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.
Gig of the week:
Sacred Lamp [record release in-store!] / Grasshopper Records 2019-05-23 (Thursday) [FB event]
A modest celebration for a long-awaited platter on Thursday night, marking the official release of Ayal Senior and Matthew "Doc" Dunn's self-titled Sacred Lamp album. These songs have been percolating for a while now, and the disc has been hiding in plain sight at some recent Dunn gigs, so it's nice to have it openly out in the world — and over on Bandcamp, too:
This week's noteworthy shows:
Team Building (feat. Joyful Joyful / Jess Kussin / Chris Lyons / Casey Mecija / Ben Gunning / Bruce Lai / Danika Vandersteen / Avalon Rossignol-Tassonyi) / Burdock Music Hall 2019-05-20 (Monday – early! PWYC!) [FB event]
Music Hosted by Karen Ng (feat. Holiday Rambler / Ruster Never Sleeps) / Wenona Lodge 2019-05-21 (Tuesday) [FB event]
McDonald/Card/Silveira (New Hermitage) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-05-21 (Tuesday) [FB event]
Space Cubs (Fast Frens / Dead Neighbourhoods) / The Baby G 2019-05-22 (Wednesday) [FB event]
Music By Harry and Furlong S1E8 (feat. The Search For Eternal Happiness Pt. 6 [Harry Vetro/Alex Fournier/Max Donaldson] / Andrew Furlong & Bea Labikova) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-05-22 (Wednesday) [FB event]
DoVira3 [single release!] (R. Flex / Roa Gayageum) / Burdock Music Hall 2019-05-22 (Wednesday) [FB event]
Jon Langford and his ...... [surprise!] (Jon-Boy w/John Szymanski / Eamon McGrath / Jon-Boy & the Skull Orchard Male Voice Choir w/David Nagler) / The Horseshoe Tavern 2019-05-23 (Thursday) [more info]
The Mean [EP release!] (Secret Wars / Techniques Berlin) / The Piston 2019-05-23 (Thursday) [FB event]
Sick Boss [Cole Schmidt/Peggy Lee/Ted Crosby/Karen Ng] / Chris Pitsiokos) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-05-23 (Thursday) [FB event]
Invocation presents (feat. Sarah Louise / Eiyn Sof / Kurt Newman) / Array Space 2019-05-24 (Friday) [FB event]
Venus Fest presents (feat. Charlotte Cornfield [The Shape of Your Name album release!] / Charise Aragoza) / The Baby G 2019-05-24 (Friday) [FB event]
Ellwood Epps/Nick Fraser/Andrew Furlong / The Tranzac (Tiki Room) 2019-05-24 (Friday) [FB event]
Dan Pitt Quintet [Naomi McCarroll-Butler/Patrick Smith/Dan Pitt/Alex Fournier/Nick Fraser] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-05-24 (Friday) [FB event]
The AMBiENT PiNG presents: Drone Day 2019 (feat. dreamSTATE / Northumbria) / Roland Inspiration Centre 2019-05-25 (Saturday) [FB event]
National Drone Day (feat. autotectonic / Bachelard / Intrepita / Mike Barber) / June Records 2019-05-25 (Saturday – 6 to 9 p.m.! no cover! all ages!) [FB event]
Make Some Noise (feat. Casper Skulls / Joseph Shabason) / Toronto Public Library – North York Central Branch 2019-05-25 (Saturday – free! all ages!) [FB event]
Cloud Circuit (Paul Dutton / Szygy / Lida Nosrati / Miles Forrester) / Gerrard Art Space 2019-05-25 (Saturday) [FB event]
The Big Butter and Egg Men / The Rex 2019-05-26 (Sunday — afternoon set, noon to 3 p.m.!) [FB event]
Silent Revue presents Berlin: Symphony of a Great City [1927 silent film, presented in 35mm with live score] (feat. Tania Gill Quartet) / Revue Cinema 2019-05-26 (Sunday – afternoon screening!) [FB event]
Jazz United Jam [jazz + tap dancing] / The Tranzac (Tiki Room) 2019-05-26 (Sunday – PWYC!)
