...and other amusements.
1 : Feist , Sarah Harmer , Emmylou Harris , and Gord Downie headline Daniel Lanois’ Greenbelt Harvest Picnic in Dundas, Ontario.
2 : Public Enemy perform their ground-breaking, thought-provoking 1988 album It Takes a Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back at The Sound Academy.
3 : Enjoy the last day of the Ex .
4 : U.K. faves The Vaccines release their sophmore set, Come of Age ; the latest from Stars , The North , also hits stores.
5 : The 2012 NFL season kicks off with the Dallas Cowboys at the New Yorks Giants; No Doubt rock the pre-game show. Over here, Matt Mays celebrates release of his new LP, Coyote , with a tune or two at the Edge’s Sugar Beach Studio .
6 : Weakerthans’ John K. Samson and the artist formerly known as Snailhouse, Michael Feuerstack , play the 918 Bathurst Space.
7 : Very funny-man Lewis Black visits Massey Hall.
8 : The ever-unpredictable Lauryn Hill plays Kool Haus.
9 : A first rate punk-rock line up (including NOFX and Fucked Up) makes up Riotfest at Historic Fort York .
10 : Bloc Party ‘s new LP, Four , is in stores now and the band plays the first of two nights at Danforth Music Hall tonight.
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11 : Billy Talent ‘s fourth album, Dead Silence , is among today’s new releases.
12 : City & Colour headline a formidable four-bander along with The Avett Brothers , Hey Rosetta , and The Grey Kingdom at the Molson Amphitheatre.
13 : Gob host a two-night toast to the 25th anniversary of Sneaky Dee’s.
14 : San Fran’s Vetiver bring their subtle alt-folk stylings to the Horseshoe Tavern.
15 : The Sheepdogs bring The Sadies , Yukon Blonde , and Zeus to Echo Beach for an end-of-summer party.
16 : You’ve got to see Frames frontman Glen Hansard at least once. How about tonight at The Danforth Music Hall?
17 : Baltimore two-piecer Wye Oak ‘s 2011 LP, Civilian , was a keeper. I hope we hear some new ones, too, tonight at The Horsehoe.
18 : Nu Music Night FallFest 2012 at the Horseshoe brings two current faves, Rah Rah and Rococode , and two long-time likes, Mystery Machine and Sianaspheric , together for one night only.
19 : Hopefully Peter Gabriel plays his Arcade Fire and Radiohead covers at the ACC.
20 : One hit, I wonder? He’s got more! Gotye and the equally catchy Chairlift hook up at the Molson Amphitheatre.
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21 : Head to Lee’s Palace tonight for your last chance to see Grimes before, I predict, she wins the Polaris Music Prize on Sept. 24.
22 : The Killers ‘ new LP, Battle Born, is out Sept. 18* , and they’re treating us to a release-week show at Sound Academy.
23 : Tip your top hat to Slash at the Sound Academy.
24 : Dinosaur Jr. kicks off a three-night Toronto stand to celebrate their new album, I Bet on Sky , and Lee’s Palace 27th anniversary.
25 : It’s a rare visit from talented New Orleans electro/alterno act Mute Math at the Phoenix.
26 : It’s a perfect time for a new Propagandhi LP—get acquainted with Failed States tonight at the Phoenix.
27 : I Mother Earth and Young Empires are among the artists performing at 2012 Casby Awards at the Sound Academy.
28 : Comedy legend Bob Newhart makes it a safe bet to hit Fallsview Casino.
29 : Frisco’s Two Gallants bring their new LP, The Bloom and The Blight , to Lee’s Palace.
30 : Beth Orton preps us for her first LP in six years, The Sugaring Sessions , at the Mod Club.
CORRECTION, AUG. 29, 2012: The original version of this listed an incorrect release date for the new Killers album; the text has been updated with the correct date.
