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May 9 & 10
TOM PAXTON
with guests Ken Whiteley & Ben Whiteley
$25 / $27.50
Tom Paxton has become a voice of his generation, addressing issues of injustice and inhumanity, laying bare the absurdities of modern culture and celebrating the tenderest bonds of family, friends, and community.
Tom Paxton's place in folk music is secured not just by hit records and awards, but by the admiration of three generations of fellow musicians. An internationally recognized and loved cultural figure, he has always chosen goodwill over commercial success. His generosity has taken the shape of a benefit concert performance for a little girl fighting leukemia, or a personal note of encouragement to an up-and-coming songwriter. This is the man who wrote and lives the words, "Peace will come, and let it begin with me."
He is one of the great songwriters of the last century and will be reckoned as one of the greats in this new century, as well. He is a man we have come to regard as our friend.
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May 13
Ani DiFranco and the people who brought you Bill Hicks present ...
HAMELL ON TRIAL
$15 adv / $17
"One-man rock 'n roll show; giddy musical equivalent of Tourette's Syndrome."
"Hamell's music rollicks with surreal and real subject matters." - Playboy
“A genuinely funny guy with a social conscience, a
loud mouth, and serious songwriting cred; his
punk-folk acoustic blasts are like a punchline to
the establishment's groin ... The trial is over, the
verdict is in: Ed Hamell is the real deal.” — Billboard
Hamell on Trial is a one-man punk band—and by punk we mean (mostly) loud, fast music informed by politics, passion, energy and intelligence, played by a guy with a sharp tongue and a wicked sense of humor. Born in Syracuse, NY, Ed Hamell started many a band before grasping the amazing appeal of autonomy: the solo musician’s ability to write a song and perform it the same evening. After freeing himself from the spiritual and financial burdens of a full band, he found himself with a bunch of new songs and a gig at a benefit concert. “I had never played solo before and never really listened to acoustic music,” he recalls. “Every musician in town was going to be there, so, knowing that I was going to be scrutinized, and also to differentiate myself from the James Taylors of the world, I decided to call it Hamell on Trial, figuring it would be a one-time deal. After the show, I was offered a record deal from a local label (Ani DiFranco's label Righteous Babe Records), something I had never come close to in my band years, so even an idiot like me realized I was on to something, and the name stuck.”
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May 14
The EDDIES - BIGROCK BREWERY
for tickets please contact Ticket Master
The Big Rock Eddies is an Oscars-style beer celebration
hosted by Big Rock Brewery. With all proceeds going to charity, Big Rock
beer fans make commercials for this Alberta brewed beer. All commercials are
judged and winners receive prize money and a trip to Calgary to visit the
brewery. This year¹s Toronto Eddies will feature Serving Charity as sole
beneficiary. For more information on the Eddies and Big Rock Brewery, please
visit our online community for beer lovers at: www.friendsofbigrock.com
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May 15 & 16
TOM RUSH
$32adv / $35 door
Tom Rush is a gifted musician and performer, whose shows offer a musical celebration...a journey into the tradition and spectrum of what music has been, can be, and will become. His distinctive guitar style, wry humor and warm, expressive voice have made him both a legend and a lure to audiences around the world. His shows are filled with the rib-aching laughter of terrific story-telling, the sweet melancholy of ballads and the passion of gritty blues.
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May 17
LORI CULLEN
$22 adv / $25
With opening set
Harpist Sahra Featherstone and Jason Fowler
At the intersection of jazz, easy listening, orchestral pop and acoustic folk is the sparkling sound of Buttercup Bugle. On her fourth solo CD, Toronto-based independent singer/songwriter Lori Cullen weaves sophistication and whimsy into an unexpected discovery.
The disc was co-produced by Chris Dedrick –mastermind behind the legendary 60’s Sunshine Pop vocal group Free Design. His elaborate backing vocal sections and brass arrangements evoke a lost era of meticulous craft, adorning the songs with breathtaking ornamentation executed by the distinguished True North Brass ensemble.
Buttercup Bugle features eight new original songs, and 3 interpretations of classics by Dedrick, Gordon Lightfoot, and the seldom-covered cult fave Judee Sill.
Emanating from the local folk scene in 2000 with her first recording, Cullen’s artistic evolution quickly outgrew restrictive genres. The previous year’s collection of covers, Calling For Rain, received a Juno nomination for Best Jazz Vocal and garnered significant radio support nationally. A song from that same recording won the Colleen Peterson songwriting award from the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals. Her critically acclaimed Uneven Hill release from 2002 has recently seen a resurgence of interest with BBC play in England. A guest appearance on Polaris winner Owen Pallette’s Final Fantasy project further establishes her credentials as an essential voice.
