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Thursday, October 7
tift merritt Lee’s Palace, $tba. 416-532-1598.
chris alexander, perdition, a random exit and dj morgana Savage Garden (550 Queen West), $tba.
cephalic carnage, the end and bloodshoteye Rockit, all ages, $12.75. 416-870-8000, 416-306-9922.
raging asian women taiko drummers, lal, maewon, pomegranate klezmer squad, the cliks and more, Tequila Lounge, $7-$10. Tickets available at the Toronto Women’s Bookstore (73 Harbord). www.ragingasianwomen. ca.
Friday, October 8
billy talent, metric and death from above 1979 Docks, all ages, $29.25. 416-870-8000.
allison crowe CD release with tanisha taitt St. George the Martyr Church (197 John), $10. 250-537-1286.
chromeo with djs dave 1, pee thug, dmt and butros butros gali Gladstone, $10. www.chromeo.net.
d.o.a., bunchofuckingoofs and class assassins Rockit, 9 pm, $15. 416-306-9922.
the beatnuts, dj serious, human kebab, doug deep, the drill squad and the wreck squad Opera House, 9 pm, $20. 416-870-8000, 416-466-0313.
Saturday, October 9
wilco Massey Hall, 7 pm doors, $35-$39. 416-870-8000.
danko jones Lee’s Palace, $13.50. 416-532-1598, 416-870-8000.
skin tight outta sight rebel burlesque Gladstone Hotel, $20. 416-531-4635. www.skintightouttasight.com.
mark berube Renaissance Café, $tba. www.markberube.com.
feuermusik, i am robot and proud and burn rome in a dream Rivoli, $5. 416-596-1908.
Sunday, October 10
mike watt & the second men Horseshoe, $10.50. 416-598-4753.
the faint and tv on the radio Lee’s Palace, $15. 416-870-8000, 416-532-1598.
Monday, October 11
explosions in the sky Horseshoe, $9. 416-598-4753.
the concretes Lee’ s Palace, $15. 416-870-8000, 416-532-1598, www.rootmeansquare. ca.
the killers, suferosa and ambulance ltd. Opera House, $tba. 416-870-8000, 416-466-0313.
Tuesday, October 12
morrissey Hummingbird Centre, $41.75-$69.75. 416-872-2262, 416-870-8000.
solex Lee’s Palace, $8.50. 416-532-1598.
doug riley’s b3 quartet w/ jake langley Montreal Bistro, $10-$12. 416-363-0179. And Oct 13-16.
Wednesday, October 13
interpol and the secret machines Docks, all ages, $20. 416-870-8000. www.rootmeansquare.ca.
king’s x (unplugged) Rockit, $21.50. 416-870-8000, 416-306-9922.
matt sharp Horseshoe, $10. 416-598-4753.
mclusky Lee’s Palace, $10. 416-532-1598.
Thursday, October 14
tony bennett Roy Thomson, $59-$125. 416-872-4255.
fly pan am and mono Horseshoe, $10. 416-598-4753.
Friday, October 15
dj krush Mod Club Theatre, $tba. www.emerge.ca.
the libertines Opera House, all ages, $16.50. 416-870-8000.
pj harvey and moris tepper Phoenix, doors 6 pm, $28.50. 416-870-8000.
larry blackmon’s cameo and blues underdog Atlantis (955 Lakeshore West), 9 pm, $10. 416-870-8000.
Saturday, October 16
jolie holland Drake Hotel, 10 pm, $15. 416-870-8000, www.rootmeansquare.ca.
mel brown & the homewreckers and miss angel Silver Dollar, 10 pm, $14. 416-763-9139.
the sights Silver Dollar, $7. 416-763-9139, 416-598-4753.
the skydiggers and the cash brothers Horseshoe, $tba. 416-598-4753.
candiria, bucket truck and a taste for blood Rockit, all ages, $12.50. 416-870-8000, 416-306-9922.
