AMPLIFY Brings their high-energy show to the Linsmore Tavern

October 29, 2026 8:00 pm

This is going to be a really fun night of live music right before Halloween! Thursday October 29th, the Linsmore Tavern (1298 Danforth Ave) can’t wait to welcome to our stage for the very first time, AMPLIFY! Get ready to party and dance with this incredible high-energy band who will be playing some of the best anthems of alternative rock, pop rock from the 90’s and early 00s! This is a band you need to see, as this band is awesome! The show starts at 8pm, there’s no cover!

AMPLIFY is a high-energy Toronto three-piece featuring Brad on guitar, JP on keyboards, and OMI on rhythm guitar and vocals. Bringing together alternative rock, pop-rock, and classic favorites, the band delivers songs from Foo Fighters, Weezer, Green Day, Oasis, The Killers, Coldplay, Maroon 5, Radiohead, and more.

With live musicians backed by professionally produced bass, drums, and additional tracks, AMPLIFY delivers a full-band sound with the energy and interaction of a live show.

Great songs. Big sound. Live energy. — AMPLIFY

The Phantom Rebels with Special Guests Live at the Linsmore Tavern!

October 22, 2026 8:00 pm

Thursday October 22nd, the Linsmore Tavern (1298 Danforth Ave) is so excited to welcome to our stage for the very first time The Phantom Rebels! The Post Punk/Surf Rock Original band out of Oshawa is one of the country’s most unique and hottest acts! Music fans you definitely don’t want to miss this show! There will be an opening act to kick off the evening. The show starts at 8pm, there will be a $10 cover charge at the door!

The Phantom Rebels play loud, fast and angry, a deliberate antidote to
the state of the world. They aim to dazzle listeners with an
eclectic range of compositional styles, creating a stirring listening
experience.The Phantom Rebels self-titled debut EP is a
5-track assault on the senses, featuring tracks like “We Know Who You
Are” and “Manifest Destiny (The Republifucks Song)”.
The Phantom Rebels are a threat to the established order and turn their
justified rage into art.
Jackson D. Begley: vocals/rhythm guitar,
Cole Hermer: lead  guitar,
Jules McCools: bass,
Disco Jim: drums

The Corrados and Jacko Packo Live at the Linsmore Tavern!

October 15, 2026 7:30 pm

Thursday October 15th is going to be and awesome night of original music with some of Toronto’s best up and coming Indie Bands at the Linsmore Tavern! The Corrodes and Jacko Packo will be bringing their original songs and sound to the Linsmore for a co-headlining evening! The show starts at 8pm, there will be a $10 cover charge at the door!

The Corrados are hometown Toronto rock n’ roll. Corrados is a passion project based around the love of early garage rock! Their energetic sound leans heavily on retro, raw garage-rock aesthetics and frequently incorporates driving organ arrangements

Jacko Packo is a band comprised of young Toronto musicians playing mostly the music of Jack Johnston. Jack takes influence from bands such as Fleetwood Mac, The Smiths, and Mac Demarco but also from Jazz Fusion acts such as Weather Report, the Pat Metheny Group and Joni Mitchell’s Shadows and Light band.

Mean Honey Live at the Linsmore Tavern!

November 12, 2026 7:30 pm

This is going to be a fun one! The Linsmore Tavern (1298 Danforth Ave) loves booking bands from the neighborhood and on Thursday November 12th, that is exactly what we are doing as local band, Mean Honey will be returning to play our stage once again! Mean Honey played the Linsmore and absolutely killed it! It was a capacity evening with everyone up and dancing all night!  Get ready for a fun evening of Classic Rock, New Rock Covers with Mean Honey! The show starts at 7:30pm, there’s no cover!

Mean Honey is a band born from friendship, entrepreneurship, and a shared love of rock. A few of them had always wanted to play in a band but never had the chance. Through EO, Entrepreneurs Organization, a small group finally got together, picked up their instruments, and started making some noise.
Their sound leans into the music we love — classic rock with some newer rock in the mix. Mostly, it’s about good songs, good friends, and playing a little louder than they probably should.

Black Bird Elementz and Food For Powder Live at the Linsmore Tavern!

October 1, 2026 7:30 pm

2 incredible original, Toronto based Indie bands will be performing at the Linsmore Tavern (1298 Danforth Ave) on Thursday October 1st! Black Bird Elementz who are an indie rock, blues and roots band and Food For Powder who are an alternative rock band who also blend the sounds of post punk and gothic will be delivering some great original music on this evening! So music fans, don’t miss out on seeing these two up and coming original bands at the Linsmore! The show starts at 8pm, there’s no cover!

Black Bird Elementz 🖤🐦

Toronto’s Black Bird Elementz blends indie rock with dark melodies, blues roots, new wave influences and raw rock ’n’ roll energy. Formed in 2005, the band has spent more than two decades creating original music and bringing its distinctive sound to stages across Toronto and Ontario. Known for high-energy live shows, they’ve performed at The Opera House, El Mocambo, The Rock Pile, Junction Underground, and The Horseshoe Tavern, with shows across Ontario. Featuring Neb-Nebojsa Stojkovic (vocals and harmonica), Boris Bek (guitar), Jake Dunat (bass), and GM Jesus (drums).

