Monday Roundup #277

Concert announcements:

Jazz Rat Monday (feat. Patrick Smith/Nancy Walker/Eric West/Mark Godfrey) / Dina's Tavern 2026-05-11 (Monday). $pwyc. [more info]

New Works for Improvising Musicians (feat. Nick Fraser's Special Topics [Nick Fraser/Josh Cole/Max Stover/Kae Murphy]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-05-11 (Monday)

Brodie West presents (feat. Drumheller [Nick Fraser/Rob Clutton/Brodie West/Eric Chenaux/Doug Tielli]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-05-13 (Wednesday – early)

Never Was [Brandon Davis/Bea Labikova/Patrick O’Reilly/Joe Sorbara] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-05-13 (Wednesday)

AMRITA [debut album release!] [Anita Katakkar & Kayla Milmine with special guests: Jonathan Kay & Zaynab Wilson] (Zaynab Wilson) / Array Space 2025-05-14 (Thursday). $30 [includes a copy of the new CD and a drink]. [FB event]

Pedro Oliveira (Ariel Orah / Earth Punks) / Terrarium 2025-05-14 (Thursday). $15/pwyc. [more info]

Today Versions presents (feat. Ghost Variables [Gary Barwin/Chris Palmer/David Lee/Mike Hansen/Connor Bennett] / Del Stephen's Furtherances [Owen Kurtz/Paul Newman/Jeff Sinibaldi/Jamie Eriksen/Del Stephen] / Woolworm, Ontario) / The Tranzac (Living Room) 2026-05-15 (Friday). $10-$15 sliding scale

Garden of Forking Paths VIII (feat. Triio) / Allan Gardens 2026-05-16 (Saturday). $30. [more info]

Cosmic Homeostasis XXXII / The Tranzac (Living Room) 2026-05-17 (Sunday – noon). $pwyc. [FB event]

Jazz Rat Monday (feat. Patrick Smith/Rebecca Hennessy/Max Simpson/Trevor Falls) / Dina's Tavern 2026-05-18 (Monday). $pwyc. [more info]

Playscape Emporium: Paint, Play ["The audience will witness the creation of various painted works, following the story of a painting as told by the brush."] (feat. Duo Cichorium / Constant Yen / Rowan Campbell / Charli/Fahmid/Joe/Mira) / Array Space 2026-05-21 (Thursday). $25.00 (or Pay What You Want); livestream: $12.00 (or Pay What You Want). [more info]

Jazz Rat Monday (feat. Patrick Smith/Nancy Walker/Eric West/Mark Godfrey) / Dina's Tavern 2026-05-25 (Monday). $pwyc. [more info]

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Shows this week:

Jazz Rat Monday (feat. Patrick Smith/Alex Fournier/Dan Pitt/Aaron Blewett) / Dina's Tavern 2026-05-04 (Monday). $pwyc. [more info]

Chris Banks presents (feat. Chris Banks/Dafydd Hughes/Rob Cruickshank) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-05-04 (Monday)

Track Could Bend #116 (feat. the rest [Joe Sorbara & Jonathan Kay] / Wobbly + John Oswald / Red Trillium [Andrew Finlay Stewart/Matt Nguyen/Justin Caporuscio]) / Wenona Lodge 2026-05-05 (Tuesday). $pwyc. [FB event]

Holy Oak Family Singers presents: Our Parents' Tapes (feat. Luka Kuplowsky/Tiffany Wu/Isla Craig/Justin Orok/Edwin De Goeij/Fan Wu/Aiden McConnell/Ivy Mairi/Carlyn Bezic/Robin Dann//Ben Gunning/Bram Gielen) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-05-06 (Wednesday – early) [more info]

Potions & Strings (Dun-Dun Man) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-05-06 (Wednesday). [more info]

What Is: noncompliance: The inputted value is unusual [workshop & performance] (feat. Rrose / Auto Feeder / Parkdale Pirate Radio) / Sandbox 2025-05-07 (Thursday). $20/$25/$30 PWYCA. [more info]

Longing and Belonging: Music for Piano by Armenian Composers (feat. Eve Egoyan) / University of Toronto (Walter Hall) 2026-05-07 (Thursday). $free. [more info]

More Noise Please! presents: Cacophonyous Cataclysm (feat. V. Vecker / Unfeeling / THRTDSPLY / Jania K / Dept of Loss / Emergency Euphoria / Humbucker Music [Nick Storring/Jason Doell/Mira Martin-Gray/Colin Cudmore] / Del Stephen's Glib Trot Gleaning) / BSMT 254 2026-05-07 (Thursday). $15/PWYC. [FB event]

Mayme Joach [Alex Lukashevsky & co.] / Grossman's Tavern 2026-05-08 (Friday – 6:30)

What Is: noncompliance: No memories available (feat. Qiujiang Levi Lu / Aliyah Aziz / Husna Farooqui) / Sandbox 2025-05-08 (Friday). $20/$25/$30 PWYCA. [more info]

Hooper (No Frills) / Dina's Tavern 2025-05-08 (Friday). $17.31. [more info]

Musica Universalis (feat. C'est la fête Large Ensemble [William Hunt/Adrian Rossouw/Mateos Labbes-Phelan/Maxwell Stover/Colin Fisher with special guests Karen Ng & Mark Hundevad) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-05-08 (Friday) [more info]

What Is: noncompliance: Confirm humanity [workshop & performance] (feat. Shara Lunon / Nidus / Christina Dovolis) / Sandbox 2025-05-09 (Saturday). $20/$25/$30 PWYCA. [more info]

Liquid Architecture (feat. Tomasz Krakowiak / Eric Paglia) / St. Matthew’s Clubhouse 2026-05-09 (Saturday). $10 (cash or e-transfer). [FB event]

Labyrinth Ontario with Efrén López / Aga Khan Museum 2026-05-09 (Saturday). $50 (regular)/$45 (friends of the museum)/$37.50 (students and seniors)/$20 (limited rush tickets). [FB event]

O Sacrum Convivium, Music for Corpus Christi (feat. The Tallis Choir) / St. Patrick's Church 2026-05-09 (Saturday). $35 (general), $30 (seniors), $15 (students). [FB event]

Girma Woldemichael [Nafqoté CD release concert] / The Redwood Theatre 2026-05-09 (Saturday). $20, all-ages. [FB event]

catl. (Kewpie Dolls / Thee Terrible Threes) / Dina's Tavern 2025-05-09 (Saturday). $17.31. [more info]

Toronto Improvisers Orchestra / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-05-10 (Sunday – noon)

Ayal Senior & Friends (feat. Ayal Senior & Kurt Newman / JOYSHAPE / Ryan Dugre / Nick Flanagan) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-05-10 (Sunday – 2:30 p.m.) [FB event]

Wolf Eyes (Knurl / Ayal Senior) / The Baby G 2026-05-10 (Sunday). $33.18, 19+. [FB event]

Monday Roundup #276

Community notes:

• Array has announced a call for a curator "to create, develop and execute a new event series through the 2028-29 concert season". The organization is deeply enbedded in several of the communities covered here, and it's great that they are putting resources towards letting them build something new and inneresting. You should dream big and apply! All the information is here, and it is a supportive process, you can send them questions and ask for some guidance. Deadline to apply is Friday, May 15th.

