Saturday, December 31, 2022

Recording: Cosmic Homeostasis

Artist: Cosmic Homeostasis

Song: Ode to Audiopollination [excerpt]

Recorded at The Tranzac's Southern Cross Lounge (Audiopollination 10th Anniversary Bash: Double Group Continuous Improvisation), December 4, 2022.

Cosmic Homeostasis - Ode to Audiopollination [excerpt]

A round number anniversary is always worth celebrating, and more so for this labour of love devoted to creative expression and community building. Kudos to Mike Lynn for putting in the work to keep Audiopollination going for a decade — definitely worth celebrating with a slice of pie and a crowded room in the Southern Cross.

After the "regular" Audiopollination sets, Lynn turned the remainder of the afternoon over to collaborators exploring parallel paths in community cacophony, the day closing with an all-in ensemble version of Cosmic Homeostasis. The group, which aspires to build a shared zone for listening and droning, was open to anyone in the room and ended up with nearly thirty people weaving in some sounds to create a three-dimensional drift. This recording, with mics to both sides of the room, still only manages to capture a fraction of the environment. To give a sense of the range of ingredients in this sonic stew, consider this list of participants and their implements:

  • Christina Bowie - harmonica
  • Will Grello - banjo
  • Lorne Gould - soprano sax
  • Suzanne Farkas - flute + voice
  • Saba Saneijad - flute
  • Sable Peters - guquin
  • Rob Cruickshank - electronics
  • Sophie Jaworski - singing bowls, rain stick
  • Yasmine El-M - tambourine, thunder
  • Marilyn Yogarajah - trumpet, singing bowl
  • Roshanak Ash - singing bowls
  • Dame Cook - electronics/noise
  • Victor O - triangle + delay pedal
  • Tyson Headon - bass
  • Emjay Wright - cymbals + objects
  • James Bailey - The Crutch
  • Hilary Martin - acoustic guitar
  • Mike Moufette - bass + birds
  • Owen Kurtz - tapes + contact mic
  • Connor Kurtz - empty cassette player
  • David Parker - slide guitar
  • Sarah Peebles - shō + mixing bowl with silver candy balls + dan moi
  • Del Stephen - piano
  • Andrew Finlay-Stewart - violin + kalimba
  • Al Watson - folk rockabilly
  • Patrick O'Reilly - Game Boy
  • Heraclitus Akimbo - electronics

[Cosmic Homeostasis will return to the Southern Cross in its slightly more streamlined format on Sunday, January 29th.]

Recording: Double Group Continuous Improvisation

Artist: styrofoamNosebleedPrincess/Mira Martin-Gray/David Parker/Andrew Finlay Stewart + Del Stephen/Patrick O'Reilly/James Bailey/Tyson Headon

Songs: [two excerpts]

Recorded at The Tranzac's Southern Cross Lounge (Audiopollination 10th Anniversary Bash: Double Group Continuous Improvisation), December 4, 2022.

styrofoamNosebleedPrincess/Mira Martin-Gray/David Parker/Andrew Finlay Stewart - [first group excerpt]

Del Stephen/Patrick O'Reilly/James Bailey/Tyson Headon - [second group excerpt]

A round number anniversary is always worth celebrating, and more so for this labour of love devoted to creative expression and community building. Kudos to Mike Lynn for putting in the work to keep Audiopollination going for a decade — definitely worth celebrating with a slice of pie and a crowded room in the Southern Cross.

After the "regular" Audiopollination sets, Lynn turned the remainder of the afternoon over to collaborators exploring parallel paths in community cacophony. This portion brought back a concept that Del Stephen has been deploying [del-ploying?] and tweaking for a while now, under a couple different names: basically inviting a large group of musicians, and then making a random draw to sort them into small ensembles — in this case, eight musicians playing as two quartets. The "continuous" element came in the transition when the players picked their moments one-by-one to depart/enter the stage at the halfway mark. The first group here (styrofoamNosebleedPrincess, amplified objects; Mira Martin-Gray, guitar; David Parker, guitar; Andrew Finlay Stewart, violin) explored some aggressive jangling while the second (Del Stephen, octapad; Patrick O'Reilly, Game Boy and pedals; James Bailey, trumpet and crutch; Tyson Headon, bass) casually backed into a sort of bitcrushed Bitches Brew vibe.

