Concert Listings Roundup #123

You can read more about why I'm doing listings here. Long story short: This curated and decidedly non-comprehensive list contains nothin' but shows that I am going to/would go to if I had more time.

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Gig of the week:

Michelle McAdorey Band [Into Her Future record release party!] / Monarch Tavern 2015-11-18 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Lots of tough choices to be made this week, and this top recommendation could just as easily have gone to Monday's Gravitons 10th anniversary show, Thursday's Presencia or the two-night psych spectacle of the Night Owl Festival. You should dig into those below, but I think the one I'm anticipating the most is the celebration for long-awaited release of Michelle McAdorey's Into Her Future. Finely-crafted songs with deep roots and the soulful contemplation that comes with the urgent patience of moving through life.

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This week's noteworthy shows:

Gravitons [10th anniversary special!] (feat. Not The Wind Not The Flag / Man Made Hill) / Array Space 2015-11-16 (Monday) [FB event]

Rob Grieve/Cory Latkovitch (Karen Ng/Mike Gennaro) / Musideum 2015-11-17 (Tuesday) [FB event]

PJ Party [PJ Harvey tribute!] (feat. Brooke Manning / Ghislain Aucoin / Ida Maidstone / Kritty Uranowski / Lana Leprich / Mekele / Cam Lee / Lauren Wilkins / Harass Kilpack) / Holy Oak Café 2015-11-17 (Tuesday) [more info]

THE AMBiENT PiNG presents (feat. sLAB / Tom Price / Northumbria) / Ratio 2015-11-17 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Beams [November Tuesdays residency!] (Stonetrotter) / The Dakota Tavern 2015-11-17 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Alex Bleeker & The Freaks (Anamai) / Smiling Buddha 2015-11-17 (Tuesday) [more info]

Bob Wiseman (Finchler / Bert Sugar) / Burdock Music Hall 2015-11-18 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Josh Cole Quartet [Karen Ng/Ryan Driver/Brandon Valdivia/Josh Cole] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2015-11-18 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Butcher Boy (Clara Engel / Jordaan Mason) / D-Beatstro 2015-11-18 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Presencia ["a new platform to promote the work of artists engaging in intercultural dialogue through music, with a focus on Latin diaspora identities" — official launch!] (feat. Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra / A New Tradition / Lido Pimienta / Mas Aya / Primitiva) / The Great Hall 2015-11-19 (Thursday) [FB event]

Marilyn Lerner/Andrew Downing / Musideum 2015-11-19 (Thursday) [FB event]

Zords (Boybitch / Fresh Flesh / Avem Ondo) / Holy Oak Café 2015-11-19 (Thursday) [FB event]

Yonatan Gat [of Monotonix] (Surinam / Kappa Chow) / The Silver Dollar Room 2015-11-19 (Thursday) [FB event]

Discover 416 Presents: Fall For T.O. Festival (feat. Dirty Frigs / EV REE WUHN / Walrus / shy kids / Little Junior / Jaunt) / The Garrison 2015-11-19 (Thursday – free with RSVP!) [FB event]

Norman Blake and Joe Pernice with Special Guests [November Fridays residency!] / The Dakota Tavern 2015-11-20 (Friday – early!) [more info]

Man Made Hill [Totally Regular release party!] (Wolfcow [Codie's Rodeo release party also!] / Kappa Chow) / 8-Eleven 2015-11-20 (Friday) [FB event]

Cindy Lee (Schønsee / Bodies That Matter) / Double Double Land 2015-11-20 (Friday) [FB event]

Night Owl Festival (feat. Christian Bland and The Revelators / Heaters / Tess Parks / Saffron Sect / The Auras / MIMICO) / Adelaide Hall 2015-11-20 (Friday) [FB event]

Moonwood (Jo Passed / Eyeballs) / D-Beatstro 2015-11-20 (Friday) [FB event]

Ronley Teper's Lipliners / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2015-11-20 (Friday)

Toy Piano Composers: To Be Announced 3 / The Music Gallery 2015-11-21 (Saturday) [FB event]

Ben Gunning [Massive Love Record Release] / Burdock Music Hall 2015-11-21 (Saturday) [FB event]

Night Owl Festival (feat. Night Beats / Mexican Slang / L.A. WITCH / Hooded Fang / B-17 / Fill Spectre) / The Horsehoe Tavern 2015-11-21 (Saturday) [FB event]

Beds (Hush Pup / Zones / Shy Kids) / Handlebar 2015-11-21 (Saturday) [FB event]

Delaware House Presents: The Eclectic Barn (feat. Canon Bros. / Barbara / Jose Contreras / Lake Forest) / Delaware House 2015-11-21 (Saturday) [FB event]

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Add these to your calendar:

Reminder: This post only contains this week's updates — the full listings can always be found over on the right-hand sidebar!

Slight (Bantam Wing / BART) / Burdock Music Hall 2015-11-25 (Wednesday) [FB event]

The Cosmic Cinema Trike (human powered film projection with live manipulation of 35mm film loops feat. live ambient sounds by the Bubble Pop Collective and Roger Wilson] / CineCycle 2015-11-26 (Thursday) [FB event]

Live in the Stacks (feat. Jennifer Castle) / Toronto Public Library – Yorkville Branch 2015-11-28 (Saturday) [FB event]

Ride the Tempo Presents Girls Night (feat. L CON / Nyssa) / Handlebar 2015-11-29 (Sunday) [FB event]

Ken Aldcroft's Convergence Ensemble / The Emmett Ray 2015-11-29 (Sunday)

Track Could Bend #9 (feat. Doomsquad / New Chance / Rub Out the Word) / Dundas Video 2015-12-01 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Somewhere There presents (feat. Versa / Mikatron) / Ratio 2015-12-03 (Thursday) [FB event]

Soupcans [Soft Party release show!] (Cellphone / Running / Plasmalab) / CineCycle 2015-12-05 (Saturday) [FB event]

Shining Wizard (Not The Wind, Not The Flag / Brahja Waldman / Keep Them Alive) / Ratio 2015-12-11 (Friday) [FB event]

Surinam (DAS RAD / Champion Lover / Alpha Strategy) / Smiling Buddha 2015-12-18 (Friday) [FB event]

Nightmare Before Xmas II (feat. Big|Brave / Jessica Moss / Gates / Northumbria) / Geary Lane 2015-12-19 (Saturday) [FB event]