Lust for live, March '26
Toronto-area shows, Mar 11-31
VERY SORRY that I fell behind on these. April listings coming soon!
Selected shows, mostly music, in and around Toronto, to the end of the month. On each date, the top event listed would be my likely first choice. (Don’t read too much into order after that.) Let me know of errors and omissions in the comments. Will update some as new info emerges, so check back on the web page. Check bottom for sources. In particular please welcome avant-whatever-music project Earlobe to the listings game! See some of you some of there!
Wed Mar 11: Alex Lukashevsky & Mayme Joach, Drom Taberna, 9 pm
- The Adjacence (Lina Allemano/Karen Ng/Ryan Driver/Nick Fraser), Sellers & Newel
- Brodie West Double Basses Quintet, Tranzac, 7 pm (monthly)
- Jay Electronica, Neelam, the Phoenix, 7 pm
- MDBM (Michael White/Maggie Keogh/Don Rooke/Blake Howard), the Tranzac, 9:30 pm (monthly)
- Rise Against, History, 6:30 pm
- Cabaret (film), Paradise Theatre, 7:30 pm
- Mark Eisenman, the Rex, 8 pm (Mar 11-14)
- Alex Samaras: The Music of Stephen Sondheim, Burlington Performing Arts Centre (Main Theatre), Burlington
- The Patrick Smith Quartet, Jazz Bistro, 8:30 pm
- Hippie Honky Tonk, the Bell & Beacon, 9:30 pm (weekly)
- Meredith Moon, Cameron House, 9 pm
- Chris DeBurgh, Massey Hall
- Amber Mark, Danforth Music Hall, 7 pm
- Vivid #1 w/ Astrolope, Different Dream, BSMT254, 7 pm
- Steve Marriner (Monkeyjunk), Redwood Theatre, 7 pm
- Jesse Whiteley Trio, Dina’s Tavern, 8:30 pm
- No Great Mischief, the Local, 9 pm
- Hot Breath Karaoke, Handlebar, 10 pm (weekly)
- The Joy Formidable, Great Hall
Thu Mar 12: Ministry of Phonic Services presents Xu Shaoyang, Owen Kurtz & Karen Ng, Mira Martin-Gray, Agenda Cafe + Bar, 622 College St., 8 pm, pwyc
- Thursdays at Noon w/ Eve Egoyan, Walter Hall, U of T, noon, free
- Daniel Romano’s Outfit, Shadow Show, mod lang, Great Hall, 8 pm
- Sloan, Bridgeworks, Hamilton
- Strangetooth (bluegrass), Tranzac, 7 pm (weekly)
- Ratskin Family Band (drag country), more, Drom Taberna (monthly)
- Libertango, Deposed, Ted’s Collision, 8 pm
- Mark Eisenman, the Rex, 8 pm (Mar 11-14)
- Ariane Morin’s Southern Balkans co‑labs, Tranzac, 9:30 pm
- Murley & Vivian, Hirut Cafe & Restaurant, 8 pm
- Spade The Shadowman, Usual Suspektz, Wordburglar, Jay The Assassin, more, Baby G
- Afuterie 2 (Francophone DJ night), Lee’s Palace, 7 pm doors
- Mozzy Dee, The Shook Boys, The Kewpie Dolls, Horseshoe Tavern, 8 pm
- Harley Card Trio, Jazz Bistro, 8:30 pm
- Sasha Kalra, Faiyaz, Hernandex, BSMT254, 9 pm
- Ethan Zabarylo Quartet, the Emmet Ray, 9:15 pm
- Good Enough Live Karaoke, The Wheat Sheaf Tavern, 9:30 pm
- Sunshine Makers, Cameron House, 10 pm
