

Choir! Choir! Choir! is a Toronto-based singing group led by creative directors Nobu Adilman and Daveed Goldman. The duo takes a non-traditional approach; there are no auditions, and the audience is the choir. Just show up and they’ll teach you an original arrangement to a song you love. Founded in 2011, Choir! Choir! Choir! has amassed a dedicated and passionate community of singers and a thriving international fan base on YouTube. The group has performed with renowned artists such as Patti Smith, Tegan and Sara, David Byrne, Rick Astley, and Rufus Wainwright, and onstage at New York’s Carnegie Hall and Radio City Music Hall with the likes of Debbie Harry and The Flaming Lips. Choir! Choir! Choir! exists to celebrate music and push the boundaries between practice and performance, artist and audience, offering therapeutic benefits with the ultimate side effect: a powerful community. Sat Sept 26: Choir! Choir! Choir! ft. fashion show w/The Eye of Faith, drag show w/Sapphyre Poison at Skytop @ York Boulevard Parkade [ MATINEE TICKETS ] [ EVENING TICKETS ]



Rich, sweet, and lush with vibrato. These are only a few of the unmistakable qualities that constitute Evangeline Gentle’s fervent timbre. Make no mistake, however: they are more than an accomplished voice. Born on the Northeast coast of Scotland, Evangeline’s songwriting possesses authenticity and depth as rare and unique as their own journey. Queer, and passionate about social justice, Evangeline believes in the good-naturedness of people and our capabilities of growing together. The title track of Gentle’s You and I single, out now on Sonic Unyon, is the a cappella opening song of their live show. Its message seeks to unite audiences with a sense of ‘sameness’. The single’s flip, “Black is the Colour”, is a traditional Scottish folk song that the artist first heard as a child growing up on the North East Coast of Scotland. Just as “You and I” serves as an introduction to Evangeline’s live show, the single served as an introduction to the artist in advance of the international release of their full-length album, which arrived August 21, 2020 on Sonic Unyon Records. At only 23 years of age, Evangeline’s accolades are already accumulating at an impressive rate. Touted by CBC Music as one of “Seven exciting Canadian artists who broke out in 2019” , Awarded Emerging Artist at the 2015 Peterborough Folk Fest, and Best Female Vocalist of the year at the 2015 Wire Awards, they have shared stages with artists such as Basia Bulat, Craig Cardiff, Matt Andersen, Terra Lightfoot, and Sam Weber. Fri Sept 25: Lee Harvey Osmond w/Evangeline Gentle at Skytop @ York Boulevard Parkade SOLD OUT!



Jason Hachey, better known as Hachey the MouthPEACE, is a formidable beatboxer from Hamilton, Ontario who has proven his chops for years — he was named MuchMusic BeatBox Champion in 2013 and has held his own in a Supercrawl concert collab with the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, no mean feat. Every sound in this live-looping beatbox artist’s musical palette comes from a single instrument: his mouth. Vocals, percussion, bass, turntable scratches and other rhythmic sounds on his recordings and live performances are all created using his tongue, larynx, lips and a wide variety of complex breathing techniques that must be witnessed to be believed. Sun Sept 27: Skratch Bastid w/LTtheMonk, Hachey the MouthPEACE at Skytop @ York Boulevard Parkade [ MATINEE TICKETS ] [ EVENING TICKETS ]



