Artist: Kurt Newman
Song: [1st piece]
Recorded at Wenona Lodge (Kurt Newman presents: an evening of cool solos), July 16, 2024.
Kurt Newman assembled this night of short solo sets, mostly for guitar, and lead off with some of his own concepts, including this piece exploring contrary motion.
You can check out some more from this set (and the rest of the evening's first half) over on youtube:
Founded as a blog about one curmudgeon's love affair with the em dash, Mechanical Forest Sound has grown to become a community-based archive of local musical culture. Assuming that "independent music" isn't just boys with guitars and "culture" isn't just some sort of pageant, MFS is an investigation of a wide range of artists, reflecting on concerts as shared experiences, acts of citizenship and a chance to get down — fuzzy photographs and clear-sounding original live recordings a specialty.
Current manifestations of this project include Track Could Bend, a monthly concert series featuring "improvised music and weird rock offshoots", presented in a casual environment.
At one point I wrote full-on concert reviews, and for longer I thought I would catch up and write about shows in the past. But these days, because of, y'know, life, do not expect much in the way of full show reviews — but live recordings with blurbs will be posted as quickly after the fact as is feasible.
Check out my original live recordings from many of the gigs discussed here.
You can also check out full sets uploaded to the Live Music Archive. [not currently active]
N.B.: All recordings should be available & playable. If you come across any broken links, invisible or non-functioning players, etc, please leave a comment and I will tend to it ASAP.
ALSO N.B.: I'm perpetually on the lookout for a new place to stash my MP3's online. If you know of any place that allows a couple gigs of stuff to be openly linked to for streaming, drop me a line!
All comments are welcome, or you can reach me at mechanicalforestsound@gmail.com.
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Mike Donovan (New Orthodox / The JDAC) / The Baby G 2024-09-16 (Monday). $23.57 advance, 19+. [FB event]
Ministry of Phonic Services presents: Back to School Field Trip 2024 – "the stadium" (feat. Brian Ruryk & %%30%30 / Louis Pino / Em Wright / Owen Kurtz) / "location details will be revealed day-of" 2024-09-19 (Thursday). $pwyc, outdoors. [more info]
Makam Nights (feat. Arjang Seyfizadeh) / The Tranzac (Living Room) 2024-09-19 (Thursday). $pwyc. [FB event]
Tilman Lewis/Nilan Perera/Laura Swankey / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-09-20 (Friday – early). $pwyc. [FB event]
Safe Sounds Presents: Geary Art Crawl (feat. Animal Party / Forming / Gag) / Body Shop Studios 2024-09-21 (Saturday – 4 p.m.). $free. [FB event]
Art of Improv Salon Series (feat. Margaret Maria/Michael Palumbo/Bill Gilliam / Kye Marshall/Bill McBirnie/Eugene Martynec) / Kensington Sound 2024-09-22 (Sunday – 3 p.m.). $20/PWYC, BYOB. [FB event]
Lori Freedman [solo] (Trio Davidson Ng Freedman) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-09-24 (Tuesday) [more info]
DIG presents (feat. CDSM [Celebrity Death Slot Machine] / Not A Band) / Houndstooth 2024-09-25 (Wednesday). $pwyc. [FB event]
Burn Down The Capital presents (feat. Still House Plants / Only God Forgives) / Standard Time 2024-09-26 (Thursday). $22.89, all ages. [FB event]