Fri Mar 13: Brahja (Sam Shalabi/Daniel Gélinas/Damon Handoff/Georgia Wartel Collins/Devin Brahja Waldman), High Alpine Hut Network, Annette Studios, $22-$33
- Nash the Slash Rises Again! documentary, Q&A w/ filmmakers, plus concert w/ Ian Blurton, Christine Duncan, Rebecca Hennessy, Rob Higgins, Friendly Rich Marsella, Andrew Noseworthy, Frank Pahl, Eiyn Sof, plus house band: Kevin Breit/Dave Clark/Rebecca Hennessy/Michael Herring/Elena Kapeleris, Hot Docs Cinema, 7 pm, $20
- Musica Universalis presents Body Help w/ Hugh Marsh [Kieran Adams/Josh Cole/Colin Fisher, the Tranzac, 9:30 pm
- Wolf Parade, Bridgeworks, Hamilton
- Oddfellows Cabaret, El Mocambo, 7 pm, $45
- Max Donaldson (solo piano record launch), Sellers & Newel
- Mark Eisenman, the Rex, 8 pm (Mar 11-14)
- Eejungmi (album release), Emissive, Hiroki, Allan Gardens Conservatory, $22.60 (sold out)
- Audiopollination (Danny Alexander/Meryem Alaoui/Tarran Massey-Singh / Neal Armstrong/Roshanak A/Zan Redcrow / Bill Gilliam/Meena Rizwan/Margaret Maria / The Not Michael Lynn’s with Kat Mcgouran), Array Space (monthly)
- The Boys (UK), Gene Champagne, Dany Laj and the Looks, Horseshoe Tavern
- Traitrs, Automelodi, Modele, Lee’s Palace, 9 pm
- Late Night Jazz Jam, Jazz Bistro, 11:30 pm (weekly)
- Holy Void, So Tired, Flake, Baby G
- The Satisfactory, Noise Hotel, Borealia, Burdock Brewery
- New Morning (Bob Dylan Songbook), Tranzac, 7 pm
- Run With the Kittens, Cameron House, 10 pm (weekly)
- Corin Raymond, Cameron House, 6 pm (weekly)
Sat Mar 14: 48th annual Martian Awareness Ball (hosted by M2OH & co.), Horseshoe Tavern
- The Sattalites, Lee’s Palace
- Ladyfinger (Diane Roblin, Kayla Milmine), Sellers & Newel, 8 pm, $20
- Mifune Moods, Princess Mononoke improvised live score, Bampot House, 6 pm
- Paul the Bartender’s Birthday Hootenany, Tranzac, 7:30 pm
- Glava Lava (Electro-Serbian and Balkan Brass), K-Man and the 45s, Drom Taberna
- Liquid Architecture w/four solo acoustic sets by Michael Palumbo, destroya, Ryan Kinney, Adele Desmarais, St. Matthew’s Clubhouse, 450 Broadview Ave., $10
- Nerd Night Pi Day celebration (lectures), Tranzac, doors 6:30, show 7 pm
- Quartetto Gelato, Hugh’s Room
- Ben Mike & “The Beatles” (improvised music), Down Town, the Tranzac, 10 pm
- Mark Eisenman, the Rex, 8 pm (Mar 11-14)
- Robertson & Kerr, Cameron House, 8:30 pm (weekly)
- Saturday Bluegrass Casual, Tranzac, 12 pm-2 pm (weekly)
- Saturday Jazz w/ Bob Brough Quartet, the Pilot, doors 1 pm, show 2 pm, $20+ (weekly)
- Gaijin Smash, Chinese Medicine, Ether Girls, Monarch Tavern
- Electric Blue Note w/ Brownman Ali quartet, Contxt, 254 Lansdowne Ave., 6 pm doors, 7 pm show
- Solar Flair daytime dance party
Sun Mar 15: La Cuéva underground flamenco, 6 pm, BSMT 254 (monthly)
- Alan Doyle & The Eastpointers, Massey Hall, 8 pm
