Monday, June 3, 2019

Concert Listings Roundup #305

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.


Gigs of the week:

The Music Gallery's Departures Series: TONE Festival (feat. Dwarfs of East Agouza [Maurice Louca/Sam Shalabi/Alan Bishop] / Fresh Snow / Omar Bongo) / The Tranzac (Main Hall) 2019-06-06 (Thursday) [FB event]

TONE Festival (feat. Ben LaMar Gay / Bonjay / Craig Dunsmuir's Dun Dun Band) / The Drake Underground 2019-06-09 (Sunday) [FB event]

The TONE festival returns for a third year, mixing visiting headliners who are too audacious or too out-of-the-box for other local festivals with noteworthy local acts. There's three pairs of shows spread out through the month, but things get going with a bang with these two nights. Money-saving four show and festival passes are available if you want to take the plunge. (Taking the plunge is recommended.)


This week's noteworthy shows:

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]

Brian Abbott and Paul Newman / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-06-04 (Tuesday – extra early set @ 5 p.m.!)

DUST, the quietest big band in the known world / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-06-04 (Tuesday – early!) [FB event]

Peripheral Vision (Titanium Riot) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-06-04 (Tuesday) [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]

Night Owl Festival presents (feat. JJUUJJUU / Hot Garbage / Peeling) / The Horseshoe Tavern 2019-06-04 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Misha Bower [Trying to Have it All album release celebration!] / Burdock Music Hall 2019-06-04 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Canadian Piano Left Hand Commissioning Project Concert [new works for left-hand only piano by Emilie LeBel, Christopher Butterfield, Adam Sherkin, Christina Volpini, Alex Eddington, Taylor Brook, Nick Storring, and Anna Hostman] (feat. Adam Scime / Adam Sherkin) / Canadian Music Centre 2019-06-05 (Wednesday – PWYC!) [FB event]

Moon in June (feat. Ghostlight / Kapali Carsi) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-06-05 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Elephant In The Room ["mak[ing] space in our community and friendship group to talk about loss, hope, and action around the climate crisis, as well as listening to and celebrating music"] (feat. Marker Starling / Tania Gill plus conversations with Tania Gill, Brooke Manning, and Tamara Lindeman) / Burdock Music Hall 2019-06-06 (Thursday – early!) [FB event]

In Between Sounds #98 (feat. Lorde Awesome) / The Only Café 2019-06-06 (Thursday) [FB event]

Dundas West Fest: Transmit Festival 2019 (feat. Suuns / Teenanger / Peeling / Sauna) / Dundas West Fest Main Stage 2019-06-07 (Friday – free! outdoors! all-ages!) [FB event]

Transmit Festival 2019: Not Dead Yet Presents (feat. FACS / Dri Hiev / Slurry) / The Garrison 2019-06-07 (Friday) [FB event]

Pleasure Craft [single release!] (Bernice / Fleece) / Lee's Palace 2019-06-07 (Friday) [FB event]

Roedelius (Castle If / Catholic Wilt) / The Baby G 2019-06-07 (Friday) [FB event]

Didgori [Georgian polyphonic singing] / Trinity St Paul's Centre 2019-06-07 (Friday) [FB event]

Calvin Love (Dusted / Side Hustle) / Monarch Tavern 2019-06-07 (Friday) [FB event]

Dundas West Fest: Transmit Festival 2019 (feat. Dilly Dally / Mother Tongues / Tallies / Nyssa / Blonde Elvis / Kaleidoscope Horse / Royal Crowns) / Dundas West Fest Main Stage 2019-06-08 (Saturday – free! outdoors! all-ages! starts at noon!) [FB event]

Yeah You're Right [Pete Johnston/Jesse Levine/Jake Oelrichs] / The Emmet Ray 2019-06-08 (Saturday – early! PWYC!) [more info]

Transmit Festival 2019 (feat. Kiwi Jr. / Prism Shores) / The Baby G 2019-06-08 (Saturday) [FB event]

Labyrinth Musical Workshop Ontario (feat. This Tale of Ours / Tzvetanka Varimezova) / Eastminster United Church 2019-06-08 (Saturday) [FB event]

Arraymusic Social (feat. Michael Snow & Mani Manzinani / Missing Montgomeries / Frequency Freaks / Stephen Clarke / David Schotzko / Rick Sacks) / Array Space 2019-06-08 (Saturday) [more info]

Jazz United Jam [jazz + tap dancing] / The Tranzac (Tiki Room) 2019-06-09 (Sunday – PWYC!)

