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An Easter Monday day party of rare grooves, dub, and urban electronica. An open mic. Wild Wednesday karaoke. Live electr...
04/21/2025

An Easter Monday day party of rare grooves, dub, and urban electronica. An open mic. Wild Wednesday karaoke. Live electronic music featuring forward-thinking artists, producers, and MCs. A post-punk/melodic grunge single release show with burlesque and leather. Saturday afternoon rock and roll. Punk, hardcore, metal. An open stage for original music. Interactive improvised music with soul and indie support.

Phew! It’s ALL happening at our place this week. Come experience community at Handlebar!

This week featuring:dconcept













ca milk.music





An electronic music open mic. A more traditional open mic. The hottest and breathiest karaoke in town. ’s 30th birthday....
04/14/2025

An electronic music open mic. A more traditional open mic. The hottest and breathiest karaoke in town. ’s 30th birthday. Post-punk-DIY, power pop, emo. An actual dance party. An open stage for original music. A 4/20 jam band spectacular!

It’s Easter, it’s a long weekend, it’s getting warm, it’s time to play! Come hang with us!

This week featuring:







sj






sweater








Equal parts Psychedelic Soul and Dad Rawk, might just be your new favourite jam band! - guitar and lead vocals - bass -...
04/10/2025

Equal parts Psychedelic Soul and Dad Rawk, might just be your new favourite jam band!

- guitar and lead vocals
- bass
- drums
- keys

Come space out for 4/20!

🗓️- Sunday, April 20th
⏰- 8PM
🎟️- PWYC

EASTER MONDAY! BLU 421 X TUF - RARE GROOVES & DUB VS URBAN ELECTRONICA - DAY PARTY!Experience a uniquely curated mix of ...
04/09/2025

EASTER MONDAY! BLU 421 X TUF - RARE GROOVES & DUB VS URBAN ELECTRONICA - DAY PARTY!

Experience a uniquely curated mix of rare grooves and dub, including the music of cultural champions Gwen McCrae, Roberta Flack, Cocoa Tea, Neo Soul artist, Angie Stone, Sam Moore, Chris Jasper, Roy Ayers, & more VS, Hip Hop, R&B and Dub inspired electronic music that soothes the soul!

Backed by original visuals and the talented TUF crew (Toronto Underground Foundation) including

- .dconcept (DJ/Drummer)
- (DJ)
- (DJ)
- special guest Caddy Cad (MC)

Take in everything from calming and deep atmospheric sounds to aggressive, and driving tempos!

🗓️- Monday, April 21st
⏰- 2PM until later
🎟️- via and artist bios

A live game show. An open mic. Karaoke. 80s-influenced pop that has a deep admiration for new wave, new romantic, and di...
04/07/2025

A live game show. An open mic. Karaoke. 80s-influenced pop that has a deep admiration for new wave, new romantic, and disco. Dream rock - alt-rock - sludge. Saturday afternoon jukebox classics. Canada’s favourite 12-piece band (swipe to get a glimpse of their last show). An open stage for original music. A showcase of young and local singer-songwriters.

Our place changes every night. Which of this week’s events gets your attention?

This week featuring:m0n_


silks.silks




pinhorn




A gorgeous local singer-songwriter show case is happening at ours on Sunday, April 13th from .Featuring: pinhorn Get y...
04/04/2025

A gorgeous local singer-songwriter show case is happening at ours on Sunday, April 13th from .

Featuring:
pinhorn



Get your tickets quick!

🗓️- Sunday, April 13th
⏰- 7PM
🎟️- via and artist bios

On Thursday, April 10th, prepare for a beautiful evening with !Secret Sign is a Toronto-based electronic band producing ...
04/02/2025

On Thursday, April 10th, prepare for a beautiful evening with !

Secret Sign is a Toronto-based electronic band producing sincere 80’s influenced pop, with a deep admiration for new wave, new romantic, and disco. Composed of vocalist Kaila Moon, guitarist Danny Alexander, keyboardist Christine Stoesser, and bassist/producer Phil Baljeu, the band indulges their synth-pop desires in a modern setting.

You thirsty?

🗓️- Thursday, April 10th
⏰- 9PM
🎟️- PWYC

Our SATURDAY AFTERNOON MATINEE series returns in April! Legends of the Kensington Market and Toronto music scene take th...
04/02/2025

Our SATURDAY AFTERNOON MATINEE series returns in April!

Legends of the Kensington Market and Toronto music scene take the stage at our place every Saturday afternoon! Expect jukebox classics, deep cuts, and worthy originals mixed together for a fine weekend afternoon session.

3-6PM. PWYC!

Acoustic vibes. Open Mic. Wild mid-week karaoke. A cavalcade of local DJs spinning their nastiest and most disgusting fa...
03/31/2025

Acoustic vibes. Open Mic. Wild mid-week karaoke. A cavalcade of local DJs spinning their nastiest and most disgusting favs. All-vinyl modern soul disco dance party. Saturday afternoon rockers. Alt-punk-garage-indie. An open stage for original music. Experimental Jazztronica.

It’s all on the menu at our place this week! We have served, we will be of service!