- Stranger Still (Rob Clutton/Mim Adams/Randi Helmers/Pete Johnston), Tranzac, 2 pm
- Rebecca Hennessy’s Singer‑Songwriter Circle w/ Sarah Greene & Michael Herring, Tranzac, 7:30 pm (monthly)
- Coltrane Sutras, the Rex, 8 pm
- Mark Hundevad Quartet & guests, Contxt, 1-4 pm, $15 adv, $35 at door (weekly)
- Sweet Pill (Philadelphia), Lee’s Palace
- Younite 2026 K-Tour, Meridian Arts Centre, 7 pm
- Soul Slam 2026, Lula Lounge, 8 pm
- The Oscars, Burdock Music Hall
- Korba Sun Collective, Tranzac, 10 pm
- Eastern European Brunch, Drom Taberna, 1-4 pm (weekly)
- John Borra, Communist’s Daughter, 5 pm (weekly)
- Colonel Tom (country), Cameron House, 6 pm (weekly)
- Double Cuts (western swing), Cameron House, 8 pm (weekly)
- Doghouse Orchestra (big band), Cameron House, 10 pm (weekly)
- Sunday jazz w/ Blue Standard (Chet Baker/Nat King Cole tribute), the Pilot, doors 1 pm, show 2 pm, $15+ (weekly)
Mon Mar 16: Country Flash, the Bell & Beacon (weekly)
- Bill Harris, Sellers & Newel, 8 pm, $20
- Tranzac Open Stage, 6:30 pm (6 pm signup), Tranzac, pwyc (every Monday)
- Jazz w/ Sean McCarthy & His Taproom Gang, Steadfast Brewery, 7-10 pm, $5 pints (weekly)
- Whitney Smith Big Steam Band, Monarch Tavern (monthly)
- D-cide on the B-side w/ host Michael Louis Johnson (“Bring your favourite vinyl, we listen to the A-side, then we D-cide on the B-side”), Communist’s Daughter, 5 pm-close (every Monday)
- Brains & Barstools w/ Black Hole Weather: Light, Plasma, and the Edge of the Universe (lecture), Black Lab Brewing, 6-8 pm
Tue Mar 17: Mary Lattimore/Julianna Barwick (duo), Great Hall
- The Mary Wallopers (Ireland), Jamie Webster, Danforth Music Hall
- Agnes (Rob Clutton/Bea Labikova/Mira Martin-Gray/Doug Tielli/Kevin Turcotte/Mark Zurawinski), the Tranzac, 9:30 pm
- Karen Ng presents Bill Harris, Colin Fisher, Karen Ng, Raf Wilcot, fossa, Bibibi, Wenona Lodge
- Solitudes 15th anniversary w/ works by Kaija Saariaho, Rebekah Cummings, Chiyoko Slavnics, Gayle Young, and Paolo Griffin, Array Space
- Tone Rangers (bluegrass), the Bell & Beacon (weekly)
- Don’t Worry Be Sad! w/ Opeongo, Sam the Living, Sammy Volkov, Burdock Brewery
- Classic Rex Jazz Jam, the Rex, 8 pm, $10
Wed Mar 18: Motorists, Deadbeat Beat, Autonmania, Dina’s Tavern, $20
- Popular Music Books in Process online series: Andrew Berish, Hating Jazz: A History, and John Gennari, The Jazz Barn: Music Inn, The Berkshires, and the Place of Jazz in American Life, 5:30 pm, online, free (see link to join) (biweekly)
- Toronto Klezmer Society Epic Jam, Tranzac, 9:30 pm (monthly)
- Hippie Honky Tonk, the Bell & Beacon, 9:30 pm (weekly)
- Hieroglyphics, Opera House
- Andrew Rathbun Quartet, the Rex, 8 pm (Mar 18-21)
- Sub-Sessions #14 w/ Nozma, Por Flavor, Shel Khan, BSMT 254
- Hot Breath Karaoke, Handlebar, 10 pm (weekly)
