Community notes:
- Take note that the beloved Women From Space Festival will be back in 2027! Keep March 5, 6, and 7 free in your calendar!
- In sadder news, the building that was home to The Jam factory burnt down last week, and the remains have apparently already been demolished. As a venue, it wasn't the best spot for subtle sonics, and it would get demonically hot in the summertime, but with those exposed brick walls and beams it had a pretty great vibe — whenever I was there, I felt like I was doing something sophisticated in a cool spot in the big city. Host for many instalments of the Feast in The East series and many shows besides, I'm not privy to all of the wrangling that lead to the building being left to moulder for the past couple years, but this is one more sign that in the larger socio-financial space, it was considered more valuable for a space like this to be left abandoned than to serve as a place for people to gather and share culture. (But maybe now we'll get a condo!)
Concert announcements:
Nick Fraser presents (feat. Mira Martin-Gray [solo]) / Nick Fraser's Special Topics) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-10-27 (Tuesday)
The Music Gallery & Burn Down The Capital present (feat. Lea Bertucci & Norbert Rodenkirchen / Slow Attack Ensemble) / Church of the Holy Trinity 2026-10-28 (Wednesday) [tickets + more info]
More Noise Please! presents: Blood and Black Lace (feat. Rich Oddie / Pravik / Babies R Stupid / Sarin / Blood Visions From The Blood God / Tender Prey) / BSMT254 2026-10-28 (Wednesday). $22.63, all ages. [tickets + more info]
Altered States Artist Showcase (feat. Diana Piruzevska & Christobal Lavanchy) / Water to Wine 2026-10-28 (Wednesday). $pwyc. [more info]
ESP Free Jazz Thursdays (feat. Brent Tanemura/Kae Murphy/Brodie West/Tania Gill/Germaine Liu) / Water to Wine 2026-10-29 (Thursday). $pwyc. [more info]
All=Set! presents (feat. Aurochs [Ali Berkok/Jake Oelrichs/Pete Johnston/Mike Smith]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-10-30 (Friday – early). $pwyc.
Exit Points #77 (feat. SAA/Liam Aldous / Krys/Matthew Maaskant/Liam Aldous / Songbird/Lucía Rojas/Yuval Jarus/Michael Palumbo/Fresh Fade Friday) / Array Space 2026-10-30 (Friday). $15 (early bird), $20 (advance), $25 (door) [more info]
The King's Grief ["present[ing] Judith Weir’s micro-opera King Harald’s Saga, punctuating Weir's tragic narrative with the music of Thomas Adès, Oliver Knussen, Thierry Tidrow, Mary Dering, John Dowland, and casting the works as incidental music within a larger drama."] (feat. The Happenstancers) / Redeemer Lutheran Church 2026-11-06&07 (Friday&Saturday). $38.95 (general admission), $12.19 (student). [tickets + more info]
Labyrinth Ensemble with Canan Sezgin Geylan and Yahya Geylan / Aga Khan Museum 2026-11-07 (Saturday). $50 (regular), $45 (friends of Aga Khan Museum), $37.50 (students and seniors). [more info]
The Max Donaldson Quartet [Max Donaldson/Ian Afif/Mateos Labbé-Phelan/Maxwell Stover] / Sellers & Newel 2026-11-07 (Saturday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]
Mira Martin-Gray Band (G. Mark Weston) / Annette Studios 2026-11-26 (Thursday). $pwyc.
