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.
Gigs of the week:
Decreation (feat. Ways / Cluttertones / Blessings) / Ratio 2017-06-02 (Friday) [FB event]
Decreation (feat. ¼ Tonne / Processor / Craig Dunsmuir) / Ratio 2017-06-03 (Saturday) [FB event]
Decreation (feat. Alan Licht & Michael Snow / Not The Wind, Not The Flag / Zoë / Heraclitus Akimbo with Paul Newman) / Ratio 2017-06-04 (Sunday) [FB event]
Some dreams are much too real to be leaned against for too long — and given the realities of keeping a DIY space going it was not entirely surprising to hear the collective behind the wonderful Ratio space announce their imminent winding-down. Dubbed "Decreation", their formal final bow takes place with three shows this weekend (as well as one last blast on June 10th) bringing together many of the artists who have created wonderful memories at Ratio. These last chances to hang out in one of the city's coziest, friendliest venues are not to be missed.
This week's noteworthy shows:
Dianetics presents (feat. 185668232 / Fleshtone Aura / Xuan Ye + David Jones) / ask a weirdo 2017-05-30 (Tuesday) [FB event]
Omhouse ["Nursery" single release!] (Kira May / Hairbrain) / The Baby G 2017-05-30 (Tuesday) [FB event]
Tania Gill Quartet [Tania Gill/Lina Allemano/Rob Clutton/Nico Dann] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2017-05-30 (Tuesday) [FB event]
Venetian Snares & Daniel Lanois (Joanne Pollock) / The Great Hall 2017-05-31 (Wednesday) [FB event]
Andrew Zukerman & Sandro Perri / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2017-05-31 (Wednesday) [FB event]
Planet Creature [split EP release!] (Switches / B-17 / clamaglamza) / Handlebar 2017-06-01 (Thursday) [FB event]
Daughters (Odonis Odonis / Dalek) / Hard Luck Bar 2017-06-01 (Thursday – all ages!) [FB event]
Black Siren presents (feat. Walrus / Seance Sisters / Mother Tongues) / CineCycle 2017-06-01 (Thursday – all ages!) [FB event]
Julie Arsenault (Evan Cartwright [rare solo set!] / Ryokan [LUKA's Luke Kuplowsky adapts the poetry of zen poet Ryokan for voice and guitar]) / Gladstone Hotel (Melody Bar) 2017-06-01 (Thursday) [FB event]
In Between Sounds #74 (feat. Lorde Awesome II) / The Only Café 2017-06-01 (Thursday – free!) [FB event]
Beams (Ohtis) / The Boat 2017-06-02 (Friday – early show! doors @ 7 p.m.!) [FB event]
Dan Misha Goldman (LUKA) / Burdock Music Hall 2017-06-02 (Friday) [FB event]
Away Forward (Too Young To Go Steady) / Duggan's Brewery 2017-06-02 (Friday) [FB event]
Pride Toronto: Feeling Backward [compositions by Annette Bosun, Allison Cameron, Julius Eastman, Jerry Pergolesi, Chris Reiche, and Nephenee Rose] (feat. Contact Contemporary Music) / The 519 2017-06-02 (Friday) [FB event]
Dundas West Fest (feat. DIANA / Casper Skulls / Ronley Teper's Lipliners / Hyena Dog Robbery / Wolf Saga / Mannerisms) / Lakeview Ave. Stage 2017-06-03 (Saturday – free! outside! street festival! all ages + family-friendly!) [FB event]
Spectrum Music presents: Tales from Turtle Island ["playwright Yolanda Bonnell has written a collection of five new pieces to be paired with new compositions by the Spectrum composers."] (feat. Rachel Cantin / Metis Fiddler Quartet / Classic Roots) / Alliance Française de Toronto 2017-06-03 (Saturday) [FB event]
Audio Bleed (feat. dreamSTATE / Dirty Inputs / An Ant and an Atom) / Belljar Café 2017-06-03 (Saturday – PWYC!) [FB event]
Sunday Residency (feat. Sacred Lamp) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2017-06-04 (Sunday – afternoon show @ 1 p.m.!) [FB event]
Nite Comfort 45 (feat. Le 4e discours / Goldbach/Sena) / Handlebar 2017-06-04 (Sunday – PWYC!) [FB event]
Add these to your calendar:
Reminder: This post only contains this week's updates — the full listings can always be found over on the right-hand sidebar!
Toy Piano Composers [debut album release party!] / Ernest Balmer Studio 2017-06-07 (Wednesday) [FB event]
Harrison Argatoff Quartet [Harrison Argatoff/Noah Franche-Nolan/Andrew Miller/Dan Fortin] / The Rex Hotel 2017-06-09 (Friday) [FB event]
Plasmalab [Love/Life album release party!] (The Brain / Man Made Hill) / The Baby G 2017-06-10 (Saturday) [FB event]
Titanium Riot / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2017-06-11 (Sunday) [FB event]
Livestalk and the Bodies (YlangYlang / Sea Beau / Joyful Joyful / Array Space 2017-06-14 (Wednesday – dry show! all ages!) [FB event]
Germaphobes (Leather Jacuzzi / Zones / Feel Alright) / Euro Sports Bar 2017-06-15 (Thursday) [FB event]
Mystic Horde presents: The Dark Lady – a bakkhanalian coven (feat. performances by Annie Tuma/Joey Eddy/Chanakya Mukherjee/Mira Pinkus/Zachary Murphy/Graham Conway/Justin de Luna / sounds by Craig Renaud [Bit Reduction] / Connor Cook [Chonus/o.blisss] / Vessel / SOPHIE / Donna Lewis / Holy Other / M¥rrH Ka Ba / Tanya Tagaq / SKY H1 / Ricky Eat Acid) / venues TBA 2017-06-15–2017-06-18 (Friday–Sunday) [FB event]
Crate Diggers Record Fair After Party (feat. Nap Eyes / Dave Monks / Fake Palms) / Adelaide Hall 2017-06-17 (Saturday – free!) [FB event]
Ballads and Old Songs by the Water (feat. Martha / Kith & Kin and friends) / Church of St. Andrew by-the-lake 2017-06-18 (Sunday – afternoon show!) [FB event]
Cindy Lee / The White House 2017-06-23 (Friday) [FB event]
Couleur/Dessin [LP release!] (Carl Didur / Mr. Joy) / ask for location! 2017-06-24 (Saturday) [FB event]
The Urinals (Century Palm / The Protruders) / The Baby G 2017-07-15 (Saturday) [FB event]
Doldrums [Esc release party!] / The Baby G 2017-07-28 (Friday) [FB event]
Mark McGuire (Ancient Ocean / C. R. Gillespie) / The Baby G 2017-07-31 (Monday) [FB event]
Bandcamp corner:
- Celebrating Drone Day 2017, BABEL has released this trio of sleep-aids, three longform drift-dreams that will carry you away to drone-bliss.
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