Thu Mar 19: Wavelength Music Festival w/ Maria Somerville (Dublin), Colle (NYC), Ebril (TO), St. Anne’s, 651 Dufferin St., all ages, doors 6:30 pm
- Wavelength Music Festival w/ Tara Kannangara (Toronto), Dan English (NYC), Fortunato Durutti Marinetti (Toronto), P.S. Lucas (Lisbon), Lula Lounge, 7 pm
- Wavelength Music Festival: Nowruz w/ Salar Ansari (Detroit/Tehran), Cinna Peyghamy (Paris), Dastgâmachine (Toronto), St. Anne’s, 651 Dufferin St., 9:30 pm
- Wavelength Music Festival & Conference w/ panels, workshops, Lula Lounge, 10 am-5 pm (Mar 19-20)
- Wavelength Synth Petting Zoo (interactive exhibit), InterAccess, 32 Lisgar St. (Atrium), 11 am-7 pm, free (Mar 19-21)
- Matt Berninger, Hannah Georgas, Massey Hall
- Thievery Corporation, History
- Strangetooth (bluegrass), Tranzac, 7 pm (weekly)
- Andrew Rathbun Quartet, the Rex, 8 pm (Mar 18-21)
- Django at the Tranzac w/ Chris Bezant, guests, Tranzac, 9:30 pm (monthly)
- Makam Nights w/ Mariam Shakaa, Tranzac (Living Room), 8 pm. pwyc
- More Noise Please! w/ Jabe LeDoux, Woolworm, Bucket With Hole, NewTel, Brian Fog, Smoqeh, Mo:delic Arts, BSMT 254
- Run With the Kittens, Cameron House, 10 pm (weekly)
- Corin Raymond, Cameron House, 6 pm (weekly)
Fri Mar 20: Wavelength Music Festival w/ Bad Waitress (Toronto), Bibi Club (Montréal), bikebike (Toronto), readings by Melissa Auf de Maur, Farhia Tato/Ian de Souza, Eva HD, St. Anne’s, 651 Dufferin St., all ages, doors 6:30 pm
- Wavelength Music Festival w/ Casper Skulls (Sudbury/Toronto), Lucid Express (Hong Kong), Hélène Barbier (Montréal), Pizza Bush (Toronto), the Baby G, 1608 Dundas St. W., doors 8 pm
- Wavelength Music Festival w/ Ribbon Skirt (Montréal), Status/Non-Status (London, ON), Mad Iris (Toronto), St. Anne’s, 651 Dufferin St., 9:30 pm
- Wavelength Music Festival & Conference w/ panels, workshops, Lula Lounge, 10 am-5 pm (Mar 19-20)
- Wavelength Synth Petting Zoo (interactive exhibit), InterAccess, 32 Lisgar St. (Atrium), 11 am-7 pm, free (Mar 19-21)
- Fucked Up, Computer, Cecil Community Centre
- Heavy Metal Klezmer (Myk Freedman), Harmolodics (Detroit), more, Drom Taberna
- Jason Fowler’s John Prine Shrine, Hugh’s Room (Mar 20-21)
- David Occhipinti, Christine Bougie, Sellers & Newel, 8 pm, $20
- Big Percussion Meeting residency finale w/ Colby Richardson, Colin Fisher, Jabe Ledoux, Philippe Melanson, Rick Sacks, Stella Tago, Tranzac, 9:30 pm
- Rochelle Jordan, Opera House
- Adrian Sutherland, Allied Music Centre (Massey Hall)
- Andrew Rathbun Quartet, the Rex, 8 pm (Mar 18-21)
- Freeman Dre & Kitchen Party, Cameron House, 10 pm (monthly)
- Late Night Jazz Jam, Jazz Bistro, 11:30 pm (weekly)
- Beltran, History
- The Red Revue ft Kristi Lane Sinclair, LOV, Derek Miller, Horseshoe Tavern
