April Show Listings
Upcoming TINGS, mostly heavy, mostly Toronto & Southern Ontario
** In Progress **
Making an Ontario show listing actually comprehensive and up-to-date might be a bit ambitous, but after seeing a share from hardcore ‘zine THE HARDCHIVES (@thehardchives on instagram) I couldn’t help but make an attempt. Substack unfortunately won’t allow copy-pasta-ing of the spreadsheet I made to organize my thoughts in here, but I just want to get this up asap so I’ll work on formatting and tweak this in the coming days.
Originally compiled by ig user @ash_nyx_, I filled in some of the gaps and will add links where available.
Personally I find it impossible to keep up even just making a personal list of gigs I want to be at, and am pretty sick of having to scroll social media to stay in the loop, so if even one person finds one gig because of this I’ll be happy :)
I’m sure there’s some oversights in here, so if you spot an error or something missing - or if you want to contribute to this month’s listing or next? Shoot me an email (theriffsdontlie at gmail), DM (@riffsdontlie on IG) or leave a comment \m/ ok have fun here you go
DATE - CITY - LINEUP - VENUE / DOOR TIME / COST
April 9 - Toronto - Wax Jaw, Your Grandad, Silks - Baby G/7PM/ $15 adv/$20 door
April 9 - Hamilton - The Northern, Resistor, Pillars of Autumn, Jenafur, Us Alike - Vertagogo/6:30PM/$15
April 9 - London - Mononegatives, Science Man, Susans, Pal - Georgette’s Living Room - $10
April 10 - Brantford - Wiener Kebab, Dad Patrol, Merci Buckets - Doors Down
April 10 - Toronto - Agriculture - The Monarch/7PM/$22
April 10 - Toronto - Science Man, Pal, Merc & the Montclairs, Stella - Dock Ellis No No Room/8PM/$15
April 11 - Barrie - Conversation, The Northern, Resistor - The Queens/$15
April 11 - Toronto - Gutter Girl, Kill/Death Radio!, Kiyam - Tail of the Junction/8:30 PM $15
April 12 - Brampton - Mile End, Reality Denied, Die Alone, 100% Pure, Mace - Joe's Bar/7PM/$15
April 12 - Sudbury - Conversation - Towne House Tavern
April 12 - Toronto - Rapid Tension, Saf, Gfu, The Dominion, Go ogopogo - See-Scape/8 PM
April 12 - Toronto - Shrewd, Palm Sander, Faiyaz & The Wasted Chances - Bsmt 254/$10adv/$15 door
April 12 - Waterloo - Bad Egg (EP release show), Imploders, Uncle Ray, Laager - Dive Bar/7 PM/$20
April 13 - St. Catherines - Small Man Big Mouth, Pot of Greed, Waste Youth, Lizra - The Green/7PM/$15 adv/$20 door
April 13 - Thunder Bay - Conversation - Black Pirates Pub
April 13 - Thunder Bay - Ethereal Tomb, 2 the Bone - Cinema 5 Skate Park
April 13 - Toronto - Expel, Badbet, Klokwise, Wedge, Lice - Division 88
April 13 - Toronto - Black Absinthe, Thunderor, Superchucker, Profligator - Hard Luck
April 13 - Hamilton - The Kettle Black, Mononegatives, Martin Verrall Players - Vertagogo
April 14 - Hamilton - No Signal, Neurotic Spit of Vengeance, Rockpyle - Vertagogo $15 adv/$20 door
April 14 - Hamilton - Exalt, Gavel, Wedge, Cease - The Casbah/8PM/$20 adv/$25 door
April 17 - Toronto - Mad Iris, Heavenly Blue, Wink - The Monarch/8PM/$13.50
April 17 - Toronto - Ancient Greece, Dermabrasion - Houndstooth**
April 18 - Niagara - TCIC, Black Budget, The Mustard Junkies - Camp Cataract/7PM/ $10/PWYC