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Concert announcements:

Ayal Senior & Friends (feat. Ayal Senior & Kurt Newman / JOYSHAPE / Ryan Dugre / Nick Flanagan) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-05-10 (Sunday – 2:30 p.m.) [FB event]

Parade [Stefan Hegerat/Chris Pruden/Patrick O’Reilly/Laura Swankey] (Joyshape) / Burdock Music Hall 2026-05-23 (Saturday). $16.95. [more info]

Sook-Yin Lee with Dylan Gamble [72RHR release celebration] / Sonic Boom 2026-05-29 (Friday). $free, all ages

Battute e Pizzicato: Celebrating the 17th-Century Guitar (feat, Musicians of the Egg) / Church of the Redeemer 2026-05-31 (Sunday). $30 (general admission), $20 (students/arts workers). [FB event]

Kahil El'Zabar & David Murray / CONTXT by Trane 2026-06-19&20 (Friday & Saturday). $42.38 (earlybird)/$77.41 (both shows). [FB event]

Lavventura [debut live performance and That Particular Charm release celebration! ] / The Piston 2026-07-03 (Friday)

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Shows this week:

CCMC [Casey Sokol/Cheryl O/John Oswald/Christine Duncan/Mani Manzinani/Rick Sacks/Joe Sorbrara] / Array Space 2026-04-30 (Thursday). $free, livestream available. [more info]

Emily Rach Beisel & Patrick O'Reilly / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-30 (Thursday). $pwyc. [more info]

Fortunato Durutti Marinetti (Long Branch) / Dina’s Tavern 2026-04-30 (Thursday). $17.55. [FB event]

Project Nowhere presents: Outer Space 2026 – Day 1 (feat. Suuns / Absolutely Free / Mother Tongues / Kali Horse / E-Prime / Crasher / Blue Light) / Lee's Palace/Dance Cave 2025-05-01 (Friday). $41.03/$52.67 (single day), $64.31 (weekend pass), 19+. [more info]

New Music for Old Hands (feat. Labdara Bell Choir and Laura Gillis / Adam Scime) / Labdara Lithuanian Nursing Home 2026-05-02 (Saturday – 2 p.m.). $free. [more info]

Emily Beisel with Karen Ng / Sellers & Newel 2026-05-02 (Saturday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]

Project Nowhere presents: Outer Space 2026 – Day 2 (feat. Snooper / La Sécurité / Gloin / New Candys / Ancient Greece / Shrewd / Acid Tongue / Ooz / Computer / Ether Girls / Rosie Wyse) / Lee's Palace/Dance Cave 2025-05-02 (Saturday). $41.03/$52.67 (single day), $64.31 (weekend pass), 19+. [more info]

Not Dead Yet presents (feat. The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis / Yr Knives) / 918 Bathurst 2026-05-02 (Saturday). $37.10. [FB event]

Fembots (Wayne Petti) / The Brockton 2026-05-02 (Saturday). $22.89, all-ages. [tickets + more info]

The Titillators [Ryan Driver/Thom Gill/Tania Gill/D. Alex Meeks/Nick Fraser] / Dina's Tavern 2026-05-03 (Sunday). $pwyw. [more info]

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Bandcamp corner:

• They sneak up on you these days, it seems, but this week indeed includes Bandcamp Friday. Support the musicians you admire! Here's a couple things on my list:

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In memoriam Taylor Kirk

Sad news last week on the passing of Taylor Kirk, the voice and mind behind folk-noir project Timber Timbre, at the age of 44. I never met him in person, but back when this blog was in its younger days, he was a real-life example of how someone might suddenly break out of the local "family" (in this case, the Out of This Spark scene) into wider prominence. From doomy-sad solo strumming to absolutely ripping group groovers, he put together a fine songbook. I'm glad to have a couple different versions of his malleable band in the archive. (Though as someone who seemed to prefer to play in as dark an environment as possible, sadly I don't have any good pictures.) [Addendum: Michael Barclay provides some additional troubling context for those not privy to music-scene whisperings.]

• ...on May 21, 2009 at 6 Nassau St. (Over the Top Festival)

Timber Timbre - Trouble Comes Knockin'

• ...on January 29, 2011 at The Music Gallery (The C is For Cure Benefit).

Timber Timbre - No Bold Villain

• ...on November 13, 2013 at The Royal Theatre.

Timber Timbre - Hot Dreams

Monday Roundup #275

Concert announcements:

CCMC [Casey Sokol/Cheryl O/John Oswald/Christine Duncan/Mani Manzinani/Rick Sacks/Joe Sorbrara] / Array Space 2026-04-30 (Thursday). $free, livestream available. [more info]

New Music for Old Hands (feat. Labdara Bell Choir and Laura Gillis / Adam Scime) / Labdara Lithuanian Nursing Home 2026-05-02 (Saturday – 2 p.m.). $free. [more info]

Emily Beisel with Karen Ng / Sellers & Newel 2026-05-02 (Saturday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]

Track Could Bend #116 (feat. the rest [Joe Sorbara & Jonathan Kay] / Wobbly + John Oswald / Red Trillium [Andrew Finlay Stewart/Matt Nguyen/Justin Caporuscio]) / Wenona Lodge 2026-05-05 (Tuesday). $pwyc. [FB event]

Holy Oak Family Singers presents: Our Parents' Tapes (feat. Luka Kuplowsky/Tiffany Wu/Isla Craig/Justin Orok/Edwin De Goeij/Fan Wu/Aiden McConnell/Ivy Mairi/Carlyn Bezic/Robin Dann//Ben Gunning/Bram Gielen) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-05-06 (Wednesday – early) [more info]

Longing and Belonging: Music for Piano by Armenian Composers (feat. Eve Egoyan) / University of Toronto (Walter Hall) 2026-05-07 (Thursday). $free. [more info]

Hooper (No Frills) / Dina's Tavern 2025-05-08 (Friday). $17.31. [more info]

catl. (Kewpie Dolls / Thee Terrible Threes) / Dina's Tavern 2025-05-09 (Saturday). $17.31. [more info]

Night Owls (feat. Bob Wiseman / Lily Frost) / Hugh's Room 2026-05-14 (Thursday). $42.85 (General Admission), $27.27 (Student / Arts Worker / Underemployed). [FB event]

Ben Mike & The Beatles (Chris Ma) / Dina's Tavern 2026-05-14 (Thursday). $20. [more info]

Animatist [Shapeshifter Album Release Party] (Miserable Weekend / Paper Hats) / The Baby G 2025-05-16 (Saturday). $20.01, 19+. [FB event]

The Dan Pitt Trio [Dan Pitt/Alex Fournier/Nick Fraser] / Sellers & Newel 2026-05-17 (Sunday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]

Doug Tielli/Aline Homzy/Michael Davidson/Brandon Davis / Sellers & Newel 2026-05-23 (Saturday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]

TONE presents: Double LP Release (feat. Glissandro 70 / Khôra & Mas Aya / Sweet Lips) / Standard Time 2025-06-04 (Thursday). $28.27, all ages. [FB event]

The Mike DeiCont Trio [Mike DeiCont/Leland Whitty/Eric West] / Sellers & Newel 2026-06-07 (Sunday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]

TONE & Not Dead Yet present (feat. Afrorack / Phèdre / Arc & Texture) / BSMT 254 2025-06-16 (Tuesday). $34.49, 19+. [FB event]

Titanium Riot / Sellers & Newel 2026-06-16 (Tuesday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]

TONE & More Noise Please present (feat. Lucas 'Granpa' Abela / Death Kneel / Nimmie Amee / Triptych [Colin Cudmore/Kristina Guison/Colby Richardson]) / The Jama 2025-06-21 (Sunday). $17.52 (early bird), $22.89 (general admission), 19+. [FB event]

TONE presents (feat. Setting / High Alpine Hut Network / Shabason/Gunning) / The Jama 2025-06-24 (Wednesday). $22.89, 19+. [FB event]

