Monday Roundup #241

Concert announcements:

DIVKA / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-09-02 (Tuesday – early) [more info]

Money House [Patrick O’Reilly/Alex Fournier/Stefan Hegerat] / The Emmet Ray 2024-09-02 (Tuesday). $12. [more info]

Holy Oak Family Singers presents: The Music of Ryuichi Sakamoto (feat. Thom Gill/Robin Dann/Carlyn Bezic/Tiffany Wu/Justin Orok/Luka Kuplowsky/Mira Martin-Gray/Josh Cole/Stefana Fratila/Respectfulchild/Joseph Shabason) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-09-03 (Wednesday – early) [more info]

George Koller/Kayla Milmine/Diane Roblin / The Emmet Ray 2025-09-04 (Thursday – 6:30 p.m.). $15. [more info]

Ministry of Phonic Services presents Back to School Field Trip (feat. Wilderness Adventure Ride / Important Hair / Kahraba / Del Stephen Plays Cut Rock Canyon Poem and Other Works) / "ask for location" 2025-09-05 (Friday). $pwyc, outdoors. [more info]

Diane Roblin's Life Force [Diane Roblin/George Koller/Tim Shia/Colleen Allen/John Johnson/Kevin Turcotte] / The Pilot 2025-09-06 (Saturday – 2 p.m.) [FB event]

Ministry of Phonic Services presents Back to School Field Trip (feat. Scrape Collective) / "ask for location" 2025-09-06 (Saturday – 2:30 p.m.). $pwyc, outdoors. [more info]

Ministry of Phonic Services presents Back to School Field Trip (feat. Render File / Owen Kurtz & Callon Murphy) / "ask for location" 2025-09-07 (Sunday). $pwyc, outdoors. [more info]

Patrick Smith’s 30th Birthday Show! (feat. Patrick Smith/Mike Murley/Bob Brough/Chris Banks/Lowell Whitty) / The Emmet Ray 2025-09-08 (Monday). $10. [FB event]

Imaginary North presents: Ambient Afternoon (feat. anthéne / Gollden / Arie Verheul van de Ven / Siren) / Standard Time 2025-09-14 (Sunday – 4 p.m.). $10/PWYC. [more info]

Justin Karas (Geordie Gordon) / Burdock Music Hall 2025-09-18 (Thursday). $16.95 (advance)/$20 (door). [tickets + more info]

Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds (Harmony on Mars) / Monarch Tavern 2025-09-18 (Thursday). $27.96, 19+. [FB event]

Liquid Architecture (feat. Nathan Yell / Marlena Pellegrino / Del Stephen & the Picture Plane Preservation Group / Ryan Kinney) / St. Matthew’s Clubhouse 2025-09-20 (Saturday). $10 at the door (cash or e-transfer). [FB event]

Not Dead Yet presents (feat. One Leg One Eye) / BSMT254 2025-10-01 (Wednesday). $19.13, 19+. [tickets/more info]

Ace Of Wands (Praises / Flake) / Monarch Tavern 2025-10-09 (Thursday). $16 (advance), 19+. [more info]

Soundstreams presents: Arvo Pärt at 90 (feat. Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir) / Yorkminster Park Baptist Chuch 2026-02-14 (Saturday). $33.25 to $89.75. [more info]

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Shows this week:

Solitary Shrew (feat. AMIE! / Grace Scheele) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-08-26 (Tuesday – early). $pwyc ($10 suggested). [more info]

Imaginary North presents (feat. Drones Over Dufferin [Grievous Landscapes album release] / Kilometre Club / Rosy Glow) / Burdock Music Hall 2025-08-26 (Tuesday). $16.95 (advance)/$20 (door). [more info]

Maggie Keogh [Maggie Keogh/Dylan Burchell/Ryan Driver/Blake Howard] / The Emmet Ray 2025-08-26 (Tuesday). $15. [FB event]

Nick Fraser presents: Berlin Meets Toronto (feat. Anna Kaluza/Lina Allemano/Rob Clutton / Henrik Walsdorff/Nick Fraser) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-08-26 (Tuesday) [FB event]

The Pieces of the Self: Musical Meditations on Human Experience (feat. Shannon Hoff with Aidan McConnell/Chris Banks/Don Scott/Tania Gill) / Burdock Music Hall 2025-08-27 (Wednesday). $16.95. [FB event]

The Rural Alberta Advantage / CNE Bandshell 2025-08-28 (Thursday). $free with admission to The Ex, outdoors, all ages. [more info]

Kurt Newman & The New Them of Grass [Kurt Newman/Andrew Vainio/Nate Davis/Alex Wagstaff] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-08-28 (Thursday)

Intersection 2025: Day 1 (feat. Alex Raja Ven / Bilal Nasser) / Sonic Boom Records 2025-08-29 (Friday). $free, all-ages. [FB event]

All-Set! presents (feat. Molehill) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-08-29 (Friday – early) [more info]

Exit Points #63 (feat. Michael Askill/Stone He/Diane Roblin/Greta Kelly/Michael Palumbo / Elaine Lau/Scott McGregor-Moore/WHAIA Sonic Weaver/Corinna Bonshek/Sonia Leung) / Array Space 2024-08-29 (Friday). $23.08/$28.08. [tickets/more info]

Triples (Wordsew / Lawngirl) / Monarch Tavern 2025-08-29 (Friday). $16 (advance), 19+. [more info]

The Ryan Driver Sextet [Ryan Driver/Martin Arnold/Rob Clutton/Michael Davidson/Blake Howard/Doug Tielli] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-08-29 (Friday) [FB event]

Intersection 2025: Day 2: All Day Music Marathon (feat. Arkose / Anthéne / Khôra / Bilal Nasser / Alex Raja Ven & Heart Map Ambient Ensemble / Temporal Waves / David and Sydney Dacks / Lavender Town) / Sankofa Square 2025-08-30 (Saturday – 2 p.m.). $free, outside, all-ages. [FB event]

Sonomadic Improv presents (feat. Ladyfinger [Diane Roblin & Kayla Milmine] / Hidemi Akaiwa/Rob Clutton/Bob Vespaziani / The Wrinkles Experiment) / Annette Studios 2025-08-30 (Saturday)

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In the mix:

• New ambient mix! New age daydreams and melting synthscapes for late-summer feelings. Sounds by Lyle Mays, Alpha Wave Movement + EWI, d york, awakened souls, Ian Dicke, Ian Hawgood, David Cordero, Brad Rose, Master Wilburn Burchette, and Cukor Bila Smert'.

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It happened this week...

• ...on August 26, 2016 at Array Space (Invocation Residency Series).

Ben Grossman + Dan Paille - [excerpt]

• ...on August 28, 2016 at Church of St. Andrew by-the-lake.

Misha Bower - Starless Nights

• ...on August 30, 2016 at Array Space.

Gennaro-Hundevad-Fisher - [excerpt 1]

[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.]