Concert Listings Roundup #321

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:

L CON [EP release!] (Phèdre / Isla Craig) / The Baby G 2019-10-06 (Sunday) [FB event]

In typical local style, there's something like four gigs I want to go to on Sunday, but the top-to-bottom arrangement of talent here puts this one ahead by a whisker.

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This week's noteworthy shows:

Emel Mathlouthi / Aga Khan Museum 2019-09-30 (Monday) [FB event]

Ora Cogan (Eiyn Sof / Syzygy) / The Baby G 2019-09-30 (Monday) [FB event]

Track Could Bend #55 (feat. Gilliam, Milmine, Pottie / Matt Nish-Lapidus & Karen Ng / Infinite Monotremes) / Wenona Lodge 2019-10-01 (Tuesday – PWYC!) [FB event]

Not Dead Yet presents (feat. Rakta / Intensive Care / Pantayo / Exes) / The Baby G 2019-10-02 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Cosmic Country for Communists (feat. Nashville Minimalism Unit) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-10-02 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Not Dead Yet presents (feat. Ceremony / Collapsing Scenery) / Velvet Underground 2019-10-03 (Thursday) [FB event]

In Between Sounds #102 (feat. Lorde Awesome) / The Only Café 2019-10-03 (Thursday) [FB event]

The Garrison 10 Year Birthday (feat. Casper Skulls / Canyun / Komodo / Catholic Wilt) / The Garrison 2019-10-04 (Friday) [FB event]

Make Some Noise (feat. Chiquita Magic) / Toronto Public Library – Bloor/Gladstone branch 2019-10-05 (Saturday – free! all ages!) [FB event]

The Garrison 10 Year Birthday (feat. Hot Garbage / Peeling / Kaleidoscope Horse / Haxan) / The Garrison 2019-10-05 (Saturday) [FB event]

Nuit Blanche 2019: Arrivals & Encounters | SAMA (feat. Aitak Sorahitalab / Aline Morales & Padideh Ahrarnejad / Aruna Narayan / Aviva Chernick Music & Justin Gray / Darbazi / Diely Mori Tounkara / Eddy Robinson / Eric Stein / Ewelina Ferenc / George Sawa & Suzanne Sawa / Hussein Janmohamed / Joseph Johnson / Kamancello / Kamilah Apong / Kobèna Aquaa-Harrison / Joseph Shabason Trio / Laura Swankey / Majd Sekkar / Meden Glas / Narendra Datar & Hardeep Chana & Kiran Morarji / Neeraj Prem & Osbert Lyall Nhapitapi / Polky Village Band / Red Slam / Simone Schmidt / Tamar Ilana Page / Tara Kannangara & Kira May / Tita Collective) / Aga Khan Museum 2019-10-05 (Saturday – 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.! free! all-ages!) [FB event]

Audiopollination 76 (feat. Kayla Milmine/Paul Fitterer / Diane Roblin/David Story/Andrea Kuzmich / VV/Kieran Maraj/Dame Cook / Alex Fournier/Julia Morson/Bo Bardós/styrofoamNosebleedPrincess) / Array Space 2019-10-05 (Saturday) [FB event]

Quiet Concerts [a series of experimental music performances hosted by Artist-In-Residence Christopher Willes featuring musicians and poets in an intimate low-volume concert, which is broadcast on site in a wireless headphone mix] (feat. Phillippe Melanson & Christopher Dela Cruz) / Toronto Public Library - Cedarbrae Branch 2019-10-06 (Sunday – free! all-ages! afternoon event @ 2 p.m.!)

Jazz United Jam [live jazz + tap dancing!] / The Tranzac (Tiki Room) 2019-10-06 (Sunday)

Aesthetics and Adventure ["conversation between Levi and Marcus Boon, professor of English at York University, followed by a musical performance"] (feat. Louise Landes Levi with Colin Fisher & Victor Cirone / Burdock Music Hall 2019-10-06 (Sunday) [FB event]

Nite Comfort 72: Algorave/Live Code (feat. dktr0 / Live Octopus / Mikrosleep) / Handlebar 2019-10-06 (Sunday – PWYC!) [FB event]

Solar Shred For Socialists (feat. Robert Ogilvie Grieve [CD release!] / Helicopter Money / Clarinet Panic) / Array Space 2019-10-06 (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!

Hopeful Monster (Drew Smith) / Cameron House – front room 2019-10-08 (Tuesday – early!) [FB event]

Ornate Presents (feat. Fournier/Urquhart Duo) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-10-08 (Tuesday – early!) [FB event]

Jazz and Otherwise Improvised Musics (feat. Khôra / Paul Newman) / Wenona Lodge 2019-10-08 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Concrete Cabaret Number 4 (feat. Ronley Teper and the Lipliners / Matti Palonen / Alex Winfield / Emily Macpherson / The Zen Existential Puppet Theatre / Sequoia Erickson / Max Kelly / Rae Anna Maitland and Joy Ross-Jones) / 3030 2019-10-10 (Thursday) [FB event]

Hopeful Monster (Paul Linklater) / Cameron House – front room 2019-10-15 (Tuesday – early!) [FB event]

Kim Barlow (Justin Orok / Kohen Hammond) / house show near Dufferin Station 2019-10-17 (Thursday) [more info]

Make Some Noise (feat. HanHan) / Toronto Public Library - Sanderson Branch 2019-10-18 (Friday – free! all-ages!) [FB event]

Safia Nolin (Ian Daniel Kehoe / Danika Vandersteen) / Monarch Tavern 2019-10-19 (Saturday) [FB event]

Triio (Danielle Fernandes/Brent O'Toole/Joe Sorbara) / Array Space 2019-10-20 (Sunday) [FB event]

Art of the Uncarved Block presents (feat. Fond [vern EP release!] / Nigel Nigel / Dart Mouth) / Owl's Club 2019-10-24 (Thursday) [FB event]

History Series: Celebrating Casey Sokol ["part improvised soiree/part interview with nibbles and drinks to set the tone"] / The Music Gallery @ 918 Bathurst 2019-11-17 (Sunday) [FB event]

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Bandcamp corner:

• I was sad to miss the release show last week for the new collaborative album from Bill Gilliam, Glen Hall, and Joe Sorbara but having this album at hand has helped make up for it. Improvisations in opposition to stasis, with unexpected electroacoustic swerves.

