Darlene Shrugg
On New Year’s Eve, Darlene Shrugg continue a 2014 tradition of performing on holidays. The nascent indie supergroup debuted their raucous Detroit garage sound on Valentine’s Day and then delivered another festive set on July 4. The project was born following the dissolution of Slim Twig and drummer Simone TB‘s art-punk group Tropics, which existed for 10 years primarily as a live act. The pair recruited U.S. Girls‘ Meg Remy to write lyrics and Ice Cream‘s Carlyn Bezic and Amanda Crist for the live band. This show with Neil Young tribute act Horsey Craze is their first since the release of debut single Freedom Comes In A Plastic Card on Bandcamp earlier this month. While their respective bands dabble in an array of hyphenated genres, Darlene Shrugg are committed to unadulterated rock ‘n’ roll.
Wednesday (December 31) at the Silver Dollar (486 Spadina), 9 pm. $15. rotate.com, soundscapesmusic.com, ticketfly.com. Listen here.
What’s In The Box w/ Badlqqk, the Meligrove Band, Egyptrixx, Tre Mission, Pet Sun and others
Drake Hotel (1150 Queen West), Friday to Tuesday (December 26 to 30)
Annual post-holiday music fest.
Egyptrixx Live Set [Excerpt] from A N F on Vimeo.
Ian Blurton’s Happy Endings, Huron, Bella Clava
Rivoli (332 Queen West), Friday (December 26)
Genre-skipping psych rock.
Prosumer, Potion, Ostgutton, Playhouse, Jamie Kidd, Mike Gibbs
Club 120 (120 Church), Friday (December 26)
Berlin-bred house music.
Solaris Winter Music Festival w/ Kaskade, Skrillex, Adventure Club, Boys Noize and others
Direct Energy Centre (100 Princess Blvd), Friday and Saturday (December 26 and 27)
EDM heavies hit Exhibition Place.
Cover Me Impressed w/ Members Of July Talk, Stephen Stanley, Spencer Burton, Brendan Canning and others
Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor West), Saturday (December 27)
Cover tunes food bank fundraiser.
DJ Jonathan Toubin
The Garrison (1197 Dundas West), Saturday (December 27)
Night Train and Soul Clap Dance Off.
Andria Simone & Those Guys
3030 Dundas West (3030 Dundas West), Tuesday (December 30)
Vintage R&B and soul.
DJs Bassjackers, Bourgeois, Cyril Hahn, RL Grime and others
Liberty Grand (25 British Columbia), Wednesday (December 31)
New Year’s Eve in a giant nightclub.
The Sadies
Horseshoe (370 Queen West), Wednesday (December 31)
Thirteenth annual NYE show.
Fred Falke and others
Wrongbar (1279 Queen West), Wednesday (December 31)
French touch innovator.
Zords, Patti Cake, the Muscadettes, Seraphic Lights, Woodworker
Silver Dollar (486 Spadina), Friday (January 2)
Big-voiced indie pop and more.
Willie Nile, the Peter Elkas Band, Ready the Prince, Alan Snoddy
Horseshoe (370 Queen West), Saturday (January 3)
Greenwich Village folk veteran.
The Gift
Guvernment (132 Queens Quay East), Saturday (January 3)
(Almost) final call at the Guvernment.