You can check out some footage from this set over on the Audiopollination youtube channel:

Friday, December 30, 2022

Recording: Killer Quartet

Artist: Killer Quartet

Song: [excerpt from an improvisation]

Recorded December 4, 2022 at The Tranzac's Southern Cross Lounge (Audiopollination 10th Anniversary Bash).

Killer Quartet - [excerpt]

A round number anniversary is always worth celebrating, and more so for this labour of love devoted to creative expression and community building. Kudos to Mike Lynn for putting in the work to keep Audiopollination going for a decade — definitely worth celebrating with a slice of pie and a crowded room in the Southern Cross.

Lynn closed out the first part of the afternoon with this group that saw him joined by Audiopollination Guelph founder Emjay Wright (on drumkit) as well as Kai Grant (vocalisations) and Erin Corbett (synth), exploring dark alleys and uncertain emotional terrain.

You can check out some footage from this set over on the Audiopollination youtube channel:

[Audiopollination is back at Array Space on Friday, January 13th with sets by Mike Barber/Daisy Betlej/Tegan Dietsch / Kousha Nakhaei/Owen Kurtz / Jamie Eriksen/Adrian Russouw/Bri Clarke and Kimberly Ivany/Katheryn Merriam.]

Recording: Peebles/Story/Saneinejad

Artist: Sarah Peebles/David Story/Saba Saneinejad

Song: [excerpt from an improvisation]

Recorded December 4, 2022 at The Tranzac's Southern Cross Lounge (Audiopollination 10th Anniversary Bash).

Sarah Peebles/David Story/Saba Saneinejad - [excerpt]

A round number anniversary is always worth celebrating, and more so for this labour of love devoted to creative expression and community building. Kudos to Mike Lynn for putting in the work to keep Audiopollination going for a decade — definitely worth celebrating with a slice of pie and a crowded room in the Southern Cross.

David Story (keyb) and Saba Saneinejad (flute) provided the vibes here, while Sarah Peebles first ran interference on a resonator bowl before gliding in on shō.

You can check out some footage from this set over on the Audiopollination youtube channel:

[Audiopollination is back at Array Space on Friday, January 13th with sets by Mike Barber/Daisy Betlej/Tegan Dietsch / Kousha Nakhaei/Owen Kurtz / Jamie Eriksen/Adrian Russouw/Bri Clarke and Kimberly Ivany/Katheryn Merriam.]

Recording: Roblin/Kinney/Erickson

Artist: Diane Roblin/Ryan Kinney/James Erickson

Song: [excerpt from an improvisation]

Recorded December 4, 2022 at The Tranzac's Southern Cross Lounge (Audiopollination 10th Anniversary Bash).

Diane Roblin/Ryan Kinney/James Erickson - [excerpt]

A round number anniversary is always worth celebrating, and more so for this labour of love devoted to creative expression and community building. Kudos to Mike Lynn for putting in the work to keep Audiopollination going for a decade — definitely worth celebrating with a slice of pie and a crowded room in the Southern Cross.

A nicely even-handed trio here, with Diane Roblin (piano/synth), Ryan Kinney (guitar), and James Erickson (sax/clarinet) collaborating on some well-woven textures.

You can check out some footage from this set over on the Audiopollination youtube channel:

[Audiopollination is back at Array Space on Friday, January 13th with sets by Mike Barber/Daisy Betlej/Tegan Dietsch / Kousha Nakhaei/Owen Kurtz / Jamie Eriksen/Adrian Russouw/Bri Clarke and Kimberly Ivany/Katheryn Merriam.]

Recording: Bob Vespaziani & Brian Abbott

Artist: Bob Vespaziani & Brian Abbott

Song: [excerpt from an improvisation]

Recorded December 4, 2022 at The Tranzac's Southern Cross Lounge (Audiopollination 10th Anniversary Bash).

Bob Vespaziani & Brian Abbott - [excerpt]

A round number anniversary is always worth celebrating, and more so for this labour of love devoted to creative expression and community building. Kudos to Mike Lynn for putting in the work to keep Audiopollination going for a decade — definitely worth celebrating with a slice of pie and a crowded room in the Southern Cross.

Late fill-in Brian Abbott offered up some old-fashioned many-styles stop-start guit-wrangling to accompany Bob Vespaziani's wavedrum clatter. The set started like a sack of bells being tossed down a staircase and kept moving from there.