• Meanwhile, speaking of opposing stasis, the newest epic from Doc Pickles. Tiger Bomb's Tea and Ices features no fewer than twenty-six tunes, with various voices, declamations, harangues and internal monologue snippets commenting on the cityscape. Found poetry that can make you laugh, if you're the sort of person who can identify with confessions like, "being self-aware is not my strongest suit."

Recording: Stargoon

Artist: Stargoon

Songs: [edited excerpt, in two parts]

Recorded at The Tranzac's Southern Cross Lounge (Ayal Senior presents), August 11, 2019.

Stargoon - [edited excerpt, part 1]

Stargoon - [edited excerpt, part 2]

Ayal Senior asked me to guest-curate his Sunday afternoon slot, so this was a chance for Stargoon to gather for a family-friendly afternoon set. Saxophonist Kayla Milmine was away for this one, leaving more room for electronic squawks and rumbles, and a lot of deft rhythm section interplay between bassist Jakob Rehlinger and drummer Luca Capone.

Recording: Sandy Ewen

Artist: Sandy Ewen

Songs: [two excerpts]

Recorded at The Tranzac's Southern Cross Lounge (Ayal Senior presents), August 11, 2019.

Sandy Ewen - [excerpt 1]

Sandy Ewen - [excerpt 2]

Ayal Senior asked me to guest-curate his Sunday afternoon slot at The Tranzac, and by a lucky stroke Sandy Ewen happened to be in town. Bringing her usual assortment of preparations, her stereo-panned guitar manipulations moved from rings and rumbles to crafty, quiet drones.

Recording: Olivier Tshimanga

Artist: Olivier Tshimanga

Song: unknown^*

Recorded at Harbourfront Centre (Habari Africa Festival), August 10, 2019.

Olivier Tshimanga - unknown

Once again, the Habari Festival (curated by the always on-point Batuki Music Society) filled up Harbourfront Centre with African music and culture. If you believe clothes make the man, Olivier Tshimanga announced a lot about his personality by taking the stage in a bold and colorful polka-dot number. Clearly not one to shy away from the spotlight, Tshimanga had swagger to spare as he put on a guitar clinic (he is the creator of what he has dubbed "Tshimangology", a sort of ultra-nimble Afro-djent) and his band shredded through hypercharged versions of several styles. Tshimanga learned his craft in Papa Wemba's band, so his rumba/soukous moves were on point, adding even more notes to a genre known for featuring detailed guitar styles. This was his local debut, but he was definitely received as a proper star by the festival crowd.

^* Does anyone know the title to this one? Please leave a comment!

Recording: Adam Solomon

Artist: Adam Solomon

Songs: two unknown songs^*

Recorded at Harbourfront Centre (Habari Africa Festival), August 10, 2019.

Adam Solomon - unknown #1

Adam Solomon - unknown #2

Once again, the Habari Festival (curated by the always on-point Batuki Music Society) filled up Harbourfront Centre with African music and culture. This mainstage show gave some room for "Professor" Adam Solomon — a gifted guitarist who can dazzle passers-by playing solo while busking on the TTC — to bring out a full band and play some celebratory jams. Moving seamlessly from style to style, Solomon and his crew (including a couple incredible dancers) created a joyful experience — it's great to see one of the city's best musicians at the top of his game.

^* Does anyone know the title to this one? Please leave a comment!

Recording: Tanjer Alam

Artist: Tanjer Alam

Song: three unknown songs^*

Recorded at Flemingdon Park (Arts in the Park: Labyrinth Ontario – week 2), August 10, 2019.

Tanjer Alam - unknown song #1

Tanjer Alam - unknown song #2

Tanjer Alam - unknown song #3

Another trip on a delightful summer day over to Flemingdon Park for the second of Labyrinth Ontario's Arts in the Park events. There were Bengali folk tunes on tap this time round, and though billed under the name of tabla expert Tanjer Alam (a.k.a. Rajeeb), this was in fact performed by a trio that saw him joined by Zahid Hossain on harmonium and Junaed Anwar on dotara. There was a wonderful sense of interplay as they grooved out on several folk styles, pausing only to talk about their instruments and explain the origins of some of the pieces. [Do note once more that these (literal!) field recordings have a bit of an "in the rough" feeling, so consider the rumble of wind and other background sounds as part of the experience.]

^* Does anyone know the title to this one? Please leave a comment!

Concert Listings Roundup #320

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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Gigs of the week:

Music By Harry and Furlong Season 2 Spectacular! (feat. Andrew Furlong/Kayla Milmine/Kurt Newman / Harry Vetro's Search For Eternal Happiness Pt.7 [Harrison Argatoff/Patrick Smith/Mike DeiCont/Caleb Klager/Harry Bartlett/Patrick O'Reilly/Meghan Noelle Gilhespy/Madeleine Ertel/Nick Donovan) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-09-25 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Andrew Furlong/Karen Ng/Daniel Pencer/Mark Zurawinski) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-09-26 (Thursday) [FB event]

A busy week as always — you shouldn't miss out on the "special" events, like the Music Gallery's first show of the season on Friday night. But at the same time, don't skip past those "regular ol' gigs", like a pretty sweet run of shows in the Tranzac's late slot this week. I highlighted these two, but could as easily have mentioned The Archives of Eternity gig on Tuesday or The Ryan Driver Sextet on Friday. (Friday has a special album-release celebration from Aurochs in the early slot too!) Long story short: stay up late, go to the Tranzac.

(Actually you should get out early and go to the Tranzac as well, there's a great one-two punch on Sunday afternoon with Marker Starling playing a special bring-the-family noontime set. followed by the spacey drift-drones of Cosmic Homeostasis.)

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This week's noteworthy shows:

Briefcase Show presents (feat. Kayo Dot / Brigitte Bardon't / Hunter Gatherer / Syzygy) / The Grand Gerrard 2019-09-24 (Tuesday – all-ages!) [FB event]

Furniture Music: Fall Mixer (Bands From a Hat) / Wenona Lodge 2019-09-24 (Tuesday) [FB event]

The Archives of Eternity / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-09-24 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Burn Down The Capital presents (feat. Xiu Xiu / Jessica Moss / Cares) / Jam Factory 2019-09-25 (Wednesday) – CANCELLED!

