Thursday, June 30, 2016

Your Vintage Weekend Roundup! June 30th-July 3rd!

Location: Yonge & Church (Source: Hot Rods & Jalopies)


HIGHLIGHTS: 

CANADA DAY / PRIDE TORONTO / TD Jazz Festival
Dancing on The Pier / Toronto All Star Big Band
Beam Me Up / SoulSkank / With It / Hold Tight
G'80s Video Dance Party / Blue velvet 30th Anniversary
Big Rude Jake / Combo Royale
Hats and Horseshoes

THURSDAY, June 30th:

7:00 pm - Dancing on the Pier w/Toronto All Star Big Band at Harbourfront 
8:00 pm - Les Femmes Fatales: Stone Cold Foxes (burlesque) at Revival bar
9:30 pm - Big Rude Jake at Paddock Tavern (TD Jazz Fest)
10:00p - DJ Vivs (45s/vintage vinyl) at Sweaty Betty's

10:00p - Soul, Funk n' What? at The Ossington
10:00p - Beam Me Up: Mainline - Live Disco Band at The Piston

FRIDAY, July 1st: Happy Canada Day!

11:45am - Blue Velvet (1986): 30th Anniversary and Restoration at TIFF Bell Lightbox (various showtimes)
9:30am - Toronto Maple Leafs Centennial Exhibit at Hockey Hall of Fame
10:00a - Heritage Antique Market at Centerpoint Mall
10:30a -  True North Strong and Free (historic tour) starts at Nathan Philips Square
12:30p - Jim Galloway’s Wee Big Band under the direction of Martin Loomer at Nathan Phillips Square (TD Jazz Fest)
1:00pm - Les Petits Nouveaux at Second Cup (TD Jazz Fest) 
5:30pm - The Straight Eights at Castro's Lounge
8:00pm - Haunted Toronto: Scavenger Hunt (historic tour) starts at 273 Bloor St West (advance ticketing)
8:00pm - Ghosts and Spirits of the Distillery (historic tour) at Distillery District 
8:00pm - Boom 97.3 Totally G'80s Video Dance Party at Phoenix Concert Theatre
9:00pm - The Original Haunted Walk of Toronto (historic tour) starts at Hockey Hall of Fame
9:00pm - Hold Tight: Canada Day Edition at Stones Place
10:00pm - SoulSkank: Midnight Steppers at The Piston
10:30pm - Combo Royale at Grossmans Tavern

SATURDAY, July 2nd:

11:45am - Blue Velvet (1986): 30th Anniversary and Restoration at TIFF Bell Lightbox (various showtimes)
1:00pm - Summer with Monika (1953, Ingmar Bergman, Swedish) at TIFF Lightbox Theatre
4.30pm - The Happy Pals! (jazz/swing) at Grossman's Tavern
6:30pm-Raoul and the Big Time (Blues) at Nathan Phillips Square (TD Jazz Fest)
7:00pm – Saturday Night Swing with Heidi Lange Swing Band at Dovercourt House
10:00p- The Hot Sardines (NYC 1920s style band) at Horseshoe Tavern
10:00p - Shake Rattle and Roll at Clintons
10:00p - Shake-A-Tail (50s/60s) at Sneaky Dee's

10:00p - Regretro: Pride Edition at The Steady Cafe & Bar
10:00p - DJ Viv's (vintage vinyl) at Bovine Sex Club
10:00p - WITH IT (mod/soul/reggae) at The Piston

SUNDAY, July 3rd:

6:00am - Sunday Antique Market at St Lawrence Market
12:00p- Hats & Horseshoes Party at Woodbine Racetrack for Queen's Plate
12:00p - Blue Velvet (1986): 30th Anniversary and Restoration at TIFF Bell Lightbox (various showtimes)
1:00pm - High Noon (1952) at TIFF Bell Lightbox 
4:00pm – New Orleans Connection Allstars at Grossman's Tavern
5:00pm - Green Space Festival: Disco Disco at 519 Church St

9:00pm - Sinful Sundays at Cherry Cola's (Burlesque): House of Filth Pride Takeover
9:00pm - Watch This Sound (rare vintage vinyl) at Castro's Lounge
9:30pm-Jazz Movie Night showcasing PBS documentary series "Jazz: A Film By Ken Burns" plus vintage television footage from the late 1950's & early 60's at Reposado 

LONG RUN SHOWS/EXHIBITS:

