Concert Listings Roundup #308

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:

Nuit Oliphantik! [double album release!] (feat. Hoover Party / Fahmid Nibesh / Chagall Sierra) / Array Space 2019-06-30 (Sunday) [FB event]

Lots of really great stuff happening this week, including the last couple TONE Festival shows and Deliluh's album-release celebration, but let's draw some attention to this modest jam to close out the week. Johnathan Adjemian's many musical endeavours, including his Hoover Party solo work, are well-documented around these parts, but Fahmid Nibesh (a familiar sight at many local creative music shows) has been more mysterious and elusive up to this point. That will all change with the release of his freshly-recorded work of composed/improvised sounds for electric guitar and amplifier.

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This week's noteworthy shows:

TONE Festival: Riparian Acoustics & Canadian Music Centre Present (feat. CVN / Koeosaeme / Korea Town Acid / Kat Estacio) / Burdock Music Hall 2019-06-24 (Monday) [FB event]

Robyn Hitchcock / Monarch Tavern 2019-06-24 (Monday) [FB event]

Toronto Jazz Festival (feat. Michael Davidson & Dan Fortin / Cris Derksen & Jesse Baird) / Church of The Redeemer 2019-06-25 (Tuesday – free!) [more info]

Geraldine Eguiluz/Stéphane Diamantakiou/Nick Fraser / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-06-25 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Furniture Music (feat. Regeneration Trio [Diane Roblin/Rob Clutton/Mark Zurawinski] / Dan Pitt [solo guitar]) / Wenona Lodge 2019-06-25 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Anunnaki (Harmony on Mars / Stargoon / Cola Wars) / Monarch Tavern 2019-06-26 (Wednesday) [FB event]

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

Music by Harry and Furlong S1E9 (feat. Andrew Furlong/Pete Johnston / Harry Vetro/Dan Pitt/Brittany Craig/Simone Baron) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-06-26 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Toronto Jazz Festival (feat. Moneka Arabic Jazz) / Mainstage on Cumberland St. 2019-06-26 (Wednesday – free!) [FB event]

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

TONE Festival: Peter Gough Presents (feat. Cactus Truck / Kaja Draksler/Andrew Furlong/Brodie West / Feecho) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-06-27 (Thursday) [FB event]

Filament [five world premieres for violin and electronics by emerging artists/composers Róisín Adams and Cai Shashrvacai, Germaine Liu, Colin Labadie, Ben Wylie and Julia Mermelstein] (feat. Ilana Waniuk) / Array Space 2019-06-27 (Thursday) [FB event]

Aurochs / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-06-28 (Friday – early!)

The Ryan Driver Sextet / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-06-28 (Friday)

Night Owl Festival presents (feat. Plastic Crimewave Syndicate / Simply Saucer / MIMICO) / Velvet Underground 2019-06-28 (Friday) [FB event]

CCMC with special guest Karen Ng / Array Space 2019-06-28 (Friday)

Not Dead Yet presents (feat. Deliluh [Oath of Intent record release!] / New Fries / Eyeballs / Cares) / MOCA 2019-06-29 (Saturday) [FB event]

Blood Ceremony ["Lolly Willows" 7" release!] (Hollow Earth / Häxan) / The Horseshoe Tavern 2019-06-29 (Saturday) [FB event]

Michael Davidson presents: Monk's Music (feat. Marilyn Lerner/Brodie West/Rob Clutton/Evan Cartwright/Michael Davidson) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-06-29 (Saturday) [FB event]

Cosmic Homeostasis XI (feat. Abigail Trotsky/Chris Trotter/Paul Newman/Mira Martin-Gray/Del Stephen/mkl32/Ronnie Blake/Laura Swankey/Dame Cook/Heraclitus Akimbo + more) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-06-30 (Sunday – afternoon show, 3 to 5 p.m.!) [FB event]

Rhythms of Canada (feat. Cris Derksen Trio / Asiko Afrobeat Ensemble / Liz Hysen / Marker Starling / Hussein Janmohamed / Lisa Odjig / Gelax / Nicolette & The Nobodies / Waleed Kush / Bageshree Vaze / Carmen Romero) / Aga Khan Museum 2019-06-30 (Sunday) [FB event]

Donna Linklater (Quarry Bay) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-06-30 (Sunday – early!) [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!

Little You Little Me (Childs / Jose Contreras / Jenna MacGillivray) / Burdock Music Hall 2019-07-06 (Saturday) [FB event]

Lina Allemano's Titanium Riot / The Emmet Ray 2019-07-07 (Sunday – early!) [FB event]

AMBiENT PiNG (feat. NADA / Heiki / Matthew Ryals) / Handlebar 2019-07-10 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Brain Massage: a night of queerness and music (feat. GREX [Mingjia Chen/Mara Nesrallah/Alex Samaras/Laura Swankey] / Carmen Elle / Regina Gently) / The Gladstone Hotel 2019-07-11 (Thursday) [FB event]

Lee Paradise (Crying High / Rapport) / The Boat 2019-07-11 (Thursday) [FB event]

Somewhere There's Second Sunday Series (feat. GREX, facilitated by Alex Samaras [Mara Nesrallah/Laura Swankey/Mingjia Chen] / Music and Movement Improvisations [Noah Franche Nolan/Laura Swankey/Alison Keery/Zachary Cardwell]) / Array Space 2019-07-14 (Sunday) [FB event]

Mimico (Good Fuck / Secret Sign) / The Baby G 2019-07-18 (Thursday) [FB event]

Audiopollination 73 (feat. Tiina Kiik/Paul Newman/Laura Swankey/Sonya Holowell / Alison Keery/Sonya Holowell / Tomasz Krakowiak/Brian Abbott/Sonya Holowell / Elizabeth Lima/Patrick O'Reilley/Sonya Holowell) / Array Space 2019-07-20 (Saturday) [FB event]

Furniture Music (feat. Triio [Alex Fournier/Bea Labikova/Aidan Sibley/Tom Fleming/Ashley Urquhart/Stefan Hegerat] / Dream Number [Alexei Orechin/Chris Pruden/Casey MQ]) / Wenona Lodge 2019-07-23 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Feast In The East 74 (feat. Mdou Moctar / Pantayo / Raf Reza) / Small Arms Inspection Building 2019-07-27 (Saturday – free! all ages! special far-west Mississauga show! shuttle bus available!) [FB event]

Jeremy Dutcher / The Danforth Music Hall 2019-10-12 (Saturday) [FB event]

21C Festival (feat. Laurie Anderson) / Koerner Hall 2020-01-18 (Saturday) [FB event]

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Community corner:

• It is with great sadness that we note the passing of local musician Adam Litovitz. I didn't know Adam beyond the nod-and-friendly-chat stage, but I was fortunate enough to get to interview him once, and his long, intricate silly/serious musing in the middle of the piece encapsulated his personality. I was also fortunate enough to have documented him making music in some different live contexts. Strength and peace to his friends, family and loved ones.