My new EP is out, and I'd love for you to join us at the Piston to celebrate!!! Special guests, tickets and details will be sorted soon, but for now - please save the date! I want you to be there! THURS FEB 21st!
https://open.spotify.com/track/0NErKmL4AYoMjTQptbb4bd
Beam Me Up is a weekly Disco jam that celebrates the underrated and the obscure of funk, jazz, soul, boogie, rare groove, reggae, gospel & proto-house! It’s an evening of tuneful transcendence in the best sounding bar in town, supplied by residents the Patchouli Brothers & Cyclist, who go back to back all night!
$10.00 / 10pm
Juicebox is a monthly dance party that focuses on spinning the coolest new wave, brit pop, rock, electronic and assorted vinyl gems of all eras! Deejays Tweed & Babe Decibel!
$10 / 10pm
Every Tuesday, a night of listening, dancing and imbibing to the music of live Indie bands!
PWYC / 9pm
Doors @ 7:30
Music @ 8:30
$10 at the door
/ / Lev Snowe
https://levsnowe.bandcamp.com/album/faded-blue
For the past three years, Lev Snowe has spent his days tinkering away in his bedroom studio building up his psychedelic Xanadu. Raised on the warm hiss of 70s soul jazz recordings, the slack chill of the L.A. beat scene, and the nostalgic synth swaying of Boards of Canada, this Canadian songwriter/producer creates an atmosphere that is both washed out and danceable — pensive, yet uplifting. And like a wandering mind spent cooped up indoors all winter, Lev’s music never sits still for too long. Lush electronics bloom around shimmering guitars and the wonky grit of Mobb Deep era hip hop grooves, all while Lev’s wistful lyricism drifts hypnotically in and out of focus—a carefree soundtrack fit for either chaotic house parties or those endless summer nights spent escaping reality.
/ / TV SETS
tvsets.bandcamp.com
Surf guitar and whirring synths wash up on a shore of glinting, lost samples. Fuzzy vocals rise from the surf, shake off the sand, and unwrap a summer spread crafted from classic bedroom pop ingredients. Shoegaze and synth pop packaged with a lo fi twist.
/ / DJ Fizzy
#1 chiller Fizzy fizzfizz Adams of legendary & fabulous Toronto synth/dream pop team Hush Pup playing records, tapes and tunes of all stripes before and between bands to keep you motivated and rejoicing all through the night.
/ / a very cool secret band TBA :)
$10
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DOORS
💥💥💥8:30
TIGER BOMB
Tiger Bomb is a love-child of passion, feminism, self-love and good vibes. This fledgling musical group is comprised of four women: harpist, poet and multi-disciplinary performer Anda Zeng; your friendly neighbourhood percussionist Danielle Sum; singer, guitarist and lyricist Esther Phua; and bassist/vocalist Jessika Godfrey. Tiger Bomb was formed on a shared desire to increase representation of female-identifying artists and people of colour in the local Toronto music scene. Offering an alternative sound, the band's songs acknowledge the mundane magic of living in our bodies, feeling spiritually homeless, and finding belonging in marginalized places and identities.
Saving Face - Live Video
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxuXw6Z2dr1jSXFNbUNsNnd4Vm9LQUduQ29vQ1VYMk1Ic3U4/view?usp=sharing
Fight For the Light - Live Video
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxuXw6Z2dr1jN05lV2RoY0JnUU9CTjAxN3l6bkJ6UWJrcGdv/view?usp=sharing
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/tigerbombmusic/
💥💥💥9:30
SEAN BERTRAM
Fresh off of the release of his debut album, “The Right Place”, 20 year old Sean Bertram is a formidable talent: a jaw-dropping young guitar-slinger who is equally comfortable in jazz, pop and rock, a singer with a pure voice and dizzying falsetto, and a songwriter who makes the craft look deceivingly easy. Often compared to John Mayer, Jason Mraz, and Allen Stone, his music weaves stories of love, loss, heartache, and self-discovery through harmonically innovative songs that, if they don’t make you cry, will make you dance.
