D'Arcy J.M. Cain - Music

We always had a piano in the house, even before we had a TV. While I never really learned to play more than a few clumsy chords on it or pick out a few simple tunes, I grew to love music listening to my dad play swing and boogie on that old Heintzman.

In the summer of 1967 I bought my first guitar. It was a six string which I bought for $5 from, of all places, the Russian pavilion at Expo 67. While I played it off and on and even formed a band called the "Purple Moss," I never really got serious about playing.

In the summer of 2003 I started to play bass with some seriousness. This led to forming The Cain Gang in February of 2005. At first I was the bass player but over time I became the lead guitar player as well as playing some keyboards and harmonica. In 2011 I moved back to bass.

In early 2006, I was invited by Lee Van Leer to form a new band called Trill. Lee has been in the music scene for many years, has toured with acts such as the Platters and was the original organist and arranger for Jack London and the Sparrows, a popular Toronto band in the sixties that later moved to the USA and became Steppenwolf. I left Trill in September of 2006 to pursue other interests but occasionally still work with Lee and Trill.

In October of 2006 I was invited to join a band called Whoover as bass player.

In early 2007 Jeremy Ronson, Voodoo Walters and I formed a new band called Fire in the Greenhouse. That project is currently undergoing some changes as Jeremy and Voodoo have left to work on other projects.

In the fall of 2007 I was invited to join a blues band called Voodoo Walters and the Rhythm Method. Eventually I had to step down as I was spreading myself too thin.

In March of 2009 some friends and I started a ZZ Top tribute band called Sharp Dressed Men.

In May of 2009 I was invited to join H to Oh! as the bass player.

In 2007 I started playing the piano. I'm no expert but I can hold onto a tune and I don't expect everyone to play in C all night.

While I have started playing seriously too late to expect to be a superstar in the music scene, I am happy to get out to play. I have found local musicians in Toronto to be very generous with new talent like myself. I have found most of them to be supportive and willing to give me a chance to showcase my playing and help me learn and grow as a musician.

In an effort to return some of that generosity, I have obtained and set up the web site Big Smoke Music as a free community online resource for local musicians. I haven't quite decided what I am going to do with it yet but I have a few ideas. Currently all it has is links to some local bands and the start of a weekly jam listing. It also has a database that allow bands to track their gigs and either link to a Big Smoke page for their schedule or use XML-RPC to extract their schedule for display on their own page.

Here is a recording of me playing Sweet Little Angel with an excellent rhythm section, Dale Harrison on drums and Stan Miczek on bass. Thanks guys.

Here is a recording of Just My Imagination with H to Oh! featuring me on vocals and bass.

Here I am playing Moondance on bass with Whoover. I also play bass on Back in the USSR, Flip Flop and Fly and Stand By Me.

Here I am playing harp on Annie Mae's Cafe.

The following list shows various dates that I have performed or will be performing either with one of my own bands or else sitting in with someone else. Following that is a partial list of songs that I perform on one or more of bass, guitar, harmonica, keyboard and vocals.