Beatles 50 TO at The Market Gallery (June 18-November 2)
Standing Tall:The curious history of men in heels at Bata Shoe Museum (runs until Oct 2017)
Vivian Maier: Meaning without Context (images from 1950s-1970s) at Stephen Bulger Gallery (June 25th-Sept 10th)
A Life in Pictures (Douglas Kirkland/1960s/Marilyn) at Izzy Gallery (May 20-June 30)
Lucille: Fashion. Titanic. Scandal at Guelp Museum (runs until Nov 13th)

RADIO SHOWS:

Wednesdays, 10pm and Saturdays, 12:01am - Whistle Bait (1950s rockabilly) www.whistleradio.ca
Thursdays, 7pm – The Redline Rockabilly Show on CFBU 103.7 FM
Fridays, 6pm – Rockabilly with DJ Catwoman CIUT 89.5 FM
Fridays, 7pm – Rock n Roll Riot on 97.7 The Beach (Wasaga)
Fridays, 8pm – The Rockabilly Room on 100.3 CKMS (Kitchener)
Saturdays, 3pm - Vinyl from the Crypt (vintage/vinyl) on CIUT 89.5

Sunday, 6pm - This is Lounge/ Cocktail Nation on www.thisislounge.blogspot.ca

Thursday, June 23, 2016

Your Vintage Weekend Roundup! June 23rd-26th!

Source: Zoomer Radio



Toronto Vintage Weekend HIGHLIGHTS:

TD Jazz Fest 
Swing vs Street/ Toronto Night Time Record Show 
Shindig Motown vs Stax / Bad News All Vinyl Dance Party / Decades Dance Party
Cure Fest / Panic Retro Dance party / Retro Rewind
Leslieville Flea Speakeasy / Bees Knees Vaudeville 
British Car Day

THURSDAY, June 23rd:

5:00pm- Vivian Maier: Meaning without Context 
(Opening Party) at Stephen Bulger Gallery
6:00pm- Toronto Night Time Record Show at Monarch Tavern
7:00pm- Bluesin' in St. James Park with Red Hot Ramble (blues dancing)
7:00pm- Summer Solstice 2016: In Support of Joe's Team at Princess Margaret (Great Gatsby 1920s Theme) at Liberty Grand
7:30pm- Vaudeville Revue by Bygone Theatre at Alumnae Theatre
8:00pm- Retropath presents: THEM! at Royal Cinema
9:00pm - Retro Rewind (80s) at Posh Supper Club (weekly)
10:00p - DJ Vivs (45s/vintage vinyl) at Sweaty Betty's
10:00p - The Annual Cure Fest with New Order/Joy Division at Nocturne 

FRIDAY, June 24th:

5:00pm-Tia Brazda Quartet at Beer Hall Patio (Mill Street Brew Pub) Distillery District

5:30pm - The Straight Eights at Castro's Lounge
7:30pm- Swing vs Street (Performance) at Nathan Phillips Square
7:30pm- Jane Austin Supper Club by Candlelight at Montgomery Inn
8:30pm- Vaudeville Revue by Bygone Theatre at Alumnae Theatre
9pm- KC and the Sunshine Band (TD jazz Fest) at Nathan Phillips Square
9pm- 50s/60s/70s/Funk Soul Dance Party w/ DJ Diabloavacado at Stones Place
9:30pm- Sisters (1973 Hitchcock Homage film) at Tiff lightbox
10pm-Toronto Soul Club Presents Shindig: Motown vs Stax at Piston
10pm- Bad News All Vinyl 60s Soul Rock n Roll Party at Smiling Buddha Basement

SATURDAY, June 25th:
11:00a - The Pin Up Experience with SarahT Photo (advance bookings)
12:00p- Macbeth (1971 version) at Tiff Lightbox

12:00p- Gatsby Garden Party at Spadina Museum (Sold Out)
2:00pm- Leslieville Flea: Distillery District Speakeasy
3.30pm- West Side Story (musical) at Tiff Lightbox
4.30pm - The Happy Pals! (jazz/swing) at Grossman's Tavern
7:00pm- Vaudeville! Frivolities & Oddities from the 1920s at Al Green Theatre

7:00pm – Saturday Night Swing with Silverleaf Jazz Band at Dovercourt House
8:30pm- Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings (Funk/soul) Nathan Phillips Square (TD Jazz Fest)
9:00pm- 50s/60s/70s/Funk Soul Dance Party w/ DJ Funkd at Stones Place
10:00p - Shake Rattle and Roll at Clintons
10:00p - PANIC: Bauhaus, Tones on Tail, Love & Rockets, Peter Murphy Spotlight at Cabal
10:30p - Lady Vainshes (1938, Hitchcock) at Rainbow Cinema