Dance Inside Autumn Leaves (feat. Shahriyar Jamshidi) / Canadian Music Centre 2024-09-27 (Friday). $22.63. [more info]
Venus Fest & Not Dead Yet present (feat. Claire Rousay / rEmPiT g0dDe$$ / Karen Ng) / Monarch Tavern 2024-09-27 (Thursday). $25.26, 19+. [more info]
Exit Points #53 (feat. Ray Sun/Rick Sacks/Anne Amores/James Pugliese/Daniel Ramjattan / Dave Clark/abby silvera/Cheryl Duvall/Patrick O'Reilly/Veda Hingert-McDonald/ Michael Palumbo / Switchemups!) / Array Space 2024-09-27 (Friday). $15 (early bird) / $20 (advance) / $25 (door). [FB event]
Raphael Weinroth-Browne / Burdock Music Hall 2024-09-27 (Friday). $20. [FB event]
Continuum & Quatuor Bozzini [performing works by Martin Smolka, Cassandra Miller, Tanya Tagaq, Linda Catlin Smith, Laurence Crane] / St. George by the Grange Anglican Church 2024-09-27 (Friday). $20 (advance), $25 (door). [more info]
Venus Fest presents (feat. evicshen / Ahya Simone / Kat Estacio) / It’s OK* Studios 2024-09-28 (Friday). $20-$30 sliding scale, all ages. [more info]
Ministry of Phonic Services presents: Back to School Field Trip 2024 – "the UFO" (feat. Ecotone Orchestra / Colin Fisher / Important Hair / xodkaar / Kurt Newman / Hit Play) / "location details will be revealed day-of" 2024-09-28 (Saturday). $pwyc, outdoors. [more info]
Cosmic Homeostasis XXV / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-09-29 (Sunday – 2:30 p.m.). $pwyc. [FB event]
Ancient Egypt [Climb Every Mountain record release] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-09-29 (Sunday) [FB event]
Track Could Bend #96 (feat. Josh Cole + Mira Martin-Gray / Laura Swankey/Brittany Pitt/Dan Pitt) / Wenona Lodge 2024-10-01 (Tuesday). $pwyc. [FB event]
Project Nowhere presents (feat. Eliza Niemi / N Nao / Blue Light) / The Baby G 2024-10-05 (Saturday). $20.66, 19+. [FB event]
Mdou Moctar (The Messthetics & James Brandon Lewis) / The Concert Hall 2024-10-09 (Wednesday). $42.24, 19+. [FB event]
Quivers (Curtis Bowman / Triples) / Monarch Tavern 2024-10-11 (Friday). $22.70, 19+. [FB event]
Small World Music presents (feat. Saami Brothers Qawwali) / The Creative School Chrysalis (Toronto Metropolitan University Theatre) 2024-05-18 2024-10-19 (Saturday) [rescheduled!]. $33.28-$86.53. [FB event]
Stranger Still [Pete Johnston/Rob Clutton/Mim Adams/Randi Helmers] / Sellers & Newel 2024-10-20 (Sunday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]
BA Johnston (Wax Mannequin / Block Parent) / Bovine Sex Club 2024-10-25 (Friday). $17.31. [FB event]
Carolyn Mark / Sellers & Newel 2024-10-29 (Tuesday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]
Ace Of Wands (Not A Band / Waxlimbs) / The Baby G 2024-11-02 (Saturday). $23.57, 19+. [FB event]
The Max Donaldson Trio [Max Donaldson/Ian Afif/Mateos Labbe-Phelan] / Sellers & Newel 2024-11-15 (Friday). $15 minimum donation. [more info]
Andy Haas & Mike Milligan (Max Donaldson) / Sellers & Newel 2024-11-24 (Sunday). $20 minimum donation. [FB event]
Zoobombs (Pretty / Scooter Jay) / Monarch Tavern 2024-11-28 (Thursday). $18.50, 19+. [FB event]
2024 Gigs
Track Could Bend #87 (feat. SOUP/ Panties / battle milk) / Wenona Lodge 2024-01-02 (Tuesday)
Swanherds [rebecca bruton solo] (Kurt Newman) / 918 Bathurst – The Sun Room 2024-01-23 (Tuesday)
Track Could Bend #88 (feat. Écureuil / Garden of Magic) / Wenona Lodge 2024-02-06 (Tuesday)
Ayal Senior & Friends (feat. Ayal Senior & Kurt Newman / Eiyn Sof / Colin Fisher / Nick Flanagan) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-02-11 (Sunday)