Upcoming gigs

Date & Time	Location	Band	Details

Past gigs

Date & Time	Location	Band	Details
Sat, Dec 31, 2011 10:00PM	White Swan Restaurant & Lounge 836B Danforth Avenue Toronto	Sharp Dressed Men	Come down and help Sharp Dressed Men celebrate the new year with some Texas rockin' blues. Special guest Jon E. Walker of Tres Hombres. See our Poster.
Fri, Nov 04, 2011 9:00PM	Blue Goose Tavern 1 Blue Goose Street Etobicoke	With Brian Cober and the 45s	I will be joining Brian Cober for a night of rockin' blues.
Sat, Oct 29, 2011 3:00 PM	Special Event	Bayview Ghost	Toronto Humane Society Block Party
Sun, Sep 18, 2011	Grossman's Tavern 379 Spadina Avenue Toronto	With Brian Cober	Bass player for Brian Cober's Sunday Night open jam.
Sun, Sep 18, 2011 9:30 AM	Special Event	Whoover	Whoover will be entertaining the crowds at the thirty-first annual Terry Fox run at the Upper Canada College campus. The campus is at 200 Lonsdale Road at Avenue Road just north of St. Clair Avenue.
Fri, Aug 26, 2011 9:00PM	Scruffy's Irish Pub 30 Eglinton Avenue West Mississauga	Fire in the Greenhouse	With special guest drummer Doug Ross
Fri, Aug 19, 2011	Blue Goose Tavern 1 Blue Goose Street Etobicoke	Fire in the Greenhouse
Sat, Aug 13, 2011 10:00PM	Fitzy's Crab Shack and Wine Bar 145 Dunlop Street East Barrie	Fire in the Greenhouse	With special guest drummer Benny Sanders
Fri, Jul 22, 2011 10:00 PM	Crown and Phoenix 9580 Yonge Street Richmond Hill	Sound gig	Doing sound for GrooveAlter.
Fri, Jun 17, 2011 9:30 AM	McGradie's Tap and Grill 2167 Victoria Park Avenue Scarborough,	H to Oh!	With special guest Sharp Dressed Men
Sun, Jun 12, 2011 2:00 PM	Special Event	Whoover	We will be providing entertainment for the motorcycle ride to raise funds for the Vaughan hospital building fund.
Sat, Jun 04, 2011 TBD	PK Creek Bar and Grill 255 Dundas Street West Mississauga	Sharp Dressed Men	We are part of the Ride for Sight Bandathon.
Sat, Jun 04, 2011 TBD	PK Creek Bar and Grill 255 Dundas Street West Mississauga	Whoover	We are part of the Ride for Sight Bandathon.
Sun, May 15, 2011 8:00 PM (approx.)	The Rockpile 5555 Dundas Street West Toronto	Sharp Dressed Men	In support of Sick Kids Hospital. More details.
Fri, Apr 22, 2011 9:30	Toby Jug 15 Allan Drive Bolton	H to Oh!
Sun, Apr 17, 2011 9:00 PM (approx)	The Black Swan 154 Danforth Avenue Toronto	Sharp Dressed Men	Support concert for local woman's shelter put on by hereandthere.
Sat, Mar 12, 2011 10:00 PM	Beaches Blues Festival Toronto	Sharp Dressed Men	The Beaches Blues Festival is at the St. Louis Bar and Grill at 1963 Queen Street East.
Mon, Dec 20, 2010	Liberty Bistro 25 Liberty Street Toronto	CD Release Party	Playing bass for Alex Shain's CD release party.
Sat, Dec 18, 2010 6:30	Private Event	Whoover	Whoover performs for the staff at Runnymede Medical Centre.
Sat, Oct 30, 2010 8:30	Private Event	Halloween party	Halloween party with Teresa Hart and Jon Long
Sun, Sep 19, 2010 9:30 AM	Special Event	Whoover	Whoover will be entertaining the crowds at the thirtieth annual Terry Fox run at the Upper Canada College campus. The campus is at 200 Lonsdale Road at Avenue Road just north of St. Clair Avenue.
Sat, Sep 04, 2010 8:00	The Black Swan 154 Danforth Avenue Toronto	Bayview Ghost	D'Arcy's friends will be helping him celebrate his sixtieth birthday by jamming with him and hoisting a drink or two.
