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north by northeast film and music festival and conference, with over 400 bands at 30 clubs in the downtown core, all-access wristbands $24. Check www.nxne.com for full listings, venues, concert schedule and further details. Through June 11.

Friday, June 10

bobby mcferrin Roy Thomson Hall, $39.50-$69.50. 416-872-4255.

distillery blues festival with more than 25 bands through Jun 12, Distillery District, free. www.distilleryblues.com.

heather bishop Hugh's Room, $18-$20. 416-531-6604.

Juana molina Horseshoe, $15. 416-598-4753.

bobby mcferrin Roy Thomson Hall, $39.50-$69.50. 416-872-4255.

the dears presented by NXNE, Phoenix, 7 pm, $17.50, free to first 350 NXNE badges and/or wristbands. 416-870-8000, www.nxne.com.

zygote Opera House, $12-$15. 416-466-0313. zygoteer2005@hotmail.com.

marqido, marc mcnulty, william a. davison and mike hansEn play experimental electronics and improvisations, New Works Studio (319 Spadina), $5. yatra-arts@cogeco. ca, www.marqido.com.

New York Dolls, June 11

Saturday, June 11

daniel lanois Winter Garden Theatre, $tba. 416-872-5555. tom wilson & bob lanois and russell wilson Hugh's Room, $18-$20. 416-531-6604.

54-40, rheostatics, colin linden, the golden dogs and joel kroeker as part of NXNE, Lee's Palace, $20. 416-870-8000, 416-532-1598.

heavy trash (feat.

jon spencer ) backed by the

Sadies Horseshoe, $17.50. 416-870-8000, 416-598-4753.

jay clark & the jones, the chickens, jack breakfast, the providers and holy microphone as part of the Parkdale Picnic @ NXNE, Cadillac Lounge, 2 pm, pwyc.

caribou, fourtet, sunburned hand of the man, junior boys, the russian futurists and expensive shit djs in Caribou's Tooth and Nail Perennial, Opera House, $17.50. 416-870-8000, www.rootmeansquare.ca.

new york dolls presented by NXNE, Phoenix, 7 pm, $29.50, free to first 350 NXNE badges and/or wristbands. 416-870-8000, www.nxne.com.

voices in From The Eastern Sky, St. Thomas's Church (383 Huron), $15-$20. 416-924-0753.

bloor street gospel chorus presents Feel The Spirit: A Celebration of Song, Bloor Street United Church (300 Bloor West), 7:30 pm, $10. 416-536-3076.

the midways, dj mimi la twisteuse and dj elaine banks Mitzi's Sister, free. www.mitzissister.ca.

Sunday, June 12

the get up kids Kool Haus, $22.75. 416-870-8000.

ivy Lee's Palace, $12.50. 416-870-8000, 416-532-1598.

Monday, June 13

jimmy buffett and the coral reefer band in the A Salty Piece Of Land tour, Molson Amphitheatre, $40.25-$119.75. 416-870-8000.

caesars, shout out louds and hong kong Mod Club, $12.50. 416-870-8000, www.rootmeansquare.ca.

mary ancheta and stephen hedley Cameron House, $tba. www.maryancheta. com.

Tuesday, June 14

maximo park Lee's Palace, $13.50. 416-870-8000, 416-532-1598.

Wednesday, July 15

avril lavigne Air Canada Centre, $48.75. 416-870-8000.

grady Mod Club, $20. 416-870-8000.

mr rick and the biscuits CD release, Hugh's Room, $10-$12. www.hughsroom.com.

sarah siddiqui as part of Summer Serenades, Dundas Square (Yonge and Dundas), 12:30 pm, free.

Thursday, June 16

marillion live acousic trio and jason hart Mod Club, doors 7 pm, $27.50. 416-870-8000.

jet and youth group Opera House, all ages, doors 8 pm, $20. 416-870-8000.

stabilo, low millions and james bryan Horseshoe, $12.50. 416-870-8000, 416-598-4753.

danny michel and rob reynolds Rivoli, $15-$20. 416-870-8000, 416-596-1908.

Friday, June 17

oasis and jet Molson Amphitheatre, 5:30 pm doors, $19.50-$47.50. 416-870-8000.

john king & jegna and aja Brigantine Room, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), 10 pm, $20-$25. 416-973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com. And June 18.

emiliana torrini and david kitt El Mocambo, $15. 416-777-1777, 416-870-8000.

akumu, polmo polpo, nybbl, dj Machine and dj ozawa Drake, $6. 416-531-5042.

afrodizz Supermarket, $8-$10. www.supermarkettoronto.com.

the quartertones as part of Friday Funk, Dundas Square (Yonge and Dundas), 6 pm, free.

danny michel , dayna manning and tomi swick Rivoli, $15-$20. 416-870-8000, 416-596-1908.

tour of duty 2005 w/ pocket dwellers and sweatshop union Opera House, $tba. 416-466-0313, www.gmpconcerts.com.

shameless semi-formal first birthday bash featuring

Mariko Tamaki , spoken word, performance art, DJs and more, Gibsone-Jessop Gallery, Distillery District (55 Mill), 7:30 pm, $7 (incl. magazine and cake). www.shamelessmag.com.

youth group Drake, all ages, doors 5 pm, $10. 416-870-8000.

