Toronto Gig Guide

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Have one on Joanna Newsom, March 13 at the Phoenix. (I’ll be out of town, sniff!)

Compiled by Zoilus with the generous aid of ace assistants ERELLA GANON and CHRIS RANDLE.
Corrections & additions welcome. Zoilus-approved shows are marked with a *star. Special picks are **double-starred. If it’s not starred, it may mean I don’t find it especially thrilling, or just that I don’t know or am not sure enough to recommend it. Listings will be updated weekly. All & info subject to change - this is a casual effort, please do call the venues. Sources include the Stillepost.ca Toronto board, Eye, Now, ListMe.ca, Canoe.ca, Soundlist, The Whole Note, Toronto Life and, as the saying goes, you - email or post in the comments with show information and disinformation.

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TUES, MARCH 9

* FOREIGN BORN, FREE ENERGY => El Mocambo, $12.50
* MEDALLIONS, IAN BLURTON & HURON, YUKON BLONDE, SIXTEEN LAYERS => Horseshoe, pwyc
* JORDAAN MASON, THE WEATHER STATION, LISA CONWAY => Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), 10 pm, pwyc
* JAMIE CULLUM => Massey Hall, $39.50-$47.50
* TIGERCITY, WAVE MACHINES, more => Wrongbar, $10.50
VICTOR BATEMAN => Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), 7:30 pm, pwyc
THE SURE THINGS => Dakota Tavern
Honky Night in Canada w/DRUNK WOMAN, more => Silver Dollar, $3
TANYA PHILIPOVICH, DAN WALSH, LUCAS STAGG, more => Hugh’s Room, $12
SAVANNAH, JUICE, MISSING IN VENICE => The Boat, $5
QUARTER TANK, THE HARD PARTY => Bovine Sex Club
THE DONEFORS, LUKE NICHOLSON => Cameron House (front room)
VINCIO CAPOSSELA => Mod Club, $25
WAYNE BROWN (dvd release) => Cameron House (back room)
DAVID FORD => Drake Hotel (Underground), $11.50
SIDNEY YORK, KALEY BIRD, more => Free Times Cafe
BYUNG-GUL => Gate 403, 5 pm
JULIAN FAUTH => Gate 403, 9 pm
TY HALL, JENNY ALLEN => Graffiti’s, pwyc
SLAPBACK MOUNTAIN, TEXTING MACKENZIE, MARLEY DAEMON => The Local
TIGER LIL, JANICE MACNEIL => Mitzi’s Sister, pwyc
VINCIA CAPOSSELA => Mod Club, $25
SEAN BRAY’S PEACH TRIO => The Rex, 6:30 pm
PAUL LINKLATER & HIS MURMURERS => Cameron House (front), 7 pm, pwyc (every Tues)
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WED, MARCH 10