Sat, Aug 21, 2010 6:00	Private Event	Whoover
Sun, Aug 15, 2010 9:30 PM	Grossman's Tavern 379 Spadina Avenue Toronto	With Brian Cober	Bass player for Brian Cober's Sunday Night open jam.
Sat, Aug 14, 2010 8:00	Private Event	Bayview Ghost	Members of The Cain Gang and Fire in the Greenhouse joined forces to wish our lead singer Gary Singleton a happy sixtieth.
Fri, Jul 09, 2010 7:00	Private Event	Whoover
Thu, Jul 01, 2010 2:00 PM	Private Event	Whoover
Sat, Jun 26, 2010 7:00 PM	Private Event	Whoover
Sat, Jun 05, 2010 9:00 PM	PK Creek Bar and Grill 255 Dundas Street West Mississauga	Fire in the Greenhouse	We will be doing a 45 minute set as part of the 2010 Ride for Sight Bandathon.
Thu, May 13, 2010 9:45 PM	El Mocambo 464 Spadina Avenue Toronto	Sharp Dressed Men
Sat, May 01, 2010 7:00PM	Private Event	Whoover
Sat, Mar 27, 2010 9:00 PM	Private Event	Whoover
Sat, Mar 27, 2010	Private Event	Fire in the Greenhouse	Carol Cain's sixtieth birthday party
Sat, Dec 05, 2009 10:00 PM	Saini's East Coasters 2861 Keele Street Toronto	H to Oh!
Fri, Dec 04, 2009 10:00 PM	Saini's East Coasters 2861 Keele Street Toronto	H to Oh!
Sun, Nov 22, 2009 9:30 PM	Grossman's Tavern 379 Spadina Avenue Toronto	With Brian Cober	Bass player for Brian Cober's Sunday Night open jam.
Sat, Nov 14, 2009 10:00 PM	Saini's East Coasters 2861 Keele Street Toronto	H to Oh!
Sat, Nov 14, 2009 11:30	Saini's East Coasters 2861 Keele Street Toronto	Sharp Dressed Men	Sharp Dressed Men are doing a showcase during a gig with H to Oh!.
Fri, Nov 13, 2009 11:30	Saini's East Coasters 2861 Keele Street Toronto	Sharp Dressed Men	Sharp Dressed Men are doing a showcase during a gig with H to Oh!.
Fri, Nov 13, 2009 10:00 PM	Saini's East Coasters 2861 Keele Street Toronto	H to Oh!
Sun, Oct 11, 2009	Private Event	The Cain Gang
Sat, Sep 26, 2009	Special Event	Sharp Dressed Men	Played for Full Throttle Bike Rodeo and Roast held in conjunction with the OCC. Pictures
Sat, Sep 19, 2009	Special Event	Sharp Dressed Men	Our first public performance. We performed for Walls of Hope at their "Marcels Charity Bash." Pictures
Mon, Sep 07, 2009 6:00 PM	Beaches Blues Festival Toronto	Backing up Elvis (George) Presley
Mon, Sep 07, 2009 4:00 PM	Beaches Blues Festival Toronto	With Mike Nagoda
Sat, Sep 05, 2009 2:00 PM	Private Event	Whoover
Sat, Sep 05, 2009 9:00 PM	Ellen's Place 1090 Kamato Road Mississauga	Playing bass with Soul Connection
Sat, Aug 29, 2009 10:00 PM	Saini's East Coasters 2861 Keele Street Toronto	H to Oh!
Fri, Aug 28, 2009 10:00 PM	Saini's East Coasters 2861 Keele Street Toronto	H to Oh!
Sun, Aug 02, 2009	Private Event	Whoover	The band is helping drummer Doug Ross and his wife Terri celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary.
Fri, Jul 31, 2009	Honey's Beestro Avenue Road 1980 Avenue Road Toronto	H to Oh!
Sat, Jul 25, 2009 10 PM	Saini's East Coasters 2861 Keele Street Toronto	H to Oh!
Fri, Jul 24, 2009 10 PM	Saini's East Coasters 2861 Keele Street Toronto	H to Oh!
Sat, Jul 18, 2009 10PM	The Grand 177 Kent Street West Lindsay	H to Oh!
Sun, Jul 05, 2009 9:30	Grossman's Tavern 379 Spadina Avenue Toronto	With Brian Cober	Bass player for Brian Cober's Sunday Night open jam.