Track Could Bend #89 (feat. mutepack / Piers Oolvai) / Wenona Lodge 2022-03-05 (Tuesday)
Women From Space Festival: Night 2 (feat. Grace Scheele / MOCH / Mali Obomsawin) / 918 Bathurst 2024-03-09 (Saturday)
Women From Space Festival: Night 3 (feat. Anh Phung/chiquitamagic/Emjay Wright / Val Jeanty & Nickeshia Garrick / Matana Roberts/Germaine Liu/Nicole Rampersaud) / 918 Bathurst 2024-03-10 (Sunday)
Faster Presents: Juice?$#%* (feat. Happy Apple / Brian Abbott & Ryan Kinney / Andrew Kay/Kayla Milmine/Bob Vespaziani / Liz Lima/Brodie West/Andrew Kay/Paul Newman) / Gerrard Art Space 2024-03-23 (Saturday)
Ryan Driver’s Big 5-0 (feat. The Ryan Driver Sextet + guests) / The Tranzac (Main Hall) 2024-03-30 (Saturday)
Cosmic Homeostasis XXIII / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-03-31 (Sunday)
Gabe Girard presents (feat. Zoë / Molehill / Heraclitus Akimbo/Gabe Girard/mkl32) / Bar Orwell 2024-03-31 (Sunday)
Track Could Bend #90 (feat. Voidfemmes & Erin Corbett / Allison Cameron & Stephen Parkinson) / Wenona Lodge 2024-04-02 (Tuesday)
Eclipse Drone 2024: A Cosmic Homeostasis Community Event (feat. Cosmic Homeostasis) / Christie Pits 2022-04-08 (Monday)
Dun-Dun Land: Slight Return (feat. Dun-Dun Band) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-04-09 (Tuesday)
Josh Cole Presents (feat. Rob Clutton/Josh Cole/Nick Fraser/John Oswald wsg Colin Fisher) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-04-09 (Tuesday)
Ayal Senior & Friends (feat. Tzevi Sherman / Marilyn Yogarajah & Co. / Nick Flanagan / Ayal Senior & Kurt Newman) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-04-14 (Sunday)
Poncili Creacion with Karen Ng and Philippe Melanson (Nubuo Kubota) / The Music Gallery 2024-04-19 (Friday)
Tranzac Fundraiser I (feat. Sandro Perri & Friends / Masahiro Takahashi / Anne Bourne) / The Tranzac (Main Hall) 2024-04-20 (Saturday)
Wenderly Park (Friends of Wenderly Park feat. Marilyn Yogarajah/Bea Labikova/Allison Cameron/Mike Lynn/Jason Doell) / The Sun Room at 918 Bathurst 2024-04-23 (Tuesday)
Joe's 50th Birthday (feat. Eucalyptus / Isla Craig + band / Colin Fisher) / The Tranzac (Main Hall) 2024-04-25 (Thursday)
Track Could Bend #91 (feat. TH6Ø / Olivia Shortt / Brian Abbott) / Wenona Lodge 2024-05-07 (Tuesday)
Ayal Senior & Friends (feat. Ayal Senior/Kurt Newman/Andrew Furlong / William Davison / Karsten Stryker / Nick Flanagan) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-05-12 (Sunday)
Ghostgirl residency (feat. Aline Homzy/Allan Mackie/Michael Davidson / Michael Davidson [solo]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-05-14 (Tuesday)
Josh Cole presents (feat. Kind Mind) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-05-14 (Tuesday)
TONE presents (feat. Nate Wooley's Columbia Icefield / Rob Clutton Trio with Kurt Newman) / Standard Time 2024-05-17 (Friday)
ArtJam Toronto (feat. not a band) / 918 Bathurst 2024-05-25 (Saturday)
Gabe Girard presents (feat. The Jake Laur Trio / Nobody Waved Goodbye / D.B. Buxton) / The Dock Ellis 2024-05-26
Track Could Bend #92 (feat. Duo Cichorium [Jasmine Tsui/Louis Pino] / Tom Richards) / Wenona Lodge 2024-06-04 (Tuesday)
Ayal Senior & Friends (feat. Ayal Senior / Drew Smith / Nick Flanagan / Nocturnes) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-06-09 (Sunday)
Ghostgirl residency (feat. Aline Homzy/Michael Davidson/Julian Anderson-Bowes/Aidan McConnell) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-06-11 (Tuesday)
