1. California singer-songwriter and Merge Records recording artist Mikal Cronin brings his well-crafted pop stylings to the Biltmore Sept. 7 in support of his latest creatively named album MCIII. The Cairo Gang opens. Tickets at Red Cat, Zulu and ticketweb.ca.
2. By now the only question about the upcoming Hall and Oates concert at the PNE Sept. 4 is whether or not John Oates has grown his delicious moustache back. You can pretty much guarantee they鈥檒l play sweet hits such as 鈥淵ou Make My Dreams Come True,鈥� 鈥淩ich Girl鈥� and 鈥淚 Can鈥檛 Go For That,鈥� but man do we hope Oates鈥檚 lipwarmer is back in action. The concert is free with admission to the fair. Details at pne.ca.
3. Live variety show Paul Anthony鈥檚 Talent Time returns to the Rio Theatre for its eighth season of controlled chaos, special guests and charming weirdness. Guests include Gary Oliver, who owned and operated the first animal acting agency in North America supplying animals for everything from The X-Files to MacGyver, comedian Chris James, the Cindy Yang Dance Academy and more. It all goes down Sept. 3, 8 p.m. Details at riotheatre.ca.
4. Bob Frazer directs Vincent River, Philip Ridley鈥檚 鈥渦nforgiving, lyrical, and hysterical drama about a bereaved mother and the tormented young man who crashes into her life.鈥� The Osimous Theatre production runs Sept. 9 to 20 at Little Mountain Gallery. For details, go to osimous.com.