Fri, Jun 26, 2009 9:30 PM	The Black Swan 154 Danforth Avenue Toronto	The Cain Gang	No cover charge
Sat, Jun 20, 2009 1:00PM to 9:00PM	Special Event		I did sound for the Salem stage of the 2009 Big on Bloor street festival.
Sat, Jun 13, 2009 10:00 PM	Saini's East Coasters 2861 Keele Street Toronto	H to Oh!
Sat, Jun 13, 2009 6:00 PM	Total Sports Bar 169 Dundas Street East Mississauga	The Cain Gang
Fri, Jun 12, 2009 10:00PM	Saini's East Coasters 2861 Keele Street Toronto	H to Oh!
Mon, Dec 22, 2008 9:30	Grossman's Tavern 379 Spadina Avenue Toronto	Sunday night jam	Sat in with Brian Cober and the host band as bass player for the open jam.
Fri, Dec 19, 2008 9:30 PM	The Sunshine Restaurant 2879 Danforth Avenue Toronto	Reunited with Trill	Trill played a guest spot during a gig by H to Oh! and I reprised my role as bass player. I also played some keyboards with H to Oh!
Sat, Nov 29, 2008 3:30	Special Event	Bayview Ghost	Duet with Gary Singleton on vocals and D'Arcy Cain on keyboards at the Ben Navaee Gallery, 1111 Queen Street East
Fri, Nov 28, 2008 9:30 PM	Route 66 (Eglinton Square) Eglinton Avenue East and Pharmacy Avenue Toronto	Whoover
Sun, Nov 09, 2008 9:30 PM	Grossman's Tavern 379 Spadina Avenue Toronto	Playing bass for Brian Cober and the Nationals	Sitting in with the Brian Cober as bass player for their Sunday night jam.
Fri, Oct 03, 2008 9:30	Route 66 (Eglinton Square) Eglinton Avenue East and Pharmacy Avenue Toronto	Whoover
Sat, Aug 23, 2008	Private Event	The Cain Gang	Birthday party
Thu, Jul 17, 2008 9:00 PM	J Walton House 323 Danforth Road Toronto	Fire in the Greenhouse
Sat, Jul 12, 2008 1:00 PM	Special Event	Whoover
Sat, Jun 28, 2008	Special Event	Whoover	Whoover will be celebrating the Canada Day Weekend and the grand opening of Nando's at 7887 Weston Road, Woodbridge, Ontario
Sat, Jun 07, 2008 TBA	The Pump On Rathburn 1891 Rathburn Road East Mississauga	Fire in the Greenhouse	We will be playing as part of the Ride For Sight Bandathon 2008
Fri, May 30, 2008 9:00 PM	Route 66 (Eglinton Square) Eglinton Avenue East and Pharmacy Avenue Toronto	The Cain Gang
Fri, May 23, 2008 9:00 PM	Route 66 (Eglinton Square) Eglinton Avenue East and Pharmacy Avenue Toronto	Fire in the Greenhouse
Sun, May 04, 2008 10:00 PM	Private Event	Whoover
Sat, May 03, 2008 9:30 PM	McGradie's Tap and Grill 2167 Victoria Park Avenue Scarborough,	Fire in the Greenhouse
Fri, May 02, 2008 9:00 PM	Special Event	Whoover
Fri, Apr 25, 2008	Special Event	With The Rhythm Method	Charity event
Sun, Apr 13, 2008 3:00 PM	Special Event	Whoover
Fri, Apr 11, 2008 9:00 PM	The Waterfront Pub 150 Water Street Port Perry	Fire in the Greenhouse
Sat, Apr 05, 2008 9:00 PM	Ten Feet Tall 1381 Danforth Avenue Toronto	With The Rhythm Method
Fri, Mar 14, 2008 9:00 PM	Route 66 (Eglinton Square) Eglinton Avenue East and Pharmacy Avenue Toronto	Fire in the Greenhouse
Fri, Mar 07, 2008 9:30 PM	Route 66 (Eglinton Square) Eglinton Avenue East and Pharmacy Avenue Toronto	Fire in the Greenhouse
Sat, Mar 01, 2008 9:30 PM	KC McFly's 1717 Victoria Park Avenue Toronto	Fire in the Greenhouse	KC McFly's Leap Year Party
Sat, Feb 23, 2008 9:30 PM	Axis Gallery and Bistro 3048 Dundas Street West Toronto	With The Rhythm Method
Sat, Jan 12, 2008 9:00 PM	Ten Feet Tall 1381 Danforth Avenue Toronto	With The Rhythm Method