TONE presents (feat. The Ex / not a band / Andy Moor & Yannis Kyriakides) / Cafeteria Upstairs 2025-06-25 (Thursday). $39.02, all ages. [FB event]

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Shows this week:

Garden of Forking Paths 7 (feat. Triio / Anonymous Hyena) / Gerrard Art Space 2026-04-23 (Thursday). $20. [more info]

Corpusse (Nice Mover / Thumbutler / Esther Splett) / The Jama 2026-04-23 (Thursday). $15/pwyc. [more info]

Karen Ng presents: Lucky Vicky (feat. New Chance / Hoover Party) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-23 (Thursday). $pwyc

All-Set! presents (feat. Molehill) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-24 (Friday – early). $pwyc. [more info]

Exit Points #71 (feat. Dorraa/Torin Craig/Charlie Murray/Saad Aslam Ali/Theodore Walker Robinson / Krys/Achanté/Yalda Ehsani/Jaron Freeman-Fox/Michael Palumbo) / Array Space 2026-04-24 (Friday). $20 (advance)/$25 (door). [more info]

Jo Passed (Gift Idea / Sad Francis) / Dina's Tavern 2026-04-24 (Friday). $17.62 advance, $20 door. [tickets + more info]

The Ryan Driver Sextet / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-24 (Friday). $pwyw.

coexisDance #114 (feat. Reagan Mitchell/Irma Villafuerte/Aki Takahashi/Yvonne Ng/Georgia Korba/Aiyun Huang/more TBA) / Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre 2026-04-25 (Saturday). $15/pwyc. [more info]

Sympathetic String Band & Friends (feat. Sympathetic String Band / Gayle Young) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-26 (Sunday – early). $pwyc. [more info]

Monday Roundup #274

Concert announcements:

Garden of Forking Paths 7 (feat. Triio / Anonymous Hyena) / Gerrard Art Space 2026-04-23 (Thursday). $20. [more info]

Corpusse (Nice Mover / Thumbutler / Esther Splett) / The Jama 2026-04-23 (Thursday). $15/pwyc. [more info]

Karen Ng presents: Lucky Vicky (feat. New Chance / Hoover Party) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-23 (Thursday). $pwyc

All-Set! presents (feat. Molehill) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-24 (Friday – early). $pwyc. [more info]

Exit Points #71 (feat. Dorraa/Torin Craig/Charlie Murray/Saad Aslam Ali/Theodore Walker Robinson / Krys/Achanté/Yalda Ehsani/Jaron Freeman-Fox/Michael Palumbo) / Array Space 2026-04-24 (Friday). $20 (advance)/$25 (door). [more info]

coexisDance #114 (feat. Reagan Mitchell/Irma Villafuerte/Aki Takahashi/Yvonne Ng/Georgia Korba/Aiyun Huang/more TBA) / Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre 2026-04-25 (Saturday). $15/pwyc. [more info]

Fortunato Durutti Marineti (Long Branch) / Dina’s Tavern 2026-04-30 (Thursday). $17.55. [FB event]

What Is: noncompliance: The inputted value is unusual [workshop & performance] (feat. Rrose / Auto Feeder / Parkdale Pirate Radio) / Sandbox 2025-05-07 (Thursday). $20/$25/$30 PWYCA. [more info]

What Is: noncompliance: No memories available (feat. Qiujiang Levi Lu / Aliyah Aziz / Husna Farooqui) / Sandbox 2025-05-08 (Friday). $20/$25/$30 PWYCA. [more info]

What Is: noncompliance: Confirm humanity [workshop & performance] (feat. Shara Lunon / Nidus / Christina Dovolis) / Sandbox 2025-05-09 (Saturday). $20/$25/$30 PWYCA. [more info]

O Sacrum Convivium, Music for Corpus Christi (feat. The Tallis Choir) / St. Patrick's Church 2026-05-09 (Saturday). $35 (general), $30 (seniors), $15 (students). [FB event]

Girma Woldemichael [Nafqoté CD release concert] / The Redwood Theatre 2026-05-09 (Saturday). $20, all-ages. [FB event]

Picastro (Lives Like Skyscrapers / Jordaan Mason) / Annette Studios 2026-05-22 (Friday). $28.25. [more info]

Styrofoam Winos (Eliza Niemi / Roy) / The Baby G 2026-07-19 (Sunday). $20.01, 19+. [tickets + more info]

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Shows this week:

Josh Cole: new works for improvising musicians (feat. Aline Homzy/Nick Storring/John Oswald/Owen Kurtz/Josh Cole) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-13 (Monday) [more info]

Jen Lo/Julien Bradley-Combs/Ben Dwyer / Sellers & Newel 2026-04-14 (Tuesday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]

Tania Gill & Andrea Scala / The Emmet Ray 2026-04-15 (Wednesday – 6:30 p.m.). $15. [more info]

The Evan Miles Trio [Evan Miles/Norbert Botos/Max Simpson] / Sellers & Newel 2026-04-15 (Wednesday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]

Ladyfinger with special guests Jonathan Kay/Mark Zurawinski / The Emmet Ray 2026-04-16 (Thursday). $15.

Labyrinth Ontario's Makam Nights (feat. Sadaf Amini) / The Tranzac (Living Room) 2025-04-16 (Thursday). $pwyc. [FB event]

FORMING [Principal Interest LP release party!] (Erin Corbett / Garlic Jr.) / Handlebar 2026-04-16 (Thursday). $PWYC ($15 recommended). [FB event]

Handcrafted Music (feat. Martin van de Ven/Arie Verheul van de Ven/Chris Pruden/Yoshi Maclear Wall/Robert Diack) / The Emmet Ray 2025-04-16 (Thursday). $15. [more info]

Masahiro Takahashi presents Chanoyu (feat. Lee Paradise / Isla Craig / New Chance / Masahiro Takahashi) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-17 (Friday) [more info]

Gary Louris / Hugh's Room 2026-04-17 (Friday). $42.85 ($21.82 Arts Worker, Student, Underemployed). [tickets + more info]

New Music for Old Hands ["an afternoon talk/concert with composers who wrote modern music for amateur handbell choir and piano. The New Music for Old Hands project brings composers into long-term care to connect with the people who live there who play in an amateur handbell choir. Each matinee concert of this series will premiere a composition that came out of these meetings, performed by the Labdara bell choir and Laura Gillis (conductor/pianist). The composer will be present, in person or virtually, to give a talk and share some more music."] (feat. Vividness Trio / Labdara Bell Choir) / Labdara Lithuanian Nursing Home 2026-04-18 (Saturday – 2 p.m.). $free, all-ages. [more info]

Andrea Scala & Tania Gill / Sellers & Newel 2026-04-18 (Saturday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]

B.A. Johnston (Sons of Butcher / Thunderkok) / The Baby G 2025-04-18 (Saturday). $21.53, 19+. [FB event]

Harry Vetro and Friends [Harrison Argatoff/Andrew Furlong/Harry Vetro] / The Emmet Ray 2026-04-18 (Saturday). $20. [FB event]

Unlikely Moon presents: an ambient afternoon (feat. New Chance / A L M A / Trustfall) / house show 2026-04-19 (Sunday – 2 p.m.). $15/$pwyc. [more info]

Art of Improv (feat. Mark Gane/Eugene Martynec/Bill Gilliam / Bob Wiseman/John Oswald/Jesse Levine) / Annette Studios 2026-04-19 (Sunday). $20 / PWYC. [FB event]

The Max Donaldson Quartet [Max Donaldson/Matteos Labbe-Phelan/Ian Afif/Max Stover] / Sellers & Newel 2026-04-19 (Sunday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]

Monday Roundup #273

Community notes:

• A cool initiative from Labyrinth Ontario with the launch of their Culture and Decolonization Reading Group. Over six Wednesday evenings (starting this week, April 8th), the group will be digging into the works of Frantz Fanon, led by Labyrinth Ontario co-founder Jonathan Adjemian. Free! Registration is not required but much appreciated.