Lucky Break (feat. Glass Orchestra) / Array Space 2019-09-25 (Wednesday) [more info]

Na•o•mi (Kristen Zimmer [poetry] / Kieran Smyth / Molly McGregor [puppet performance]) / The Emmet Ray 2019-09-26 (Thursday – early!) [FB event]

Bonnie Trash (Cherry Blaster / Klit Kult / Sea Beau) / Handlebar 2019-09-26 (Thursday) [FB event]

Bill Gilliam/Glen Hall/Joe Sorbara [Counterstasis - Refracted Voices CD release!] / Array Space 2019-09-26 (Thursday) [FB event]

Aurochs [album release celebration!] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-09-27 (Friday – early!) [FB event]

The Ryan Driver Sextet / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-09-27 (Friday) [FB event]

Moor Mother (Jerusalem In My Heart) / The Music Gallery @ 918 Bathurst 2019-09-27 (Friday) [FB event]

Petra Glynt (Eliza Niemi / Carmen Elle / Persons) / Monarch Tavern 2019-09-27 (Friday) [FB event]

CCMC / Array Space 2019-09-27 (Friday) [more info]

Tinariwen / Danforth Music Hall 2019-09-28 (Saturday) [FB event]

Francophonie en Fête (feat. Abel Maxwell / Emmanuel Jal) / Miles Nadal JCC – Al Green Theatre 2019-09-28 (Saturday) [FB event]

Woolworm (Necking / Pretty Matty / Grape) / The Beguiling 2019-09-28 (Saturday – early! all-ages!) [FB event]

Quiet Concerts [a series of experimental music performances hosted by Artist-In-Residence Christopher Willes featuring musicians and poets in an intimate low-volume concert, which is broadcast on site in a wireless headphone mix] (feat. Gayle Young & Thomas Gill) / Toronto Public Library - Cedarbrae Branch 2019-09-29 (Sunday – free! all-ages! afternoon event @ 2 p.m.!) [FB event]

Marker Starling / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-09-29 (Sunday – afternoon show @ noon! all-ages and family-friendly!) [FB event]

Cosmic Homeostasis XII / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-09-29 (Sunday – afternoon show, 3 to 5 p.m.!) [FB event]

Jazz United Jam [live jazz + tap dancing!] / The Tranzac (Tiki Room) 2019-09-29 (Sunday)

TIO Celebrates Justin Small (feat. The Toronto Improvisors Orchestra with Justin Small) / Array Space 2019-09-29 (Sunday) [FB event]

Fournier + Urquhart Duo / The Emmet Ray 2019-09-29 (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!

Cosmic Country for Communists (feat. Nashville Minimalism Unit) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-10-02 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Nite Comfort 72: Algorave/Live Code (feat. dktr0 / Live Octopus / Mikrosleep) / Handlebar 2019-10-06 (Sunday – PWYC!) [FB event]

Cassette Store Day (feat. Ferrari Garden / Carl Didur / Saturn City / Tang / Clamaglamza) / The Dupe Shop 2019-10-12 (Saturday – afternoon event, music 12 to 4 p.m.! PWYC!) [FB event]

Not Dead Yet presents (feat. Kontravoid [Too Deep album release!] / Vatican Shadow / Minimal Violence / Xarah Dion) / 1605 Queen St. W 2019-10-12 (Saturday) [FB event]

Furniture Music (feat. Tatsuya Nakatami / Dreamed Meat [Rob Grieve/Cory Harper-Latkovich]) / Wenona Lodge 2019-10-22 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Kiwi Jr (No Frills / Ichi-Bons) / Monarch Tavern 2019-10-26 (Saturday) [FB event]

Silent Revue: Faust [screening of F.W. Murnau's 1926 classic with live score] (feat. Ugly Beauties) / Revue Cinema 2019-10-27 (Sunday) [FB event]

35 Alive! [35th Anniversary celebration concert! Works by Jason Doell, Emilie LeBel, Christopher Goddard, Cassandra Miller, Michael Oesterle] (feat. Continuum Contemporary Music) / 918 Bathurst 2019-11-03 (Sunday) [FB event]

Diane Roblin [Life Force CD launch!]) / Hugh's Room 2019-11-05 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Owen Pallett (Carmen Elle) / Longboat Hall 2019-11-09 (Saturday) [more info]

Shotgun Jimmie (José Contreras) / The Tranzac (Main Hall) 2019-11-17 (Sunday) [FB event]

Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet (Nick Flanagan) / Monarch Tavern 2019-11-21 (Thursday – two sets!) [FB event]

Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet (The Layrite Boys) / Monarch Tavern 2019-11-22 (Friday) [FB event]

Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet (TV Freaks) / Monarch Tavern 2019-11-23 (Saturday) [FB event]

Recording: Laura Barrett

Artist: Laura Barrett

Song: Who is the Baker?

Recorded at Monarch Tavern, August 8, 2019.

Laura Barrett - Who is the Baker?

Laura Barrett's Who is the Baker? comes a decade after her first album Victory Garden, so perhaps it's no surprise that several of the songs are themselves concerned with the passage of time. Never totally absent from music-making as other parts of life moved to the fore, several of these songs have been floating around for a while, though they gain some gravity when presented as a considered whole. And as Barrett reflected upon the person she was, though her trusty kalimbas were close at hand, most of the set was played at the piano (both solo and with a shifting cast of collaborators), reminding herself and the audience that the next chapter can always be new and different.

Recording: Moyo Mutamba

Artist: Moyo Mutamba

Song: Rhinoceros Song

Recorded at Monarch Tavern, August 8, 2019.

Moyo Mutamba - Rhinoceros Song

Laura Barrett's adaptation of the kalimba allowed her to sidestep piano-pop orthodoxy in her aughties ascendance — and though she's pivoted away from the instrument in her recent work, she nevertheless took the opportunity at this release show to share the stage with one of the thumb piano's noteworthy local players. Besides his formidable technique on mbira (the kalimba's Zimbabwean cousin), Rainos Moyo Mutamba has grown more comfortable on stage, confidently telling the audience the stories behind the songs, and assuring them that the tunes have some good jokes in the lyrics, as long as you speak Shona. Playing alongside some video footage from his childhood home, this had the feel of a friendly travelogue, sharing with Barrett's set a sense of nostalgia and carefully-considered meditation as to "where I'm from".