You can check out some footage from this set over on the Audiopollination youtube channel:

[Audiopollination is back at Array Space on Friday, January 13th with sets by Mike Barber/Daisy Betlej/Tegan Dietsch / Kousha Nakhaei/Owen Kurtz / Jamie Eriksen/Adrian Russouw/Bri Clarke and Kimberly Ivany/Katheryn Merriam.]

Recording: Jessica Houghton & Kathryn Merriam

Artist: Jessica Houghton & Kathryn Merriam

Song: [excerpt from an improvisation]

Recorded December 4, 2022 at The Tranzac's Southern Cross Lounge (Audiopollination 10th Anniversary Bash).

Jessica Houghton & Kathryn Merriam - [excerpt]

A round number anniversary is always worth celebrating, and more so for this labour of love devoted to creative expression and community building. Kudos to Mike Lynn for putting in the work to keep Audiopollination going for a decade — definitely worth celebrating with a slice of pie and a crowded room in the Southern Cross.

The afternoon opened with a pairing of Jessica Houghton (movement) and Kathryn Merriam (harp). Houghton used the thin strip of space at the front of the stage area (and, later, gained some height on the piano bench) to reflect Merriam's lush notes and reverse delay sweeps.

You can check out some footage from this set over on the Audiopollination youtube channel:

[Audiopollination is back at Array Space on Friday, January 13th with sets by Mike Barber/Daisy Betlej/Tegan Dietsch / Kousha Nakhaei/Owen Kurtz / Jamie Eriksen/Adrian Russouw/Bri Clarke and Kimberly Ivany/Katheryn Merriam.]

Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Recording: The Imaginary Brass Band

Artist: The Imaginary Brass Band

Songs: Let It Roll + Saunter One

Recorded at The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge), November 29, 2022.

The Imaginary Brass Band - Let It Roll

The Imaginary Brass Band - Saunter One

Rat-drifting meets marching band — although nominally a trio (Doug Tielli, Heather Saumer, Nick Fraser) on their just-released album, in the flesh the group expanded with Tania Gill, Charles Spearin, Emily Farrell and Colin Couch (and with Tom Richards sitting in for the bulk of the first set, to boot). A couple of Nick Fraser's sketches were essayed, but most of the material here is from Doug Tielli, showing off the most recent evidence of the contrasts and continuities with his "songwriter" work. There was some of the expected brass band brio at hand, but also, as the second piece here indicates, a willingness to explore melancholy beauty as well.

Monday, December 26, 2022

Monday Roundup #102

Community notes:

  • I'd heard this being discussed, but official confirmation in the most recent Tranzac newsletter: "Please note that starting January 3 the Southern Cross will have new, slightly earlier time slots Monday - Friday: 7 pm - 9 pm and 9:30 pm - 11:30 pm; weekends will be similar to the current Sunday schedule. More info coming soon, please stay tuned!

Video hits:

  • Some dance moves at dawn from an undisclosed location in the Hammertown zone:

Concert announcements:

Ayal Senior & Friends (feat. Ayal Senior/Kurt Newman/Andrew Furlong/Blake Howard / Family Ravine / Aaron Knight / Nick Flanagan / Bruce Lee's Sister) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2023-01-08 (Sunday – 2:30 p.m.). @pwyc. [FB event]

Audiopollination (feat. Mike Barber/Daisy Betlej/Tegan Dietsch Kousha Nakhaei/Owen Kurtz / Jamie Eriksen/Adrian Russouw/Bri Clarke / Kimberly Ivany/Katheryn Merriam) / Arraymusic 2023-01-13 (Friday). $10 or PWYC. [FB event]

Ingredient [album release show!] (Uh Huh [f.k.a. Teenanger]) / BSMT 254 2023-01-27 (Friday). $16.93. [FB event]

The Tawoos Initiative and Small World Music present (feat. Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad Qawwali) / St. Andrew's Church 2023-05-20 (Saturday). $43.93. [FB event]


Shows this week:

Music by Harry and Furlong (feat. Brittany Pitt/Dan Pitt/Harry Vetro) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-27 (Tuesday – early!)

