Lust for Live, July edition

Selected Toronto-area shows, now to the first week of September

Reunited UK funk pioneers Cymande play the Concert Hall on July 29.

Selected Toronto-area shows (mostly but not exclusively music), July 15-Sept 7. On each date, the top event listed would be my likely first choice were time & money no object. Sorry for errors and omissions—tell me in the comments! I’ll update some as new info emerges; check back on the web page. Check bottom for more listing sources. See some of you some of there! - CW

Tue Jul 15: Los Bitchos (London), Etran de l’Aïr (Niger), Great Hall, $41.85
- Tommy Prine (yes, son of John), Olivia Ellen Lloyd, Drake Underground, 7 pm
- Bruce McCullough (Kids in the Hall) & friends, Rivoli, 8 pm (sold out?) (also Jul 16)
- Josh Cole presents the Dun Dun Band, Tranzac, 9:30 pm (monthly)
- Shania Twain, Great Canadian Casino (also Jul 16)
- Tom Morello (RatM), Danforth Music Hall (also Jul 17)
- Mezar, Tapestry
- Pup, guests, Jul 15-19, various venues, all sold out

Wed Jul 16: Bruce McCullough (Kids in the Hall) & friends, Rivoli, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm (also Jul 15)
- Jolie Laide (w/ Nina Nastasia), Meko Brain, Robinson Kirby, Baby G, $22.70, doors 7 pm
- Shania Twain, Great Canadian Casino (also Jul 15)
- Rose City Band (Portland, Thrill Jockey), Powers/Rolin duo, Garrison
- Song-Scapin’ (folk polyphony, Georgia/Ukraine/etc) w/ Andrea Kuzmich, guests, Tranzac, 7 pm (monthly)
- Pup, guests, Jul 15-19, various venues, all sold out
- Toronto Klezmer Society Epic Jam, Tranzac, 9:30 pm (monthly)

Thu Jul 17: Fantastic Negrito, Longboat Hall, $41, doors 8 pm
- Petite Noir (Congo/Belgium), Pantayo, Collective Arts Brewing
- Garden of Magic, Xicada, Aperçu, Standard Time, 7:30 pm, free w/ RSVP
- Strangetooth (bluegrass), Tranzac, 7 pm (weekly)
- Gonia (Korean jazz fusion), Drom Taberna, 8 pm
- Matt Andersen, Terra Lightfoot, Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington
- More Noise Please! noise and industrial w/ Andrew Nolan, Delta Kane, Doctor Cement, Bobby Gadda, DJ C64, at BSMT 254, 7pm, $15
- Tom Morello (RatM), Danforth Music Hall (also Jul 17)
- Thomas Rhett, Ontario Amphitheatre
- Pup, guests, Jul 15-19, various venues, all sold out
- Benjamin Dakota Rogers, Zachary Lucky, Garrison, doors 7 pm
- Pat LaBarbera Group, Jazz Bistro
- The Montvales, Talise, Horseshoe
- Rory Lavelle, Cameron House front room, 10 pm

Fri Jul 18: Valérie Ékoumè (France-Cameroon), Drom Taberna, 11:30 pm
- John Southworth & the South Seas, Tranzac, 7 pm
- Beck with Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Molly Lewis, Roy Thomson Hall (also July 19)
- Cola (ex-Ought), Jane Inc., Garrison
- Hillside Festival, Guelph Island (July 18-20)
- Carn/Davidson Nine, Jazz Bistro (also July 19)
- Wiz Khalifa & Sean Paul, Ontario Place Amphitheatre
- Pup, guests, Jul 15-19, various venues, all sold out
- Freeman Dre & Kitchen Party, Cameron House, 10 pm (monthly)

