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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Rock Plaza Central is performing at Harbourfront Centre Saturday though Monday (three times), at 4pm. These performances are free, part of HarbourKids.
FRIDAY (9 oct)
* Said The Whale @ Criminal Records, 6pm, free. All ages.
Modern Day Citizens, Good Citizens, and Rev and The Soul Seekers @ Graffiti's, 10pm, pwyc.
Peter James Project w/ Dom De Luca @ Rearview Mirror, 9pm.
* Jessie Kussin, Lisa Bozikovic @ Holy Oak, 10pm, pwyc. A couple top-notch local songstresses.
Sweatshop Hop (residency) @ Concord Cafe, 10pm, $5. Hilarious.
The Street Fever w/ The Standstills @ The Drake Hotel (Underground), 8-11pm, $5.
TWM presents Protozoans, Oromocto Diamond, and Bootleg Glory @ Rancho Relaxo, 9pm, $5.
Clara Engel and Bruno Capinan @ Heartbeat (960 Queen St West), 8pm, pwyc.
Actors & Architects CD Release w/ Nature Move Faster, Vedette, Palace of The End @ The Silver Dollar Room, 9pm, $6.
* Crush Luther (CD release), Birds Of Wales, Organ Thieves, and Baretta @ The Horseshoe Tavern, 9pm, $8.
* Sea Wolf, Port O'Brien, and Sara Lov @ Sneaky Dee's, 7:30pm (early), $10 adv. Sounds like a very lovely evening.
Download: Sea Wolf, "The Orchard" (White Water, White Bloom, 2009).
Download: Sara Lov, "Fountain" (Seasoned Eyes Were Beaming, 2009).
SATURDAY (10 oct)
* Fall Songbirds: Craploads of Covers feat. Wendy Leung, Melissa Dalton, and Lara Martin @ Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), 10pm, pwyc. Beautiful voices, some pop, some folk, a little soul.
Download: Wendy Leung, "Better" (Stop/Start, 2008).
Download: Lara Martin, "Half Light" (For Giving, 2009).
* Baird Bros., Construction & Destruction, One Hundred Dollars (trio) @ Cameron House, 10pm, $5?
* Ladyfest presents Alanna Stuart (solo), Anna Linda Siddall, Brooke Manning, Jonny Dovercourt, Lisa Bozikovic, Maya Postepski, Nathan Rekker (Sports: The Band), Niall Fynes/ Drew Smith/ Andy Lloyd/ Dana Snell, Nick Storring, Sari Lightman (Ghost Bees), and Sebastian Butt/ Charlie Murray, w/ DJ Craig Dunsmuir and screening of "Wild Combination" @ Tranzac (Tiki Room), 9pm, $5. Free soup and cornbread. This is a fundraiser for Ladyfest.
Girl + the Machine (CD release), Danielle Duval, Broken Sons @ The Silver Dollar, 10:30pm, $5.
No No Zero, The Bon, The Ultimatemost High, and Filthy Rich @ Mitzi's Sister, 9pm, $6.
TWM 50 feat. Henrietta Lacks, Arms & Sleepers, and Bravestation @ Rancho Relaxo, 9pm, $6. Congrats on 50 showcases, TWM!
* The Matavaras, Parks & Rec, Hot Panda, and Sea Of Gold & Burgundy @ The Horseshoe Tavern, 9pm, $6.
Riotgod (members of Monster Magnet), Friends of Bill Wilson, and Hammersmith @ The Bovine, 9pm, $7.
* Alistair Christl Band w/ Tanya Cheex (burlesque) @ The Cadillac Lounge, 10pm, $?
SUNDAY (11 oct)
Wavelength 484 feat. The GCDC Gang, Share, Rozalind MacPhail, and Sarah Greene, hosted by Doc Pickles, w/ visuals by General Chaos @ The Garrison, 9pm, pwyc ($5-10 sugg).
Thanksgrooving feat. Mirky Thunder, Phil Allister, Easyboy, No Dayz Off, and Broken Telephone @ Rancho Relaxo, 9pm, $5.
* Nightwood w/ The Balconies and tba @ The Boat, 9pm, $5.
Download: The Balconies, "The Slo" (The Balconies, 2009).
MONDAY (12 oct)
Elvis Monday feat. Gay, Colleen Brown, The Cast, Mazola, Adam Sullivan, and Jeff Barkley @ The Drake Hotel (Underground), 9pm, free.
Elise Roller w/ Gates Gates Gates @ Cameron House, 9pm.
Stuck in the City presents Iron Age, Vile Intent, Slaughter Strike, and Mature Situation @ The Poor Alex Theatre (772A Dundas St. W), 8pm, $10. All ages.
TUESDAY (13 oct)
Dave Bookman's Nu Music Nite feat. Tefler, Christina Martin, Lifestory, and Lovers Love Haters @ The Horseshoe Tavern, 8:30pm, free.
Pink and Black Attack presents Detroit @ The Bovine, 9pm, free.
* Squinty 7 feat. Lisa Conway singing duets w/ Andrew Collins, Ryan Driver, Thom Gill, Jordan Howard, Daniel Lee, D.Alex Meeks, Liam Titcomb, and The Owle Bird (full band) @ Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), 10pm, pwyc.
"Songs From The Abattoir" feat. Alex Grantham, Chris Blachford, Lucian Thomas, and Kaleb Hikele @ The Supermarket 8:30pm, pwyc.
TGT Inc. feat Me, You and Mack, The Divine Nothing, The Night Flowers, The Cameltones @ Rancho Relaxo, 9pm, $2.
The Scenics and Major Grey @ El Mocambo (First Floor), 9pm, $7.
Fundraiser for the Canadian Mental Health Association feat. Grainner Ryan, Darryl Costello, Roma Page, and Amanda Kaye @ The Drake Hotel (Underground), 8pm, $10 (donation).
WEDNESDAY (14 oct)
* Steve McKay, Doctor Ew, and 1977 @ Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), 10pm, pwyc.
Ghettosocks (CD release) w/ Toolshed, Fresh Kills, DJiRATE, and Alex Dimez @ Rancho Relaxo, 10pm, $5.
* Sleepless Nights, Share, and Ford Pier @ The Boat, 9pm, $5. Three bands are afar.
Download: Sleepless Nights, "Allyson Got Robbed" (Turn Into Vapour, 2008).
The Main Thing @ Mitzi’s Sister, 10pm, $5.
Sixteen Layers (Dublin Ireland) and Chinese Food @ The Bovine, 9pm.
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