Sunday, October 17
sting and annie lennox Air Canada Centre, 7 pm, $50.50-$151. 416-870-8000.
juana molina Drake Hotel, $15. 416-870-8000, www.rootmeansquare.ca.
motion ensemble performs works by John Cage and James Tenny, Music Gallery (197 John), $5-$15. 416-204-1080, www.motionensemble. com.
off centre music salon presents French Salon, Glenn Gould Studio (250 Front West), 2 pm, $tba. 416-466-1870.
sam phillips Lula Lounge, 8:30 pm, $20. 416-870-8000, 416-588-0307.
Monday, October 18
good life (tim kasher of cursive) Horseshoe, $9. 416-598-4753.
cradle of filth Kool Haus, all ages, $30. 416-870-8000.
kmfdm Phoenix, $tba. 416-870-8000.
amorphis Rockit, all ages, $16.75. 416-870-8000, 416-306-9922.
the travellers perform the music of the Weavers, Leah Posluns Theatre (4588 Bathurst), $30-$35. 416-636-1880 ext. 228.
kurt swinghammer CD release, Cameron House, 9 pm, $tba. 416-703-0811.
Tuesday, October 19
federico aubele Revival, $tba. www.emerge.ca
pinback Lee’s Palace, $13. 416-532-1598. www.rootmeansquare.ca.
story of the year, lostprophets, my chemical romance and anberlin Kool Haus, all ages, 6 pm, $20.25. 416-870-8000.
cake Massey Hall, $35.50-$39.50. 416-872-4255, 416-870-8000.
jamie cullum Phoenix, $22.50. 416-870-8000.
the dre allen project, slimkidtre (the pharcyde) and chita as part of the Grass Roots Road Trip tour, El Mocambo, $tba. 416-777-1777.
valis and sindealer Rockit, $10. 416-306-9922.
sarah jane morris Lula Lounge, $20. 416-870-8000, 416-588-0307. Through Oct 21.
Wednesday, October 20
napalm death, misery index and fleshcraft Rockit, all ages, $19.75. 416-870-8000, 416-306-9922.
Thursday, October 21
the stranglers Mod Club Theatre, $32.50. 416-870-8000.
dan goldman, twighlight hotel, mike petkau, old seed, patrick keenan Cameron House, 9 pm, $5. 416-703-0811.
lloyd banks Docks, $29.50. 416-870-8000. www.ramosent.com.
Friday, October 22
mission of burma Lee’s Palace, $20. 416-532-1598.
blonde redhead and liars Opera House, $20. 416-870-8000.
straylight run, hot rod circuit, north star and say anything Rockit, 7 pm, all ages, $14. 416-870-8000.
trevor mills, sinva and more, as part of the @PEACE ACTivist Magazine 20th anniversary party, Steelworkers Hall (25 Cecil), $10-$20. www.activistmagazine.com.
the cottars Hugh’s Room, $16-$18. 416-531-6604.
Saturday, October 23
the delgados and crooked fingers Lee’ s Palace, 7 pm, $15. 416-870-8000, 416-532-1598, www.rootmeansquare.ca.
lhasa de sela Winter Garden Theatre (189 Yonge), $40. 416-872-5555.
and you will know us by the trail of dead, iqu and forget cassettes Phoenix, $15. 416-870-8000.
the organ and controller.controller Horseshoe, $8.50. 416-598-4753.
john prine Convocation Hall (31 King’s College Circle, U of T), $42.50-$49.50. 416-870-8000. And Sun Oct 24.
matthew good and limblifter Kool Haus, $32.50. 416-870-8000.
Sunday, October 24
alpha blondy & the solar system Kool Haus, $35. 416-870-8000, 416-345-9200.
gov’t mule Palais Royale, $tba. ww.emerge.ca.
rasputina Lee’s Palace, $13.50. 416-532-1598.