** VIVIAN GIRLS, MALE BONDING => Wrongbar, $14
** CMW w/JASON COLLETT, ZEUS, BAHAMAS => Lee’s Palace, $21
** CMW w/FUCKED UP, TROPICS, BASTARD CHILD DEATH CULT, more => El Mocambo
** Eye Weekly showcase w/PARALLELS, DVAS, more => The Roosevelt Room
* ALICIA KEYS, ROBIN THICKE => Air Canada Centre, 7:30 pm
* IAN BLURTON & HURON => Dakota Tavern (every Wed)
* High Lonesome Wednesdays w/ CRAZY STRINGS => Silver Dollar (every Wed.)
* THE INNARDS BROTHERS (members of the Backstabbers) => Cameron House, 6-8 pm, pwyc (every Wed.)
SPEECH DEBELLE => Revival, $15
CMW w/PLATINUM BLONDE, SADIE MAY CRASH, THE MISSION DISTRICT, more => Mod Club
CMW w/CAGE THIS ELEPHANT, AS TALL AS LIONS, MORNING TELEPORTATION => Phoenix, all ages
CMW w/THE WILDERNESS, ADEBISI SHANK, PICK A PIPER, more => Rancho Relaxo
CMW w/MARK FELDMAN, JUSTIN HINES, ALEXZ JOHNSON, more => Rivoli
CMW w/DEAN LICKYER, MICHOU, STREET FEVER, more => Supermarket
Tuff Shit w/ DJ MIKEY APPLES => The Ossington (every Wed)
NEOSUPERVITAL, HYPERPOTAMUS, JORDAN FINE => The Boat, $5
CMW w/A PRIMITIVE EVOLUTION, BLACK NEPALESE, NOBLE BLOOD, SIXTEEN LAYERS, more => Bovine Sex Club
CMW w/EDDIE ORSO, TIN STAR ORPHANS, GREAT DIVINERS, more => Cadillac Lounge
ANDREW COLLINS, MISS CINDY, DANIEL SKYE BAND => Cameron House (front room)
OLIVER PIGGOTT, more => Cameron House (back room)
CMW w/HELLO BEAUTIFUL, METRO4, THE BARETTAS, NIGHTBOX, FUGITIVE UNDERGROUND => Clinton’s
CMW w/MANELI JAMAL, CHE AIMEE, MANDIPPAL, more => Free Times Cafe
RYAN OLIVER => Gate 403, 5 pm
JORGE GAVIDIA => Gate 403, 9 pm
KITGUT OLD TIME STRING BAND => Graffiti’s, 7 pm
CMW w/BRAZEN ANGELS, BELLA CLAVA, LIVE HOW YOU LIVE, KEMAL EVANS, THE IMPORTS => Horseshoe, $5
PO’ GIRL, JT NERO => Hugh’s Room, $20
THE RON LEARY QUINTET => The Local
SEAN BELLAVITI, more => Lula Lounge
DIRTY HURRICANE, ROSS NEILSEN => Mitzi’s Sister, pwyc
FOR GONZ CONCLUSION => The Rex, 6:30 pm
DANJAM ORCHESTRA => The Rex, 9:30 pm
TERRY LOGAN => Trane Studio, 6:30 pm
JONATHAN BRIGHT & THE NUCLEAR BEES => Trane Studio, 8 pm, $10
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THU MARCH 11

** DAVID DANIELL & DOUGLAS McCOMBS (Tortoise), DEBASHIS SINHA => Music Gallery, all ages, $10-$15
** Eye Weekly showcase w/CADENCE WEAPON, EMPIRE, DIAMOND RINGS, more => The Garrison
** TIMBER TIMBRE, DAN MANGAN, SALLY SELTMANN => Great Hall, doors 8 pm, show 9 pm, $20
* K-OS, WOODHANDS => Opera House, $25
* JAPANTHER, BOYS WHO SAY NO, RICH AUCOIN, QUIET HOOVES, more => Whippersnapper Gallery, all ages, 8 pm, $10
* CHAMPION & HIS G-STRINGS, BEAST, MISTRESS BARBARA => Guvernment, $20
* RJD2 => Mod Club, $20
* COALESCE, HARVEY MILK => Annex Wreckroom, $16
CMW w/KEYS ‘N’ KRATES, GRAND THEFT, more => Wrongbar, $15
STEEL PANTHER => Sound Academy, all ages, 7 pm, $29.50
MARIANA’S TRENCH => Massey Hall, $29.50-$36.50
TECH N9NE => Phoenix, all ages, $25
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FRI MARCH 12

** CMF Perlich Post showcase w/ THE LAWN (Toronto post-punk band reunion), THE DEXATEENS (Alabama), IAN BLURTON & HURON, ISLA CRAIG, CATL => Comfort Zone, $10
** CMF w/ PLANTS & ANIMALS, THE ACORN, RUSSIAN FUTURISTS, WINTER GLOVES, more => Lee’s Palace, $18
** CMF w/ POSTDATA, BRIAN BORCHERDT (Holy Fuck), JULIE FADER => Music Gallery, all ages, 7 pm, $15
** Off-CMF Late Night Party w/ BONJAY, THE MAGIC, GRAHMZILLA => Location TBA, 2 am-6 am
* 50 Ways to Love Paul Simon w/KEVIN FOX, DREW GONSALVES, TONY GOUVEIA, more => Hugh’s Room, $20
* CMF: Eye Weekly showcase w/SOFT COPY, METZ, THE D’URBERVILLES, more => The Garrison
ILL SCARLETT => Sound Academy, all ages, 7 pm, $23.50
SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO => Mod Club, $15
OUR LADY PEACE => Massey Hall, Mar 12 & 13, $42.50-$52.50
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SAT MARCH 13

