A round number anniversary is always worth celebrating, and more so for this labour of love devoted to creative expression and community building. Kudos to Mike Lynn for putting in the work to keep Audiopollination going for a decade — definitely worth celebrating with a slice of pie and a crowded room in the Southern Cross.
The afternoon opened with a pairing of Jessica Houghton (movement) and Kathryn Merriam (harp). Houghton used the thin strip of space at the front of the stage area (and, later, gained some height on the piano bench) to reflect Merriam's lush notes and reverse delay sweeps.
You can check out some footage from this set over on the Audiopollination youtube channel:
[Audiopollination is back at Array Space on Friday, January 13th with sets by Mike Barber/Daisy Betlej/Tegan Dietsch / Kousha Nakhaei/Owen Kurtz / Jamie Eriksen/Adrian Russouw/Bri Clarke and Kimberly Ivany/Katheryn Merriam.]
Rat-drifting meets marching band — although nominally a trio (Doug Tielli, Heather Saumer, Nick Fraser) on their just-released album, in the flesh the group expanded with Tania Gill, Charles Spearin, Emily Farrell and Colin Couch (and with Tom Richards sitting in for the bulk of the first set, to boot). A couple of Nick Fraser's sketches were essayed, but most of the material here is from Doug Tielli, showing off the most recent evidence of the contrasts and continuities with his "songwriter" work. There was some of the expected brass band brio at hand, but also, as the second piece here indicates, a willingness to explore melancholy beauty as well.
I'd heard this being discussed, but official confirmation in the most recent Tranzac newsletter: "Please note that starting January 3 the Southern Cross will have new, slightly earlier time slots Monday - Friday: 7 pm - 9 pm and 9:30 pm - 11:30 pm; weekends will be similar to the current Sunday schedule. More info coming soon, please stay tuned!
Video hits:
Some dance moves at dawn from an undisclosed location in the Hammertown zone:
Concert announcements:
Ayal Senior & Friends (feat. Ayal Senior/Kurt Newman/Andrew Furlong/Blake Howard / Family Ravine / Aaron Knight / Nick Flanagan / Bruce Lee's Sister) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2023-01-08 (Sunday – 2:30 p.m.). @pwyc. [FB event]
The Tawoos Initiative and Small World Music present (feat. Fareed Ayaz & Abu Muhammad Qawwali) / St. Andrew's Church 2023-05-20 (Saturday). $43.93. [FB event]
Shows this week:
Music by Harry and Furlong (feat. Brittany Pitt/Dan Pitt/Harry Vetro) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-27 (Tuesday – early!)
Exit Points #33 ["this performance includes a 5-channel speaker array for surround sound"] (feat. Marilyn Yogarajah/Sara Constant/Alexander Vincent/Michael Palumbo / Zoma/Behnoosh Behnamnia/Kousha Nakhaei/Donovan Locke) / Array Space 2022-12-28 (Wednesday) [FB event]
Boxing Week Special (feat. OMBIIGIZI / Scarlett Rose / Una Rose) / The Garrison 2022-12-28 (Wednesday). $13.85, 19+. [FB event]
Boxing Week Special (feat. Happy99 / Accelerant / Dermabrasion) / The Baby G 2022-12-28 (Wednesday). $13.85, 19+. [FB event]
Boxing Week Special (feat. Rapport / Spirale Parfait / Scott Hardware) / The Baby G 2021-12-29 (Thursday). $13.85, 19+. [FB event]
Boxing Week Special (feat. Heaven For Real / Clothesline From Hell / The Crime Family) / The Garrison 2022-12-29 (Thursday). $13.85, 19+. [FB event]
Ancient Egypt [Holger Schoorl/Scott Thomson/Pete Johnston] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-29 (Thursday). $pwyc.
Aurochs with special guest Kurt Newman / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-30 (Friday – early!). $pwyc.
The Ryan Driver Sextet / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-30 (Friday). $pwyw.
Tranzac New Year’s Eve (feat. Eucalyptus / Owen Pallett / Bernice / LAL / Phèdre / José Contreras / Chiquitamagic) / The Tranzac 2021-12-31 (Saturday). $25 in advance, $30 at the door. [FB event]
New Year's Eve (feat. Mouth Congress / Martian Crisis Unit / Pat Ronan / Noah Maloney) / Bar Orwell 2021-12-31 (Saturday). $31.97. [FB event]
Hollowfest NYE Party ["an immersive art + music experience in collaboration with "Psychedelics: The Experiential Exhibition""] (feat. Possum / Nyssa / ZONES [full band!]) / Lithuanian Banquet Halls 2022-12-31 (Saturday). $35. [FB event]
It happened this week...