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Concert announcements:

Josh Cole: new works for improvising musicians (feat. Aline Homzy/Nick Storring/John Oswald/Owen Kurtz/Josh Cole) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-13 (Monday) [more info]

No Aluminum Sextet [Cale Fladager / Lauchlin Wood / Taran Massey-Singh] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-14 (Tuesday). $pwyc/$15. [more info]

Masahiro Takahashi presents Chanoyu (feat. Lee Paradise / Isla Craig / New Chance / Masahiro Takahashi) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-17 (Friday) [more info]

New Music for Old Hands ["an afternoon talk/concert with composers who wrote modern music for amateur handbell choir and piano. The New Music for Old Hands project brings composers into long-term care to connect with the people who live there who play in an amateur handbell choir. Each matinee concert of this series will premiere a composition that came out of these meetings, performed by the Labdara bell choir and Laura Gillis (conductor/pianist). The composer will be present, in person or virtually, to give a talk and share some more music."] (feat. Vividness Trio / Labdara Bell Choir) / Labdara Lithuanian Nursing Home 2026-04-18 (Saturday – 2 p.m.). $free, all-ages. [more info]

Unlikely Moon presents: an ambient afternoon (feat. New Chance / A L M A / Trustfall) / house show 2026-04-19 (Sunday – 2 p.m.). $15/$pwyc. [more info]

The Titillators / Dina's Tavern 2026-05-03 (Sunday). $pwyw

Is your show missing from this list? Submit it via this form!

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Shows this week:

Maggie Keogh & Harry Bartlett / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-06 (Monday) [more info]

Justin Orok presents (feat. Sarah Greene with Doug Tielli/Kevin Turcotte/Jean Martin/Paul Mathew/Sara May/Micaela Rae/Steven Noronha/Justin Orok) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-07 (Tuesday – early). $pwyc

Track Could Bend #115 (feat. Brian Abbott & Paul Newman / Ben Mike & Owen Kurtz) / Wenona Lodge 2025-04-07 (Tuesday). $pwyc. [FB event]

Peripheral Vision (Titanium Riot) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-07 (Tuesday) [more info]

Brodie West Quintet / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-08 (Wednesday – early)

Riverrun [Tom Richards/Peter Lutek/Scott Peterson/Jake Oelrichs] / Reid's Distillery 2026-04-08 (Wednesday). $23.73 (advance)/$25 door. [FB event]

Never Was [Brandon Davis/Bea Labikova/Patrick O'Reilly/Joe Sorbara] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-08 (Wednesday) [more info]

Labyrinth Ontario 2026 Fundraiser (feat. Iranian Folios of Dastgāh / Yahya Geylan & Canan Sezgin Geylan) / The Tranzac (Main Hall) 2026-04-09 (Thursday). $25 (or more with donation!), under 18 free. [FB event]

Paul Dutton: Celebration of Life and Tribute Performance / The Supermarket 2026-04-09 (Thursday). [more info]

Kurt Newman presents Post-Bluegrass Bluegrass (feat. Isla & The Sorry Brothers [Isla Craig/Karsten Stryker/Kurt Newman]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-04-09 (Thursday)

Second Fridays (feat. Cale Fladager’s Hypogeum [Cale Fladager/Harmeet Kaur Virdee/Lauchlin Wood/Jack Stockhill/Aidan Miller] / Jen Lo / Dun-Dundasa 80 [Craig Dunsmuir/Josh Cole/Mike Smith/Nick Storring]) / Canadian Music Centre 2026-04-10 (Friday). $10/pwyc. [more info]

Cluttertones [Lina Allemano/Ryan Driver/Tim Posgate/Rob Clutton] / Sellers & Newel 2026-04-10 (Friday). $20 minimum donation. [FB event]

Spanned Canyons (Geopatra / Turtle Pleasure) / The Tranzac (Living Room) 2025-04-10 (Friday). $pwyc ($20 suggested). [FB event]

Audiopollination (feat. Dave Nelson/Piers Oolva/nyda & lief / Stik Sharpi/Sonia Leung/Aranya Khurana / Matt Nish/aisha sasha John/Victor O / The NMLS supporting Danielle Fernandes and Booty Jackson) / Arrayspace 2025-04-10 (Friday). $10/PWYC/NOTAFLOF. [FB event]

Musica Universalis (feat. Colin Fisher/William Hunt/Jack Johnson/Cal Adam) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-10 (Friday). $20/pwyw. [more info]

Caju Collective / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-11 (Saturday – early). [more info]

Cool New Instruments Night #4 (feat. Alex Raja Ven / Jordanne Chan / Sara Constant / Astrolope / Cookie Brunel / Alejandro Franco Briones / Colby Richardson / Michael Palumbo) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-11 (Saturday). $pwyc. [more info]

Toronto Improvisers Orchestra / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-12 (Sunday – 12 p.m.) [more info]

Ayal Senior & Friends (feat. Ayal Senior & Kurt Newman / Sympathetic String Band / Nick Flanagan) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-12 (Sunday – 2:30) [FB event]

Sonomadic Improv presents (feat. the clearing [Kayla Milmine/Jonathan Kay/Nick Fraser/Marilyn Lerner] / Happy Apple [Allison Cameron/Joe Strutt]) / Annette Studios 2025-04-12 (Sunday). $pwyc, snacks included. [FB event]

Monday Roundup #272

Concert announcements:

Maggie Keogh & Harry Bartlett / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-06 (Monday) [more info]

Peripheral Vision (Titanium Riot) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-07 (Tuesday) [more info]

Never Was [Brandon Davis/Bea Labikova/Patrick O'Reilly/Joe Sorbara] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-08 (Wednesday) [more info]

Paul Dutton: Celebration of Life and Tribute Performance / The Supermarket 2026-04-09 (Thursday). [more info]

Kurt Newman presents Post-Bluegrass Bluegrass (feat. Isla & The Sorry Brothers [Isla Craig/Karsten Stryker/Kurt Newman]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-04-09 (Thursday)

Second Fridays (feat. Cale Fladager’s Hypogeum [Cale Fladager/Harmeet Kaur Virdee/Lauchlin Wood/Jack Stockhill/Aidan Miller] / Jen Lo / Dun-Dundasa 80 [Craig Dunsmuir/Josh Cole/Mike Smith/Nick Storring]) / Canadian Music Centre 2026-04-10 (Friday). $10/pwyc. [more info]

Spanned Canyons (Geopatra / Turtle Pleasure) / The Tranzac (Living Room) 2025-04-10 (Friday). $pwyc ($20 suggested). [FB event]

Toronto Improvisers Orchestra / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-12 (Sunday – 12 p.m.) [more info]

Ayal Senior & Friends (feat. Ayal Senior & Kurt Newman / Sympathetic String Band / Nick Flanagan) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-12 (Sunday – 2:30) [FB event]

Sonomadic Improv presents (feat. the clearing [Kayla Milmine/Jonathan Kay/Nick Fraser/Marilyn Lerner] / Happy Apple [Allison Cameron/Joe Strutt]) / Annette Studios 2025-04-12 (Sunday). $pwyc, snacks included. [more info]

Ladyfinger with special guests Jonathan Kay/Mark Zurawinski / The Emmet Ray 2026-04-16 (Thursday). $15.

