Thursday, September 18
ED SHEERAN, RUDIMENTAL Air Canada Centre 7:30 pm, $56.75. TM.
LIVING COLOUR, UNLOCKING THE TRUTH Opera House 7:30 pm, $28.75. TF.
THE WATCHMEN Horseshoe doors 9 pm, $27.50. HS, RT, SS, TF. And Sep 19.
Friday, September 19
DEAFHEAVEN, NO JOY, INDIAN HANDCRAFTS Opera House doors 8 pm, $17.50. RT, SS, TF.
THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM, AGAINST ME Sound Academy doors 7 pm, all ages, $33.50-$45.50. RT, SS, TF.
OUGHT Hard Luck Bar doors 8 pm, $12. RT, SS, TF.
Saturday, September 20
BRENDAN CANNING, AROARA, ARMY GIRLS, THE HIGHEST ORDER, ARTIE ROTH, BABY EAGLE, WILL KIDMAN, THE LONELY PARADE, ALISTAIR CHRISTL, HURRICANE & ABLE, CHUG BUCKET AND THE IDAHO SHOP Bloor Ossington Folk Festival Christie Pits Park doors 1 pm, free. bloorossingtonfolkfestival.ca.
COMET CONTROL, MONOMYTH, NAP EYES Junction Music Festival 3030 Dundas West 10 pm.
MUTUAL BENEFIT Lee’s Palace doors 9 pm, $13.50. HS, RT, SS, TF.
TWIN SHADOW Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 8 pm, $20. RT, SS, TF.
Sunday, September 21
SAM SMITH Kool Haus 8 pm, $47.50. TM.
TY SEGALL, LA LUZ The Danforth Music Hall 8 pm, $18.50-$27.50. TM.
THE WEEKND, SCHOOLBOY Q, JHENÉ AIKO Molson Amphitheatre 7:30 pm, $38-$111.25. LN.
Monday, September 22
BASIA BULAT, MAC DEMARCO, JESSY LANZA, OWEN PALLETT, SHAD, TANYA TAGAQ Polaris Music Prize Gala Carlu polarismusicprize.ca.
Thursday, September 25
BLACK LIPS, KING KHAN & BBQ SHOW Phoenix Concert Theatre 8 pm, $23.50. RT, SS, TF.
SINGLE MOTHERS, SOLIDS Horseshoe doors 8:30 pm, $10.50. HS, RT, SS, TF.
Friday, September 26
DUBFIRE, THE JUNKIES CODA doors 10 pm, $35-$40.
FUCKED UP, VAG HALEN, NEW FRIES Horseshoe doors 9 pm, $15. HS, RT, SS, TF.
YACHT, WHITE FANG, DIGITS The Hoxton doors 6:30 pm, $14. RT, SS, TW.
Saturday, September 27
CHROMEO, WAVE RACER Frequent Flyer Tour Kool Haus doors 8 pm, $36.50. INK, PDR, RT, SS, TM.
DJ GRANDMASTER FLASH & AFRIKA BAMBAAATAA, SOUL MOTIVATORS The Lost Art Of Hip-Hop Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 9 pm, $34. PDR, RT, SBA, SS.
FUCKED UP, ALVVAYS, S.H.I.T. Horseshoe doors 1 pm, all ages, $15. HS, RT, SS, TF.
ZEUS Lee’s Palace doors 9 pm, $17.50.
Sunday, September 28
JOEY BADA$$ Guvernment doors 8 pm, $25. INK, PDR, RT, SS, TM.
LILY ALLEN, MR LITTLE JEANS Sound Academy doors 7 pm, all ages, $35-$55. LN, RT, SS.
UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS Lee’s Palace doors 9 pm, $18.50. HS, RT, SS, TF.
Monday, September 29
ZAKIYA HOOKER, GEECHEE GULLAH RING SHOUTERS, DIANA BRAITHWAITE & CHRIS WHITELEY AND OTHERS Underground Railroad Music Festival: North Meets South: Old Songs For A New Day Hugh’s Room 1 pm, $27.50-$30.
Tuesday, September 30
EMA Drake Hotel doors 8 pm, $15. RT, SS, TF.
KASABIAN, BO NINGEN Sound Academy doors 7 pm, all ages, $25.50-$40. TM.
LYKKE LI, MAPEI Kool Haus doors 8 pm, $35. RT, SS, TF.
SHOVELS & ROPE Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 8 pm, $20. RT, SS, TF.
Wednesday, October 1
ZZ TOP FirstOntario Centre (Hamilton) doors 7 pm, all ages, $49.50-$89.50. TM.
Thursday, October 2
CONSTANTINES, COUSINS Danforth Music Hall doors 8 pm, $25. RT, SS, TM. And Oct 3.
TIM HECKER First Thursdays Art Gallery of Ontario. $15, adv $12. 416-979-6648.
Friday, October 3
BANKS The Goddess Tour Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 8 pm, $23.50. RT, SS, TW.
BEACH HOUSE Lee’s Palace doors 9 pm, $32.50. RT, SS, TF. And Oct 4.