*** JOANNA NEWSOM => Phoenix, 6 pm, $22.50
* Array Sessions #2 w/ JARON LANIER (Calif.) & RICK SACKS => Array Studio, Suite 218, 60 Atlantic Ave., 3 pm, $10 or pwyc
* FLUX QUARTET => Music Gallery, 8 pm, $10-$20
* FOGGY HOGTOWN BOYS => Dakota, 3 pm (every Sat)
* JOHN BORRA BAND => Graffiti’s Bar & Grill, 4 pm, pwyc (every Sat)
* ELIZABETH SHEPHERD (cd release) => Glenn Gould Studio, $29.50
* CMF w/ ELECTRIC SIX, SWEET THING, more => Lee’s Palace, $15
CMF Great Vibes in the Great Hall w/ LARRA SKYE, VANESS ALEGASSI, FREEMAN DRE & THE KITCHEN PARTY, MELTING POT, HUELEPEGA SOUNDSYSTEM, DJs: eLman & David Dacks => The Great Hall, 9 pm, $10
MILOW => Drake Hotel, 7 pm, $13.50
JULLY BLACK => The Great Hall, $25
OUR LADY PEACE => Massey Hall, Mar 12 & 13, $42.50-$52.50
CADILLAC RANCH COUNTRY MATINEE => Cadillac Lounge, 4-7 pm (every Sat)
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SUN MARCH 14

* KATE RUSBY => Hugh’s Room, $35
* POS, DESSA, ASTRONAUTALIS => Sneaky Dee’s, $15
* JOHN BORRA & SAM FERRARA => The Communist’s Daughter, 5 pm, pwyc (every Sun)
* THE KENSINGTON HILLBILLIES => Cameron House, 6 pm (every Sun)
* BLUEGRASS BRUNCH => Dakota Tavern, 11 am-3 pm (every Sun)
* THE BEAUTIES => Dakota Tavern, 10 pm (every Sun)
* LICKIN’ GOOD FRIED => Dakota Tavern, 7 pm (every Sun)
EXCELSIOR DIXIELAND JAZZ => Rex, noon (every Sun)
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MON MARCH 15

* Bluegrass Mondays w/ THE HAMSTRUNG STRINGBAND => The Local, 9 pm-11:30 pm (every Mon)
KEVIN QUAIN => Graffiti’s (every Mon)
RATTLESNAKE CHOIR => Dakota Tavern, 10 pm, free (every Mon)
Elvis Monday => Drake Hotel Underground, doors 9 pm (every Mon)
UKULELE JAM => Lula Lounge (every Mon)

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TUE MARCH 16

THE AQUABATS => Mod Club, all ages, 7:30 pm, $16.50
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WED MARCH 17

** Martian Awareness Ball hosted by MARY MARGARET O’HARA, MARCUS O’HARA, more => Lula Lounge, 8:30 pm, $10
* SCOUT NIBLETT => Horseshoe, $11.50
* IAN BLURTON & HURON, MERCY NOW => Dakota Tavern (every Wed)
* High Lonesome Wednesdays w/ CRAZY STRINGS => Silver Dollar (every Wed.)
* THE INNARDS BROTHERS (members of the Backstabbers) => Cameron House, 6-8 pm, pwyc (every Wed.)
ALICE IN CHAINS => Sound Academy, $52
HAINES & LEIGHTON => Hugh’s Room, $18
Tuff Shit w/ DJ MIKEY APPLES => The Ossington (every Wed)
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THU MARCH 18

DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL => Kool Haus, $33.50
A WILHELM SCREAM => Mod Club, all ages, $14.50
FRED PENNER => Hugh’s Room, $20
SILVERSTEIN => El Mocambo, all ages, Mar 18-21, $15
ALEJANDRA RIBERA => Hugh’s Room, $16
War Child benefit w/CRUSH LUTHER, more => Horseshoe, $12
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FRI MARCH 19

