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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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