A duo double-bill (feat. BLOOP [Lina Allemano & Mike Smith] / Karen Ng & Rob Clutton) / Sellers & Newel 2026-12-06 (Sunday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]
Lina Allemano Four (feat. Lina Allemano/Brodie West/Andrew Downing/Nick Fraser) / Sellers & Newel 2026-12-07 (Monday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]
Freesound preents: new music for Shō & Accordion (feat. shshcc [Michael Murphy/Wesley Shen/Matti Pulkki) / Array Space 2027-03-19 (Friday). $27.96 (general admission), $17.31 (student/seniors/arts worker). [tickets + more info]
Freesound preents: Music for String and Reeds (feat. Aysel Taghi-Zada/Matthew Antal/Amahl Arulanandam/Matti Pulkki) / Array Space 2027-05-21 (Friday). $27.96 (general admission), $17.31 (student/seniors/arts worker). [tickets + more info]
Freesound preents: Flutes + Violin + Percussion (feat. Tristan Durie/Michael Murphy/Aysel Taghi-Zada) / Array Space 2027-06-12 (Saturday). $27.96 (general admission), $17.31 (student/seniors/arts worker). [tickets + more info]
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Shows this week:
Mirror Walker Residency (feat. Mirror Walker [Cale Fladager/Patrick O’Reilly] / No Aluminum Sextet [Taran Massey-Singh/Lauchlin Wood/Cale Fladager]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-10-19 (Monday). $pwyc. [FB event]
An eve (songs of ours played with this beautiful band) [songs by Ryan Driver & Maggie Keogh] (feat. Ryan Driver [solo] / Maggie Keogh/Max Donaldson/Jaron Freeman-Fox/Harry Bartlett/Maxwell Stover/Blake Howard) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-10-20 (Tuesday – early). $pwyc. [more info]
Intersection Music & Arts presents ["an evening-length multidisciplinary production"] (feat. Les Gents Qui Partent / Andrew Noseworthy) / Canadian Music Centre 2026-10-20 (Tuesday). $pwyc. [more info + RSVP]
Music Hosted by Karen Ng ["five alto saxophonists ... play a 30 minute piece of multiphonics by German improviser and composer Frank Gratkowski"] (feat. Patrick O'Reilly [solo] / Bea Labikova/Nicola Miller/Karen Ng/Ben Rositsan/Brodie West) / Wenona Lodge 2026-10-20 (Tuesday). $pwyc. [more info]
Dan Pitt & Harry Bartlett / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-10-20 (Tuesday). [more info]
Ministry of Phonic Services presents (feat. Sweet Lips / Bag) / United Unlimited 2026-10-21 (Wednesday). $15 or pwyc, all ages. [more info]
Altered States Artist Showcase (feat. Dave Clark/Paul Kolinski/Mike Milligan) / Water to Wine 2026-10-21 (Wednesday). $pwyc. [more info]
ESP Free Jazz Thursdays (feat. Brent Tanemura/Lauchlin Wood/Rob Clutton/Aidan Miller) / Water to Wine 2026-10-22 (Thursday). $pwyc. [more info]
Labyrinth Ontario presents: Makam Nights (feat. Ali Rostamian / Soheil Sadeghi) / The Tranzac (Living Room) 2026-10-22 (Thursday). $pwyc. [FB event]
Karen Ng presents (feat. Fleshtone Aura / Alex Moskos/John Brennan/Hank Bull) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-10-22 (Thursday). $pwyc. [FB event]
Harry Bartlett/Andrew Downing/David Hodgson / Sellers & Newel 2026-10-23 (Friday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]
Dorky&Best with Meghan Cheng (feat. Germaine Liu duos with Aniqa, Brian, Leslie, Raphael, Tilman and Tina / Dorkestra + Live Visuals [Germaine Liu/Bea/Claire/Heather/John/Mark/Matthew/Meghan/Mira/Rob) / Array Space 2026-10-23 (Friday). $PWYC (suggested $5-$25), no one turned away for lack of funds. [FB event]
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]
Zoo Owl (Steve Shiffman & The Land of No / Aedon Bears) / Handlebar 2026-10-24 (Saturday). $pwyc. [FB event]
Salon d’exposition (feat. Afraaz Adam Alnoor Mulji & Ali Rajan) / Array Space 2026-10-25 (Sunday – 2 p.m.) [more info]
Imaginary North and The AMBiENT PING present Ambient Afternoon (feat. Bay Mud / A.V.E. / dreamSTATE) / Society Clubhouse 2026-10-25 (Sunday – 2 p.m.). $12.67 (advance), $15 (door), all-ages and family-friendly. [tickets + more info]
It happened this week...
- ...on October 20, 2015 at Ratio (The AMBiENT PiNG).
- ...on October 23, 2015 at The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge).
Carl Didur - [excerpt from first solo piano piece]
[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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