Monday, October 25
social distortion, tiger army and the explosion Kool Haus, all ages, doors 7 pm, $35. 416-870-8000.
le tigre, gravy train and cannonball jane Guvernment, all ages, $18. 416-870-8000.
jake langley, joey francesco and byron landham Ontario Science Centre (770 Don Mills), $25. 416-696-1000.
Tuesday, October 26
vanessa carlton Mod Club, all ages, 9 pm, $18.50. 416-870-8000.
Wednesday, October 27
mouse on mars, ratatat and junior boys Lee’s Palace, $15. 416-532-1598, 416-870-8000. www.rootmeansquare.ca.
brad mehldau as part of the Toronto Progressive Jazz series, Glenn Gould Studio (CBC Building, 250 Front West), $30. 416-870-8000. www.tojazzseries.com.
akercocke, vehemence and dimentianon Rockit, all ages, $15.25. 416-870-8000, 416-306-9922.
Thursday, October 28
madawaska string quartet residency launch and fundraiser, Music Gallery (197 John), $25. 416-204-1080.
tangiers Horseshoe, $8. 416-598-4753.
Friday, October 29
antibalas afrobeat orchestra Horseshoe, $15. 416-598-4753. www.rootmeansquare.ca. And Sat Oct 30.
Saturday, October 30
vladimir spivakov, moscow virtuosi and canadian children’s opera chorus George Weston Recital Hall, $55-$95. 416-870-8000.
charlie hunter, bobby previte and dj logic as part of the Toronto Progressive Jazz series, Opera House, $25. 416-870-8000. www.tojazzseries.com.
scrappy bitch tour w/ kinnie starr, veda hille and oh susanna Mod Club, doors 7:30 pm, $15. 416-870-8000.
fiddlesong as part of the Acoustic Harvest Folk Club, Birchcliff Bluffs United Church (33 East Rd., Scarborough), $15. 416-264-2235.
Sunday, October 31
brian jonestown massacre Lee’s Palace, $9. 416-532-1598.
ten tenors Roy Thomson Hall, $42.50-$74.50. 416-872-4255.
the used, the bronx, head automatica and the bled Kool Haus, all ages, 7 pm, $21.50. 416-870-8000.
Monday, November 1
soledad brothers Horseshoe, $8.50. 416-598-4753.
sarah brightman Air Canada Centre, $49.50-$89.50. 416-598-4753.
muse Kool Haus, all ages, $23.50. 416-870-8000.
incubus and the music Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, all ages, $25.50-$47.50. 416-870-8000.
Tuesday, November 2
ron korb CD/DVD launch, Hugh’s Room, $tba. 416-531-6604.
yellowcard, the starting line, the matches and craig’s brother Kool Haus, all ages, 6 pm, $20. 416-870-8000.
Wednesday, November 3
bad religion, rise against and from first to last Kool Haus, all ages, 8 pm, $25.50. 416-870-8000.
Thursday, November 4
avril lavigne Air Canada Centre, 7:30 pm, $35.50-$42.50. 416-870-8000.
gwar, dying fetus and all that remains Opera House, all ages, $24.50. 416-870-8000, 416-466-0313.
Friday, November 5
Clinic and sons & daughters Lee’s Palace, $15. 416-870-8000. www.rootmeansquare.ca.
Saturday, November 6
savoy brown and kim simmonds Silver Dollar, 10 pm, $18. 416-763-9139.
venetian snares, c64, belladonnakillz, skeeter, unitus and laf-o El Mocambo, 9 pm, $10. 416-777-1777. www.smerk.org.
Monday, November 8
jonathan richman Lula Lounge, $15, tickets purchased for postponed June shows honoured on new dates. 416-588-0307. Through Nov 10.
hot snakes Lee’s Palace, $14. 416-870-8000.
beastie boys Air Canada Centre, $36.50-$56. 416-870-8000.
Tuesday, November 9
the blues explosion Phoenix, $20. 416-870-8000, www.rootmeansquare.ca.
moe. Opera House, all ages, $20. 416-870-8000.