Recording: Hiroki Tanaka

Artist: Hiroki Tanaka

Song: Bare Hallways^*

Recorded at Wenona Lodge (Track Could Bend #53), August 6, 2019.

Hiroki Tanaka - Bare Hallways

Best known for his work with Yamantaka//Sonic Titan, Hiroki Tanaka takes a deeply personal turn on this new project, inspired by his time as a caretaker for his grandmother and uncle. Mixing interview snippets with his grandmother alongside a collage of evocative field recordings from her house, these pieces unpack the transition of lived experience slipping into memory, placeness, and finding dignity in the times when bodies are engaged in acts of slow betrayal.

^* Thanks to Kiroki for passing along the title to this one!

Recording: Del Stephen's Today Versions

Artist: Del Stephen's Today Versions

Song: unknown^*

Recorded at Wenona Lodge (Track Could Bend #53), August 6, 2019.

Del Stephen's Today Versions - unknown

Rather than the excellent atmospheric ambient sounds that might be an easy choice to showcase at a series like Track Could Bend, Del Stephen brought a sheaf of poems and some breezy pop confections (the piece heard here has hints of, say, the easy glide of a Yo La Tengo instrumental, sunny but with some moodiness somewhere underneath). He was joined by Niagara-based Dylin North (who often does projections for Culture Reject) on an overhead projector, and the sound of its fan and the crinkle of his acetate roll turning was a steady background sonic element as well. A lot of his images were projected through an aperture that brought things back to the cover of Stephen's recent Moss Rock album, which contains more sounds in a similar vein.

^* Does anyone know the title to this one? Please leave a comment!

Recording: Love Children of the Apocalypse

Artist: Love Children of the Apocalypse

Song: [excerpt from first piece]

Recorded at Wenona Lodge (Track Could Bend #53), August 6, 2019.

Love Children of the Apocalypse - [excerpt from first piece]

Some new improvisations from this duo of Mike Lynn (double bass) and Liz Lima (voice, clarinet) — and although they didn't get physical, they had some new jigs that need to be seen to be believed.

Concert Listings Roundup #319

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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Gigs of the week:

3M [Mira Martin-Gray/Michael Lynn/Mark Zurawinski] [Duos tape release!] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-09-18 (Wednesday – early!) [FB event]

NAIL [Nicolas Caloia/Ab Baars/Ig Henneman/Lori Freedman] (Kind Mind [Karen Ng/Michael Davidson/Josh Cole]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-09-18 (Wednesday) [FB event]

There's a bunch of intriguing festivals happening this weekend (including Venus Fest, Thin Edge's Ongaku and the Noise Fest) but the most concentrated bunch of coolness this week is Wednesday's double-header at The Tranzac. First up is a tape release from Mira Martin-Gray, Michael Lynn and Mark Zurawinski — a trio who are releasing an album of duo improvisations. (Keen-eyed observers might note that this is merely the first of a hat-trick of album releases for Lynn's projects, which continues Friday with a release of The Side Eye's first album on the venerable Arachnidiscs label.)

Josh Cole's usual timeslot later on Wednesday has a special performance from an Amsterdam/Montréal supergroup, with four top-notch improvisers passing through town playing in the intimate surroundings of the Southern Cross — this one deserves a full house, even if it means staying out a little late on a Wednesday.

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This week's noteworthy shows:

Adam Teixeira Quartet [Andrew Kay/Chris Pruden/Julian Anderson-Bowes/Adam Teixeira] / The Rex Hotel 2019-09-16 (Monday) [FB event]

Jim Lewis/Michael Davidson/Andrew Downing / The Emmet Ray 2019-09-16 (Monday) [FB event]

Music Hosted by Karen Ng (feat. Trevor Turple / Germaine Liu/Mira Martin-Gray/Karen Ng) / Wenona Lodge 2019-09-17 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Team Building ["new songs, works in progress, thoughts in sound"] (feat. Nigel Chapman / Sophia Ruby Katz / Chris Lyons / Wes Allen / La Diem Fortune / Koza) / Burdock Music Hall 2019-09-18 (Wednesday – PWYC!) [FB event]

AMBiENT PiNG (feat. memorycarderror / Paul Kwitek / Dillon Lorne) / Handlebar 2019-09-18 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Alex Lukashevsky Trio with Evan Cartwright and Colin Fisher / Pamenar Café 2019-09-19 (Thursday) [FB event]

Frequencies (feat. Sergio SP / SlowPitchSound / Sonja / lil airhole) / Handlebar 2019-09-19 (Thursday – PWYC!) [FB event]

Ongaku ["a three day festival and cultural exchange celebrating some of Japan and Canada's most exciting voices in contemporary and experimental music"] (feat. Thin Edge New Music Collective with Ko Ishikawa, Miyama McQueen-Tokita + Akiko Nakayama) / 918 Bathurst 2019-09-20 (Friday) [FB event]

The Side Eye [Kayla Milmine/MJ Wright/Michael Lynn] [CD release!] (Stargoon / Mira Martin-Gray / Elizabeth Lima) / Array Space 2019-09-20 (Friday – all ages!) [FB event]

Venus Fest (feat. The Vaselines / The Weather Station / Fiver / Dorothea Paas) / The Opera House 2019-09-20 (Friday) [FB event]

Toronto Noise Fest (feat. 9916 / Esther Splett / Hexzuul / Goth Girl / Exe.Jocko / Machine Moon / Knurl / Survivor Guilt) / See-Scape 2019-09-20 (Friday) [FB event]

Holly Rees (Lunar Bloom / Sarah Greene) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-09-21 (Saturday – early!) [FB event]

Mingjia Jessica Chen & Yunjin Claire Lee (Madeleine Ertel & Harry Bartlett) / Burdock Music Hall 2019-09-21 (Saturday – early!) [FB event]