Saturday, June 18

deep purple, april wine and tricky woo Molson Amphitheatre, $29.50-$49.50. 416-870-8000. kelley hunt Silver Dollar, $18. 416-763-9138.

sleater-kinney and dead meadow Phoenix, all ages, doors 6 pm, $20. 416-870-8000.

eugene ripper's fast folk underground with the

Vampire Beach Babes, Z Rays and Lizard Jamboree Drake Hotel, $10. www.eugeneripper.com.

dragonette, hunter valentine and dj andrew allsgood in Culture Clash, El Mocambo, $10. 416-777-1777.

the ennis sisters Hugh's Room, $18-$20. 416-531-6604.

the mighty gabby and andy earle CIBC Stage, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), 2 pm, free. 416-973-4000, www. harbourfrontcentre. com. And Jun 19 at 4:30 pm.

trevor walcott and the tropical islanders steel band 3:30 pm, and susan macintosh 5 pm, Toronto Star Stage, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), free. 416-973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com.

Sunday, June 19

comets on fire Lee's Palace, $10.50. 416-532-1598, www.rootmeansquare.ca.

juan tomAs variety show Scarborough Civic Centre (150 Borough), 2 pm, free. 416-928-0111.

roger gibbs 1 pm and the mighty gabby and andy earle 4:30 pm, Toronto Star Stage, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), free. 416-973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com.

newa and eyan alleyne CIBC Stage, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), 2:30 pm, free. 416-973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com.

Monday, June 20

york jazz ensemble and sandy faux Trane Studio (964 Bathurst), 8:30 pm, free. 416-913-8197, www.yje.ca.

Tuesday, June 21

contact contemporary music presents Transformed, a program of works exploring gender and transgendered issues, 519 Church Community Centre, $5-$15, dinner and show $40. 416-902-7010.

anna nalick El Mocambo, $tba. 416-777-1777, www.gmpconcerts.com.

Wednesday, June 22

rjd2 as part of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Phoenix, $16.50-$20. www.torontojazz.com. NOFX and chixdiggit Kool Haus, doors 7 pm, $22. 416-870-8000. And June 23.

eisley Lee's Palace, $10. 416-870-8000, 416-532-1598, www.rootmeansquare.ca.

bettie serveert Horseshoe, $10.50. 416-598-4753.

15 feat.

catarina cardeal & mike siracusa as part of Summer Serenades, Dundas Square (Yonge and Dundas), 12:30 pm, free.

Thursday, June 23

long john baldry Hugh's Room, $25-$27.50. 416-531-6604. And June 24.

james taylor Molson Amphitheatre, $30-$72.50. 416-870-8000.

antibalas as part of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Phoenix, $15-$18. www.torontojazz.com.

sara kamin and tanisha taitt Cameron House, $6. 416-703-0811.

meat beat manifesto Lee's Palace, $16.50. 416-870-8000, 416-532-1598.

james mckee CD release, Hugh's Room, $tba. 416-531-6604.

Sonny Rollins, June 24

Friday, June 24

Santana, los lonely boys and salvador santana band Molson Amphitheatre, $22.50-$89.50. 416-870-8000.

sonny rollins as part of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Massey Hall, $49.50-$89.50. www.torontojazz.com.

matt dusk and jacksoul as part of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Mainstage, Nathan Phillips Square (100 Queen West), sold out. www.torontojazz.com.

kenny barron & anne drummond as part of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Montreal Bistro, $tba. www.torontojazz.com. Through June 26.

tim ries rolling stones project as part of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Top o' the Senator, $tba. www.torontojazz.com. Through June 26.

richard clayderman Roy Thomson Hall, $56-$76. 416-872-4255.

wassabi collective CD release, El Mocambo, $tba. 416-777-1777.

kush as part of Friday Funk, Dundas Square (Yonge and Dundas), 6 pm, free.

paul piché and diouf CIBC Stage, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), 8 pm, free. 416-973-4000, www.franco-fete.ca.

moses mayes Gypsy Co-op, $tba. www.mosesmayes.com.

