Welcome to my weekly roundup of inexpensive indie(ish) musical happenings in downtown Toronto, all for $10 or less. If I'm missing something you think I should list, or you have any comments, let me know. I star (*) shows that most interest me.
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FRIDAY (25 sep)
Why? Festival feat. XI, Stranjah, Belladonnakillz, Nick Storring (Picastro), and Joda Clement @ Trembita Bar (85 Christie, north of Bloor), 10pm, free.
Mike Kosowski Quartet @ The Central, 9-11pm, pwyc.
* Tamara and Simon (from The Weather Station) @ Holy Oak, 10pm, pwyc.
Stillepost Fundraiser feat. The Pariahs, The Whole Entire Universe, and High Heels Lo Fi @ The Poor Alex Theatre (772A Dundas St. W), 9pm, pwyc.
Give us the Daggers and more @ The Silver Dollar Room, $5.
Live, Cousins of Reggae, Panopticon Eyelids, and Nuband @ Concord Cafe, 9pm, $5.
* Marienbad w/ DJ Anthony Gerace @ Rearview Mirror, 10pm, $5.
* Secret Broadcast, The Fast Romantics, The Royal Ascots, and Paint @ Rancho Relaxo, 9pm, $5.
Download: The Fast Romantics, "Spooning the Gorilla" (The Fast Romantics, 2009).
Samantha Martin & the Haggard w/ The John Henrys @ The Dakota Tavern, $5?
* Pop with Brains 23 feat. Giragira.gif, Mamabolo, Chang-A-Lang, and Mother Murder @ The Rivoli, 9pm, $5.
One Man Band spectacular w/ Shane Philip and Mississippi Grover @ Mitzi's Sister, 10pm, $5.
* The Balconies (CD release), Oh No Forest Fires, Fox Jaws, and Whale Tooth @ Lee's Palace, 9pm, $7.
* Make Your Exit (CD release) w/ The Paint Movement and Corduroy @ Sneaky Dee's, 9pm, $7 (or $10 gets you the CD, too).
Download: Make Your Exit, "Kids" (Remind Me the Reason I Came, 2009).
Download: Make Your Exit, "Through the Winter" (Remind Me the Reason I Came, 2009).
Alehammer, Legion DCLXVI, Murdersquad, and Abyss @ Smiling Buddha, 9pm, $8.
Hip Hop Rock Sandwich feat. Toolshed, Cancel Winter, Us & Others, and wordPEOPLE @ El Mocambo (First Floor), 8:30pm, $10 (or $5 w/ student card).
Silver Starling w/ Final Flash @ The Drake Hotel (Underground), 8pm, $10 (adv, or $12 door).
SATURDAY (26 sep)
Rob Clutton (CD release) @ Holy Oak, 9pm, pwyc.
Alun Piggins & the Quitters and Chris Hart @ Mitzi's Sister, 10pm.
Diemonds, Life Size Dream, and City Sweethearts, hosted by Manolis Zontanos @ Siesta Nouveaux, 9pm, $5. All ages, BYOB.
* Jacques & the Shakey Boys (CD release) @ The Dakota Tavern, 10pm, $5.
* Burn Down The Capital presents Heaven, Daiquiri, Pants & Tie, and Clan Of The Cave Bear @ Teranga, 9pm, $5.
* Ketch Harbour Wolves, Vacuity, and Final Flash @ El Mocambo (First Floor), 9:30pm, $8.
Download: Ketch Harbour Wolves, "Animals" (Dead Calm Horizon, 2008).
Why? Festival feat. Enduser, Sidenote, John Kameel Farah, C64, Skeeter vs. Nwodtlem, Gorf, and ESB, and more @ El Mocambo (Upstairs), 9pm, $10.
Mr. Something Something @ Silver Dollar, 9pm, $10. Afro funk!
SUNDAY (27 sep)
Sing-a-Long Sundays w/ Steve Singh, feat. Lincoln County Social Club @ The Drake Hotel (Lounge), 9pm, free.
* Wavelength 482 feat. Sandman Viper Command, The Sales Department, Let There Be Light, and Debbie Suede, hosted by Doc Pickles, w/ visuals by General Chaos @ Sneaky Dee’s, 9pm, pwyc ($5-$10 suggested). Last WL at Sneaky Dee's.
Download: Sandman Viper Command, "Oh Yeah, It's Fusion" (Everybody See This, 2009). Great young band!
* Muskox and Jessie Kussin @ Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), 10pm, pwyc.
Blank State Book Launch feat. music by Arietta, MJ Cyr, and more @ Bread & Circus, 8-11pm, $10 (incl. book).
MONDAY (28 sep)
* Elvis Monday feat. Whale Tooth, Spookey Ruben, Boxes & Bags, Cigarettes, The Cash Grabs, and The People of Canada @ The Drake Hotel (Underground), 9pm, free.
* Rah Rah, The Rest, and more @ El Mocambo (First Floor), 9pm, $5.
Download: Rah Rah, "Tentacles" (Going Steady, 2008).
* The Rifles, Young Rival, and Invasions @ The Horseshoe Tavern, 8:30pm, $9 (adv, or $10 at the door).
TUESDAY (29 sep)
Dave Bookman's Nu Music Nite feat. Volcanoless In Canada (11:40pm), Alert The Medic (10:50pm), We Were Lovers (10:00pm), and Atomic Cosmonaught (9:10pm) @ The Horseshoe Tavern, 8:30pm, free.
Fred Spek's Camp Combo @ The Cadillac Lounge, 9pm-midnight, pwyc.
Lizzy & the Pretty Boys w/ Mandy Mac & the Straight Shooters @ The Central, 9pm, pwyc.
* Orn, Grasshopper, and Thrashed Jeans @ The Boat, 9pm, $3. Heavy.
* TV Ghost, No No Zero, FNU Ronnies, and Ancestors @ Velvet Underground, 9pm, $7.
Travis Porter and wegotthemovement.com present Blind Witness, A Textbook Tragedy, We Came As Romans, Abandon All Ships, and more @ Kathedral, 6pm, $10 (adv).
Bri-Anne Swan (CD release) w/ Kristen Jones @ Supermarket, 8pm, $10 (adv, or $12 door).
The Soft Pack w/ Action Makes @ Silver Dollar, 9pm, $10 (adv, $12 door).
WEDNESDAY (30 sep)
The Good Lovelies @ Yonge & Dundas Square, 12:30pm, free.
PWYC Weds feat. The Black Fever, We Are the City, and The Imaginaries @ Rancho Relaxo, 9pm, pwyc.
Wednesdays Go Pop! feat. Vanderpark, Arctic, and Mike Butlin @ Supermarket, 9pm, pwyc.
* Shotgun Jimmie, Dog Is Blue, and Innes Wilson & his Opposition @ The Cameron House, 10pm, $5. Nice!
* Steel Bananas 1 Year Anniversary feat. The Darcys, Jane's Party, The Body Electric, and DJ Hemingway @ Sneaky Dee's, 9pm, $5.
* The Sheepdogs @ The Dakota Tavern, 10pm, $5. Saskatoon band with a great classic country rock sound.
Download: The Sheepdogs, "Let it All Show" (The Sheepdogs' Big Stand, 2008).
* Chain & the Gang w/ No Gold and Slim Twig @ Trash Palace, 7:30-11pm, $?
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