list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . march 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message the orbit room entrance to the orbit room address 580 a college street upstairs location toronto ontario canada coordinates 43 39 20 n 79 24 47 w 43.65544 n 79.413151 w 43.65544 ; 79.413151 coordinates 43 39 20 n 79 24 47 w 43.65544 n 79.413151 w 43.65544 ; 79.413151 owner alex lifeson tim notter type bar seating type reserved seating 10 opened october 1994 website venue website the orbit room is a toronto bar owned by rush lead guitarist alex lifeson and tim notter . the restaurant is managed by tim wilson . the venue is decorated in the style of a 1950s new york city cocktail lounge and plays host to many different kinds of live music ; particularly r & b funk and jazz . it is located at 580 a college street within toronto s little italy district accessible by streetcar . there is street parking . they serve some food ; more on certain nights of the week . the orbit room began in november 1994 . the original house band the dexters played classic r & b thursday through saturdays then fridays and saturdays and finally just saturdays . the dexters are lou pomanti hammond b 3 bernie labarge guitar vocals peter cardinali bass and mark kelso drums . they played at the club for ten years until their semi retirement in 2004 . blues alternative rock reggae soul and or r & b can be heard live 7 nights a week . on any given night local musicians and canadian celebrities are often present . external links edit official website music of canada portal drink portal food portal this article on a music performance venue is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this pub related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title the orbit room & oldid 741801722 categories restaurants in torontomusic venues in torontodrinking establishments in canadamusic venue stubspub stubshidden categories articles lacking in text citations from march 2013all articles lacking in text citationscoordinates on wikidataall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 29 september 2016 at 19 18 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view