Wednesday – Saturday
The Mid-Life Crisis of Dionysus @ MainLine Theatre
Dionysus, the god of wine and partying hard, discovers that immortal life doesn’t always mean eternal youth, in this musical comedy written by Jeremy Hechtman & Patrick Goddard.
Performances Wednesday through Saturday this week, then Tuesday through Saturday for the next two weeks. All shows at 8pm.
$20. 8pm. MainLine Theatre – 3997 St Laurent.
http://mainlinetheatre.ca/
Wednesday
Leslie & the Ly’s, Christopher the Conquered and Ira Lee @ Club Lambi
Leslie Hall and her fabulous Ly’s play Lambi this Wednesday. Haul that bedazzler out of storage, take it to your most hideous Xmas sweater, and you’re dressed. With Christopher the Conquered and Ira Lee.
$12. 9pm. Club Lambi – 4465 St Laurent.
http://www.myspace.com/lesliehall
http://www.myspace.com/christophertheconquered
http://www.myspace.com/iralee
Caribbean Night: Rum & Roti @ The Hive
Dust off that expired/fake/sibling’s Concordia ID: the Concordia Students Union is hosting a delicious Caribbean dinner as part of Black History Monthcelebrations. This feast is waaaaaay out at Concordia’s Loyola campus, so take advantage of Concordia’s free shuttle bus service.
$5. Drinks included. Concordia ID required. 7pm – 11pm.
The Hive – 7141 Sherbrooke W.
Thursday
Woodpigeon @ Sala Rossa
Calgary’s Woodpigeon perform in support of their new album, Die Stadt Muzikanten. With Betty Burke and Jane Vain and the Dark Matter.
http://www.myspace.com/woodpigeon
http://www.myspace.com/bettyburke
http://www.myspace.com/janevainsmusic
$12. 8pm.
Sala Rossa – 4848 St Laurent.
Friday
A Series of Tubes @ L’Envers
Palimpsest Magazine presents A Series of Tubes: a Guided Journey to the End of the Internet, featuring “short curated youtube lectures” (whatever that means) by Nader Hasan,2RealCrew, Stacey Ho and others.
$5 donation gets a free copy of the Palimpsest “Curated Cassette Tape”, featuring music and interviews byShearing Pinx, Pink Noise, Grand Trine and more. (Now, if only there was a party offering free tape decks with admission, we might actually get to play it!)
Pay what you can before 11pm, $5 after 11pm. Doors open at 8 pm.
L’Envers – 185 Van Horne.
http://palimpsest.ca
Saturday
Dirty Secret @ Belmont
Dirty Secret hosts a tropical party, with exotic sounds from DJs A-Rock and Why! Alex! Why!, sand in da club, drinks served in pineapples, and all things tropical. Beach attire optional.
$5. 10pm.
Belmont – 4483 St Laurent.
Sunday
Fucked Up @ Sala Rossa
Toronto hardcore giants Fucked Up perform in support of Couple Tracks, a compilation of their singles on Matador Records from 2002 to 2009. Joined by Matador label mate Kurt Vile and local act Slobs.
$18. 8:30pm. Sala Rossa – 4848 St Laurent.
http://www.myspace.com/epicsinminutes
http://www.myspace.com/kurtvileofphilly