...on December 30, 2012 at The Drake Underground (What's in the Box – Night 5).
The night's closing curated set saw bassist Victor O leaning in and focusing on echos and microloops while being surrounded by plinks and scratches from Marilyn Yogarajah (synth, piano, trumpet) and Zoë Alexis-Abrams (cello).
You can also check out the video from this set over on Audiopollination's youtube page:
[Audiopollination will be back at Array Space on Friday, January 13th, with performances from Mike Barber/Daisy Betlej/Tegan Dietsch / Kousha Nakhaei/Owen Kurtz / Jamie Eriksen/Adrian Russouw/Bri Clarke and Kimberly Ivany/Katheryn Merriam.]
Excellent work here from Daria Morgacheva (also known for her synth skills) providing some elegant piano structures for the more abstract sounds from William Davison (amplified objects) and Heraclitus Akimbo (lyre, oscillators, effects).
You can also check out the video from this set over on Audiopollination's youtube page:
[Audiopollination will be back at Array Space on Friday, January 13th, with performances from Mike Barber/Daisy Betlej/Tegan Dietsch / Kousha Nakhaei/Owen Kurtz / Jamie Eriksen/Adrian Russouw/Bri Clarke and Kimberly Ivany/Katheryn Merriam.]
A percussive ensemble, with Raphael Roter deconstructing a drumkit and Del Stephen providing patter patterns via Octapad while Piers Oolvai added some kalimba before switching over to effects-torqued baritone clainet.
You can also check out the video from this set over on Audiopollination's youtube page:
[Audiopollination will be back at Array Space on Friday, January 13th, with performances from Mike Barber/Daisy Betlej/Tegan Dietsch / Kousha Nakhaei/Owen Kurtz / Jamie Eriksen/Adrian Russouw/Bri Clarke and Kimberly Ivany/Katheryn Merriam.]
Some sputtering teamwork here with Bea Labikova (switching over to bari sax) joined by Mira Martin-Gray (acoustic guitar + Soft Pop) and Fahmid Nibesh (electric guitar + effects).
You can also check out the video from this set over on Audiopollination's youtube page:
[Audiopollination will be back at Array Space on Friday, January 13th, with performances from Mike Barber/Daisy Betlej/Tegan Dietsch / Kousha Nakhaei/Owen Kurtz / Jamie Eriksen/Adrian Russouw/Bri Clarke and Kimberly Ivany/Katheryn Merriam.]
A night out at Audiopollination was, as usual, brimming over with sounds and creativity. This opening set saw visiting harpist Isabelle Clermont (armed with an array of effects pedals) joined by Mike Lynn (double bass) and Bea Labikova (alto sax). Not even an accidentally-turned-off power bar (which you can hear a short while into this extract) could derail the flow.
You can also check out the video from this set over on Audiopollination's youtube page:
[Audiopollination will be back at Array Space on Friday, January 13th, with performances from Mike Barber/Daisy Betlej/Tegan Dietsch / Kousha Nakhaei/Owen Kurtz / Jamie Eriksen/Adrian Russouw/Bri Clarke and Kimberly Ivany/Katheryn Merriam.]
Boxing Week Special (feat. OMBIIGIZI / Scarlett Rose / Una Rose) / The Garrison 2022-12-28 (Wednesday). $13.85, 19+. [FB event]
Ancient Egypt [Holger Schoorl/Scott Thomson/Pete Johnston] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-29 (Thursday). $pwyc.
Aurochs with special guest Kurt Newman / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-30 (Friday – early!). $pwyc.
Hollowfest NYE Party ["an immersive art + music experience in collaboration with "Psychedelics: The Experiential Exhibition""] (feat. Possum / Nyssa / ZONES [full band!]) / Lithuanian Banquet Halls 2022-12-31 (Saturday). $35. [FB event]
Although there have been some airings-out of the new Echo's Reach material, this definitely felt like a special occasion, with a full band (Mike Smith, bass; Ian Daniel Kehoe, drums; Ted Crosby, sax) as well as vocal support from Vic Cheong and Ivy Mairi. (Plus frequent collaborator Jonathan Adjemian guesting on piano on the set's last track presented here.) In a nod to her roots, there was also a pause in the middle for a folky excursion, with Andrew Patten adding some acoustic guitar.
It seems like yesterday and forever ago that folks last gathered to celebrate an album release by Isla Craig in The Tranzac's big room. That made it felt like an event, one where old circles intersect — with faces you might've once seen at a Healing Power party, or on a beach on the Island. May the spirit be with you.
