Concert Listings Roundup #295

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:

Christine Duncan + The University of Toronto Vocal Jazz Ensemble feat. John Oswald ["an exploration of voices and physical space"] / University of Toronto – Walter Hall 2019-03-27 (Wednesday – free! all ages! early event @ 7:30 p.m.) [FB event]

I put this one down as the gig of the week mostly because I have nearly no idea what's going to be going on here, but I'm curious to find out. (Pro tip: generally speaking, anything under the guidance of Christine Duncan is worth investigating in this manner.)

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This week's noteworthy shows:

Xiodjiha [Edwin Huet/Alex Fournier] / The Emmet Ray 2019-03-25 (Monday – early!) [FB event]

Avant Garde Music/Avant Garde Birthday Party (feat. Rob Clutton [solo] / Brodie West [solo] / Helicopter Money) / Array Space 2019-03-25 (Monday) [FB event]

Furniture Music: Duo Night (feat. Kaelin Murphy/Madeline Ertel / Stephanie Urquhart/Joel Jeschke / Xiodjiha [Edwin Huet/Alex Fournier]) / Wenona Lodge 2019-03-26 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Rob Clutton Trio [Rob Clutton/Nick Fraser/Karen Ng] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-03-26 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Freesound Series 01 [works by Pauline Oliveros, Lise Morrison, and Anna Thorvaldsdóttir] (feat. Tristan Durie/Olivia Shortt/Kevin Harris/Rachel Côté/Brayden Friesen/Todd Yaniw/Aysel Taghi-Zada/Adrian Irvine/Matt Antal/Evan Lamberton/Dave Riedstra) / Array Space 2019-03-27 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Music By Harry and Furlong S1E6: Montreal Edition (feat. Logan Mills/Alyssa Makow/Bea Labikova/Raphael Roter / Émilie Girard-Charest/Logan Mills/Andrew Furlong) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-03-24 (Wednesday) [FB event]

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]

Doug Paisley / The Drake Underground 2019-03-28 (Thursday) [more info]

Kiwi jr. [Football Money record release show!] (Twist) / The Baby G 2019-03-28 (Thursday) [FB event]

See Through 4 [Pete Johnston/Nick Fraser/Marilyn Lerner/Karen Ng] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-03-28 (Thursday) [FB event]

Grandma's Secret Spices: A Night Of Experimental Music (feat. Korea Town Acid / Bachelard / Sonja) / Handlebar 2019-03-28 (Thursday) [FB event]

Aurochs / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-04-29 (Friday – early!)

The Ryan Driver Sextet / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-04-29 (Friday – early!)

Long Winter 7.5 (feat. Woodhands [reunion!] / Mother Tongues / Respire / Laura Swankey / t,o,u,c,h,i,n,g / Jazz Money / Vaughan) / Workman Arts 2019-03-29 (Friday – all ages! PWYC!) [FB event]

Emergents III (feat. Happenstance / Jana Luksts) / The Music Gallery @ 918 Bathurst 2019-03-29 (Friday) [FB event]

Xuan Rong (hundredmillionthousand / Dillon Lorne / N A V I) / Jam Factory 2019-03-29 (Friday) [FB event]

CCMC with Al Mattes and Mani Mazinani / Array Space 2019-03-29 (Friday)

PIVOT ["premieres from six early-career composers from the acoustic and electro-acoustic worlds following their six-month mentorship with some of Canada’s most prominent composers."] [works by Amy Brandon, Nathan Friedman, Émilie Girard-Charest, Solomiya Moroz, Luke Nickel, and Lieke van der Voort] (feat. Continuum Contemporary Music) / The Music Gallery @ 918 Bathurst 2019-03-30 (Saturday) [FB event]

Pianorama! A fundraiser for the Tranzac's pianos (feat. Milmine/Roblin/Zurawinski / Noah Franche-Nolan/Harrison Argatoff / Lake Affect / +1 Band / Ashley Urquhart / Noah Franche-Nolan/Kaelin Murphy / Bjorn Kriel/Max Stover / Max Donaldson / Kristian Fourier / Yunjin Claire Lee/Mingjia Jessica Chen / Chris Pruden / William Hunt) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge + Tiki Room) 2019-03-30 (Saturday) [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]

Wire Circus [March residency!] / The Rex Hotel 2019-03-31 (Sunday – early!) [FB event]

Jazz United Jam [jazz + tap dancing] / The Tranzac (Tiki Room) 2019-03-31 (Sunday – PWYC!)

Invocation Presents (feat. Sophie Trudeau / Michaela Grill / Loom) / Array Space 2019-03-31 (Sunday) [FB event]

Eucalyptus [10th anniversary residency!] / Hirut Ethiopian Restaurant 2019-03-31 (Sunday – all ages + family friendly! good eats available but not mandatory!) [FB event]

5 Year Anniversary (feat. Queer Songbook Orchestra) / Longboat Hall 2019-03-31 (Sunday – all ages!) [FB event]

Hush Pup [double cassette release party!] (ZONES / Kristian North / Ed Munstay) / Handlebar 2019-03-31 (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!

João Leão (Del Stephen) / The Tranzac (Tiki Room) 2019-04-03 (Wednesday – PWYC!) [FB event]

Tara Kannangara [live video shoot and concert] / Roland Inspiration Centre 2019-04-04 (Thursday) [FB event]

Not Dead Yet presents (feat. Xeno & Oaklander / Plastic Ivy / Vanity Phase / Siviyex) / The Garrison 2019-04-07 (Sunday) [FB event]

Nicole Connelly 4tet [Nicole Connelly/Harrison Argatoff/Alex Fournier/Nick Fraser] / The Emmet Ray 2019-04-08 (Monday – early!) [FB event]

Steve Earle / Sonic Boom Records 2019-04-08 (Monday – free!) [FB event]

Ornate Presents (feat. Nicole Connelly/Harrison Argatoff/Alex Fournier/Nick Fraser / Nicole Connelly [solo]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-04-09 (Tuesday – early!) [FB event]

Editrix (Future Machines / Deanna Petcoff) / Handlebar 2019-04-13 (Saturday) [FB event]

MAW: A Community Celebration of the Vocal Arts (feat. Donna Linklater / Kalendar / Breathing Music / Ori Shalva / Peg Evans / Tuku / Heather Whaley / Ivy Mairi / Hussein Janmohamed / Martha / Weakness) / Burdock Music Hall 2019-04-16 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Service for Justin Haynes / The Tranzac (Main Hall) 2019-04-19 (Friday – 2 to 8 p.m.) [FB event]

Eli Wallace [solo piano] (Josh Cole Trio [Josh Cole/Michael Davidson/Karen Ng]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-04-20 (Saturday) [FB event]

OliveHouse Concerts #2 (feat. Eli Wallace / Nelson Moneo/Andrew Furlong) / OliveHouse 2019-04-21 (Sunday) [FB event]

Ronley Teper's Lipliners / The Dakota Tavern 2019-05-03 (Friday – early show, 7 to 9 p.m.! all ages, kids welcome!) [FB event]

Burn Down The Capital presents (feat. Efrim Manuel Menuck & Kevin Doria / Mimico) / Burdock Music Hall 2019-05-10 (Friday) [FB event]

Burn Down The Capital presents (feat. The Ex / Eucalyptus) / The Jam Factory 2019-05-17 (Friday – all ages!) [FB event]

Lithics (SAUNA / Tough Age) / The Baby G 2019-06-26 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Doomsquad / The Garrison 2019-06-27 (Thursday) [FB event]