Sat Jul 19: Wavelength Summer Thing: Scarborough Edition w/ Beams, Zinnia, Rosina, Ethio jazz, Maracatu percussion, Dynesti; Prairie Drive Park, Scarborough (near Victoria Park subway station), 3 pm, free
- Kevin Breit, Don Rooke (The Henrys), Tranzac, 7:30 pm (monthly)
- Wordburglar’s Lyrical Living Room, Tranzac, 10 pm (monthly)
- Brian Ruryk & %%30%30 album release, Fossils, Xodkaar x Auto Feeder, Battle Milk (noise show), outdoors, “DM for location,” pwyc
- Pup, guests, Jul 15-19, various venues, all sold out
- Hillside Festival, Guelph Island (July 18-20)
- Counting Seagulls Club, Toronto Music Garden, 2 pm (not music, just counting seagulls)
- Carn/Davidson Nine, Jazz Bistro (also July 18)
- Robertson & Kerr, Cameron House, 8:30 pm (weekly)
- Saturday Bluegrass Casual, Tranzac, 12 pm-2 pm (weekly)
- Saturday Jazz w/ TBA, The Pilot, doors 1 pm, show 2 pm, $15 (weekly)

Sun Jul 20: Bob Log III, Monarch Tavern
- Hillside Festival, Guelph Island (July 18-20)
- John Borra, Communist’s Daughter, 5 pm (weekly)
- Doghouse Orchestra, Cameron House, 10 pm (weekly)
- Laura Hubert, the Rex, 5:30 pm (weekly)
- Rebecca Hennessy’s Singer-Songwriter Circle w/ Siobhan Bodrug, Violet Fox, Kevin Breit & Michael Herring, Tranzac, 7:30-9:30 pm (monthly)

Mon Jul 21: Kesha, Scissor Sisters, Ontario Place Amphitheatre
- The Swell Season, Massey Hall
- Tranzac Open Stage, 6:30 pm (6 pm signup), Tranzac, pwyc (every Monday)
- Whitney Smith Big Steam Band, Monarch (monthly)

Tue Jul 22: Josh Cole Quartet + Strings ft. Lina Allemano, John Oswald, Tranzac, 9:30 pm
- Drunk Fiction (reading) w/ Martha Batiz, Andrew Kaufman, Rod Carley, Aashisha Chakraborty, the Caledonian, 6 pm
- Colin Cutler (North Carolina), Sarah Greene, Tranzac, 7 pm
- Eljuri (NYC Latina power-guitarist/activist), more, Drom Taberna (patio), 7 pm
- Blackpink, Rogers Stadium (Downsview)
- Rod Stewart, Cheap Trick, Ontario Place Amphitheatre
- Mansionair (Australia), Garrison
- Patrick Smith’s Pangea, Jazz Bistro

Wed Jul 23: Author Social: Author Cathrin Bradbury discusses her new book This Way Up with editor Carl Wilson (that’s me), plus Q&A, Flying Books at Neverland, 371 Queen West, 6:30-8 pm, free but RSVP
- Aline’s Étoile Magique, Redeemer Lutheran Church (outdoors), doors 6:30, show 7 pm, pwyc (proceeds to Bloor by the Park Community Pantry)
- Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox, Massey Hall
- Brian Dickinson Quartet, The Rex, 8:30 pm (July 23-26)
- Evan Redsky, more, the Baby G
- Song Power Workshop w/ Don Kerr, Tranzac, 7-9 pm (monthly)
- Pelican, Porcelain, Daydream Plus, Lee’s Palace
- Matt Smith Quintet: Tribute to Ellington & Basie, Jazz Bistro
- Ronely Teper & the Lipliners, Tranzac, 9:30 pm (monthly)

Thu Jul 24: Samantha Crain (Oklahoma), Kalyn Fay, Sound Garage (Blood Brothers Brewing), $28, 7 pm doors
- Karen Ng presents TBA, Tranzac, 9:30 pm
- Summer Music in the Garden w/ John Kameel Farah (baroque-middle-eastern-cyberpunk fusion), Toronto Music Garden, Harbourfront, outdoors, 7 pm, free
- Strangetooth (bluegrass), Tranzac, 7 pm (weekly)
- Olivia Dean, Massey Hall
- Brian Dickinson Quartet, The Rex, 8:30 pm (July 23-26)
- Grooveyard, Jazz Bistro
- Men I Trust, History (July 24-26)

