Concert Listings Roundup #293

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:

Cold Early Spring (feat. Dame Cook / Hexzuul / Mandelbrut / Beard Closet) / The Tranzac (Tiki Room) 2019-03-16 (Saturday) [FB event]

David Jones hasn't been putting on many shows plately, which makes this cold scorcher of a noisy night a welcome return. His own Hexzuul project will be making an appearance here along with Mandelbrut's intricate clamour — but the biggest celebration vibes might be coming from party animals Dame Cook and Beard Closet, each of whom have new releases on offer from Arachnidiscs. Bring earplugs.

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This week's noteworthy shows:

Women From Space Festival (feat. Happy Apple [Heraclitus Akimbo/Allison Cameron] / Laura Swankey / Prices Easy [Aisha Sasha John] & New Chance / Plastic Babies [Christine Duncan/Laura Swankey/Patrick O'Reilly]) / Burdock Music Hall 2019-03-11 (Monday) [FB event]

Ted Crosby Trio [Dan Fortin/Phil Melanson/Ted Crosby] / The Emmet Ray 2019-03-11 (Monday – early!) [more info]

Rasmus Sørensen/Patrick Smith/David Huber/Carl Hagvall / The Emmet Ray 2019-03-11 (Monday – PWYC!) [FB event]

Robin Hatch [album release celebration!] (Bram Gielen / Simeon Abbott / Dan Werb) / Array Space 2019-03-12 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Jazz and Otherwise Improvised Musics: Peter Brotzmann's Machine Gun (And Others) (feat. Nerve Gas [Patrick Smith/Alex Manoukas/Karen Ng/Mark Hundevad/Mike Gennaro/Max Donaldson/Andrew Furlong/Mike DeiCont]) / Wenona Lodge 2019-03-12 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Yale Russian Chorus (Darbazi) / St. David's Anglican Church 2019-03-12 (Tuesday – PWYC!) [FB event]

Michael Davidson/Mike Smith (Phil Melanson/Matthew Pencer) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-03-12 (Tuesday) [FB event]

The Brodie West Quintet [Tania Gill/Josh Cole/Nick Fraser/Evan Cartwright/Brodie West] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-03-13 (Wednesday – early!) [FB event]

Riparian Acoustics/CMC Presents (feat. Lindsay Dobbin / Kat Estacio) / Canadian Music Centre 2019-03-14 (Thursday) [FB event]

Blue Light [digital download release party!] (Hot Garbage) / The White House 2019-03-14 (Thursday) [FB event]

Venus Fest presents: an evening with Alok Vaid-Menon (feat. Ziibiwan / Kiley May / Manghoe Lassi) / The Garrison 2019-03-15 (Friday) [FB event]

Selina Martin Trio (Paul Linklater) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-03-16 (Saturday) [FB event]

Fist Of Facts (Phèdre / New Chance) / The Baby G 2019-03-16 (Saturday) [FB event]

Wire Circus [March residency!] / The Rex Hotel 2019-03-17 (Sunday – early!) [FB event]

Diane Roblin Presents (feat. Quartet Kali [Bea Labikova/Kayla Milmine/Diane Roblin/Cheryl O]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-03-17 (Sunday – early!) [FB event]

Jazz United Jam [jazz + tap dancing] / The Tranzac (Tiki Room) 2019-03-17 (Sunday – PWYC!)

Eucalyptus [10th anniversary residency!] / Hirut Ethiopian Restaurant 2019-03-17 (Sunday – all ages + family friendly! good eats available but not mandatory!) [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!

Willie Thrasher & Linda Saddleback (Ansley Simpson) / Cadillac Lounge 2019-03-18 (Monday) [FB event]

Merabula [first gig!] (Laura Swankey/Brad Eaton/Alex Lakusta /Robin Claxton / The Emmet Ray 2019-03-18 (Monday) [FB event]

Music Hosted by Karen Ng (feat. Radio Silence [Pete Johnston/Rebecca Hennessy/Karen Ng/Jake Oelrichs / Edwin Sheard/Andrew Furlong/Patrick O'Reilly) / Wenona Lodge 2019-03-19 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Gordon Grdina/Nick Fraser/Karen Ng (Gordon Grdina [solo!]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-03-20 (Wednesday) [FB event]

AMBiENT PiNG (feat. Mike Barber / Fever Loop) / Handlebar 2019-03-20 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Somewhere There presents (feat. Mira Martin-Gray / Xiodjiha [Alex Fournier/Edwin Huet]) / Array Space 2019-03-24 (Sunday) [FB event]

Cosmic Homeostasis X (feat. Rob Cruickshank/Mike Lynn/Dame Cook/Phil Hamilton/Mira Martin-Grey/Patrick O'Reilly/Heraclitus Akimbo + more TBA) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-03-31 (Sunday – afternoon set @ 3 p.m.! PWYC!) [FB event]

Audiopollination 70.1 (feat. Michael Snow/Diane Roblin / Nobi Kubota) / Array Space 2019-04-05 (Friday) [FB event]

Audiopollination 70.2 (feat. Dan Pitt/Brittany Craig / Kieran Maraj/UsK/Harry Vetro / Arie Verheul van de ven/Martin van de Ven/Brian Katz / Watson Jenison/Mark/mkl32) / Array Space 2019-04-06 (Saturday) [FB event]

Nite Comfort 61 (feat. Syngja / Spectral Tambours) / Handlebar 2019-04-07 (Sunday) [FB event]

Yves Jarvis [f.k.a. Un Blonde] / The Baby G 2019-04-12 (Friday) [FB event]

Wavelength Monthly Music Series (feat. I Am Robot and Proud / Thanya Iyer / World News) / Brothers Dressler 2019-04-13 (Saturday – all ages!) [FB event]

Burn Down The Capital presents (feat. Glands of External Secretion / Brian Ruryk / Agar Agar [Allison Cameron/Germaine Liu/Andrew Zukerman] / 6 Heads [James Bailey/William Davison/Linda Feesey/Sherri Lyn Higgins/Colin Hinz/Pete Mosher]) / Burdock Music Hall 2019-04-23 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Teen Daze (Prince Innocence) / The Baby G 2019-05-30 (Thursday) [FB event]

Urkimsher [album release!] (Bunny / Dorothea Paas) / Monarch Tavern 2018-04-26 (Friday) [FB event]

The Cosmic Range / The Garrison 2019-05-03 (Friday) [FB event]