Rachel Lichtman's Programme 4 television event @ Paradise Theatre, November 12

Video director Rachel Lichtman brings her Programme 4 television event – with Joe Pernice – to T.O. on Thursday, November 12!

Programme 4 at the Paradise Theatre

with guests: Joe Pernice, Aurora Browne, Kris Siddiqi, Mike Evin

Paradise Theatre (1006c Bloor Street West, Toronto)

Thursday, November 12, 2026

7 pm to 10 pm

Escape to the hilariously switched-on world of Programme 4, the groovy, feature-length “broadcast” from the Botany 500 Age of Television. Transmitting surreal local programming from the wall-to-wall carpeted dimension of Golden Sands — exclusively screened in-person at Toronto's Paradise Theatre for your analog pleasure with Programme 4 creator Rachel Lichtman. Plus special guest stars Joe Pernice, Aurora Browne, Kris Siddiqi and Mike Evin on the Fender Rhodes electric piano! This is simply an unmissable happening! Advance tickets are $28.25... get 'em right here.  

Programme 4 is more than just a collection of too-great-to-be-true TV shows, razor sharp send-ups of local commercials, interstitials and mind-blowing title sequences elevated to their own deserving art forms. From cinemas to star-studded variety showcases, it’s a live, anything-can-happen happening. Featuring special guest stars, Rhodes pianos, musical guests, surprise walk-ons, talk show-style discussions, & more! Programme 4 is unlike anything happening today. It’s an in-person experience that invites you to tune in, turn on and connect with like-minded people in a mellow environment that is conducive to discovering and savouring art with unbroken attention.

Each Programme 4 show is unique, custom-tailored for its host city and featuring local celebs and artists, adding to the local-TV vibe of the Programme 4 “telecasts.” The list of luminaries involved in the switched-on, immersive world of Golden Sands includes Dave Gruber Allen, Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff, Mitch Easter, Dave Foley, Jay Gonzalez, Dana Gould, Juliana Hatfield, Bill Janovitz, Mikael Jorgensen, Dag Juhlin, Josh Kantor, Rich Koz, Jon Langford, Ted Leo, Aimee Mann, Michael McKean, Eugene Mirman, Chris Murphy, Joel Murray, Patton Oswalt, Joe Pernice, Michael Penn, Pat Sansone, The Sklar Brothers, Michael Spicer, Tammy Faye Starlite, Kelley Stoltz, Sean Wolcott, Jon Wurster & many more!

Watch the Programme 4 "Make The Scene" Fall Preview trailer followed by an interview with Rachel Lichtman conducted by Mark Caro for Caro Pop below. You can also read Jason Scott's think piece The Browner World: In The Realm of Programme 4 right here. 

The new Sleep with ZOMBI, Schizophonics @ The Phoenix, November 9

The new Sleep lineup has Al Cisneros joined by The Melvins' Dale Crover & Void's Bubba Dupree replacing Matt Pike on guitar. 

Tickets for Sleep with ZOMBI and The Schizophonics (who will kick ass!) are $49.68 advance right here. Doors at 7 pm. 

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R.I.P. UK session drummer Clem Cattini, 1937-2026

Sadly, UK session drummer Clem Cattini – who played on 40+ UK number ones and many more classics – has passed away at 89.

Protomartyr, J.R.C.G. @ The Concert Hall, November 7

Detroit's Protomartyr will be joined by Tacoma-based J.R.C.G. led by Dreamdecay's Justin R. Cruz Gallego for some noisy kicks!   

Advance tickets for Protomartyr's show with J.R.C.G. at the Concert Hall on Saturday are $42.63 and available here. 

Midweek Mixdown: Africa Gone Funkee

Subtitled "70's African, Afrobeat, Funk, Soul Music," Rocafort's Africa Gone Funkee collection covers it all.

Remembering jazz bassist Henry Grimes on his birthday

Remembering versatile Philadelphia-born jazz bassist and violinist Henry Grimes with a short doc and some performances.

Little Ann's soul gem "Deep Shadows" gets new 7-inch reissue

Timmion's new 7-inch release of Little Ann's soul gem Deeper Shadows is backed with "Deeper Shadows" by The Third Degree.

Here's the scoop from Timmion Records...

Little Ann's ‘Deep Shadows’ b/w ‘Deeper Shadows’ 7” vinyl single is now available for pre-order! Release date: November 13th, 2026! 

“Little” Ann Bridgeforth left this plane in 2003, several years before the song that would become her most revered, found its audience. “Deep Shadows” is a soul boulder of epic proportions, a stark depiction of longing and claustrophobic isolation if there ever was one.

The song was recorded along with a bunch of other soul gems by Dave Hamilton and Darrell Goolsby in late 1960s Detroit just to be buried unreleased in a box for decades to come. It wasn’t until 1998, when Ace released it for the first time on CD and its reputation has grown exponentially since, the tune’s snappy drums, vibes and wailing vocals getting sampled for example by Madlib (check out "DBZ" by Your Old Droog with Method Man & Denzil Curry produced by Madlib), Grand Puba (listen to "Think Of U" below), Loyle Carner and dozens of other beatheads.

Back in 2009, Timmion compiled all of Ann’s canned output on an album and now releases the song on a 7” backed with a new version “Deeper Shadows.” The treatment flips Ann’s vocals to hit a different beat from the original, pasting them over an unreleased backing track from UK session group The Third Degree. Miraculously, this potion works delivering a fresh interpretation of Ann’s masterpiece. The two vastly different renditions of deep soul heaven are now available on vinyl for you to spin.  

Pre-order Little Ann's "Deep Shadows" b/w "Deeper Shadows" single from Timmion via Bandcamp right here. Have a listen to "Deep Shadows" below.