Sat, Dec 22, 2007 9:00PM	Noah's Ark 2777 Danforth Avenue Toronto	Bayview Ghost	D'Arcy Cain - vocals and guitar Benny Sanders - vocals and drums Mario P. - bass
Fri, Dec 07, 2007 9:30 p.m.	The Sunshine Restaurant 2879 Danforth Avenue Toronto	With H to Oh!
Sat, Oct 27, 2007 9:30 PM	Big Ronnies 1162 Danforth Avenue Toronto	Whoover
Fri, Oct 12, 2007 9:30 PM	Axis Gallery and Bistro 3048 Dundas Street West Toronto	With The Rhythm Method
Sun, Sep 02, 2007 6:00PM to 10:00PM	Big Ronnies 1162 Danforth Avenue Toronto	Whoover
Sat, Sep 01, 2007 6:00PM to 10:00PM	The Hargrave 1106 Danforth Avenue Toronto	Whoover
Sat, Aug 11, 2007 5:00PM	Special Event	Fire in the Greenhouse	POW-MIA Poker Run. Call Judy at 905 884-7030 for more information.
Sat, Jul 28, 2007 9:30 PM	Club 329 329 Queen Street East Toronto	Fire in the Greenhouse
Sun, Jun 24, 2007	Private Event	Whoover
Sat, Jun 09, 2007 9:30 PM	Jay Jay's Inn 2847 Lake Shore Boulevard West Etobicoke	The Cain Gang
Sun, May 06, 2007 4:00 PM	Private Event	Whoover	D'Arcy & Carol's anniversary
Sun, May 06, 2007 4:00 PM	Private Event	Our anniversary	Carol and I are celebrating our 35th anniversary. We will have a number of bands and musicians including a few that I am a member of.
Sun, May 06, 2007 6:00 PM	Private Event	Fire in the Greenhouse	D'Arcy & Carol's 35th anniversary
Sun, May 06, 2007 9:00 PM	Private Event	The Cain Gang	D'Arcy & Carol's anniversary
Fri, Mar 30, 2007 9:30PM	The Black Swan 154 Danforth Avenue Toronto	The Cain Gang	Opening act will be Fire in the Greenhouse.
Fri, Mar 30, 2007 9:30PM	The Black Swan 154 Danforth Avenue Toronto	Fire in the Greenhouse	Our first gig. Opening for The Cain Gang.
Fri, Mar 02, 2007 9:00	Club 329 329 Queen Street East Toronto	With Code Green	Filled in on bass in Code Green while Ben was out of town. Pictures.
Fri, Feb 16, 2007 9:30PM	Club 329 329 Queen Street East Toronto	With Code Green	I sat in with Code Green replacing their keyboard player who was unavailable that night.
Sun, Feb 11, 2007	Special Event		Not actually a gig but I did sound for the 2007 WinterFolk Festival in Toronto. On Sunday I worked the Dora Keough.
Sat, Feb 10, 2007	Special Event		Not actually a gig but I did sound for the 2007 WinterFolk Festival in Toronto. On Saturday evening I worked the board upstairs at the Black Swan.
Sun, Jan 28, 2007	Jay Jay's Inn 2847 Lake Shore Boulevard West Etobicoke	The Cadillac Daddies	Played bass with Cadillac Daddies
Sat, Jan 13, 2007	Jay Jay's Inn 2847 Lake Shore Boulevard West Etobicoke	The Paul Storm Band	Played bass to help out Paul who was off sick.
Sat, Dec 09, 2006	Private Event	Whoover
Sat, Nov 18, 2006 10:00 PM	The Black Swan 154 Danforth Avenue Toronto	The Cain Gang
Thu, Nov 09, 2006 8:00 PM	Z Bar and Grille 2527 Eglinton Avenue West Toronto	With H to Oh!	Filling in for bass player while she is out of town.
Sat, Nov 04, 2006	Z Bar and Grille 2527 Eglinton Avenue West Toronto	With Trill
Sat, Oct 28, 2006 9:00 PM	Z Bar and Grille 2527 Eglinton Avenue West Toronto	With H to Oh!
Fri, Oct 27, 2006 10:00 PM	The Black Swan 154 Danforth Avenue Toronto	Whoover
Sat, Sep 09, 2006 10:00 PM	Saini's East Coasters 2861 Keele Street Toronto	With Trill
Fri, Sep 08, 2006 10:00 PM	Saini's East Coasters 2861 Keele Street Toronto	With Trill
Fri, Sep 01, 2006 10:00 PM	The Black Swan 154 Danforth Avenue Toronto	With Trill
