Castro's

D.B. Buxton
2025-05-04 15:00 - 18:00 (America/Toronto)
Started off in music as a busker. Began working with bands in 2003. Began semi-professionally producing Hip Hop and Electronica in 2005. Released his first solo record in 2008. Is currently working on his 4th official release. He also scored his first film in 2012 and has worked in volunteer radio, hosting and producing programs and ads since 2007.

Red Velvet
2025-05-03 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-04-17 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-04-05 17:00 - 19:00
Red Velvet is a high energy band that loves to entertain and get people to dance and rock out! We love playing music and we have a ton of fun doing it together!

DJ Rob
2025-05-02 22:00 - 2025-05-03 02:00, 2025-04-04 22:00 - 2025-04-05 02:00

Fraser / Daley
2025-05-02 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-04-18 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-04-04 17:30 - 19:30
A popular concert and recording act for over 14 years, Toronto-based Fraser/Daley has released three CDs of original music and performed widely, consistently entertaining audiences with their large and varied repertoire, big sound and spontaneous sense of fun. Alec Fraser hails from Glasgow, Scotland and is a respected bassist and Juno and Maple Blues Award winner. Mike Daley was dubbed by Jeff Healey ‘one of Canada’s finest guitarists’ and has a long list of live and studio credits. Alec and Mike met while working in Healey’s touring band in the mid-2000s and found that they enjoyed singing together after the gig. In 2008 they began playing together regularly in Toronto as Alec perfected a unique bass-drums combination instrument that gives this duo the unmistakable sound of a trio. Their three albums, Fraser/Daley, The Whole Fam Damily and Fifty Miles of Elbow Room have garnered steady sales and strong airplay on blues and folk radio, and Alec and Mike have become sought after for their versatile performances, playing everything from intimate house concerts to street dances. Learn more at fraserdaley.com.

Mike Daley & Dylan Bell
2025-05-01 18:00 - 20:00
Mike Daley is a guitarist and singer based in Toronto. A professional musician for over 30 years, Mike has toured Canada, the United States and England and has recorded extensively in a variety of musical styles. He is a longtime member of Fraser/Daley with bassist Alec Fraser and is also proud to work with a variety of bands around Toronto including the Tom Waits Appreciation Congregation, the Travellers and others.
In a word… multifaceted. Juno-nominated Dylan Bell is a vocalist, instrumentalist (piano, bass, guitar, percussion), composer/arranger, music director and producer/engineer. Dylan has worked with groups ranging from vocal jazz, (Cadence, Hampton Avenue, the Swingle Singers, FreePlay Duo, The Watch), to vocal pop (Retrocity, the Nylons) to eclectic jazz and world music (Autorickshaw, Ray Montford Group), to classical (Nathaniel Dett Chorale; Lara St John) to flat-out rock ‘n’ roll (Honeymoon Suite). He’s played stages across the world from his native Toronto, to Stockholm, Sweden, to Calcutta, India, and his compositions and arrangements are performed across the world from Arnprior to Zurich. His book “A Cappella Arranging” (co-written with Deke Sharon) was published in 2013.

Dan Mock
2025-04-27 15:00 - 18:00
Dan works as a full time professional musician. Areas of expertise include live performance, touring, session work, and music instruction – primarily on guitar (electric and acoustic), bass (electric and upright), and voice.
Jerry Leger
Full-time member of Latent recording artist and touring act Jerry Leger & The Situation. Recorded on well over a dozen albums and tours regularly in Canada, US, and overseas, including the most recent tour of Europe and the UK in April/May, 2022.
Quique Escamilla
The chief bassist in Quique’s band from 2010 to 2022, recorded in his self titled debut and on his Juno Award winning record 500 Years Of Night (2014), as well as performed on all tours and festivals throughout the US, Canada, and Europe. Currently performs on bass, when available, as Quique’s chief fill-in bassist.
Freelance Musician
Performs throughout Canada as a freelance musician at private events, festivals, and music venues in bands such as The Del Fi’s, Ricky Toledo, iSpy, The Chasers, Hora Machine, The Wanted, Alan Zemaitis Organ Trio, and his own self-titled band Dan Mock. Also regularly fills in for fellow musicians in a variety of other bands and genres.