Food For Powder 🔥

Food For Powder is a rock ’n’ roll band drawing from a wide spectrum of influences, including alternative rock, post-punk, gothic and beyond. Their sound brings together different corners of underground rock with plenty of energy and attitude

Paul Reddick & Kyle Ferguson w Special Guests Returns to the Linsmore for Blues Sunday!

November 30, 2025 7:00 pm

Canadian Blues fans we are so happy to welcome him back to the Linsmore Tavern, on Sunday November 30th, Juno Award winner Paul Reddick & Kyle Ferguson with Special guests! ! We get a ton of amazing feedback whenever we have had them perform on our stage, so we are very fortunate to bring them back for the first time in more than a year. It’s not every day you get to bring a blues legend and Juno Award winner onto your stage, so this is an absolute honour to have such a highly respected  Canadian Blues legend on our stage! The show starts at 7pm, there’s no cover!

Singer, songwriter and harmonica player Paul Reddick has been performing his critically acclaimed original songs on stages across Canada, the USA and Europe for over 30 years.

He has recorded and written with Colin Linden, Tom Wilson (Lee Harvey Osmond) and MonkeyJunk among others, and recorded 10 albums of his own. His most recent recording, Ride the One (on Stony Plain Records), received the 2016 Juno Award for Best Blues Album.

Often referred to as the Poet Laureate of the Blues, he has been exploring and pushing the boundaries of the blues art form his entire career.  His dedication, “Blues is a beautiful landscape”, led him to create the annual Cobalt Prize for Contemporary Blues Composition in 2014 which encourages the growth and vitality of blues music.

Renowned for his intense and hypnotic performances, Paul Reddick has developed a loyal following amongst both his fans and musical peers and continues to be one of the most compelling performers on the Canadian music scene.

The Frank Cosentino Band Live at the Linsmore Tavern for Blues Sunday!

September 27, 2026 7:00 pm - 11:30 pm

One of our very favourite bands in the world, is The Frank Cosentino Band who will be back on our stage on Sunday September 27th for Blues Sunday! Only the best in blues music when it comes to Blues Sunday at the Linsmore Tavern (1298 Danforth Ave) and that is definitely the case on for every 4th Sunday at the month with The Frank Consentino Band! Frank Consentino is a Blues Guitar Virtuoso who was also inducted into The Blues Hall of Fame in 2017! Franks has been touring the world for more than 30 years performing blues music and to be a Master Blues Artist, you have to have some serious chops. Influenced by Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan and the 3 Kings (Freddie King, Albert King, B B King), you will absolutely love Franks guitar driven blues! This is going to be a really special Blues Sunday that you can’t afford to miss! The show starts at 7pm, theres no cover!

Guitarist Frank Cosentino has been on the Canadian music scene since the early 1980’s. He has fronted his on blues/rock band since 1989, and since then he has released four full-length albums. His latest album ‘Straight, No Chaser!’ was released in the summer of 2012!
Guitar has been in Frank’s life since the age of five. Everything changed after seeing Jimi Hendrix live at his infamous 1968 Toronto show! It was the sound coming from this larger then life guitarist’s hands that some would say was a religious awakening musically for Frank.
For the past 30 years Frank has been a gigging machine, with over tens of thousands concerts to his credit! Frank has been known to perform over 250 dates a year with many toures throughout Canada and the USA. With his many endorsements, Frank has also been involved with clinic tours and many NAMM show (Anaheim, CA) appearances.
Frank has also had the opportunity to share the stage with some of the world’s greatest musicians in blues and beyond. Legends like James Cotton, Buddy Guy, Johnny Winter, Jeff Healy, Robben Ford, Duke Robillard, guitarist Phil X (Bon Jovi, Alice Cooper)…..and some of the new blood like guitarists Phillip Sayce, Anthony Gomes and Sue Foley too name a few.
Discography:
The Cos – Cool Blue Records 1994
Open Up And Say Wah! – Cool Blue Records 1999
Unfinished Business – Cool Blue Records 2001
The Blues – Cool Blue Records 2004
Endorsements:
Seymour Duncan pickups
Dean Markley Strings
ZS Thomas Guitars (signature guitar – The “Cosentinocaster”)
Carparelli Guitars
Mack Amps
Platone Amps
VL Effects
Lava Cables
Amp Clamps
String stretcher
Rocky Mountain Slide Company

The Tom Waits Appreciation Congregation Live at the Linsmore Tavern!

October 19, 2026 8:00 pm

YOU DO NOT NEED TICKETS FOR THIS SHOW

Monday October 19, The Tom Waits Appreciation Congregation returns to our stage for their regular 3rd Monday of the month show! They are settled back in and ready for a hot summer evening of music at the Linsmore! The TWAC was the most popular monthly residency show at the Linsmore Tavern prior and after the Lockdown and has been captivating audiences at the Linsmore since 2014! Always performing to a packed house, the Tom Waits Appreciation Congregation always delivers a top level show and really has created quite a following! Featuring Marty Morin, The Tom Waits Appreciation Congregation (TWAC) comprise of some of the best musicians in all of Toronto coming together for their love of Tom Waits and paying Tribute to him and his music! Arrive early for a good seat, because all of their shows have been at capacity and there are not many seats! The show starts at 8pm, there is no cover! This is the best show you will find in Toronto on a Monday night!