Fri Jul 25: Ryan Driver Sextet, Tranzac, 9:30 pm (monthly)
- Don Kerr’s Communism, Cameron House, 6 pm
- Gentlemen Reg, Kelly McMichael, Dave Bidini, West End Phoenix, 7 pm
- Descartes a Kant (Mexico), Horseshoe
- All-Set (Mike Smith (electronics), Pete Johnston (bass), Jake Oelrichs (drums)) and friends, Tranzac, 7-9 pm (monthly)
- Brian Dickinson Quartet, The Rex, 8:30 pm (July 23-26)
- Men I Trust, History (July 24-26)
- Barenaked Ladies, Fastball, Ontario Place Amphitheatre
- The Swell Season, Massey Hall
- Exit Points, Array Space
- The Mike Clark Trio ft. Robi Botos & Neil Swainson, Jazz Bistro (night one)
- Eliana Cuevas (8 pm), Hobo Gadget Junk Band/Ponch Bueller (11:30 pm), more, Drom Taberna

Sat Jul 26: Tyler the Creator, Scotiabank (ex-ACC) Arena
- Indigenous Sounds Now w/ Adrian Sutherland, Murray Porter, Trillium Park (Ontario Place)
- Madeleine Ertel and friends, Tranzac, 7:30 pm
- Brian Dickinson Quartet, The Rex, 8:30 pm (July 23-26)
- Diar (Syrian music), Tranzac, 10 pm
- Gracie Abrams, Ontario Place Amphitheatre (sold out)
- Men I Trust, History (July 24-26)
- Grocer, Heaven For Real, Accelerant, Bag, the Garrison, 8 pm
- Robertson & Kerr, Cameron House, 8:30 pm (weekly)
- Saturday Bluegrass Casual, Tranzac, 12 pm-2 pm (weekly)
- John Borra, Cameron House, 6 pm (monthly)
- Saturday Jazz w/ TBA, The Pilot, doors 1 pm, show 2 pm, $15 (weekly)
- The Mike Clark Trio ft. Robi Botos & Neil Swainson, Jazz Bistro (night two)
- Loveless (DIY Shoegaze) Festival, multiple venues (also Jul 27)

Sun Jul 27: Cyndi Lauper, Ontario Place Amphitheatre
- Music for Many Psalteries (medieval zithers) w/ Sympathetic String Band, Tranzac (Living Room), 1 pm
- The Weeknd, Playboi Carti, Skydome (July 27-28 & Aug 7-8)
- John Borra, Communist’s Daughter, 5 pm (weekly)
- Doghouse Orchestra, Cameron House, 10 pm (weekly)
- Loveless (DIY Shoegaze) Festival, multiple venues (also Jul 27)
- Drom’s Eastern European Brunch, Drom Taberna, 1-4 pm
- Tom Waits Appreciation Congregation, Sellers & Newel

Mon Jul 28: The Weeknd, Playboi Carti, Skydome (July 27-28 & Aug 7-8)
- Tranzac Open Stage, 6:30 pm (6 pm signup), Tranzac, pwyc (every Monday)

Tue Jul 29: Cymande, Concert Hall, 7 pm, $60 (see “Crritic” July 10)
- Nick Fraser presents Titanium Riot (Lina Allemano, Ryan Driver, Rob Clutton, Nick Fraser), Tranzac, 9:30 pm (monthly)
- New Bomb Turks, the Drowns, Fluffio, the Horseshoe, 8 pm, $32
- Madeleine Ertel Quintet, Jazz Bistro