Project Nowhere presents: Outer Space 2026 – Day 1 (feat. Suuns / Absolutely Free / Mother Tongues / Kali Horse / E-Prime / Crasher / Blue Light) / Lee's Palace/Dance Cave 2025-05-01 (Friday). $41.03/$52.67 (single day), $64.31 (weekend pass), 19+. [more info]

Project Nowhere presents: Outer Space 2026 – Day 2 (feat. Snooper / La Sécurité / Gloin / New Candys / Ancient Greece / Shrewd / Acid Tongue / Ooz / Computer / Ether Girls / Rosie Wyse) / Lee's Palace/Dance Cave 2025-05-02 (Saturday). $41.03/$52.67 (single day), $64.31 (weekend pass), 19+. [more info]

By Divine Right (Casper Skulls / The Will Powers) / Dina's Tavern 2026-05-22 (Friday)

Geordie Gordon [River Round release celebration] (José Contreras) / Burdock Music Hall 2026-05-27 (Wednesday)

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Shows this week:

Minta & The Brook Trout (Sarah Greene & Paul Kolinski / Justin Orok) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-30 (Monday) [FB event]

Harry Vetro and Friends [Harry Vetro/Harrison Argatoff/Alex Manoukas/Andrew Furlong] / The Emmet Ray 2026-03-30 (Monday). $15. [more info]

Lipliners Residency (feat. Ronley Teper & The Lipliners) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-31 (Tuesday – early) [FB event]

Not Dead Yet presents (feat. Milkweed / lostworldsounds) / BSMT254 2025-03-31 (Tuesday). $24.94, 19+. [tickets + more info]

Nick Fraser Presents (feat. Triio / Nick Fraser's Special Topics) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-31 (Tuesday) [more info]

Axiomatic Heresy [Jonathan Kay/Kayla Milmine/Nick Fraser/Alex Fournier] / The Rex 2026-04-01 (Wednesday – 5 p.m.). $pwyc. [more info]

Holy Oak Family Singers presents: Songs we wrote as teens (feat. Luka Kuplowsky/Thom Gill/Ella Coys/Stefana Fratila/Tiffany Wu/Sam Tudor/Heather Saumer/Ben Gunning/Mira Martin-Gray/Charles James/Kieran AdamsStephan Prickett/Caitlin Woelfe-O'Brien) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-01 (Wednesday – 7 p.m.). [more info]

Batuki Music Society and Small World Music present (feat. Kimi Djabaté / Daby Touré) / Small World Centre 2026-04-03 (Friday). $31.31, all-ages. [more info]

Ministry of Phonic Services presents (feat. The Specky Blokes / Toanche Dwelling) / The Jama 2026-04-03 (Friday). $15/$20. [tickets + more info]

Doug Tielli & Mike Gennaro (Aidan Miller/Lauchlin Wood/Will Hunt) / Annette Studios 2026-04-04 (Saturday). $15, students $10. [more info]

Nick Fraser 50th Birthday Concerts (feat. Nick Fraser/Tony Malaby/Ben Monder) / The Rex 2026-04-04 (Saturday – 11 p.m.). $20. [more info]

Nick Fraser 50th Birthday Concerts (feat. Nick Fraser/Tony Malaby/Ben Monder) / The Rex 2026-04-05 (Sunday – 8 p.m.). $20. [more info]

Bloop! [Lina Allemano & Mike Smith] / Sellers & Newel 2026-04-05 (Sunday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]

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It happened this week...

• ...on March 31, 2013 at Lee's Palace.

Chelsea Light Moving - Burroughs

• ...on April 3, 2013 at The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge).

Body Help - unknown

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Monday Roundup #271

Community notes:

• Mira Riselli's Solitary Shrew Residency is coming back to The Tranzac, and there is a Call for Performers in progress, all artistic disciplines welcome. "Solitary Shrew is a monthly residency at The Tranzac that features performances led by women and/or gender non-conforming artists." Check out the instagram for information on reaching out!

• Matt Nish-Lapidus (who's been covered on this blog in several different capacities) will be presenting a workshop at the Music Gallery entitled "Exploring Code as Music/Instrument in SuperCollider". "Matt will talk about the basics of coding: how to type your code, run it, and make simple sounds. During the first part of the workshop you will follow along with Matt and replicate coding building blocks in order to create and sequence an interesting synthesized sound. [...] This workshop is tailored for beginners, but can also give experienced Supercollider users some insights into the fundamentals of the language, and an opportunity to gather with like-minded artists and community members." It's taking place at InterAccess on Thursday (March 26th), and tickets are $10-$20 on a pay-what-you-can-afford basis. More info here.

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Movietown:

• I Am the Art, Annette Mangaard's feature documentary on Nobuo Kubota lands at Hot Docs for a screening on Sunday (March 29th). Word on the street is that some familiar musicians worked on the score, and there's bound to be some important and fascinating local music history on the screen. ($15, screening at 4 p.m.).

• Meanwhile, Grace Glowicki's film Dead Lover is opening at The Revue next week, "PRESENTED IN GLORIOUS STINK-O-VISION!". The trailer looks pretty wild! Screenings on the 3rd and 4th are special events with cast & crew in attendance. This gets a special note here because the film has the first-ever score by local faves U.S. Girls, including this fab jammer:

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Concert announcements:

Harry Vetro and Friends [Harry Vetro/Harrison Argatoff/Alex Manoukas/Andrew Furlong] / The Emmet Ray 2026-03-30 (Monday). $15. [more info]

Not Dead Yet presents (feat. Milkweed / lostworldsounds) / BSMT254 2025-03-31 (Tuesday). $24.94, 19+. [tickets + more info]

Axiomatic Heresy [Jonathan Kay/Kayla Milmine/Nick Fraser/Alex Fournier] / The Rex 2026-04-01 (Wednesday – 5 p.m.). $pwyc. [more info]

Holy Oak Family Singers presents: Songs we wrote as teens (feat. Luka Kuplowsky/Thom Gill/Ella Coys/Stefana Fratila/Tiffany Wu/Sam Tudor/Heather Saumer/Ben Gunning/Mira Martin-Gray/Charles James/Kieran AdamsStephan Prickett/Caitlin Woelfe-o'Brien) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-04-01 (Wednesday – 7 p.m.). [more info]

B.A. Johnston (Sons of Butcher / Thunderkok) / The Baby G 2025-04-18 (Saturday). $21.53, 19+. [FB event]

A Horse Named Friday (Penknife / Westelaken) / St.Stephens-in-the-fields 2026-04-19 (Sunday). $20/pwyc, all-ages

Labyrinth Ontario with Efrén López / Array Space 2026-05-09 (Saturday). $50 (regular)/$45 (friends of the museum)/$37.50 (students and seniors)/$20 (limited rush tickets). [FB event]

TONE Presents (feat. Eric Chenaux & Ryan Driver / Rafael Toral / Masahiro Takahashi & Brodie West) / Standard Time 2025-05-14 (Thursday). $33.64 advance/$35 door, all-ages. [FB event]

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Shows this week:

bangs!bangs!bangs! (Woolworm, Ontario / Mammalian Body Plan) / Houndstooth 2026-03-23 (Monday). $PWYC ($10 suggested/NOTAFLOF). [more info]

No Octopus Dancing [Allison Cameron/Germaine Liu/Stephen Parkinson/Mark Zurawinski] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-24 (Tuesday – early) [more info]

Today Versions presents (feat. Teething / Del Stephen) / The Tranzac (Living Room) 2026-03-24 (Tuesday). $10. [more info]