* JOHN MCDERMOTT & MICHAEL SMITH => Hugh’s Room, Mar 19 & 20, $35
PUSCIFIER => Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Mar 19 & 20, $45-$75
SILVERSTEIN => El Mocambo, all ages, Mar 18-21, $15
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SAT MARCH 20

* CUFF THE DUKE => Lee’s Palace, $15
* JOHN MCDERMOTT & MICHAEL SMITH => Hugh’s Room, Mar 19 & 20, $35
* FOGGY HOGTOWN BOYS => Dakota, 3:30 pm (every Sat)
* JOHN BORRA BAND => Graffiti’s Bar & Grill, 4 pm, pwyc (every Sat)
THE IRISH DESCENDANTS => Horseshoe, $20
HOT FIVE JAZZMAKERS => C’est What, 3 pm, $5 (every Sat)
THAT 1 GUY => Rivoli, $15
Digital Future w/CALVIN HARRIS, LAIDBACK LUKE, FAKE BLOOD, more => Sound Academy, $20
CADILLAC RANCH COUNTRY MATINEE => Cadillac Lounge, 4-7 pm (every Sat)
SILVERSTEIN => El Mocambo, all ages, Mar 18-21, $15
PUSCIFIER => Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Mar 19 & 20, $45-$75
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SUN MARCH 21

* JOHN BORRA & SAM FERRARA => The Communist’s Daughter, 5 pm, pwyc (every Sun)
* THE KENSINGTON HILLBILLIES => Cameron House, 6 pm (every Sun)
* KEVIN QUAIN & THE MAD BASTARDS => Cameron House, 10 pm (every Sun)
* BLUEGRASS BRUNCH => Dakota Tavern, 11 am-3 pm (every Sun)
* THE BEAUTIES => Dakota Tavern, 10 pm (every Sun)
EXCELSIOR DIXIELAND JAZZ => Rex, noon (every Sun)
SILVERSTEIN => El Mocambo, all ages, Mar 18-21, $15
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TUE MARCH 23

* NORAH JONES => Massey Hall, $55.50-$65.50
* AIR, AM => Phoenix, $32.50
PAUL LINKLATER & HIS MURMURERS => Cameron House (front), 7 pm, pwyc (every Tues)

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WED MARCH 24

* CASPA => Wrongbar, $15
* IAN BLURTON & HURON => Dakota Tavern (every Wed)
* High Lonesome Wednesdays w/ CRAZY STRINGS => Silver Dollar (every Wed.)
* THE INNARDS BROTHERS (members of the Backstabbers) => Cameron House, 6-8 pm, pwyc (every Wed.)
* GENTLEMAN REG (Feb residency), EVENING HYMNS, more => Drake Underground, 9 pm, $10
TRAIN, BUTCH WALKER & THE BLACK WIDOWS => Phoenix, 7 pm, $32.50
THE BIG PINK, A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS => Mod Club, $18.50
Tuff Shit w/ DJ MIKEY APPLES => The Ossington (every Wed)
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THURS, MARCH 25

** MICHELLE McADOREY, SNAILHOUSE, EVENING HYMNS => Tranzac
* CATL, BRUCE PENINSULA => Garrison
* BRUCE PENINSULA => The Garrison, $10
HUDSON MOHAWKS = Wrongbar, $12.50
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FRI, MARCH 26

** THRUSH HERMIT => Lee’s Palace, Mar 26 & 27, $17.50
* HENRY ROLLINS => Queen Elizabeth Theatre, all ages, 7 pm, $37.50
* MAGIK MARKERS, RATTAIL, more tba => The Garrison, $8
PROTEST THE HERO, HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS, THESET, ELIAS => Sound Academy, all ages, 7 pm, $25
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SAT, MARCH 27