Josh Cole presents (feat. Peter Zummo & friends) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-06-11 (Tuesday)
Tranzac Fundraiser II (feat. US Girls / Eucalyptus / Cots) / The Tranzac (Main Hall) 2024-06-14 (Friday)
TONE Festival (feat. Mas Aya / Colin Fisher / Xicada) / The Tranzac (Main Hall) 2024-06-16 (Sunday)
Luka Kuplowsky & The Ryōkan Band (The Heart of Going La) / The Tranzac (Main Hall) 2024-06-18 (Tuesday)
Aline's Étoile Magique / Toronto Jazz Fest — Village Stage 2024-06-24 (Monday)
Solitary Shrew presents (feat. Mira Martin-Gray / Molly McGregor's Pageant puppet play) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-06-25 (Tuesday)
Nick Fraser presents (feat. Zoe Pia / BLOOP! / Non-Twins) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-06-25 (Tuesday)
Karen Ng Presents (feat. Ted Crosby/Phil Melanson/Karen Ng / Swanherds) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-06-27 (Thursday)
Knots / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-06-30 (Sunday)
Cosmic Homeostasis XXIV / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-06-30 (Sunday)
Track Could Bend #93 (feat. Without a Single Green Feather / Kristina Warren & Karen Ng) / Wenona Lodge 2024-07-02 (Tuesday)
Tribute to Joe Raposo (Feat. Holy Oak Family Singers) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-07-03 (Wednesday)
The Knot (Germaine Liu & Mark Zurawinski) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-07-03 (Wednesday)
Karen Ng presents (feat. Windscour / The Adjacence / Shadow Pattern) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge)
Ayal Senior and Friends presents (feat. Nick Flanagan / Jane Inc / You're Steel on My Mind) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-07-14 (Sunday)
Kurt Newman presents: an evening of cool solos (feat. Christine Bougie / Kayla Milmine / Dan Pitt / Patrick O'Reilly / Thom Gill / Kurt Newman) / Wenona Lodge 2024-07-16 (Tuesday)
Sandro Perri & Friends (Alex Lukashevsky) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-07-19 (Friday)
Masahiro Takahashi presents Cha-no-yu (feat. Emissive / Masahiro Takahashi with Karen Ng/Sandro Perri) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-07-19 (Friday)
Burn Down The Capital presents (feat. Mira Martin-Gray / Deprivation Tactics / Brian Ruryk / Lucas Abela / Gorgina) / See-Scape 2024-07-24 (Wednesday)
Mountain Movers (Stonegrass / Emily Robb) / Monarch Tavern 2024-07-25 (Thursday)
Joseph Allred (Hieronymus Harry / Marilyn Yogarajah) / Annette Studios 2024-08-04 (Sunday)
Track Could Bend #94 (feat. Dangertown / Eye_Duh Kho & Alejandro Franco Briones) / Wenona Lodge 2024-08-06 (Tuesday)]
Ayal Senior & Friends (feat. Ayal Senior & Hieronymus Harry / David Sait / The Sympathetic String Band / Ayal Senior & Kurt Newman) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-08-11 (Sunday)
Cosmic Homeostasis / Bloor Annex BIA Stage 2024-09-01 (Sunday)
Track Could Bend #95 (feat. Royal Jelly / Turtle Pleasure) / Wenona Lodge 2024-09-03 (Tuesday)
Ayal Senior & Friends (feat. Greydini / Everly Lux / Senior & Newman) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-09-08 (Sunday)
No Octopus Dancing / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-09-10 (Tuesday)
Josh Cole presents (feat. Josh Cole/Rob Clutton/John Oswald/Brodie West) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-09-10 (Tuesday)
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