Exit Points #33 ["this performance includes a 5-channel speaker array for surround sound"] (feat. Marilyn Yogarajah/Sara Constant/Alexander Vincent/Michael Palumbo / Zoma/Behnoosh Behnamnia/Kousha Nakhaei/Donovan Locke) / Array Space 2022-12-28 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Boxing Week Special (feat. OMBIIGIZI / Scarlett Rose / Una Rose) / The Garrison 2022-12-28 (Wednesday). $13.85, 19+. [FB event]

Boxing Week Special (feat. Happy99 / Accelerant / Dermabrasion) / The Baby G 2022-12-28 (Wednesday). $13.85, 19+. [FB event]

Nomad [Simon Millerd/Mike Bjella/Ted Crosby/Ben Dwyer/Jake Wiens/Kai Basanta] (Nomad Chamber Trio [Ted Crosby/Mike Bjella/Jake Wiens]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-28 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Boxing Week Special (feat. Rapport / Spirale Parfait / Scott Hardware) / The Baby G 2021-12-29 (Thursday). $13.85, 19+. [FB event]

Boxing Week Special (feat. Heaven For Real / Clothesline From Hell / The Crime Family) / The Garrison 2022-12-29 (Thursday). $13.85, 19+. [FB event]

Ancient Egypt [Holger Schoorl/Scott Thomson/Pete Johnston] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-29 (Thursday). $pwyc.

Aurochs with special guest Kurt Newman / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-30 (Friday – early!). $pwyc.

The Ryan Driver Sextet / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-30 (Friday). $pwyw.

Tranzac New Year’s Eve (feat. Eucalyptus / Owen Pallett / Bernice / LAL / Phèdre / José Contreras / Chiquitamagic) / The Tranzac 2021-12-31 (Saturday). $25 in advance, $30 at the door. [FB event]

New Year's Eve (feat. Mouth Congress / Martian Crisis Unit / Pat Ronan / Noah Maloney) / Bar Orwell 2021-12-31 (Saturday). $31.97. [FB event]

Hollowfest NYE Party ["an immersive art + music experience in collaboration with "Psychedelics: The Experiential Exhibition""] (feat. Possum / Nyssa / ZONES [full band!]) / Lithuanian Banquet Halls 2022-12-31 (Saturday). $35. [FB event]


It happened this week...

  • ...on December 30, 2012 at The Drake Underground (What's in the Box – Night 5).

The Skeletones Four - Trap Door

  • ...on December 31, 2012 at The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge).

Ronley Teper's Lipliners - Party!

[Do remember that you can click on the tags below to go back and find the original posts (and often, more stuff) from these artists.]

Saturday, December 24, 2022

Recording: Victor O and Friends

Artist: Victor O and Friends

Song: [excerpt from an improvisation]

Recorded at Array Space (Audiopollination), November 25, 2022.

Victor O and Friends - [excerpt]

The night's closing curated set saw bassist Victor O leaning in and focusing on echos and microloops while being surrounded by plinks and scratches from Marilyn Yogarajah (synth, piano, trumpet) and Zoë Alexis-Abrams (cello).

You can also check out the video from this set over on Audiopollination's youtube page:

[Audiopollination will be back at Array Space on Friday, January 13th, with performances from Mike Barber/Daisy Betlej/Tegan Dietsch / Kousha Nakhaei/Owen Kurtz / Jamie Eriksen/Adrian Russouw/Bri Clarke and Kimberly Ivany/Katheryn Merriam.]

Recording: Heraclitus Akimbo/Davison/Morgacheva

Artist: Heraclitus Akimbo/William Davison/Daria Morgacheva

Song: [excerpt from an improvisation]

Recorded at Array Space (Audiopollination), November 25, 2022.

Heraclitus Akimbo/William Davison/Daria Morgacheva - [excerpt]

Excellent work here from Daria Morgacheva (also known for her synth skills) providing some elegant piano structures for the more abstract sounds from William Davison (amplified objects) and Heraclitus Akimbo (lyre, oscillators, effects).

You can also check out the video from this set over on Audiopollination's youtube page:

[Audiopollination will be back at Array Space on Friday, January 13th, with performances from Mike Barber/Daisy Betlej/Tegan Dietsch / Kousha Nakhaei/Owen Kurtz / Jamie Eriksen/Adrian Russouw/Bri Clarke and Kimberly Ivany/Katheryn Merriam.]

[photo by Fahmid Nibesh]

Recording: Roter/Stephen/Oolvai

Artist: Raphael Roter/Del Stephen/Piers Oolvai

Song: [excerpt from an improvisation]

Recorded at Array Space (Audiopollination), November 25, 2022.

