Monday Roundup #173

Community notes:

• Synthesists take note, once more this week features meets ups on Thursday (DRONE:KLUB) and Saturday (Frequency Freaks).

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Concert announcements:

The Brandon Davis Trio [Brandon Davis/Naomi McCarroll-Butler/Joe Sorbara] [album release celebration!] (Brandon Davis [solo]) / Sellers & Newel 2024-05-14 (Tuesday). $15 minimum donation. [more info]

catl. / Castro's Lounge 2024-05-18 (Saturday). $pwyc. [FB event]

Secret Sign (Science International) / Ted's Collision 2024-05-23 (Thursday). $free/pwyc. [FB event]

Gabe Girard presents (feat. The Jake Laur Trio [Ezra Schell/Yoshi Wall/Jake Laur] / Nobody Waved Goodbye (Joe Strutt/Mike Lynn/Marilyn Yogarajah/Gabe Girard] / D.B. Buxton with Special Guests) / The Dock Ellis 2024-05-26 (Sunday). $pwyc. [FB event]

Gentleman Reg (Kelly McMichael) / Burdock Music Hall 2024-05-28 (Tuesday). $15. [more info]

Dan Fortin [solo bass] / Sellers & Newel 2024-05-29 (Wednesday). $15 minimum donation. [more info]

John Kameel Farah & Nick Fraser [Farahser launch party!] / Monarch Tavern 2024-05-29 (Wednesday). $20 suggested donation; $30 will include a CD or LP. [FB event]

Coward Patrol & More Noise Please! present (feat. Never Sorry / Battle Milk / Black Galaxie / A Useless Mass) / Penny's Dive Bar 2024-06-08 (Saturday). $pwyc. [FB event]

A-Minor Presents (feat. Rituals / Fires of Cheektowaga / The Lee Majors / Memorex) / Hard Luck Bar 2024-06-08 (Saturday). $16.48, 19+. [FB event]

Tranzac Fundraiser II (feat. US Girls / Eucalyptus / Cots) / The Tranzac (Main Hall) 2024-06-14 (Friday). $20 adv, $25 door, 19+

Andy Haas & Mike Milligan / Sellers & Newel 2024-06-26 (Wednesday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]

Ducks Ltd. / Longboat Hall 2024-08-22 (Thursday). $29.10, 19+. [FB event]

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Shows this week:

Camille Léon presents: Agave (feat. The John Denver Airport Conspiracy /Wedding) / Burdock Music Hall 2024-05-06 (Monday). $15. [more info]

Spruce Needles (Jenny Omnichord / Heather Mariko / Todd Graham) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-05-06 (Monday) [more info]

Track Could Bend #91 (feat. TH6Ø [debut live performance!] / Olivia Shortt / Brian Abbott) / Wenona Lodge 2024-05-07 (Tuesday). $pwyc. [FB event]

ChamberDestroy [premieres of works by Nicole Lizee and Yaz Lancaster alongside pieces by Louis Andriessen and Julius Eastman] (feat. Ensemble Paramirabo & Thin Edge New Music Collective) / The Music Gallery 2024-05-07 (Tuesday). $tba. [more info]

Peripheral Vision with special guest Joe Sorbara (Joe Sorbara Sextet [Rebecca Hennessy/Ted Crosby/Aline Homzy/Tania Gill/Michael Herring/Joe Sorbara]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-05-07 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Brodie West presents (feat. The Donna Lee Quartet [Brodie West/Reg Schwager/Josh Cole/Nick Fraser]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-05-08 (Wednesday – early)

Westelaken / Bar Orwell Owl's Club 2024-05-08 (Wednesday)

People places records presents (feat. Yaz Lancaster [solo] / Yaz Lancaster/Andrew Noseworthy/Sara Constant) / The Tranzac (Living Room) 2024-05-08 (Wednesday). $22.89. [FB event]

Troglos (Drew Smith) / Houndstooth 2024-05-08 (Wednesday). $pwyc. [FB event]

Never Was [Brandon Davis/Racha Moukalled/Patrick O'Reilly/Adrian Russouw/Joe Sorbara] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-05-08 (Wednesday)

