Frank Ryan, a singer songwriter from Dublin, will be taking the stage and playing a range of covers and original songs! His music has been described as “soulful rock” with hauntingly powerful and melodic vocals.

Support Frank Ryan & Friends by leaving a tip:

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Karaoke Sundays hosted by Crossroads Entertainment

Grab the mic and own the night at The Toucan—Kingston’s favorite Irish pub—where every Sunday turns into a full-blown singalong. Whether you're channeling your inner rockstar, crooner, or 90s throwback queen, our stage is your stage from 10:30 PM till 2 AM.

🔥 No cover. 🍻 Cold pints, great vibes. 🎶 Endless song choices, epic memories.

Bring your friends, your best high note, and maybe a little liquid courage. It’s karaoke the way it was meant to be: loud, lively, and fueled by Guinness.

See you under the green lights this Sunday at The Toucan!

The band Jellytrain was originally formed in 2019 as “ Up jumped the Blues “ . With the departure of founding members Rick Flanagan, and Greg Duncan ( R.I.P. ) , and then keyboardist Craig Tousignant, Jellytrain was set to re- invent itself. With original members ZAK Colbert ( Bass ), Shawn Dore ( guitar, vocals ) and Mike Sakell ( drums, vocals ) keyboardist Alain McCann ( keys, vocals) joined the band offering his considerable talents. The result is a tight four piece Funk Blues band that is receiving high praise from live audiences every time they appear. With three lead vocalists, and sweet harmonies, they are sure to impress all who attend one of their live shows.

The China Cat Riders

We're a Grateful Dead tribute band from Kingston Ontario Canada. Newly formed out of a reunion of Hurricane Bob who played around town in the early 90's. Our members are all veterans of the Kingston music scene, and have a common love of The Dead.

Featuring visuals and light show by Josh Garrett and special guest Harrison Stewart-Juby on the drums!

Rise Carmine are swinging the doors wide open on the psych-rock scene in a new genreless world. With an unabashedly eclectic sound equally rooted in 90s alternative and new-age psychedelia, Rise Carmine is keen on leaning into genres outside of the rock/alternative sphere. Their sound can best be described as the perfect mix between Tame Impala, Radiohead, and Royal Blood. Their electric live show has earned them recent support slots for The Mysterines, The Amazons, We Are Scientists and Kasador. Rise Carmine also made an appearance at Supercrawl, NXNE, CMW, Wintersong and Unplugged North at the El Mocambo.

Originally from New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, now based in Kingston, Ontario, WHYGO is a three piece alternative rock band with versatility, taking inspiration from genres such as blues, soul, classical, metal and virtually anything in between. Consisting of Bass, Drums, Guitar and three unique vocalists, WHYGO uses their tight knit chemistry as a weapon when authoring heartfelt poeticism and composing graceful yet thrashing epics, all with the  deliverance and edge that the world has come to crave when they hear the words "power trio.”  

We’ve got a stacked night of live music coming your way at The Toucan, featuring three great bands from Kingston and beyond!

ALTHEA — Kingston
Opening the night with their own blend of alternative and indie rock, setting the stage for a full night of live music.

DUTCHBABY — Kingston
Bringing the funk, rock, and indie vibes to the middle of the night. Expect plenty of groove, energy and good tunes from one of Kingston’s local favourites.

FRIDAY PROJECT — Oakville
Our friends from Oakville are bringing their high-energy alternative rock to Kingston. With gritty guitar riffs, catchy hooks and a little punk, grunge and pop-rock influence, Friday Project will be closing out the night in a big way.

The ” Ghetto Xpress ” was formed in October of the year 2000, in response for the need of a new house band at the Toucan on Monday nights, a gig previously occupied by Kingston blues stalwarts Blue Monday for the previous 2 1/2 years. Blue Monday members Zak Colbert and Mike Sakell, decided to continue on with a different band and a change of concept, and formed the Express. With keyboard wizard Spencer Evans throwing his hat in, and the addition of a fresh new face on guitar, James Taylor, the band was complete. The original repertoire focused heavily on the sounds of Motown, and classic R&B, but with the addition of Jonathan Stewart a.k.a ” Bunny ” on tenor saxophone a few years ago, the band took a decidedly more funky New Orleans type approach. Zak and James eventually left the band to be replaced by Zak’s young protege, Alec Barken, on bass, and Mark Taras on guitar, and that has been the lineup for the last eight years.

Known for sharing the stage with musical friends who drop by now and then, many touring acts with a night off in Kingston, manage to find their way to the stage and sit in with the band.Some of the notable ones include, Colin James, the Blue man group band, Sarah Harmer, Ryan Lewis, and members of Trooper to name just a few. You never know who’s going to show up when Ghetto Xpress hits the stage.

This band is one of those “must see ” acts, so next time you hear about one of their shows, make sure to get out and see them,or sit in with them, and remember to keep on truckin….

The Friendly Frogs Freakshow: The Friendly Frogs Freak Show Amphibian progressive funk energetically charged and ready to fire you up into a vortex of infinite sounds and colours, backed by an eclectic rhythm section offering dancy shivers and auspicious ambiances to make you bring out your inner frog.

It’s 2015, five friends in a jam night bonding together by their love of funk music, fun and frogs are cry-laughing over a complilation of words starting with the letters ‘fr’. Since then, they have traveled around the Quebec and Ontario regions, spreading their love of frogs through their weird bland of funk music, leaving everyone astonished behind them. The musical collective now counting 8 members, their performance varies by adding or removing highs such as guitars, saxophones, violon, trumpet or keyboards to go along with bass and drums, making each of their performances unique and distinguished.