Coming in from Hamilton to open things up for Isla Craig's album release, this group was not so much a power trio as something akin to Laura Barrett fronting an arty math-rock group.
Important dispatch from The Tranzac! "Take advantage of our $30 early bird rate for memberships all December! When you join as a member before January you pay the early-bird fee of $30 and receive a new Tranzac t-shirt or tote. Annual membership increases to $50 beginning in January. You can get a membership in person at the Tranzac bar, or online at our website." [Joe's note: you probably wanna get in on these stylin' new Seth-designed t-shirts while they last!]
As an aside, while I was digging around some 2009 posts to find recordings for this week's archive feature (see below), I found a couple with dead links which I took a few minutes to re-upload. If you ever do come across anything like that, please leave a comment on the post or shoot me an email! Something's bund to slide sideways with over 4700 recordings [Joe's note: !!!] but I do like to have it as ship-shape as possible around here.
Concert announcements:
A Josh Cole Quartet [Lina Allemano/Rob Clutton/Josh Cole/Blake Howard] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-21 (Wednesday). $10/PWYC.
Kingdom of Birds (Essie Watts / Joy Shape) / Monarch Tavern 2022-12-22 (Thursday). $15, 19+. [FB event]
New Year's Eve (feat. Mouth Congress / Martian Crisis Unit / Pat Ronan / Noah Maloney) / Bar Orwell 2021-12-31 (Saturday). $31.97. [FB event]
Class of 2023 (feat. Cinder / Bonnie Trash / Not A Band / Motorists) / Monarch Tavern 2023-01-13 (Friday). $17.50, 19+. [FB event]
Shows this week:
Array Presents: You and I Are Water Earth Fire Air of Life and Death, Part 3 – ‘I’ (feat. Mani Mazinani / Sam Shalabi / Cindy Baker) / Array Space 2022-12-12 (Monday). $20 or Pay What You Want/PWYW, livestream available. [more info]
Dun-Dun Land: Night 2 (feat. Jesse Levine & Robin Buckley / Dun-Dun Man) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-13 (Tuesday – early!). $pwyc.
Black Ox Orkestar (Xicada [Ilyse Krivel]) / The Music Gallery 2022-12-13 (Tuesday). $20/$10 Music Gallery members, all ages. [FB event]
Dana Gavanski (Eliza Niemi / Luka Kuplowsky) / The Baby G 2022-12-14 (Wednesday). $20.05, 19+. [FB event]
Never Was presents: Bands That Are Not Never Was (feat. Madeleine Ertel/Julian Anderson-Bowes/Thom Gill / Joe Sorbara/Chris Banks/Tania Gill/Rebecca Hennessy/Aline Homzy) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-14 (Wednesday) [FB event]
Luge (Omhouse / Wolff Parkinson White / Adversarial Networks / Julian Selody) / The Citadel 2021-12-16 (Friday). $17 advance/$20+ at the door, all ages. [FB event]
Gillian Stone [Spirit Photographs EP release] (Picastro / Funeral Lakes) / The Tranzac (Main Hall) 2022-12-16 (Friday). $16.93. [FB event]
Audiopollination (feat. David Sait/Aidan McConnell/Marilyn Yogarajah / Rod Campbell/%%30%30%30/Fuzzy Nibesh / Thispatcher/David Story/Raquel Skilich/Cassie Norton / Love Children of the Apocalypse) / Array Space 2022-12-16 (Friday). $10 (cash or card, NOTAFLOF). [FB event]
The Titillators / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-16 (Friday). $PWYW. [FB event]
Nick Storring (Vixu / Wolff Parkinson White) / Tibet Street Records 2021-12-17 (Saturday – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.). $15, all ages. [FB event]
Jessie Dara & Band (Justin Orok & Racha Mouhakalled) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-17 (Saturday). $PWYC, suggested $10. [more info]
This was another in aseries of bands that were purpose-built, it'd seem, for the purposes of playing a particular piece, brought together to "complete" some compositions in, perhaps, the last place they need to be. Joined by Jeff Sinibaldi (electronics, gentle percussion), Andrew Finlay Stewart (violin), Michael Lynn (bass), and Patrick O'Reilly (guitar, effects), the group stretched out over two expansive compositions, gentle thoughts curling out into insistent notions.
You can watch a bigger chunk of this set over on youtube:
Leading off another evening of curated vibrations, Del Stephen brought a couple pieces for solo piano as well as a couple poems backed by sampler-grooves, pondering about listening and creating an intimate space for some friends to play (and later, a more expansive set to sandwich the night).
