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:
Women From Space Festival (feat. Elisa Thorn / Amy Brandon / Claire Yunjin Lee / Susan Alcorn) / Burdock Music Hall 2020-03-05 (Thursday) [FB event]
Women From Space Festival (feat. Lieke van der Voort feat. Naomi McCarroll-Butler/Olivia Shortt/Lauren Falls / Teiya Kasahara / Alaska B / Tara Kannangara feat. Matthew Fong/Julian Anderson-Bowes/Mackenzie Longpre) / Burdock Music Hall 2020-03-06 (Friday) [FB event]
Women From Space Festival (feat. Anne Bourne & tUkU / Mira Martin-Gray / Sam Newsome & Kayla Milmine / Pantayo) / Burdock Music Hall 2020-03-07 (Saturday) [FB event]
Women From Space Festival (feat. Elizabeth Lima & Meghan Cheng / Sahara Morimoto & Raphael Roter / Heather Saumer feat. Felicity Williams/Alex Samaras/Thom Gill/Robin Dann / Bea Labikova/William Parker/Germaine Liu / Kris Davis & Ingrid Laubrock) / 918 Bathurst St. 2020-03-08 (Sunday) [FB event]
Last year's initial Women From Space Festival, focusing out of necessity on local acts, was a superbly-curated affair. So like any good sequel, curators Bea Labikova and Kayle Milmine have made this second year bigger and brighter in every way. Local scenes are still the backbone of this year's edition, but there's also the addition of a series of visiting headliners, adding new cross-pollinations and facilitating new collaborations. Essential stuff, and simply not to be missed!
This week's noteworthy shows:
Relay [Chris Pruden/Julian Anderson-Bowes/Mark Ballyk with special guest Mingjia Jessica Chen] / The Emmet Ray 2020-03-02 (Monday) [FB event]
Naomi McCarroll-Butler/Paul Newman / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2020-03-03 (Tuesday – extra-early show @ 5 p.m.!)
Track Could Bend #60 (feat. JP Carter & Friends [JP Carter/Aline Homzy/Ashley Urquhart/Joe Sorbara] / Les Trois Lynx Roux [Émilie Fortin/Germaine Liu/Cory Harper-Latkovich] / Suit World [Alex Hamlyn/Alex McLaren/Vannessa Barnier]) / Wenona Lodge 2020-03-03 (Tuesday – PWYC!) [FB event]
Spring On Winter [Patrick Grant/Raf Reza/Daniela Gassi/Ashley Beattie] (C.R. Gillespie) / Sellers & Newel 2020-03-03 (Tuesday) [FB event]
Ghostlight (Eiyn Sof) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2020-03-04 (Wednesday) [FB event]
A Pigsty in a Single Grain of Rice: collages by Andrew Zukerman [opening reception with performance of The Naked Ape Is All Wet, a graphic score by Andrew Zukerman] (feat. Ways) / Likely General 2020-03-05 (Thursday) [FB event]
WHOOP-Szo (Gloin / Sportsfan) / The Baby G 2020-03-05 (Thursday) [FB event]
Art of the Uncarved Block presents (feat. Chris [record release!] / Tang / Poor You / Poolblood) / Owl's Club 2019-03-05 (Thursday) [FB event]
Honeymoon Phase [Defect EP release!] (Mhihkhaihlhah x Chastity Platinum / Animal Party) / 254 Lansdowne 2020-03-05 (Thursday) [FB event]
In Between Sounds #107 (feat. Lorde Awesome) / The Only Café 2020-03-05 (Thursday) [FB event]
Carmen Elle (Within / Hiroki Tanaka) / Handlebar 2020-03-05 (Thursday) [FB event]
VC2 Cello Duo / Canadian Music Centre 2020-03-06 (Friday) [FB event]
PAX (Danika+ / Hobby) / Monarch Tavern 2020-03-06 (Friday) [FB event]
Away Forward [album release party!] (People) / Duggan's Brewery (basement) 2020-03-06 (Friday) [FB event]
Queerly Beloved: Wild Combination (A Portrait of Arthur Russell) [film screening + live set] (feat. The Holy Oak Family Singers) / Paradise Theatre 2020-03-06 (Friday) [FB event]
Motorists [EP release!] (Safe / No Frills) / The Beguiling (basement) 2020-03-07 (Saturday – early!) [FB event]
Diane Roblin's Life Force Sextet / La Rev 2020-03-07 (Saturday) [FB event]
Action Packed Vol. 2 (feat. Bloodshot Bill / Ichi-Bons / The Shook Boys) / The Dakota Tavern 2020-03-07 (Saturday) [FB event]
Processor (Bile Sister / Memorex) / Duggan's Brewery 2020-03-07 (Saturday) [FB event]
Ayal Senior Presents (feat. David Sait / Kurt Newman / Del Stephen's Today Versions / Nick Flanagan [comedy]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2020-03-08 (Sunday – afternoon show, 3 to 5 p.m.!) [FB event]
The Furniture Music Composition Workshop #15: Graphic Score Edition ["bring your graphic scores, text score, mixed media, literal sketch prompts, whatever and see how they play out in the hands of another"] (feat. Ben Frost/Bjorn Kriel/Michael Palumbo/Reknee Harrett) / The Tranzac (Tiki Room) 2019-03-08 (Sunday – 5 to 7 p.m.!) [FB event]
SynapticCircusSundays (feat. Jay Hay/Jim Lewis/Wes Neal/Rick Sacks/Nilan Perera / Dame Cook/Eugene Martynec) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2020-03-08 (Sunday – early!) [FB event]
Eucalyptus / Hirut 2020-03-08 (Sunday – all ages + family-friendly! good eats available but not mandatory!) [FB event]
Somewhere There's Second Sunday Series (feat. Mingjia Chen/Chris Pruden/Julian Anderson-Bowes/Mark Ballyk / Pestilential City [Dillon Colter/Aidan Funston/Augustine Yates]) / Array Space 2020-03-08 (Sunday) [FB event]
Lina Allemano [Glimmer Glammer solo trumpet CD release!] (Bloop!) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2020-03-08 (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!