Sat Mar 21: Wavelength Music Festival w/ Melissa Auf der Maur, memoir launch: Even the Good Girls Will Cry: A ’90s Rock Memoir, Art Gallery of Ontario, 3 pm (sold out) (also Sunday at the Garrison, 3 pm, also sold out)
- Wavelength Music Festival w/Alex Cameron (Sydney/Los Angeles), Ada Lea (Montréal), Burs (Toronto), St. Anne’s, 651 Dufferin St., all ages, doors 6:30 pm
- Wavelength Music Festival w/ Dumai Dunai (Montréal), Orbital Ensemble (Toronto), Paul Chin (Cayman Islands/Toronto), Tarek Funk (Hamilton), the Garrison, doors 8 pm
- Wavelength Music Festival w/ Slash Need (Toronto), Sook-Yin Lee (Toronto), Sheenah Ko (Montréal), St. Anne’s, 651 Dufferin St., 9:30 pm
- Wavelength Synth Petting Zoo (interactive exhibit), InterAccess, 32 Lisgar St. (Atrium), 11 am-7 pm, free (Mar 19-21)
- William Prince, Boy Golden, Massey Hall
- Sloan, Danforth Music Hall
- LAL, Folke, single/ep releases, film, DJ set, Tranzac (Main Hall), 8 pm doors, 8:45 pm show
- Jason Fowler’s John Prine Shrine, Hugh’s Room (Mar 20-21)
- Big Smoke Brass, Drom Taberna, 10:30 pm
- The Hives, the Chats, History
- Saturday Jazz w/ Michael Herring Quintet (playing Ellington), The Pilot, doors 1 pm, show 2 pm, $20+ (weekly)
- Andrew Rathbun Quartet, the Rex, 8 pm (Mar 18-21)
- Kevin Breit, Don Rooke (The Henrys), Tranzac, 7:30 pm (monthly)
- Fortune Stellar Records & Friends, Tranzac, 10 pm (monthly)
- Robertson & Kerr, Cameron House, 8:30 pm (weekly)
- Saturday Bluegrass Casual, Tranzac, 12 pm-2 pm (weekly)
- Jessica Stuart presents... w/, Tranzac, 5 pm (monthly)
- Phear, Spewgore, Orbiting Deathray, Bovine Sex Club
- Dad Rock Burlesque, Hard Luck Bar
Sun Mar 22: 26th Annual Banjo Special w/Chris Coole, Arnie Naiman, Brian Taheny, Chris Quinn, guests, Tranzac Main Hall, 7:30 pm
- Anna Von Hausswolff (Sweden), Great Hall, 8 pm (Postponed to Jan 2027)
- Revolutions Per Movie podcast w/ Jay Ferguson and Chris Murphy watching Sloan music videos, Paradise Theatre, 2 pm
- Noize MC, The Phoenix, 7 pm
- The Hives, History, 7 pm
- John Borra, Communist’s Daughter, 5 pm (weekly)
- March Tablao (flamenco), Rivoli, 3:30 pm (monthly)
- Sunday jazz w/ Lester McLean & Michael Occhipinti, the Pilot, doors 1 pm, show 2 pm, $15+ (weekly)
- Mark Hundevad Quartet & guests, Contxt, 1-4 pm, $15 adv, $35 at door (weekly)
- Big Shanty Sing, Tranzac, 2:30 pm (monthly)
- Johnny Griffith, the Rex, 8 pm (Mar 22-23)
- Eastern European Brunch, Drom Taberna, 1-4 pm (weekly)
- Colonel Tom (country), Cameron House, 6 pm (weekly)
- Double Cuts (western swing), Cameron House, 8 pm (weekly)
- Doghouse Orchestra (big band), Cameron House, 10 pm (weekly)
Mon Mar 23: bangs!bangs!bangs!; Woolworm, Ontario; Mammalian Body Plan, Houndstooth, 818 College St, doors 7 pm, show 8 pm
- The Hives, History, 7 pm
