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Musicologist: April 21–27
Summer’s concert season is well on its way, folks! This week a handful of exciting dates were announced, including Montreal’s orchestral pop collective Islands, who play on May 29 at the Phoenix, Retribution Gospel Choir (side project for Alan Sparhawk of Low), who will be at the Rivoli on June 21, and West Coast experimental veterans Frog Eyes, who play at the Horseshoe on June 23—get your tickets early!
As for this week, young folk Peter Moren (of Peter Bjorn and John) will be playing El Mocambo on Thursday, April 24. The Swedish musician kick-started this month with the release of his first solo album, The Last Tycoon, an odd move post-Writer’s Block buzz. But don’t show up on Thursday with hopes of synth-ridden pop anthems—Moren’s solo work is far more comparable to fellow Swede Jose Gonzales, focusing more on confessional folk stories than AT&T commercial narratives. Feeling over-zealous? Catch Moren before the El Mocambo show at Soundscapes at 4 p.m.—the in-store performance is free, so you may as well.
Full listings after the jump.
This Week
Monday, April 21
Owl Eyes and Carnival Moon @ Tranzac, $5
Tuesday, April 22
Cancer Bats @ Mod Club, $15
Toots and the Maytals @ Phoenix, $30.50
Ryan Janzen, John Kameel Farah, and Steve Mann @ Music Gallery, FREE
C’Mon and Partytank @ Bovine
The Blue Seeds @ Gladstone, FREE
The Aggrolites @ Lee’s Palace, $13.50
Miles Jones, Kae Sun, and Miranda @ Supermarket, $10
Luis Mario Ochoa and Humber College Latin Jazz Big Band @ Lula Lounge, $10
Wednesday, April 23
The Dress Whites, Young Flux, and Red Yellow Green @ Drake, $5
Meat Beat Manifesto @ Lee’s Palace, $16.50
Scout Niblett @ Horseshoe, $10 Ken Reaume @ Czehoski, FREE
Kathleen Edwards and Justin Rutledge @ Phoenix, $22.50
Gentleman Reg, Bellewoods, and Great Aunt Ida @ Tranzac, $5
Montuno Police @ Lula Lounge, $10
Thursday, April 24
Dead Meadow @ Lee’s Palace, $12
Damien Dempsey and Jess Klein @ Horseshoe, $20
Streetlight Manifesto @ Phoenix, SOLD OUT
Peter Moren (of Peter Bjorn and John) @ Soundscapes (4 p.m.), FREE
Peter Moren (of Peter Bjorn and John) @ El Mocambo, $12
Macro Fiesta, The Mercy Now, and Beautiful Nothing @ Silver Dollar
Atmosphere @ Opera House, $25
Disfear @ Sneaky Dee’s, $10 Sunshine State @ Lula Lounge, $10
Friday, April 25
Tom Fun Orchestra @ Lee’s Palace, $18
Yo Butter and Word Burglar @ Tiger Bar, $5
Buck 65, Cadence Weapon, and Skratch Bastid @ Music Hall, $22.50
Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble @ Music Gallery, $10-$20
Uncle Monk, Tim Gibbons, and Lickin’ Good Fried @ Dakota Tavern, $12
Chiodos and Protest the Hero @ Sound Academy, $25
Saturday, April 26
Speaking Tonges @ The Boat,$5
Born Ruffians, Miracle Fortress, and Slim Twig @ Lee’s Palace, $10
Schomberg Fair, Entire Cities, Tin Bangs, and Cheap Speakers @ Horseshoe, $8
Hayes Carll @ El Mocambo, $10
Ghost Bees and Timber Timbre @ Drake, $5
Northern State @ Mod Club, $15
The Creeping Nobodies and Nif-D @ Tiger Bar, $5
Sunday, April 27
Born Ruffians @ Soundscapes (4 p.m.), FREE
The Details, Hamilton Trading Company, Malcolm Bauld, and Lisa Kruchak @ The Boat, PWYC
Otros Aires @ Lula Lounge, $35-$45
Jason Mraz and Bushwalla @ Kool Haus, $29.50
The Magic, Museum Pieces, and Women in Tragedy @ Sneaky Dee’s, PWYC
Just Announced
May 29: Islands @ Phoenix, $12
May 31: Jonah Matranga @ Drake, $10.50
June 3: Sea Wolf and Jealous Girlfriends @ El Mocambo, $10-$12
June 5: Alicia Keys, Ne-Yo, and Jordan Sparks @ Air Canada Centre, $55-$125
June 7: Adam Green @ Horseshoe, $13.50
June 21: Retribution Gospel Choir @ Rivoli, $12
June 23: Frog Eyes @ Horseshoe, $12
June 26: Maria Taylor and Jonathan Rice @ El Mocambo, $11.50
June 30: Tiesto @ Richo Coliseum, $35.50-$82.50
September 24: Peter Elkas @ Yonge-Dundas Square, FREE
Photo of Peter Moren from his MySpace.