Samantha Richter [Samantha Richter/Pat Lefler/Andrew O’brien/Ben Rositsan] (Elrichman [solo piano]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-24 (Tuesday). $pwyc. [more info]

Charlotte Cornfield / Sonic Boom 2026-03-25 (Wednesday). $free, all-ages. [more info]

Rob Clutton & Josh Cole / Sellers & Newel 2025-03-25 (Wednesday). $20 minimum donation. [FB event]

Brandon Davis's Stations Quartet [Brandon Davis/Patrick O'Reilly/Luan Phung/Germaine Liu] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-25 (Wednesday) [more info]

Karen Ng Presents: Lucky Vicky (feat. Kate Nankervis and Vic Cheong Create a Breathable Space / Nifty) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-26 (Thursday) [more info]

All-Set! Presents (feat. Molehill) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-27 (Friday – early). [more info]

GOON (Shaaane / Battle Milk) / The Tranzac (Living Room) 2026-03-27 (Friday). $10. [more info]

Exit Points #70 (feat. Vee Ray/Nuha Yousuf/Sara Rose Caplan/Christopher Whitley/Michael Palumbo / Luan Phung/Chibu Victor/Stephen Acosta/Pierre Mongeon/Kimia Farokhzad) / Array Space 2026-03-27 (Friday). $22.89 (advanve)/$28.27 (general admission). [FB event]

The Ryan Driver Sextet / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-27 (Friday). $pwyw. [FB event]

people | places | records Residency (feat. Christopher Mayo with Grace Scheele/Andrew Noseworthy/Joseph Glaser/Liam Aldous / Emmanuel Lacopo) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-28 (Saturday). $pwyc. [more info]

Imaginary North and The AMBiENT PiNG present Ambient Afternoon (feat. Ben McCarthy / Inchoate / Erica Whyte) / Society Clubhouse 2025-03-29 (Sunday – 2 p.m.). $10 at the door, NOTAFLOF. fully accessible and family friendly. [FB event]

Cosmic Homeostasis XXXI / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-29 (Sunday – 2:30 p.m.). $pwyc, all-ages/family-friendly. [FB event]

Sympathetic String Band (ARTU) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-29 (Sunday – early). $pwyc. [more info]

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It happened this week...

• ...on March 23, 2015 at The Emmet Ray.

Pendrith Trio - Mem

• ...on March 26, 2015 at Church of the Holy Trinity (Songs of Resilience).

The Queer Songbook Orchestra - Don't You Pay Them No Mind

[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.]

Monday Roundup #270

Concert announcements:

bangs!bangs!bangs! (Woolworm, Ontario / Mammalian Body Plan) / Houndstooth 2026-03-23 (Monday). $PWYC ($10 suggested/NOTAFLOF). [more info]

No Octopus Dancing [Allison Cameron/Germaine Liu/Stephen Parkinson/Mark Zurawinski] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-24 (Tuesday – early) [more info]

Samantha Richter [Samantha Richter/Pat Lefler/Andrew O’brien/Ben Rositsan] (Elrichman [solo piano]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-24 (Tuesday). $pwyc. [more info]

Brandon Davis's Stations Quartet [Brandon Davis/Patrick O'Reilly/Luan Phung/Germaine Liu] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-25 (Wednesday) [more info]

Karen Ng Presents: Lucky Vicky (feat. Kate Nankervis and Vic Cheong Create a Breathable Space / Nifty) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-26 (Thursday) [more info]

Sympathetic String Band (ARTU) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-29 (Sunday – early). $pwyc. [more info]

Minta & The Brook Trout (Sarah Greene & Paul Kolinski / Justin Orok) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-30 (Monday) [FB event]

Batuki Music Society and Small World Music present (feat. Kimi Djabaté / Daby Touré) / Small World Centre 2026-04-03 (Friday). $31.31, all-ages. [more info]

Ministry of Phonic Services presents (feat. The Specky Blokes / Toanche Dwelling) / The Jama 2026-04-03 (Friday). $15/$20. [tickets + more info]

Track Could Bend #115 (feat. Brian Abbott & Paul Newman / Ben Mike & Owen Kurtz) / Wenona Lodge 2025-04-07 (Tuesday). $pwyc. [FB event]

Riverrun [Tom Richards/Peter Lutek/Scott Peterson/Jake Oelrichs] / Reid's Distillery 2026-04-08 (Wednesday). $23.73 (advance)/$25 door. [FB event]

Labyrinth Ontario 2026 Fundraiser (feat. Iranian Folios of Dastgāh / Yahya Geylan & Canan Sezgin Geylan) / The Tranzac (Main Hall) 2026-04-09 (Thursday). $25 (or more with donation!), under 18 free. [FB event]

Jo Passed (Gift Idea / Sad Francis) / Dina's Tavern 2026-04-24 (Friday). $17.62 advance, $20 door. [tickets + more info]

Not Dead Yet presents (feat. One Leg One Eye / Efrim Menuck) / St. Stephen-In-The-Fields 2025-05-13 (Wednesday). $26.67, all-ages. [FB event]

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Shows this week:

Bill Harris (William Hunt) / Sellers & Newel 2026-03-16 (Monday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]

Thin Edge New Music Collective: Solitudes [15th anniversary celebration! 2026 season launch! Works for solo performer and electronics by Kaija Saariaho, Rebekah Cummings, Chiyoko Slavnics, Gayle Young, and Paolo Griffin] (feat. Amahl Arulanandam / Cheryl Duvall / Nathan Petitpas / Justin Massey) / Array Space 2026-03-17 (Tuesday). $20 (arts/seniors/students), $25 (regular). [more info]

Music Hosted by Karen Ng (feat. Bill Harris/Colin Fisher/Karen Ng/Raf Wilcot / fossa/Bibibi) / Wenona Lodge 2025-03-17 (Tuesday). $15/pwyc. [more info]

Agnes [Rob Clutton/Bea Labikova/Mira Martin-Gray/Doug Tielli/Kevin Turcotte/Mark Zurawinski] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-17 (Tuesday). [more info]

Motorists [album release!] (Deadbeat Beat / Automania) / Dina's Tavern 2025-03-18 (Wednesday). $20, 19+. [more info]

The Daniel Easty Quartet [Daniel Easty/Brodie West/Harley Card/Chris Banks] / The Emmet Ray 2026-03-18 (Wednesday). $15. [more info]

Sub-Sessions #14 (feat. Nozma / Por Flavor / Shel Khan) / BSMT 254 2025-03-18 (Wednesday). $PWYC/$15 recommended. [FB event]

Labyrinth Musical Workshop Ontario presents Makam Nights (feat. Mariam Shakaa) / The Tranzac (Living Room) 2025-03-19 (Thursday). $pwyc. [FB event]

More Noise Please! presents: Lose Yourself To Noise (feat. Jabe LeDoux / Woolworm / Bucket With Hole / NewTel / Brian Fog / Smoqeh / Mo:delic Arts) / BSMT 254 2026-03-19 (Thursday). $17.31/pwyc. [tickets + more info]

Mehdi Rostami / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-03-20 (Friday – early) [more info]

David Occhipinti & Christine Bougie / Sellers & Newel 2026-03-20 (Friday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]

BPM (Big Percussion Meeting): Residency Finale (feat. Colby Richardson / Colin Fisher / Jabe Ledoux / Philippe Melanson / Rick Sacks / Stella Tago) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-20 (Friday). $pwyc. [more info]

LAL & Unit 2 Present: A Practice of Love [album preview, single release, and film screening] (feat. LAL / Folke [EP launch]) / The Tranzac (Main Hall) 2026-03-21 (Saturday). $12 to $25 sliding scale at door, $17.31 advance [more info]

Story Time with Myk Freedman ["explor[ing] a long lost manuscript written by Myk's Romanian grandmother. [...] Excerpts from the manuscript will be read accompanied by an adventurous musical explorations of klezmer tunes from places where she lived"] (feat. Myk Freedman/Dave Clark/Rebecca Applebaum) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-21 (Saturday) [more info]

Cacophony: The Finale (feat. Dsouziate × cellsync / Erin Corbett × dorraa) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-22 (Sunday). $pwyc. [more info]

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It happened this week...