Wed Jul 30: Jeffrey Lewis & the Voltage, Grasping Straws, TBA, the Horseshoe, doors 8 pm, $27
- Robert Lester Folsom, the Great Hall
- Andrew Downing’s Otterville, The Rex, 8:30 pm (July 30-Aug 2)
- Honey Jam (women’s R&B showcase, 30th anniversary), Massey Hall
- Grace Scheele presents Joanna Newsom (tribute night led by harpist Scheele), 7-9 pm, Tranzac
- Chris Pierce, Astrid Young, the Sound Garage

Thu Jul 31: Kelly McMichael (St John’s, NL), Jenina MacGillivray, Tranzac, 9:30 pm
- Andrew Downing’s Otterville, The Rex, 8:30 pm (July 30-Aug 2)
- Summer Music in the Garden w/ the Local Singers (contemporary vocal compositions), Toronto Music Garden, 7 pm, Harbourfront, outdoors, free
- Nelly, Ja Rule, Eve, Ontario Place Amphitheatre
- Strumbellas, Serena Ryder, Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington
- Strangetooth (bluegrass), Tranzac, 7 pm (weekly)
- Saint O, Jazz Bistro
- Naghmeh, Unas Escondidas, more, Drom Taberna, 8 pm

My quasi-doppleganger Lou Barlow (Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr), plays Sound Garage on Aug. 18

Fri Aug 1: TV on the Radio, History, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm
- Electric Eclectics Festival w/ Dorit Chrysler, Laura Ortman, Edwin van der Heide with Bill Coleman, John Oswald presenting The Plunderphonic Coveralls, Witch Prophet, Bonnie Trash, many more, Meaford, Ont, Aug 1-3
- Andrew Downing’s Otterville, The Rex, 8:30 pm (July 30-Aug 2)
- Alex Samaras and Friends, Tranzac, 9:30 pm (monthly)
- Festival of Friends w/ Sister Sledge, Sugar Hill Gang, Dan Mangan, more, Hamilton (Aug 1-3)

Sat Aug 2: Electric Eclectics Festival w/ Dorit Chrysler, Laura Ortman, Edwin van der Heide with Bill Coleman, John Oswald presenting The Plunderphonic Coveralls, Witch Prophet, Bonnie Trash, many more, Meaford, Ont, Aug 1-3
- Lori Yates (Hey Stella) & Soozi Schlanger (Swamparella), Tranzac, 7:30 pm (monthly)
- Andrew Downing’s Otterville, The Rex, 8:30 pm (July 30-Aug 2)
- BigXThaPlug, History
- catl., Toronto Island Marina
- Wordburglar’s Lyrical Living Room, Tranzac, 10 pm (monthly)
- Robertson & Kerr, Cameron House, 8:30 pm (weekly)
- Saturday Bluegrass Casual, Tranzac, 12 pm-2 pm (weekly)
- Saturday Jazz w/ TBA, The Pilot, doors 1 pm, show 2 pm, $15 (weekly)
- Festival of Friends w/ Sister Sledge, Sugar Hill Gang, Dan Mangan, more, Hamilton (Aug 1-3)

Sun Aug 3: Electric Eclectics Festival w/ Dorit Chrysler, Laura Ortman, Edwin van der Heide with Bill Coleman, John Oswald presenting The Plunderphonic Coveralls, Witch Prophet, Bonnie Trash, many more, Meaford, Ont, Aug 1-3
- La Cueva (tablao-style “underground flamenco”), BSMT 254, 7 pm, $30
- Dave Clark (Rheostatics, Woodshed Orchestra) presents new songwriters, Tranzac, 7:30 pm (monthly)
- Michael Davidson’s Adjacent Spheres, Tranzac, 10 pm (monthly)
- John Borra, Communist’s Daughter, 5 pm (weekly)
- Doghouse Orchestra, Cameron House, 10 pm (weekly)
- Festival of Friends w/ Sister Sledge, Sugar Hill Gang, Dan Mangan, more, Hamilton (Aug 1-3)

Mon Aug 4: Chris Banks presents TBA, Tranzac, 9:30 (monthly)
- Tranzac Open Stage, 6:30 pm (6 pm signup), Tranzac, pwyc (weekly)

