Community notes:
- Toronto venue watch: The Imperial Pub is closing next month, set to be replaced by student housing. Besides being a proper old-fashioned bar/hangout, the small backroom was a really cosy spot to see a gig, and a place that I'd always wished was home to more shows. As it was, I saw some cool stuff there, and (thanks to Karen Ng and Somewhere There) put on one of the first shows I curated there.
Concert announcements:
Karen Ng Presents (feat. Aidan McConnell/Karen Ng/Adrian Russouw) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-10-14 (Tuesday). [more info]
Labyrinth Ontario's Makam Nights (feat. Christos Barbas & Araz Salek) / The Tranzac (Living Room) 2025-10-16 (Thursday). [FB event]
Joan Shelley / Monarch Tavern 2025-10-16 (Thursday). $28.98, 19+. [FB event]
BPM (Big Percussion Meeting) (feat. Bob Vespaziani / Jonathan Huard / Martian Crisis Fragment / Nikki Huang / VV) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-10-17 (Friday). $pwyc. [more info]
Glory of the English Anthem (feat. The Tallis Choir) / St. Patrick's Church 2025-10-18 (Saturday). $35 general, $30 seniors, $15 students. [FB event]
Ministry of Phonic Services presents (feat. Jaap Blonk (with and without Mike Gennaro) / T.D. / qeTTe fossa) / The Jama 2025-10-18 (Saturday). $15 advance, $20 door.
Music Hosted by Karen Ng (feat. Alex Lukashevsky [solo] / Karen Ng/Allison Cameron/Stephen Parkinson) / Wenona Lodge 2025-10-21 (Tuesday). [more info]
Labyrinth Ontario presents (feat. Labyrinth Ensemble with Ross Daly and Kelly Thoma) / Aga Khan Museum 2025-11-08 (Saturday). $50. [FB event]
Not Dead Yet presents (feat. Slash Need [Sit & Grin record release] / HRT / Doctor Cement) / St. Stephen-In-The-Fields 2025-11-15 (Saturday). $24.94, all ages. [FB event]
Future, Past, They Disappear [works by Hannah Ishizaki, Angélica Negrón, Rebecca Bruton, and Ann Southam] (feat. The Array Ensemble) / Array Space 2025-11-22 (Saturday). $25 (or Pay What You Want), livestream: $12.00 (or Pay What You Want). [more info]
Jane Inc. [A Rupture, A Canyon, A Birth album release celebration] (Aisha Sasha John) / The Baby G 2025-12-12 (Friday). $23.87, 19+. [FB event]
Playscape Emporium: Theatrics (feat. Duo Cichorium / Hee-Soo Yoon / Toronto Saxophone Collective / Trevor Flemings / Domenic Clarke) / Array Space 2025-12-18 (Thursday). $25 (or Pay What You Want), livestream: $12.00 (or Pay What You Want). [more info]
Behaviours:Data (feat. Anando Gabo / Marelena Pellegrino / Technology of Creative Consciousness) / Array Space 2026-02-19 (Thursday). $25 (or Pay What You Want), livestream: $12.00 (or Pay What You Want). [more info]
Playscape Emporium: Paint, Play (feat. Duo Cichorium / Constant Yen / Rowan Campbell / Charli/Fahmid/Joe/Mira) / Array Space 2026-05-21 (Thursday). $25 (or Pay What You Want), livestream: $12.00 (or Pay What You Want). [more info]
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Shows this week:
Justin Orok presents (feat. Micaela Rae, accompanied by Alyson Mcnamara/Anh Phung/Thom Gill/Justin Orok/Michael Davidson/Abby David/Ian Wright) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-10-07 (Tuesday) [more info]
Track Could Bend #109 (feat. BLACK GALAXIE / O'Reilly/Strutt/Pitt / Brandon Auger & Deniz Tafaghodi) / Wenona Lodge 2024-10-07 (Tuesday). $pwyc. [FB event]
Brodie West Quintet [Brodie West/Aidan McConnell/Tania Gill/Josh Cole/Nick Fraser] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-10-08 (Wednesday)
Patrick O'Reilly & Phil Albert [record release] / Sellers and Newel 2025-10-08 (Wednesday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]
Wednesdays in October Residency (feat. Ronley Teper's Lipliners) / Drom Taberna 2025-10-08 (Wednesday). $10 suggested donation. [more info]
Mike DeiCont Trio [Mike DeiCont/Eric West/Leland Whitty] / Jazz Bistro 2025-10-08 (Wednesday). $20. [FB event]
Ladyfinger [Diane Roblin & Kayla Milmine wsg Mark Zurawinski] / The Emmet Ray 2025-10-09 (Thursday – 6:30). $15. [more info]
Ace Of Wands (Praises / Flake) / Monarch Tavern 2025-10-09 (Thursday). $16 (advance), 19+. [FB event]
Sub-Sessions #12 (feat. C'est la fête / MOMxWYFE / Output 1:1:1 / Bike Bike) / BSMT 254 2025-10-09 (Thursday). $15/pwyc. [FB event]
Ian Sinclair Quintet [Ian Sinclair/Allison Au/Jim Lewis/Mark Godfrey/Nick Fraser] / The Emmet Ray 2025-10-09 (Thursday). $15. [more info]
Audiopollination (feat. Matt Collins/Hannahxyx/Liz Anthonisen / Mira Riselli/Sophia Laur/Janel Jones / Ryan Kinney/Raymond Carruthers/Emma Tzi / teething) / Array Space 2025-10-10 (Friday) [FB event]
John Russon Quartet [John Russon/Rebecca Hennessy/Ian Sinclair/Mike Milligan/Nick Fraser] / The Emmet Ray 2025-10-10 (Friday). $12. [more info]
Project Nowhere presents (feat. Kontravoid / Doctor Cement) / Nineteen Seventy Eight 2025-10-10 (Friday). $30.55, 19+. [FB event]
Musica Universalis (feat. C'est la fête) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-10-10 (Friday) [more info]
Ishq Festival (feat. Pandit Budhaditya Mukherjee & Soumen Nandy / Arnab Chakrabarty & Ustad Sukhvinder Singh Pinky) / Trinity St. Paul's Centre 2025-10-11 (Saturday). $49.79. [more info]
Ayal Senior & Friends (feat. Ayal Senior & Kurt Newman / Destroya / Nick Flanagan / The Dolphin Foundation) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-10-12 (Sunday – 2:30 p.m.) [FB event]
It happened this week...
- ...on October 6, 2015 at Dundas Video (Track Could Bend #7).
Karen Ng + Sexy Merlin - [excerpt from first piece, part 2]
- ...on October 11, 2015 at The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge).
Lina Allemano/Nico Dann/Rob Clutton/Karen Ng - [first set, last piece]
[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.]
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