11:00pm - Shake-A-Tail (50s/60s) at Sneaky Dee's
11:00pm- Decades: A Top 40 Dance Party at Adelaide Hall

SUNDAY, June 26th:
9:00am - A Taste of British Car Day at Black Creek Pioneer Village
10;00a - The Toronto Toy Show at Toronto Plaza Hotel
10:00a - Heritage Monthly Antique Market at Cloverdale Mall
12:00p- Gatsby Garden Party at Spadina Museum (Sold Out)
3:00pm- Move Back-Toronto a Bay City Rollers Fan Event at Westin Harbour Castle
4:00pm – New Orleans Connection Allstars at Grossman's Tavern
6:45pm- Westward the Women (western) at Tiff Lightbox
9:00pm - Sinful Sundays at Cherry Cola's (Burlesque): Bad Girls Club
9:00pm - Watch This Sound (rare vintage vinyl) at Castro's Lounge


OUTER GTA:
Thurs, June 23, 8pm - Rue Morgue Ghoulesque Tour at Mikado Bar (St Catherines)

LONG RUN SHOWS/EXHIBITS:
Beatles 50 TO at The Market Gallery (June 18-November 2)
Standing Tall:The curious history of men in heels at Bata Shoe Museum (runs until Oct 2017)
Vivian Maier: Meaning without Context (images from 1950s-1970s) at Stephen Bulger Gallery (June 25th-Sept 10th)
A Life in Pictures (Douglas Kirkland/1960s/Marilyn) at Izzy Gallery (May 20-June 30)
Cutline: The Photography Archives of the Globe & Mail (runs until June 26th)
Lucille: Fashion. Titanic. Scandal at Guelp Museum (runs until Nov 13th)

RADIO SHOWS:

Wednesdays, 10pm and Saturdays, 12:01am - Whistle Bait (1950s rockabilly) www.whistleradio.ca
Thursdays, 7pm – The Redline Rockabilly Show on CFBU 103.7 FM
Fridays, 6pm – Rockabilly with DJ Catwoman CIUT 89.5 FM
Fridays, 7pm – Rock n Roll Riot on 97.7 The Beach (Wasaga)
Fridays, 8pm – The Rockabilly Room on 100.3 CKMS (Kitchener)
Saturdays, 3pm - Vinyl from the Crypt (vintage/vinyl) on CIUT 89.5

Sunday, 6pm - This is Lounge/ Cocktail Nation on www.thisislounge.blogspot.ca

Thursday, June 16, 2016

Your Vintage Weekend Roundup! June 16th-19th!

Source: Toronto Archives

HIGHLIGHTS: 

Tempest Storm Documentary
Rock n Roll Boot Camp Social Party 
Beatles 50TO / Rebel Hop / Gone Wild
Elegantly Wasted / Retro Road Show / The Breakfast Club
Hookerson-Blough Auction / Leslieville Flea

THURSDAY, June 16:

11am- Imperial Oil Building Plaque unveiling (Heritage Toronto)
6pm - Hookerson-Blough Auction (antiques/vintage) at Mrs Huizenga
6:30pm-Yonge St. Architecture Tour (Heritage Toronto) start YMCA
8pm - Lucky Bastard Social Club (burlesque)at Supermrkt

9pm- Broadway Danny Rose (Woody Allen Movie) at Tiff
9pm- Toronto Blues Battle (Blues Dancing) at Page One
9pm- DJ Vivs at Bovine Sex Club (NXNE 2016) 
9pm- Watch that step (45's night) at Shameful Tiki Toronto

FRIDAY, June 17:

11am- Born to Be Blue at Tiff Lightbox
4pm - Tempest Storm (doc - burlesque) at Bloor Hot Docs Cinema
5:30pm - The Straight Eights (rockabilly) at Castro's Lounge
8pm- The Beachmen: Hits of the Beach Boys at Gladstone Hotel
6.30pm Tempest Storm (doc - burlesque) at Bloor Hot Docs Cinema
9pm- Toronto Blues Battle (Blues Dancing) Night 1 (DJ battle) at 8.0.5. Studio
10pm - Elegantly Wasted (retro/80s) at Round Venue
10pm - Gone Wild: All Vinyl Rock and Soul Dance Party at Handlebar
10pm - Rebel Hop: Summertime Vibrations (Soul, Funk, Reggae, Dancehall) at The Piston

