Welcome to my weekly roundup of inexpensive indie(ish) musical happenings in downtown Toronto. I try to list as many shows here as I know about, though with a preference for listing those happening at venues I especially like, or featuring performers I know something about. This list is thus not comprehensive. In addition, I rarely list shows that cost $10 or more, and never ones that require advance ticket purchases. If I'm missing something or you have any comments, please do let me know.
I didn't make it out to any shows last week. I was sick, sick, sick. But hopefully I'll be better soon---prescription drugs make me happy!---and up for some of the great shows on offer over the next few days. I'll be at the Drake on Thursday and Saturday, and either Rancho Relaxo or Sneaky Dee's on Friday. Maybe Sneaky Dee's again on Sunday. Let me know if you wanna come along.
MONDAY (25 feb)
Shoeless Mondays presents Sanity Amber @ 11:30, One Man's Opinion @ 10:30, and Lust @ 9:30. The Horseshoe Tavern, free.
Elvis Mondays presents Boxes & Bags, Allie Hughes, Julia Set Generator, Alphabot!, The Sevenate, and more @ The Drake Underground, 9pm, free.
Angela Bower w/ Christine Bougie and Dafydd Hughes @ The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), 7pm, pwyc.
Out of This Spark presents Nina Nielsen and Jessy Bell-Smith @ The Tranzac (Tiki Room), 9 pm, $5. This is part of the 416519 (Toronto/Guelph) festival.
Pitter Patter Nights presents I Have Eaten the City w/ Capillary Action and Whiskey Priest @ The Boat, 9pm, $5.
Bad Flirt w/ Blooming Rosebuds and tba @ Sneaky Dee's, 9pm.
TUESDAY (26 feb)
Two great, free shows on offer tonight.
Maya Postepski w/ Bruce Peninsula and Katie Stelmanis @ Walter Hall (U of T), 7:30pm, free.
The Edge 102.1 Dave Bookman's Nu Music Nite presents tba @ 12:00, the 6ixty8ights @ 11:10, Clothes Make the Man @ 10:20, and Matt White @ 9:30. The Horseshoe Tavern, free.
Lina Allemano Four w/ Nick Fraser @ The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), 7:30pm, pwyc.
Drumheller @ The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), 10pm, pwyc. Also at the Rex on the 27th, and Somewhere There on 1 March.
Lindi Ortega w/ Deromantic @ Supermarket, 9pm, $5.
LAUGHstock presents The Paper Makers, Hallelujah, and Atlas Eyes @ Smiling Buddha, 9:30pm, $5.
Maximum RNR and Ashes @ Tattoo, $7.
WEDNESDAY (27 feb)
Key Witness, Honest I's, Caylie Staples, and R.O.M.I.N.S. @ Sneaky Dee's, 9pm, free. I have enjoyed Key Witness in the past.
The Earth Tones @ The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), 10pm, pwyc.
Pitter Patter Nights presents Fire Flower Revue, Idle Tigers, Jesse Matthews, Leslie Predy @ The Boat, 9pm, $5.
The Pale Horses, Our Father, and Hoosier Poet @ Smiling Buddha, 8pm, $5.
Local Alternative feat. Saigon Hookers @ 12:00, Purr @ 11:10, Fighter/Lover @ 10:20, and New Groove Orchestra @ 9:30. The Horseshoe Tavern, $5.
THURSDAY (28 feb)
I recommend Mitzi's Sister, the Drake, the Boat, or Rancho Relaxo. Sneaky Dee's would probably be fun too (and make you feel charitable). I'll be at No Shame (at the Drake), which is hosting three excellent shows this weekend.
The Primordials w/ Ethel and the Mermen @ Mitzi's Sister, 9pm, free. Yay, Primordials! An honest-to-goodness 60s beat/garage band.
The Micronite Filters, Cam Clark & the Psycs @ Smiling Buddha, 9:30pm.
Deep Dark United @ The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), 7pm (I think), pwyc.
Elizabeth Bruce w/ The Good Ideas @ The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), 10pm (I think), pwyc.
No Shame presents The Two Minute Miracles, Amos the Transparent, Boats!, and Leif Vollebekk @ The Drake Underground, 9pm, $7. This is where I'll be.
Pitter Patter Nights presents Whale Tooth w/ Winter Gloves @ The Boat, 9pm, $5. Whale Tooth is good.
Zygiella.com presents Ketch Harbour Wolves, Bellewoods, and Les Kilt @ Rancho Relaxo, 8:45pm, $5. So many good shows tonight.
Steers and Queers feat. Lisa Bozikovic, Miss Conception, Lex Vaughn, Male Gayze, Alpha Q, Big Eva Edna, Sigourney Beaver, and Some Random Tall Guy @ The Dakota Tavern, $5. Lisa Bozikovic is super fantastic.
Sadie May Crash, Ed the Sock, Seard Ward, Still Life Still, and For the Record @ Sneaky Dee's, 8pm, $10. This is a fundraiser show.
