Artist: Diamond Rings
Song: Wait & See
Recorded at the Lower Ossington Theatre (SummerWorks Festival), August 11, 2010.
Diamond Rings - Wait & SeeMy notes for this set can be found here.
Artist: Diamond Rings
Song: Wait & See
Recorded at the Lower Ossington Theatre (SummerWorks Festival), August 11, 2010.
Diamond Rings - Wait & SeeMy notes for this set can be found here.
Founded as a blog about one curmudgeon's love affair with the em dash, Mechanical Forest Sound has grown to become a community-based archive of local musical culture. Assuming that "independent music" isn't just boys with guitars and "culture" isn't just some sort of pageant, MFS is an investigation of a wide range of artists, reflecting on concerts as shared experiences, acts of citizenship and a chance to get down — fuzzy photographs and clear-sounding original live recordings a specialty.
Current manifestations of this project include Track Could Bend, a monthly concert series featuring "improvised music and weird rock offshoots", presented in a casual environment.
At one point I wrote full-on concert reviews, and for longer I thought I would catch up and write about shows in the past. But these days, because of, y'know, life, do not expect much in the way of full show reviews — but live recordings with blurbs will be posted as quickly after the fact as is feasible.
Check out my original live recordings from many of the gigs discussed here.
You can also check out full sets uploaded to the Live Music Archive. [not currently active]
N.B.: All recordings should be available & playable. If you come across any broken links, invisible or non-functioning players, etc, please leave a comment and I will tend to it ASAP.
ALSO N.B.: I'm perpetually on the lookout for a new place to stash my MP3's online. If you know of any place that allows a couple gigs of stuff to be openly linked to for streaming, drop me a line!
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The Titillators [Ryan Driver/Thom Gill/Tania Gill/Phil Melanson/Nick Fraser/Colin Cudmore] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-01-27 (Monday) [more info]
Clue Note: Trivia and Creative Music (feat. Mira Martin-Gray & %%30%30
) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-01-28 (Tuesday – early). $PWYC, $10 suggested, NOTAFLOF. [more info]
University of Toronto New Music Festival [curated by Norbert Palej, works by Andrew Staniland, Reza Vali, Christina Volpini, Erik Ross] (feat. Rob MacDonald) / Walter Hall 2025-01-28 (Tuesday). $free. [more info]
Nick Fraser Presents (feat. Trapezoid [Nick Fraser/Rob Clutton/Karen Ng/Kurt Newman]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-01-28 (Tuesday). $PWYC. [more info]
Kayla Milmine & Friends (feat. Happy Trails [Victor O & Kayla Milmine] / K2 [Jonathan Kay & Kayla Milmine] / vic & lenny is Who / vic, lenny, jonathan & kayla) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-01-29 (Wednesday) [FB event]
All-Set! Presents (feat. Molehill [Mike Smith/Pete Johnston/Jake Oelrichs]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-01-31 (Friday – early). $PWYC. [more info]
University of Toronto New Music Festival: Iranian Music Concert [curated and conducted by Kaveh Mirhosseini, works by Heshmat Sanjari, Iman Habibi, Afarin Mansouri, Shahab Paranj, Golfam Khayam, Reza Vali, Kaveh Mirhosseini] (feat. Saina Alikhani/Bijan Sepanji/Farzad Khorshid-savar) / Walter Hall 2025-01-31 (Friday). $free with registration. [more info]