Ongaku ["a three day festival and cultural exchange celebrating some of Japan and Canada's most exciting voices in contemporary and experimental music"] (feat. Thin Edge New Music Collective with Ko Ishikawa, Ami Yamasaki + Akiko Nakayama) / 918 Bathurst 2019-09-21 (Saturday) [FB event]

Autumnal Happiness: Part One (feat. Stranger Still / Tena Palmer/Karen Ng/Marilyn Lerner/Nick Fraser/Rob Clutton) / Gallery 345 2019-09-21 (Saturday) [FB event]

The Music Gallery's Departures Series (feat. Fly Pan Am / Khôra) / Matt Durant Studio 2019-09-21 (Saturday) [FB event]

Pretty Matty [album release!] (Baby Band / Piper Maru / Tea Room) / Owl's Club 2019-09-21 (Saturday) [FB event]

Venus Fest (feat. Tei Shi / HanHan / Riit / Too Attached) / The Opera House 2019-09-21 (Saturday) [FB event]

Toronto Noise Fest (feat. Abrasion Therapy / Chuck Steak / Pain Chain / L'eclipse Nue / Naegleria / Hoarding / God of Gaps / The Rita) / See-Scape 2019-09-21 (Saturday) [FB event]

Jazz United Jam [live jazz + tap dancing!] / The Tranzac (Tiki Room) 2019-09-22 (Sunday)

Ongaku ["a three day festival and cultural exchange celebrating some of Japan and Canada's most exciting voices in contemporary and experimental music"] (feat. Thin Edge New Music Collective with Miyama McQueen-Tokita / Urbanvessel [Germaine Liu/Aki Takahashi/Sonja Rainey]) / 918 Bathurst 2019-09-22 (Sunday) [FB event]

Venus Fest (feat. Charlotte Cardin / TRP.P / Nice Hands / Amaka Queenette) / The Opera House 2019-09-22 (Sunday – all ages!) [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!

Lucky Break (feat. Glass Orchestra) / Array Space 2019-09-25 (Wednesday) [more info]

CCMC / Array Space 2019-09-27 (Friday) [more info]

Francophonie en Fête (feat. Abel Maxwell / Emmanuel Jal) / Miles Nadal JCC – Al Green Theatre 2019-09-28 (Saturday) [FB event]

TIO Celebrates Justin Small (feat. The Toronto Improvisors Orchestra with Justin Small) / Array Space 2019-09-29 (Sunday) [FB event]

Track Could Bend #55 (feat. Gilliam, Milmine, Pottie / Matt Nish-Lapidus & Karen Ng / Infinite Monotremes) / Wenona Lodge 2019-10-01 (Tuesday – PWYC!) [FB event]

BA Johnston (Tough Age / First Base) / Junction City Music Hall 2019-10-19 (Saturday) [FB event]

Bernice (Booty EP) / Burdock Music Hall 2019-10-29 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Batuki Music Society presents (feat. The Maghreb Project) / Aga Khan Museum 2019-11-02 (Saturday) [FB event]

Batuki Music Society presents (feat. Okavango African Orchestra) / Aga Khan Museum 2019-11-09 (Saturday) [FB event]

Burn Down The Capital presents (feat. Ami Dang / Kat Estacio / Memory Pearl) / Burdock Music Hall 2019-11-11 (Monday) [FB event]

Ahmed Ag Kaedy / Aga Khan Museum 2019-11-29 (Friday) [FB event]

Recording: Quraishi

Artist: Quraishi

Song: unknown^*

Recorded at Flemingdon Park (Arts in the Park: Labyrinth Ontario), August 3, 2019.

Quraishi - unknown

Excellent work from Labyrinth Ontario, teaming up with the Arts in the Parks program to bring a series of Sunday afternoon concerts of modal musics to Flemingdon Park. Just down past the Science Centre and nestled under a leafy, shady corner of the vast swath of parkland, this couldn't have been a lovelier day for sitting outside and hearing some beautiful sounds. Music for the first concert was provided by Quraishi, sharing some Afghani folk styles on his rubab, and backed by Tanjeer Alam Rajeeb on tabla. There were gorgeous little overtones in the ringing notes, although that might be lost a little in this, which is very much a field recording — but you can get a sense of the space if you listen carefully, with some birdsong and cicadas (and a little wind noise against my mics) in the background.

^* Does anyone know the title to this one? Please leave a comment!

Recording: FASTER

Artist: FASTER

Song: [second piece, edit]

Recorded at Wenona Lodge (FASTER Presents), July 30, 2019.

FASTER - [second piece, edit]

Filling in an extra Tuesday night at Wenona, FASTER brought this night of electronic and acoustic improvisational explorations. Kayla Milmine and Brian Abbott closed out the night with an old-fashioned set of FASTER improvisations, shifting genres exploding outward from their mind-meld.

Recording: cheryl o & Bob Vespaziani

Artist: cheryl o & Bob Vespaziani

Song: [excerpt from first piece]

Recorded at Wenona Lodge (FASTER Presents), July 30, 2019.

cheryl o & Bob Vespaziani - [excerpt from first piece]

Filling in an extra Tuesday night at Wenona, FASTER brought this night of electronic and acoustic improvisational explorations. Pared back from a planned trio, Bob Vespaziani (wavedrum) and cheryl o (cello) had plenty of space to explore.

Recording: Kieran Maraj

Artist: Kieran Maraj

Song: [excerpt from first piece]

Recorded at Wenona Lodge (FASTER Presents), July 30, 2019.

Kieran Maraj - [excerpt from first piece]

Filling in an extra Tuesday night at Wenona, FASTER brought this night of electronic and acoustic improvisational explorations. Kieran Maraj offered the night's electronic zones, celebrating cicada season with glitchy fragments on top of digital surf hitting an electronic rocky shore.

Recording: Davis-Grieve-Ballyk

Artist: Brandon Davis/Robert Grieve/Mark Ballyk

Song: Degradation

Recorded at The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), July 28, 2019.

Brandon Davis/Robert Grieve/Mark Ballyk - Degradation

A new grouping from guitarist Rob Grieve and bassist Brandon Davis featured Mark Ballyk on the skins this night, although Nick Fraser is the regular drummer. Playing some new compositions — this one, starting off a bit like a NMN record stuck in a groove, was the only one yet to get a title — the trio explored some new quiet/loud dichotomies in their jazz-metal excursions.

