Monday Roundup #297

Concert announcements:

Partitions illimitées / Unlimited Scores (feat. Bri Clarke / James Knott / Julie Lassonde / Pursuit Grooves) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-09-30 (Wednesday – early). $pwyc (suggested $10-$20). [more info]

ESP Free Jazz Thursdays (feat. Brent Tanemura/Lauchlin Wood/Brodie West/Jake Bikay/Mateos Labbé-Phelan) / Water to Wine 2026-10-01 (Thursday). $pwyc. [more info]

Imaginary North and The AMBiENT PiNG present (feat. Cloud Circuit / Metric Time Ensemble / biG kNiFE) / Annette Studios 2026-10-01 (Thursday). $12.67 (advance) / $15 (door), all ages. [tickets + more info]

Axiomatic Heresy [Jonathan Kay/Kayla Milmine/Alex Fournier/Nick Fraser] / The Emmet Ray 2026-10-04 (Sunday – 5 p.m.). $12. [more info]

PORTALZ album release concert (feat. Marbyllia [Margaret Maria & Bill Gilliam] / Margaret Maria [solo]) / Array Space 2026-10-04 (Sunday). $30 (includes CD). [FB event]

Raybody (Jackie West / Luke Kuplowsky) / Dina's Tavern 2026-10-06 (Tuesday). [more info]

Funz Mini-tour/Ur Audio-Visual label showcase (feat. Eiyn Sof / lostworldsounds / The Black Funz) / St Matthew's Clubhouse 2026-10-09 (Friday). $pwyc. [FB event]

Stefin (Output 1:1:1 / Atonal) / Collective Arts 2026-10-10 (Saturday). $17.55. [tickets + more info]

Funz Mini-tour/Ur Audio-Visual label showcase: Sean Travis Ramsay Memorial (feat. Heraclitus Akimbo / Percy Bangs / The Blue Funz) / Sun Room @ 918 Bathurst 2026-10-11 (Sunday). $pwyc. [FB event]

Dorothea Paas (Andre Ethier / Ruby of Thanks) / Dina's Tavern 2026-10-11 (Sunday). $15/pwyc. [more info]

Idée Fixe Records 15 (feat. Jennifer Castle / Isla Craig / Cormac Culkeen with Michael Cloud Duguay / Alex Lukashevsky / Kyla Marlena / Potions / Roy / Joseph Shabason / Bry Webb) / St. Stephen-in-the-Fields 2026-10-13 (Tuesday). $26.93. [tickets + more info]

Funz Mini-tour/Ur Audio-Visual label showcase (feat. M. Mucci / Bird City / The Golden Funz) / The Keating Channel Pub & Grill 2026-10-14 (Wednesday). $pwyc. [FB event]

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Shows this week:

Ministry of Phonic Services presents: Back to School Field Trip [debut screening of Otherwise by Mike Filippov] / "Park" 2026-09-22 (Tuesday). $pwyc. [more info]

Triio [Bea Labikova/Jon Kay/Tom Fleming/Danielle Sum/Alex Fournier/Stefan Hegerat] / Pamenar 2026-09-22 (Tuesday). $20. [more info]

Ministry of Phonic Services presents: Back to School Field Trip ["a festival of outdoor experimental sounds and actions"] (feat. HAHAHAHAHAHA / shemona / quivering / Emergency Euphoria) / "Highway" 2026-09-23 (Wednesday). $pwyc. [more info]

Mike DeiCont Trio feat. Eric West & Leland Whitty / Sellers & Newel 2026-09-24 (Thursday). $20 minimum donation. [FB event]

The Living Room Sessions #4 (feat. Dorky & Best [Germaine Liu/Steph Chua/Tilman Lewis] / G.Mark Weston & Germaine Liu) / Annette Studios 2026-09-24 (Thursday). $15 or pwyc, all ages. [more info]

ESP Free Jazz Thursdays (feat. Brent Tanemura/Colin Fisher/Andrew Frost/Aidan Miller) / Water to Wine 2026-09-24 (Thursday). $pwyc

