Concert Listings Roundup #227

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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Gig of the week:

60 plus 20: Celebrating Dan Burke (feat. The Highest Order / Comet Control / Hooded Fang plus special guests) / Lee's Palace 2017-12-08 (Friday) [FB event]

Local legend Dan Burke has long had an eye that could spot a spark in a musician or band, honed over twenty years of putting on shows. He'll be celebrating that landmark (as well as his 60th birthday) at this huge blowout at Lee's, with a series of sets from some of his favourite bands, each stacked with some extra special guest appearances (the event promises Jennifer Castle, Andre Ethier of The Deadly Snakes, Dallas Good of The Sadies, Briå of FRIGS, Matt Mason of Anagram, Michelle McAdorey of Crash Vegas, Nick Kervin of Mimico, Scott Harwood, Richard Gibson of B17, Jake Koffman, Kritty Uranowski and more). It's not at the Silver Dollar, sadly, but this still promises to be a rather memorable night.

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This week's noteworthy shows:

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]

Track Could Bend #33 (feat. Justin Haynes/John Oswald/Mani Mazinani / Bea Labikova / Brian Abbott) / Belljar Café 2017-12-05 (Tuesday – PWYC!) [FB event]

Ryan Driver [Careless Thoughts record release celebration!] (Doug Tielli/Heather Saumer/Chris Adriaanse) / Array Space 2017-12-06 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Ghostlight / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2017-12-06 (Wednesday) [FB event]

The Music Gallery presents Emergents I (feat. Sounds Of Silence Initiative) / 918 Bathurst 2017-12-07 (Thursday) [FB event]

In Between Sounds #80 (feat. Lorde Awesome II) / The Only Café 2017-12-07 (Thursday) [FB event]

Quartzite Jongleur [Lina Allemano/Andrew Downing/Ashley Urquhart/Alex Fournier/Andrew Miller] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2017-12-08 (Friday) [FB event]

Horseshoe Tavern 70th Birthday Concert Series (feat. Rheostatics / Ensign Broderick) / The Horseshoe Tavern 2017-12-07–2017-12-09 (Thursday–Saturday) [FB event]

Camille Delean (L CON / Isaac Vallentin) / Belljar Café 2017-12-08 (Friday) [FB event]

Ice Cream [cassingle release!] / D D L 2017-12-08 (Friday) [FB event]

Urgent Voices [compositions by Anna Hostman, James Rolfe, Ann Southam, Scott Wilson] (feat. Continuum Contemporary Music) / Aki Studio 2017-12-08–2017-12-09 (Friday–Saturday) [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]

Buzz Records Presents: A Very Special Krampus Party (feat. Charly Bliss / Casper Skulls / Twist / Lonely Parade) / The Rec Room 2017-12-09 (Saturday) [FB event]

CJRU's Winter Wonder-Realm (feat. LAL / Obuxum / Ziibiwan / Astro Mega) / Handlebar 2017-12-09 (Saturday) [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]

No Octopus Dances with Kurt Newman / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2017-12-09 (Saturday)

Toronto Improvisers Orchestra / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2017-12-10 (Sunday – afternoon set @ 1 p.m.!)

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]

Lina Allemano Four / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2017-12-10 (Sunday) [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!

Somewhere There Presents (feat. Miropolis) / The Emmet Ray 2017-12-17 (Sunday) [FB event]

ZOË (UXVAE / Fog Spirits) / The Tranzac (Tiki Room) 2017-12-21 (Thursday – PWYC!) [FB event]

New Chance (ZOË / Invisible Out / Hexzuul) / Smiling Buddha 2018-01-14 (Sunday) [FB event]

Beatrice Keeler (Merival / Alex Leggett / ZOË) / The Cameron House 2018-01-19 (Friday) [FB event]

Class Of 2018 (feat. Lush Buffalo / WHOOP-szo / Hot Garbage / Iris / Tange) / Smiling Buddha 2018-01-20 (Saturday) [FB event]

Yo La Tengo / The Phoenix 2018-03-31 (Saturday) [FB event]