SATURDAY, June 18:

10am - Beatle 50 TO: When the Beatles Rocked Toronto at The Market Gallery 
10am- Jazz FM Yard Sale-Vinyl Sale at Jazz FM location
10am- Rock n Roll Workshop by Soda Pop Hop at Yauca's Lounge
10am- Toronto Etsy Street Team Midsummer Market at Campbell House
11am- Play On! Shakespeare in Silent Film at Tiff Lightbox
11am- Trinty Bellwoods Flea & Etsy 416 Hustler Spring Market
11am- The Battle of Black Creek at Black Creek Pioneer Village
12pm- Fab '40s Day! at Todmorden Mills 
1pm- Kiss Me Kate-digital 3D Presentation (Musical) at Tiff Lightbox
1pm- Pride Walks Part 1: Discovering Toronto’s LGBTQ Heritage – Church-Wellesley Village
1pm- Urban Capers-Mummy's Curse (Scavenger Hunt) at ROM
2pm- The Great Whisky Heist Mystery at the Distillery4pm Tempest Storm (doc - burlesque) at Bloor Hot Docs Cinema
4:30pm - The Happy Pals! (jazz/swing) at Grossman's Tavern
7pm – Saturday Night Swing with Les Petits Nouveaux & Gordon Webster (2 floors.Night # 2 of Blues Battle) at Dovercourt House
7:00pm- Little Peter & the Elegants (50s 60s)- Ajax Legion Br. 322
7:30pm- Haunted Toronto-A Scavenger Hunt for Adults
8pm - Thigh High (burlesque) at Underground Cafe

9pm Tempest Storm (doc - burlesque) at Bloor Hot Docs Cinema
9pm - Hell Bent Rockers rock the Soda Pop Hop Rock N Roll Boot Camp Social Dance at Yauca's Lounge
9.30pm - CBGBs Tribute Night (70s/80s/punk/new wave) at Linsmore Tavern
10pm- Combo Royale (new orleans music) at Cameron House
10pm - Shake Rattle and Roll (50s/60s) at Clintons
10pm - Shake-A-Tail (50s/60s) at Sneaky Dee's

10pm - The Breakfast Club: Summer Edition at Avenue Night Club (Vaughan - change of venue)
10pm- DJ Vivs at Bovine Sex Club (NXNE 2016) 
10.30pm - Retro Road Show-80s Prom (2 floors) at Dovercourt House

SUNDAY, June 19:
10am - The Lesliville Flea at Ashbridge Estate
10am - Photographic Historical Society of Canada: Auction at Legion Branch 101
11am-  The Battle of Black Creek at Black Creek Pioneer Village
1.30pm - The Lost Breweries of Old Toronto (advance tickets for location) 
2:00pm- The Great Whisky Heist Mystery at the Distillery
4pm – New Orleans Connection Allstars at Grossman's Tavern
5:45pm- Dressed to Kill (1980s Hitchcockian thriller) at Tiff Lightbox
6.30pm 
Tempest Storm (doc - burlesque) at Bloor Hot Docs Cinema
9pm - Sinful Sundays at Cherry Cola's (Burlesque): Fun in the Sunday
9pm- Blues Battle Night # 3 (DJ'd Blues Dancing) at Imperial Pub
9pm - Watch This Sound (rare vintage vinyl) at Castro's Lounge



LONG RUN SHOWS/EXHIBITS:

Beatles 50 TO at The Market Gallery (June 18-November 2)
A Life in Pictures (Douglas Kirkland/1960s/Marilyn) at Izzy Gallery (May 20-June 30)
Cutline: The Photography Archives of the Globe & Mail (runs until June 26th)
Lucille: Fashion. Titanic. Scandal at Guelp Museum (runs until Nov 13th)

RADIO SHOWS:
Wednesdays, 10pm and Saturdays, 12:01am - Whistle Bait (1950s rockabilly) www.whistleradio.ca
Thursdays, 7pm – The Redline Rockabilly Show on CFBU 103.7 FM
Fridays, 6pm – Rockabilly with DJ Catwoman CIUT 89.5 FM
Fridays, 7pm – Rock n Roll Riot on 97.7 The Beach (Wasaga)
Fridays, 8pm – The Rockabilly Room on 100.3 CKMS (Kitchener)
Saturdays, 3pm - Vinyl from the Crypt (vintage/vinyl) on CIUT 89.5

Sunday, 6pm - This is Lounge/ Cocktail Nation on www.thisislounge.blogspot.ca

Thursday, June 09, 2016

Your Vintage Weekend Roundup! June 9th-12th!