WITHIN TEMPTATION, AMARANTHE Sound Academy 7 pm, all ages, $27.50-$48.50. TF.
Saturday, October 4
CHER Dressed To Kill Tour Air Canada Centre $46.50. TM. And Oct 5.
HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR Wrongbar doors 8 pm, $24. RT, SS, TW.
PERFUME GENIUS Virgin Mobile Mod Club doors 7 pm, $15. RT, SS, TF.
Monday, October 6
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER, SUICIDE SILENCE, CHELSEA GRIN, ALTERBEAST Opera House doors 7 pm, $25. LN, RT, SS.
JUNGLE Danforth Music Hall doors 7 pm, $20, adv $18. RT, SS, TM.
Tuesday, October 7
SHARON VAN ETTEN Opera House doors 8 pm, $18.50. RT, SS, TF.
Wednesday, October 8
BIG FREEDIA Just Be Free Tour The Hoxton doors 9 pm, $20. RT, SS, TF.
CAT POWER Danforth Music Hall doors 7 pm, $36. LN, TM.
NAS Time Is Illmatic Tour Queen Elizabeth Theatre doors 6 pm, all ages, second show doors 10 pm, $59-$79. TM.
Thursday, October 9
THUS OWLS, MICHAEL FEUERSTACK Rivoli 9 pm, $15. RTH.
Friday, October 10
AB-SOUL Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 9 pm, all ages, $26.50. INK, PDR, RT, SS, TM.
AMON AMARTH, SABATON, SKELETONWITCH Sound Academy 7 pm, all ages, $33.50-$48.50. TF.
BIG K.R.I.T., TWO-9 Tattoo doors 9 pm, $27. INK, PDR, RT, SS, TM.
CLOUD NOTHINGS Lee’s Palace doors 9 pm, $16.50. HS, RT, SS, TF.
ESPERANZA SPALDING Queen Elizabeth Theatre 8 pm, all ages, $49.50. TM.
TRUST, CRATER Danforth Music Hall $tba.
Tuesday, October 14
KING TUFF Horseshoe doors 8:30 pm, $15. HS, RT, SS, TF.
Wednesday, October 15
BASTILLE Air Canada Centre doors 6:30 pm, $34.50-$42.50. LN, TM.
STEVE GUNN Drake Hotel doors 8 pm, $12.50. RT, SS, TF.
Thursday, October 16
WHITE FENCE, KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD The Garrison doors 8 pm, $12.50. RT, SS, TF.
THE WILDERNESS OF MANITOBA Lee’s Palace.
Friday, October 17
DENIRO FARRAR & DENZEL CURRY, RICH KIDD The Bow Down Tour Tattoo doors 9 pm, $27. INK, PDR, RT, SS, TM.
SATAN, CASTLE, MIDNIGHT MALICE The Garrison doors 8:30 pm, $20. TF.
THE WOODEN SKY Lee’s Palace doors 9 pm, $17.50. HS, RT, SS, TF. And Oct 18.
Saturday, October 18
FLEETWOOD MAC On With The Show Tour Air Canada Centre doors 7 pm, $49.50-$199.50. LN, TM.
KING DIAMOND Sound Academy doors 8 pm, all ages, $48.50. IE, RT, TF.
Sunday, October 19
ICEAGE, FATHER MURPHY Horseshoe doors 8 pm, $14.50. HS, RT, SS, TF.
Tuesday, October 21
TEMPLES, THE DISTRICTS Virgin Mobile Mod Club doors 8 pm, $22.50. RT, SS, TF.
Wednesday, October 22
MAYDAY PARADE, TONIGHT ALIVE, MAJOR LEAGUE, PVRIS Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 7 pm, all ages, $25. RT, SS, TW.
Thursday, October 23
BLACK MILK, NAT TURNER, KING REIGN Tattoo doors 8 pm, $18. INK, PDR, RT, SS.
Friday, October 24
PALLBEARER, TOMBS Lee’s Palace doors 9 pm, $15.50. RT, SS, TF.
SINÉAD O’CONNOR Massey Hall 8 pm, $49.50-$79.50. RTH.
TY DOLLA $IGN In Too Deep Tour Guvernment.
Saturday, October 25
COURTNEY BARNETT, SAN FERMIN, MIKHAEL PASKALEV Lee’s Palace doors 9 pm, $17. HS, RT, SS, TF.
Sunday, October 26
DUM DUM GIRLS Opera House doors 8 pm, $21.50. RT, SS, TF.
JESSIE WARE The Great Hall $tba. LN.
Monday, October 27
EX HEX, SPEEDY ORTIZ Horseshoe doors 8 pm, $13.50. HS, RT, SS, TF.
Tuesday, October 28
HOZIER, JAMES BAY Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 7 pm, $20. LN, TW.
SLOWDIVE, LOW Danforth Music Hall doors 8:45 pm, $29.50. RT, SS, TF.
Wednesday, October 29
ARCH ENEMY, KREATOR, HUNTRESS, STARKILL Opera House doors 6 pm, all ages, $33.50. TF.