Jazz from the Cellar (feat. Myriad 3) / The Dakota Tavern 2019-05-26 (Sunday – all ages! early!) [FB event]
TIO Celebrates Gwendolyn MacEwen (feat. The Toronto Improvisors Orchestra) / Array Space 2019-05-26 (Sunday) [FB event]
Double Album Release (feat. Kamancello / Tamar Ilana's Ventanas) / Aga Khan Museum 2019-05-26 (Sunday) [FB event]
The Edwin Sheard Quartet [Edwin Sheard/Patrick O'Reilly/Phill Albert/Stefan Hegerat] (Karen Ng [solo saxophone]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-05-26 (Sunday) [FB event]
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!
Dope Villain [experimental jazz meltdown enthusiasts feat. members of Yamantaka//Sonic Titan] (Chew / Pleasures) / Unit 2 2019-05-30 (Thursday) [FB event]
Nite Comfort 68 (feat. Agencies / Senior Beatbox) / Handlebar 2019-06-02 (Sunday – PWYC!) [FB event]
Thom Gill & Friends [Thom Gill/Ryan Driver/Alex Lukashevsky/Alex Samaras/Karen Ng/Dan Fortin] [playing the music of Abbey Lincoln] / The Emmet Ray 2019-06-03 (Monday – early!) [FB event]
Track Could Bend #51 (feat. Pete Johnston's Bog Standards / Mike Barber / Ashley Urquhart and Friends) / Wenona Lodge 2019-06-04 (Tuesday – PWYC!) [FB event]
Misha Bower [Trying to Have it All album release celebration!] / Burdock Music Hall 2019-06-04 (Tuesday) [FB event]
Roedelius (Castle If / Catholic Wilt) / The Baby G 2019-06-07 (Friday) [FB event]
Somewhere There's Second Sunday Series (feat. Lotte Anker/Heidi Chan/Chris Adriaanse / Lotte Anker/Mark Zurawinski/Raphael Roter/Bea Labikova) / Array Space 2019-06-09 (Sunday) [FB event]
Anika [solo] (Phèdre / Praises) / The Garrison 2019-06-13 (Thursday) [FB event]
Grandma's Secret Spices 2: A Night Of Live Experimental Music (feat. Leucrocuta / AUTOTECTONIC / 3hands4milo / Sonja) / Handlebar 2019-06-13 (Thursday) [FB event]
Okavango African Orchestra / Alliance Française de Toronto 2019-06-14 (Friday) [FB event]
MSEA (Kira May / Laura Swankey) / Burdock Music Hall 2019-06-19 (Wednesday) [FB event]
Kahil El'Zabar and David Murray / Remix Lounge 2019-06-21 (Friday) [FB event]
Robyn Hitchcock / Monarch Tavern 2019-06-24 (Monday) [FB event]
Alex Samaras and Friends / Island Cafe 2019-07-12 (Friday – PWYC!) [FB event]
Nhapitapi / Island Cafe 2019-08-09 (Friday – PWYC!) [FB event]
Community corner:
- The Dandelion Initiative and The Music Gallery are teaming up for a discussion and social hour on the topic of "Safer Spaces for the Arts" at Lula Lounge on Tuesday Night (May 21st). There will be a panel discussion (with David Dacks, Chippy Nonstop, Aerin Fogel and Me Time) as well as time for mingling and discussion afterwards. PWYC at the door, all proceeds from the door are going to the Dandelion Initiative. Light snacks will be provided alongside a cash bar, where all can connect with different people in our community to share space, exchange resources and talk safety and inclusion. There will be child care provided in the front room by a registered early childhood educator.
Bandcamp corner:
- Nick Fraser has started the vital work of filling in the online gaps of the late Justin Haynes' discography, starting with the self-explanatory Justin Haynes Early Works bandcamp page. There are four albums posted already, starting with Show, Justin's first instrumental album , circa 1997.
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