Saturday, June 25

keren ann and arturo sandoval as part of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Mainstage, Nathan Phillips Square (100 Queen West), 8 pm, $30. www.torontojazz.com.

jimmy bowskill band as part of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Mainstage, Nathan Phillips Square (100 Queen West), midnight, $10. www.torontojazz.com.

xiu xiu Poor Alex Theatre, $10-$12. 416-324-9863.

jack de keyzer, wild t and the spirit, roses in the snow, danny marks, the tulips and brian gladstone in the Blues For Peace Fest, Mel Lastman Square, free. www.abetterworld. ca.

the eels seated show at the Phoenix, doors 6 pm, $20. 416-870-8000.

the rizdales CD release, Cadillac Lounge, 4 pm, $tba. 416-536-7717.

final fantasy and torngat Music Gallery (197 John), 7:30 pm, $8. 416-204-1080.

Sunday, June 26

dave young's mingus quintet and the dizzy gillespie all-star tribute band as part of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Mainstage, Nathan Phillips Square (100 Queen West), $40. www.torontojazz.com.

Brenda Carol and clairevoyance in Something's Coming: An Evening Of YES Music, part of the Downtown Jazz Festival, HotHouse Café (34 Church). 416-366-7800. And Jun 27-29.

modest mouse, broken social scene, metric, do make say think, most serene republic, triumph of lethargy and keren ann Olympic Island, doors 2 pm, $36.50-$42.50 + $6 ferry fee + charity donation. 416-870-8000, www.rootmeansquare.ca.

little feat and vanderpark Docks, $34.50. 416-870-8000, www.littlefeat.net.

african guitar summit 1:30 pm, and natalie macmaster 4 pm, CIBC Stage, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), free. 416-973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com.

Monday, June 27

diana krall as part of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Hummingbird Centre, $69.50-$125.50. www.torontojazz.com. And June 28.

folk alarm trio and medeski, martin & wood as part of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Mainstage, Nathan Phillips Square (100 Queen West), $30. www.torontojazz.com.

dick hyman as part of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Montreal Bistro, $tba. www.torontojazz.com.

benny green and russell malone as part of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Top o' the Senator, $tba. www.torontojazz.com. Through June 30.

Tuesday, June 28

roberta gambarini and roy hargrove's rh factor as part of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Mainstage, Nathan Phillips Square (100 Queen West), $35. www.torontojazz.com.

robi botos trio, trio!, stanley clarke, bela fleck and jean-luc ponty as part of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Mainstage, Nathan Phillips Square (100 Queen West), $40. www.torontojazz.com.

dick hyman & randy sandke as part of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Montreal Bistro, $tba. www.torontojazz.com.

amp fiddler and rachid taha as part of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Phoenix, $25-$30. www.torontojazz.com.

Guy Clark Hugh's Room, $32.50-$36. 416-531-6604.

Wednesday, June 29

andrea england as part of Summer Serenades, Dundas Square (Yonge and Dundas), 12:30 pm, free.

lisa patterson, youth songwriters and youth playback theatre in a benefit for Sketch arts studio for street youth, Hugh's Room, $10-$12. 416-531-6604.

Thursday, June 30

kenny garrett quartet and joshua redman's elastic band as part of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Mainstage, Nathan Phillips Square (100 Queen West), $35. www.torontojazz.com.

sophie milman as part of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Montreal Bistro, $tba. www.torontojazz.com.

bugge wesseltoft as part of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Revival, $20-$25. www.torontojazz.com.

cesaria evora cancelled, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West). Refunds available at Harbourfront Box Office, 416-973-4000.

Friday, July 1

real divas as part of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Mainstage, Nathan Phillips Square (100 Queen West), $25. www.torontojazz.com.

sheila jordan as part of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Top o' the Senator, $tba. www.torontojazz.com. Through July 3.

oliver jones trio as part of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Montreal Bistro, $tba. www.torontojazz.com. And July 2.

billy talent, alexisonfire, rise against, story of the year, coheed & cambria, jakalope, boy, KillRadio, closet monster, bombs over providence, hostage life, dead letter department, the flatliners, brat attack, the waking eyes, social code, out of your mouth, the reason and the junction in Edgefest, Molson Amphitheatre, $25.50-$47.50. 416-870-8000.

acid brass band 2 pm, taima 3:30 pm, apostle of hustle 8 pm and feist 9:30 pm, in a Canada Day Extravaganza, CIBC Stage, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), free. 416-973-4000.

spookey ruben in a Canada Day Extravaganza, Brigantine Room, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), 11 pm, free. 416-973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com.

george canyon, leahy, doc walker, emerson drive, aaron lines, johnny reid and more, in the day-long New Country Canada Day Jam, Sunnyside Park, free. www.corusentertainment.com.

jay jay johanson Opera House, $tba. 416-466-0313.

ari-up & the true warriors, random order, fox the boombox and dj will munro Sneaky Dee's, $12.50-$15. 416-603-3090.