** THRUSH HERMIT => Lee’s Palace, Mar 26 & 27, $17.50
** LUKAS LIGETI, PRINCESS CENTURY => Music Gallery, all ages, $10
** THE BLACK LIPS, DEMON’S CLAWS, BOX ELDERS => Horseshoe, Mar 27 & 28, $15.50
* FOGGY HOGTOWN BOYS => Dakota, 3:30 pm (every Sat)
* JOHN BORRA BAND => Graffiti’s Bar & Grill, 4 pm, pwyc (every Sat)
* MADAGASCAR SLIM => Silver Dollar, $12
MAYER HAWTHORNE & THE COUNTY, NIKKI JEAN => Wrongbar, $15
MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA, THE FEATURES, BIFFY CLYRO, O’BROTHER => Mod Club, 6 pm, $15
IMMORTAL, ECLIPSE ETERNAL, PANZERFAUST => Opera House, all ages, 7 pm, $55
CHRONOLOGIC (dance music from 1890 to 2011) => Boat, 10 pm (every Sat)
HOT FIVE JAZZMAKERS => C’est What, 3 pm, $5 (every Sat)
CADILLAC RANCH COUNTRY MATINEE => Cadillac Lounge, 4-7 pm (every Sat)
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SUN, MARCH 28

** THE BLACK LIPS, DEMON’S CLAWS, BOX ELDERS => Horseshoe, Mar 27 & 28, $15.50
* KEN WHITELEY’S GOSPEL MATINEE => Hugh’s Room, 2 pm, $17
* NEBULA, QUEST FOR FIRE, REVERSE MOUNT RUSHMORE => Annex Wreckroom, 7 pm, $12.50
* JOHN BORRA & SAM FERRARA => The Communist’s Daughter, 5 pm, pwyc (every Sun)
* THE KENSINGTON HILLBILLIES => Cameron House, 6 pm (every Sun)
* KEVIN QUAIN & THE MAD BASTARDS => Cameron House, 10 pm (every Sun)
* BLUEGRASS BRUNCH => Dakota Tavern, 11 am-3 pm (every Sun)
* THE BEAUTIES => Dakota Tavern, 10 pm (every Sun)
COLIN HUNTER (cd release), JOE SEALY, PAUL NOVOTNY, more => Hugh’s Room, $15
EXCELSIOR DIXIELAND JAZZ => Rex, noon (every Sun)

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MON, MARCH 29

* NADA SURF => Lee’s Palace, $16.50
* SPOON, DEERHUNTER, THE STRANGE BOYS => Sound Academy, all ages, 7:30 pm, $24.50-$33.50
* THE BRONX, JAPANTHER, more => Mod Club, 7 pm, $15
* Bluegrass Mondays w/ THE HAMSTRUNG STRINGBAND => The Local, 9 pm-11:30 pm (every Mon)
KEVIN QUAIN => Graffiti’s (every Mon)
RATTLESNAKE CHOIR => Dakota Tavern, 10 pm, free (every Mon)
Elvis Monday => Drake Hotel Underground, doors 9 pm (every Mon)
UKULELE JAM => Lula Lounge (every Mon)
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TUE, MARCH 30

* BEACH HOUSE => Opera House, $14
* VAMPIRE WEEKEND => Sound Academy, all ages, $27.50
* ARRAY ENSEMBLE, “Miniatures” concert => Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Four Seasons Centre, noon, free
JIM McCARTY (cd release) => Hugh’s Room, $20
THE TEMPER TRAP => Mod Club, $15.50
PAUL LINKLATER & HIS MURMURERS => Cameron House (front), 7 pm, pwyc (every Tues)
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WED, MARCH 31

* IAN BLURTON & HURON => Dakota Tavern (every Wed)
* High Lonesome Wednesdays w/ CRAZY STRINGS => Silver Dollar (every Wed.)
* THE INNARDS BROTHERS (members of the Backstabbers) => Cameron House, 6-8 pm, pwyc (every Wed.)
UNEARTH, STICK TO YOUR GUNS, VEIL OF MAYA, CARNIFEX, more => Opera House, all ages, 7 pm, $20
Tuff Shit w/ DJ MIKEY APPLES => The Ossington (every Wed)
SEABEAR => Horseshoe, $12
JON ANDERSON => Danforth Music Hall, $39.50-$69.50
HIM, WE ARE THE FALLEN, DOMMIN, DRIVE A => Sound Academy, all ages, 7 pm, $42.50
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