Exit Points #56 (feat. Rumi Jeraj/J. Moone/Erica Whyte/Sonia Leung/Christopher Hull / Karen Ng/Kilometre Club/Aliyah Aziz/Dee Dee Decay/Michael Palumbo / switchemups) / Array Space 2025-01-31 (Friday). $20 [advance] / $25 [door]. [FB event]
Bikebike (C'est la fête / Yound / Vixu / A.JFM) / Tapestry 2025-01-31 (Friday). $9.85-$17.31. [tickets + more info]
The Ryan Driver Sextet / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-01-31 (Friday). $pwyw. [more info]
New Encounters ["new works and arrangements by Maria-Eduarda Mendez Martins, Pouya Hamidi, Morgan-Paige Melbourne, and Eldritch Priest"] (feat. Array Ensemble) / Array Space 2025-02-01 (Saturday). $20.00 (or Pay What You Wish) / Livestream: $10.00 (or Pay What You Wish). [more info]
University of Toronto New Music Festival [curated by Jim Lewis, works by Patrick O'Reilly] (feat. DOG Ensemble x Jazz Faculty) / Walter Hall 2025-02-02 (Sunday – 2:00 p.m.). $free. [more info]
Isla Craig [acoustic trio set alongside Alex Lukashevsky & Matthew Coldwell] (A L M A [Allie Blumas]) / 918 Bathurst (Sun Room) 2025-02-02 (Sunday – 3 p.m.). $20, all ages, family-friendly. [FB event]
We Are Time presents (feat. Chandra / Motorists / Y'KNOW) / The Tranzac (Main Hall) 2025-02-02 (Sunday). $17.31 adv./$20 door. [more info]
Ministry of Phonic Services presents: a night of the chaotic (feat. NIMAAH / Colby Richardson / The Coin Operated Duo [Mike Lynn & Ryan Kinney] / Seasonal Aggression [Louis Pino & Nolan Hildebrand]) / Wenona Lodge 2025-02-02 (Sunday). $pwyc. [more info]
Michael Davidson's Adjacent Spheres 2025-02-02 (Sunday)
Track Could Bend #101 (feat. Allison Cameron / Kayla Milmine/Bob Vespaziani/Michael Lynn) / Wenona Lodge 2025-02-04 (Tuesday). $pwyc. [FB event]
The Mike DeiCont Trio [Mike DeiCont/Leland Whitty/Eric West] / Sellers and Newell 2025-02-07 (Friday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]
undercommons collective presents: Sam Newsome's Straight Horn Magick Tour! (feat. Subspace Interception [Sam Newsome & Kayla Milmine] / Soprano Sax Quintet [Sam Newsome/Andrew Kay/Jonathan Kay/Bea Labikova/Kayla Milmine]) / Annette Studios 2025-02-07 (Friday). [FB event]
Fortunato Durutti Marinetti (Sara May / Giving) / The Cameron House (back room) 2025-02-07 (Friday). $15 adv / $20 door, 19+. [tickets + more info]
Ministry of Phonic Services presents: a night of the serene (feat. OH GEE [Rob Campbell/Marilyn Yogarajah] / zoma / Denis Romanov / Woolworm, Ontario) / Agenda Cafe + Bar 2024-02-08 (Saturday). $pwyc. [more info]
Sam Newsome's Straight Horn Magick Tour! (feat. Sam Newsome/Nick Fraser/Marilyn Lerner/Jonathan Kay/Kayla Milmine) / The Rex 2025-02-09–10 (Sunday–Monday). [FB event]
Audiopollination (feat. Phookie Nijjit/ sxrej / Sharp Stiki/max undefined/@whoischinavirus / Neil Wiernik/Matt Collins / The coin operated duo) / Array Space 2024-02-14 (Friday). livestream available. [FB event]
The Joe Sorbara Sextet [Ted Crosby/Tania Gill/Michael Herring/Rebecca Hennessy/Aline Homzy/Joe Sorbara] / Sellers and Newell 2025-02-15 (Saturday). $25 minimum donation. [more info]
Track Could Bend #100 [music plus potluck / community hangs / zine-making gathering] (feat. TCB alumni "Bands From a Hat" groupings) / 918 Bathurst 2025-02-16 (Sunday – music 5:00-7:00 and 8:00-11:00). $pwyc, all-ages, family-friendly. [FB event]
Babe Corner (Heaven For Real / D. Miami) / The Baby G 2025-02-16 (Sunday). $21.53, 19+. [FB event]