Sat, Aug 26, 2006 10:00 PM	The Black Swan 154 Danforth Avenue Toronto	The Cain Gang
Fri, Aug 25, 2006 9:30 PM	Happy's Bar & Grill 498 Horner Avenue Etobicoke	The Cain Gang
Fri, Jul 28, 2006 9:30 PM	Happy's Bar & Grill 498 Horner Avenue Etobicoke	With Trill
Sat, Jul 15, 2006	Private Event	The Cain Gang	We performed a set for the Bikers Rights Organization Summerbash. Pictures.
Fri, Jul 14, 2006 7:00 PM	Happy's Bar & Grill 498 Horner Avenue Etobicoke	With Trill	We are doing one set as part of Happyfest, a three day showcase put on by Happy's in aid of local youth softball and the Canadian Cancer Society.
Tue, Jul 11, 2006 9:00 PM	The Black Swan 154 Danforth Avenue Toronto	The Cain Gang	Double bill with Trill. Pictures.
Sat, Jul 01, 2006 10:00 PM	Saini's East Coasters 2861 Keele Street Toronto	With Trill
Fri, Jun 30, 2006 10:00 PM	Saini's East Coasters 2861 Keele Street Toronto	With Trill
Sat, Jun 17, 2006 9:00 PM	Axis Gallery and Bistro 3048 Dundas Street West Toronto	With Trill
Sat, Jun 03, 2006 9:30 PM	Ronnies Sports Bar & Grill 158 O'Connor Drive East York	With Trill
Fri, Jun 02, 2006 9:30 PM	Ronnies Sports Bar & Grill 158 O'Connor Drive East York	With Trill
Fri, May 26, 2006	Happy's Bar & Grill 498 Horner Avenue Etobicoke	With Trill
Sun, May 21, 2006	Southside Johnny's Bar & Grill 3653 Lakeshore Boulevard West Toronto	With H to Oh!	Filled in for the H to Oh! bass player, who was unavailable. This was a gig as host band for an open jam.
Fri, May 19, 2006 9:30 PM	Soho II 2391 Eglinton Avenue East Toronto	With Trill
Fri, May 05, 2006	Happy's Bar & Grill 498 Horner Avenue Etobicoke	With H to Oh!	Filled in for the H to Oh! bass player, who was unavailable.
Sat, Apr 29, 2006	Saini's East Coasters 2861 Keele Street Toronto	With Lee Van Leer	Band consisted of members of Trill (Lee Van Leer and D'Arcy Cain) and H to Oh! (Benny Sanders and Robert Mahler.)
Fri, Apr 28, 2006	Saini's East Coasters 2861 Keele Street Toronto	With Lee Van Leer	Band consisted of members of Trill (Lee Van Leer and D'Arcy Cain) and H to Oh! (Benny Sanders and Robert Mahler.)
Sat, Mar 18, 2006	Beaches Blues Festival Toronto	The Cain Gang
Sun, Feb 12, 2006 4:20 PM	The Berkeley 315 Queen Street East Toronto	With Trill
Sun, Feb 12, 2006 6:00 PM	The Berkeley 315 Queen Street East Toronto	The Cain Gang	We appeared at the hereandthere Benefit Concert for a short set. First public appearance with Gary Singleton.
Sat, Dec 10, 2005 8:00 PM	The Pilot Tavern 22 Cumberland Street Toronto	The Cain Gang	Christmas party for the Southern Cruisers Riding Club, Toronto chapter. Performance was a great success. Lee Van Leer joined us as our special guest. Pictures.
Sat, Nov 12, 2005 9:00 PM	Saini's East Coasters 2861 Keele Street Toronto	The Cain Gang	Opened for H to Oh!
Sat, Oct 29, 2005 Midnight	Beaches Blues Festival Toronto	The Cain Gang	Closing act at midnight.
Fri, Sep 09, 2005	Soho II 2391 Eglinton Avenue East Toronto	With H to Oh!	This is the D'Arcy and Benny birthday bash. Actually a H To Oh! gig but I joined them for a few tunes.
Sun, Sep 04, 2005 5:00 PM	Danforth Music Festival Toronto	The Cain Gang	We were the host band for the afternoon jam from 5:00PM to 11:00PM. Pictures
Sat, Sep 03, 2005	Danforth Music Festival Toronto	With H to Oh!	I filled in as bass player for H to Oh! at Mr. Tasty Burger from 7:00PM to 11:00PM. Pictures.