- Tranzac Open Stage, 6:30 pm (6 pm signup), Tranzac, pwyc (every Monday)
- Country Flash, the Bell & Beacon (weekly)
- Jazz w/ Sean McCarthy & His Taproom Gang, Steadfast Brewery, 7-10 pm, $5 pints (weekly)
- D-cide on the B-side w/ host Michael Louis Johnson (“Bring your favourite vinyl, we listen to the A-side, then we D-cide on the B-side”), Communist’s Daughter, 5 pm-close (every Monday)
- Johnny Griffith, the Rex, 8 pm (Mar 22-23)
- Nicholas Campbell & the Metre Cheaters, Horseshoe Tavern
Tue Mar 24: Gary Numan, Tremours, the Concert Hall (sold out)
- FKA Twigs, Tokischa, Coca Cola Coliseum, 7 pm
- Tone Rangers (bluegrass), the Bell & Beacon (weekly)
- No Octopus Dancing (Allison Cameron, Germaine Liu, Stephen Parkinson and Mark Zurawinski), Tranzac, 7-9 pm
Wed Mar 25: Book release, Track Changes: The Origin Story of Canadian Music on the Internet (1990–2010) by Cam Gordon w/ Alan Cross, Frank Yang, Tab Siddiqui, Toronto Mike, more, Handlebar, 159 Augusta Ave., 7 pm
- Charlotte Cornfield, Sonic Boom, 6 pm, free
- Cass McCombs, Jennifer Castle, the Horseshoe
- Rob Clutton & Josh Cole, Sellers & Newel, 8 pm, $20
- Rhye, Mod Club
- Eliana Cuevas Quintet, the Rex, 8 pm (Mar 25-28)
- Sticky Fingers, History, 7 pm
- Hippie Honky Tonk, the Bell & Beacon, 9:30 pm (weekly)
- The Ennis Sisters, Hugh’s Room
- Prof, Yelawolf, That Mexican OT, Queen Elizabeth Theatre
- Brandon Davis’ Stations Quartet, Tranzac, 9:30 pm (monthly)
- Hot Breath Karaoke, Handlebar, 10 pm (weekly)
Thu Mar 26: JunoFest w/ Jim Cuddy & Friends, Devin Cuddy Band, Ridiculous, Hamilton
- Q with Tom Power: Live at the Junos w/ Jade LeMac, Sister Ray, Begonia, TOBi, Jully Black & Saukrates, Adam Christie, more, Theatre Aquarius, Hamilton
- JunoFest Kick-Off Concert w/ The Redhill Valleys, Kalsey Kulyk, Sacha, Robyn Ottolini, James Barker Band, The Music Hall, Hamilton
- CCMC, 7:30 pm, Array Space (monthly)
- Strangetooth (bluegrass), Tranzac, 7 pm (weekly)
- Lucky Vicky w/ Kate Nankervis and Vic Cheong, Nifty, Tranzac, 9: 30 pm (monthly)
- Eliana Cuevas Quintet, the Rex, 8 pm (Mar 25-28)
- Joyce Manor, Militarie Gun, Teen Mortgage, Combat, Danforth Music Hall
- The Fugitives, Hugh’s Room
- Run With the Kittens, Cameron House, 10 pm (weekly)
- Corin Raymond, Cameron House, 6 pm (weekly)
Fri Mar 27: Norman Nawrocki (Rhythm Activism, the Nawrockis) book launch, The East End Rules: An East Van Memoir, Another Story Books, 7 pm
- The Sadies, as part of book & exhibition launch for Rough and Ready: A History of the Cowboy Boot, Bata Shoe Museum, 327 Bloor St W, doors 7 pm, event 8 pm, $30-$90
- Ryan Driver Sextet, Tranzac, 9:30 pm (monthly)
- Holly Cole, Winter Garden
- JUNO Songwriters Circle w/ Aysanabee, Bahamas, Hayley Gene Penner, James Barker, Savannah Ré, Sofia Camara, Nathan Ferraro, hosted by Elamin Abdelmahmoud, FirstOntario Concert Hall, Hamilton