Tim Hicks, the platinum selling entertainer, is a “true star on the Canadian country music scene” (GoBe Weekly), “proving he knows how to tailor his songs to his ever-expanding audience” and commemorating his wide-open sound as one of the defining influences on today’s country music scene. Defining a genre with his sure-footed everyman approach, Hicks is set for the digital release of Wreck This, a six-song EP featuring the Top 5 single “No Truck Song”. This is Hicks’ follow up to the Number 1 chart-topper “What A Song Should Do” that join classics such as “Get By”, “Stronger Beer” , “Here Comes The Thunder” , “Stompin’ Ground” , “Loud” and many more that have made Tim Hicks one of country’s premiere all round artists. Building from local acclaim to a nationally recognized name, Hicks has cemented his reputation as an elite chart-topping act since making his country label debut in 2013. The platinum selling entertainer’s catalogue of highly praised releases including: “Throw Down”, “5:01”, “5:01+”, “Shake These Walls” and most recently, 2018’s “New Tattoo”, have earned the four-time JUNO Award nominee and CCMA Award winner, two Platinum- selling singles, 7 Gold singles, one Gold album and 13 Top Ten radio hits – all with his long-time label Open Road Recordings, in addition to multiple sold-out headlining dates and back to back national tours. Thu Sept 24: Tim Hicks “Stripped Down” w/Jessica Mitchell at Skytop @ York Boulevard Parkade [ TICKETS ]



When Tom Wilson created the moniker Lee Harvey Osmond, he wasn’t entirely certain if this was a new stage name or merely a provocative handle for the musician/artist collective assembled by producer Michael Timmins to record a collection of Tom Wilson songs that would become A Quiet Evil. This was the first of four albums bearing the featured artist Lee Harvey Osmond. The Folk Sinner was next, followed by the breakthrough Beautiful Scars. It was during this time between releasing “Beautiful Scars” and recording “Kings and Kings” with Blackie and The Rodeo Kings that Wilson went public with his recent discovery. He was not exactly the person he thought he was. A couple of decades have passed since Wilson’s major label foray as the leader of his rock band Junkhouse. There were follow-up solo releases, Planet Love (Columbia) and Dog Years (True North). Both of these albums featured songs that were clearly an extension or evolution of the sound that Junkhouse had established over three albums with Columbia Records. Although his collaborations with Blackie and The Rodeo Kings were thriving, Wilson was wandering in the musical wilderness searching for his own distinct vision for his solo career. It was through his connection with the kindred creative spirit of producer and Cowboy Junkies founder Michael Timmins that the sound, the voice and the alter-persona Lee Harvey Osmond came to life. Wilson reasoned that many Tom Wilsons were making records BUT there could only be one Lee Harvey Osmond. The name evoked early memories for Wilson, growing up in Hamilton, Ontario in the 1960s. In mid-life, in his 50s, Wilson learned that the parents who raised him were not his birth parents; that, in fact, he was adopted and that his biological mother and father were Mohawk from the Kahnawake reserve, just outside of Montreal. Grappling with this newfound sense of himself plunged Wilson into a quest for his heritage and his truth, and led to the writing of his bestselling autobiography, Beautiful Scars (Doubleday Canada). On his fourth Lee Harvey Osmond album, Mohawk, under the steady hand of producer Michael Timmins, the musician collective revives the origins of Acid Folk with appearances from old friends Ray Farrugia (percussion), Aaron Goldstein(steel guitar), Jesse O’Brien (keyboards) and introduces Anna Reddick (bass). The expanded use of Darcy Hepner’s brass and baritone sax and brilliant harmonica flashes from blues veteran Paul Reddick and Wilson’s son Thompson sound as guideposts behind the moody grooves of Wilson’s literary recital. Suzanna Ungerleider (Oh Susanna) provides the perfect backing vocal ingredient for Wilson’s baritone. Wilson’s life has been an ongoing quest so it is perhaps inevitable that after decades immersed in poetry, literature and music he would turn attention to visual art, a language that transcends the verbal and the written. The packaging and visual elements of “Mohawk” incorporate Tom Wilson creations. In particular a painting of the same name from his collection Beautiful Scars: Mohawk Warriors, Hunter and Chiefs“My music and my art is a continuation of my long way home,”Wilson says. “It is my way of showing honour and respect to a culture that I’m just shaking hands with.”The discovery of his true heritage and the culture that it carries now informs all of his art.“My truth was hidden from me – I was born a Mohawk baby, and finally I’m becoming a Mohawk man.” Fri Sept 25: Lee Harvey Osmond w/Evangeline Gentle at Skytop @ York Boulevard Parkade SOLD OUT!