• ...on March 21, 2014 at The Imperial Pub.

Astral Gunk - I'm Tryin' + Scrotum City

• ... on March 22, 2014 at The Tranzac (Main Hall) – "Continuous Events (clapping optional)".

Musica Reflecta - Arbitrage II [fragment recombination edit]

[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.]

Monday Roundup #269

Concert announcements:

Music Hosted by Karen Ng (feat. Bill Harris/Colin Fisher/Karen Ng/Raf Wilcot / fossa/Bibibi) / Wenona Lodge 2025-03-17 (Tuesday). $15/pwyc. [more info]

Agnes [Rob Clutton/Bea Labikova/Mira Martin-Gray/Doug Tielli/Kevin Turcotte/Mark Zurawinski] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-17 (Tuesday). [more info]

Sub-Sessions #14 (feat. Nozma / Por Flavor / Shel Khan) / BSMT 254 2025-03-18 (Wednesday). $PWYC/$15 recommended. [FB event]

More Noise Please! presents: Lose Yourself To Noise (feat. Jabe LeDoux / Woolworm / Bucket With Hole / NewTel / Brian Fog / Smoqeh / Mo:delic Arts) / BSMT 254 2026-03-19 (Thursday). $17.31/pwyc. [tickets + more info]

BPM (Big Percussion Meeting): Residency Finale (feat. Colby Richardson / Colin Fisher / Jabe Ledoux / Philippe Melanson / Rick Sacks / Stella Tago) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-20 (Friday). $pwyc. [more info]

Charlotte Cornfield / Sonic Boom 2026-03-25 (Wednesday). $free, all-ages. [more info]

GOON (Shaaane / Battle Milk) / The Tranzac (Living Room) 2026-03-27 (Friday). $10. [more info]

Imaginary North and The AMBiENT PiNG present Ambient Afternoon (feat. Ben McCarthy / Inchoate / Erica Whyte) / Society Clubhouse 2025-03-29 (Sunday – 2 p.m.). $10 at the door, NOTAFLOF. fully accessible and family friendly. [FB event]

Cosmic Homeostasis XXXI / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-29 (Sunday – 2:30 p.m.). $pwyc, all-ages/family-friendly. [FB event]

Fembots (Wayne Petti) / The Brockton 2026-05-02 (Saturday). $22.89, all-ages. [tickets + more info]

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Shows this week:

Toronto Electronic Music Open Mic (feat. Giant Floating Head / A finished person is a boring person / Robin Heisey / Alex Wang / mylesofdude / Caspar Project / Broken Pink Umbrella / Plastic Heart Surgery / Little Vanity / dreamSTATE / subtoniq / dnj beats / Patrick Perez / Antibes / Gruve Collective) / Handlebar 2026-03-09 (Monday) [more info]

Mike DeiCont presents: an evening of all ballads (feat. Mike DeiCont/Karen Ng/Mateos Labbé-Phelan/Patrick O'Reilly) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-09 (Monday)

Caylie Staples & Matt Brubeck / Sellers & Newel 2025-03-10 (Tuesday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]

Brodie West presents (feat. Brodie West Double Basses Quintet [Brodie West/Rob Clutton/Josh Cole/Patrick O'Reilly/Bjorn Kriel]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-11 (Wednesday – early) [more info]

The Adjacence [Lina Allemano/Karen Ng/Nick Fraser/Ryan Driver] / Sellers & Newel 2026-03-11 (Wednesday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]

Alex Lukashevsky with Mayme Joach / Drom Taberna 2025-03-11 (Wednesday) [more info]

mdbm [Michael White/Maggie Keogh/Don Rooke/Blake Howard] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-11 (Wednesday) [more info]

Thursdays at Noon (feat. Eve Egoyan) / Walter Hall 2026-03-12 (Thursday – noon). $free. [more info]

Ministry of Phonic Services presents (feat. Xu Shaoyang / Owen Kurtz & Karen Ng / Mira Martin-Gray ["songs old and new", with her backing band of Josh Cole & Mark Zurawinski) / Agenda Cafe + Bar 2026-03-12 (Thursday). $pwyc. [more info]

Nash the Slash Rises Again! + Concert ["...a one night only event featuring the theatrical premiere of Nash the Slash Rises Again!, an in-person Q&A with the filmmakers and collaborators, plus a live musical performance with special guests!"] (feat. Ian Blurton/Christine Duncan/Rebecca Hennessy/Rob Higgins/Friendly Rich Marsella/Andrew Noseworthy/Frank Pahl/Eiyn Sof with house band: Kevin Breit/Dave Clark/Rebecca Hennessy/Michael Herring/Elena Kapeleris) / Hot Docs Cinema 2026-03-13 (Friday). $20 (general)/$15 (members). [FB event]

Max Donaldson [solo piano record launch!] / Sellers & Newel 2026-03-13 (Friday). $15 minimum donation. [more info]

The Music Gallery presents (feat. Brahja [Sam Shalabi/Daniel Gélinas/Damon Handoff/Georgia Wartel Collins/Devin Brahja Waldman] / High Alpine Hut Network) / Annette Studios 2026-03-13 (Friday). $PWYCA ($22.14/$27.29/$33.47). [tickets + more info]

Friends of Allan Gardens present: Water is a Shifting Mirror album release (feat. Eejungmi / Emissive) / Allan Gardens Conservatory 2026-03-13 (Friday). $22.60, 19+. [tickets + more info]

Audiopollination (feat. Danny Alexander/Meryem Alaoui/Tarran Massey-Singh / Neal Armstrong/Roshanak A/Zan Redcrow / Bill Gilliam/Meena Rizwan/Margaret Maria / The Not Michael Lynn's with Kat Mcgouran) / Array Space 2026-03-13 (Friday). $10/PWYC/NOTAFLOF. [FB event]

Musica Universalis (feat. Body Help with Hugh Marsh [Kieran Adams/Josh Cole/Colin Fisher]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-13 (Friday) [more info]

Improvised Live Scoring [live score of Princess Mononoke] (feat. Mifune Moods) / Bampot House 2026-03-14 (Saturday – 6 p.m.) [more info]

Ladyfinger [Diane Roblin & Kayla Milmine] / Sellers & Newel 2025-03-14 (Saturday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]

Liquid Architecture (feat. Michael Palumbo / destroya / Ryan Kinney / Adele Desmarais) / St Matthew's Clubhouse 2026-03-14 (Saturday). $10 (cash or e-transfer). [FB event]

Ben Mike & The Beatles ["large ensemble improvisation featuring guitars, saxophone, clarinet, violin, bass clarinet, percussion, voice and alternatively tuned keyboard"] (Down Town [Maxwell Stover & Ian Afif]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-03-14 (Saturday). $pwyc ($20 recommended). [more info]

Stranger Still [Rob Clutton/Mim Adams/Randi Helmers/Pete Johnston] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-15 (Sunday – 2 p.m.)