Tue Aug 5: Track Could Bend #107 w/ Poached Roses (Naomi McCarroll-Butler/styrofoamNosebleedPrincess/Mira Martin-Gray), Tom Richards (Heavyweights Brass Band, Queen Kong, etc), Wenona Lodge, doors 8:30, music 9 pm, pwyc
- Nick Fraser’s Peripheral Vision, Tranzac, 9:30 pm (monthly)
- Track Could Bend #106 w/ Wenona Lodge, 8:30 pm, pwyc

Wed Aug 6: Mary Chapin Carpenter, Brandy Clark, Massey Hall
- Holy Oak Family Singers present (solo show TBA), Tranzac, 7 pm, pwyc (monthly)

Thu Aug 7: Cracker, Lee’s Palace
- Dwayne Gretzky, Choir! Choir! Choir!, Ontario Place Amphitheatre
- The Weeknd, Playboi Carti, Skydome (July 27-28 & Aug 7-8)
- Strangetooth (bluegrass), Tranzac, 7 pm (weekly)
- Summerworks (theatre/performance festival) (Aug 7-17)

Fri Aug 8: Nadja (20th anniversary!), Volur, Tranzac, $25 adv, $30 door
- Habari Africa Festival w/ Boubé, Kaabi Kouyaté, Okavango African Orchestra, more, Harbourfront Centre, 7 pm, free, all ages (Aug 8-10)
- The Weeknd, Playboi Carti, Skydome (July 27-28 & Aug 7-8)
- Colin Hunter & The Joe Sealy Quartet (Night 1), Jazz Bistro
- Summerworks (theatre/performance festival) (Aug 7-17)

Sat Aug 9: Bill Orcutt, Allan Gardens’ Children’s Conservatory, doors 8 pm, $50
- Wavelength Summer Thing: Downtown Edition w/ Rich Aucoin, Moonbean, Marker Starling, art installations, more, Trillium Park (Ontario Place), 5-11 pm, free, all ages (Aug 9-10)
- Habari Africa Festival w/ Sintayehu 'Mimi' Zenebe & Daniel Nebiat, Fredy Massamba, much more, Harbourfront Centre, 1 pm-11 pm, free, all ages (Aug 8-10)
- Robertson & Kerr, Cameron House, 8:30 pm (weekly)
- Saturday Bluegrass Casual, Tranzac, 12 pm-2 pm (weekly)
- Colin Hunter & The Joe Sealy Quartet (Night 2), Jazz Bistro
- Saturday Jazz w/ TBA, The Pilot, doors 1 pm, show 2 pm, $15 (weekly)
- Summerworks (theatre/performance festival) (Aug 7-17)

Sun Aug 10: Wavelength Summer Thing: Downtown Edition w/ Charlotte Cornfield, Ace of Wands, Le Ren, art installations, more, Trillium Park (Ontario Place), 5-11 pm, free, all ages (Aug 9-10)
- Habari Africa Festival w/ Sahad, Sadaka, much more, Harbourfront Centre, 1 pm-7 pm, free, all ages (Aug 8-10)
- John Borra, Communist’s Daughter, 5 pm (weekly)
- Doghouse Orchestra, Cameron House, 10 pm (weekly)
- Summerworks (theatre/performance festival) (Aug 7-17)

Mon Aug 11: Clipping (hip-hop-punk trio feat. Daveed Diggs), Concert Hall, $42
- Lil Wayne, Ontario Place Amphitheatre
- Trampoline Hall Lecture Series (curated this month by Shari Kasman, hosted by Misha Glouberman), Garrison, 8 pm (adv tickets necessary)
- Tranzac Open Stage, 6:30 pm (6 pm signup), Tranzac, pwyc (every Monday)
- Summerworks (theatre/performance festival) (Aug 7-17)
- Larriva Eleven, Tranzac, 9:30 pm
- Martin Loomer & His Orange Devils, Monarch Tavern (monthly)

