Monday Roundup #118

Concert announcements:

Karen Ng presents (feat. Lina Allemano/Ryan Driver/Nick Fraser/Karen Ng) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2023-04-27 (Thursday). $10/PWYC.

New Music Concerts: Misceo – Between Folklore and Creation [works by Luciano Berio, Melody McKiver, Georges Aperghis, Iannis Xenakis, and Ana Sokolovic] (feat. Duo AIRS and Marina Thibeault) / Longboat Hall 2023-04-27 (Thursday). $33.90. [more info]

Exit Points 37 (feat. Jerome Moone/Chiquitamagic/Hiro/Erin Corbett/Piers Oolvai / Morgan-Paige/Zoma Tochi/Steven Noronha/Michael Palumbo / "switchemups") / Array Space 2023-04-28 (Friday). $20. [FB event]

Parade [single release!] [Karen Miranda Augustine/Laura Swankey/Chris Pruden/Stefan Hegerat] / Tibet Street Records 2023-04-28 (Friday). $20 or PWYC. [FB event]

Cosmic Homeostasis XIX / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2023-04-30 (Sunday – 2:30 p.m.). $pwyc. [FB event]

Intersection Presents (feat. Christopher Tignor / Alex Ven+Andrew Noseworthy’s Ambient Works) / Array Space 2023-05-02 (Tuesday). $15 ($10 students). [FB event]

Freesound presents: Music for Violin & Electronics [works for violin and live electronics by James O’Callaghan, Christina Volpini, Taylor Brook, and Franghiz Ali-Zadeh] (feat. Aysel Taghi-Zada/Adam Scime) / Society Clubhouse 2023-05-05 (Friday). $15 general admission ($10 student/seniors/arts worker). [FB event]

Josh Cole presents (feat. Kind Mind) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2023-05-09 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Audiopollination (Diane Roblin/Andrew Kay/FuZzy / Adam Golding/Kyle Skillman/Saba Saneinejad / Patrick O’Reilly/Paul Newman/Jaz Tsui / Tegan Dietsch/Annie Elgie) / Array Space 2023-05-12 (Friday). $10 cash or card (or PWYC if you are a bit skint), livestream available. [FB event]

Batuki Music Society presents (feat. ILAM) / Alliance Française 2023-05-13 (Saturday). $20.11, free entry for children. [FB event]

Freesound presents: Music for Shō and Accordion [music written for the performers by Janet Sit, Andrew Hulse, Haotian Yu, Michele Foresi, and Sarah Peebles] (feat. Michael Murphy/Wesley Shen/Matti Pulkki) / Array Space 2023-05-15 (Monday). $15 general admission ($10 student/seniors/arts worker). [FB event]

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Shows this week:

Roy (The Bobby Tenderloin Universe) / Grossman's Tavern 2023-04-17 (Monday) [FB event]

Karen Ng's Wenona Series (feat. Many People [Ted Crosby/Madeleine Ertel/Colin Fisher/Jay Hay/Kae Murphy/Karen Ng/Leland Whitty / Wenderly Park) / Wenona Lodge 2023-04-18 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Cola (Nutrients) / The Baby G 2023-04-19 (Wednesday). $24.73, 19+. [FB event]

Idée Fixe & Ansible presents (feat. Carl Didur / Tobin Hopwood) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2023-04-20 (Thursday)

Array@50: Concert V: Four New Works ["world premiere performances of works by Seung-Won Oh, Rose Bolton, Cheldon Paterson aka SlowPitchSound and Array's new Composer-in-Residence Bruce A. Russell"] (feat. Array Ensemble) / Array Space 2023-04-20+22 (Thursday + Saturday). $20 or Pay What You Want, livestream available. [more info]

Dan Pitt & Harry Bartlett / Sellers & Newel 2023-04-21 (Friday). Minimum donation $15. [FB event]

Mark Hundevad's Unit Core Ensemble (Bad Breed) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2023-04-21 (Friday)

Emergents (feat. Matthew Cardinal / Yolande Laroche) / The Music Gallery 2023-04-22 (Saturday). $15 Door, $10 Low Income/Members/Arts Workers/Students. [FB event]

Unknown Voidz (Bunk / Fauxcils) / Bar Orwell 2023-04-22 (Saturday – doors @ 7 p.m.). PWYC/$10. [FB event]

Isaiah Farahbakhsh/Ananya Ganesh/Naomi-McCarroll Butler/Karen Ng / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2023-04-23 (Sunday – 5 p.m.)

Sundays in April Residency (feat. Eucalyptus) / Hirut Cafe and Restaurant 2023-04-23 (Sunday). Suggested $15 per person.

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It happened this week...

• ...on April 20, 2013 at St. Anne's Anglican Church.

Hamid Drake & David Mott - Corredor [opening sequence]

• ...on April 20, 2013 at Sonic Boom (Record Store Day 2013).

Beliefs - Catch My Breath

• ...on at The Garrison – front room (Swap & Rock fundraiser show for Girls Rock Camp), April 21, 2013.

Sphinxs - Both Die

[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.]

Recording: DKV Trio

Artist: DKV Trio

Songs: "Toronto 2" + "Toronto 6"^*

Recorded at Burdock Music Hall (TONE Festival – Show #2/Music Gallery Departures Series), June 15, 2017.

DKV Trio - Toronto 2

DKV Trio - Toronto 6

Although the local "jazz" festival is anticipated in some quarters, it seemed that too often there was no home there for adventurous and experimental creators. Thus, out of necessity, the TONE Festival was born to give these touring musicians a chance to connect with local audiences and artists. A collaboration between Burn Down the Capital's Tad Michalak, Ron Gaskin (a.k.a. Rough Idea) and Karen Ng and Daniel Pencer, the goal was to create shows that were rewarding for players and listeners alike. Multitasking Tad Michalak managed to use his position as curator for the Music Gallery's offsite Departures series to bring some big names under the TONE banner, closing out the night (and the Music Gallery's season) with some shredding from one of saxophonist Ken Vandermark's more "free" projects. This trio, with Vandermark joined by Hamid Drake (drums) and Kent Kessler (bass), has been playing together for more than two decades, so it was no surprise that they could hit the stage and launch into some intense blowing. There was lots of drive here (often propelled by Drake's beautifully musical percussion work) but the momentum was maintained even when things shifted down for more introspective moments and solo spotlights.

^* I'm not sure if these are composed pieces or improvisations from the group — they do plenty of both — so I have adapted a naming convention they have used themselves. Please leave a comment if you can tie titles to these!

Recording: Hamid Drake & David Mott

Artist: Hamid Drake & David Mott

Songs: excerpts from a live soundtrack to Alexandra Gelis' Corredor

Recorded at St. Anne's Anglican Church, April 20, 2013.

Hamid Drake & David Mott - Corredor [opening sequence]

Hamid Drake & David Mott - Corredor [train ride]

Full review to follow. Alexandra Gelis' Corredor began as a six-screen installation piece, but was reconfigured to one for this special presentation to close this year's Images Festival. A meditation on Panama and the interventions upon it caused by the American canal quest, Drake and Mott (on drums and sax) brought a site-specific musical response, annotating the newsreel footage, soundtracking the landscapes, and occasionally prowling up and down the aisles to fill the space with sounds. A wonderful one-of-a-kind event.