Monday Roundup #231

Concert announcements:

Colin Fisher/George Koller/Jeff Luciani/Diane Roblin / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-06-23 (Monday) [FB event]

Exit Points #61 (feat. Liz Hyzen/Jinu Isac/Xavier Lucente/Judy Zhu/Sarah Belle Reid / Pavan Ubhi/Ryan Gaston/Pablo Leñero/Ariadna Ortega/Jamie Thompson/Michael Palumbo / Switchemups) / Array Space 2025-06-27 (Friday). $15 (early bird)/$20 (adv)/$25 (door). [FB event]

The Ryan Driver Quintet / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-06-27 (Friday) [FB event]

Cosmic Homeostasis XXVIII / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-06-29 (Sunday – 2 p.m.) [FB event]

Carlton Park Concerts (feat. Karen Ng / Shabason & Krgovich [full band] / Arma Agharta / Sparkling Water) / Carlton Park ["by the wading pool"] 2025-06-29 (Sunday – 4 p.m.). $pwyc, outdoors, "very kid friendly". [more info]

Wolf Eyes / The Baby G 2025-06-29 (Sunday). $29.10, 19+. [FB event]

to gather string ["an evening of contemporary music for strings and electric guitar, featuring new music for solo instruments, string quartet, as well as electric guitar + string quartet, and including works by the performers, Gavin Bryars, Steven Webb and more"] (Andrew Noseworthy) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-06-29 (Sunday) [FB event]

Track Could Bend #106 (feat. Cudmore/Perera Duo / Ariadna Ortega / Grace Scheele) / Wenona Craft Beer Lodge 2025-07-01 (Tuesday). $pwyc. [FB event]

Summer Music in the Garden: Songs of Birds and Love (feat. The Musicians of the Egg) ["a delightful program of music from the English and French Renaissance."] / Toronto Music Garden 2025-07-10 (Thursday). $free, outdoors. [more info]

Ayal Senior and Friends ["Ayal's on tour" edition with guest host Joe Strutt] (feat. anthéne / {AN} EeL / Nick Flanagan) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-07-13 (Sunday – 2:30 p.m.). $pwyc. [FB event]

Summer Music in the Garden presents Labyrinth Ontario: Wild Strings and Tuning Things (feat. Roa Lee/Aysel Taghi-Zada/Sasan Salaseli) / Toronto Music Garden 2025-07-13 (Sunday – 4 p.m.). $free, outdoors. [FB event]

Josh Cole presents (feat. Dun-Dun Band) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-07-15 (Tuesday)

Summer Music in the Garden: Baroque-Middle-Eastern-Cyberpunk (feat. John Kameel Farah) / Toronto Music Garden 2025-07-24 (Thursday). $free, outdoors. [more info]

Summer Music in the Garden: Voice is the Original Instrument (feat. The Local Singers [Jill Harris/Robin Dann/Felicity Williams/Mara Nesrallah/Dorothea Paas/Alex Samaras]) / Toronto Music Garden 2025-07-31 (Thursday). $free, outdoors. [FB event]

Burn Down The Capital presents (feat. Nadja [20th anniversary celebration] / Völur [Breathless Spirit album release]) / The Tranzac (Main Hall) 2025-08-08 (Friday). $28.27 (advance)/$30 (door). [FB event]

Summer Music in the Garden: What Is Time For? (feat. Tara Kannangara & Chris Pruden) / Toronto Music Garden 2025-08-17 (Sunday – 4 p.m.). $free, outdoors. [FB event]

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Shows this week:

Cassiar Records presents (feat. BLOOP / Josh Cole [solo double bass]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-06-17 (Tuesday). $15/notaflof. [FB event]

Music Hosted by Karen Ng (feat. Arie Verheul van de Ven / Double Teams [Tania Gill/Karen Ng/Colin Cudmore/Aidan McConnell]) / Wenona Lodge 2025-06-17 (Tuesday) [more info]

Sarah Greene Trio [Sarah Greene/Paul Kolinski/Michael Herring] / The Local 2025-06-17 (Tuesday). $pwyc. [FB event]

Jessica Ackerley / Sellers & Newel 2025-06-18 (Wednesday). $20. [FB event]

Open Thread [Peggy Lee/Julien Wilson/Theo Carbo/Dylan van der Schyff] / Sellers & Newel 2025-06-19 (Thursday). $20. [FB event]

Music of Ornette Coleman and Charlie Haden (feat. Lina Allemano/Ben Boye/Nate McBride/Karen Ng/Frank Rosaly/Nick Fraser) / The Emmet Ray 2024-06-19 (Thursday). $15. [more info]

Labyrinth Ontario's Makam Nights (feat. Mehrdad Jafari Raad) / The Tranzac (Living Room) 2025-06-19 (Thursday). $pwyc. [FB event]

Earth Ball (Thresher / Brian Ruryk / Dixie Cups) / The Doc Ellis (No-No Room) 2025-06-19 (Thursday). $12 [more info]

TONE & Uma Nota present (feat. Mestizx [Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly] / Mas Aya / Artu) / The Tranzac (Main Hall) 2025-06-20 (Friday). $22.89 (advance)/$25 door, all ages. FB event]

C'est la fête / Le Monde 2025-06-20 (Friday). $20/pwyc. [more info]

TONE presents (feat. Farida Amadou with Karen Ng / chik white / Naomi McCarroll-Butler) / Collective Arts 2025-06-21 (Saturday). $22.89 advance/$25 door, all ages. [FB event]

Last Sundays Residency (The Sympathetic String Band / Robert Planet & Farm Implement) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-06-22 (Sunday – early). [FB event]

Triio (Folding Trio [Aidan McConnell/Steven Noronah/Keon Narinesingh]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-06-22 (Sunday) [more info]

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It happened this week...

• ...on June 19, 2015 at 159 Manning (M For Manning).

Vallens - Karen

• ...on June 17, 2015 at The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge).

Ken Aldcroft/Scott Thomson/Germaine Liu/John Oswald - [excerpt from quartet improvisation]

• ...on June 18, 2015 at The Great Hall.

Lloyd Cole - Impossible Girl + Lost Weekend

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