April 18 - Toronto - Fake Dust, Truth of all Death, Stagnance, Human Form - Toronto Style/8PM/$10/PWYC
April 18 - Toronto - Treehouse of Horror, Animal Boy, Yes, Chef!, Crocus - See-Scape/8PM/$15/PWYC
April 18 - Toronto - Korrosive, Omnivide, Sentiment Dissolve, Gutvoid - Hard Luck
April 18 - Toronto - Coprolith, Bleeding Out, Lake Cyanide - Monarch Tavern/8PM/$15
April 19 - Niagara - Holly Acres, Dead Roots, Junko Daydream, Moe Killed My Cool - Camp Cataract/$10
April 19 - Welland - Choices Made, Stand Against Fear, Debt Cematary, A.S.O.P. - The Alleyway/7PM/$15/all ages
April 20 - Ottawa - Coprolith, Bleeding Out - New Sodom/8PM/$10
April 20 - Toronto - Neurotic Style, Koroshi, Wiener Kebab, Waste Youth - Toronto Style/$15 adv/$20 door
April 20 - Toronto - Hobby, Biblical, Roy, Animatist + some comedians - The Garrison/$15 adv/$20 door
April 20 - Guelph - Ushanka Doll, Sermon, Teleportoise - Jimmy Jazz/9PM/no cover
April 21 - Hamilton - First Jason (movie screening & concert) Blood Opera, 30 Immolated 16 Returned - Doors Pub/$15 adv/$20 door
Monday April 22
Toronto
Erin Browne, Shanika Maria - Burdock/7:30PM/$15
Rosie Wyse - Drom Taberna/11PM
Tuesday April 23
Toronto - Escote, Output 1:1:1, Flake - See-Scape/8PM
Wednesday April 24
St. Cath - Sunnycide, Qwan, Shingen, Klokwise - The Green/6PM/$10/PWYC
Thursday April 25
Toronto
Sunnycide, Qwan, Lizra, Abraxas Reflux - Toronto Style/7PM/$10/PWYC
Reckless Upstarts, Class Assassins, Workers Comp, Soap Eater - See-Scape/7:30PM/$15 adv
All Honesty, Sudden Waves, The Downcast - Duffy's
True Body, Accelerant, Stillwaves - Baby G/8PM/$20
Friday April 26
Bracebridge - All Honesty, Sudden Waves, The Downcast - Bracebridge Hall
Kitchener - Walk Me Home, Yes, Chef!, Sundowner - Euclid House (DM publicseatingdiy for address)/7PM/$15/PWYC
London - Sunnycide, Qwan - Grogettes
Ottawa - Pot of Greed, Street Justice, Cross Check, 100% Pure, Bruiserweight, Soul Thief, Badbet, Skullgate - Mavericks Ottawa/5:30 PM/$15 adv/$20 door
Toronto - Smuther, Selfish Act, Plush, Blood Wraith, Scab - Toronto Style/7PM $15 adv
Saturday April 27
Hamilton - Sunnycide, Qwan - Vertagogo
Ottawa - All Honesty, Sudden Waves, The Downcast - Dominion Tavern
Peterborough - Nova Doll - Sadler House
Toronto
World Peace, Dear Evangeline, Purity Culture - 1978/7:30 PM $15/notaflof
Aftershock Overdrive, Consuming Misery, Attention Span, Apprehension - Houndstooth/6PM/PWYC
Yoi Toki (futurefunk/vaporwave party) - Lee's Palace/10PM
donks & bonks - Marcus Visionary, DJ Pacifier, Crushenhaus, Tyriqueordie, Angelphroot, Ms Gothicfish, 666pastel - 129 Spadina/torontohardcore.ca
Shed, The Slime, The Dominion, Yung Scumz - See-Scape/8PM/$10 PWYC/all ages
Sunday April 28
Toronto
Bad River (album release), Lightmares, Northern Gloom - Bovine/7PM
Corpsepvrty, World Eaters, Runick, Prison, Pot of Greed, Life Post Mortem - Hard Luck/$15 adv/$20 door
Monday April 29
Toronto - Leona Hell, Walk Me Home, August, Yours Truly - Houndstooth
Thanks Dani! Without this list I would have never found out Agriculture was coming to Toronto. They're the only band I've ever found that felt for me like they created a worthy successor to Sunbather by Deafheaven.