Source: Toronto Archives


HIGHLIGHTS: 

Kitty Nights Rock Strip Spectacular
The Kat Kings CD Release Party / Things are Swingin Songs of Peggy Lee
The Surfrajettes / The Royal Crowns
Beam Me Up Disco / Swing Easy
Etiquette of Downton Abbey / Post a Letter / Parkdale Flea

THURSDAY, June 9:

6pm - Chimes at Midnight (1965) at TIFF Lightbox Theatre
7.30pm - Neon Dreams: Cruising (1980) at Royal Cinema
8pm - Original Haunted Walk of Toronto (starting point and tickets online) 

FRIDAY, June 10:

5:30pm - The Straight Eights at Castro's Lounge
SATURDAY, June 11:

11am - Urban capers: Secrets of St Lawrence Market Scavenger Hunt (start point and tickets online)
1pm - Dundas West Fest: Royal Crowns (rockabilly) on Dundas W, Lansdowne to Shaw
1pm- Toronto Lindy Hop Open Swing Dance Practice Session at Dovercourt House
1pm - Hamlet (1948) at TIFF Lightbox Theatre
4:30pm - Throne of Blood (1957 - Japanese with subtitles) TIFF Lightbox Theatre
4:30pm - The Happy Pals! (jazz/swing) at Grossman's Tavern

7pm – Saturday Night Swing with Patrick Tevlin Swing Band at Dovercourt House
8pm - Ghosts and Spirits of the Distillery (starting point and tickets online)
8pm - Original Haunted Walk of Toronto (starting point and tickets online)
8pm - Swing Shift Big Band at Old Mill
8:30pm - Things are Swingin': Songs of Peggy Lee at Hugh's Room
9pm - Saturday Night Special: The Garden (70s RnR classic covers) at Drums N' Flats
9:30pm - Bollywood Classics: Pakeezah (1972) at Agah Khan Museum
10pm- The Dreamboats (Retro Rock N Roll) at Cameron House
10pm - Shake Rattle and Roll at Clintons
10pm- Shake-A-Tail (50s/60s) at Sneaky Dee's
10pm - Swing Easy (ska/reggae/rocksteady) at Let's Be Frank
10pm - Beam Me Up Disco: Disco Disco Disco at The Piston

SUNDAY, June 12:

6am - Sunday Antique Market at St Lawrence Market
10am- Gladstone Flea at Gladstone Hotel
11am - Parkdale Flea at Goodfellas Gallery
1pm - Post-A Letter: Freedom Edition at Toronto's First Post Office 
1pm - Etiquette of Downton Abbey at Spadina Museum
1pm - Richard III (1955) at TIFF Lightbox Theatre
2pm - Great Whisky Heist Mystery in the Distillery District (start point and tickets online)
4pm – New Orleans Connection Allstars at Grossman's Tavern
4:30pm - Musicale: High Society (1956) at Royal Cinema

8pm - Original Haunted Walk of Toronto (starting point and tickets online
9pm - Watch This Sound (rare vintage vinyl) at Castro's Lounge
9pm- Sinful Sundays at Cherry Colas (Burlesque): Vintage Vamps

LONG RUN SHOWS/EXHIBITS:


A Life in Pictures (Douglas Kirkland/1960s/Marilyn) at Izzy Gallery (May 20-June 30)
Lucille: Fashion. Titanic. Scandal at Guelp Museum (runs until Nov 13th)
Cutline: The Photography Archives of the Globe & Mail (runs until June 26th)


RADIO SHOWS:

Wednesdays, 10pm and Saturdays, 12:01am - Whistle Bait (1950s rockabilly) www.whistleradio.ca
Thursdays, 7pm – The Redline Rockabilly Show on CFBU 103.7 FM
Fridays, 6pm – Rockabilly with DJ Catwoman CIUT 89.5 FM
Fridays, 7pm – Rock n Roll Riot on 97.7 The Beach (Wasaga)
Fridays, 8pm – The Rockabilly Room on 100.3 CKMS (Kitchener)
Saturdays, 3pm - Vinyl from the Crypt (vintage/vinyl) on CIUT 89.5

Sunday, 6pm - This is Lounge/ Cocktail Nation on www.thisislounge.blogspot.ca