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May 21
Double Bill: MORGAN DAVIS & BROKEN JOE
$14 adv / $16 door
For nearly four decades Morgan Davis has been on the road travelling across Canada, the United States and Europe. His performances draw from a rich tradition of country blues, as well as his own contemporary songs infused with wit and a large dose of humour.
Broken Joe is:
Alec Fraser — bass
Jerome Godboo — harmonica
Joe Toole — banjo
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May 23
Smooth Soft Rock Sounds of the 1970's
$18 / $20
Come and hear sweet renditions of songs by America, James Taylor, Bread, Loggins & Messina, Stephen Bishop, John Sebastian, Looking Glass, Poco, Joni Mitchell, Burton Cummings, Starlight Vocal Band, Jackson Browne, Little River Band, Carpenters...and so much more!!
Cuz it's gonna be soft and sweet!! And because there's a fine musical line between genius and cheese.
All-star Band led by Jory Nash & David Matheson plus a variety of special guests including Juno-nominated singer songwriter Lori Cullen, drummer LYLE MOLZAN & bassist Maury LaFoy (from Jann Arden's Band), singer-songwriters Treasa Levasseur , Aengus Finnan, Brian MacMillan, JASON FOWLER, Andy Maize (from the Skydiggers)...plus a few more surprises.
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May 24
9th Annual TIN PAN
NORTH Gala Event
With:Mark Allen Barnette, Victoria Banks, Rachel Proctor
and more ...
$20
From May 22nd through to May 24th NSAI of Greater Toronto is bringing the 9th Annual Tin Pan North Festival to Toronto – a Canadian offshoot of the legendary Tin Pan South that takes place each Spring in Nashville.
It's an event created to salute the craft of songwriting of all genres – and a chance for our NSAI regional performing writers to shine in front of packed crowds.
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May 27
CALIFORNIA GUITAR TRIO
$22 adv / $25
With a whirlwind of instrumental styles fusing classical, rock, blues, jazz, world music, progressive, as well as the quintessential California musical genre surf music, the California Guitar Trio's stunning virtuosity and sly sense of humor have earned them an enthusiastic following and wide notoriety, with significant crossover in the progressive, acoustic and classical music scenes.
"This group skips merrily among genres...the trio's tongue-in-cheek humour becomes full-blown when it bursts into Ventures-style surf music." - The New York Times
"Pioneers of the New Acoustic Age...Worlds Best Acoustic Band" - Guitar Shop Magazine.
"Winning, energetic and highly accessible..." - Los Angeles Times |
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May 28 & 29
Sirius Satellite Radio Presents...
BORROWED TUNES II
NEIL YOUNG TRIBUTE
Host: MIKE ROTH
LIAM TITCOMB
DALA
JUSTIN NOZUKA
MELISSA McCLELLAND
HEMINGWAY CORNER
PAT ROBITAILLE
ASTRID YOUNG (Neil's sister)
KEVIN HEARN (Barenaked Ladies)
and special guest CHANTAL KREVIAZUK (Wednesday only)
$27.50adv / $30 |
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May 31
MIKE FORD
CD Release
$16 / $18
Mike Ford is a Juno-nominated artist whose concerts and recordings are garnering critical and popular acclaim coast-to-coast. Known to many as 1/4 of the eccentrically successful folk-pop-vaudeville band Moxy Früvous (with whom Mike has entertained countless festivals, theatres, clubs across North America and Europe and recorded 7 acclained albums), Mike has embarked on a whole new career phase with his rollicking Canada In Song project. His three solo albums, stars shone on toronto (featuring musical homages to Jane Jacobs, The Oak Ridges Moraine & Tooker Gomberg among others), Satellite Hotstove, and the MapleMusic recording Canada Needs You, volume one (a Juno-nominated romp through Canadian History) are filled with provocative original compositions delivered in a multitude of styles. Mike's interactive concerts for Intermediate and Senior Canadian Studies, Music and French students are all the rage in schools across the country (in these shows he's currently debuting new Canadian History originals for volume two of Canada Needs You, due out in May '08). He has also recently graced festival stages as a 'swing' member of The Arrogant Worms, and has teamed up of late with multiple Juno-award-winning singer David Francey, writing and performing new 'Great Lakes' songs for their Laker Music Project.
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