Live music picks for WEDNESDAY JUNE 1 through TUESDAY JUNE 7, 2011.

WEDNESDAY JUNE 1 / THE BASEBALL PROJECT / HORSESHOE TAVERN / 370 QUEEN ST W / $13.50 / 19+
Locals The Order of Good Cheer lead off for heavy-hitters The Baseball Project, who consist of Peter Buck (R.E.M.), Steve Wynn (The Dream Syndicate), Scott McCaughey (Young Fresh Fellows, R.E.M.), and Linda Pitmon (Steve Wynn & the Miracle 3). They sing MLB history-inspired anthems and homerun-rock songs, evoking nostalgia for those exciting season openers and pennant races.

FRIDAY JUNE 3 / ROBYN / ECHO BEACH / 909 LAKESHORE BLVD W / $41 / ALL AGES
Toronto's newest venue Echo Beach - located just southeast from the Molson Amphitheatre - officially opens its doors, and rocking its stage and 4000-capacity space for the first time will be none other than Swedish dance artist Robyn. English electro-pop artist Natalia Kills opens, but who better to get things rolling at Echo Beach than Toronto's own Diamond Rings.

SATURDAY JUNE 4 / THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES / LEE'S PALACE / 529 BLOOR ST W / $18.50 / 19+
Swedish rock group The Soundtrack of Our Lives, led by the bearded and tunic wearing front-man Ebbot Lundberg, take their psychedelic and raw mid-tempo rock hooks to Lee's Palace. The Mommyheads open for TSOOL, who play in support of Origin Vol. 2, the second part of their greatest hits compilation album.

MONDAY JUNE 5 / RIHANNA / AIR CANADA CENTRE / 40 BAY ST / $19-$99 / ALL AGES
Cee Lo Green, J. Cole and B.o.B all join the line-up in support of "good girl gone bad" Rihanna at Air Canada Centre. The Grammy winner returns to Toronto, bringing along Billboard music chart-breaker "What's My Name?" and "Only Girl (In the World)".

TUESDAY JUNE 7 / YEASAYER / PHOENIX / 410 SHERBOURNE ST / $20 / 19+
Brooklyn art-pop trio Yeasayer returns to Toronto, this time at the Phoenix, hoping to bring another high-energy/sweat-fest show. Expect the same tribal, bass-heavy and electro-funk grooves from their sophomore record Odd Blood, but don't be surprised if the Brooklynites also sing a couple new tunes from their upcoming third LP. Opening for Yeasayer will be Berlin funk-soul artist Hush Hush, along with Smith Westerns.

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Lead photo of Yeasayer by LanewayFestival.