Dan McCarthy's "Songs of the Doomed" [music inspired by gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson] (feat. Dan McCarthy/Luan Phung/Don Scott/Dan Fortin/Ernesto Cervini) / The Emmet Ray 2020-03-09 (Monday) [FB event]
Ornate Presents (feat. Insensitive Granola [Aline Homzy/Michael Davidson/Alex Fournier/Germaine Liu]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2020-03-10 (Tuesday – early!) [FB event]
Team Building (feat. Jeremy Costello / Tica Holiday / Nico Paulo / Christo Graham / Kurt Inder / Kyle Stephens) / Burdock Music Hall 2020-03-14 (Saturday – early show @ 5:30 p.m.! PWYC!) [FB event]
Audiopollination 81 (feat. Rick Sacks/John Oswald/David Sait / Nicholas Cooper/Del Stephen/Kalia Lenaghan / Ryan Kinney and Avant-Gardeners / Tiina Kiik/David Story/styrofoamNosebleedPrincess) / Array Space 2020-03-14 (Saturday) [FB event]
Paul Newman & Brian Abbott [album launch!] (Surf Grizzlies [Julian Anderson-Bowes/Kayla Milmine/Luan Phung]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2020-03-14 (Saturday) [FB event]
Somewhere There Presents (feat. Stefan Hegerat Trio [Stefan Hegerat/Laura Swankey/Chris Pruden]) / The Emmet Ray 2020-03-15 (Sunday) [more info]
Rat-drifting (feat. Christopher Dela Cruz) / Array Space 2020-03-15 (Sunday) [more info]
Clock Radio [Michael Davidson & Dan Fortin] / The Emmet Ray 2020-03-16 (Monday – PWYC!) [more info]
Alan Licht [solo guitar] (Brodie West & Mani Mazinani) / Array Space 2020-03-19 (Thursday)
Long Winter 8.5 (feat. New Chance / Max & Eyeda / Slash Need / Chladny / Michael Peter Olsen / For Jane / Weak Hands / Mortimer. / dol / U Me N Us Sound Kollective) / Workman Arts 2020-03-21 (Saturday – all ages! PWYC!) [FB event]
Patrick Smith Quintet [Pat Smith/Kaelin Murphy/Noah Franche-Nolan/Hayden Farrar/Nick Fraser] / The Emmet Ray 2020-03-23 (Monday) [more info]
Convergence Theory: season finale (feat. Maxime Corbeil-Perron / Dame Cook / David Storen) / Victory Social Club 2020-03-28 (Saturday) [FB event]
Ben Frost/Naomi McCarroll-Butler/Noah Franche-Nolan/Dan Fortin/Keith Barstow / The Emmet Ray 2020-03-29 (Sunday – early!) [FB event]
Ben Dwyer Quartet [Ben Dwyer/Josh Cole/Emily Steinwall/Ewen Farncombe] / The Emmet Ray 2020-03-30 (Monday) [more info]
Witch Prophet [record release show!] (Yasmine) / The Drake Underground 2020-04-01 (Wednesday) [FB event]
Hot Garbage (Peeling / Lee Paradise) / The Baby G 2020-04-02 (Thursday) [FB event]
Favours (Beams / The Kommeden) / Monarch Tavern 2020-04-10 (Friday) [FB event]
World News [The Chosen EP release show!] (MIMICO / Blue Light / Mouth Breather) / The Baby G 2020-04-11 (Saturday) [FB event]
Kiwi Jr. (Ducks Unlimited / For Keeps / The Barnkats) / The Garrison 2020-05-01 (Friday) [FB event]
Jon Mckiel [Bobby Joe Hope You've Changed Records LP release!] (Heaven For Real / Triples) / Monarch Tavern 2020-05-08 (Friday) [FB event]
The AMBiENT PiNG's Drone Day (feat. dreamSTATE) / Roland Inspiration Centre 2020-05-30 (Saturday – free!) [FB event]
Negativland (Brian Ruryk) / Paradise Theatre 2020-07-23 (Thursday) [more info]
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