Saturday, July 2

Alberta adams Silver Dollar, $18. 416-763-9139.

sarah harmer as part of

Twilight in the vineyard Jackson Triggs Niagara Estate Winery (2145 Niagara Stone Rd, Niagara-on-the-Lake), $49 or $150 for dinner and show. 905-468-4637.

Omara Portuondo Roy Thomson Hall, $39.50-$79.50. 416-872-4255.

AMJAD ALI KHAN with AMAAN ALI BANGASH, AYAAN ALI BANGASH, VINEET VYAS and VIJAY GHATE Hummingbird Centre, $19.50-$75. 416-872-2262.

madeline peyroux and lhasa as part of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Mainstage, Nathan Phillips Square (100 Queen West), 8 pm, $30. www.torontojazz.com.

rita chiarelli as part of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Mainstage, Nathan Phillips Square (100 Queen West), midnight, $10. www.torontojazz.com.

ari-up & the true warriors, controller.controller, grasshopper soundclash and dj will munro Sneaky Dee's, $12.50-$15. 416-603-3090.

beres hammond and marcia griffiths in the Love Has No Boundaries tour, International Centre (6900 Airport Road, Mississauga), 7 pm, $45-$80. 416-870-8000, info@urbanaids.com.

billy corgan the Carlu (444 Yonge), $40-$45. 416-870-8000.

maracatu nunca antes 1:30 pm, sambacana 2 pm, louis saldenah & the saldenah mas-k club 3 pm, jaipur kawa brass band 3:30 pm, ba cissoko 8 pm and sidi goma 9:30 pm, CIBC Stage, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), free. 416-973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com.

dona rosa Brigantine Room, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), 11 pm, free. 416-973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com.

Sunday, July 3

carlos del junco and dr. john as part of the Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, Mainstage, Nathan Phillips Square (100 Queen West), $30. www.torontojazz.com.

fat tuesday brass band 3 pm and ojos de brujo 4:30 pm, CIBC Stage, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), free. 416-973-4000, harbourfrontcentre.com.

Monday, July 4

sounds of the underground w/ lamb of god, clutch, opeth, poison the well, from autumn to ashes, unearth, chimaira, gwar, norma jean, every time i die, strapping young lad, throwdown, high on fire, all that remains, devil driver, a life once lost, the red chord and madball Arrow Hall, Mississauga, doors 11 am, all ages, $35.50. 416-870-8000.

aqualung and cary brothers Mod Club, $13.50. 416-870-8000.

Tuesday, July 5

mark knopfler Molson Amphitheatre, $49.50-$79.50. 416-870-8000.

allison lynn and the wyndham regency orchestra CD release, Montreal Bistro, $10. 416-363-0179.

Wednesday, July 6

Robert Plant and the Strange Sensation Molson Amphitheatre, 7:30 pm, $39.50-$85.50. 416-870-8000.

swing rosie as part of Summer Serenades, Dundas Square (Yonge and Dundas), 12:30 pm, free.

theory of a deadman and hurst Mod Club, $20. 416-870-8000.

Thursday, July 7

femi kuti Opera House, $26.50. 416-870-8000.

neko case and Corb lund Harbourfront Centre, $20-$25. 416-973-4000.

Sarah Harmer, July 8

Photo Susan King

mr something something College Street Bar, $tba. 416-533-2417.

kathryn rose CD release, Mod Club, doors 7 pm, $10. 416-588-4663, www.maplemusic. com.

Betty & the bobs Hugh's Room, $10. 416-531-6604.

raul midon and royal wood El Mocambo, $12.50. 416-870-8000.

eighteen visions the 360, $tba. 416-593-0840.

kelly & the kellygirls as part of Triple X Thursdays, Drake, $5. www.thedrakehotel.ca.

music franca presents Les Délices De La Solitude, music of the French baroque and recent works, Toronto Music Garden (475 Queens Quay West), 7 pm, free. 416-973-4000.

Friday, July 8

GORDON LIGHTFOOT, SARAH HARMER, TOM COCHRANE, FRED EAGLESMITH, MURRAY McLAUCHLAN, LENNIE GALLANT, SERENA RYDER, DAVID FRANCEY, THE ARROGANT WORMS, HARRY MANX, THE PAPERBOYS, STACEY EARLE, MARK STUART, CROOKED STILL, CORDE DE BOIS and more, as part of the Mariposa Folk Festival, Tudhope Park, Orillia, $tba. www.mariposafolkfestival.com. Through July 10.

platinum pied pipers as part of the Beats, Breaks & Culture electronic music festival, CIBC Stage, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), 9:30 pm, free. 416-973-4000, www.harbourfrontcentre.com.

savour the flavour party with rocket tits, la bomba and denise benson as part of the Beats, Breaks & Culture electronic music festival, Lakeside Terrace, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), 11 pm, free. 416-973-4000, www.harbourfrontcentre.com.

jean grae as part of the Beats, Breaks & Culture electronic music festival, Brigantine Room, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), 11 pm, free. 416-973-4000, www.harbourfrontcentre.com.

magic slim & the teardrops Silver Dollar, $18. 416-763-9138.

divine brown and ray robinson Mod Club, doors 7 pm, $19.50. 416-870-8000, 416-588-4663.

laconnor featuring jesse zubot, francois houle and jean martin in an Interface Series of improvised music meetings with Toronto's improvising community, Arraymusic Studio, 9 pm, $15. aldcroft@direct.ca. And Jul 9 and 10.

