Concert Listings Roundup #300

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.

---

Gig of the week:

The Cosmic Range (Man Made Hill) / The Garrison 2019-05-03 (Friday) [FB event]

Huge celebration as The Cosmic Range celebrate their second album The Gratitude Principle at The Garrison Friday night. With its big-band take on Sun Ra-ish space-funk, Matthew "Doc" Dunn and his crew create elastic vibes extending deep inward and outward. Add the late news that the one-and-only Man Made Hill is on the bill and this should be the grooviest night of the season.

---

This week's noteworthy shows:

Casey Sokol/Rob Clutton/Kurt Newman / Array Space 2019-04-29 (Monday) [FB event]

Holger Schoorl Band [Holger Schoorl/Tania Gill/Scott Thomson/Karen Ng/Paul Newman/Kayla Milmine/Scott Gabriel/Germaine Liu/Mark Zurawinski] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-04-30 (Tuesday – early!) [FB event]

Nick Fraser Quintet [Brooklyn Bohach/David Hodgson/Alex Argatoff/Ian McGimpsey/Nick Fraser] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-04-30 (Tuesday)

Audiopollination 70.3: The Fifth Wheel (feat. Heraclitus Akimbo/mkl32 / Bea Labikova/Raphael Roter/Chris Adriaanse / Brian Abbott/Leslie Ting) / Wenona Lodge 2019-04-30 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Cosmic Country for Communists (feat. Nashville Minimalism Unit + special guests / Nick Flanagan [comedy] / Cassie Cao [comedy]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-05-01 (Wendesday)

Emily Reo (Foxes in Fiction / Hush Pup) / Burdock Music Hall 2019-05-02 (Thursday) [FB event]

Hot Garbage (ZONES / Vypers / Mr. Joy) / The Baby G 2019-05-02 (Thursday) [FB event]

Not Dead Yet presents (feat. Protruders [LP release!] / Pure Pressure / The Nymphets / PlasticHeads) / Monarch Tavern 2019-05-02 (Thursday) [FB event]

In Between Sounds #97 (feat. Lorde Awesome) / The Only Café 2019-05-02 (Thursday) [FB event]

Ronley Teper's Lipliners / The Dakota Tavern 2019-05-03 (Friday – early show, 7 to 9 p.m.! all ages, kids welcome!) [FB event]

Meeting the Incomprehensible: Brian Abbott's Solo Collage Show (feat. Coin Operated Duo [Michael Lynn/Ryan Kinney] / Brian Abbott & Leslie Ting) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-05-03 (Friday – early!) [FB event]

Emergents IV: Material Mythology (feat. Din Of Shadows) / The Music Gallery @ 918 Bathurst 2019-05-03 (Friday) [FB event]

Gordon Grdina's The Marrow (Nazih Borish & Roberto Occhipinti) / Aga Khan Museum 2019-05-04 (Saturday) [FB event]

John Southworth & The South Seas [John Southworth/Christine Bougie/Andrew Downing/Craig Harley/Jean Martin] [Miracle in the Night album release celebration!] / The Imperial Pub 2019-05-04 (Saturday) [FB event]

John Oswald/Mary Margaret O'Hara/Aidan Closs / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-05-04 (Saturday)

Donna Linklater (Jennifer Foster) / Burdock Music Hall 2019-05-05 (Sunday – early!) [FB event]

Jazz United Jam [jazz + tap dancing] / The Tranzac (Tiki Room) 2019-05-05 (Sunday – PWYC!)

Audiopollination 71 (feat. Yumiko Yoshimoto [solo] / Elizabeth Miller/Mira Martin-Gray / Craig Pederson/styrofoamNosebleedPrincess/Kieran Maraj / Yomiko Yoshimoto/Allison Cameron/Elizabeth Lima) / Array Space 2019-05-05 (Sunday) [FB event]

Nite Comfort 67 (feat. Qarafa / Oneo Fakind) / Handlebar 2019-05-05 (Sunday – PWYC!) [FB event]

---

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!

Paul Newman/Brian Abbott / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-05-07 (Tuesday – extra-early set @ 5 p.m.! PWYC!)

DUST, the quietest big band in the known world / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-05-07 (Tuesday – early!) [FB event]

Istituto Italiano di Cultura presents: A Tribute to Ennio Morricone (feat. Le Muse) / 918 Bathurst 2019-05-08 (Wednesday) [FB event]

LUKA (Dan Edmonds) / Burdock Music Hall 2019-05-12 (Sunday) [FB event]

Batuki Music Society presents: A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Lizzy Mahashe (feat. Shaza, Kobena & Jungle Bouti Orchestra / Lorraine Klaasen / Lemphane Mafata / Brian Litvin / and many more) / Lula Lounge 2019-05-12 (Sunday) [FB event]

The Sound of Art (feat. UnQuartet [Meghan Cheng/Nelson Moneo/Cheryl O] with special guest Peter Lutek) / Gallery 345 2019-05-17 (Friday) [FB event]

Diane Roblin Presents (feat. Glen Hall's Ossingtones) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-05-19 (Sunday – early!) [FB event]

McDonald/Card/Silveira (New Hermitage) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2019-05-21 (Tuesday) [FB event]

The Mean [EP release!] (Secret Wars / Techniques Berlin) / The Piston 2019-05-23 (Thursday) [FB event]

Venus Fest presents (feat. Charlotte Cornfield [The Shape of Your Name album release!] / Charise Aragoza) / The Baby G 2019-05-24 (Friday) [FB event]

TIO Celebrates Gwendolyn MacEwen (feat. The Toronto Improvisors Orchestra) / Array Space 2019-05-26 (Sunday) [FB event]

Blonde Elvis (No Frills / Your 33 Black Angels) / The Baby G 2019-05-27 (Monday) [FB event]

Triio [Bea Labikova/Aidan Sibley/Tom Fleming/Ashley Urquhart/Stefan Hegerat/Alex Fournier] [CD release!] / The Rex 2018-06-02 (Sunday) [FB event]

Sahara (Kiwi Jr.) / The Baby G 2019-06-08 (Thursday) [FB event]

Alternate Forest (feat. SlowPitchSound) / Array Space 2019-10-10 (Friday – all ages!) [FB event]

Alternate Forest (feat. SlowPitchSound) / Array Space 2019-10-11 (Saturday – all ages!) [FB event]

Alternate Forest (feat. SlowPitchSound) / Array Space 2019-10-12 (Sunday – afternoon show! all ages!) [FB event]