Top 10 Reasons to Come To "Acoustic Afternoon" Open Stage
at Sarah's Café & Bar, every Sunday from 3-6pm

  • Always lots of great music. We also get lots of performers that don't play other open stages.
  • It's the most friendly, most supportive, least competitive open stage in the city.
  • During the summer, we play in the front room, with a huge glass window right behind the performer, an open door almost within arm's reach, and a ceiling fan directly above the performer. There are even two patios.
  • Many weeks, we get almost as many listeners as we do performers.
  • We have a lot of collaborations between performers.
  • It's family-friendly.
  • Probably the best sound quality of any open stage in the city.
  • Every performer's first appearance gets a photo on Facebook. Dozens of these folks have liked their photos so much that they've used them as Facebook profile pictures.
  • Friendly staff, great food, and a wonderful selection of draft.
  • 1426 Danforth Ave (1 blk from Greenwood subway, 1 blk from Coxwell subway).
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    Architecture For Humanity

    I'm stage-managing a benefit for reconstruction of Haiti, organized by Architecture for Humanity, which has a hands-on, long-term commitment in Haiti.

    It's at the FABULOUS Great Hall theatre, with a concert featuring an eclectic mix of Toronto's best performers.
    There are lectures at 7pm, but "music only" tickets for 9pm are only $10.

    Some of you are ALREADY sick of my talking about my new tuner, and I just got it this week! Therefore, I'll get it off my chest now, and then try to shut up about it for a while.

    StroboClipPeterson is the company that makes the fancy strobe tuners that you see in guitar shops. This is their new StroboClip, and it's just as accurate: 3x better than any other tuner, and 10x better that most, including the Boss TU-2/TU-3.

    calendarI gotta get off my arse and book gigs at venues that have invited me. Hopefull, some of those will emerge in Sept.

    I'm also aching to do some stuff with other singers, like Eric Fisher, Rehan Dalal, Jack Connolly, and Jay Pollock. Those will probably happen in the fall, because I haven't even spoken to some of them, yet. I'll keep you posted.

    This month's Emerging Artists show (see above) will feature Rose Brokenshire, Carl Lorusso Jr, and "Que Sarah" Calvert.

    Joining me for my own set (8:30-9:15) will be singers Erin Hunt & Jennifer Williams. We'll be doing some Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, and Teddy Pendrgrass. This show will be unlike anything I've ever done: one acoustic guitar, and three very strong soul singers. As a matter of fact, it will probably be unlike anything you've ever heard.