Concert Listings Roundup #298

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:

Fiver [new lineup w/ Bianca Palmer, Nick Dourado, Jeremy Costello!] (Dieufaite Charles) / Workman Arts 2019-04-20 (Saturday – all ages! dry event!) [FB event]

An exciting night of new songs and new beginnings from one of the city's top songwriters. Backed by Jeremy Costello, Nick Dourado and Bianca M. Palmer (longtime bandmates in Special Costello, and also seen recently in these parts as the core of Beverly Glenn-Copeland's backing band) Simone Schmidt is promising a new sound and new songs ("decidedly not about an insane asylum, all decidedly about the present").

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This week's noteworthy shows:

Star Triptych [Elisa Thorn/David Riddel/Laura Swankey] (Yunjin Claire & Mingjia) / Burdock Music Hall 2019-04-15 (Monday – early!) [FB event]

Chris Cohen [ex-Deerhoof] (Ice Cream / No Frills) / The Horseshoe 2019-04-15 (Monday) [FB event]

Corridor (Balmy) / The Baby G 2019-04-15 (Monday) [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]

Music Hosted by Karen Ng (feat. Craig Dunsmuir and the Dun Dun Band / Bass Off [Josh Cole/Mike DeiCont) / Wenona Lodge 2019-04-16 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Yvonne Matsell presents: An evening with Gentleman Reg [a one-off reunion performance by Gentleman Reg, performing as a three piece, featuring Greg Millson and Kelly McMichael on keys/vocals] (fea. Gentleman Reg) / Radical Road Brewing Company 2019-04-16 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Féroces (And Always / Esther Splett / Xaviera) / The Grand Gerrard Theatre 2019-04-16 (Tuesday – all ages! "mystery film screening after the show"!) [FB event]

Nick Storring & Two Ted Country/Blues [Allison Cameron/Kurt Newman/Mark Zurawinski] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-04-17 (Wednesday – early!) [FB event]

Daniel Pencer/Matthew Pencer/Josh Cole / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-04-17 (Wednesday) [FB event]

AMBiENT PiNG (feat. Hypnagogue / ortiz) / Handlebar 2019-04-17 (Wednesday) [FB event]

The Music Gallery's Departures Series (feat. Nadah El Shazly/ ZOË / Qarafa) / Burdock Music Hall 2019-04-18 (Thursday) [FB event]

Sonic Unyon 25th Anniversary Show (feat. Tristan Psionic / SIANspheric / Basement Revolver / Bankruptcy) / Horseshoe Tavern 2019-04-18 (Thursday) [FB event]

Songs of Bread, Wine, and Salt ["new music by composer Pete Johnston based on the words of Nova Scotia–born poet Alden Nowlan."] (feat. Mim Adams/Randi Helmers/Pete Johnston/Rob Clutton) / Anansi Bookshop 2019-04-18 (Thursday) [FB event]

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

Deliluh / The White House 2019-04-19 (Friday) [FB event]

Silent Shout (feat. Crying High [release party! / ZONES / Esther Splett) / Handlebar 2019-04-19 (Friday) [FB event]

Hugh Man Anniversary Party (feat. Hugh Man / Hobby / Tort / Moul. D / WLMRT) / WLMRT Headquarters 2019-04-20 (Saturday) [FB event]

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

Plastic Babies [Christine Duncan/Patrick O'Reilly/Laura Swankey] / Anni Rorke/Alex Fournier/Stefan Hegerat / 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]

Somewhere There presents (feat. B McCarroll-Butler & Patrick Smith with Agneya Chitke & Colin Fisher) / The Emmet Ray 2019-04-21 (Sunday – PWYC!) [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!

Anni Rorke/Alex Fournier/Stefan Hegerat / The Emmet Ray 2019-04-22 (Monday) [FB event]

Inbetween [Ted Crosby/Karen Ng/Josh Cole/Phil Melanson] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-04-23 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Joe Strutt's Birthday! ["4 (short) solo sets of 4 people improvising on 4 instruments they don't really play"] (feat. Brian Abbott/Ryan Driver/Karen Ng/Joe Strutt) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-04-25 (Thursday) [FB event]

Batuki Music Society presents (feat. Salamate Gnawa) / Alliance Française de Toronto 2019-04-27 (Saturday) [FB event]

All-Set! Editions Double Release Celebration (feat. The Mike Smith Company / Pete Johnston’s Stranger Still) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-04-27 (Saturday) [FB event]

Bill Gilliam/Kayla Milmine/Ambrose Pottie (Bill Gilliam/Bill McBirnie/Eugene Martynec) / Array Space 2019-04-28 (Sunday) [FB event]

Nite Comfort 67 (feat. Qarafa / Oneo Fakind) / Handlebar 2019-05-05 (Sunday – PWYC!) [FB event]

Track Could Bend #50 (feat. Primate Pyramid / Reknee / Kerhachne [Harry Vetro/Kristian Fourier/Nelson Moneo/Cheryl O]) / Wenona Lodge 2019-05-07 (Tuesday – PWYC!) [FB event]

Soundstreams' Ear Candy: Fauxstalgia [a genre and gender bending cabaret that puts the spotlight on queer artists, Indigenous artists and artists of colour, curated by Olivia Shortt] (feat. Darren Creech / Teiya Kasahara / Cris Derksen / Grace Scheele) / The Drake Underground 2019-05-08 (Wednesday) [FB event]

The Music Gallery's Departures Series (feat. Jaimie Branch's Fly or Die / Not The Wind, Not The Flag) / St. Matthew's Clubhouse 2019-05-08 (Wednesday) [FB event]

unQuartet [Meghan Cheng/Nelson Moneo/Cheryl O] / Gallery 345 2019-05-09 (Thursday) [FB event]

Night Owl Festival presents (feat. TEKE::TEKE / Lee Paradise / Petra Glynt / Bonnie Trash) / The Garrison 2019-05-10 (Friday) [FB event]

RADIOfänik (feat. Continuum Contemporary Music) / The Music Gallery @ 918 Bathurst 2019-05-10 (Friday) [FB event]

Beams (Zinnia) / The Dakota Tavern 2019-05-10 (Friday) [FB event]

Crrotting (Cares / Goth Girl / 090916) / See-Scape 2019-05-11 (Saturday) [FB event]

POP Montreal presents (feat. Casey MQ / Hanorah / Rapport / Lydia Képinski) / The Baby G 2019-05-11 (Saturday) [FB event]

Breathers (Goosebump) / The Baby G 2019-05-15 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Bile Sister (Leucrocuta / American Standard Union) / Handlebar 2019-05-18 (Saturday) [FB event]