Charles Bradley
Charles Bradley has only two solo albums, dating back to 2010, but the sexagenarian exudes the classic, angsty soul of the genre’s glory days. This is fist-clenching, head-thrown-back love- and life-struggle singing. If the live YouTube video of instant classic and debut album standout Why Is It So Hard (shot in Austin with backing by the Menahan Street Band) is a concert preview, get ready for an impassioned, sweaty, funk-fuelled set.
Saturday (May 11), doors 8 pm, Phoenix Concert Theatre (410 Sherbourne). $22.50. RT, SS, TF.
Foxygen, Crumbs
Wrongbar (1279 Queen West), tonight (Thursday, May 9)
See preview.
Sing! Toronto Vocal Arts Festival
w/ the Real Group, the Swingle Sisters, Denzal Sinclaire and many others
Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), tonight (Thursday, May 9) to Sunday (May 12)
Four-day celebration of the voice.
The Presets, Dragonette, Classixx
Danforth Music Hall (147 Danforth), Friday (May 10)
Electronic music by Aussies & Canucks.
Ceol Kids
El Mocambo (464 Spadina), Friday (May 10)
Regent Park School of Music benefit.
Feast In The East
w/ Absolutely Free, Fresh Snow, Ostrich Tuning, Black Walls
Polyhaus (388 Carlaw), Friday (May 10)
See preview.
Rebecca & Fiona, Fehrplay
Uniun (473 Adelaide West), Friday (May 10)
Swedish EDM duo.
The Breeders
Danforth Music Hall (147 Danforth), Saturday (May 11)
Alt-rockers return for Last Splash’s 20th anniversary.
Pop Avant Series: WYRD IV
w/ Zachary Fairbrother Feedback Guitar Orchestra, Soul Sisters Supreme Redux 2.0, Jennifer Castle, Wyrd Visions
Music Gallery (197 John), Saturday (May 11)
See preview.
Abdominal & the Obliques
The Mascot (1267 Queen West), Sunday (May 12)
See preview.
Youth Lagoon, Majical Cloudz
The Great Hall (1087 Queen West), Monday (May 13)
Psychedelic indie pop.
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper
Drake Underground(1087 Queen West), Monday (May 13)
Aly Spaltro’s indie folk solo project.
Flying Lotus, Thundercat
Sound Academy (11 Polson), Wednesday (May 15)
See cover story.
Eliana Cuevas
Lula Lounge (1585 Dundas West), Wednesday (May 15)
Latin-jazz album launch.