Danny Marks
2025-04-26 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-03-22 17:00 - 19:00
This iconic rocker’s roots go back to the sixties as a founding member of Capitol Records’ group, Edward Bear. After a span as a journey man session musician throughout the seventies, Danny settled in to the club scene, establishing a cult following as a genre bender in music and humor.
A house band gig at Toronto’s famed Albert’s Hall led him to host his own nation-wide TV show, Stormy Monday. Through the eighties, Danny starred in CBC radio’s hit series the Hum Line.
Most recently, Danny Marks recorded two original music albums, Guitarchaeology and True, before paying tribute to Toronto’s R&B roots with Big Town Boy in 2005.
Danny’s in his thirteenth year as the radio host of JAZZ.FM91’s Saturday night blues show, bluz.fm.
As a child, young Danny would lock himself in his room with a stack of 45’s, an old Seabreeze record player, and a fantasy of having his own radio show. More than a few years later this pre-pubescent propensity paid off.

Sugar Rush
2025-04-25 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-04-11 17:30 - 19:30, 2025-03-28 17:30 - 19:30
Sugar Rush is the ultimate party band, playing really fun, upbeat covers spanning different genres from classic rock, funk, soul, blues, country, jazz, disco, 80s, motown, hard rock, reggae, oldies, R&B, and folk! Get ready for a full evening of dancing, singalongs and just really good music!
Sugar Rush has been a GTA staple since 2007, returning to the circuit after a brief hiatus, familiar to many a musician and music fan for their jam nights at the Curzon, their Friday night residency at the Loaded Dog, beach parties and corporate events. Anchored by Frankie Dee and Tony Carpino with a rotation of top notch players with special surprise guests and currently featuring Gary Lee Hill. This dynamic crew brings all the best classic rock, funk, soul, blues and much more to keep the floor filled. Always guaranteed sweet sounds with Sugar Rush.

Mike Daley & Tim Bovaconti
2025-04-24 18:00 - 20:00
Mike Daley is a guitarist and singer based in Toronto. A professional musician for over 30 years, Mike has toured Canada, the United States and England and has recorded extensively in a variety of musical styles. He is a longtime member of Fraser/Daley with bassist Alec Fraser and is also proud to work with a variety of bands around Toronto including the Tom Waits Appreciation Congregation, the Travellers and others.
Tim Bovaconti grew up on (Toronto’s) Ward’s Island where he played his first gig at the age of 14.Since then Tim has fronted a few bands (The Love Cows,Pop Vultures) and developed a reputation as a talented multi-instumentalist, performing, touring and recording with the likes of Ron Sexsmith,Burton Cummings,Randy Bachman,Don Stevenson (Moby Grape),Broadway star Gavin Creel,The Kelele Brothers,Leonard Cohen, Kim Stockwood, The Sattalites, Jason Wilson,Fergus Hambleton,Dave Swarbrick (Fairport Convention),Dick Gaughan,Strato-Chief, The Supers, Andrea Koziol, Shonen Knife, Jerry Lee Lewis, Lost Dakotas, Bob Egan (Blue Rodeo), Andy Kim (“Sugar,Sugar”), Mad Violet,Sean Cullen,Revival Dear,The Nines,Kim Jarrett,C. Kenn,Robbie Roth,Julian Taylor,Ben Spivak,David Hein (come from away) and many others. He is also in demand as a producer having helped out Toronto songwriting talent Jerry Leger and his band the Situation on their past 3 albums as well as working with James Mckie on his upcoming release.