Raphael Roter/Del Stephen/Piers Oolvai - [excerpt]

A percussive ensemble, with Raphael Roter deconstructing a drumkit and Del Stephen providing patter patterns via Octapad while Piers Oolvai added some kalimba before switching over to effects-torqued baritone clainet.

You can also check out the video from this set over on Audiopollination's youtube page:

[Audiopollination will be back at Array Space on Friday, January 13th, with performances from Mike Barber/Daisy Betlej/Tegan Dietsch / Kousha Nakhaei/Owen Kurtz / Jamie Eriksen/Adrian Russouw/Bri Clarke and Kimberly Ivany/Katheryn Merriam.]

Recording: Martin-Gray/Nibesh/Labikova

Artist: Mira Martin-Gray/Fahmid Nibesh/Bea Labikova

Song: [excerpt from an improvisation]

Recorded at Array Space (Audiopollination), November 25, 2022.

Mira Martin-Gray/Fahmid Nibesh/Bea Labikova - [excerpt]

Some sputtering teamwork here with Bea Labikova (switching over to bari sax) joined by Mira Martin-Gray (acoustic guitar + Soft Pop) and Fahmid Nibesh (electric guitar + effects).

You can also check out the video from this set over on Audiopollination's youtube page:

[Audiopollination will be back at Array Space on Friday, January 13th, with performances from Mike Barber/Daisy Betlej/Tegan Dietsch / Kousha Nakhaei/Owen Kurtz / Jamie Eriksen/Adrian Russouw/Bri Clarke and Kimberly Ivany/Katheryn Merriam.]

Recording: Clermont/mkl32/Labikova

Artist: Isabelle Clermont/mkl32/Bea Labikova

Song: [excerpt from an improvisation]

Recorded at Array Space (Audiopollination), November 25, 2022.

Isabelle Clermont/mkl32/Bea Labikova - [excerpt]

A night out at Audiopollination was, as usual, brimming over with sounds and creativity. This opening set saw visiting harpist Isabelle Clermont (armed with an array of effects pedals) joined by Mike Lynn (double bass) and Bea Labikova (alto sax). Not even an accidentally-turned-off power bar (which you can hear a short while into this extract) could derail the flow.

You can also check out the video from this set over on Audiopollination's youtube page:

[Audiopollination will be back at Array Space on Friday, January 13th, with performances from Mike Barber/Daisy Betlej/Tegan Dietsch / Kousha Nakhaei/Owen Kurtz / Jamie Eriksen/Adrian Russouw/Bri Clarke and Kimberly Ivany/Katheryn Merriam.]

Monday, December 19, 2022

Monday Roundup #101

Concert announcements:

Exit Points #33 ["this performance includes a 5-channel speaker array for surround sound"] (feat. Marilyn Yogarajah/Sara Constant/Alexander Vincent/Michael Palumbo / Zoma/Behnoosh Behnamnia/Kousha Nakhaei/Donovan Locke) / Array Space 2022-12-28 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Nomad [Simon Millerd/Mike Bjella/Ted Crosby/Ben Dwyer/Jake Wiens/Kai Basanta] (Nomad Chamber Trio [Ted Crosby/Mike Bjella/Jake Wiens]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-28 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Boxing Week Special (feat. OMBIIGIZI / Scarlett Rose / Una Rose) / The Garrison 2022-12-28 (Wednesday). $13.85, 19+. [FB event]

Ancient Egypt [Holger Schoorl/Scott Thomson/Pete Johnston] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-29 (Thursday). $pwyc.

Aurochs with special guest Kurt Newman / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-30 (Friday – early!). $pwyc.

Hollowfest NYE Party ["an immersive art + music experience in collaboration with "Psychedelics: The Experiential Exhibition""] (feat. Possum / Nyssa / ZONES [full band!]) / Lithuanian Banquet Halls 2022-12-31 (Saturday). $35. [FB event]

Track Could Bend #75 (feat. Chapped Lips [Annie Elgie/Patrick O'Reilly/PT Sandberg] / SOUP [Sara Constant/Yang Chen/Andrew Noseworthy]) / Wenona Lodge 2023-01-03 (Tuesday). $pwyc. [FB event]

Life Force [Diane Roblin/Bruce Cassidy/George Koller/Kevin Turcotte/Jeff LaRochelle/Tim Shia] / La Rev 2023-01-07 (Saturday)

Kiwi Jr. (Charlotte Cornfield) / Lula Lounge 2023-02-19 (Sunday). $20.28, 19+. [FB event]


Shows this week:

Amrita [Kayla Milmine/Anita Katakkar] / Drom Taberna 2022-12-19 (Monday – 5:30 p.m.) [FB event]

Nidus (Wenderly Park) / The Tranzac (Living Room) 2022-12-20 (Tuesday). $pwyc. [FB event]

Jennifer Castle [winter solstice celebration!] (Eucalyptus) / The Great Hall 2022-12-21 (Wednesday). $33.99, 19+. [FB event]

A Josh Cole Quartet [Lina Allemano/Rob Clutton/Josh Cole/Blake Howard] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-21 (Wednesday). $10/PWYC.