Suzie vinnick, liberty silver and carol welsman in the Uptown Jazz Festival gala night, George Weston Recital Hall, Toronto Centre for the Arts (5040 Yonge), $39.95-$44.95. www.uptownjazzfestival.com.

technics dmc dj championship Guvernment, doors 7 pm, $10-$15. Tickets available at Play De Record (416-586-0380), Traxx (905-272-2766) and other venues.

Saturday, July 9

federico aubele 3:30 pm, out hud 8 pm and quantic soul orchestra feat. alice russell (tru thoughts) 9:30 pm, as part of the Beats, Breaks & Culture electronic music festival, CIBC Stage, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), free. 416-973-4000, www.harbourfrontcentre.com.

la connar 4:30 pm, and tom kuo 6 pm, as part of the Beats, Breaks & Culture electronic music festival, Toronto Star Stage, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), free. 416-973-4000, www.harbourfrontcentre.com.

fascination party with holy fuck, we are wolves and andrew allsgood as part of the Beats, Breaks & Culture electronic music festival, Brigantine Room, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), 11 pm, free. 416-973-4000, www.harbourfrontcentre.com.

jake fairley and adam marshall as part of the Beats, Breaks & Culture electronic music festival, Lakeside Terrace, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), 11 pm, free. 416-973-4000, www.harbourfrontcentre.com.

the dickies, 3tards and full clip orchestra Reverb, all ages, $15. www.thebigbop.com.

pixies and weezer Molson Amphitheatre, doors 6 pm, $33.25-$58.75. 416-870-8000.

star five band Maceono Bulgarian Orthodox Cathedral (237 Sackville), $15. 416-352-8690.

high plains drifter 3 pm and danny depoe quartet 7 pm, as part of the Toronto Island Summer Jazz Series, Island Paradise Club, Olympic Island, $5-$10. www.torontoislandjazz.com.

Sunday, July 10

black eyed peas, talib kweli and fatty koo Molson Amphitheatre, doors 7 pm, $40-$50. 416-870-8000.

nicolas repac as part of the Beats, Breaks & Culture electronic music festival, CIBC Stage, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), 4:30 pm, free. 416-973-4000, www.harbourfrontcentre.com.

closedown, futures past, castafirstone, die driving and baroque Kathedral, all ages, $8. www.thebigbop.com.

Monday, July 11

the immortal lee county killers Horseshoe, $7. 416-598-4753.

Tuesday, July 12

big! summer classic 2005 w/ string cheese incident, michael franti & spearhead, keller williams, umphrey's mcgee and more, Olympic Island, doors 2 pm, $37.50 + $5 ferry fee. 416-870-8000.

avril lavigne Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, doors 6 pm, $48.75. 416-870-8000.

buck 65 Mod Club, $16.50. 416-870-8000, 416-588-4663.

the bravery and dead 60s Opera House, $16.50. 416-870-8000, 416-466-0313.

john mayall & the bluesbreakers and omar & the howlers Phoenix, $28.50. 416-870-8000.

metal church, penetrator and mastery Reverb, $15. 416-504-0744.

Wednesday, July 13

Johnny winter Opera House, $34.50. 416-870-8000, www.gmpconcerts.com.

rodney crowell Horseshoe, $10. 416-870-8000, 416-598-4753.

the go! team Lee's Palace, $13.50. 416-870-8000, 416-532-1598.

christopher plock trio as part of Summer Serenades, Dundas Square (Yonge and Dundas), 12:30 pm, free.

oliver mtukudzi Phoenix, $30. 416-631-4311, www.smallworldmusic.com.

jesse denatale, mr rick & the biscuits and kristin briggs Lula Lounge, $10. 416-588-0307.

Thursday, July 14

curtis salgado, steve oliver, shuffle demons, eliana cueves and more as part of the Beaches International Jazz festival at various locations, free. 416-410-8809, www.beachesjazz.com. Through Jul 24.

nicolai dunger Horseshoe, $10.50. 416-598-4753.

Bruce Springsteen takes to the Air Canada Centre stage July 14.

bruce springsteen Air Canada Centre, 7:30 pm, $90-$110. 416-870-8000.

