Every Saturday from June 14 to August 2, 2008 starting at 10am, the Junction Train Platform will be alive with entertainment and activities for everyone to enjoy. Local businesses will gather in the Junction Market, where you can also get a circus lesson from Toronto Aerial Dance Theatre, take an historical walking tour courtesy of the West Toronto Junction Historical Society or contribute a story to murmur.  All of this will be centred around the noon concerts representing the wide range of cultures making up the Junction.  We've been dressing-up the platform area the last few weeks as well - students from the Academy of Realist Art have completed an historic-themed mural and some landscaping has been added to the area to green-it-up.  So come up to the Junction for brunch, then head over to the Junction Train Platform to see what's going on.

June 14:    Donne Roberts

June 21:    Pagan Jam

June 28:    Malta Band Club

July 5    :    dysfunct

July 12  :    Ritmo Flamenco Dance

July 19  :    The Imbayakunas

July 26  :    Mariachi Guadalajara          

                    Band

August 2:   Rawlicious Three

 2008 LIVE CONCERT SCHEDULE : June 14 - August 2

All concerts start at noon on the Junction Train Platform

June 14

Donné Roberts

     Juno Award Winner * Live 8 Performer * Urban Music Award Nominee

     Canada’s Afro-cosmopolitan Artist Donné Roberts

If the immortal sounds of Fela Kuti, Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, Peter Gabriel and Richie Havens were to come together as one, their torchbearer might very well be Madagascar-born, Russian-raised and now Toronto-based guitarist Donné Roberts.  Effortlessly combining polyrhythmic African and European folk & groove and blazing North American funk, rock and blues influences, Roberts and his 6-piece band deliver a remarkably diverse, infectiously joyful and utterly unique live music experience.

June 21

Pagan Jam

     Celebrate the Solstice

Join us for an hour of Pagan music and chants as we pay tribute to the Solstice with a group of local Toronto and Junction musicians brought together by local recording engineer Chris Hall.  This will be followed at night by the Community in Bloom Lantern Tour of the area.

June 28

Malta Band Club

     30 Piece Band

The Malta Band Club was founded by a group of dedicated Maltese musicians who mostly lived on Dundas Street and the surrounding area.  The club had its beginnings in the late 1960's as a marching band organized by the Maltese Canadian Society of Toronto.  In 1971, the band members decided to branch out on their own and formed the now popular and successful Malta Band Club, Inc. 

July 5

dysfunct 

     Alternative / Ska / Progressive

dysfunct was formed in the Junction in late 2006, consisting of Elias Hilman-Huchetson on the DRUMS, Kvesche Vardo Be on the BASS guitar, and Dillon Hall on the GUITAR. They play everything from Ska, Reggae, and Funk to Progressive and Alternative rock. They more recently have added Hunter Blair on the SAX, and also sometimes play with Kevin Mistica on the TROMBONE from The GoodRats Radio. vardo and Dillon have been writing together for years and have been in serveral acts together such as A.D.D. and GLE . dysfunct has shared the stage with bands like The Good times, The Superstitions, Stop Drop n' Skank, One Night Band, 'Phil Allister'(-CEA), Cheapsuits, The Thundermonks, Corporation, The Clementones, The Johnstones, the Miles and many more. As well they have recorded and created beats on many hiphop tracks for "Sci Young" and his producer Adam Hall. 

http://radio3.cbc.ca/bands/dysfunct

http://www.myspace.com/dysfunctjunction

July 12

Ritmo Flamenco Dance

The founders of Ritmo Flamenco dance are Roger and Valerie Scannura.  Immersed in music since early childhood, Roger Scannura mastered the techniques and nuances of Flamenco guitar while in Spain under the auspices of Pepe Habichuela.

 

Roger Scannura's repertoire consists of five great CD's of original music, all of which have been received with great critical praise. He is the recipient of the prestigious Toronto Arts Award for composition and award winning documentaries TVO Expulsion and Memory, and the Canadian Film Centre's production of ‘Marterio’.

 

Valeria Scannura had been performing and teaching flamenco and Spanish dance for ten years prior to founding her own company and school. Valeria has studied with many renowned flamenco artists in Spain and has also established herself as a choreographer of critical acclaim. www.ritmoflamenco.ca

July 19

The Imbayakunas

     Latin and Andean Music

In 1998, Patricio Chiza began his dream of forming a music group that would highlight the wondrous sound of the Andes.  Each musician is from Ecuador and shares a love of performing.  Their music continues to evolve and  can be described as a World Music fusion between traditional Andean sounds and contemporary Latin rhythms.  The music of The Imbayakunas is infectious; Latin American and North American audiences alike are drawn to the musical mix of pan flutes, guitar, violin, charango and drums.