Bars
Live Music Bars
Bars
Berkeley Church / Corktown
Built in 1871, The Berkeley Church was transformed into an event venue in 1999 and now hosts concerts, fashion shows and other events. ...
Bovine Sex Club / Queen West
Rock, punk, and metal bands grace the Bovine Sex Club - a dark, eclectic space on Queen West. A neighbourhood institution since the early 1990's....
Cameron House / Queen West
A former flophouse, the eclectic Cameron House is a cozy bar with an intimate live music venue in the back room. Photo by Kevin Steele on Flickr....
Clinton's Tavern / Koreatown
Clinton's, on the corner of Bloor and Clinton, has a timeless kind of charm. A pub in front and a kickin' dance hall in back, Clinton's is the kind of...
Dakota Tavern / Ossington
The Dakota Tavern is a subterranean throwback to the dusty saloons depicted in classic American westerns. The walls are littered with guns, mounted horns, boomerangs, band posters, and snowy Canadian...
Drake Underground / West Queen West
The Drake Underground is one of the best live music venues in the city. It has a decidedly different vibe than the rest of the Hotel. Programming features local and...
El Mocambo / Chinatown
One of Toronto's most famous and best-loved live music venues, the two-story El Mo features indie bands, DJ sets and live performances at least three nights a week....
Garrison / Dundas West
The Garrison opened this fall to a lot of hype from the city's indie music fans, many of whom will be loyally following former Sneaky Dee's booker, Shaun Bowring, to...
Gate 403 / Roncesvalles Village
With free live Jazz or Blues every night, GATE 403 is a nice (inexpensive) alternative to a typical laid-back evening out with friends. With an extensive martini, cocktail and...
Gladstone Art Bar / West Queen West
The Art Bar is the Gladstone's intimate, mixed-used space. Best for live music, The Art Bar also features comedy and film nights, video game tournaments and art and performance events....
Grossman's Tavern / Chinatown
A blues institution in Chinatown since 1948, Grossman's Tavern holds the Toronto record for the longest-running Sunday night jam....
Horseshoe Tavern / Queen West
The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern. Legendary isn't an adjective that one just throws around every day, and yet there it sits comfortably in front of one of Toronto's oldest and most...
Hugh's Room / Roncesvalles Village
Hugh's Room is one of the best venues in Canada for Llive folk/roots music. It features live acts regularly - both local and international musicians. ...
Kool Haus / Harbourfront
Part of the Guvernment complex, the Kool Haus regularly features live music and hosts private events and fundraisers....
Lee's Palace / Annex
Lee's Palace is The Annex's cartoonish rough diamond of a concert venue. It stands out vividly amongst the numerous sushi restaurants, bars, cafes, and more sushi restaurants that line Bloor...
Lula Lounge / Dundas West
Lula Lounge on Dundas West is ground zero for latin music in Toronto. Dinner, dance lessons and show package offered on weekends. They also have a Sunday brunch buffet that...
Mitzi's Sister / Parkdale
Mitzi's Sister is a venerable live music venue that also offers weekend brunch and a full dinner menu including good chicken wings....
Mod Club / Little Italy
Live music, DJ sessions and dance parties are all part of the mix at the Mod Club, a popular live music venue in Little Italy. ...
Music Gallery / Queen West
The Music Gallery is one of Toronto most loved venues for live music. Located in an old Church on John Street just north of Queen, The Music Gallery has amazing...
Opera House / Riverside
Not to be confused with the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, the Opera House is one of Toronto's most popular live music venues. Located in Riverside, the Opera...
Orbit Room / Little Italy
The Orbit Room is a live music venue upstairs from Bar Italia that features jazz, funk and R&B music every night of the week....
Palais Royale / Other
The Palais Royale is a restored ballroom that once played host to the likes of Duke Ellington, Count Bassie and Eddie Duchin's Park Central Orchestra....
Phoenix Concert Theatre / Cabbagetown
The Phoenix Concert Theatre is like a big warehouse with good sight-lines to watch live music, including a second floor mezzanine in the back....
Placebo / Bloordale Village
Placebo looks like the "children's discovery room" or whatever those kiddie zones are called at the museum. There are plush couches at one end of the room and seats made...
Reservoir Lounge / King East
The Reservoir Lounge, located on a sub-level space on Wellington, is the best place in the city to get your swing dance on. Photo by AtillaSoylu in the blogTO Flickr Pool....
Revival / Little Italy
Best know as a live music venue, Revival also houses a downstairs lounge and an italian and seafood inspired dinner menu. ...
Rivoli / Queen West
The Rivoli is one of Toronto's not-so-hidden gems. It stands amidst the sea of chain stores that has become Queen West and offers refuge to anyone with an appetite...
Smiling Buddha / Little Italy
The Smiling Buddha programs live music daily, DJ parties, fashion shows and magazine launches....
Sneaky Dee's / Little Italy
At Sneaky Dee's on Saturday morning, our waiter is looking a little rough, but he manages a smile before tottering away to get our tea. Weekend breakfasts here appeal to...
Somewhere There / Bloordale Village
Somewhere There is another Sterling Road creative space, but here the focus is on musicians, many of whom from the Association of Improvising Musicians Toronto. Previously in Parkdale, this space...
Tattoo Rock Parlour / Queen West
Tattoo Rock Parlour opened in late 2007 in the former home of the Left Bank. Check out a slideshow of the mid-January throwdown with MSTRKRFT and Steve Aoki....
The Boat / Kensington Market
There's nothing like The Boat in Kensington Market. The epitome of kitsch, this second story nautically themed bar is always a good time and is a great intimate venue for...
Trane Studio / Annex
The Trane Studio is an art bar and live jazz venue that also serves tasty Louisiana and Caribbean influenced food....
Tranzac Club / Annex
The Tranzac, a bar just south of Bloor on Brunswick, is a favourite of Toronto's indie musicians. It also doubles as a watering hole and live performance venue....
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