Friday, July 15

Daara J joins Harbourfront's Feast of Global Sounds July 15.

daara j 8 pm and tinariwen 9:30 pm, as part of All Over The Map: A Feast Of Global Sounds, CIBC Stage, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), free. 416-973-4000, www.harbourfrontcentre.com.

k-os, john legend and saukrates date changed from Jul 14, Molson Amphitheatre, 7 pm, $32.50. Tickets for original show honoured on new date; refunds available at point of purchase until Jul 14 at 6 pm. 416-870-8000.

ray robinson as part of Friday Funk, Dundas Square (Yonge and Dundas), 6 pm, free.

narcotango the Church at Berkeley (315 Queen East), $25. 416-631-4311, www.smallworldmusic.com.

avril lavigne Air Canada Centre, $48.75. 416-870-8000.

evergreen terrace, most precious blood and on broken wings Kathedral, all ages, $10.50. 416-870-8000.

ra the rugged man and thoze guyz (adam bomb & talksick of empire) as part of Ill-a-Mental 2005, the Richmond, $15. www.ramosent.com.

Saturday, July 16

Melanie Doane as part of Twilight in the vineyard Jackson Triggs Niagara Estate Winery (2145 Niagara Stone Rd, Niagara-on-the-Lake), $49 or $150 for dinner and show. 905-468-4637.

scottish fiddle orchestra Hummingbird Centre, $45-$75. 416-872-2262.

willy porter Hugh's Room, $12-$14. 416-531-6604.

eliana cuevas 2 pm, funkadesi 3:30 pm, daby toure 8 pm and yerba buena 9:30 pm CIBC Stage, and do right!'s Ready or Not CD release party with Billy Robinson & the Reference 4, Kathryn Moses, DJ John Kong and more, 11 pm, Brigantine Room, as part of All Over The Map: A Feast Of Global Sounds, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), free. 416-973-4000, www.harbourfrontcentre.com.

Easy action Lee's Palace, $8. 416-532-1598.

high plains drifter 3 pm and clayton scott group 7 pm, as part of the Toronto Island Summer Jazz Series, Island Paradise Club, Olympic Island, $5-$10. www.torontoislandjazz.com.

Sunday, July 17

niyaz Lula Lounge, $15. 416-631-4311, www.smallworldmusic.com.

issa bagayogo as part of All Over The Map: A Feast Of Global Sounds, CIBC Stage, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), 4:30 pm, free. 416-973-4000, www.harbourfrontcentre.com.

doc pickles CD release with Sadoceanspacebear, Elana McMurty, General Chaos visuals and pool table art by Duncan MacDonell as part of Wavelength, Sneaky Dee's, pwyc. www.wavelengthtoronto.com.

dinosaur jr. Phoenix, doors 6 pm, $34.50. 416-870-8000.

Monday, July 18

david lindley Hugh's Room, $28-$32. 416-531-6604.

the pernice brothers Lee's Palace, $12.50. 416-870-8000, 416-532-1598.

neva dinova Horseshoe, $22.50. 416-598-4753.

Tuesday, July 19

bill frisell Phoenix, $32.50. 416-870-8000.

Wednesday, July 20

american idols live w/ anthony federov, anwar robinson, bo bice, carrie underwood, constantine maroulis, jessica sierra, nadia turner, nikko smith, scott savol and vonzell solomon Air Canada Centre, $tba. 416-870-8000.

julie crochetiere as part of Summer Serenades, Dundas Square (Yonge and Dundas), 12:30 pm, free.

holly go lightly Horseshoe, $12.50. 416-598-4753.

mudvayne, shadows fall, in flames and trivium Docks, doors 6:30 pm, $34.50. 416-870-8000.

Thursday, July 21

turin brakes and west indian girl Mod Club, doors 7 pm, $12.50. 416-870-8000.

Friday, July 22

loretta lynn and martha wainwright Massey Hall, $39.50-$59.50. 416-872-4255.

liu fang Toronto Star Stage, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West) 6 pm, lee pui ming 8 pm and George Gao Ensemble 9:30 pm, CIBC Stage, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West) as part of Dim Sum: Sampling Contemporary Chinese Culture, free. 416-973-4000, www.harbourfrontcentre.com.

sam roberts, xavier rudd, the weakerthans, buck 65, stars, the be good tanyas, kelly joe phelps, the arcade fire and more as part of the Hillside Festival, Guelph Lake Island, Guelph, $60 (until Jun 15). www.hillside. on.ca. Through Jul 24.

in flames, archenemy, trivium and a dozen furies Kool Haus, all ages, doors 7 pm, $22.50. 416-870-8000.

maria taylor and the statistics El Mocambo, $10.50. 416-777-1777, 416-870-8000.

