Concert Listings Roundup #333

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:

Karen Ng Presents: The Boxing Day Special (feat. Neil Wiernik/Erin Corbett/Kieran Maraj/Dame Cook/Bob Vespaziani/Victor O) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-12-26 (Thursday) [FB event]

UR/Invocation Year End Spectacular! (feat. Man Meets Bear/Oan Uanna/Sing Leaf/MOOONS/Eiyn Sof) / The Tranzac (Tiki Room) 2019-12-29 (Sunday – afternoon/evening event, 1 to 7 p.m.! All-ages and family-friendly!) [FB event]

Cosmic Homeostasis XIII [album recording fundraiser!] (feat. Paul Newman/Mike Lynn/Dame Cook/Nilan Perera/Mira Martin-Gray/Rob Cruickshank/Patrick O'Reilly/Heraclitus Akimbo + more TBA!) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-12-29 (Sunday – afternoon show, 3 to 5 p.m.! PWYC!) [FB event]

In a quiet holiday week, let's remember to give thanks for the always-reliable Tranzac, which will be keeping us entertained not only with regular residency nights (Friday's Aurochs/Ryan Driver double-header could easily be in this list as well!) but also special seasonal celebrations. The UR/Invocation annual year-end celebration is a quality, low-key hang (with some mellow drones from Cosmic Homeostasis occupying a parallel path) but the stealth gem here is a really cool Boxing Day night of strange electroacoustic sounds curated by Victor O.

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This week's noteworthy shows:

Angela Morris + Friends [Alex Samaras/Nathaniel Morgan/Thom Gill/Angela Morris] (Quinsin Nachoff/Michael Davidson/Evan Cartwright) / The Emmet Ray 2019-12-23 (Monday) [FB event]

Aurochs / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2020-01-27 (Friday – early!)

The Ryan Driver Sextet / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2020-01-27 (Friday)

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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!

Winter's Drone (feat. Escote / Esther Splett / Cetacea/Cares / Hexzuul) / The Tranzac (Tiki Room) 2020-01-03 (Friday) [FB event]

Nite Comfort 75 (feat. Pursuit Grooves / Autotectonic) / Handlebar 2020-01-05 (Sunday) [FB event]

Piano Fest (feat. Mingjia & Strings) / Burdock Music Hall 2020-01-07 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Long Winter 8.3 (feat. Korea Town Acid / Boosie Fade / Kiwi Jr. / BBQ Pope / No Frills / Ian Daniel Kehoe / Nailbiter / Joseph Shabason / Robin Hatch / Ichi-Bons) / Gladstone Hotel 2020-01-11 (Saturday) [FB event]

Greydini (bBomit / Avant Kool) / The Cavern Bar 2020-01-11 (Saturday) [FB event]

SynapticCircusSundays (feat. Ryan Driver/Tania Gill/Ashley Urquhart [round robin Thelonious Monk musical chair thing] / Alex Fournier/Phil Melanson/Nilan Perera) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2020-01-12 (Sunday – early!) [FB event]

Ornate Presents (feat. Mingjia [solo] / Harry Bartlett's Sweetland [Harry Bartlett/Madeline Ertel/Mingjia Chen/Harry Vetro/Caleb Klager]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2020-01-14 (Tuesday – early!) [FB event]

Winter Matinee Residency (feat. Ronley Teper and The Lipliners) / The Dakota Tavern 2020-01-19 (Sunday – 3 to 5 p.m.! All ages, kids are free!) [FB event]

Remembering Arachnidiscs (Label Memorial and Album Launch) (feat. Heraclitus Akimbo & Beard Closet / Eiyn Sof & Dark Bird / M. Mucci/Khôra/Totenbaum Träger / The BABEL Ensemble [Jakob Rehlinger/Kayla Milmine/Matthew Fava/M. Mucci/Dominic Marion/Eiyn Sof/Roan Bateman]) / Array Space 2020-01-19 (Sunday – early show, doors @ 5:30! all ages + family-friendly!) [FB event]

What Now? We Wait. [debut performance, featuring "improv trashy funky dancey music"] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2020-01-22 (Wednesday – early!)

Riparian Acoustics presents (feat. Rebecca Bruton / Ways) / Canadian Music Centre 2020-01-23 (Thursday) [FB event]

Convergence Theory (feat. Xuan Ye / Adam Scime / Emilie LeBel) / Victory Social Club 2020-01-25 (Saturday) [FB event]

Triple Album Release! (feat. Völur [featuring a 12-tone string quartet] / Raphael Weinroth-Browne / Robin Hatch) / The Garrison 2020-01-31 (Friday) [FB event]

Winter Matinee Residency (feat. Ronley Teper and The Lipliners) / The Dakota Tavern 2020-02-16 (Sunday – 3 to 5 p.m.! All ages, kids are free!) [FB event]

Toronto Noise Fest & Untitled Zine Present: Winter Noise Fest (feat. Taskmaster / Crrotting / Bbmomit / CARES / Memorycarderror / Perpetual Cycle / Paulabulus / Cosmic Heart Crisis) / 254 Lansdowne 2020-02-16 (Sunday) [FB event]

Winter Matinee Residency (feat. Ronley Teper and The Lipliners) / The Dakota Tavern 2020-03-15 (Sunday – 3 to 5 p.m.! All ages, kids are free!) [FB event]

Winter Matinee Residency (feat. Ronley Teper and The Lipliners) / The Dakota Tavern 2020-04-19 (Sunday – 3 to 5 p.m.! All ages, kids are free!) [FB event]