Kingdom of Birds (Essie Watts / Joy Shape) / Monarch Tavern 2022-12-22 (Thursday). $15, 19+. [FB event]

Amber [Lori Freedman & Scott Thomson] (Rob Clutton [solo double bass]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-23 (Friday). $pwyw


It happened this week...

  • ...on December 21, 2011 at The Great Hall.

Sloan - Everything You've Done Wrong

[Do remember that you can click on the tags below to go back and find the original posts (and often, more stuff) from these artists.]

Sunday, December 18, 2022

Recording: Isla Craig

Artist: Isla Craig

Songs: Spirit + Now Westlin Winds [with Andrew Patten & Ivy Mairi] [trad. arr. Dick Gaughan, from a poem by Robert Burns]

Recorded at The Tranzac (Main Hall), November 15, 2022.

Isla Craig - Spirit

Isla Craig with Andrew Patten & Ivy Mairi - Now Westlin Winds

Although there have been some airings-out of the new Echo's Reach material, this definitely felt like a special occasion, with a full band (Mike Smith, bass; Ian Daniel Kehoe, drums; Ted Crosby, sax) as well as vocal support from Vic Cheong and Ivy Mairi. (Plus frequent collaborator Jonathan Adjemian guesting on piano on the set's last track presented here.) In a nod to her roots, there was also a pause in the middle for a folky excursion, with Andrew Patten adding some acoustic guitar.

It seems like yesterday and forever ago that folks last gathered to celebrate an album release by Isla Craig in The Tranzac's big room. That made it felt like an event, one where old circles intersect — with faces you might've once seen at a Healing Power party, or on a beach on the Island. May the spirit be with you.

Recording: Sarah Good and the Bads

Artist: Sarah Good and the Bads

Song: Commentary

Recorded at The Tranzac (Main Hall), November 15, 2022.

Sarah Good and the Bads - Commentary

Coming in from Hamilton to open things up for Isla Craig's album release, this group was not so much a power trio as something akin to Laura Barrett fronting an arty math-rock group.

Monday, December 12, 2022

Monday Roundup #100

Community notes:

  • Important dispatch from The Tranzac! "Take advantage of our $30 early bird rate for memberships all December! When you join as a member before January you pay the early-bird fee of $30 and receive a new Tranzac t-shirt or tote. Annual membership increases to $50 beginning in January. You can get a membership in person at the Tranzac bar, or online at our website." [Joe's note: you probably wanna get in on these stylin' new Seth-designed t-shirts while they last!]
  • As an aside, while I was digging around some 2009 posts to find recordings for this week's archive feature (see below), I found a couple with dead links which I took a few minutes to re-upload. If you ever do come across anything like that, please leave a comment on the post or shoot me an email! Something's bund to slide sideways with over 4700 recordings [Joe's note: !!!] but I do like to have it as ship-shape as possible around here.

Concert announcements:

A Josh Cole Quartet [Lina Allemano/Rob Clutton/Josh Cole/Blake Howard] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-21 (Wednesday). $10/PWYC.

Kingdom of Birds (Essie Watts / Joy Shape) / Monarch Tavern 2022-12-22 (Thursday). $15, 19+. [FB event]

New Year's Eve (feat. Mouth Congress / Martian Crisis Unit / Pat Ronan / Noah Maloney) / Bar Orwell 2021-12-31 (Saturday). $31.97. [FB event]

Class of 2023 (feat. Cinder / Bonnie Trash / Not A Band / Motorists) / Monarch Tavern 2023-01-13 (Friday). $17.50, 19+. [FB event]


Shows this week:

Array Presents: You and I Are Water Earth Fire Air of Life and Death, Part 3 – ‘I’ (feat. Mani Mazinani / Sam Shalabi / Cindy Baker) / Array Space 2022-12-12 (Monday). $20 or Pay What You Want/PWYW, livestream available. [more info]

Puritan Fear (Output 1:1:1 / FLÜFF) / BSMT 254 2022-12-12 (Monday). $10. [FB event]

Dun-Dun Land: Night 2 (feat. Jesse Levine & Robin Buckley / Dun-Dun Man) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-13 (Tuesday – early!). $pwyc.