THE PRESETS, LE1F, ANTWON, CHELA, FRANKI CHAN Check Yo Ponytail Tour Danforth Music Hall $25-$27. TM.
ROYAL CANOE, THE ELWINS Lee’s Palace doors 8 pm, $13.50. RT, SS, TF.
Thursday, October 30
THE HORRORS, MOON DUO Opera House doors 8 pm, $22.50. RT, SS, TF.
Saturday, November 1
KATAKLYSM, SUFFOCATION, JUNGLE ROT, PYREXIA, INTERNAL BLEEDING Carnival Of Death Tour Opera House 8:30 pm, $24.75. TF.
VANCE JOY & JAYMES YOUNG Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 8 pm, $22.50. RT, SS, TW.
Sunday, November 2
USHER The UR Experience Air Canada Centre.
Tuesday, November 4
AGNES OBEL Harbourfront Centre Theatre 8 pm, $29.50-$39.50. RTH. And Nov 5.
WAXAHATCHEE The Great Hall.
Wednesday, November 5
BAHAMAS, THE BARR BROTHERS Danforth Music Hall doors 7 pm, all ages, $29.50. LN.
Thursday, November 6
MAC DEMARCO Danforth Music Hall 8 pm, $32.25-$47.50.
MAJICAL CLOUDZ First Thursdays Art Gallery of Ontario.
MELIGROVE BAND, STELLA ELLA OLA Record release Horseshoe doors 8:30 pm, $10-$12. TF.
SARAH MCLACHLAN Massey Hall doors 7 pm, all ages, $50-$120. LN, TM. And Nov 7.
TANYA TAGAQ, DOOMSQUAD RIVOLI 9 PM.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7
BRUCE COCKBURN ROYAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC KOERNER HALL 8 PM, $40-$90.
DOUG PAISLEY HORSESHOE DOORS 9 PM, $13.50. HS, RT, SS, TF.
KIM CHURCHILL, MO KENNEY THE GREAT HALL DOORS 8 PM, $18.50. RT, SS, TF.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8
WHITECHAPEL, UPON A BURNING BODY, GLASS CLOUD OPERA HOUSE.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11
ALT-J, MIKKY EKKO KOOL HAUS DOORS 8 PM, ALL AGES, $39.50. LN.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12
RYAN ADAMS MASSEY HALL 8 PM, $29.50-$69.50. RTH, TM.
TV ON THE RADIO PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE DOORS 8:30 PM, $29.50. RT, SS, TF.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13
JADEA KELLY THE CANADIAN SONGBOOK RIVOLI 9 PM, $15. RTH.
TROOPER RICHMOND HILL CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 8 PM, $55-$60.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14
JOHN FOGERTY SONGS FROM CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 1969 General Motors Centre $tba. LN, TM.
Saturday, November 15
JILL BARBER & MATTHEW BARBER The Canadian Songbook Massey Hall 8 pm, $19.50-$49.50. RTH.
RYAN HEMSWORTH Sucker For Punishment Tour Opera House 10 pm. TW.
Monday, November 17
BOB DYLAN & HIS BAND Sony Centre for the Performing Arts doors 7 pm, $55-$135. LN, TM. And Nov 18.
Tuesday, November 18
INTERPOL Kool Haus doors 8 pm, all ages. RT, SS, TF.
Thursday, November 20
CHLOE CHARLES & KAE SUN Hugh’s Room $20, adv $18.
Friday, November 21
BUCK 65 Danforth Music Hall doors 7 pm, $29.50-$34.50. TM.
JULIAN CASABLANCAS & THE VOIDZ Kool Haus doors 7 pm, all ages, $27.50. LN.
Saturday, November 22
DIVINE BROWN, DIANA BRAITHWAITE, ANDRIA SIMONE, SHAKURA S’AIDA, REBECCA HENNESSY, SUZIE VINNICK, BRANDI DISTERHEFT, MORGAN DOCTOR, COLLEEN ALLEN, CARRIE CHESNUTT, LILY SAZZ Women’s Blues Revue Massey Hall 8 pm, $25-$55. RTH.
Monday, November 24
CARIBOU, JESSY LANZA Danforth Music Hall doors 7 pm, $20-$22.50. RT, SS, TM.
CULTURE CLUB Sony Centre for the Performing Arts.
Wednesday, November 26
GORDON LIGHTFOOT The Canadian Songbook Massey Hall 8 pm, $32.50-$99.50. RTH. And Nov 27 to Nov 29.
RUN THE JEWELS, RATKING, DESPOT The Danforth Music Hall.
Thursday, November 27
DEATH, OBITUARY, MASSACRE Swamp Leper Stomp 14 Phoenix Concert Theatre doors 7 pm, $28.75. TF.
Friday, November 28
CROSSS, FREAK HEAT WAVES, BOYHOOD, NEW FRIES Smiling Buddha 10 pm, $10.
Saturday, November 29
ARKELLS Danforth Music Hall doors 7 pm, all ages, $23.50-$39.50. RT, SS, TM.
BLONDE REDHEAD Horseshoe doors 9 pm, $21.50. HS, RT, SS, TF.