You can watch a bigger chunk of this set over on youtube:
*Does anyone know the title to this one? Please leave a comment!
Dun-Dun Land: Night 2 (feat. Jesse Levine & Robin Buckley / Dun-Dun Man) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-13 (Tuesday – early!). $pwyc.
Audiopollination (feat. David Sait/Aidan McConnell/Marilyn Yogarajah / Rod Campbell/%%30%30%30/Fuzzy Nibesh / Thispatcher/David Story/Raquel Skilich/Cassie Norton / Love Children of the Apocalypse) / Array Space 2022-12-16 (Friday). $10 (cash or card, NOTAFLOF). [FB event]
Boxing Week Special (feat. Rapport / Spirale Parfait / Scott Hardware) / The Baby G 2021-12-29 (Thursday). $13.85, 19+. [FB event]
Tranzac New Year’s Eve (feat. Eucalyptus / Owen Pallett / Bernice / LAL / Phèdre / José Contreras / Chiquitamagic) / The Tranzac 2021-12-31 (Saturday). $25 in advance, $30 at the door. [FB event]
Shows this week:
Track Could Bend #74 (feat. Mad's Happy Music [Madeleine Ertel/Aline Homzy/Beth Silver/Alexa Belgrave] / Ecotone [S. Brothers/M. Mucci]) / Wenona Lodge 2021-12-06 (Tuesday). $pwyc. [FB event]
DMA Recital: Patrick O'Reilly (feat. Annie Elgie/Laura Swankey/Madeleine Ertel/Bea Labikova/Mira Martin‐Gray/Joe Strutt/Andrew Furlong/Joe Sorbara) / Walter Hall 2022-12-08 (Thursday). Free, open to the public, livestream available. [more info]
Cosmic Country for Communists (feat. Janet Macpherson/Kurt Newman/Harry Bartlett/Andrew Furlong/Blake Howard / Cathryn Naiker / Nick Flanagan) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-08 (Thursday)
Rückstreuung: Sound Performance (feat. Debashis Sinha) / MOCA Toronto 2022-12-09 (Friday). $free with admission. [FB event]
Long Winter (feat. Sicayda / VRIM / Bobby Gadda / SSunday / SORB / E-PRIME) / The Parkdale Hall 2021-12-09 (Friday). PWYC, all ages. [FB event]
Musica Universalis (feat. Colin Fisher Quartet [Mark Hundevad/Brandon Valdivia/Andrew Furlong/Colin Fisher] / Aline Homzy/Josh Cole/Nick Storring) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2022-12-09 (Friday). $10. [FB event]
Happy Sundays (feat. Beams / Joy Shape / Isla Craig) / The Baby G 2021-12-11 (Sunday). $free, 19+. [FB event]
It happened this week...
Patrick O'Reilly will be leading an ensemble in a performance of his open-source composition "Carded" at his graduating recital on Thursday (check out the listing above), making it on-point to share a couple live excursions from a few years back:
...on December 8, 2018 at Array Space (Audiopollination 66).
Founded as a blog about one curmudgeon's love affair with the em dash, Mechanical Forest Sound has grown to become a community-based archive of local musical culture. Assuming that "independent music" isn't just boys with guitars and "culture" isn't just some sort of pageant, MFS is an investigation of a wide range of artists, reflecting on concerts as shared experiences, acts of citizenship and a chance to get down — fuzzy photographs and clear-sounding original live recordings a specialty.
Current manifestations of this project include Track Could Bend, a monthly concert series featuring "improvised music and weird rock offshoots", presented in a casual environment.
At one point I wrote full-on concert reviews, and for longer I thought I would catch up and write about shows in the past. But these days, because of, y'know, life, do not expect much in the way of full show reviews — but live recordings with blurbs will be posted as quickly after the fact as is feasible.
You can also check out full sets uploaded to the Live Music Archive. [not currently active]
N.B.: All recordings should be available & playable. If you come across any broken links, invisible or non-functioning players, etc, please leave a comment and I will tend to it ASAP.
ALSO N.B.: I'm perpetually on the lookout for a new place to stash my MP3's online. If you know of any place that allows a couple gigs of stuff to be openly linked to for streaming, drop me a line!
All MP3's on this blog are audience recordings shared as a reminder of the excitement of seeing live music. If you are an artist who doesn't want their music shared in this way, please contact me and I shall remove it forthwith.
Is your show missing from this list? Submit it via this form!