Geordie Haley Trio [Geordie Haley/Nick Fraser/Ryan Driver] (Eucalyptus) / The Tranzac (Main Hall) 2025-02-21 (Friday). $20 in advance ($15 students)
Toronto Noise presents Winter Noise III (feat. Xukasia / Plastic Heart Surgery / Density Creep / Deprivation Tactics) / Tapestry 2025-02-21 (Friday). $15/PWYC. [more info]
The Patrick Smith Trio [Patrick Smith/Lowell Whitty/Dan Pitt] / Sellers and Newell 2025-03-02 (Sunday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]
Women From Space Festival 2025 (feat. Allison Cameron's Small Scale Experimental Machine / Plastic Babies [album release!] / BIG BANG! plays Nina Simone [Tara Kannangara/Elisabeth Dorion/tUkU/Shn Shn/Rebecca Henessey/Atcheleh Aryee/Heather Saumer/Carolina Lopez/Naomi McCarrol-Butler/Nirvana Sagar/Bea Labikova/Diane Roblin/Pursuit Grooves/Mira Riselli/Racha Moukalled/Yang Chen/Angelica Zavala/Kayla Milmine) / 918 Bathurst 2025-03-07 (Friday). $15 advance / $20 at the door / limited extra special early bird festival pass $30 / regular bird festival pass $38. [FB event]
Women From Space Festival 2025 (feat. Erin Poole/Rosina Kazi/Chantelle Mostacho/shn shn / Yuniya Edi Kwon / Azumi OE/Eukademix) / 918 Bathurst 2025-03-08 (Saturday). $15 advance / $20 at the door / limited extra special early bird festival pass $30 / regular bird festival pass $38. [FB event]
Women From Space Festival 2025 (feat. Mingjia Chen + Linnea Sablosky [performing Meara O'Reilly's Hockets For Two Voices] / Arushi Jain / Myra Melford's Fire and Water Trio [Myra Melford/Ingrid Laubrock/Lesley Mok]) / 918 Bathurst 2025-03-09 (Sunday). $15 advance / $20 at the door / limited extra special early bird festival pass $30 / regular bird festival pass $38. [FB event]
Behaviours: Data (feat. Anando Gabo / Marelena Pellegrino / Technology of Creative Consciousness) / Array Space 2025-03-13 (Thursday). $20.00 (or Pay What You Wish) / Livestream: $10.00 (or Pay What You Wish). [more info]
Memory Pearl [Cosmic-Astral album launch] [Moshe Fisher-Rozenberg/Matt King/Joseph Shabason/Bram Geilen/Alec O’Hanley] (Kat Duma / Trish Macaulay [guided visualization/meditation]) / Standard Time 2025-03-13 (Thursday) [more info]
Freesound Presents: Music for Solo Instruments (feat. Michael Murphy / Amahl Arulanandam / Matti Pulkki) / Array Space 2025-03-20 (Thursday). $22.63. [more info]
Acid Baby Jesus (The John Denver Airport Conspiracy) / The Sound Garage 2025-03-21 (Friday). $28.98, 19+. [tickets + more info]
Basic [Chris Forsyth/Douglas McCombs/Mikel Patrick Avery] / The Sound Garage 2025-03-22 (Saturday). $28.98, 19+. [FB event]
Gloin / The Dance Cave 2024-04-26 (Saturday). $28.19, 19+. [FB event]
Change of Heart [In The Wreckage record release!] (Bonnie Trash / Andrew Dickson)/ The Sound Garage 2025-04-26 (Saturday). $35.42, 19+. [FB event]
Playscape Emporium: Arcade-palooza (feat. Render File / Jason Leaver PuzzSoft) / Array Space 2024-05-15 (Saturday). $20.00 (or Pay What You Wish) / Livestream: $10.00 (or Pay What You Wish). [more info]
Freesound Presents: Violin // Trumpet // Melodica [featuring new work by Martin Arnold] (feat. Aysel Taghi-Zada/Émilie Fortin/Martin Arnold) / Array Space 2025-06-28 (Saturday). $22.63. [more info]
2025 Gigs
Track Could Bend #99 (feat. Lostworldsounds / future proof) / Wenona Lodge 2025-01-07 (Tuesday)
Ayal Senior & Friends (feat. Ayal Senior & Kurt Newman / Michelle Breslin / David Sait / Nick Flanagan) 2025-01-12 (Sunday)
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