Mechanical Forest Sound: Monday Roundup #172

Community notes:

Bar Orwell — which has been a open-eared community hub for the past while now — has closed as a result of Severe Landlord Trouble. They're looking to re-establish the venue in a better space, which is no easy thing in this market and economy. The city's definitely a better place with community-focused venues that are willing to take risks on strange and/or abrasive sounds, so you should read their story and support their gofundme.

Concert announcements:

Blunt Object [performing the weird and wonderful music of Carla Bley, featuring Jay Hay/Ben Dietschi/Gordon Hyland/Jesse Malone/Teppei Kamei/Josh Bird/Robin Jessome/Zach Smith/Tania Gill/Phil Albert/Matthew Pullicino] / The Rex 2024-05-11 (Saturday – 2 p.m.). $10/$15. [FB event]

Ayal Senior & Friends (feat. Ayal Senior & Kurt Newman / William Davison / Karsten Stryker / Nick Flanagan) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-05-12 (Sunday – 2:30 p.m.). $pwyc. [FB event]

Annual Hirut Residency (feat. Eucalyptus [Aidan McConnell/Aline Homzy/Blake Howard/Brodie West/Evan Cartwright/Kurt Newman/Mike Smith/Nick Fraser/Ryan Driver]) / Hirut Café 2024-05-12 (Sunday). $15, dining available, family-friendly. [more info]

Josh Cole presents (feat. Kind Mind [Josh Cole/Ted Crosby/ Michael Davidson]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-05-14 (Tuesday). $10/pwyc. [FB event]

Not Dead Yet presents (The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis / Fortunato Durutti Marinetti / Daydream Plus) / The Velvet Underground 2024-05-14 (Tuesday). $27.58. [FB event]

TONE presents (feat. Lea Bertucci / Germaine Liu / Black Galaxie) / Standard Time 2024-05-15 (Wednesday). $17.52, all-ages. [FB event]

TONE presents (feat. Nate Wooley's Columbia Icefield [Nate Wooley/Susan Alcorn/Ava Mendoza/Ryan Sawyer] / Rob Clutton Trio with Kurt Newman [Rob Clutton/Karen Ng/Nick Fraser]) / Standard Time 2024-05-17 (Friday). $22.89, all-ages. [FB event]

Annual Hirut Residency (feat. Eucalyptus [Aidan McConnell/Aline Homzy/Blake Howard/Brodie West/Evan Cartwright/Kurt Newman/Mike Smith/Nick Fraser/Ryan Driver]) / Hirut Café 2024-05-26 (Sunday). $15, dining available, family-friendly. [more info]

Annual Hirut Residency (feat. Eucalyptus [Aidan McConnell/Aline Homzy/Blake Howard/Brodie West/Evan Cartwright/Kurt Newman/Mike Smith/Nick Fraser/Ryan Driver]) / Hirut Café 2024-06-02 (Sunday). $15, dining available, family-friendly. [more info]

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Shows this week:

Jon McKiel (Louie Short) / The Baby G 2024-04-29 (Monday). $29.98. [FB event]

Dan Pitt Quintet [Naomi McCarroll-Butler/Patrick Smith/Alex Fournier/Nick Fraser/Dan Pitt] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-04-29 (Monday) [FB event]

Solitary Shrew presents (feat. Dame Cook / Tumbling/Arrival) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-04-30 (Tuesday – early). $pwyc, 10 suggested donation. [more info]

Nick Fraser presents (feat. Pierre-Yves Martel Ephemera [solo modular synthesizer + harmonium] / Pierre-Yves Martel/Nick Fraser/Karen Ng) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-04-30 (Tuesday). $pwyc.

Holy Oak Family Singers present (feat. Holy Oak Family Singers & Veda Hille) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-05-01 (Wednesday – early!)

The Max Donaldson Quartet [Max Donaldson/Andrew Downing/Aline Homzy/Aidan McConnell] / Sellers & Newel 2024-05-02 (Thursday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]

CCMC with guest Nick Storring [John Kamevaar/John Oswald/Paul Dutton/Casey Sokol/Al Mattes] / Array Space 2024-05-02 (Thursday). $free, livestream available

The Tania Gill presents (feat. The Tania Gill Quartet [Brodie West/Rob Clutton/Nico Dann/Tania Gill]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2024-05-03 (Friday – early) [FB event]

Concrete Cabaret/OBJECTO Festival and Sensorium (York University) present: weave me too into the threads of your song ["a work-in-progress performance inspired by anarchist Yiddish poetry, made for the catastrophes and hopes of the present"] (feat. Jessica Moss/Erik Ruin/Gabriel Levine / Germaine Liu & Mark Zurawinski) / Array Space 2024-05-03 (Friday). Admission by donation; all proceeds go to MECA (Middle East Children's Alliance) for Gaza emergency aid. [FB event]

Glories of the German Romantic Era (feat. The Tallis Choir) / St. Patrick's Church 2024-05-04 (Saturday). $30 General, $25 Seniors, $10 Students. [FB event]

Mark Hundevad/Mike Gennaro/ Annette Studios 2024-05-04 (Saturday) [FB event]

Annual Hirut Residency (feat. Eucalyptus [Aidan McConnell/Aline Homzy/Blake Howard/Brodie West/Evan Cartwright/Kurt Newman/Mike Smith/Nick Fraser/Ryan Driver]) / Hirut Café 2024-05-05 (Sunday). $15, dining available, family-friendly. [more info]

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