Saturday, July 23

citizen cope Horseshoe, $10.50. 416-598-4753.

tacoma redd, national anthem, crazy babies, lou pinto, crunchberry, crash kelly, gorgeous george, beyond therapy, last chance band, sean o'connor and more, in Thin Lizzy, a celebration of the music of Phil Lynott, Healey's, $10-$15. 416-703-5882, www.monsterrecords.ca.

m1 Academy feat. masia one 2 pm, the quartertones 3:30 pm, jin tha mc 8 pm and kid koala 9:30 pm, CIBC Stage, and no luck club w/ djs basic soul unit and john kong 11 pm, Brigantine Room, as part of Dim Sum: Sampling Contemporary Chinese Culture, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), free. 416-973-4000, www. harbourfrontcentre. com.

ben harper & the innocent criminals and tom freund Kool Haus, doors 7 pm, all ages, $41.25. 416-870-8000.

high plains drifter 3 pm and bruce cassidy quintet 7 pm, as part of the Toronto Island Summer Jazz Series, Island Paradise Club, Olympic Island, $5-$10. www.torontoislandjazz.com.

Sunday, July 24

yellow river ensemble 12:30 pm, Toronto Star Stage, and orchid ensemble 3 pm, CIBC Stage, as part of Dim Sum: Sampling Contemporary Chinese Culture, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), free. 416-973-4000, www.harbourfrontcentre.com.

oh no, diverse and jeff spec in Ill-A-Mental 2005, the Richmond, all ages, $15. www.ramosent.com.

Monday, July 25

teenage fanclub Mod Club, $22.50. 416-588-4663.

pepper Opera House, doors 7 pm, all ages, $16.50. 416-870-8000.

Tuesday, July 26

whitesnake Docks, $46.80. 416-870-8000.

common and dl incognito Kool Haus, $34.50. 416-870-8000, www.ramosent.com.

embrace Lee's Palace, $15. 416-870-8000.

Wednesday, July 27

jewel and joe firstman Roy Thomson Hall, $49.50-$69.50. 416-872-4255.

erykah badu, jill scott and queen latifah in the Sugar Water Festival, Air Canada Centre, doors 6:30 pm, $49.50-$89.50. 416-870-8000.

the dan band Opera House, $20. 416-870-8000.

brian jonestown massacre moved from Lee's Palace to the Phoenix, $10.50. Tickets for original Lee's Palace show honoured at new venue. 416-870-8000.

Thursday, July 28

ray lamontagne Mod Club, doors 7 pm, $16.50. 416-870-8000.

death from above 1979 Horseshoe, doors 9 pm, $15. 416-870-8000. And Jul 29 at 9 pm, all-ages matinee and evening show Jul 30.

Friday, July 29

aimee mann Phoenix, doors 6 pm, $30. 416-870-8000.

the sattalites, third world, morgan heritage, brinsley forde, david rudder, neu jenarashun and more, as part of the Irie Music Festival, Ontario Place, $20-$60. 416-870-8000, www.iriemusicfestival.com. Through Aug 1.

Saturday, July 30

warped tour 2005 w/ the transplants, offspring, matchbook romance, strung out, mcr, fall out boy, most, dropkick murphys, reliant k, atreyu, mxpx, senses fail, millencolin, dillinger escape plan, avenged sevenfold, the starting line, motion city soundtrack, reggie & the full effect, funeral for a friend, hawthorne heights, the bled, over it, saosin, academy is, go betty go and more, the Flats (Molson Park, Barrie), doors 11 am, $32.75-$41.25. 416-870-8000.

canefire as part of the Hot & Spicy Food Festival: Island Soul Edition, CIBC Stage, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), 8 pm, free. 416-973-4000, www. harbourfrontcentre. com.

high plains drifter 3 pm and nick "brownman" ali quartet 7 pm, as part of the Toronto Island Summer Jazz Series, Island Paradise Club, Olympic Island, $5-$10. www.torontoislandjazz.com.

lowest of the low and many more, Mel Lastman Square, $tba. www.paragononline.ca.

Sunday, July 31

charanga cakewalk as part of the Hot & Spicy Food Festival: Island Soul Edition, CIBC Stage, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), 9:30 pm, free. 416-973-4000, www.harbourfrontcentre.com.

gus gus Mod Club, doors 9 pm, $16.50. 416-588-4663, 416-870-8000.

Monday, August 1

lizz fields 3 pm and the Last Poets 4:30 pm, as part of the Hot & Spicy Food Festival: Island Soul Edition, CIBC Stage, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), free. 416-973-4000, www.harbourfrontcentre.com.

doors of the 21st century, vanilla fudge and pat travers Docks, $57.91. 416-870-8000.

david gray Carlu, doors 7 pm, $35-$40. 416-870-8000.

Tuesday, August 2

coldplay Air Canada Centre, doors 6:30 pm, $57-$71. 416-870-8000.

backstreet boys Never Gone (ha!) tour, Molson Amphitheatre, doors 7 pm, $27.50-$75. 416-870-8000.

falconhawk Horseshoe, $tba. 416-598-4753, www.falconhawk.ca.

