Castro's

Tracey Gallant
2026-04-04 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto)
Tracey is a captivating and lively performer known for her infectious energy. She is based primarily in Toronto, Canada, but she has also travelled and performed on many stages throughout Canada, the US, overseas (the middle east, Morocco), and throughout the Caribbean. Tracey is a versatile singer and covers an extensive and diverse range of musical styles, and also writes her own original music. (Soon to be available). Tracey maintains a regular performance schedule around the city, so be sure to get out and catch a show!

Trivia Night @ Castros
2026-04-07 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-05-05 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.

Whiskey Business
2026-04-09 18:00 - 20:00
Whiskey Business is a powerhouse four-piece that channels the grit, groove, and soul of Southern rock at its finest. Fueled by bluesy swagger and vintage attitude, they bring the magic of groove-driven rock to life with every performance. Their deep-cut setlist rides through the swampy riffs of the Black Crowes and the Allman Brothers Band, and taps into the raw, blues-soaked energy of The Rolling Stones. But it doesn’t stop there—Whiskey Business also blends in the psychedelic-folk edge of Blind Melon, the funk-rock punch of Lenny Kravitz, and proudly tips their hat to Canadian icons like Big Sugar and The Tragically Hip. Every show is a high-octane journey down a dusty highway of rock ‘n’ roll classics—played loud and with heart. Their sound drips with southern-fried soul and no-frills authenticity, delivering a mix of back-porch boogie and roadhouse riot that gets bodies moving and heads nodding. Whether you’re a die-hard fan of bluesy rock, a lover of classic cuts, or just chasing a damn good time—Whiskey Business serves it up straight, no chaser.
Band members:
Jeremy Oudit – Lead vocals, Guitar & Ukulele
Chris Wise – Bass
Jay Cleary – Guitar
Neil DeGasperis – Drums & Back-up vocals

Sugar Rush
2026-04-10 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-05-08 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.

Steve Ketchen & His Honky Tonky Revue
2026-04-11 17:00 - 19:00

JIN
2026-04-12 15:00 - 18:00
JIN is a three piece time-machine-freight-train, picking up influence from southern blues.

Tom Waits Appreciation Congregation
2026-04-13 19:30 - 22:00, 2026-05-11 19:30 - 22:00
The Tom Waits Appreciation Congregation (TWAC) comprise of some of the best musicians in all of Toronto coming together for their love of Tom Waits and paying Tribute to him and his music!

Bring Your Own Vinyl Night
2026-04-14 19:00 - 23:00, 2026-05-12 19:00 - 23:00

Mike Daley & Dylan Bell
2026-04-16 18:00 - 20:00
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.
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.

Fraser / Daley / Cross
2026-04-17 17:30 - 19:30, 2026-05-01 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.

Yukon Cigar
2026-04-18 16:00 - 2026-04-19 19:00
Yukon Cigar was lit in 2005. The idea? To take an earthy, hushed songwriting style and set it on fire. Now, after years on the Toronto club circuit (playing the likes of Cameron House, Castro’s Lounge, C’est What, El Mocambo, Rancho Relaxo, and the NXNE festival), mainstays Craig and Peter have taken to backyard parties and neighbourhood pubs, just two acoustics and a growing list of standards. With countless songs in the fire, here lies the promise of sweet sing-alongs to come.

Red Velvet
2026-04-19 15:00 - 18:00, 2026-05-02 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!

The 501 East
2026-04-20 20:00 - 22:00

Music Bingo @ Castros
2026-04-21 19:00 - 21:00

Mike Daley & Lance Anderson
2026-04-23 18:00 - 20:00
Lance Anderson is a Juno award winning producer and Maple Blues Award winning keyboardist. He was honoured to be nominated for the MBA ‘Keyboardist of the Year’ once more in 2022 for his sixth nomination. Lance is a specialist in the N’Orleans piano style.
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.

Gary Lee Hill featuring Stacie Tabb
2026-04-24 17:30 - 19:30
Join Gary Lee Hill, Stacie Tabb and killer rhythm section for an evening of rocking tunes.
Stacie Tabb – Vocals & Percussion
Gary Lee Hill – Guitar & Vocals
Joe Palawan – Keyboards
Da-Rell Clifton – Drums

Danny Marks
2026-04-25 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.

The Shivs
2026-04-26 15:00 - 18:00
The SHiVS are a band based in Toronto, Canada.
Vocals – Sleahy
Guitar – Eric Walker
Bass – Gary Boudreau
Drums – Mat Pataki

Mike Daley & Jenie Thai
2026-04-30 18:00 - 20:00
When you meet her, Jenie Thai is composed, pleasant, amiable, friendly, and — she won’t like the word but you have to live with it — sweet. She has an open face, long hair, a ready smile and an easy laugh.
And she is also tough, and gritty, and plays barrelhouse piano steeped in the blues — and if that wasn’t enough to get your head around, she also writes and sings tough and tender ballads, direct from her heart to yours.
There’s a new album, Night on Fire, with a sold out show at Toronto’s Hugh’s Room and — while she now calls Toronto home — she lives on the road, and there’s dust on her shoes, love in her heart, and a whole lot of music in her soul.
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.

DJ Rob
2026-05-01 22:00 - 2026-05-02 02:00

The Gary Kendall Trio
2026-05-03 15:00 - 18:00
Gary Kendall, originally from Thunder Bay, Ontario has been a working musician since the late 1960s. He is a multiple Maple Blues Award winner as bassist of the year[1] and a Juno Award winner with the Downchild Blues Band. His distinguished musical career was so honoured by the Maple Blues Awards as early as 1993 and a Juno Award in 2014.[2] Since 1999, Kendall has acted as the musical director of the Maple Blues awards program.[3]

Mike Daley & Eric Schenkman
2026-05-07 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.
You may have seen Eric Schenkman onstage before thousands of fans worldwide with the Spin Doctors. He is one of the band’s not-so-secret weapons — a vital songwriter and virtuoso
guitarist who crafted the ‘90s band and co-wrote all five of their Top 100 hits. He also worked with Chico Hamilton, Carly Simon, Natalie Merchant, Noel Redding, Phoebe Snow and Corky Laing, among many other notable musicians.

Gig Rabbit
2026-05-09 17:00 - 19:00
Based in Toronto, Gig Rabbit is a local live music act often associated with venues in the city’s West End, such as The Inter Steer on Roncesvalles and Long Branch Social House
They are known for hosting live, intimate performances often featuring Teria Morada and affiliated with musicians like Bill Heffernan.

Gus Papas & Enzo Lapadula
2026-05-10 15:00 - 17:00
Canadian singer-songwriter GUS PAPAS, a former CBS Records international recording artist, released his debut albumn “Convicted in Europe” in 1980. Based out of Los Angeles, Gus toured in the United States, headlining for acts such as The Charlie Daniels Band, Joe Jackson, Steppenwolf, Robin Trower, Marillion and the Irish blues/rock legend, Rory Gallagher.

ENZO LAPADULA is a professional, self-taught, multi-instrumentalist (guitar, bass, keyboards, mandolin), vocalist, songwriter and producer from Toronto. His musical career spans over 40 years, performing internationally in feativals, special events, theatres, clubs and on television. Enzo has recorded and performed with Emmy Award winner Phil Naro, Wild T and the Spirit as well as Jose Feliciano. He has toured North America ith tribute bands such as Ozone Baby (Led Zeppelin) and Jukebox Heroes (Foreigner)
