After 20-plus years, the Cameron remains a favourite with Queen West bohemian hipsters. The eclectic booking policy meanders through cabaret, country, jazz, swing, folk and...

Timing is key at this hybrid beer hall/dance haven. On Fridays the Cuban band Son Ache heats up the place with salsa, while Saturdays can bring Brazilian beats, fado or rock....

For decades, the Elmo was the city's most internationally famous live music club. The Rolling Stones played an infamous gig here in the '70s (Margaret Trudeau in tow), and the...

A Toronto legend, the rough-and-ready Horseshoe has been serving up pints and kick-ass tunes since 1947. It has had colourful incarnations as a country and punk bar, and now it...

Helped by its proximity to the University of Toronto, this has long been one of the city's premier rock clubs. The high, wide stage, rockin' bartenders and good sight-lines are...

Further confirmation of Toronto's long-standing Anglophilia is provided by this new club, which was named after and founded on the success of the long-running Mod Club series...

This former vaudeville theatre, built in the early 1900s, was converted into a multi-level, multi-purpose venue in 1990. On a run-down section of Queen East, it has had to work...

Part nightclub, part concert venue, the Phoenix boasts impressive sight-lines and sound, and has a more opulent feel than many of its peers. It regularly hosts top Canadian and...

The back room at the Riv has been a key spot on the Queen scene since the late '70s, and is a favoured venue for all things alternative, whether it's rock, comedy, jazz, funk...

With the arrival of the Air Canada Centre, the cavernous, oft-maligned Rogers Centre now hosts fewer concerts, but it's the one place in town for stadium shows, and remains an...

Look for the large backlit silver dollar over the door and then step back in time. This legendary dive has seen better days, but it still draws top-notch blues acts from...

While its current clientele was still crawling, this venue - as the celebrated RPM - held marathon parties for mods, goths and punks. It eventually morphed into this equally...