CCMC [Cheryl O/John Oswald/Christine Duncan/Mani Mazinani/Gord Monahan] / Array Space 2026-09-24 (Thursday). $pwyc, livestream available [more info]

Karen Ng presents (feat. Karen Ng & Maxwell Stover / Drew Wesely) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-09-24 (Thursday). [more info]

Exit Points #76 (feat. Josh Sparks/Nico Newton/Aranya Khurana/Elysha Vorstenbosch / Sarah Mullins/Ron Johnston/Arianna Rueda/Michael Palumbo/Reagan Patrick Mitchell) / Array Space 2026-09-25 (Friday). $17.52 (early bird), $22.89 (advance), $28.27 (general). [tickets + more info]

Ministry of Phonic Services presents: Back to School Field Trip ["a festival of outdoor experimental sounds and actions"] (feat. SlowPitchSound / Fleshtone Aura & Sandro Perri / Gayle Young & Reinhard Reitzenstein / tête à tête [Philippe Melanson & Matthew Pencer]) / "UFO" 2026-09-25 (Friday). $pwyc. [more info]

Ladyfinger [Diane Roblin & Kayla Milmine] / Sellers and Newel 2026-09-25 (Friday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]

The Ryan Driver Sextet / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-09-25 (Friday) [FB event]

Burn Down The Capital presents (feat. Picastro [Double on Time album release] / Bernice / Granny Smith) / Gloves Up Boxing Gym 2026-09-26 (Saturday). $28.27, all ages. [FB event]

Imaginary North and The AMBiENT PiNG present Ambient Afternoon (feat. Jessica Deutsch / Little Jim / R Grunwald / SIREN) / Society Clubhouse 2026-09-27 (Sunday – 2 p.m.). $11.97 (advance), $15 (door), fully accessible + family-friendly. [FB event]

Maggie Keogh/Ryan Driver/Max Donaldson/Blake Howard / Sellers and Newel 2026-09-27 (Sunday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]

Brown Dolly and Friends (feat. Brown Dolly/Michael Palumbo/Laura Gillis/Michelangelo Iaffaldano) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-09-27 (Sunday). $pwyc. [more info]

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It happened this week...

• ...on September 21, 2012 at The Tranzac (Main Hall).

The Flowers of Hell - Atmosphere

• ...on September 24, 2012 at The Shop under Parts & Labour.

Sun Araw - Born Under Punches

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Recording: Humbucker Music

Artist: Humbucker Music

Song: [excerpt]

Recorded at The Tranzac's Southern Cross Lounge (Humbucker Music presents), August 7, 2026.

Humbucker Music - [excerpt]

This group developed from Nick Storring's interest in the metal-reading qualities of humbucker pickups, with the group bringing a variety of implements to amplify. Storring worked with an old autoharp, while Jason Doell deployed a snare, bow, music stand, pitcher and ebow; Mira Martin-Gray had the head of a yard rake, kalimba, metal bracelet, vibrator, snare, ebow and other bricabrac; and Colin Cudmore had his customary assortment of found objects. Working out how to amplify and mix these sounds together over the course of their residency, this found them sharing the sonic space in a most satisfying way.

You can check out the full set over on youtube:

Recording: Sandy Ewen

Artist: Sandy Ewen

Song: [excerpt]

Recorded at The Tranzac's Southern Cross Lounge (Humbucker Music presents), August 7, 2026.

Sandy Ewen - [excerpt]

Bringing the usual assortment of railway spikes, files, steel wool, metal plates, etc., nonpareil prepared guitarist Sandy Ewen was a very sympatico match for the Humbucker Music ensemble. The stereophonic clarity of her sonic crinkles was, as always, a joy to behold.