The 501 East
2025-04-21 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-03-24 20:00 - 22:00

Craig Robertson & The Really Live
2025-04-19 17:00 - 19:00
It’s now been a decade since Craig Robertson released his debut solo album, and during that time the Canadian singer/songwriter has made five more recordings that have found him grow into one of the most compelling voices within the roots music community.

Trivia Night @ Castros
2025-04-15 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-04-01 19:00 - 21:00
Join us for a fun and friendly trivia night on the 1st Tuesday of every month at Castros. Free to play and prizes for the winners.

Danie Friesen Opera Revue
2025-04-13 15:00 - 18:00
Danie is the founder of Opera Revue, an independent Toronto-based opera company. She works as a singer and producer, bringing opera to casual bar settings, in order to introduce it to new audiences.

Mike Daley & Mark Thackway
2025-04-10 18:00 - 20:00
Mike Daley is a guitarist and singer based in Toronto. A professional musician for over 30 years, Mike has toured Canada, the United States and England and has recorded extensively in a variety of musical styles. He is a longtime member of Fraser/Daley with bassist Alec Fraser and is also proud to work with a variety of bands around Toronto including the Tom Waits Appreciation Congregation, the Travellers and others.
Mark Thackway is a veteran of legendary jam bands like The Other One and Days of You. He performs with WS Dupree and other conglomerations including this popular duo with Mike Daley, playing acoustic versions of the music of the Grateful Dead.

Communism
2025-04-06 15:00 - 18:00
Communism is a dance party band with high ideals and high kicks. Original songs and classic dance floor anthems by Donna Summer, Kate Bush, Talking Heads, Prince, and much 80’s.

Don Kerr drums (Bahamas, Dan Mangan, Ron Sexsmith, Rheostatics)
Jason Haberman bass (Yaehsun, Yukon Blonde, Dan Mangan)
Mike O’Brien guitar (Zeus, Dan Mangan)
Craig Small – projections

We are Communism – Don, Mike, Jason, & Craig. Joy, unity, and a dance floor for your heart.

Mike Daley & Wayne DeAdder
2025-04-03 18:00 - 20:00
Mike Daley is a guitarist and singer based in Toronto. A professional musician for over 30 years, Mike has toured Canada, the United States and England and has recorded extensively in a variety of musical styles. He is a longtime member of Fraser/Daley with bassist Alec Fraser and is also proud to work with a variety of bands around Toronto including the Tom Waits Appreciation Congregation, the Travellers and others.
Wayne DeAdder is a “musician extraordinary” and a JUNO nominated songwriter. Wayne has contributed his inspirational talent to dozens of American and Canadian bands and solo artists. He has worked with the likes of Michael Pickett, Jeff Healey, David Wilcox, and Richard Bell (The Band, Bonnie Raitt), and written songs for two-time JUNO nominee Johnny Max Band, and Project 360, among others. He also toured in Europe in 2010 with the JUNO nominated band of an award winning singer and song writer Jimmy Bowskill.

Rob Quail Trio
2025-03-30 15:00 - 18:00

Jared Craig
2025-03-29 15:00 - 18:00
Jared Craig is a born musical craftsman. From small town garage bands to performing as a professional bassist travelling the world, it wasn’t until he began writing songs that he found an ability to connect with people. Coming from a tough blue collar family, following an artistic path was a challenge.
But, whether one is a mechanic, a machinist or a musician, attention to detail and a strong work ethic are common threads. Combining easy melodies with reflections on life, character sketches, and short stories, Jared’s music is Roots. Skillfully blending sounds from rock and country, folk to blues, the songs represent a life devoted to craft and the pursuit of human connection.

A Tribute to Teddy Hawkins
2025-03-27 18:00 - 20:00
Special guests to be announced. All proceeds to The Unison Fund. https://unisonfund.ca/

Isaak Bonk & The Roast Chicken Ramblers
2025-03-23 15:00 - 18:00