Monday Roundup #267

Community notes:

• Like many in the community, I experienced an immense sense of shock last week on hearing of Jay Pollard's sudden and tragic passing. Jay put in a few good years of service in bringing strange and experimental sounds to this city, first as part of Man Finds Fire and then under the umbrella of InvocationTO. A connector who put Geary Lane on the map (which was a cool hub for shows for a couple years), he loved creating sympathetic lineups for visiting artists and one got the sense that sometimes he was willing to take a loss as a promoter just to have a chance to hear some musicians he loved. I urge you to dig through some shows he put on that I managed to document. A few of those that evoked good memories for me are also broken out below. Live boldly, my friends, and work with the things you love — you might not be here tomorrow.

• It's down there in the listings below, but do take special note of the Earlobe Fundraiser happening at the Tranzac on Thursday night — go support 'em! And also take note that Earlobe's website component has launched, so bookmark it for when you're looking to find out what's happening!

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Concert announcements:

WORM “BLOOD” MOON [works for piano by Anna Höstman, Harry Somers and Alison Yun-Fei Jiang] (feat. Cheryll Duvall / Adam Sherkin) / The nanoSTAGE 2026-03-03 (Tuesday). $33.90. [tickets + more info]

Holy Oak Family Singers present late Cohen (feat. Luka Kuplowsky/Fez Gielen/Dorothea Paas/Madelyn Kirby/Carlyn Bezic/Maggie Keogh/Justin Orok/Ivy Mairi/Joseph Shabason/Alex Lukashevsky/Edwin De Goeij/Felicity Williams/Kieran Adams) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-04 (Wednesday – early) [more info]

Equinox and Solstice Residency (feat. Ghostlight) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-04 (Wednesday). $pwyc, sugg. $10. [FB event]

The Titillators with Alex Samaras [Ryan Driver/Alex Samaras/Tania Gill/Germaine Liu/Nick Fraser/Colin Cudmore] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-06 (Friday – early)

More Noise Please! presents: More Women in Noise Please! [Superjen's birthday bash! & celebration of international women's day!] (feat. Xicada × Iowyth Ulthiin / U9 × Water Stains / Autofeeder × Xodkaar / Kristina Guison / Esssena / Cellsync) / BSMT 254 2025-03-06 (Friday). $15/pwyc. [tickets + more info]

Toronto Improvisers Orchestra / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-03-08 (Sunday – noon)

Ayal Senior & Friends (feat. Senior & Newman / Lostworldsounds / Nick Flanagan / Nocturnes [Ayal Senior & Michelle Breslin]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-03-08 (Sunday – 2 p.m.) [FB event]

Titanium Riot [Lina Allemano/Ryan Driver/Rob Clutton/Nick Fraser] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-08 (Sunday). $pwyc

Mike DeiCont Trio [Mike DeiCont/Eric West/Leland Whitty] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-09 (Monday) [more info]

mdbm [Michael White/Maggie Keogh/Don Rooke/Blake Howard] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-03-11 (Wednesday) [more info]

LAL & Unit 2 Present: A Practice of Love: Live show preview (feat. LAL / Folke [EP release]) / The Tranzac (Main Hall) 2026-03-21 (Saturday). $17.31. [FB event]

Burn Down The Capital presents (feat. Cole Pulice / SpeariNg [Karen Ng & Charles Spearin] / Grace Scheele) / Collective Arts 2026-05-23 (Saturday). $22.89, 19+. [FB event]

Not Dead Yet presents (feat. Fuji||||||||||ta / Evicshen) / The Garrison 2026-06-10 (Wednesday). $30.14, 19+. [tickets + more info]

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Shows this week:

Lipliners Residency (feat. Ronley Teper & The Lipliners) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-02-24 (Tuesday – early) [FB event]

Steven Lambke (José Contreras / Caged Animals) / No Notes Cocktails 2026-02-24 (Tuesday). $27.96, 19+. [FB event]

Nick Fraser presents (feat. Patrick O'Reilly/Michael Sarian/Nick Fraser / Nick Fraser's Special Topics) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-02-24 (Tuesday)

Brandon Davis's Stations Quartet [Brandon Davis/Patrick O'Reilly/Luan Phung/Germaine Liu] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-02-25 (Wednesday)

Cooked Raw Presents (feat. Triples [EP release!] / Poolblood / Amelia Maxwell) / Dina's Tavern 2025-02-26 (Thursday). $20. [more info]

Earlobe fundraiser (feat. Louis Pino/Colin Cudmore/Karen Ng/Fahmid Nibesh/Mark Zurawinski/Germaine Liu/Andrew Furlong/Bea Labikova/Mira Martin-Gray/Marilyn Yogarajah/fossa [Lenny]/Bibibi) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-02-26 (Thursday). $15/pwyc/notaflof (cash/card). [FB event]

All-Set! presents (feat. Molehill) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-02-27 (Friday – early) [more info]

Aline Homzy's Manouche Trio [Aline Homzy/Jonathan Meyer/Julien Bradley-Combs] / Sellers & Newel 2025-02-27 (Friday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]

The Ryan Driver Quintet [Ryan Driver/Martin Arnold/Rob Clutton/Nick Fraser/Brodie West] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2025-02-27 (Friday) [FB event]

Die Nacht/Der Mond ["contemporary miniatures, theatrical recitation, and sensual Romantic chamber music", feat. works by Johannes Brahms, Gabriel Fauré, Kaija Saariaho, Jörg Widmann, Lori Freedman, Thomas Adès, Peter Eotvos, György Kurtág, Kurtag] (feat. The Happenstancers) / Array Space 2026-02-28 (Saturday). $33.28, free for students. [tickets + more info]

Batuki Music Society presents Thiante – Spiritual Senegal (feat. Seydina Ndiaye / Ibrahima Diop / Talla Kane / Sadio Sissokho / El Hadji Mbaye / Elage Malick Mbaye / Pape Ndiaye / Assane Seck) / Aga Khan Museum 2025-02-28 (Saturday). $45/$40.50 (friends of the museum)/$33.75 (students and seniors). [more info]

coexisDance #113 (feat. Aisha Sasha John / Rachana Joshi / Kayla Milmine / Sid Eiller / New Chance / Joel Lawrence) / Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre 2026-02-28 (Saturday). $15 or pwyc. [more info]

people | places | records presents (feat. Temporal Waves / Nick Joliat) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-02-28 (Saturday). $pwyc. [FB event]

Eliza Niemi (Westelaken / Shep. Treasure) / Dina's Tavern 2026-03-01 (Sunday). $15 advance, $20 at the door. [more info]

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In Memoriam: Jay Pollard

• ...on July 26, 2014 at Geary Lane (Summer Sesh @ Geary Lane).

Bile Sister - Track Your Transit

• ...on April 8, 2015 at Ratio.

Sir Richard Bishop - Let It Come Down

• ...on June 12, 2015 at Geary Lane (Sound Séance I: Night 1).

Caro Diaro - Father

• ...on June 14, 2015 at Geary Lane (Sound Séance I: Night 3).

Off World - unknown [excerpt]

• ...on July 7, 2016 at Array Space (Invocation Presents).

Dirty Inputs - Dead Malls

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

Ben Grossman + Dan Paille - [excerpt]

• ...on April 22, 2016 at The Tranzac's Main Hall (Quiet Quiet Annex Lights concert series).

Michael Hurley - Wildegeeses

• ...on January 10, 2019 at Array Space (Invocation Presents).

Joseph Shabason - Treat it Like a Wine Bar

• ...on June 18, 2019 at St. Anne's Anglican Church (Invocation Presents).

Lubomyr Melnyk - Butterfly [excerpt]

[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.]