Matthew Good
Hear the hits live rather than on the radio when the West Coast alt-rocker plays the second of three nights at the Danforth Music Hall. 8 pm. $39.50-$55. ticketmaster.ca.
Vince Staples
Long Beach rapper makes another return to Toronto, this time at Tattoo. 7 pm. All ages. Sold out.
Romeo And Juliet
Final performance until March of the National Ballet’s take on Shakespeare’s love story. Prokofiev’s score is one of ballet’s best. Four Seasons Centre. $12-$265. 416-345-9595.
Soupcans
the Toronto trio perform at the Cinecycle with guests: Cellphone, Running and Plasmalab. 9 pm. $10 at the door.
See our interview with Soupcans here.
Liz Magor
Last chance to see the sculptor’s eerie works probing nature’s fragility, at Susan Hobbs. Free. 416-504-3699.
The Strumbellas
The folk-pop-grass six-piece fun up the Horseshoe with Shred Kelly. Doors 9 pm. $23.50. ticketfly.com.
Syria sleep-out
Community party and sleep-out with dinner and music raises funds for Syrian refugees. 5:30 pm. $20 (suggested donation). Church of the Resurrection. deca.to.
Missing and murdered
Audrey Huntley talks up a community database project in support of missing aboriginal women. 10:30 am. Free. Don Heights Unitarian Congregation. 416-444-8839.
Justin Bieber
Surprise acoustic show by the pop star and benefit for Stratford House of Blessings. Danforth Music Hall. Doors 6:30 pm. All ages, $100. Sold out.
Electric Messiah
The holiday classic gets deconstructed by vocalist Christine Duncan, sound poet Gabriel Dharmoo, electronic musician Doug Van Nort and others. First of two nights at Drake Hotel. 8 pm. $15-$20. soundstreams.ca.
Hydro One sell-off
Coalition against the proposed privatization of 65 per cent of Hydro One rallies at Queen’s Park. Free. 4 pm. hydronotforsale.ca.
Kim’s Convenience
Ins Choi’s play about a Canadian-Korean grocery store owner and his family returns for a holiday run. If you haven’t seen it, you must. 8 pm. To December 26 at the Bluma Appel. $29.50-$89. 416-866-8666.
Andy Kim Christmas Show
Tom Cochrane, Barenaked Ladies, Ron Sexsmith, Kardinal Offishall and others perform for CAMH’s Gift Of Light Program. Doors 8 pm. $25. Phoenix Concert Hall. ticketweb.ca.
Phantom Of The Opera
A new version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s mega-musical comes to the Princess of Wales. Various times. $59-$210. mirvish.com. December 10 to January 23.
Between the Buried and Me
Here’s your chance to bang your head at the Danforth Music Hall. With openers Enslaved, Intronaut and Native Construct. 6 pm, all ages. $28.50-$34. ticketmaster.ca. December 10.
Jingle Bell Concert Series
The festive concert series continues with K.I.D. at Lee’s Palace and Bear Mountain at Adelaide Hall on December 10, Banners at the Drake on December 11, plus more. edge.ca/jinglebell.
Carol
Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara are getting lots of awards buzz in Todd Haynes’s adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novel about a lesbian love affair in the 1950s. Opens December 11.
Safe
The Drake-approved rapper takes over the Mod Club. 9 pm. $15-$20. tinyurl.com/SAFElive. December 12.
Alt Star Party
The NBA All-Star weekend brings more than basketball and Drake to town, like Girl Talk and NBA champ Matt Bonner at Lee’s Palace. Doors 9 pm. $40. ticketfly.com. February 12.
Melvins/Napalm Death/Melt Banana
This inspired triple bill gives us another reason to look forward to spring. Opera House. 7 pm. $29. ticketfly.com. April 19.