FRIDAY (29 feb)
There is just too much to do tonight. If you're up for dancing and venue-hopping, I'd definitely do the early Drake show and then head over to Sneaks. If you'd rather rock out, then go to the Silver Dollar. If you feel like being moved (musically) in a church, then the Andre Charles Theriault release show is a good bet. For a good, kinda dance-y, indie music showcase, you want to be at Rancho Relaxo. And that's just the stuff I have opinions on . . .
Slowking w/ tba @ Mitzi's Sister.
No Shame presents Think About Life, OPOPO, and Green Go @ The Drake Underground, 7pm (early show), $5. Sweet! Dance party....
Haggard Beast 12 inch release party feat. The Guest Bedroom, Lunchmeat, Hot Monogamy, Batler, and DJ Troublessssshhhh @ Teranga, 10pm, $5 ($10 w/ record).
Pitter Patter Nights presents Rozasia, Extra Life, and The Dead Are Those Who Have Died @ The Boat, 9pm, $5.
Foxfire Forest, Flashboyz, and DJ Shit la Merde @ Sneaky Dee's, 10pm, $5 (I assume). Well, huh. After the Drake, continue dancing here.
Tripping Hazard (EP release) w/ Cold Dead Hands, Obviously Five Believers, and Invasions @ The Silver Dollar, 9pm, $5.
Local Alterna-Pop feat. Big Ideas @ 12:00, Prairie Cat @ 11:00, and tba @ 10:00. Lee's Palace, $6.
Two Way Monologues 11 presents Basement Arms, Barons and Lengthy, and Nich Worby @ Rancho Relaxo, 9pm, $7. Nice! B & L are one of my favourite local groups. I will be here unless I'm needed at Sneaks.
Film Jam 7 feat. The Lovely Killbots, LLIONS, Two Scoops, The WitHouts, Ali the Son of Abdul, and Acrid Ricki @ El Mocambo (Second Floor), 8pm, $10 (or $8 w/ canned food donation). More info here: http://www.thefilmjam.com/. I do love LLIONS, a LLOT.
2nd James Brown Tribute feat. High Plains Drifter, All Star Toronto Performers, KC Roberts, and Jay Spectre @ El Mocambo (First Floor), 9pm, $12 (or $8 w/ canned food donation).
Disco Funk Groove Insanity! feat. The Elastocitizens @ 12:00, King Clancy @ 11:00, and Scobo @ 10:00. The Horseshoe Tavern, $10.
Andre Charles Theriault "Sings The Songs of Andre Charles Theriault" (CD release) w/ Ryan Masters, Jordaan Mason, and Owl/Eyes @ The Music Gallery, 7pm, $10.
SATURDAY (1 march)
The Wanted @ The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), 6pm, pwyc.
The Annex Zoo's Clothe The Homeless/Raising the Roof fundraiser @ The Tranzac (Main Hall), 7pm, $5. Details here: http://www.myspace.com/theannexzoo.
John Tielli, Edgar Breau, and Neil Haverty @ The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), 10pm, pwyc.
No Shame presents Gravity Wave, The Magic, and Burn Planetarium @ The Drake Underground, 7pm (early show), $5. No Shame's outdone herself this week. Gravity Wave is now a stage band! I will be here, for sure.
Haggard Beast 12 inch release party 2 feat. 10,000 Watt Head, Terror Lake, Ghostlight, Sailboats Are White, and DJ Product Placement @ Teranga, 10pm, $5 ($10 w/ record).
The Beautiful Unknown (CD release) w/ Tribal Sun, Lower Back, and Tatti @ El Mocambo, (First Floor), 9pm, $10.
Two Way Monologues presents The Winks, Ruby Coast, The Books Elusive, and The Superstitions @ Rancho Relaxo, 9pm, $6. If I didn't love Gravity Wave, I'd be here.
The Northwest Division (EP release) as part of Kensington Station @ Neutral, 10pm, $6 ($10 with EP).
Alt Rock N Roll! feat. The Spades @ 12:30, We Are The Take @ 11:30, Salingers @ 10:30, and Major Grange @ 9:30. The Horseshoe Tavern, $8.
The Pickups (EP release) w/ Entire Cities, Proof of Ghosts, and Tacoma Hellfarm Tragedy @ Sneaky Dee's, 9pm, $10.
Will Play for Food (soup kitchen benefit) @ El Mocambo (Second Floor), $10, 5pm. More info here: http://utoronto.facebook.com/event.php?eid=8482983041&ref=nf.
SUNDAY (2 march)
Mantler and The Silt @ The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), 7pm (I think), pwyc.
The WoodChoppers Association @ The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), 7pm (I think), pwyc.
Wavelength 402 feat. The Weather Station, Muskox, and Boats! @ Sneaky Dee's, 9pm, pwyc. Excellent!
Gather Round feat. Hamilton Trading Co. @ The Boat, 9pm, pwyc.
Benefit concert feat. The State of Things, The Mahones, Elliot Brood, Stephen Stanley (Lowest of the Low) and Carla MacNeil, Andy Maize and Josh Finlayson (The Skydiggers), and more @ The Mod Club, 8pm, pwyc. Proceeds to this Iain O'Keefe-Kaufman Education Fund.
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