NEW SHOWS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED
We keep adding all sorts of good stuff to your calendars! Today we announced that Women Fully Clothed will perform their latest sketch show, Older & Hotter, at Massey Hall on Friday, May 7, 2010 (which happens to be the Friday before Mother’s Day). These four fantastic ladies – Kathryn Greenwood (Whose Line Is It Anyway, This Hour Has 22 Minutes), Robin Duke (Saturday Night Live), Jayne Eastwood (My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Chicago), and Teresa Pavlinek (History Bites, The Jane Show) – have been called “the funniest women in Canada” by the likes of Eugene Levy.
Jimmy Cliff
The reggae legend Jimmy Cliff, comes to Toronto’s Massey Hall on July 19. The Harder They Come star is also set to be the 2nd reggae artist (after Bob Marley) to ever be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Wyclef Jean will do the honours next week (March 15) at a ceremony in New York City. Tickets for the July 19 Massey Hall show go on sale to the public this Saturday at noon. CONTINUE READING >
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Blue Rodeo
PERFORMANCES
Blue Rodeo (Tuesday – Thursday) – These Canadian legends take over Massey Hall for three straight nights. The band just released their twelfth studio album The Things We Left Behind, last November and there’s still no stopping them. Check out their latest video for Arizona Dust here.
Masters of Persian Music-Three Generations (Friday) – Our friend Alan Davis wrote about the Masters of Persian Music here on Soundboard last week and perfectly described the brilliant and beautiful music from the traditions of Iran that you’ll have a chance to hear at Roy Thomson Hall this Friday. This concert, is sure to please both established fans and those new to the genre featuring the inspirational tar maestro Hossein Alizadeh, the kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor, and the remarkable young vocalist Hamid Reza.
The Bad Plus (Saturday) – The Bad Plus are back in town after performing a sold out show at Glenn Gould Studio back in June 2008. Saturday night at the Gould features not one, but two shows from this fantastic trio, who will be performing a mix of original material and unconventional interpretations of existing music from both the Classical and contemporary worlds. CONTINUE READING >
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Chantal Kreviazuk
PERFORMANCES
Chantal Kreviazuk (Tuesday): We mentioned Winnipeg-born Chantal last week because she has been selected to write, perform, and record one of the songs for CBC’s Great Canadian Song Quest, but today we mention the songstress because she returns to Massey Hall for a performance as part of her Plain Jane tour. Chantal has a heart that is anything but plain: she and her husband, Raine Maida, have done extensive work for War Child Canada, including participating in this fall’s Busking for Change event. More recently, Chantal recorded a song with other Canadians for compilation album War Child 10 called “People Have the Power.”
Il Divo (Friday): Il Divo takes the stage at Roy Thomson Hall, just after releasing their latest last Tuesday: a CD/DVD set entitled An Evening With Il Divo: Live in Barcelona. This performance in Toronto could well give Barcelonaa run for its money. Who needs romantic Spain anyway, when the sweet sounds of these gentlemen singing live are right here at home? CONTINUE READING >
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