Concert Listings Roundup #326

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:

SynapticCircusSundays (feat. Bea Labikova/Wes Neal/Nilan Perera/Rick Sacks / Dame Cook/William Davison) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-11-10 (Sunday – early!) [FB event]

Ted Crosby/Karen Ng/Daniel Pencer / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-11-10 (Sunday) [FB event]

Somewhere There's Second Sunday Series (feat. Allison Cameron/Dan Friedman/Germaine Liu / D. Alex Meeks/Nichol S. Robertson) / Array Space 2019-11-10 (Sunday) [FB event]

Second Sundays of the month have been crowded lately for creative music, with two excellent series in overlapping timeslots. Somewhere There's monthly at Array is pretty stacked this time 'round, as is the Nilan Perera-curated SynapticCircus. There's no wrong decisions here – though there's also a tasty bonus in the Tranzac's late slot with a tasty Ted Crosby/Karen Ng/Daniel Pencer trio.

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This week's noteworthy shows:

Merabula [Laura Swankey/Brad Eaton/Alex Lakusta/Robin Claxton] / The Emmet Ray 2019-11-04 (Monday – early!) [FB event]

Composer's Club (feat. Brian Abbott/Paul Newman/Mandi Kujawa) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-11-05 (Tuesday – extra-early set @ 5 p.m.!)

Brodie West Quintet [Tuesdays in November residency!] / The Rex 2019-11-05 (Tuesday – early!) [FB event]

Track Could Bend #56 (feat. Sonja / Naomi McCarroll-Butler / Andrew Furlong/Bea Labikova/Chris Pruden/Joe Sorbara) / Wenona Lodge 2019-11-05 (Tuesday – PWYC!) [FB event]

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

Picastro (Jason Anderson) / Burdock Music Hall 2019-11-06 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Grandma's Secret Spices 4 (feat. Aaron Corbett / 3N3RGY / Sonja) / Handlebar 2019-11-06 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Del Stephen & The Concrete Canvas Group (Small Orbit / P) / The Tranzac (Tiki Room) 2019-11-06 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Cosmic Country for Communists (feat. Nashville Minimalism Unit / Nick Flanagan [comedy] / Cassie Cao [comedy]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-11-06 (Wednesday) [FB event]

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

Mimico [LP release!] (Vallens / Bart) / Monarch Tavern 2019-11-07 (Thursday) [FB event]

The Schizophonics (catl.) / The Baby G 2019-11-07 (Thursday) [FB event]

Scorpio Season (feat. Thom Gill + band [singing the songs of Townes Van Zandt] / Quartz Ibex [Mira Martin-Gray/Kurt Newman] / Kurt Newman Jazz Trio [Kurt Newman/Andrew Furlong/Blake Howard]) / Array Space 2019-11-07 (Thursday) [FB event]

In Between Sounds #103 (feat. Lorde Awesome) / The Only Café 2019-11-07 (Thursday) [FB event]

Clara Engel (Piers Oolvai) / Antikka 2019-11-08 (Friday) [FB event]

Lisa Prank (The Effens / Feels Fine / Dumb Stupid Liars) / The Rec Room 2019-11-08 (Friday – all ages!) [FB event]

416 Toronto Creative Improvisers Festival (feat. Jellastica / Light Industry + Jon Brooks) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-11-08 (Friday) [FB event]

Bloodshot Bill (The Surfrajettes / Human Magic / Jack The Lads) / The Horseshoe Tavern 2019-11-09 (Saturday) [FB event]

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

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

Venus Fest presents (feat. Hanorah / LAL / Mackenta) / The Baby G 2019-11-09 (Saturday) [FB event]

Audiopollination 77 (feat. Paul Newman/Ashley Urquhart / Twin Mask/Jeff Luciani/Rebecca Gray / Bob Vespaziani/Arnd Jurgensen/Elizabeth Lima / MKL32/Lidija Bozica) / Array Space 2019-11-09 (Saturday) [FB event]

Hank the Kid (Safe) / The White House 2019-11-09 (Saturday) [FB event]

416 Toronto Creative Improvisers Festival (feat. HA!Man / Diane Roblin/Bruce Cassidy/Bill McBirnie / The Side Eye / Brian Abbott Project [Aki Takahashi/Kristen Moss Theriault/Rick Sacks/Bea Labikova]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-11-09 (Saturday) [FB event]

Ayal Senior (Kurt Newman / Nick Flanagan [comedy]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-11-10 (Sunday – afternoon set @ 3 p.m.!) [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!

Harrison Argatoff's Valley Voice [Harrison Argatoff/Michael Davidson/Dan Fortin/Ian Wright] / The Emmet Ray 2019-11-11 (Monday – early! PWYC!) [FB event]

Ornate Presents (feat. Danielle Fernandes/Naomi McCarroll-Butler/Joe Sorbara/Alex Fournier) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-11-12 (Tuesday – early!) [FB event]

Kasemets @100 (feat. New Music Concerts & Ensemble U) / Walter Hall 2019-11-12 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Dan Pitt Trio [Dan Pitt/Alex Fournier/Stefan Hegerat ] / The Rex 2019-11-17 (Sunday) [FB event]

Silent Revue [Varieté, 1925, dir. E.A. Dupont with live accompaniment] (feat. Tania Gill) / Revue Cinema 2019-11-24 (Sunday – afternoon screening @ 4 p.m.!) [FB event]

Toronto Improvisors Orchestra Celebrates Casey Sokol / Array Space 2019-11-24 (Sunday) [FB event]

Electric Duets* (feat. Penumbra -1+1 [Yunjin Claire Lee/Hayden Farrar with special guests Mingjia Jessica Chen + Bea Labikova] / Tara Kannangara & Chris Pruden) / Burdock Music Hall 2019-11-28 (Thursday) [FB event]

Nick Fraser/Kris Davis/Tony Malaby [Zoning Astral Spirits album release!] / The Rex 2019-12-01 (Sunday) [FB event]

Nick Fraser/Kris Davis/Tony Malaby [Zoning Astral Spirits album release!] (Rob Clutton/Tony Malaby [Offering Astral Spirits album release!]) / The Rex 2019-12-02 (Monday) [FB event]

The Sadies (The Minus 5) / The Horseshoe Tavern 2019-12-31 (Tuesday) [more info]