- The Sheepdogs, History
- DVSN, Massey Hall
- Emperor, the Concert Hall (sold out)
- Eliana Cuevas Quintet, the Rex, 8 pm (Mar 25-28)
- All-Set (Mike Smith (electronics), Pete Johnston (bass), Jake Oelrichs (drums)) and friends, Tranzac, 7-9 pm (monthly)
- JunoFest w/ Bells Larsen, Sister Ray, Poolblood, Rachel Bobbit, Ebril, The Underground, Hamilton
- JunoFest w/ Katie Tupper, Sadboi, Chris LaRocca, Jordan Astra, Mauvey, Ammoye, Ridiculous, Hamilton
- JunoFest w/ Laila Biali, Caity Gyorgy, Code Quartet, Henry’s on James, Hamilton
- JunoFest w/ Silverstein, Computer, Cam Kahin, loversteeth, Feura, Falls for the Elderly, Lindsay Schoolcraft,, Corktown, Hamilton
- JunoFest w/ Steve Strongman, Miss Emily, Steve Marriner, Garnetta Cromwell & Dagroovmasters, Mills Hardware, Hamilton
- JunoFest w/ Superstar Crush, Tedy, LU KALA, Tia Wood, Lia Pappas-Kemps, Shawnee Kish, Puma Blue, The Music Hall, Hamilton
- Exit Points (improvisation), Array Space (monthly)
- Late Night Jazz Jam, Jazz Bistro, 11:30 pm (weekly)
- Westerman, Otto Benson, Great Hall
Sat Mar 28: Toronto Zine Library 20th anniversary Paperjam zine fair, Tranzac, 12-5 pm
- Barbara Lynch, Sellers & Newel, 8 pm, $20
- SuperBlue: Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter, Koerner Hall, 7 pm
- Rough Trade (Carole Pope), El Mocambo
- Black Eyes, Lithuanian House
- JunoFest w/ Cootie Catcher, GRAE, Annie-Claude Deschenes, Dumb Crush, Kali Horse, Corktown (Upstairs), Hamilton
- Eliana Cuevas Quintet, the Rex, 8 pm (Mar 25-28)
- JunoFest w/ Great Lake Swimmers, Mariel Buckley, Ten Minute Detour, Nicolette & The Nobodies, Mattie Leon, Carrie Clark, The Underground, Hamilton
- JunoFest w/ Junkhouse w/ Terra Lightfoot, Billianne, Sebastian Gaskin, Siibii, Music Hall, Hamilton
- JunoFest w/ Status/Non-Status w/ Jaywood, Amelia Maxwell, Burs, Blunt Chunks, Smug LLC, Corktown (Main Stage), Hamilton
- JunoFest w/ JUNO Honouring Ceremony hosted by Falen Johnson and featuring Allied Nations, Little Creek Singers, Siibii, YB Nakota, FirstOntario Concert Hall, Hamilton, 11 am
- JunoFest w/ Junior Junos feat Children’s Album nominees: Ari Cui Cui, Chris McKhool, Gina Lina, Hip Kids Music, Young Maestro, Hamilton Public Library (Central), Hamilton, 10 am-1 pm
- JunoFest w/ Felix Cartal, Anna Sofia, Korea Town Acid, Myst Milano, MXJ, Ooey Gooey’s, Hamilton
- JunoFest w/ Fito Blanko, Mario Puglia, los chukos, Just Ideas, Bright Room, Hamilton
- Rusty, Chuck Coles, Dance Cave (Lee’s Palace)
- People Places Records label showcase, Tranzac, 10 pm (monthly)
- Flamenco Saturdays, more, Drom Taberna
- 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/, Anh Phung (Dexter Gordon tribute), The Pilot, doors 1 pm, show 2 pm, $20+ (weekly)
