Toronto Calendar
- May 27
Music
Xerxes, Creeper, and Black Faxes
The Shop at Parts and Labour
8 p.m.
Those of you doubting that hardcore is still a thing, behold: Xerxes. The Louisville-based punk outfit plays brutal, thrash-influence...more
The Beauties
The Dakota Tavern
10 p.m.
The Beauties got their start at The Dakota in Toronto in 2006. When The Beauties play on its stage every Sunday, it’s obvious that...more
The Wonder Years, The Early November, The Swellers, and Young StatuesThe Opera House
6 p.m.
The band name chosen by Philly pop-punkers The Wonder Years says it all. Signed to the once legendary California pop-punk label Hopeless...more
Langhorne SlimThe Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
8:30 p.m.
It's hard to tell if Langhorne Slim has much more substance or originality than your average singer-songwriter on record, but...more
Gogol Bordello, Mariachi El Bronx, and Two GallantsSound Academy
7:30 p.m.
Gogol Bordello often gets dismissed as “that crazy gypsy band,” infamous for insane live shows and the kinetic shenanigans...more
Weston Silver Band Glenn Gould StudioLoading...
Chris Murray and The Fundamentalists Lee's PalaceLoading...
Stir It Up Sundays Relish Bar & GrillLoading...
Freefall Sundays Open Mic SupermarketLoading...
Crosswires: Nicola Ratti, Arman Bazarian, And Joey Molinaro. The GarrisonLoading...
Comedy
Live Wrong And ProsperThe Second City Theatre
7 p.m.
The Second City’s latest main stage revue reunites the cast of their critically and commercially successful Dreams Really Do...more
Sunday Night LiveComedy Bar
9 p.m.
Since its earliest days on stage at the Rivoli, way back in 2004, Toronto troupe The Sketchersons have been putting together their award-winning...more
Laugh SabbathComedy Bar
8:30 p.m.
Laugh Sabbath is a weekly lineup of local comics. If the endorsement of eTalk Daily (that lofty and refined critic!) means anything to...more
Mike Dambra and Jim Colliton Absolute ComedyLoading...
Weight Loss Challenge Comedy BarLoading...
Comedy Above The Pub Comedy BarLoading...
Work It Out Comedy BarLoading...
Comedee's At Sneaky Dee's Stand-up Showcase Sneaky Dee'sLoading...
The All Black Comedy Show Yuk Yuk's TorontoLoading...
Theater
Islands: A PlayThe Theatre Centre
1 p.m.
While the apocalypse is often used by film, television, and literature as a premise for a dystopian future—one that often resembles...more
The Real World?Tarragon Theatre
2:30 p.m.
They say, “Write what you know,” which is probably the reason that family, friends, and foes often act as inspiration to...more
RentPanasonic Theatre
2 p.m.
By now, Jonathan Larson’s Rent has been immortalized at least three times. First, by its Broadway run, which lasted 5,124...more
West Side StoryToronto Centre for the Arts2 p.m.
Redheaded Stepchild Buddies In Bad TimesLoading...
Autogeddon Dancemakers And The Centre For CreationLoading...
Apprentice To Murder Mysteriously Yours Mystery Dinner TheatreLoading...
War Horse Princess of Wales TheatreLoading...
Arts
Annie MacDonell: The Fortune TellerArt Gallery Of Ontario
10 a.m.
What does it mean to “restore” an object, whether it’s a painting, or a sculpture, or something manufactured for commercial...more
Drake PlingoThe Drake Hotel
8 p.m.
The Drake Hotel is offering people in Toronto a rare chance to cross something off their bucket lists: Plinko. Of course, you could always...more
Collective Identity Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtLoading...
Street View Museum of Contemporary Canadian ArtLoading...
Film
Cartoons Projection BoothLoading...
Eat/Drink
Bluegrass Brunch Dakota TavernLoading...
Sunday Acoustic Family Brunch Gladstone HotelLoading...