You can check out the full set over on youtube:

Monday Roundup #296

Concert announcements:

The Living Room Sessions #4 (feat. Dorky & Best [Germaine Liu/Steph Chua/Tilman Lewis] / G.Mark Weston & Germaine Liu) / Annette Studios 2026-09-24 (Thursday). $15 or pwyc, all ages. [more info]

Karen Ng presents (feat. Karen Ng & Maxwell Stover / Drew Wesely) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-09-24 (Thursday). [more info]

Exit Points #76 (feat. Josh Sparks/Nico Newton/Aranya Khurana/Elysha Vorstenbosch / Sarah Mullins/Ron Johnston/Arianna Rueda/Michael Palumbo/Reagan Patrick Mitchell) / Array Space 2026-09-25 (Friday). $17.52 (early bird), $22.89 (advance), $28.27 (general). [tickets + more info]

Imaginary North and The AMBiENT PiNG present Ambient Afternoon (feat. Jessica Deutsch / Little Jim / R Grunwald / SIREN) / Society Clubhouse 2026-09-27 (Sunday – 2 p.m.). $11.97 (advance), $15 (door), fully accessible + family-friendly. [FB event]

Brown Dolly and Friends (feat. Brown Dolly/Michael Palumbo/Laura Gillis/Michelangelo Iaffaldano) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-09-27 (Sunday). $pwyc. [more info]

aRrHyThMiA [BridgeofSand/Ryan Kinney/Nilan Perera] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-09-30 (Wednesday). [FB event]

Cosmic Homeostasis [album release celebration] / 918 Bathurst 2026-10-04 (Sunday – 4 p.m.). $pwyc. [FB event]

Track Could Bend #121 (feat. Shawn Will / Benny Liquid [Nü Creature + Zachary George] / Nina Boujee) / Wenona Lodge 2026-10-06 (Tuesday). $pwyc. [FB event]

Severe Exposure Volume 1: Toronto's New Noise Festival (feat. Vomir / Lea Bertucci / Hermit / Mound of of Glass /Professor A / Zilmrah / Rob Michalchuk / Receiving Device / Brigitte Bardon't) / It's OK Studios 2026-10-10 (Saturday). $38.61 (early bird), $43.93 (general admission), 19+. [FB event]

X Avant XXI: Memory Mannnnn, Night 1: Ghost Grain (feat. Ava Mendoza / Andrew Noseworthy & Grace Scheele) / First Unitarian Church 2026-10-14 (Wednesday). $22.14/$27.29/$33.47. [tickets + more info]

X Avant XXI: Memory Mannnnn, Night 2: Flashback (feat. Sonic Bikes / Bilal Nasser & Ensemble) / First Unitarian Church 2026-10-15 (Thursday). $22.14/$27.29/$33.47. [tickets + more info]

X Avant XXI: Memory Mannnnn, Night 3: Ancient Circuitry (feat. Mani Mazinani's Solar Organ Ensemble / For The Youth: Reilluminated) / First Unitarian Church 2026-10-16 (Friday). $22.14/$27.29/$33.47. [tickets + more info]

Experimental Link Series: Strings of Iran (feat. Hossein Behroozinia/Mehdi Rostami/Pooyan Ranaei/Bamdad Fotouhi) / Trinity Presbyterian Church 2026-10-24 (Saturday). $43.63. [tickets + more info]

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Shows this week:

Josh Cole: new works for improvising musicians ["solo and duo double bass"] (feat. Evan Palmer & Josh Cole) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-09-14 (Monday). $10 or pwyc. [more info]

Ministry of Phonic Services presents Back to School Field Trip: BPM (Big Percussion Meeting) ["a festival of outdoor experimental sounds and actions"] (feat. Amiel Ang / Brian Ruryk / Raf Wilcot / Victor O / Caleb Clawson) / "Playground" 2026-09-15 (Tuesday). $pwyc. [more info]

Body Help with Hugh Marsh / Pamenar (patio) 2026-09-15 (Tuesday). [more info]

Music Hosted by Karen Ng (feat. Matthew Cardinal / Vicki Venti / Pantayo) / Wenona Lodge 2026-09-15 (Tuesday). $pwyc. [more info]

Josh Sparks’ Digital Bath / Dina’s Tavern 2026-09-16 (Wednesday). $no cover. [more info]