The Right Place - Album
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6l8QxpDCZkxVOUsrASqEWM?si=BSxya5xWRXaBTJj4CGkzTQ
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/seanbertram.music/
💥💥💥10:30
BON ECHO
From hostel basements to mood-lit café interiors, Bon Echo has been yanking on heartstrings and pushing the limits of what it's possible to do with thrift store toy keyboards since the Summer of 2017. Comprising of Oliver Compton, Charlie Watson, and the songwriting duo of Ian Taylor and Sami Anguaya, the group sings about passion, paranoia, and nostalgia over an instrumental backdrop that draws just as much from Nova Scotian folk-rock as it does from house music and jazz percussion. Following the release of their debut extended play, "Stop, Move," and a productive year that saw them playing a string of shows across Toronto, Bon Echo returned to their hometown of Ottawa to sell out a headlining bill at Black Squirrel Books & Espresso Bar and begin work on their next project. The group’s double A-sided single, "Dancing / Backsliding" was released in December of 2018.
Dancing / Backsliding - Singles
https://open.spotify.com/album/7Jtf1HiDqvxbOv3EW2F3gJ
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/BonEchoMusic/
Every Tuesday, a night of listening, dancing and imbibing to the music of live Indie bands!
PWYC / 9pm
In celebration of Family Day weekend we would like to invite all you lovely family and friends for a night of live music and party time fun zone!! Monday is a holiday so we expect you to come get crazy and weird all night long with us please thanks sorry thankyou!
Doors at 8:30pm - show starts at 9pm - PWYC
Featuring
Forest City Aurora - 12:00
Record Breaker - 11:00
The Waking West - 10:00
The Hope State - 9:00
Hope to see y'all lovely weirdos xoxoxoxoxo
A 90s video dance party on the third Saturday of every month!
With resident VJs General Eclectic and Splattermonkey!
$10.00 / 10pm
Beam Me Up is a weekly Disco jam that celebrates the underrated and the obscure of funk, jazz, soul, boogie, rare groove, reggae, gospel & proto-house! It’s an evening of tuneful transcendence in the best sounding bar in town, supplied by residents the Patchouli Brothers & Cyclist, who go back to back all night!
$10.00 / 10pm
How you doinnnnn? Ask your crush, your bestie, or your friends' friend who you just added on msn to the Piston for Valentines Day this year! $10, and all the kisses you can handle. Music 9:30 - late, then it's on you to keep the party going.
Discmen are Toronto's best 90s cover band since Y2K!
Come join these star crossed lovers on this night of passion and romance, the most romantic night of the year, February 13th. Rock out with your cherubs out to the sweet sex-rock and raw masculine energy of the Marwills, then soothe your sensitive soul with the sweet siren calls of Ten Meter Band. The Piston will be the stage for this Shakespearean tale, fkn c u there!
Every Tuesday, a night of listening, dancing and imbibing to the music of live Indie bands!
PWYC / 9pm
A wet and drippy, catch my eye-y, shake my body, bite my lip-y, sexy synthy dance party. Electro-pop, indie dance, house, synthy hip-hop, hi-NRG, italo disco, electroclash, synth-pop, new wave, eurodance. On the second Saturday of every month at The Piston.
$10.00 / 10pm
Beam Me Up is a weekly Disco jam that celebrates the underrated and the obscure of funk, jazz, soul, boogie, rare groove, reggae, gospel & proto-house! It’s an evening of tuneful transcendence in the best sounding bar in town, supplied by residents the Patchouli Brothers & Cyclist, who go back to back all night!
$10.00 / 10pm
Every Tuesday, a night of listening, dancing and imbibing to the music of live Indie bands!
PWYC / 9pm
60s Mod Soul Reggae Record Party
DJ Nico (Vinyl from the Crypt CIUT 89.5FM) + Guests!
Sponsored by Fred Perry Toronto, Kops Records & CIUT 89.5FM
$10 / 10pm
FREE SHOW! Comedy for Dummies celebrates our one year anniversary! A pro/am booked stand up comedy show with lotto spots offered! Come celebrate one year of hilarious comedy at The Piston! 6pm-8pm.
Beam Me Up is a weekly Disco jam that celebrates the underrated and the obscure of funk, jazz, soul, boogie, rare groove, reggae, gospel & proto-house! It’s an evening of tuneful transcendence in the best sounding bar in town, supplied by residents the Patchouli Brothers & Cyclist, who go back to back all night!
$10.00 / 10pm
Every Tuesday, a night of listening, dancing and imbibing to the music of live Indie bands!
PWYC / 9pm
Juicebox is a monthly dance party that focuses on spinning the coolest new wave, brit pop, rock, electronic and assorted vinyl gems of all eras! Deejays Tweed & Babe Decibel!
$10 / 10pm
Beam Me Up is a weekly Disco jam that celebrates the underrated and the obscure of funk, jazz, soul, boogie, rare groove, reggae, gospel & proto-house! It’s an evening of tuneful transcendence in the best sounding bar in town, supplied by residents the Patchouli Brothers & Cyclist, who go back to back all night!