This week featuring:

mp3


myles itsjoey


band


to







An immense lineup is coming to our place on Friday, April 11th!Local legends are joined by .silks.silks and - first gig...
03/28/2025

An immense lineup is coming to our place on Friday, April 11th!

Local legends are joined by .silks.silks and - first gig after a hiatus - !

Best of all, it’s PWYC!!!!!!

🗓️- Friday, April 11th
⏰- 9PM
🎟️- PWYC

Attention! HUGE SHOW on Saturday, April 5th, brought to you by .to band 🗓️- Saturday, April 5th⏰- 8PM🎟️- $10/PWYC
03/27/2025

Attention! HUGE SHOW on Saturday, April 5th, brought to you by .to
band




🗓️- Saturday, April 5th
⏰- 8PM
🎟️- $10/PWYC

“Our name is Cherry Hustle and we’re back in full force!Spring has finally sprung and we’re more excited than ever to se...
03/26/2025

“Our name is Cherry Hustle and we’re back in full force!

Spring has finally sprung and we’re more excited than ever to see your vibrant faces light up that dance floor again. We’ve got loads more fresh tunes ready to get you in the mood and on the floor and keep you there all night long! 

This is a party for the dreamers, believers, creators, lovers of the world who are bored to death of the status quo and wanna connect in an exclusive safe space with some of the best damn music in the world as the soundtrack! WE AIN’T PLAYIN’! 🍒🪩💦” -

🗓️- Friday, April 3rd
⏰- 10PM
No cover!

Get ready for Girl, So Disgusting on Thursday, April 3rd!Girl, So Disgusting is a call for all music lovers to dance and...
03/25/2025

Get ready for Girl, So Disgusting on Thursday, April 3rd!

Girl, So Disgusting is a call for all music lovers to dance and shake ass to the nastiest and most disgusting tunes Toronto’s local DJs have to offer!

This all-local, all-q***r, all-star lineup will be playing the grossest tunes all night, ranging from club, house, techno, jungle, and more!

Featuring:mp3


myles itsjoey

Visuals by

Early bird tickets are now on sale via and in artist bios.

🗓️- Thursday, April 3rd
⏰- 9:30PM - 2AM

Acoustic tunes and live looping. Open mic. Karaoke. Live electronic music featuring forward-thinking artists, producers,...
03/24/2025

Acoustic tunes and live looping. Open mic. Karaoke. Live electronic music featuring forward-thinking artists, producers, and MCs. The return of a DIY festival highlighting female and q***r fem artists. Saturday afternoon jukebox classics. A “Dad Bod” dance party. An open stage for original tunes. Interactive improvised music.

All on deck this week. Always something happening, always something for you!

This week featuring:








fest_toronto



chayne lore





Singer-Songwriter Matinee. Every Sunday from 3-6PM!An open stage for original music hosted by and presented by our frie...
03/21/2025

Singer-Songwriter Matinee. Every Sunday from 3-6PM!

An open stage for original music hosted by and presented by our friends at !

Come show us your original music and grab a delicious Burdock Classic Lagered Ale pint for $6.

See you Sunday!

We get it! You would love to go out for a drink and experience some live music, but you can’t stand crowds. Maybe you do...
03/20/2025

We get it! You would love to go out for a drink and experience some live music, but you can’t stand crowds. Maybe you don’t like being cramped in. Maybe you’re enochlophobia (not to mansplain, but that’s a fear of crowds). Maybe you work in the service industry and are sick of crowds by Monday!

Whatever the reason, we’ve got you on Far From The Madding Crowd Mondays at Handlebar.
There’s live music, usually less people, and you can get a Helios Lager + Jameson for $10.

Have you ever been to Kensington Market on a Monday night? It’s a ghost town! Come have a drink and hear some music!

Coming up in March, we have acoustic performances from sublime Toronto voices:
on March 24th. 9:30PM
on March 30th. 9PM

No cover!

Have you got your tickets for Jinn and Juice yet? Toronto’s latest q***r Middle Eastern dance party is happening at our ...
03/19/2025

Have you got your tickets for Jinn and Juice yet? Toronto’s latest q***r Middle Eastern dance party is happening at our place this Saturday, March 22nd!

Featuring DJs and , plus a performance from the sword-balancing queen , this will be a night to remember at a time when it’s most needed!

🗓️- Saturday, March 22nd
⏰- 10:30PM
🎟️- via and artist bios!

The heavy hitters continue in another exciting Cyber Sundays instalment on Sunday, April 6th! is on deck with original a...
03/18/2025

The heavy hitters continue in another exciting Cyber Sundays instalment on Sunday, April 6th!

is on deck with original acoustic material and some banging covers. And the are ready to tickle your sine-waves with their experimental jazztronica! And it’s all just in time for Spring season!

Plus! $6 Classic Lagered Ale pints!

🗓️- Sunday, April 6th
⏰- 10PM
🎟️- PWYC!

Address

159 Augusta Avenue
Toronto, ON
M5T2L4

Opening Hours

Tuesday 7pm - 2am
Wednesday 7pm - 2am
Thursday 7pm - 2am
Friday 7pm - 2am
Saturday 7pm - 2am
Sunday 7pm - 2am

Telephone

+16477487433

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