Green-House (Masahiro Takahashi) / The Baby G 2026-09-16 (Wednesday). $25.03, 19+. [FB event]

Altered States Artist Showcase (feat. Scott Thomson/Brent Tanemura/Max Stover/William Hunt/Mateos Labbé-Phelan) / Water to Wine 2026-09-16 (Wednesday). $pwyc. [more info]

Ministry of Phonic Services presents: Back to School Field Trip ["a festival of outdoor experimental sounds and actions"] (feat. Brandon Auger / Ben Grossman / Fahmid Nibesh) / "Dome" 2026-09-17 (Thursday). $pwyc. [more info]

Andrew Downing & Dan Pitt / Sellers and Newel 2026-09-17 (Thursday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]

ESP Free Jazz Thursdays (feat. Brent Tanemura/Lauchlin Wood/Jake Bikay/Mason Wallington/Colin Fisher) / Water to Wine 2026-09-17 (Thursday). $pwyc. [more info]

Toronto Makam Music Forum (feat. Naomi McCarroll-Butler & Sam Shalabi / The Folios of Iranian Dastgāh [Sadaf Amini/Ava Rostamian/Soheil Sadeghi/Sasan Salaseli/Araz Salek]) / East End United 2026-09-18 (Friday). $30 general admission, $20 student/arts worker. [FB event]

Rob’s 60th Birthday (feat. Rob Clutton/Karen Ng/Chris Pruden/Germaine Liu) / Sellers and Newel 2026-09-18 (Friday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]

Whitetails (Chapel of Ease / The Cross Sea / LeBarons) / The Garrison 2026-09-18 (Friday). $25, 19+. [FB event]

Glenn Jones (Liam Grant / Colin Fisher) / Le Monde 2026-09-18 (Friday) [more info]

John Southworth & The South Seas (Marker Starling) / The Tranzac (Main Hall) 2026-09-18 (Friday). $25.04 , 18+. [more info]

Chanoyu (feat. New Tendencies [Matt Nish-Lapidus] / Germaine Liu & Masahiro Takahashi) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-09-18 (Friday). [more info]

The Mike Milligan Trio [Mike Milligan/Nick Fraser/Brodie West] / Sellers and Newel 2026-09-19 (Saturday). $25 minimum donation. [more info]

Toronto Makam Music Forum (feat.Sami Abu Shumays’ Umm Kulthum Music Group) / East End United 2026-09-19 (Saturday). $30 general admission, $20 student/arts worker. [more info]

Roger C. Miller (Storey Littleton) / BSMT 254 2026-09-20 (Sunday). $27.36, 19+. [FB event]

Monday Roundup #295

Community notes:

• In addition to the shows listed below, as part of their "Makam Music Forum" Labyrinth Ontario is hosting a pair of Conversation Circles hosted by Jonathan Adjemian and Yang Chen. "These circles will create a space for all those who seek to question common ethnographical frameworks surrounding musical categories." Free to attend at East End United before the shows on September 17th and 18th , more info here.

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Concert announcements:

Josh Cole: new works for improvising musicians ["solo and duo double bass"] (feat. Evan Palmer & Josh Cole) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-09-14 (Monday). $10 or pwyc. [more info]

Body Help with Hugh Marsh / Pamenar (patio) 2026-09-15 (Tuesday). [more info]

Music Hosted by Karen Ng (feat. Matthew Cardinal / Vicki Venti / Pantayo) / Wenona Lodge 2026-09-15 (Tuesday). $pwyc. [more info]

Josh Sparks’ Digital Bath / Dina’s Tavern 2026-09-16 (Wednesday). $no cover. [more info]

Altered States Artist Showcase (feat. Scott Thomson/Brent Tanemura/Max Stover/William Hunt/Mateos Labbé-Phelan) / Water to Wine 2026-09-16 (Wednesday). $pwyc. [more info]

Toronto Makam Music Forum (feat.Mehdi Rostami + Folios of Turkish Makam [Julian Anderson-Bowes/Saghi Farsijani/Canan Sezgin Geylan/Yahya Geylan/Roa Lee]) / East End United 2026-09-17 (Thursday). $30 general admission, $20 student/arts worker. [more info]

