Monday Roundup #292

Concert announcements:

Strings & Spirits presents [live score of indie game "A Short Hike", featuring composer Mark Sparling & developer Adam Robinson-Yu, along with special drinks & surprises!] (feat. Render File) / Canadian Music Centre 2026-08-24 (Monday). $PWYC, suggested minimum $10. [tickets + more info]

Jazz Rat Mondays (feat. Patrick Smith/Anthony D'Alessandro/Chris Banks/Ernesto Cervini) / Dina's Tavern 2026-08-24 (Monday). $pwyc. [more info]

Nick Fraser presents (feat. BLOOP-tanium Riot with Christine Duncan [Christine Duncan/Mike Smith/Rob Clutton/Nick Fraser/Ryan Driver]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-08-25 (Tuesday)

ESP Free Jazz Thursdays (feat. Brent Tanemura/Lauchlin Wood/Brodie West/Mateos Labbé-Phelan) / Water to Wine 2025-08-27 (Thursday). $pwyc. [more info]

Karen Ng presents (feat. Rob Clutton ‘Scrapples’ Quartet [Rob Clutton/Kevin Turcotte/Tania Gill/Mackenzie Longpré]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-08-27 (Thursday). [more info]

Army Girls (By Divine Right / Amelia Maxwell) / The Drake Underground 2025-08-28 (Friday). $22.63, 19+. [more info]

Exit Points #75 (feat. Julie Lassonde/Lisa Santoprete/Yvan Sheremetieff/Andrew Chiappetta/Woolworm, Ontario / Kavi/Roa Lee/Sahil Gopal/Michael Palumbo/Awstad Afraaz Adam Mulji) / Array Space 2025-08-28 (Friday). $15-20 advance, $20 door. [more info]

Amrita [Anita Katakkar & Kayla Milmine] / DROM Taberna 2026-08-30 (Sunday – 5:30 p.m.). $pwyc. [FB event]

Jazz Rat Mondays (feat. Patrick Smith/Jen Lo/Mark Godfrey/Jon Catanus) / Dina's Tavern 2026-08-31 (Monday). $pwyc. [more info]

Drones Over Dufferin (biG kNiFE) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-09-01 (Tuesday). $pwyc. [more info]

Equinox and Solstice Residency (feat. Ghostlight) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-09-02 (Wednesday). $pwyx, sugg. $15. [FB event]

Humbucker Music’s Residency (feat. Humbucker Music [Nick Storring/Mira Martin-Gray/Colin Cudmore/Jason Doell] / Brian Ruryk) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-09-04 (Friday). [FB event]

Adjacent Spheres (feat. Michael Davidson/Angelica Zavala/Michael Herring/Miles Cakebread-Kraus) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-09-06 (Sunday). [more info]

Liam Cole (Westelaken / Wishbone Zoë) / The Rat's Nest 2026-09-11 (Friday). $15/pwyc

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Shows this week:

Jazz Rat Mondays: Music of Chick Corea (feat. Patrick Smith/Kae Murphy/Evan Miles/Ben Dwyer/Lowell Whitty/Brandon Davis/Jon Catanus) / Dina's Tavern 2026-08-17 (Monday). $pwyc. [more info]

Doug Tielli & Owen Kurtz (fossa séu/Yoshi(A)/Colin Cudmore) / Wenona Lodge 2026-08-18 (Tuesday). $pwyc. [more info]

Allison Au Quartet with Alex Samaras [Alex Samaras/Allison Au/Todd Pentney/Jon Maharaj/Fabio Ragnelli] / The Rex 2026-08-19–22 (Wednesday–Saturday). $20-$30. [more info]

Summer Music in the Garden: Persian Psychedelia (feat. Neda Mohamadpour with Chris Pruden/Caleb Klager/Mack Longpre) / Toronto Music Garden 2025-08-20 (Thursday). $free, outdoors, all ages + family-friendly. [more info]

Free Improvisation Thursdays (feat. Brent Tanemura/Tania Gill/Lauchlin Wood/Aidan Miller) / Water to Wine 2026-08-20 (Thursday). $pwyc. [more info]

Makam Nights (feat. Didem Başar) / The Tranzac (Living Room) 2025-08-20 (Thursday). $pwyc. [FB event]

Ronley Teper's Lipliners / Drom Taberna – Patio 2026-08-21 (Friday)

4 Weeks for Sonny Rollins (feat. Mark Hundevad Quartet [Shawn Nykwist/Chris Pruden/James Thompson/Mark Hundevad]) / CONTXT by Trane 2026-08-22 (Saturday). $30.79 advance, $40 door. [FB event]

Partitions illimitées / Unlimited Scores (feat. Julie Lassonde/Sonia Leung/Sully Malaeb Proulx/Marilyn Yogarajah) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-08-23 (Sunday – 12:30 p.m.). $pwyc (sugg. $10-$20). [more info]

Mark Hundevad & Mike Gennaro / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-08-23 (Sunday – early). $pwyc

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Bandcamp corner:

• Sometimes it's a real joy when a band you hadn't heard from for years suddenly "goes live" and posts something to Bandcamp — just like this "new" track from beloved garage-pop duo Army Girls, who have announced their first show in a decade or so. (see listing above!)

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It happened this week...

• ...on August 22, 2015 at Handlebar.

Imaginary Flesh - Seven Haab Out of Xi Boötis [drone section]

• ...on August 23, 2015 at The Cavern Bar.

Mirapolis - The Striga

[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.]