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NEW YEAR’S EVE!

mitziadmin — Mon, 30 Dec 2013 12:56:04 +0000

SKAFACE Friday December 6th

mitziadmin — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 22:21:13 +0000

Formed in 1988, Skaface has a unique sound which combines ska with many different genres of music including rock, punk and jazz. Over the years, the band has been involved in a number of music festivals, including North By Northeast, First Night Toronto, Molson Park , Canada’s Wonderlandand the Kumbaya Festival in Toronto.

They have toured extensively throughout Canada and New York State, including dates with popular 70s two-tone groupsBad Manners, and The Selecter. They were also honoured to have old school great Laurel Aitken on stage with them earlier in their career and played with Toots and the Maytals at the Canadian National Exhibition.

Members have come and gone over the years, however, in 2002, they are now back to having most of the original band members from the 1991 album, “Mamooska.”

IPO TORONTO November 27 to 30

mitziadmin — Wed, 13 Nov 2013 19:10:22 +0000

International Pop Overthrow (or IPO, as it has affectionately become known) is a pop music festival which has been held for the past sixteen years in Los Angeles. We have also held IPO for various years in Chicago, New York, Boston, San Francisco, Phoenix, Detroit, Milwaukee, Portland, Seattle, Austin, Vancouver, and Toronto, as well as in Liverpool (at the world famous Cavern Club), and London, UK! We are greatly looking forward to all of the IPO shows in 2013!

Each International Pop Overthrow features the best pop bands from around the world. Everyone from the bands to the spectators has a wonderful time, and although we’re all exhausted by the end, we part company with one prevailing thought: “I can’t wait to do it again next year!”

RED REVUE Saturday November 23

mitziadmin — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 17:55:24 +0000

Andpva is Canada’s oldest Indigenous arts service organization, founded in 1972. We support artists/creators/producers of Indigenous ancestry working in any discipline through networking, promotion, workshops, training, and partnerships.

ANDPVA presents
The RED Revue
featuring Joey Stylez, Daybi, Niiko Soul, Deejay Elmo, Wabs Whitebird, and Adam Jack on the Feather and Rosary Tour.
Hosted by Cheri Maracle

THE NEIL YOUNG’UNS Saturday November 9th

mitziadmin — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 14:31:06 +0000

The Neil Young’uns is a small but mighty collective of five friends,

all artists and musicians in their own right, who share a love of roots, rock and jazz music and a great respect for the songwriting and vast musical catalogue of Canuck rock icon Neil Young.

What began in Toronto, as much performance art as bar band has now expanded to the most musically discerning stages in Ontario such as the famed Sound Academy, Oakville’s Moonshine Cafe and TheLondon Music Club.

The band’s performances are propelled by lead singer Larry Cariou, who’s resemblance both musically and physically has been termed by first time audience members as ‘spooky’, and by the searing guitar improvisations of Steve Whitehouse, who pays keen respect towards Neil Young’s ferocious stage ramblings and takes them in new improvisational directions nightly…

Backing them up, Denis Gonzalez switches fluidly between bass, keys, guitar and banjo, from rhythm ace to newgrass plucker to lyrical conductor on “Man Needs a Maid”…A musicologist in every sense…

Following suit, Trudy Binder is as at ease with keys or the bass as she is with her legendarily powerful vocals on such classic anthems as “Motorcycle Mama”…

Drummer Geordie Millar mines Neil Young’s broad stable of recorded drummers to build, and expand on, established ‘pockets’ and parts with his background in roots, rock and blues drumming.

As a group the band strive to recreate musical gold from across Young’s varied recording and performing career while opening up fresh avenues for interpretation, always looking for something new in the music with each performance, within each venue and with each unique new audience.

WE ARE FRENCH HALLOWEEN BASH!

mitziadmin — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 01:42:14 +0000

THURSDAY OCTOBER 31st
They were sent by Space Gods (to save your soul)

They wish to escape the prison of the Space Gods.
They are: We Are French
EP Release with Kilometre and Secret Guests
No Cover!

Prize for best costume!
$12 pitcher of Golden Horseshoe Blonde Lager!

GREAT CANADIAN BURLESQUE

mitziadmin — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 01:31:34 +0000

After years of producing a monthly Toronto burlesque variety night at The Sister, Mysterion and the Wolfman teamed up with Fionna Flauntit in 2010 to create a core troupe of performers that they named Great Canadian Burlesque.

The Great Canadian Burlesque performers have been featured in both national and international media. They’ve been the subject of magazine and newspaper articles and they’ve been featured on news broadcasts as well as showcased on television entertainment programming.

Each of the Great Canadian Burlesque performers are Toronto burlesque trend setters and innovators and each bring their own spin into the eclectic Great Canadian Burlesque Troupe.

KEYS TO THE STUDIO Saturday, August 31

mitziadmin — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 23:40:52 +0000

Original music from people diagnosed with developmental and intellectual disabilities is virtually absent in the world of the arts. To begin filling this void, we now give you … Keys To The Studio, a music program designed specifically for this group of emerging musicians.

WE ARE FRENCH SATURDAY MARCH 23

mitziadmin — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:31:54 +0000

We Are French: The Relaunch! Ridiculous post-pop fun & sorrow! with THE DREADFUL STARLINGS BIG NAME ACTORS & JAY RICHARDS! 9:30 start! No Cover!

STOMPIN’ TOM TRIBIUTE

mitziadmin — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 07:04:21 +0000

Non stop Stompin’ Tom reverence. Plus good times and the awesome talents of some of the people you love. Proceeds to the Parkdale Food Bank. Bring some food stuffs.