CMC Presents (feat. tUkU x bUdi) / Canadian Music Centre 2024-05-09 (Thursday). $15 Advance, $20 at the door; CMC Members and Arts Workers: $12 Advance, $15 at the door; Students. $10 anytime. [more info]

What Is: Spirituality (As Connection) [vibrotactile sound installation, ASMR and hypnosis + neurological-centered, psychoacoustic performance] (feat. Amma Ateria / Erin Gee / Leon Louder) / The Music Gallery 2024-05-09 (Thursday). $10-20 PWYCA [Pay What You Can Afford], all ages. [more info]

Beams [Requiem for a Planet album release show] (Pelican Movement / Zinnia) / The Garrison 2024-05-09 (Thursday). $18.86, 19+. [FB event]

What Is: Spirituality (As Laughter) – Sound Bath (feat. Laraaji & Arji OceAnanda / New Chance Peaceful Mind) / The Music Gallery 2024-05-10 (Friday). $10-20 PWYCA [Pay What You Can Afford], all ages. [more info]

Batuki Music Society presents (feat. Okavango African Orchestra) / Hugh's Room 2024-05-10 (Friday). $32.73. [FB event]

Audiopollination (feat. Dave Nelson/Paul Newman/Piers Oolvai / David MacDonald/Isabelle Méline/Saba Saneinejad / Michael Palumbo/Arnd Jurgensen/Stone He / Kayla Milmine/Anita Katakka/Isiah Naveed Farabakhsh) / Array Space 2024-05-10 (Friday). $10 [cash or card] (or PWYC/ free if you are lacking funds). [FB event]

PDA & More Noise Please present (feat. Jute / God of Gaps / Stashole / Murmur / Trauma Dump) / Bar Orwell Penny's 2024-05-10 (Friday) [more info]

Musica Universalis (feat. Colin Fisher Quartet [Colin Fisher/Aline Homzy/Jeff Luciani/Josh Cole]) / Derrick Vella [solo acoustic guitar) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-05-10 (Friday). $pwyc, $10 suggested donation

Blunt Object [performing the weird and wonderful music of Carla Bley, featuring Jay Hay/Ben Dietschi/Gordon Hyland/Jesse Malone/Teppei Kamei/Josh Bird/Robin Jessome/Zach Smith/Tania Gill/Phil Albert/Matthew Pullicino] / The Rex 2024-05-11 (Saturday – 2 p.m.). $10/$15. [FB event]

Welcome to Hipsville (feat. Ichi-Bons / The Kewpie Dolls / The Slow Drags / Fuzz Vultures / Thee Rogue Telstars) / Owl's Club 2024-05-11 (Saturday). $25. [FB event]

What Is: Spirituality (As Sharing) ["The beloved album 10 Ragas to a Disco Beat is reimagined"] (feat. Gurpreet Chana / Granny Smith / Anuja Panditrao / Marilyn Yogarajah / David Psutka / Nilan Perera / Hardeep Chana / Naomi McCarroll-Butler / Araz Salek / Peter Rahul / Enzo Sun / Lian McMillan / Rajvi Dedhia / Bhavajan Kumar / Dainty Smith) / The Music Gallery 2024-05-11 (Saturday). $15-25 PWYCA [Pay What You Can Afford], all ages. [more info]

Folly Group (Uh Huh) / Monarch Tavern 2024-05-11 (Saturday). $27.96, 19+. [FB event]

Michael Palumbo & Friends #5 [tUkU/Sara Constant/Pursuit Grooves/Pouya Hamidi/Steven Webb/Bea Labikova/Michael Palumbo] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-05-11 (Saturday)

Ayal Senior & Friends (feat. Ayal Senior & Kurt Newman / William Davison / Karsten Stryker / Nick Flanagan) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-05-12 (Sunday – 2:30 p.m.). $pwyc. [FB event]

Annual Hirut Residency (feat. Eucalyptus [Aidan McConnell/Aline Homzy/Blake Howard/Brodie West/Evan Cartwright/Kurt Newman/Mike Smith/Nick Fraser/Ryan Driver]) / Hirut Café 2024-05-12 (Sunday). $15, dining available, family-friendly. [more info]