Concert Listings Roundup #253

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:

Bernice [album release!] / The Drake Underground 2018-06-06 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Consider the slow unfolding of a flower blooming in a stop-motion capture, and reflect on the ongoing emergence/steady transformation of Bernice en route to Puff, their long-awaited second album. Promising "extremely fun surprises", expect some quiet astonishment and moments of joy to radiate throught the room.

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This week's noteworthy shows:

Paul Newman/Brian Abbott / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2018-06-04 (Monday – extra early set, 6 to 8 p.m.!) [FB event]

Nate Renner & Alex Samaras / The Emmet Ray 2018-06-04 (Monday – early!) [FB event]

The Mike Smith Company [D. Alex Meeks/Karen Ng/Mike Smith] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2018-06-05 (Tuesday – early!) [FB event]

Track Could Bend #39 (feat. Barry Prophet / Nicole Rampersaud / Sal Grosso) / The Baby G 2018-06-05 (Tuesday – PWYC! extra-early show @ 7 p.m.!) [FB event]

TONE Festival (feat. Waclaw Zimpel & Kuba Ziolek / Joseph Shabason / Nick Storring) / The Baby G 2018-06-05 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Wooden Shjips (Holy Wave / ZONES) / The Horseshoe Tavern 2018-06-05 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Ghostlight / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2018-06-06 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Robert Würz Berlin/Toronto Quartet [Robert Würz/Heather Saumer/Rob Clutton/Nick Fraser] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2018-06-07 (Thursday – early!) [FB event]

In Between Sounds #86 (feat. Lorde Awesome) / The Only Café 2018-06-07 (Thursday) [FB event]

Telephone Explosion: Year Ten (feat. Odonis Odonis / Freak Heat Waves / New Fries / Teenanger / Andre Ethier) / Lee's Palace 2018-06-08 (Friday) [FB event]

TONE Festival (feat. Anthony Coleman / c_RL) / Arraymusic 2018-06-08 (Friday – all ages!) [FB event]

Colin Fisher/Andrew Furlong/Mark Hundevad / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2018-06-08 (Friday) [FB event]

Overleaf [Heidi Chan/Mira Martin-Gray/Kayla Milmine] (Bea Labikova/Kayla Milmine/Kristen Moss Theriault/Laura Swankey/Brian Abbott) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2018-06-09 (Saturday – early!) [FB event]

WLMRT (No Men / Smooches / Slutcode) / Handlebar 2018-06-09 (Saturday) [FB event]

Heavy Leather Parking Lot (feat. Vag Halen with guests NYSSA, Dainty Smith, Roxanne Luchak, Axel Blows, and Shane McKinnon) / Buddies In Bad Times Theatre 2018-06-09 (Saturday) [FB event]

TONE Festival (feat. Jessica Moss / Tryal / Manticore) / Burdock Music Hall 2018-06-09 (Saturday) [FB event]

The Tich Maredza Band [10th anniversary concert!] / Small World Music Centre 2018-06-09 (Saturday) [FB event]

Persamenco [Bahram Aghakhan/Pedram Khavarzamini/Araz Salek] / Pamenar 2018-06-09 (Saturday) [FB event]

No Mean City Collective and and Girls Rock Camp Toronto present: Music in Trillium Park (feat. Kingdom of Birds / Deep Waters / Kat Nap / HEX) / Ontario Place (Trillium Park) 2018-06-10 (Sunday – free! outside! Afternoon show, 1 to 6 p.m.! all-ages + kid-friendly!) [FB event]

Eugene Chadbourne ["in-store reading/signing"] / Soundscapes 2018-06-10 (Sunday – afternoon event, 3 to 5 p.m.!) [FB event]

Ayal Senior (Jonny Friedman) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2018-06-10 (Sunday – afternoon show, 3 to 5 p.m.!) [FB event]

Lina Allemano's Titanium Riot with Special Guest Brodie West / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2018-06-10 (Sunday) [FB event]

Jordaan Mason [Earth to Ursa Major album release!] (RUUNE) / Burdock Music Hall 2018-06-10 (Sunday) [FB event]

Somewhere There's Second Sunday Series (feat. Victoria Gibson [Sound Seed: Tribute to Pauline Oliveros DVD release!] / Laura Swankey / Play The Moment Collective [Victoria Gibson/Heather Saumer/Bob Vespaziani]) / Array Space 2018-06-10 (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!

The AMBiENT PiNG (feat. dreamSTATE / byte.observer / at dhé ju) / Handlebar 2018-06-13 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Charbonneau/Amato (Simon Trottier) / Burdock Music Hall 2018-06-14 (Thursday) [FB event]

Hannah Epperson (Omhouse) / The Baby G 2018-06-14 (Thursday) [FB event]

June Records Block Party (feat. Eamon McGrath / Ocean Potion / The Future Primitive) / June Records 2018-06-15 (Friday – free! all ages!) [FB event]

Toronto Creative Music Lab & the Music Gallery present: TCML 2018 Showcase ["10 new works that have been developed... in the week leading up to the concert"] / The Music Gallery @ 918 Bathurst 2018-06-16 (Saturday) [FB event]

June Records Block Party (feat. Sam Nease / Isla Craig / Blind Matty Band / MIMICO) / June Records 2018-06-17 (Sunday – free! all ages! afternoon/evening event!) [FB event]

Glen Hall/Diane Roblin/Harry Vetro/Bruce Cassidy / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2018-06-17 (Sunday – early!) [FB event]

Somewhere There's Second Sunday Series (feat. Linsey Wellman/Phill Albert/Mark Zurawinski) / The Emmet Ray 2018-06-17 (Sunday – PWYC!) [FB event]

Luminato Festival: Ally and Kinship (feat. Cris Derksen/Bryden Gwiss Kiwenzie/Ansley Simpson/Simone Schmidt) / The Great Hall 2018-06-20 (Wednesday) [FB event]

LUKA's Ryokan and Rumi band [Luke Kuplowsky/Felicity Williams/Alex Lukashevsky/Phil Melanson/Josh Cole] (Allison Cameron/Josh Cole/Sandro Perri/Nicole Rampersaud) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2018-06-20 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Wavelength presents: Music in Trillium Park (feat. VC2 / Long Branch / Beams) / Ontario Place (Trillium Park) 2018-06-21 (Thursday – free! outside! all-ages!) [FB event]

Isla Craig [The Becoming Pleasance Records album release!] (Eiyn Sof) / The Tranzac 2018-06-24 (Sunday) [FB event]

Several Futures (Deathsticks / Stargoon) / The Garrison (front room) 2018-06-28 (Thursday) [FB event]

Buzz Presents (feat. Hit Bargain / Moul D / Damagers / MARY) / Handlebar 2018-06-30 (Saturday) [FB event]

ACT! [f.k.a. Egyptrixx] (Così e Così / Anna Modo / Cares) / The Baby G 2018-07-01 (Sunday) [FB event]

Bells Atlas (Witch Prophet / Ice Cream) / Lee's Palace 2018-07-07 (Saturday) [FB event]

Music in the Park (feat. Kamancello / Castle If / Absolutely Free) / Ontario Place (Trillium Park) 2018-08-09 (Thursday – free! outside! all-ages!) [more info]

The Curse [with original vocalist Mickey Skin] (The Discarded / Chris Haight's Ad-ventures / The Screwed) / Rivoli 2018-10-20 (Saturday) [FB event]