - $10approx
at The Cadillac Lounge (1300 Queen St. West, Toronto 416-536-7717) shows
Mike Brennan (myspace+listen+video), Steve Briggs and Guests (Country/Roots)
- 4 -7pm- $PWYC
at Graffiti’s Bar & Grill - (170 Baldwin Ave., Toronto - Kensington Market 416-506-6699) map
Sandy McIntyre and Steeped In Tradition & Guests (listen) (Celtic) - 4-8pm - $NC
Pogue Mahone (777 Bay Street, south of College, Toronto 416-598-3339) shows map
5:00 PM / 6:00 PM
John Borra & Sam Ferarra (Country/Folk) - 5-8pm - $PWYC
at Communist’s Daughter (aka Nazzare bar) (article 1) (article 2) - (1149 Dundas St. W. at Ossington, Toronto 647-435-0103)
The Uptown Swing Band (+listen) (Swing Jazz) - 5-8pm - $10
at Dominion on Queen (500 Queen Street East (East of Parliament at Sumach 416-368-6893) map
“Anything Goes” - 5-8pm - $PWYC
at Gate 403 (+map) (403 Roncesvalles, Toronto 416-588-2930) shows
Chris Coole (enter site to listen) (Bluegrass/Roots/Banjo) - 5pm - $PWYC
at The Local Pub (396 Roncesvalles Ave, Toronto 416-535-6225) shows map
6:00 PM
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 /8:00PM
Tim Bovaconti (listen) (Pop) - 7pm - $8
at C’est What (67 Front St. E., Toronto 416-604-3333) shows map
Ugly Beauties - 7-9pm - $uNC
The Rex (194 Queen St. West, Toronto 416-598-2475) shows map
Derek Pilgrim (listen) (Newfoundland Country&Trad./Country) - 8pm - $NC
at The Blue Lagoon (3180 Lakeshore Blvd. West, (@Kipling) Etobicoke 416-259-4700)
Freefall Sundays 8pm - $NC
Open Mike / Jam / Songwriters Night
The Supermarket (268 Augusta Ave, - Kensington Market , Toronto 416-840-0501) shows map
9:00 / 9:30 PM
Swamp Yankees (listen) (Connecticut) (Blues/Jazz/Funk/Rock) - 9pm-12am - $?
at The Cadillac Lounge (1300 Queen St. West, Toronto 416-536-7717) shows
Kevin Quain & The Mad Bastards (video1) (video2) (listen) (Cabaret-noir/Jazz/Vocals) [STT] 2004 Dora Mavor Moore Outstanding New Musical (General Theatre) Award for “Tequila Vampire Matinee”
- 9pm - $PWYC
at The Cameron House - Front Room (408 Queen St. West, Toronto 416-703-0811) shows map
Robin Banks Blues Band (+listen+shows) (Blues) - 9pm-12am - $PWYC
at Gate 403 (+map) (403 Roncesvalles, Toronto 416-588-2930) shows
The Boxcar Boys (listen) (enter site for shows & videos) (Wild Gypsy/Old-Jazz,/Klezmer/Folk) - 9pm-12am - $PWYC
The Local Pub (396 Roncesvalles Ave, Toronto 416-535-6225) shows map
Avi Granite’s Verse - 9:30pm - $9approx.
The Rex (194 Queen St. West, Toronto 416-598-2475) shows map
10:00+ PM
The Beauties (Country Rock) - 10pm - $10
at The Dakota Tavern (249 Ossington Ave. Toronto 416-850-4579) shows(enter site) map
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