New Friends DIY and Art Of The Uncarved Block present (feat. Lume / meth. / Stresser) / Owl's Club 2019-06-09 (Sunday) [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]

SynapticCircusSundays presents 'warble': a night of throats (feat. The Element Choir conducted by Christine Duncan and featuring Ronley Teper and Jackson Welchner / Sook Yin Lee/Samaza Murava/Stephen Jackman-Torkoff ) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-06-09 (Sunday – early!) [FB event]

Lina Allemano Four / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-06-09 (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!

Tara Kannangara (Goosebump / Scattered Clouds / Young Clancy) / The Baby G 2019-06-10 (Monday) [FB event]

Ornate Presents (feat. Bearrah Fawcett [Madeline Ertel/Kaelin Murphey/Rob Grieve/Alex Fournier/Stefan Hegerat]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-06-11 (Tuesday – early!) [FB event]

Cold Beaches (Queen Of Swords / Green Girl) / The Cameron House 2019-06-11 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Jazz and Otherwise Improvised Musics (feat. Reknee & friends [Laura Swankey/Patrick O'Reilly/Josh Sinclair/Reknee Harrett] / Andrew Furlong [solo]) / The Garrison 2019-06-11 (Tuesday – PWYC!) [FB event]

Diane Roblin/Nick Fraser/Brodie West / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-06-16 (Sunday – early!) [FB event]

Absolutely Free [Geneva Freeport 12" release show!] (C.R. Gillespie & Rachelle Walker) / The Dance Cave 2019-06-20 (Thursday) [FB event]

Plazas (House Sounds / Birdboy) / Monarch Tavern 2019-06-20 (Thursday) [FB event]

Audiopollination 72.2 (feat. Zheng-Ting Wang/Casey Sokol / Zheng-Ting Wang/Rick Sacks/Olivia Shortt/Doug Van Noort / Zheng-Ting Wang/Glen Hall/Sarah Peebles) / Array Space 2019-06-22 (Saturday) [FB event]

Ace of Wands (Lung / Practice Wife / Strange Limbs) / Handlebar 2019-06-23 (Sunday) [FB event]

Bim Prongs & {AN} EeL [CD release!] (Sandy Ewen / Side Eye [Kayla Milmine/mkl32/MJ Wright]) / Array Space 2019-07-07 (Sunday) [FB event]

Badge Époque Ensemble [record release performance!] (Scattered Clouds) / The Baby G 2019-07-13 (Saturday) [FB event]

Harriet Brown (New Chance / SWANES / Blip†or) / The Baby G 2018-07-28 (Sunday) [FB event]

Dany Laj & The Looks (catl.) / The Horseshoe Tavern 2019-09-06 (Friday) [FB event]


Community corner:

  • The Music Gallery's History Series celebrates Pride Month with Nothing to Say and Saying It: Queer Silence in New Music, featuring Contact's Jerry Pergolesi being interviewed by Sara Constant. There will also be a new work by Pergolesi entitled "Hammers And Crowbars" performed by Contact's Mary-Katherine Finch. The event is Tuesday at the Canadian Music Centre and it is free with registration and will also be livestreamed.
  • Artist/mental health advocate/online influencer Kristel Jax will be bringing Drone Therapy to InterAccess on Friday night, mixing live talk therapy and drone music. Share stories, vibes, and mental health resources — this event is also free with registration.

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