Lee's Palace Concert: Friday, July 19th, 4:00 PM Sharp!

After a great week at Centennial College's Centre for Creative Communications, featuring a private visit with Nels Cline, lead guitar player for Wilco (which played the Bob Dylan, Americanarama Tour on Monday) we hit the stage at Lee's Palace!

Concert Venue: July 19th and July 26th

Lee's Palace
529 Bloor Street West
Toronto, ON M5S 1Y4

Google Map: http://goo.gl/maps/XFvWT

Time: 4:00 PM Sharp!

About Lee's Palace:

Lee's Palace & The Dance Cave are located at 529 Bloor St. W. Toronto, one and a half blocks east of Bathurst. Exit the TTC at the BATHURST subway. The building dates back to the early 1900′s, and was once a bank. It consists of two floors, each about 5000 sq. ft. In 1985 Mr Lee re-opened it as an Alternative Music Club with Dancing on the 2nd floor and Live Performance Space on the Main. Handsome Ned opened Lee's on Sept 5th 1985, followed by Blue Rodeo.

The Cave has always been Toronto's most known Alternative Music Dance Club, focused on the tastes of nearby University students on Weekends, but also older fans of Goth, Mod, Punk, Indie mid-week. The Cave is not your atypical Entertainment Zone Dance Club, there's no bottle service, no yuppy dress-code, or mega trippy lights shows, it's a real bare bones throwback punk punk, ska, mod, britpop, indie feel dance club, where music and alternative lifestyle rules.

Lee's continues to showcase some of the best Local, Canadian, American, and International Live Music Touring Bands –

The home of the likes of 'One', 'Bourbon Tabernacle Choir', 'Forgotten Rebels', 'White Cowbell Oklahoma', 'Broken Social Scene', 'Tragically Hip', 'The Dougbboys', 'Lowest Of The Low', 'Weeping Tile'.

It has also hosted the likes of 'Nirvana', 'Foo Fighters', 'Bad Manners, 'The Mekons', 'Rank n File', 'Red Hot Chilli Peppers', 'Jim Carrol', 'Lucinda Williams', 'Los Lobos', 'Goo Goo Dolls', 'Smashing Pumpkins', 'Primus', 'Blur, 'Sloan', 'X', 'Wallflowers' Stiff Little Fingers', 'G.B.H', 'Joel Plaskett', 'Paul Westerberg', 'Buzzcocks', 'Cracker', 'Love & Rockets', and so-oo many more cool bands!


Website: http://www.leespalace.com/

Nels Cline: Wilco Lead Guitarist - visits the CityArts Toronto Rock Camp

Fresh from the stage at the Molson Amphitheatre on Monday with the Bob Dylan - Wilco - My Mourning Jacket Americarama Tour, Wilco lead guitarist Nels Cline visited the CityArts Toronto Rock Camp and held a private session with this week's campers.

This week's session was held at Centennial College's Centre for Creative Communications. After a private testing session featuring prototype guitar effects pedals and amplifiers, Nels answered camper's questions about technique, recording, and life as a touring guitarist who has been recorded in over 200 albums!

CityArts thanks Nels for his time and generosity!

Week Two Concert Scheduled at Toronto's Famous Lee's Palace

Summer 2013 Week Two End of Week Concert is scheduled at Toronto's Famous Lee's Palace on Bloor St. West.

Be there at 4 PM sharp and hear the Week Two Rock Campers hit the stage!

CityArts Toronto Rock Camp Week 2013: Friday Concert at 4:00 PM Sharp!

Summer 2013 Starts at The Tranzac! We're loaded into the club and are ready to start the 2013 of the CityArts Toronto Rock Camp.

Camp Details:

Drop Off: 8:30 AM to 9:00 AM
Program: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Pick Up: 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM

Friday Concert: 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

The Tranzac (Performance and Concert Series)
292 Brunswick Avenue,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Public Transit Directions

• Three short blocks (a five minute walk) west from the Spadina Subway (Bloor-Danforth & University lines).
• One Block from Large Municipal Parking Lot (Entrance on Lippincott)

Pictures of the Venue:  http://goo.gl/0eWnP
Google Map:  http://goo.gl/OoGiD

Summer 2013 Week One! We Kick Off at The Tranzac!

Summer 2013 Performance Program Launches!

With the success of the concert series in 2012, we return to the TRANZAC club in the Toronto's Annex Neighbourhood for a performance program that will ensure young musicians receive a number of hours on stage each day. The Concert Series will take place on the Tranzac's stage each Friday afternoon.

The Tranzac (Performance and Concert Series)
292 Brunswick Avenue,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Public Transit Directions

• Three short blocks (a five minute walk) west from the Spadina Subway (Bloor-Danforth & University lines).
• One Block from Large Municipal Parking Lot (Entrance on Lippincott)

Pictures of the Venue:  http://goo.gl/0eWnP
Google Map:  http://goo.gl/OoGiD

CityArts Summer Rock Camp 2013 Performance Program Provisional Dates

Summer Week 1:  July 08 to 12, 2013 TRANZAC PERFORMANCE
Summer Week 4:  July 29 to Aug 02, 2013 TRANZAC PERFORMANCE
Summer Week 5: Aug 12 to Aug 16, 2013 TRANZAC PERFORMANCE
Summer Week 6: Aug 19 to Aug 23, 2013 TRANZAC PERFORMANCE

Summer 2013 Rock Camp Set to Launch at The Tranzac Club!

Summer Camp 2013 Locations and Program Details

This summer the CityArts Toronto Rock Camp is using a number of locations in order provide an enhanced experience in both performance and recording based upon the program for each particular week. For the first time, we are also planning on running sessions past the second week of August.

Performance Program: With the success of the concert series in 2012, we return to the TRANZAC club in the Toronto's Annex Neighbourhood for a performance program that will ensure young musicians receive a number of hours on stage each day. The Concert Series will take place on the Tranzac's stage each Friday afternoon.

The Tranzac (Performance and Concert Series)
292 Brunswick Avenue,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Public Transit Directions

• Three short blocks (a five minute walk) west from the Spadina Subway (Bloor-Danforth & University lines).
• One Block from Large Municipal Parking Lot (Entrance on Lippincott)

Pictures of the Venue:  http://goo.gl/0eWnP
Google Map:  http://goo.gl/OoGiD

CityArts Summer Rock Camp 2013 Performance Program Provisional Dates

Summer Week 1:  July 08 to 12, 2013 TRANZAC PERFORMANCE
Summer Week 4:  July 29 to Aug 02, 2013 TRANZAC PERFORMANCE
Summer Week 5: Aug 12 to Aug 16, 2013 TRANZAC PERFORMANCE
Summer Week 6: Aug 19 to Aug 23, 2013 TRANZAC PERMORMANCE

Registration Discount Coupons for Summer 2013

We will be emailing out a series of registration discount coupons during Summer 2013 Registration. Typically, these are limited to selected weeks and are for 20% (or $100) off one week's registration. Stay tuned for details.

CityArts Summer Rock Camp 2013 Details

We're planning the 2013 Edition of the CityArts Toronto Rock Camp. Emails will be going out to parents and campers about the Summer 2013 program.