Community notes:
- Another very cool rock'n'roll/literary event coming up, with Roddy Bottum (the mighty Imperial Teen, Man on Man, Faith No More) presenting new book, The Royal We. "[A]n ode to San Francisco, bicycle messengering, sex work, heroin, dreadlocks, the birth of politics in punk rock, wheatgrass, witches, crystal meth, coming out, self love and the burning down and obliteration of a great American city." Featuring readings from Bottum himself as well as Damian Rogers, Bechdel Test, Stevie Manning, Knowah Holder, Marni Marriott, and Vidal Wu. The event is at Standard Time on Thursday, June 18th — more info + ticket link are here.
Concert announcements:
Josh Cole: new works for improvising musicians (feat. Josh Cole Trio + Strings [Josh Cole/Aline Homzy/Nick Storring/John Oswald/Blake Howard]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-06-08 (Monday). $pwyc. [more info]
Ehsan Sadigh's Rondo Projects [Dhaivat Jani/Chris Pruden/Ehsan Sadigh] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-06-09 (Tuesday). [more info]
Axiomatic Heresy [Jonathan Kay/Kayla Milmine/Reagan Mitchell/Alex Fournier/Nick Fraser] / The Emmet Ray 2026-06-11 (Thursday). $12
Toronto Improvisers Orchestra / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-06-14 (Sunday – noon). $pwyc. [more info]
Carlton Park Concert (feat. Marker Starling Sextet / You Can Can / Luka Kuplowsky & Band) / Carlton Park 2026-06-14 (Sunday – 4 p.m.). $pwyc, outdoors, all ages + family friendly. [more info]
Amrita [Anita Katakkar & Kayla Milmine] / DROM Taberna 2025-06-14 (Sunday – 5:30 p.m.)
The Little Phrase [Is This the World album launch] [Shannon Hoff/Tania Gill/Don Scott/Chris Banks/Aidan McConnell] (Fan Wu & Alex Lukashevsky) / Burdock Music Hall 2025-06-14 (Sunday). $16.95. [FB event]
Steve Tidy & the Unkempt [Enjoy the Wreckage album release party] (Nick Flanagan) / Under The Alpine 2026-06-20 (Saturday). $22.60, 19+. [FB event]
Liquid Architecture 25/26 Season Finale (feat. Maria Riano & Jaz Tsui / Amelie Mah & Janel Jones / Abby Silvera & Jonny Luke / Brianna Clarke & Ryan Kinney) / St. Matthew's Clubhouse 2026-06-20 (Saturday). $10 (cash or e-transfer). [FB event]
St. Stephens-in-the-Fields Fundraiser (feat. Westelaken / Liz Uninvited / Angel Apricot) / St. Stephens-in-the-Fields 2026-06-20 (Saturday). $20/PWYC, all ages
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Shows this week:
Chris Banks presents (feat. Chris Banks/Dafydd Hughes/Karen Ng) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-06-01 (Monday)
Track Could Bend #117 (feat. saucering [Tilman Lewis/Nilan Perera/Laura Swankey] / Colin Fisher/William Hunt/Jack Johnson/Cal Adam) / Wenona Lodge 2025-06-02 (Tuesday). $pwyc. [FB event]
Holy Oak Family Singers Presents: A summer Holy Oak Family Showcase! (feat. chiquitamagic / Thom Gill/Mira Marin-Gray/Edwin de Goeij / This is Awesome [Christine Bougie & Dafydd Hughes]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-06-03 (Wednesday). $pwyc. [more info]
Equinox and Solstice Residency (feat. Ghostlight) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-06-03 (Wednesday). $pwyc ($15 suggested) [FB event]
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]
More Noise Please presents: Downright Disgusting Distortion & Decay (feat. Cherub Weaponry [i.o & Colin Fisher] / Void Puppet & Pet Retina / Jacob Audrey Taves / Medical Fart / Goon / Char / Demetri The Groundshaker) / BSMT254 2026-06-04 (Thursday). $17.31. [tickets + more info]
Transmit Presents at Do West Fest (feat. RroachH / The Get Alongs / Shilpa Ray / Mother Tongues) / outside The Garrison 2026-06-05 (Friday). $free, outdoors, all ages. [FB event]
Do West Fest (feat. Bends / So Perfect / Thee Terrible Threes) / Hank's Liquor 2025-06-05 (Friday) [more info]
Tania Gill presents (feat. Agnes [Rob Clutton/Bea Labikova/Mira Martin-Gray/Doug Tielli/Kevin Turcotte/Mark Zurawinski) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-06-05 (Friday – early). [more info]
Humbucker Music Residency (feat. Humbucker Music [Nick Storring/Jason Doell/Colin Cudmore/Mira Martin-Gray] / Rob Clutton) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-06-05 (Friday). $pwyc. [more info]
Transmit Presents at Do West Fest (feat. Keegan Powell & The Jetpacks / Camille Leon / SAP / Silks / Boutique Feelings / Lavender Town / Ian Blurton's Future Now / Bonnie Trash / Phèdre / Holy Fuck) / outside The Garrison 2026-06-06 (Saturday). $free, outdoors, all ages. [FB event]
Do West Fest (feat. Scummm / Not A Band / Triples / Flake) / Hank's Liquor 2025-06-06 (Saturday) [more info]
Gilliam/Milmine/Pottie Trio (Margaret Maria [solo] / Marbyllia [Margaret Maria/Bill Gilliam]) / Kensington Sound 2026-06-06 (Saturday). $25/PWYC. [FB event]
SCRAPE performance art relay ["a platform for artists across disciplines to offer performance art actions and/or sonic collaborations or responses, and for the community to witness, participate in, and commune with a diversity of practices"] (feat. Aisha Sasha John / Adwoa / Apple / Zio Zitto / Colin Cudmore / Del Stephen [short film] / Veronica Abrenica / Emma Gigeris / lo bil) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-06-07 (Sunday – noon) [more info]
Transmit Presents at Do West Fest (feat. A Horse Named Friday / ROY / Hobby / Blunt Chunks / Ronley Teper & The Lipliners / Kiwi Jr.) / outside The Garrison 2026-06-07 (Sunday). $free, outdoors, all ages. [FB event]
Do West Fest (feat. Easy Rider / Rockford) / Hank's Liquor 2025-06-07 (Sunday – 2:30 p.m.) [more info]
catl. / Castro's Lounge 2026-06-07 (Sunday – 3 p.m.). $pwyc
Safar: a Raga Journey with Sitar and Tabla (feat. Zaheer Abbas & Neha Mahajan) / Small World Centre 2026-06-07 (Sunday – 5 p.m.). $37.57. [FB event]
The Mike DeiCont Trio [Mike DeiCont/Leland Whitty/Eric West] / Sellers & Newel 2026-06-07 (Sunday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]
It happened this week...
- ...on June 1, 2013 at 3030 (Pinball Sessions Launch Party).
Ketamines - Line By Line + Double Elevens
- ...on June 5, 2013 at The Great Hall.
- ...on June 6, 2013 at The Silver Dollar Room.
[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.]

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