Concert Listings Roundup #226

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.

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Gigs of the week:

Lina Allemano double release party! (feat. Lina Allemano Four / Lina Allemano's Titanium Riot) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2017-11-28 (Tuesday) [FB event]

LUKA [What Kind of Animal album release!] (SlowPitchSound / Isla Craig) / The Baby G 2017-11-28 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Tuesday sees two excellent albums release parties, and you can't go wrong here either way. Energized by plenty of recent time spent in Berlin, Lina Allemano presents new albums from two of her primary Toronto-based projects: the jazz-composition oriented Lina Allemano 4 as well as the more abstract/exploratory electroacoustic unit Titanium Riot. There are stupendous musicians in both units (Brodie West and Andrew Downing in the former, Ryan Driver and Rob Clutton in the latter, and Nick Fraser in both) and this should be a joyous, packed show — arrive early if you want a seat! Meanwhile, Luke Kuplowsky releases a new set of carefully-wrung observations on love in a night opening sets from MFS faves Isla Craig (seagull ballads) and SlowPitchSound (sci-fi beatscapes).

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This week's noteworthy shows:

Thom & Friends [Thom Gill/Ryan Driver/Tom Upjohn/Bram Gielen/Phil Melanson] / The Emmet Ray 2017-11-27 (Monday – PWYC!) [FB event]

Jo Snyder [November residency!] / Imperial Pub 2017-11-28 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Gratitude Listening for Pauline Oliveros (feat. Doug Van Nort, Andrew Timar, Allison Cameron, Jerry Pergolesi, Wende Bartley, Kristian Podlacha, Johan Seaton, Penelope Cookson, Gayle Young, Tina Pearson and others) / Array Space 2017-11-28 (Tuesday – free!) [FB event]

Erath (Brigitte Bardon't & Sheryl Lee Scream / Natural Violence / AC) / Smiling Buddha (basement) 2017-11-28 (Tuesday) [FB event]

The Brownies [Parmela Attariwala/Nilan Perera/Nicole Rampersaud/Rakesh Tewari] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2017-11-29 (Wednesday – early!)

Pete Johnston's See Through Music / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2017-12-29 (Wednesday)

The Burning Hell (Steven Lambke) / Burdock Music Hall 2017-11-30 (Thursday) [FB event]

controller.controller – 7" Single Release [benefit for Ronnie Morris] (feat. Lolaa / Hit The North) / The Baby G 2017-11-30 (Thursday) [FB event]

Julia Male with Fleshtone Aura (Eucalyptus) / The Tranzac (Main Hall) 2017-11-30 (Thursday) [FB event]

I. M. Brown (Girls Rituals / Nag / Esther Splett) / Smiling Buddha (basement) 2017-11-30 (Thursday) [FB event]

Century Palm [final show!] (The New Calling / WLMRT) / Smiling Buddha 2017-12-01 (Friday) [FB event]

Lavender Bruisers (King Helen / N//K / Thin Space) / Smiling Buddha (basement) 2017-12-01 (Friday – PWYC!) [FB event]

The DisPerSion Lab + The Music Gallery present (feat. Malcolm Goldstein & Doug Van Nort / Doug Van Nort [solo!] / Electro-Acoustic Orchestra) / Array Space 2017-12-01 (Friday) [FB event]

Array Music's Rat-drifting series (feat. Sarah Hennies / Kurt Newman) / Array Space 2017-12-02 (Saturday) [FB event]

The Holy Gasp (Fat As Fuck / Friendly Rich & The Lollipop People) / Smiling Buddha 2017-12-02 (Saturday) [FB event]

Jessica Moss (Ben Shemie) / The Baby G 2017-12-02 (Saturday) [FB event]

Deliluh [Linger In The Afterlight tape release!] (Dorothea Paas / The Brain) / Owl's Club (upstairs) 2017-12-02 (Saturday) [FB event]

Tiptoes [Quiet Bedrooms EP release!] (Lius Rhutilius / Myra Maines) / Smiling Buddha (basement) 2017-12-02 (Saturday) [FB event]

Ora Cogan [Crickets album release!] (Praises / Dohn Valley) / The Baby G 2017-12-03 (Sunday) [FB event]

Nite Comfort 51 (feat. Ben Oginz / RYECROFT) / Handlebar 2017-12-03 (Sunday – PWYC!) [FB event]

C.R. Gillespie (Korea Town Acid / Yu Su + Raf Reza) / June Records 2017-12-03 (Sunday – PWYC!) [FB event]

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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!

Nachtmusik 5.5: Improvised Piano (feat. Avesta Nakhaei) / Sarv Music Academy 2017-12-04 (Monday) [FB event]

The Mike Smith Company (Ali Berkok [solo piano]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2017-12-05 (Tuesday – early!) [FB event]

Long Winter 6.2 (feat. Tess Roby / Absolutely Free / Witch Prophet / Petra Glynt / The Cosmic Range / Kurt Marble / YlangYlang / LolaBunz / Moneyphone) / Polish Combatants' Hall SPK 2017-12-09 (Saturday – all ages! PWYC!) [FB event]

Audiopollination #57: 5th year anniversary show (feat. Andrew Kay/Brodie Chisholm/Dennis W. Lee / Paul Newman/Laura Swankey/Andrew Furlong / Bill Gilliam/Kiva Simova/Glen Hall) / Array Space 2017-12-09 (Saturday) [FB event]

Faster Presents: Sound Magick (feat. Diane Roblin/Brian Abbott / Bea Labikova/Sarah Peebles/Kayla Milmine / Bea Labikova/Bob Vespaziani/Kayla Milmine / Tomasz Krakowiak/Brian Abbott) / Gerrard Art Space 2017-12-09 (Saturday) [FB event]

Somewhere There Presents: Music of Paul Newman and Brian Abbott (feat. Manuel Morales/Michael Davidson/Kristen Moss Theriault/Brian Abbott/Paul Newman/Heather Saumer/Kayla Milmine) / Array Space 2017-12-10 (Sunday) [FB event]

Omhouse [single release!] (Rapport / Eliza Niemi) / The Baby G 2017-12-10 (Sunday) [FB event]

Venus Fest Winter Solstice Celebration (feat. Jennifer Castle / Aisha Sasha John / "very special guest") / The Garrison 2017-12-21 (Thursday) [FB event]

Digits (Loji) / The Piston 2018-01-25 (Thursday) [FB event]

Lido Pimienta / The Drake Underground 2018-02-17 (Saturday) [FB event]