Tue Aug 12: Watchhouse (formerly Mandolin Orange), Concert Hall, 7 pm, $49
- Chris Fleming (comedy), Queen Elizabeth, 8 pm (also Aug 13)
- Summerworks (theatre/performance festival) (Aug 7-17)

Wed Aug 13: Brodie West Quintet, Tranzac, 7 pm (monthly)
- Never Was (Brandon Davis, Bea Labikova, Racha Moukalled, Patrick O'Reilly, Adrian Russouw, and Joe Sorbara), Tranzac, 9:30 pm (monthly)
- Chris Fleming (comedy), Queen Elizabeth, 8 pm (also Aug 12)
- Summerworks (theatre/performance festival) (Aug 7-17)

Thu Aug 14: Isla & the Sorry Brothers (Isla Craig, Kurt Newman, Karsten Stryker), Tranzac, 9:30 (monthly)
- Strangetooth (bluegrass), Tranzac, 7 pm (weekly)
- Summerworks (theatre/performance festival) (Aug 7-17)

Fri Aug 15 (aka badass women’s day): Erykah Badu, Abi & Alan feat. the Alchemist, History
- Stevie Nicks, Scotiabank (ex-ACC) Arena
- Carole Pope (acoustic), Mills Hardware, Hamilton, 8 pm, $32
- John Southworth & friends, Tranzac, 7 pm, pwyc
- Chopped Liver comedy & performance art hosted by Jon Pham McCurley & Esther Splett, Tranzac, 9:30 pm, pwyc
- Emma Goldman (Vancouver hardcore), the Baby G
- Summerworks (theatre/performance festival) (Aug 7-17)
- Myk Freedman, Dr. Draw, more, Drom Taberna

Sat Aug 16: Joseph Shabason presents Carlton Park Concerts w/ Carmen Elle, SwöwS, Ben Gunning, Jonathan Kirby, Carlton Park (20 Edith Ave), 4 pm (by the wading pool), all ages, pwyc
- Sheryl Crow, Great Canadian Casino (Woodbine)
- Fortune Stellar Records residency, Tranzac, 10 pm
- Robertson & Kerr, Cameron House, 8:30 pm (weekly)
- Saturday Bluegrass Casual, Tranzac, 12 pm-2 pm (weekly)
- Modal Music in the Parks w/ Iranian Music Trio (12:30 pm), Gaitan Quartet (2:30 pm), R.V. Burgess Park (Thorncliffe), free, outdoors, all ages
- Saturday Jazz w/ TBA, The Pilot, doors 1 pm, show 2 pm, $15 (weekly)
- Big Smoke Brass, more, Drom Taberna
- It’s OK World Festival, Trillium Park (Ontario Place) (Aug 16-17)
- Summerworks (theatre/performance festival) (Aug 7-17)

Sun Aug 17: Neil Young & Chrome Hearts, Ontario Place Amphitheatre (also Aug 19)
- Stars, Chantal Kreviazuk, CNE Bandshell
- Punk in Drublic tour w/ NOFX, guests (incl. Circle Jerks, Interrupters, Suicide Machines, the Real Mackenzies, Bad Waitress, Descendents, Subhumans, Flatliners, etc), Downsview Park (also Aug 18)
- It’s OK World Festival, Trillium Park (Ontario Place) (Aug 16-17)
- John Borra, Communist’s Daughter, 5 pm (weekly)
- Doghouse Orchestra, Cameron House, 10 pm (weekly)
- Summerworks (theatre/performance festival) (Aug 7-17)

Mon Aug 18: Lou Barlow, Sound Garage, 7 pm, $42
- Whitney Smith Big Steam Band, Monarch (monthly)
- Punk in Drublic tour w/ NOFX, guests (incl. Circle Jerks, Interrupters, Suicide Machines, the Real Mackenzies, Bad Waitress, Descendents, Subhumans, Flatliners, etc), Downsview Park (also Aug 17)
- Tranzac Open Stage, 6:30 pm (6 pm signup), Tranzac, pwyc (every Monday)