$10.00 / 10pm
Every Tuesday, a night of listening, dancing and imbibing to the music of live Indie bands!
PWYC / 9pm
A 90s video dance party on the third Saturday of every month!
With resident VJs General Eclectic and Splattermonkey!
$10.00 / 10pm
Beam Me Up is a weekly Disco jam that celebrates the underrated and the obscure of funk, jazz, soul, boogie, rare groove, reggae, gospel & proto-house! It’s an evening of tuneful transcendence in the best sounding bar in town, supplied by residents the Patchouli Brothers & Cyclist, who go back to back all night!
$10.00 / 10pm
Every Tuesday, a night of listening, dancing and imbibing to the music of live Indie bands!
PWYC / 9pm
A wet and drippy, catch my eye-y, shake my body, bite my lip-y, sexy synthy dance party. Electro-pop, indie dance, house, synthy hip-hop, hi-NRG, italo disco, electroclash, synth-pop, new wave, eurodance. On the second Saturday of every month at The Piston.
$10.00 / 10pm
Beam Me Up is a weekly Disco jam that celebrates the underrated and the obscure of funk, jazz, soul, boogie, rare groove, reggae, gospel & proto-house! It’s an evening of tuneful transcendence in the best sounding bar in town, supplied by residents the Patchouli Brothers & Cyclist, who go back to back all night!
$10.00 / 10pm
Every Tuesday, a night of listening, dancing and imbibing to the music of live Indie bands!
PWYC / 9pm
As most of you know already we have mere days left in Toronto before we make the move to LA mid January. We figured what better way to bid you all farewell than to lavish you with a show!!
Come join us on Sunday January 6th for a silly, sexy, sassy Soiree. We will be performing 3 burlesque routines as well as sketches from a few of our comedy characters.
There will be musical performances by the amazingly talented Laura Tremblay McGillivray and Alison Smyth and plenty of laughs to be had via the comedy stylings of Megan Fraser and Rachel McLatchie.
We have been contemplating this move for years. Its equal parts exciting and terrifying to purge all of our belongings and pack up just a few suitcases and our cats to start over in a new country, but it feels right. It also feels like the right time to start pursuing more live performance opportunities. This will give us a great chance to celebrate our departure/have a last hurrah with all of our lovely Toronto peeps as well as get your feedback on the work we will hopefully be pursuing in LA. It'll be a "pay-what-you-can" event for anyone who would like to support the "sister's Strain" in the start of their new endeavour!
60s Mod Soul Reggae Record Party
DJ Nico (Vinyl from the Crypt CIUT 89.5FM) + Guests!
Sponsored by Fred Perry Toronto, Kops Records & CIUT 89.5FM
$10 / 10pm
Doors at 6pm. FREE COMEDY SHOW - Comedy for Dummies is a free pro/am booked show that offers a few lotto spots to comics vying for stage time. Hosted by Carolina DJ and co-produced and DJ'd by DJ Cyclist (Mark Gonzaga).
Beam Me Up is a weekly Disco jam that celebrates the underrated and the obscure of funk, jazz, soul, boogie, rare groove, reggae, gospel & proto-house! It’s an evening of tuneful transcendence in the best sounding bar in town, supplied by residents the Patchouli Brothers & Cyclist, who go back to back all night!
$10.00 / 10pm
On the cusp of a new year Beam Me Up look back to the Disco era and to our favourite messages of love, peace & understanding in the form of funk, jazz, soul, boogie, rare groove, reggae, gospel and proto-house! Anticipate an inclusive, amorous movement soundtracked by transcendent tunes of positivity and of matchless dance floor magnificence. All like-minded people are welcome!
$15.00 / 9pm. We’ll be serving until 3am and dancing until 3:30am.
Disco from resident deejays the Patchouli Brothers & Cyclist!
soundcloud.com/cyclist
soundcloud.com/thepatchoulibrothers
soundcloud.com/beammeupdisco
Juicebox is a monthly dance party that focuses on spinning the coolest new wave, brit pop, rock, electronic and assorted vinyl gems of all eras! Deejays Tweed & Babe Decibel!
$10 / 10pm
Beam Me Up is a weekly Disco jam that celebrates the underrated and the obscure of funk, jazz, soul, boogie, rare groove, reggae, gospel & proto-house! It’s an evening of tuneful transcendence in the best sounding bar in town, supplied by residents the Patchouli Brothers & Cyclist, who go back to back all night!
$10.00 / 10pm