Recording: Orechin-Downing-Lee-Qu

Artist: Alexei Orechin/Andrew Downing/Yunjin Claire Lee/Bryan Qu

Song: [second piece]^*

Recorded at The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), July 28, 2019.

Alexei Orechin/Andrew Downing/Yunjin Claire Lee/Bryan Qu - [second piece]

Summer visits to the city from expatriated artists can bring a flurry of activity — I was glad to have caught guitarist Alexei Orechin a couple times on this visit, but this was the only chance I got to see saxophonist Bryan Qu. Orechin was leading this session, focusing on his skills as a composer and arranger with a quartet willing to improvise within his loose structures and stretch out into some ambient zones. There were lovely textures added by Andrew Downing on cello, as well as pianist Yunjin Lee, who showed off some synth skills that I hadn't previously caught. The group revisited Orechein's Aphex Twin arrangements as well as some newer pieces. This piece's slow skirl offered up frozen notes puffing out like breath on a winter's day — hovering, then dissipating. Excellent stuff.

^* Does anyone know the title to this one? Please leave a comment!

Recording: Hundevad-Pencer-Fisher

Artist: Mark Hundevad/Daniel Pencer/Colin Fisher

Songs: [three pieces]

Recorded at The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), July 28, 2019.

Mark Hundevad/Daniel Pencer/Colin Fisher - [set 1, second piece]

Mark Hundevad/Daniel Pencer/Colin Fisher - [excerpt from set 1, first piece]

Mark Hundevad/Daniel Pencer/Colin Fisher - [set 2, third piece]

Some dynamic improvisations, thumping momentum and slow-burning intensity from this trio, with some instrument changes giving a lot of different sounds. Colin Fisher, as usual, brought saxophones and guitar, while percussionist Mark Hundevad made a couple excursions on the piano as things moved along, mixing melodic runs and clustered clomps. Dan Pencer stuck to the clarinet this time out, but that doesn't mean he was playing all parts of it all the time.

Concert Listings Roundup #318

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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Gigs of the week:

The Retune [12-hour drone excursion] (feat. Nidus) / Array Space 2019-09-13 (Friday – free! 6 p.m. 'til 6 a.m.! B.Y.O.P. [bring your own pillow]!)

Don't Speak (feat. Bonnetta/Huizinga / Carl Didur / Kat Estacio / Saturn City) / The Tranzac 2019-09-14 (Saturday) [FB event]

Two different takes on drone excursions at hand here. On the one hand, Nidus' overnight shift is a modest pyjama party from a crew that have undertaken some durational marathons in the past — a minimalist environment encouraging settling in and spacing out. Rather more ambitiously, Saturday's Don't Speak sees programmer Adam Bradley returning to a concept he pioneered a few years back, exploring the tensions of creating a spectacle of an anti-spectacle. The explicit prohibition on any speaking can feel heavy-handed — especially to anyone used to events (like a Nidus show) where that largely happens of its own accord through self-organization — but to anyone who was stuck at, say, a Casual Drones set where ambient aural exploration was overpowered by a chatty make-the-scene crowd this should be a welcome gesture to put the music at the forefront — and an excellent lineup to boot.

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This week's noteworthy shows:

Colin Avery Hinton/Naomi McCarroll-Butler/Reknee Harrett/Patrick O'Reilly / The Emmet Ray 2019-09-09 (Monday) [FB event]

Rebecca Hennessy/Andrew Downing/Michael Davidson / The Emmet Ray 2019-09-09 (Monday) [more info]

Ornate Presents (feat. Colin Clinton/Kaelin Murphy/Phil Albert) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-09-10 (Tuesday – early!) [FB event]

Cramzac (feat. Catherine Ribeiro [reading] / Christopher Willes) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-09-10 (Tuesday)

Not Dead Yet presents (feat. John Wiese / Bloomer / New Tendencies / Esther Splett) / Bambi's 2019-09-10 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Jazz and Otherwise Improvised Musics (feat. Fish with an "F" [Brian Abbott/Naomi McCarroll-Butler/Mark Zurawinski/Andrew Furlong] / Mark Ballyk/Chris Pruden/Julian Anderson-Bowes) / Wenona Lodge 2019-09-10 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Brodie West/Alessandra Patrucco/Angelo Conto / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-09-11 (Wednesday – early!)

Music By & For Ken Aldcroft XXXIII [final show in the monthly series!] (feat. Solos & Duos by Rob MacDonald/Patrick O'Reilly/Holger Schoorl / William Davison/David Story/Gordon Way / Joe Sorbara & Friends [Madeleine Ertel/Reknee Harrett/Naomi McCarroll-Butler/Patrick O'Reilly/Joe Sorbara]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-09-11 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Paul Linklater and friends / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-09-13 (Friday – early!) [FB event]

Colin Fisher with Kieran Adams / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-09-13 (Friday)

Subtle Blend presents (feat. Elaquent / Pursuit Grooves / 2nd Son / CY) / Rivoli 2019-09-13 (Friday) [FB event]

Not Dead Yet Presents (feat. B Boys / Alpha Hopper / Blankscreen) / The Garrison 2019-09-13 (Friday) [FB event]

Guerilla Toss (ZONES) / The Garrison 2019-09-14 (Saturday) [FB event]

Audiopollination 75: Self-Curating Project (feat. Rod Campbell/MJ Wright/Aaron Corbett / Curtis Whittaker/Esin Gunduz / James Bailey/Ryan Kinney/Danielle Fernandes / 3M [Mira Martin-Gray/Mark Zurawinski/Michael Lynn]) / Array Space 2019-09-14 (Saturday) [FB event]

Young Guv [record release show!] (Big School / Kiwi jr / Sour Key) / Jasper Dandy 2019-09-14 (Saturday) [FB event]

Quiet Concerts [a series of experimental music performances hosted by Artist-In-Residence Christopher Willes featuring musicians and poets in an intimate low-volume concert, which is broadcast on site in a wireless headphone mix] (feat. Robin Dann) / Toronto Public Library - Cedarbrae Branch 2019-09-15 (Sunday – free! all-ages! afternoon event @ 2 p.m.!) [FB event]

Jazz United Jam [live jazz + tap dancing!] / The Tranzac (Tiki Room) 2019-09-15 (Sunday)

Diane Roblin Presents (feat. Glen Hall's Ossingtones) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-09-15 (Sunday – early!) [FB event]

Mega Bog (Scott Hardware) / The Boat 2019-09-15 (Sunday) [FB event]

Somewhere There presents (feat. (Rob Clutton/Patrick O'Reilly/Joe Sorbara) / The Emmet Ray 2019-09-15 (Sunday – PWYC!) [more info]

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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!