Wednesday, November 10
north york concert orchestra York Woods Library (1785 Finch West), $10. 416-225-4556.
misfits, agent orange, 3tards and rehab for quitters Reverb, all ages, $35. 416-870-8000.
laibach Lee’s Palace, $25. 416-532-1598, 416-870-8000.
r.e.m. and joseph arthur Hummingbird Centre, 7:30 pm, $49.50-$79.50. 416-870-8000, 416-872-2262.
Thursday, November 11
black dice and animal collective Lee’ s Palace, $14. 416-532-1598, www.rootmeansquare.ca.
great big sea, jimmy rankin and liam titcomb Kool Haus, all ages, $37. 416-870-8000.
Friday, November 12
geri allen as part of the Toronto Progressive Jazz series, Glenn Gould Studio (CBC Building, 250 Front West), $32.50, on sale Fri Oct 8. 416-870-8000. www.tojazzseries.com.
great big sea, jimmy rankin and liam titcolm Massey Hall, $37.50-$42.50. 416-870-8000.
lamb of god, fear factory, children of bodom and throwdown Kool Haus, all ages, $25.50. 416-870-8000.
Saturday, November 13
michael kaeshammer Hugh’s Room, two sets, $30-$34. 416-531-6604.
lali puna Lee’s Palace, $tba. 416-532-1598.
Sunday, November 14
taking back sunday, funeral for a friend and atreyu Kool Haus, all ages, $19.50. 416-870-8000.
Monday, November 15
vader and archaeon Rockit, all ages, $16.75. 416-870-8000, 416-306-9922.
Tuesday, November 16
hot water music, silverstein, planes mistaken for stars and moments in grace Opera House, all ages, 7 pm, $15. 416-870-8000.
sufjan stevens Lee’s Palace, $tba. 416-532-1598.
Thursday, November 18
psychic tv Funhaus, $17.50. 416-870-8000.
midtown and matchbook romance El Mocambo, all ages, doors 7 pm, $12.50. 416-870-8000, 416-777-1777.
hayden Lee’s Palace, $tba. 416-532-1598. And Fri Nov 19.
Friday, November 19
the duke robillard band Silver Dollar, 10 pm, $18. 416-763-9139.
diplo Mod Club, $tba. 416-870-8000, 416-588-4663.
Saturday, November 20
spirit of the west Lee’s Palace, $tba. 416-532-1598.
das macht show as part of the Acoustic Harvest Folk Club, Birchcliff Bluffs United Church (33 East Rd, Scarborough), $15. 416-264-2235.
Sunday, November 21
willie & lobo as part of the Toronto Progressive Jazz series, Hugh’s Room, $25. 416-531-6604. www.tojazzseries.com.
Wednesday, November 24
pixies, the datsuns and marble index Arrow Hall, Mississauga, all ages, 5:30 pm, $35. 416-870-8000. And Nov 25.
Friday, November 26
ellen allien Mod Club, $tba. 416-870-8000, 416-588-4663.
tragically hip Air Canada Centre, 7:30 pm, $35.50-$49.50. 416-870-8000.
Sunday, November 28
holly golightly Horseshoe, $10.50. 416-598-4753.
Saturday, December 4
medeski martin & wood Kool Haus, all ages, $30. 416-870-8000.
clutch Opera House, all ages, $24.75. 416-870-8000, 416-466-0313.
artscan circle benefit w/ mike stevens and raymond maclain as part of the Acoustic Harvest Folk Club, Birchcliff Bluffs United Church (33 East Rd., Scarborough), $15. 416-264-2235.
Sunday, December 5
dope, motograter, twisted method and hellz kitchen show Opera House, all ages, $15.50. 416-870-8000, 416-466-0313.
Saturday, December 18
nightwish rescheduled, Opera House, all ages, $27.50, tickets for original show honoured, refunds available at point of purchase until Nov 1. 416-870-8000, 416-466-0313.
Wednesday, December 22
john mcdermott Roy Thomson Hall, $29.50-$89.50. 416-872-4255.