LTtheMonk, originally from London, UK, first fell in love with hip-hop when he was just eight years old. After hearing classic hip-hop albums from the era such as The College Dropout, Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ and The Documentary, LTtheMonk knew that he had to find out properly what this music was. Combining this with an interest in reggae (shown to him at an early age by his Jamaican mother) and rock (via his Irish father), LT’s adventurous love of music and performing onstage grew throughout the years, culminating in the release of his first EP at age 17. He has since grown into a vibrant and compelling talent. LTtheMonk’s 2015 debut album, Monk in London, described his career, relationship with his home city and journey to adulthood. His 2017 release The Dark Side of the Monk was an introspective and wide-ranging session rooted in California production aesthetics and informed by contemporary race politics. LT’s latest outing Kinks, Drinks & Hip-Hop reflects another leap in personal and artistic evolution. The album is as questioning as its predecessors, serving up an in-depth exploration of his romantic relationships, place in hip-hop and the music industry, and more discoveries of his persona. His upcoming, as-yet-untitled full-length album will be released on Sonic Unyon Records. Sun Sept 27: Skratch Bastid w/LTtheMonk, Hachey the MouthPEACE at Skytop @ York Boulevard Parkade [ MATINEE TICKETS ] [ EVENING TICKETS ]



Singer-songwriter Jessica Mitchell is, at heart, a storyteller – an open book, inspired by the raw honesty and storytelling nature of the genre. Mitchell’s much anticipated debut album Heart of Glass, was released in 2018 to much critical acclaim, and inclusion on Hello Magazine’s Most Beautiful Issue. She has spent the last decade travelling between Toronto and Nashville, focusing on writing new music and crafting her richly unique sound, culminating in a raw, relatable record that embodies powerful and soulful melodies and lyrical brilliance. Mitchell has toured with the likes of Kiefer Sutherland, Terri Clark, Johnny Reid, Bonnie Raitt, and was asked to perform at the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame to honour Neil Young. Her latest single, a heartfelt impactful duet, “Somebody Gonna Get Hurt” featuring Tim Hicks, was released in June 2019. Mitchell continues to make her mark as a renowned singer-songwriter, and recently co-wrote “The Chase” off Celine Dion’s album, Courage, which debuted #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Mitchell’s acclaimed single “Workin’ on Whiskey” was recently cut by country music artist Trisha Yearwood and was released on her latest album Every Girl in August 2019. Thu Sept 24: Tim Hicks “Stripped Down” w/Jessica Mitchell at Skytop @ York Boulevard Parkade [ TICKETS ]



Having rocked the bar many times, Skratch Bastid is now ready to raise it. In 2012, The Bastid has become one of Canada’s most in-demand DJs and respected producers, but don’t think it happened overnight. From his humble beginnings a decade ago as a teenager in Halifax- pumping out mixtapes from his bedroom and earning a loyal following already back then- he slowly spread his skills first at DJ competitions like DMC, ITF, and Scribble Jam and now around Canada and the world as a widely recognized go-to guy for party-rocking. The illest redhead on turntables has since gone viral. Seriously, youtube that shit. Since he is increasingly recognized for his comfort and versatility in different styles – hip hop, funk, disco, club, rock, and just about every other genre that will make you dance – more and more people are getting hip to his style. That’s what keeps this Bastid working so hard. Touring city-to-city with a relentless drive, he’s wowed crowds from coast to coast in Canada, the United States, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, Japan, New Zealand, Brazil and all over Europe as he averages close to 200 shows a year. Sun Sept 27: Skratch Bastid w/LTtheMonk, Hachey the MouthPEACE at Skytop @ York Boulevard Parkade [ MATINEE TICKETS ] [ EVENING TICKETS ]