Music Hosted by Karen Ng (feat. Trevor Turple / Germaine Liu/Mira Martin-Gray/Karen Ng) / Wenona Lodge 2019-09-17 (Tuesday) [FB event]

3M [Mira Martin-Gray/Michael Lynn/Mark Zurawinski] [Duos tape release!] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-09-18 (Wednesday – early!) [FB event]

The Side Eye [Kayla Milmine/MJ Wright/Michael Lynn] [CD release!] (Stargoon / Mira Martin-Gray / Elizabeth Lima) / Array Space 2019-09-20 (Friday – all ages!) [FB event]

Mingjia Jessica Chen & Yunjin Claire Lee (Madeleine Ertel & Harry Bartlett) / Burdock Music Hall 2019-09-21 (Saturday – early!) [FB event]

Pretty Matty [album release!] (Baby Band / Piper Maru / Tea Room) / Owl's Club 2019-09-21 (Saturday) [FB event]

Bill Gilliam/Glen Hall/Joe Sorbara [Counterstasis - Refracted Voices CD release!] / Array Space 2019-09-26 (Thursday) [FB event]

Andrew Furlong/Karen Ng/Daniel Pencer/Mark Zurawinski) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-09-26 (Thursday) [FB event]

Cosmic Homeostasis XII / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-09-29 (Sunday – afternoon show, 3 to 5 p.m.!) [FB event]

Ora Cogan (Eiyn Sof / Syzygy) / The Baby G 2019-09-30 (Monday) [FB event]

Not Dead Yet presents (feat. Ceremony / Collapsing Scenery) / Velvet Underground 2019-10-03 (Thursday) [FB event]

Aesthetics and Adventure ["conversation between Levi and Marcus Boon, professor of English at York University, followed by a musical performance"] (feat. Louise Landes Levi with Colin Fisher & Victor Cirone / Burdock Music Hall 2019-10-06 (Sunday) [FB event]

Grün Wasser (Dregqueen) / The Baby G 2019-10-09 (Wednesday) [FB event]

An Intimate Evening ["refined, gently plugged in entertainment"] (feat. Blonde Elvis / Lake Versions) / Burdock Music Hall 2019-10-18 (Friday) [FB event]

Aaron Corbett (Dame Cook / Annacetaminophen) / Handlebar 2019-10-23 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Not Dead Yet presents (feat. Lust for Youth / Kaade / Sahara) / The Garrison 2019-10-24 (Thursday) [FB event]

Most People [LP release!] (Crystal Light Collective) / Burdock Music Hall 2019-10-25 (Friday) [FB event]

The Sadies / Lee's Palace 2019-10-26 (Saturday) [more info]

Triples [Big Time album release show!] (James Wyatt Crosby) / Owl's Club 2019-11-07 (Thursday) [FB event]

Bloodshot Bill / The Horseshoe Tavern 2019-11-09 (Saturday) [FB event]

Recording: aus!Funkt

Artist: aus!Funkt

Song: unknown^*

Recorded at The Painted Lady, July 14, 2019.

aus!Funkt - unknown

aus!Funkt's version of dance-punk leans heavily both on electronic grooves and disciplined postpunk mantras, and the group has a lot more material than can be found on their online demo.

^* Does anyone know the title to this one? Please leave a comment!

Recording: Stargoon

Artist: Stargoon

Songs: [two excerpts]

Recorded at The Painted Lady, July 14, 2019.

Stargoon - [excerpt 1]

Stargoon - [excerpt 2]

This outing saw a quartet formation of Stargoon with Matthew Fava sliding over to bass and further manipulation experiments on Kayla Milmine's soprano saxophone.

You can also see a clip from the end of this set over on aus!Funkt's youtube channel:

[Stargoon will be performing as part of The Side Eye's CD Launch celebration at Array Space on Friday, September 20th, alongside Mira Martin-Gray and Elizabeth Lima.]

[Still from aus!Funkt's video.]

Recording: The New Shaker Sex Addicts

Artist: The New Shaker Sex Addicts

Songs: The New Shaker Sex Addicts - Behind Closed Doors + Birthday Weekend^*

Recorded at The Painted Lady, July 14, 2019.

The New Shaker Sex Addicts - Behind Closed Doors

The New Shaker Sex Addicts - Birthday Weekend

This moustached trio delivered some elegant/no-frills surf rock in efficient bursts.

^* Thanks to Alex for passing along the title to this one.

Concert Listings Roundup #317

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:

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

Even as someone who doesn't get out to nearly as many rock shows as I used to, the itch still sometimes hits, and this chance to catch up with some longtime faves should hit the spot quite nicely. Dany Laj, Jeanette Dowling and co. are celebrating the release of Everything New Is New Again, which comes complete with cub-tastic Archie-verse cover art and a lead single in both official languages. The mighty catl. are supporting and there'll be plenty more familiar faces on stage. I may even be tempted to get a beer and, dare I say it, be tempted to duly hoist it into the air.