Black Ox Orkestar (Xicada [Ilyse Krivel]) / The Music Gallery 2022-12-13 (Tuesday). $20/$10 Music Gallery members, all ages. [FB event]

Dana Gavanski (Eliza Niemi / Luka Kuplowsky) / The Baby G 2022-12-14 (Wednesday). $20.05, 19+. [FB event]

Never Was presents: Bands That Are Not Never Was (feat. Madeleine Ertel/Julian Anderson-Bowes/Thom Gill / Joe Sorbara/Chris Banks/Tania Gill/Rebecca Hennessy/Aline Homzy) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-14 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Spruce Needles (Jess Beau/Kurt Newman/Michael Balazo) / Bar Orwell 2021-12-15 (Thursday) [FB event]

Christmas "Sing-a-long" (feat. Barnyard Drama) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-16 (Friday – early!). $PWYW. [FB event]

Luge (Omhouse / Wolff Parkinson White / Adversarial Networks / Julian Selody) / The Citadel 2021-12-16 (Friday). $17 advance/$20+ at the door, all ages. [FB event]

Gillian Stone [Spirit Photographs EP release] (Picastro / Funeral Lakes) / The Tranzac (Main Hall) 2022-12-16 (Friday). $16.93. [FB event]

Audiopollination (feat. David Sait/Aidan McConnell/Marilyn Yogarajah / Rod Campbell/%%30%30%30/Fuzzy Nibesh / Thispatcher/David Story/Raquel Skilich/Cassie Norton / Love Children of the Apocalypse) / Array Space 2022-12-16 (Friday). $10 (cash or card, NOTAFLOF). [FB event]

The Titillators / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-16 (Friday). $PWYW. [FB event]

Nick Storring (Vixu / Wolff Parkinson White) / Tibet Street Records 2021-12-17 (Saturday – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.). $15, all ages. [FB event]

Jessie Dara & Band (Justin Orok & Racha Mouhakalled) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-17 (Saturday). $PWYC, suggested $10. [more info]

Titanium Riot (BLOOP) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-18 (Sunday – early!) [FB event]


It happened this week...

  • ...on December 14, 2009 at The Horseshoe.

Grant Hart - She Can See the Angels Coming + Signed D.C.

  • ...on December 16, 2009 at The Dakota Tavern (The Old Soul's 8th Anniversary Christmas Show).

The Old Soul - Let's Neck

  • ...on December 17, 2009 at The Garrison.

Lullabye Arkestra - We Fuck the Night

  • ...on December 17, 2009 at The Garrison.

Constantines - Dirty Business

[Do remember that you can click on the tags below to go back and find the original posts (and often, more stuff) from these artists.]

Saturday, December 10, 2022

Recording: Del Stephen & The Heart Loft Group

Artist: Del Stephen & The Heart Loft Group

Song: Translation Emotion Express [Part 2]

Recorded at The Tranzac's Southern Cross Lounge (Today Versions presents: Last Place), November 13, 2022.

Del Stephen & The Heart Loft Group - Translation Emotion Express [Part 2]

This was another in a series of bands that were purpose-built, it'd seem, for the purposes of playing a particular piece, brought together to "complete" some compositions in, perhaps, the last place they need to be. Joined by Jeff Sinibaldi (electronics, gentle percussion), Andrew Finlay Stewart (violin), Michael Lynn (bass), and Patrick O'Reilly (guitar, effects), the group stretched out over two expansive compositions, gentle thoughts curling out into insistent notions.

You can watch a bigger chunk of this set over on youtube:

Recording: Del Stephen

Artist: Del Stephen

Song: unknown*

Recorded at The Tranzac's Southern Cross Lounge (Today Versions presents: Last Place), November 13, 2022.

Del Stephen - [first piano piece]

Leading off another evening of curated vibrations, Del Stephen brought a couple pieces for solo piano as well as a couple poems backed by sampler-grooves, pondering about listening and creating an intimate space for some friends to play (and later, a more expansive set to sandwich the night).

