Concert Listings Roundup #270

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:

Laura Swankey [Once More EP release!] (ZOË / b mcc-b / nxmie) / Burdock Music Hall 2018-10-04 (Thursday) [FB event]

A celebration of Laura Swankey's new recording of solo voice and electronics, this night also offers some other exploratory avenues of voice, instruments and manipulations.

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This week's noteworthy shows:

Rob Clutton Trio [Rob Clutton/Nick Fraser/Karen Ng] / The Emmet Ray 2018-10-01 (Monday – PWYC!)

Mermaids / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2018-10-02 (Tuesday – early!) [FB event]

Track Could Bend #43 (feat. Uxvae / The Velvet Crystals / Jakob Rehlinger) / Wenona Lodge 2018-10-02 (Tuesday – PWYC!) [FB event]

Funk House feat. SATE, Ammoye, Shakura S'Aida and Mamalia [reunion performance by Betty Davis' band! Screening of Betty Davis documentary "Betty: They Say I'm Different"!] / The Royal Cinema 2018-10-02 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Burn Down The Capital presents (feat. Jerusalem In My Heart / Sarah Pagé) / Burdock Music Hall 2018-10-03 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Riparian Acoustics/CMC Presents [new music for Baroque cello, work by Linda Catlin Smith, Isaiah Ceccarelli, Ken Ueno, Scott Godin, Lisa Streich, and David Jaeger] (feat. Elinor Frey) / Canadian Music Centre 2018-10-03 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Myriad3 [Vera CD release concert!] / Jazz Bistro 2018-10-03 (Wednesday) [FB event]

In Between Sounds #91 (feat. Lorde Awesome) / The Only Café 2018-10-04 (Thursday) [FB event]

Doldrums (Crying High / Tenderness / Temple Volant) / Monarch Tavern 2018-10-05 (Friday) [FB event]

Fleece (Bart / Deanna Petcoff) / The Garrison 2018-10-05 (Friday) [FB event]

Yes Yes Festival (feat. Nezzy / Witch Prophet / Komodo / New Chance / R. Flex / Hush Pup / Pantayo / Carl Didur / Short Bloom) / laneway beside Susan Tibaldi Parkette + Duffy's Tavern 2018-10-06 (Saturday – outside from 2 p.m., inside after 8 p.m.) [FB event]

Most People (Operator Music Band / Body Butter) / Duffy's Tavern 2018-10-07 (Sunday) [FB event]

Nite Comfort 60 (feat. Processor [LP release!] / Memorex) / Handlebar 2018-10-07 (Sunday – PWYC!) [FB event]

Audiopollination 64.1 (feat. Paolo Gàiba Riva/Mira Martin-Gray/William Davison / Francesco Zedde/James Beardmore/David Jones / Paolo Gàiba Riva/Francesco Zedde/Kayla Milmine /Brian Abbot/MJ Wright / Paolo Gàiba Riva and Francesco Zedde) / Array Space 2018-10-07 (Sunday) [FB event]

Justin Haynes/Kevin Turcotte/Andrew Downing / The Emmet Ray 2018-10-07 (Sunday) [more info]

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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!

Ornate Presents (feat. Lake Affect [Ashley Urquhart/Stefan Hegerat/Alex Fournier]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2018-10-09 (Tuesday – early!) [FB event]

Aline Morales / Art Square Gallery & Cafe 2018-10-10 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Uma Nota Fall Jam (feat. Vox Sambou) / The Baby G 2018-10-12 (Friday) [FB event]

Faster Presents! (feat. Kayla Milmine/Kat Estacio/"special guest" / Mira Martin-Gray & Kurt Newman / Brian Abbott & Tomasz Krakowiak) / Gerrard Art Space 2018-10-13 (Saturday – PWYC!) [FB event]

The Ford Pier Vengeance Trio (Laura Barrett) / Burdock Music Hall 2018-10-15 (Monday) [FB event]

BEAK (Absolutely Free) / Mod Club 2018-10-17 (Wednesday) [more info]

The Pineapple (xLq / Heart Structure Quartet [Del Stephen/Bree Rappaport/David Parker/Jeff Sinibaldi) / The Tranzac (Tiki Room) 2018-10-18 (Thursday) [FB event]

Audiopollination (feat. Michael Snow & Diane Roblin / Nobuo Kubota) / Array Space 2018-10-19 (Friday) [FB event]

Michael Feuerstack [Natural Weather LP release! (Isla Craig [solo]) / Burdock Music Hall 2018-10-19 (Friday) [FB event]

Nennen (Charise Aragoza / Dorothea Paas) / The White House 2018-10-20 (Saturday) [FB event]

Carbon Copy I (feat. Q: Are We Not DEVO? A: We Are Not! [members of First Base, Vanity Phase, and Tough Age] as Devo / members of Leather Jacuzzi as The Stooges / Goosebump with members of Weaves & Blonde Elvis as Roxy Music / Members of Slutcode as Madonna / Digits and co. as Kraftwerk) / Handlebar 2018-10-27 (Saturday) [FB event]

The World Provider (Marker Starling / The Canadian Romantic) / Burdock Music Hall 2018-10-28 (Sunday) [FB event]

Batuki Music Society and Polyphonic Ground present (feat. Blandine / Fatoumata Kouyaté & Mabinty Sylla) / Lula Lounge 2018-10-28 (Sunday) [FB event]

Venus Fest Presents: A Halloween show (Peeling / Praises / Miss World) / The Baby G 2018-10-31 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Super Hot Sax [featuring compositions by Franco Donatoni, Clara Iannotta, Jimmie LeBlanc, Fausto Romitelli, Adam Scime] (feat. Wallace Halladay and Continuum Contemporary Music) / Trinity-St Paul's 2018-11-02 (Friday) [FB event]

Chandra (Teenanger / Slurry) / The Baby G 2018-11-15 (Thursday) [FB event]

Daniel Romano (FRIGS) / Lee's Palace 2018-11-30 (Friday) [more info]

The CWC Project Presents: New Music & Jazz (feat. Laura Swankey / Belinda Corpuz / Lieke Van Der Voort / Germaine Liu) / Burdock Music Hall 2019-03-28 (Thursday) [FB event]