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This week's noteworthy shows:

Track Could Bend #54 (feat. Stephen Lyons / Brittany Craig Group / Michael Palumbo & Glen Hall) / Wenona Lodge 2019-09-03 (Tuesday – PWYC!) [FB event]

Not Dead Yet presents (feat. Sheer Mag / Tweens / Protruders) / Lee's Palace 2019-09-03 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Luge (Real World / Slurry) / The Baby G 2019-09-04 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Ghostlight & Colin Fisher / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-09-04 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Rheostatics / Sonic Boom 2019-09-05 (Thursday – free!) [FB event]

In Between Sounds #101 (feat. Lorde Awesome) / The Only Café 2019-09-05 (Thursday) [FB event]

Uxvae (Syzygy) / Pamenar Café 2019-09-05 (Thursday) [FB event]

The Titillators [Your Kind Of Music tape release!] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-09-06 (Friday – early!) [FB event]

Max Donaldson [solo piano] / Array Space 2019-09-06 (Friday) [FB event]

Ayal Senior (Kurt Newman / Nick Flanagan [comedy!]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-09-08 (Sunday – afternoon show, 3 to 5 p.m.!) [FB event]

David Occhipinti & Dan Fortin / Sapori 2019-09-08 (Sunday – three sets, starts @ 5 p.m.!) [FB event]

Jazz United Jam [live jazz + tap dancing!] / The Tranzac (Tiki Room) 2019-09-08 (Sunday)

Fournier/Urquhart Duo Plus [Ashley Urquhart/Alex Fournier/Michael Davidson] / Alchemy Food & Drink 2019-09-08 (Sunday) [FB event]

Scaphe (Mononegatives / Rob Michalchuk / Oxalis) / The Imperial Pub's backroom 2019-09-08 (Sunday) [FB event]

Felicity Williams/Robin Dann/Daniel Pencer/Thom Gill/Claire Lee (Experience Randy Peters [Andrew Zuckerman/Phil Melanson]) / The Emmet Ray 2019-09-08 (Sunday) [more info]

Mike DeiCont/Nick Fraser/Max Stover / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-09-08 (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!

Hinton/O'Reilly Group / The Emmet Ray 2019-09-09 (Monday – early!) [more info]

Rebecca Hennessy/Andrew Downing/Michael Davidson / The Emmet Ray 2019-09-09 (Monday) [more info]

Not Dead Yet presents (feat. John Wiese / Bloomer / New Tendencies / Esther Splett) / Bambi's 2019-09-10 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Paul Linklater and friends / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-09-13 (Friday – early!) [FB event]

Not Dead Yet Presents (feat. B Boys / Alpha Hopper / Blankscreen) / The Garrison 2019-09-13 (Friday) [FB event]

Quiet Concerts [a series of experimental music performances hosted by Artist-In-Residence Christopher Willes featuring musicians and poets in an intimate low-volume concert, which is broadcast on site in a wireless headphone mix] (feat. Robin Dann) / Toronto Public Library - Cedarbrae Branch 2019-09-15 (Sunday – free! all-ages! afternoon event @ 2 p.m.!) [FB event]

Ongaku ["a three day festival and cultural exchange celebrating some of Japan and Canada's most exciting voices in contemporary and experimental music"] (feat. Thin Edge New Music Collective with Ko Ishikawa, Miyama McQueen-Tokita + Akiko Nakayama) / 918 Bathurst 2019-09-20 (Friday) [FB event]

Autumnal Happiness: Part One (feat. Stranger Still / Tena Palmer/Karen Ng/Marilyn Lerner/Nick Fraser/Rob Clutton) / Gallery 345 2019-09-21 (Saturday) [FB event]

Ongaku ["a three day festival and cultural exchange celebrating some of Japan and Canada's most exciting voices in contemporary and experimental music"] (feat. Thin Edge New Music Collective with Ko Ishikawa, Ami Yamasaki + Akiko Nakayama) / 918 Bathurst 2019-09-21 (Saturday) [FB event]

The Music Gallery's Departures Series (feat. Fly Pan Am / Khôra) / Matt Durant Studio 2019-09-21 (Saturday) [FB event]

Ongaku ["a three day festival and cultural exchange celebrating some of Japan and Canada's most exciting voices in contemporary and experimental music"] (feat. Thin Edge New Music Collective with Miyama McQueen-Tokita / Urbanvessel [Germaine Liu/Aki Takahashi/Sonja Rainey]) / 918 Bathurst 2019-09-22 (Sunday) [FB event]

Bonnie Trash (Cherry Blaster / Klit Kult / Sea Beau) / Handlebar 2019-09-26 (Thursday) [FB event]

Quiet Concerts [a series of experimental music performances hosted by Artist-In-Residence Christopher Willes featuring musicians and poets in an intimate low-volume concert, which is broadcast on site in a wireless headphone mix] (feat. Gayle Young & Thomas Gill) / Toronto Public Library - Cedarbrae Branch 2019-09-29 (Sunday – free! all-ages! afternoon event @ 2 p.m.!) [FB event]

Quiet Concerts [a series of experimental music performances hosted by Artist-In-Residence Christopher Willes featuring musicians and poets in an intimate low-volume concert, which is broadcast on site in a wireless headphone mix] (feat. Phillippe Melanson & Christopher Dela Cruz) / Toronto Public Library - Cedarbrae Branch 2019-10-06 (Sunday – free! all-ages! afternoon event @ 2 p.m.!)

The Pernice Brothers / The Dakota Tavern 2019-10-09 (Wednesday – early!) [FB event]

The Pernice Brothers / The Dakota Tavern 2019-10-10 (Thursday – early!) [FB event]

Quiet Concerts [a series of experimental music performances hosted by Artist-In-Residence Christopher Willes featuring musicians and poets in an intimate low-volume concert, which is broadcast on site in a wireless headphone mix] (feat. Germaine Liu) / Toronto Public Library - Cedarbrae Branch 2019-10-20 (Sunday – free! all-ages! afternoon event @ 2 p.m.!) [FB event]

Dan Pitt Trio [Fundamentally Flawed CD release show!] (SALT [Patrick Smith/Naomi McCarroll Butler]) / Burdock Music Hall 2019-10-21 (Monday) [FB event]

Quiet Concerts [a series of experimental music performances hosted by Artist-In-Residence Christopher Willes featuring musicians and poets in an intimate low-volume concert, which is broadcast on site in a wireless headphone mix] (feat. Karen Ng & Fan Wu) / Toronto Public Library - Cedarbrae Branch 2019-10-27 (Sunday – free! all-ages! afternoon event @ 2 p.m.!) [FB event]

Rapport (Bueller / Pax / Twist) / The Baby G 2019-11-23 (Saturday) [FB event]