Fri, Sep 02, 2005 7:00 PM	Danforth Music Festival Toronto	The Cain Gang	Mr Tasty's Drive-in from 7:00PM to 11:00PM Pictures
Sat, Aug 13, 2005	Fiddler's Dell 781 Annette St. Toronto	With H to Oh!	Played bass for H to Oh!, the host band for this jam.
Sat, Aug 06, 2005	Heads Or Tails 847 Browns Line Etobicoke	With Bridget Taylor	Played bass for Bridget with Robert on guitar and Al on drums.
Sun, Jul 24, 2005	Nomiya Restaurant 812 Dundas Street West Toronto	With Bridget Taylor	Andy, Jeremy, Tom and I formed the host band for Bridget's jam session at Nomiya.
Sun, Jul 03, 2005	Nomiya Restaurant 812 Dundas Street West Toronto	With H to Oh!	I sat in with H to Oh! as their guitar player for their hosting of this jam.
Fri, Jun 24, 2005	Silver Cue 3032b Danforth Avenue Toronto	The Cain Gang	Opened for Lee Van Leer and the Nouns with guest performers Benny Sanders on drums and vocals and Andy Fong on guitar.
Sat, Jun 18, 2005	Embers Restaurant 781 Warden Avenue Scarborough	The Cain Gang	Private birthday party for D'Arcy and Ken's dad. We had almost 100 people there and were joined for a few songs by Lee Van Leer and Benny Sanders. As a special, special guest we were joined by my father for a few songs. First appearance by Pauline Blackwood.
Sat, Apr 30, 2005	Private Event	The Cain Gang	Private party at Marina Quay West. This was the first gig where we were the headline act. Great fun but the acoustics were challenging to say the least. Many thanks to Andy Fong who worked the sound board as well as playing with us. Thanks also to Benny Sanders who joined us for the last set and jammed with us after the concert.
Fri, Apr 08, 2005	The Cabbage Patch 488 Parliament Street Toronto	The Cain Gang	Opened for Lee Van Leer and the Nouns. This was our first public appearance with Stephanie Mott
Sat, Apr 02, 2005	Beaches Blues Festival Toronto	The Cain Gang	This was our first public appearance with Gordon Walker and Shaham (Fez) Kavah.
Fri, Mar 18, 2005	Only In Paradise 360 Queen Street East Toronto		Benny and I wanted to play that night so we called up Andy, formed an impromptu trio and offered Marcel at Only in Paradise a free band for the evening.
Sat, Mar 05, 2005	Smilin' Jack's 3482 Lawrence Avenue East Scarborough	With Lee Van Leer and the Nouns	Lee's bass player couldn't make it that night so I was asked to fill in for the first set until Andy Fong, his alternate bass player, could get there.
Fri, Mar 04, 2005	The Cabbage Patch 488 Parliament Street Toronto	The Cain Gang	Opened for Lee Van Leer and the Nouns.
Sun, Feb 13, 2005	The Mod Club 722 College Street West Toronto	The Cain Gang	The hereandthere Benefit Concert. This was a benefit held in support of the Canadian Red Cross, the Stephen Lewis Foundation and the Daily Bread Food Bank. This was our first public appearance.
Sat, Dec 11, 2004	Only In Paradise 360 Queen Street East Toronto	With H to Oh!	Benny invited me to play some guitar with them at this gig at the Paradise.
Sun, Jun 29, 2003	Beaches Blues Festival Toronto		First time performing in public. I showed up with my bass and guitar and wound up playing all night on the jams as I had the only bass. Really got my taste for performing here.

Partial list of songs that I play