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This week’s must-see Toronto shows

Toronto Jazz Festival

You know summer has arrived when the music festivals start taking over. In addition to NXNE, the Toronto Jazz Festival kicks off this week, running from Thursday (June 19) to June 28. With so many acts playing over 10 days, it’s hard to pick faves, but here are some sure bets.

Don’t miss Queen of Funk Chaka Khan’s Kool Haus (132 Queens Quay East) set Thursday (June 19) at 8 pm, or the Robert Randolph and Kenny Wayne Shepherd sets at Nathan Phillips Square on Sunday (June 22), 8 pm. R&B/soul vocalist Dianne Reeves is also at Nathan Phillips on Tuesday (June 24), 8 pm, toting a new album.

Love guitar virtuosos? Jazz composer Julian Lage and Wilco’s Nels Cline get their fret on at the Horseshoe (279 Yonge) on Tuesday (June 24), 10 pm, while funk-rock legends Earth Wind & Fire take over the Sony Centre (1 Front East) that same night at 8 pm.

Thursday (June 19) to June 28, various venues, times and prices. torontojazz.com.


Black Flag, HOR, Cinema Cinema

CODA (794 Bathurst), Thursday (June 19)

Greg Ginn’s version.

Journey, Steve Miller Band, Tower of Power

Molson Amphitheatre (909 Lake Shore West), Thursday (June 19)

70s/80s classic rock biggies.

Meshuggah, Between the Buried And Me

Sound Academy (11 Polson), Thursday (June 19)

Extreme Swedish metal.

Indigenous Arts Festival

w/ Digging Roots, Kinnie Starr, Arthur Renwick, Nick Sherman

Fort York (100 Garrison), Friday to Sunday (June 20-22)

First Nations dance, theatre & music.

Toronto Jazz Festival/World Pride Opening Ceremonies

w/ Melissa Etheridge, Deborah Cox, Martha Walsh and others

Nathan Phillips Square (100 Queen West), Friday (June 20)

Multiple genres and multiple fests.

Hip-Hop Karaoke: 2nd Annual Posse Cut Competition

w/ DJs Numeric, Dalia, Ted Dancin’

Revival (783 College), Friday (June 20)

Karaoke duos, trios and quartets.

Patty Griffin, Parker Millsap

Winter Garden Theatre (189 Yonge), Friday (June 20)

Americana Grammy winner.

Arctic Monkeys, White Denim

Molson Amphitheatre (909 Lake Shore West), Saturday (June 21)

English indie rock four-piece.

Ms. Lauryn Hill

Sound Academy (11 Polson), Saturday (June 21)

Rapping R&B/soul singer/songwriter.

Cellphone, Teenanger, Petra Glynt, Ice Cream and Others

Soybomb (156 Bathurst), Saturday (June 21)

Summer Melt music fest rager.

Amen Dunes, Alex Calder, Wicked Witches, Milk Lines

Silver Dollar (486 Spadina), Monday (June 23)

Psych-folk singer/songwriter.

The Order of Good Cheer, DJ Brendan Canning

The Piston (937 Bloor West), Wednesday (June 25)

Smoky rock inspired by 70s country.

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