- Chloe Qisha, Garrison
- Hannah Juanita, Horseshoe Tavern
- Big Fist, Qwan, Heat, Pretty Mouth, Monarch Tavern
- Frequency Freaks synth workshop, Arrayspace, 1 pm (monthly)
Sun Mar 29: Cootie Catcher (album release), Good Flying Birds, Touch Girl Apple Blossom, Ether Girls, the Garrison
- I Am the Art: Nobuo Kubota (doc about the late TO artist/musician), Hot Docs, 4 pm
- JUNO AWARDS: After-Party w/ Aysanabee, Jim Cuddy, Kirk Diamond, Sebastian Gaskin, Grandson, Caity Gyorgy & Mark Limacher, Shawn Hook, Sadboi, Kim Stockwood, The OBGMs, more, Music Hall, Hamilton
- Sympathetic String Band, Artu, Tranzac, 7:30-9:30 pm (monthly)
- Cosmic Homeostasis (“an afternoon of ambient interstellar electroacoustic drift vibes”), Tranzac, 2:30 pm
- Ambient Afternoon w/ Ben McCarthy, Inchoate, Erica Whyte, Society Clubhouse, 967 College St. 2-5 pm, $10
- Thomas Steele 10Tet, Durham Jazz, Burdock Brewery
- Mark Hundevad Quartet & guests, Contxt, 1-4 pm, $15 adv, $35 at door (weekly)
- John Borra, Communist’s Daughter, 5 pm (weekly)
- Eastern European Brunch, Drom Taberna, 1-4 pm (weekly)
- Colonel Tom (country), Cameron House, 6 pm (weekly)
- Double Cuts (western swing), Cameron House, 8 pm (weekly)
- Doghouse Orchestra (big band), Cameron House, 10 pm (weekly)
- Sunday jazz w/ Carin Redmand Quartet, The Pilot, doors 1 pm, show 2 pm, $15+ (weekly)
Mon Mar 30: Geordie Greep (ex-Black Midi), Concert Hall
- Minta & the Brook Trout (Portugal), Justin Orok, Sarah Greene, Paul Kolinski, Tranzac, 9.30 pm
- Cardi B, Scotiabank Arena (ex-ACC)
- Canadian Blues Awards, Phoenix, 7 pm
- Tranzac Open Stage, 6:30 pm (6 pm signup), Tranzac, pwyc (every Monday)
- Country Flash, the Bell & Beacon (weekly)
- Jazz w/ Sean McCarthy & His Taproom Gang, Steadfast Brewery, 7-10 pm, $5 pints (weekly)
- D-cide on the B-side w/ host Michael Louis Johnson (“Bring your favourite vinyl, we listen to the A-side, then we D-cide on the B-side”), Communist’s Daughter, 5 pm-close (every Monday)
- John Macleod’s Rex Hotel Orchestra, the Rex, 8 pm
- Community Improvisation Workshop w/ Allison Cameron, Arrayspace (monthly)
Tue Mar 31: Milkweed (UK psych-folk duo), BSMT254
- Hayley Williams, Water From Your Eyes, Massey Hall (also Apr 1)
- Nick Fraser presents TBA, Tranzac, 9:30 pm
- Cardi B, TD Coliseum, Hamilton
- Classic Rex Jazz Jam, the Rex, 8 pm, $10 (weekly)
- John Mulaney, FirstOntario Concert Hall, Hamilton
- Tone Rangers (bluegrass), the Bell & Beacon (weekly)
- July Talk, Julianna Riolino, History
Primary sources, with thanks, include Michael Barclay’s That Night in Toronto and Joe Strutt’s Mechanical Forest Sound. See also Earlobe, Jazz in Toronto, the Whole Note for “classical” etc., Hamontlive for Hamilton, and for non-categorizable events, the Toronto Event Generator.