Tue Aug 19: Neil Young & Chrome Hearts, Ontario Place Amphitheatre (also Aug 17)
- Alison Krauss & Union Station, Massey Hall
- Josh Cole presents TBA, Tranzac, 9:30 pm (monthly)

Wed Aug 20: Case Oats (Chicago, Merge), Burs, Drake Underground, 7 pm doors, $29.50
- Trans-Canada Highwaymen, CNE Bandshell
- Greensky Bluegrass, Mod Club
- Begonia, Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington
- Song-Scapin’ (folk polyphony, Georgia/Ukraine/etc) w/ Andrea Kuzmich, guests, Tranzac, 7 pm (monthly)
- Toronto Klezmer Society Epic Jam, Tranzac, 9:30 pm (monthly)

Thu Aug 21: Sun Kil Moon (at your own risk), Lee’s Palace
- Jonas Brothers, Skydome
- Strangetooth (bluegrass), Tranzac, 7 pm (weekly)

Fri Aug 22: LCD Soundsystem, History (Aug 22-24)
- My Chemical Romance, Pixies, Skydome
- All Set! presents TBA, Tranzac, 7 pm
- July Talk, CNE Bandshell
- Freeman Dre & Kitchen Party, Cameron House, 10 pm (monthly)

Sat Aug 23: LCD Soundsystem, History (Aug 22-24)
- Do Make Say Think, the Concert Hall
- Nine Inch Nails, Scotiabank (ex-ACC) Arena
- Blue Rodeo, Allison Russell, Aysanabee, Ontario Place Amphitheatre
- Padma Shri Kailash Kher and Kailasa, Meridian Hall
- Robertson & Kerr, Cameron House, 8:30 pm (weekly)
- Saturday Bluegrass Casual, Tranzac, 12 pm-2 pm (weekly)
- Saturday Jazz w/ TBA, The Pilot, doors 1 pm, show 2 pm, $15 (weekly)
- Modal Music in the Parks w/ Labyrinth Ensemble Trio (12:30 pm), Turkish Music Trio (2:30 pm), R.V. Burgess Park (Thorncliffe), free, outdoors, all ages
- Shout!, more, Drom Taberna

Sun Aug 24: LCD Soundsystem, History (Aug 22-24)
- The Commodores, Jully Black, CNE Bandshell
- Elbët Kibreet: Latin-Arabic fusion night, Drom Taberna
- John Borra, Communist’s Daughter, 5 pm (weekly)
- Laura Hubert, the Rex, 5:30 pm (weekly)
- Doghouse Orchestra, Cameron House, 10 pm (weekly)
- Sympathetic String Band & friends, Tranzac, 7:30 pm (monthly)
- Coheed and Cambria, Taking Back Sunday, Ontario Place Amphitheatre
- must-avoid: Oasis, Cage the Elephant, Downsview Stadium (Aug 24-25)

Mon Aug 25: Tranzac Open Stage, 6:30 pm (6 pm signup), Tranzac, pwyc (every Monday)
- must-avoid: Oasis, Cage the Elephant, Downsview Stadium (Aug 24-25)

Tue Aug 26: Drunk Fiction (readings) w/ Giles Blunt, Susan Wadds, Allister Thompson, TBA, the Caledonian, 6 pm
- Nick Fraser presents TBA, 9:30 pm, Tranzac (monthly)

Wed Aug 27: The Dirty Nil, CNE Bandshell
- Song Power Workshop w/ Don Kerr, Tranzac, 7-9 pm (monthly)
- Lettuce, Annabel’s Music Hall, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm
- Ronely Teper & the Lipliners, Tranzac, 9:30 pm (monthly)

Thu Aug 28: Leon Bridges, Charlie Crockett, Ontario Place Amphitheatre
- Sloan, Kathleen Edwards, Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington
- Strangetooth (bluegrass), Tranzac, 7 pm (weekly)
- Karen Ng presents TBA, Tranzac, 9:30 pm (monthly)
- Rural Alberta Advantage, CNE Bandshell