Karaoke Sundays hosted by Crossroads Entertainment

Grab the mic and own the night at The Toucan—Kingston’s favorite Irish pub—where every Sunday turns into a full-blown singalong. Whether you're channeling your inner rockstar, crooner, or 90s throwback queen, our stage is your stage from 10:30 PM till 2 AM.

🔥 No cover. 🍻 Cold pints, great vibes. 🎶 Endless song choices, epic memories.

Bring your friends, your best high note, and maybe a little liquid courage. It’s karaoke the way it was meant to be: loud, lively, and fueled by Guinness.

See you under the green lights this Sunday at The Toucan!

Kashgar is an innovative six-piece world fusion outfit that plays original music combining the hard edge of progressive rock with jazz and world sensibilities. Fronted by guitarist Marcus Taylor, the group features Eric Brousseau (drums), Alberto Garcia (percussion), Steffen Davidson (sax), Keenan Weaver (bass) and Brian Yealland (keys). The tracks are original and dynamic, with searing guitar, sax and hammond interplay over rich percussive compositions that evoke bands like Santana and the Mahavishnu Orchestra.

The Boo Radley Project is a indie-funk septet founded in 2011 in Guelph, ON.
Boo’s music evokes an intimate connection within the textured grooves, the kind that can only be conjured up by a group of close-knit friends. They have been likened to everyone from Wilco and Mr. Bungle to Primus and Tower of Power.

Boo’s toured coast to coast, packing into the 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan and playing festival stages at Hillside Festival, Halifax Pop Explosion, and Riverfest Elora. The band just released the single “Schneiders Sign, Take Me Home” in December, which Exclaim! called the “perfect ode to the ubiquitously sausage-laden roadside masterpiece” billboard along Highway 401.

FABB returns to their home away from home to do it again. The last show was a blowout, so get your beauty sleep and get ready to let loose. Featuring original members Mike Farrell, Spencer Evans, Ian 'Loaf' Woodward, Bōnz Bowering and Scott Megginson.

Made up of members of Toronto rockers The Jailbirds, this Black Sabbath tribute is all about cranking up the volume and paying homage to the band that helped lay the foundation for heavy metal.

The tribute group takes its name from Black Sabbath's iconic third studio album, Master of Reality (1971), which is widely credited with pioneering doom and stoner metal genres through downtuned guitar riffs and heavy sludge aesthetics.

The band Jellytrain was originally formed in 2019 as “ Up jumped the Blues “ . With the departure of founding members Rick Flanagan, and Greg Duncan ( R.I.P. ) , and then keyboardist Craig Tousignant, Jellytrain was set to re- invent itself. With original members ZAK Colbert ( Bass ), Shawn Dore ( guitar, vocals ) and Mike Sakell ( drums, vocals ) keyboardist Alain McCann ( keys, vocals) joined the band offering his considerable talents. The result is a tight four piece Funk Blues band that is receiving high praise from live audiences every time they appear. With three lead vocalists, and sweet harmonies, they are sure to impress all who attend one of their live shows.

Mellow Casualty is a Montréal-based alternative/indie pop band bringing dreamy melodies, catchy hooks, and a little bit of chaos to the stage. Expect an energetic mix of indie sounds, big choruses, and songs that’ll stick in your head long after the show.

Inspired by modern and classic blues, the Kingston, Ontario quartet Hellhound Trail formed in 2017 around the talents of Brandon Amey (guitar), Mat McAllister (drums), Matt Aylsworth (bass), and Jeff Dunn (vocals/guitar). Their blend of cutting blues, classic rock, and expressive soul delights listeners in a variety of settings, from an intimate brewery to larger venues. Hellhound Trail is highly influenced by the blues greats like Muddy Waters, Lightnin’ Hopkins and BB King with a smattering of newer modern blues influences like Alabama Shakes and The Black Keys with hints of 90 alt rock mixed in. Hellhound Trail have been extremely busy in the Kingston area and are one of Kingston’s best local acts.

NICE ON RETURNS TO THE TOUCAN! Funkifying today’s hits with fresh twists, Nice On compels you to get up and get DOWN.

Smooth, soulful power vocals meet fun punchy percussion, heavy basslines, filthy guitar licks, soaring sax solos and rich keys rhythms. There’s something for everyone here.

Comprised of some of Kingston’s most skilled and promising young musicians, members of Nice On met in the music scene and admired one another’s skills enough to form a supergroup of up and coming talent. During live shows, the positive energy is palpable, and the band feeds off it to create a delightfully unpredictable and joyful atmosphere.

It’s Nice On the ears.

Double Barrel is a blues/rock/country trio based in Ottawa. Playing all your favourite songs so you can dance and sing all night.

Listen to them on instagram here:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFX4yaRPehV/?igsh=aWM2dXBtOG1raG8%3D

Frank Ryan, a singer songwriter from Dublin, will be taking the stage and playing a range of covers and original songs! His music has been described as “soulful rock” with hauntingly powerful and melodic vocals.

Support Frank Ryan & Friends by leaving a tip:

http://paypal.me/pools/c/8t6oqmzfqT

Squid Pistol is an alternative rock cover band that plays a mix of hits focusing on movie soundtracks. Our setlist features a range of tracks from some of our favorite films, in our own interpretation.

The Mudlocks are a rock and indie band formed in Kingston, Ontario, composed of four veteran local musicians known for their energetic live sets.

The group specializes in a crowd-pleasing mix of original compositions, classic rock deep cuts, danceable jams, and expressive guitar solos. They are active performers across the local Kingston music scene, regularly headlining popular regional venues and festivals.

The band consists of four seasoned artists:

• Chris Morris: Vocals / Guitar

• Logan Brown: Guitar / Vocals

• Alec Barken: Bass / Vocals

• Harrison Stewart-Juby: Drums