ABIGAIL LAPELL Anniversary , the latest album from this Toronto singer-songwriter, features backing by alt-folk fixtures Great Lake Swimmers, while her own ascent has led to billing at multiple festivals. Dawson City Music Fes- tival, Yukon, July 19-21; Blue Skies Music Festival, Clarendon Station, Ont., Aug. 2-4; Edmonton Folk Music Festival, Aug. 8-11. abigaillapell.com
THE WATCHMEN It’s been 35 years since this band got early ink in The Canadian Jewish News for representing Winnipeg in a Rock Showdown in Toronto, not long before they shared management and momentum with the Tragically Hip. The reunited group will divert from their day jobs to open for Neil Young & Crazy Horse. Harris Park, London, Ont., July 13. the-watchmen.com
ALANIS MORISSETTE Three decades after recording the angst-riddled Jagged Little Pill , the
Ottawa-born singer described herself as “Super Jewish” on the PBS show Finding Your Roots , where it was explained that her maternal grandparents were Holocaust survivors who identified as Catholic to save themselves. Budweiser Stage, Toronto, July 13-14. alanis.com
GEDDY LEE Following a speaking tour of theatres last fall to elaborate upon the stories in his memoir My Effin’ Life , the Toronto-based frontman for Rush says he’s eager to get back to full-time music after the death of drummer Neil Peart, but he’s up for two final rounds of conversation and trans- lation. Festival d’été de Québec, Quebec City, July 13. rush.com
SUMMER JAM CONCERT SERIES Tributes to the Grateful Dead, the Band and the Allman Brothers accompanied original acts for the inaugural 2023 event presented by the Ashkenaz Festival and Magen Boys Entertainment. The sequel is expanding from three nights to four in the attempt to redefine Jewish music for a new generation. Earl Bales Park, Toronto, July 15 and 29, Aug. 12 and 26. ashkenaz.ca
CHROMEO Montreal disco duo David “Dave 1” Mack- lovitch and Patrick “P-Thugg” Gemayel have joked they’re “the only successful Arab/Jewish partnership since the dawn of human culture.” A fall tour that includes To- ronto and Vancouver will be foreshadowed as part of the nation’s Canada Day cele- bration. LeBreton Flats Park, Ottawa, July 1. chromeo.net
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