You can read more about why I'm doing listings here. Long story short: This curated and decidedly non-comprehensive list contains nothin' but shows that I am going to/would go to if I had more time.
Gig of the week:
DEATH TO T.O. IV: A Halloween Covers Show (feat. Biblical [as Black Sabbath] / The Soupcans [as The Jesus Lizard] / Burning Love [as Hot Snakes] / Members Of Phedre, Hooded Fang, Moon King And Hellaluyah [as Beastie Boys] / Cellphone [as Metallica] / The Siilk Group (Members Of Ell V Gore, Yacht Club, Sheezer, Sissy Boy And Leslie Spits) [as The Doors] / Dana Wright [as Eminem] / Dilly Dally [as U2] / Blonde Elvis [as Buzzcocks] / Mexican Slang [as Babes In Toyland] / Nyssa, Little Junior And Nasa Valley [as Rod Stewart] / Sahara (Members Of Little Girls, Mausoleum And Sexy Merlin) [as Tears For Fears] / Sunset Pig (Members Of The Deadly Snakes, Highest Order And B-17) [as JJ Cale] / B-17 [as New York Dolls] / The BB Guns [as Primal Scream] / Members Of Sam Coffey & The Iron Lungs And Gay [as ELO] / Whimm [as Wire] / Members Of Surinam, Das Rad, Ostrich Tuning And Schonsee [as Suicide] / Cell Memory [as Jesus And Mary Chain] / Jigsaw Youth [as Bikini Kill] / Bad Channels [as Divine] / Avant Kool [as Depeche Mode]) / The Silver Dollar Room + Comfort Zone 2014-10-30 (Thursday) [FB event]
Halloween be crazy goofballs style to the max at the Silver Dollar as this multi-stage spectacular takes over the building with a cavalcade of local stars doing in-costume cover sets. There will be unique one-offs aplenty — the diligence with this is being tackled can be seen by some of the custom-built bands listed above. Expect this one to be packed to the gills.
This week's noteworthy shows:
Parker Abbott Trio [Simeon Abbott/Teri Parker/Mark Segger – The Wayfinders CD release] / The Emmet Ray 2014-10-27 (Monday) [FB event]
TPC Impulse: the 2014 FUN-raiser for the Toy Piano Composers (feat. CelloPhone duo / members of TorQ Percussion Quartet) / Dave's 2014-10-28 (Tuesday) [FB event]
Bateman/Miller/Segger with guest vocalist Christine Duncan / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2014-10-28 (Tuesday – early!) [FB event]
Lina Allemano Four / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2014-10-28 (Tuesday)
Mystic Triangle [Tape Release!] (Blunt Chunks / Sean Paul [Sexy Merlin & Elrichman]) / Holy Oak Café 2014-10-28 (Tuesday) [FB event]
Titanium Riot (Lina Allemano New York Trio) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2014-10-29 (Wednesday – early!)
Hoover Party [Make Drones Not Drones tape release!] / Double Double Land 2014-10-30 (Thursday) [FB event]
Sheezer / Lee's Palace 2014-10-30 (Thursday) [more info]
April Snow [Thom Gill/Johnny Spence/Kieran Adams/Isla Craig/Michelle Willis] / Holy Oak Café 2014-10-30 (Thursday) [FB event]
The Bruised Spirits of Southern Ontario: Multi-media performance and installation by Opera Arcana [Jonathan Culp/GB Jones/Siânteuse/Minus Smile] / Videofag 2014-10-31–2014-11-01 (Friday + Saturday) [FB event]
The Ryan Driver Sextet / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2014-10-31 (Friday)
Yves Charuest & Ellwood Epps (Preanderthals / Heather Segger & Doug Tielli) / Ratio 2014-11-01 (Saturday) [FB event]
No Angels Dancing / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2014-11-02 (Sunday – matinée! 1 to 3 p.m.)
Clutton/Lassonde/Liu/Segger (Allemano/Lerner/Oswald/Segger) / Array Space 2014-11-02 (Sunday) [FB event]
Wavelength 626 (feat. Kurt Marble [first show!] / Suno Deko / Julie Byrne) / Milk Glass 2014-11-02 (Sunday) [FB event]
Add these to your calendar:
Les heures (Ah! La lettre! / Germaine Liu) / Ratio 2014-11-03 (Monday) [FB event]
A tribute to Jennifer Castle and Neil Young (feat. Ryan Driver / Alex Lukashevsky / Felicity Williams / Matt Cully / The Weather Station / Craig Dunsmuir / Prince Nifty / Oliver & Russ) / Holy Oak Café 2014-11-04 (Tuesday) [FB event]
Thin Edge New Music Collective presents: Cuatro Esquinas [feat. visiting special guest artist, Argentinian pianist Laura Ventemiglia] / Gallery 345 2014-11-06 (Thursday) [FB event]
Dustin Wong [Ponytail] & Takako Minekawa (Zones / Omhouse) / Handlebar 2014-11-10 (Monday) [FB event]
Audiopollination #24 (feat. Allison Cameron/Tom Richards/Zoe Alexis-Abrams / Arnd Jurgensen/David Shelly/Wendalyn Bartley / Alan Bloor/Christian Hegele/Noé Rodríguez / daniel loughrin/Adriana Monti) / Array Space 2014-11-11 (Tuesday) [FB event]
The Weather Station [EP Release!] (Kith and Kin) / The Dakota Tavern 2014-11-14 (Friday &ndash early!) [FB event]
Contact Contemporary Music: "Down to Earth" [works for solo and duo guitar] (feat. Rob Macdonald and Marc-Olivier Lamontagne performing works by Helmut Lachenmann, Jimmie LeBlanc and Jason Doell) / Canadian Music Centre 2014-11-15 (Saturday) [FB event]
Huun Huur Tu / Small World Music Centre 2014-11-19–2014-11-20 (Wednesday + Thursday) [more info]
L CON (Clarinet Panic Deluxx / Caylie Staples) / Jam Factory 2014-11-22 (Saturday) [FB event]
Bond Girls (Kurt Marble / Tyburn Fields) / Handlebar 2014-11-22 (Saturday) [FB event]
Wavelength 629 (feat. Surinam / The Dark Plains / sailboats are white / Hiera / Teen Tits Wild Wives / Watershed Hour) / Soybomb 2014-12-06 (Saturday) [FB event]
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