Wednesday, August 3

cinderella, quiet riot, ratt and firehouse the Docks, $40. 416-870-8000.

kings of leon, the secret machines and the helio sequence Kool Haus, all ages, $24.50. 416-870-8000.

iron maiden and mastadon Molson Amphitheatre, 7 pm, $20-$65.50. 416-870-8000.

Thursday, August 4

brit invasian feat. rdb CIBC Stage, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), 9:30 pm, as part of the Masala! Mehndi! Masti! South Asian Arts Festival, free. 416-973-4000,

Friday, August 5

magnolia electric co. Lee's Palace, $13.50. 416-870-8000, 416-532-1598.

aditya verma 8 pm and tina sugandh 9:30 pm, CIBC Stage, ronnie roy , 10 pm, Lakeside Terrace, and late night cabaret 10 pm, Brigantine Room, as part of the Masala! Mehndi! Masti! South Asian Arts Festival, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), free. 416-973-4000, www.harbourfrontcentre.com.

Saturday, August 6

kerap Toronto Star Stage, 1:30 pm (and Aug 7, 2:30 pm, CIBC Stage); MUSHFIQ ENSEMBLE 2:30 pm, onal & simrit mann 4 pm, toma que toma 8 pm and sohail rana tribute 10 pm, CIBC Stage; and tricycle 10 pm and sundar v 11 pm, Lakeside Terrace, as part of the Masala! Mehndi! Masti! South Asian Arts Festival, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), free. 416-973-4000, www. harbourfrontcentre. com.

Sunday, August 7

bhangra blast as part of the Masala! Mehndi! Masti! South Asian Arts Festival, Toronto Star Stage, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), 5 pm, free. 416-973-4000, www.harbourfrontcentre.com.

the knitters feat. john doe, exene cervenka and dave alvin Lee' s Palace, $22.50. 416-532-1598, 416-870-8000.

Monday, August 8

smog Lee's Palace, $13.50. 416-870-8000, 416-532-1598.

Tuesday, August 9

rufus wainwright, ben folds and ben lee Kool Haus, all ages, doors 7 pm, $34.50. 416-870-8000.

Wednesday, August 10

hammerfall, edguy and into eternity Opera House, all ages, doors 7:30 pm, $26.50. 416-870-8000.

destiny's child, mario, amerie and tyra Air Canada Centre, doors 6 pm, $63-$83. 416-870-8000.

Thursday, August 11

ron sexsmith as part of Animal Trax: Concerts At The Zoo, Waterside Theatre, Toronto Zoo (Meadowvale Road and Hwy 401), 6:30 pm, $30 (incl. free zoo admission), three-concert series $80. www.torontozoo.com.

wakestock Centre Island, Toronto Islands, $tba. www.wakestock.com. Through Aug 16.

Friday, August 12

mr. rick & the biscuits Toronto Star Stage, 6:30 pm, and nathan 8 pm and the Sadies 9:30 pm, CIBC Stage, as part of T.O. Twang, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), free. 416-973-4000. www.harbourfrontcentre. com.

green day and jimmy eat world Molson Park, Barrie, doors 5 pm, $48. 416-870-8000.

lal as part of Friday Funk, Dundas Square (Yonge and Dundas), 6 pm, free.

Saturday, August 13

backstabbers 1 pm, Roses in the Snow 3 pm, Jeremiahs 5 pm and Rob McNarlin 6:30 pm, Toronto Star Stage; brothers cosmoline 4 pm, luke doucet 8 pm and billy joe shaver 9:30 pm, CIBC Stage; and the rizdales 11 pm, Lakeside Terrace, as part of T.O. Twang, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), free. 416-973-4000. www.harbourfrontcentre.com.

kanye west, ludacris, nas, fat joe, lil jon, busta rhymes, swollen members, kardinal offishall, rascalz, brooke valentine, ciara, melanie durrant and more, as part of Marc Ecko's Getting Up festival, Docks, $49.50-$94.52. 416-870-8000. www.ecko.com. And Aug 14.

Sunday, August 14

luther wright & the wrongs 2 pm and derailers 4 pm, as part of T.O. Twang, CIBC Stage, Harbourfront Centre (235 Queens Quay West), free. 416-973-4000. www.harbourfrontcentre.com.

Monday, August 15

def leppard and the tea party Molson Amphitheatre, 7:30 pm, $55.50. 416-870-8000.

Tuesday, August 16

Allman brothers band and moe Molson Amphitheatre, $35.50-$55.50. 416-870-8000.

Thursday, August 18

trout fishing in america Hugh's Room, $18-$20. 416-531-6604.

Friday, August 19

howe, squire and white in the More Drama Tour, Molson Amphitheatre, doors 6 pm. 416-870-8000.