ESP Free Jazz Thursdays (feat. Brent Tanemura/Lauchlin Wood/Jake Bikay/Mason Wallington/Colin Fisher) / Water to Wine 2026-09-17 (Thursday). $pwyc. [more info]

Whitetails (Chapel of Ease / The Cross Sea / LeBarons) / The Garrison 2026-09-18 (Friday). $25, 19+. [FB event]

Glenn Jones (Liam Grant / Colin Fisher) / Le Monde 2026-09-18 (Friday) [more info]

Chanoyu (feat. New Tendencies [Matt Nish-Lapidus] / Germaine Liu & Masahiro Takahashi) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-09-18 (Friday). [more info]

Toronto Makam Music Forum (feat.Sami Abu Shumays’ Umm Kulthum Music Group) / East End United 2026-09-19 (Saturday). $30 general admission, $20 student/arts worker. [more info]

Roger C. Miller (Storey Littleton) / BSMT 254 2026-09-20 (Sunday). $27.36, 19+. [FB event]

Mike DeiCont Trio feat. Eric West & Leland Whitty / Sellers & Newel 2026-09-24 (Thursday). $20 minimum donation. [FB event]

Liquid Architecture: Guitar Night (feat. Lex Feathers / Aranya Khurana / Colin James Gibson / Ryan Kinney) / St. Matthew's Clubhouse 2026-10-03 (Saturday). $10 (cash or e-transfer). [FB event]

FemBots (Jenny Omnichord) / Burdock Music Hall 2026-10-10 (Saturday). $22.60. [tickets + more info]

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Shows this week:

Ministry of Phonic Services presents: Back to School Field Trip ["a festival of outdoor experimental sounds and actions"] (feat. Vampire John Coltrane / Bee Solomon / Cows in Rain) / "Porch" 2026-09-07 (Monday). $pwyc. [more info]

More Noise Please! presents Manic Monday (feat. The Nausea / SEHKTOR8 / Crude Flame / Mountain of Woe / Pursuit Grooves / Writhing Deceiver) / BSMT254 2026-09-07 (Monday). $17.31 or pwyc. [tickets + more info]

Not Dead Yet presents (feat. Otto Benson / Potions) / Monarch Tavern 2026-09-08 (Tuesday). $27.82, 19+. [FB event]

Rondo Projects #4 ["the final part of Ehsan Sadigh’s Septet IV/IX"] (feat. Bea Labikova/Chris Pruden/Dhaivat Jani/Ehsan Sadigh) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-09-08 (Tuesday) [more info]

Brodie West presents (feat. Brodie West's Double Basses Quintet [Brodie West/Patrick O'Reilly/Josh Cole/Rob Clutton/Nick Fraser]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-09-09 (Wednesday – early). [more info]

Ministry of Phonic Services presents: Back to School Field Trip ["a festival of outdoor experimental sounds and actions"] (feat. J.Vulgare / Colby Richardson / Fan Wu / Mariana Medellin) / "Mall" 2026-09-09 (Wednesday). $pwyc. [more info]

Alex Lukashevsky ["solostrumsinging + a guest or two"] / Water to Wine 2026-09-09 (Wednesday). $pwyw

Never Was [Brandon Davis/Bea Labikova/Racha Moukalled/Patrick O'Reilly/Adrian Russouw/Joe Sorbara] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-09-09 (Wednesday). [more info]

ESP Free Jazz Thursdays (feat. Brent Tanemura/Allison Cameron/Gloria Ksimuniv/Blake Howard) / Water to Wine 2026-09-10 (Thursday). $pwyc. [more info]

Kurt Newman presents (feat. Isla & The Sorry Brothers) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-09-10 (Thursday). $pwyc

Ministry of Phonic Services presents: Back to School Field Trip ["a festival of outdoor experimental sounds and actions"] (feat. Brian Abbott's Tone Cathedral / Mani Mazinani & Marilyn Yogarajah / Bea Labikova) / "Creek" 2026-09-11 (Friday). $pwyc. [more info]