Fri Aug 29: Ryan Driver Sextet, Tranzac, 9:30 pm (monthly)
- All-Set presents TBA (Mike Smith (electronics), Pete Johnston (bass), Jake Oelrichs (drums)) and friends, Tranzac, 7-9 pm (monthly)
- Exit Points, Array Space (?)
- Benson Boone, Scotiabank ex-ACC Arena

Sat Aug 30: Libertango (Ukraine/Russia post-punk duo), Tranzac, 7:30 pm-midnight
- Oso Oso, St. Helen’s Parish Hall
- Old Dominion, Great Canadian Casino
- John Borra, Cameron House, 6 pm (monthly)
- Robertson & Kerr, Cameron House, 8:30 pm (weekly)
- Saturday Bluegrass Casual, Tranzac, 12 pm-2 pm (weekly)
- Saturday Jazz w/ TBA, The Pilot, doors 1 pm, show 2 pm, $15 (weekly)
- Red Hot Chili Schleppers (klezmer), more, Drom Taberna

Sun Aug 31: John Borra, Communist’s Daughter, 5 pm (weekly)
- Doghouse Orchestra, Cameron House, 10 pm (weekly)
- Black Keys, Gary Clark Jr., Ontario Place Amphitheatre

Mon Sep 1 (Labour Day): Dua Lipa, Scotiabank (ex-ACC) Arena (Sep 1-2)
- Tranzac Open Stage, 6:30 pm (6 pm signup), Tranzac, pwyc (closed Sep 1)

Tue Sep 2: Maren Morris, History
- Nick Fraser’s Peripheral Vision, Tranzac, 9:30 pm (monthly)
- The Who, Ontario Place Amphitheatre (also Sep 4)
- Dua Lipa, Scotiabank (ex-ACC) Arena (Sep 1-2)

Wed Sep 3: Holy Oak Family Singers present TBA (full group returns!), Tranzac, 7 pm, pwyc (monthly)

Thu Sep 4: The Who, Ontario Place Amphitheatre (also Sep 2)
- Strangetooth (bluegrass), Tranzac, 7 pm (weekly)
- Morgan Wallen, Miranda Lambert, Gavin Adcock, Skydome
- John Mulaney, Massey Hall (also Sept 5)

Fri Sep 5: Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Santiparro, the Concert Hall, 7 pm, $50
- Descendents, Buzzcocks, Danforth Music Hall
- John Mulaney (two shows), Massey Hall (also Sept 4)
- Alex Samaras and Friends, Tranzac, 9:30 pm (monthly)

Sat Sep 6: Haim, Scotiabank (ex-ACC) Arena
- Endless Summer Festival, Kitchener, Ont. w/ Feist, U.S. Girls, Basia Bulat, free
- Alabama Shakes, Bahamas, Ontario Place Amphitheatre
- Lori Yates (Hey Stella) & Soozi Schlanger (Swamparella), Tranzac, 7:30 pm (monthly)
- Wordburglar’s Lyrical Living Room, Tranzac, 10 pm (monthly)
- Rawlins Cross, Hugh’s Room
- Robertson & Kerr, Cameron House, 8:30 pm (weekly)
- Saturday Bluegrass Casual, Tranzac, 12 pm-2 pm (weekly)
- Saturday Jazz w/ TBA, The Pilot, doors 1 pm, show 2 pm, $15 (weekly)

Sun Sep 7: Yeule, Mod Club
- John Borra, Communist’s Daughter, 5 pm (weekly)
- Doghouse Orchestra, Cameron House, 10 pm (weekly)

Prime sources, with thanks, include Michael Barclay’s That Night in Toronto and Joe Strutt’s Mechanical Forest Sound. See also the daily Jazz in Toronto calendar, the Whole Note for “classical” etc., Hamontlive for Hamilton, and for non-categorizable events, the Toronto Event Generator.