You can watch a bigger chunk of this set over on youtube:

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

Monday, December 5, 2022

Monday Roundup #99

Concert announcements:

Dun-Dun Land: Night 2 (feat. Jesse Levine & Robin Buckley / Dun-Dun Man) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-13 (Tuesday – early!). $pwyc.

Audiopollination (feat. David Sait/Aidan McConnell/Marilyn Yogarajah / Rod Campbell/%%30%30%30/Fuzzy Nibesh / Thispatcher/David Story/Raquel Skilich/Cassie Norton / Love Children of the Apocalypse) / Array Space 2022-12-16 (Friday). $10 (cash or card, NOTAFLOF). [FB event]

Titanium Riot (BLOOP) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-18 (Sunday – early!) [FB event]

Boxing Week Special (feat. Rapport / Spirale Parfait / Scott Hardware) / The Baby G 2021-12-29 (Thursday). $13.85, 19+. [FB event]

Tranzac New Year’s Eve (feat. Eucalyptus / Owen Pallett / Bernice / LAL / Phèdre / José Contreras / Chiquitamagic) / The Tranzac 2021-12-31 (Saturday). $25 in advance, $30 at the door. [FB event]


Shows this week:

Track Could Bend #74 (feat. Mad's Happy Music [Madeleine Ertel/Aline Homzy/Beth Silver/Alexa Belgrave] / Ecotone [S. Brothers/M. Mucci]) / Wenona Lodge 2021-12-06 (Tuesday). $pwyc. [FB event]

Peripheral Vision (Plastic Babies) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-06 (Tuesday)

Ghostlight (SeniorBeatBox) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-07 (Wednesday) [FB event]

DMA Recital: Patrick O'Reilly (feat. Annie Elgie/Laura Swankey/Madeleine Ertel/Bea Labikova/Mira Martin‐Gray/Joe Strutt/Andrew Furlong/Joe Sorbara) / Walter Hall 2022-12-08 (Thursday). Free, open to the public, livestream available. [more info]

Cosmic Country for Communists (feat. Janet Macpherson/Kurt Newman/Harry Bartlett/Andrew Furlong/Blake Howard / Cathryn Naiker / Nick Flanagan) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-08 (Thursday)

Rückstreuung: Sound Performance (feat. Debashis Sinha) / MOCA Toronto 2022-12-09 (Friday). $free with admission. [FB event]

Long Winter (feat. Sicayda / VRIM / Bobby Gadda / SSunday / SORB / E-PRIME) / The Parkdale Hall 2021-12-09 (Friday). PWYC, all ages. [FB event]

Musica Universalis (feat. Colin Fisher Quartet [Mark Hundevad/Brandon Valdivia/Andrew Furlong/Colin Fisher] / Aline Homzy/Josh Cole/Nick Storring) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-09 (Friday). $10. [FB event]

Glen Hall's Ossingtones [Glen Hall/Diane Roblin/Bruce CassidyChris Cawthray/Rob Clutton ] / La Rev 2022-12-10 (Saturday)

Lee Paradise (Moon King) / Monarch Tavern 2021-12-10 (Saturday). $15, 19+. [FB event]

Ayal Senior & Friends (feat. Ayal Senior/Kurt Newman/Andrew Furlong / Jessie Dara / Nick Flanagan / Tzevi Sherman) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-11 (Sunday – 2:30 p.m.)[FB event]

SynCirSundays (feat. The Electronoise Orchestra [Connor Bennett/William Davison/Mira Martin-Gray/Mike Hansen/Heraclitus Akimbo]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-11 (Sunday – early!). $10/pwyc [FB event]

Happy Sundays (feat. Beams / Joy Shape / Isla Craig) / The Baby G 2021-12-11 (Sunday). $free, 19+. [FB event]


It happened this week...

Patrick O'Reilly will be leading an ensemble in a performance of his open-source composition "Carded" at his graduating recital on Thursday (check out the listing above), making it on-point to share a couple live excursions from a few years back:

  • ...on December 8, 2018 at Array Space (Audiopollination 66).

Laura Swankey & Patrick O'Reilly - [excerpt]

  • ...on December 9, 2018 at Array Space (Somewhere There's Second Sunday Series).

William Davison/Patrick O'Reilly/{AN} EeL - [excerpt]

[Do remember that you can click on the tags below to go back and find the original posts (and often, more stuff) from these artists.]