Liam Cole (Westelaken / Wishbone Zoë) / The Rat's Nest 2026-09-11 (Friday). $15/pwyc

Audiopollination (feat. Andrew Kobus to go/Xukasia/Janel Jones / flower club/Rohee Uberoi / Noah Campbell/Neal Armstrong/Aisha Sasha John / The Not Michael Lynns) / Array Space 2026-09-11 (Friday). $pwyc/$10 (notaflof). [more info]

Musica Universalis (feat. Colin Fisher / William Hunt / Jack Johnston / Cal Adam) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-09-11 (Friday) [more info]

William Hunt [solo piano live recording] / Sellers and Newel 2026-09-12 (Saturday). $15 minimum donation. [more info]

Marker Starling (Tean Dream) / BSMT 254 2026-09-12 (Saturday). $22.84, 19+. [FB event]

Lucid Lounge Saturdays (feat. Ryan Driver/Andrew Downing/Blake Howard) / Water to Wine 2026-09-12 (Saturday). $pwyc. [more info]

Toronto Improvisers Orchestra / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-09-13 (Sunday – noon). $pwyc. [more info]

Marilyn & Friends (In the style of Ayal) (feat. Sporesong [Adwoa & Marilyn] / Will Hunt / Nick Flanagan / A Hectic Space [Nilan/Roya/Vic/Marilyn]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-09-13 (Sunday – 2:30 p.m.). [FB event]

Elastic Recordings Presents: Inhabiting & Releasing Spontaneous Structures – A Concert & Workshop (feat. The Plastic Waste Band / Michael Davidson & Bjorn Kriel / Aline Homzy) / Annette Studios 2026-09-13 (Sunday – workshop @ 3:00 p.m., concert @ 8:00 p.m.). $20-$25 concert only (advance), $25-$40 concert + workshop (advance), $free (kids 12 + under). [FB event]

Ministry of Phonic Services presents Back to School Field Trip: Installation Garden ["a festival of outdoor experimental sounds and actions"] (feat. various artists) / "Ravine" 2026-09-13 (Sunday). $pwyc. [more info]

Mayme Joach [Alex Lukashevsky/Jack Johnson/Nick Fraser] (Jacko Packo) / Dina's Tavern 2026-09-13 (Sunday). $13

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It happened this week...

• ...on September 11, 2009 at Rolly's Garage (Optical Sounds' Back to Cool Party).

The Disraelis - The Bitter Ash

• ...on September 12, 2009 at SPK Polish Combatants Hall.

Getatchew Mekuria & The Ex & Guests - Eoleyo

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Recording: Public Library

Artist: Public Library

Songs: To Cut [composer: Patrick O'Reilly] + Look [excerpt] [composer: Liz Anthonisen]

Recorded at Wenona Lodge (Track Could Bend #119), August 4, 2026.

Public Library - To Cut

Public Library with Roa Lee - Look [excerpt]

This special evening at Track Could Bend was co-conspired with bassist Mira Riselli as a special oppurtunity to delve into her love for graphic scores. She brought along her group Public Library (Elisabeth Dorion, voice/clarinet; Liz Anthonisen, voice/keys; Patrick O'Reilly, guitar; Jackson Welchner, bass; Robert Diack, drums) as fellow explorers — and to expand on the idea of different kinds of musicians interacting with the scores, we invited Roa Lee (gayageum) and Alison Melville (bass recorder, baroque flute). Most of the band members brought along a score to investigate, ranging from Riselli's comic strip to Dorion's linoprint to Anthonisen's axial time-loopage to one of O'Reilly's selections from Richard Serra's "Verb List", all leading to a satisfying variety of sonic outcomes.

You can check out all the pieces and collaborations over on youtube:

[Track Could Bend will be back ay Wenona tonight (September 1st with sets from Dave Grenon's Indistinctive Gait w/ Ayesha Lye and Caution Wet Floor Signs.]