Roger C. Miller (Storey Littleton) / BSMT 254 2026-09-20 (Sunday). $27.36, 19+. [FB event]
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]
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]
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]
Soundstreams Encounters: Nagoya Marimbas [featuring Steve Reich’s "Mallet Quartet" and "Nagoya Marimbas", plus works by Ann Southam and Juri Seo (feat. Kairos Percussion Quartet with Aerin Cho) / Hugh's Room 2026-09-29 (Tuesday). $free with reservation. [more info]
Jane Siberry / Sellers and Newel 2026-09-30 (Wednesday). $35 minimum donation. [more info]
Project Nowhere × Burn Down The Capital presents (feat. Horse Lords / Common Earth Mineral / Stefana Fratila) / The Garrison 2026-10-01 (Thursday). $32.31, 19+. [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]
PORTALZ album release concert (feat. Marbyllia [Margaret Maria & Bill Gilliam] / Margaret Maria [solo]) / Array Space 2026-10-04 (Sunday). $30 (includes CD). [FB event]
Steve Reich at 90! (feat. Soindstreams) / Koerner Hall 2026-10-06 (Tuesday). $35-$94.75. [more info]
Track Could Bend #121 (feat. Shawn Will / Benny Liquid [Nü Creature + Zachary George] / Nina Boujee) / Wenona Lodge 2026-10-06 (Tuesday). $pwyc. [FB event]
Raybody (Jackie West / Luke Kuplowsky) / Dina's Tavern 2026-10-06 (Tuesday). [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]
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]
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]
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]
Soundstreams Encounters: Violins Unbound [works by André Ristic, John Beckwith, Chris Paul Harman, Parisa Sabet, Ana Sokolović] (feat. Judith Fliedl & Roan Ma) / Hugh's Room 2026-11-02 (Monday). $free with reservation. [more info]
Not Dead Yet presents (feat. Weird Nightmare [Hoopla record release shows]) / Osler Records 2026-11-18&19 (Wednesday & Thursday). $24.94, 19+. [tickets + more info]
Mike DeiCont & Dan Fortin / Sellers and Newel 2026-11-25 (Wednesday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]
Marilyn Lerner & Matt Brubeck / Sellers and Newel 2026-11-26 (Thursday). $20 minimum donation. [more info]
Soundstreams Encounters: Orison [a new music theatre work-in-progress featuring the ondes Martenot] (feat. Daniel Áñez & James O’Callaghan) / Hugh's Room 2026-11-30 (Monday). $free with reservation. [more info]
Musica Universalis (feat. C'est la fête Large Ensemble) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-05-08 (Friday)
Ayal Senior & Friends (feat. Ayal Senior & Kurt Newman / JOYSHAPE / Ryan Dugre / Nick Flanagan) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-05-10 (Sunday)
Cosmic Homeostasis XXXII / The Tranzac (Living Room) 2026-05-17 (Sunday)]
Playscape Emporium: Paint, Play (feat. Duo Cichorium/Constant Yen/ Rowan Campbell/Charlee Wielgoz/Fahmid Nibesh/Joe Strutt/Mira Martin-Gray) / Array Space 2026-05-21 (Thursday)
Wenderly Park (Colin Fisher / Isla Craig) / Le Monde 2026-05-22 (Friday)
Ministry of Phonic Services presents (feat. Ben Rempel & Justin Gunter / Not the Wind, Not the Flag / Doug Tielli & Mike Gennaro) / Bickford Park 2026-05-24 (Sunday)
Life Drawing (feat. Cosmic Homeostasis) / Riverdale Park 2026-05-31 (Sunday)
Prepare the Ground Festival (feat. William Basinski) / Trinity-St. Paul's Centre 2026-05-31 (Sunday)
Track Could Bend #117 (feat. saucering / Colin Fisher/William Hunt/Jack Johnson/Cal Adam) / Wenona Lodge 2025-06-02 (Tuesday)
Ayal Senior & Friends (feat. Ayal Senior/Nathan Yell/Marilyn Yogarajah / David Sait / Nick Flanagan / Nathan Yell) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-06-14 (Sunday)
Andre Ethier (Cows in Rain / Eliza Niemi) / Dina's Tavern 2026-07-05 (Sunday)
Track Could Bend #118 (feat. Ubersuck / Mike Gennaro / Wilderness Adventure Ride) / Wenona Lodge 2026-07-07 (Tuesday)
Toronto Improvisers Orchestra / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-07-12 (Sunday)
Ayal Senior and Friends (feat. Country Phasers / Meggie Remy / Nick Flanagan / Heraclitus Akimbo) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-07-12 (Sunday)
Rebecca Hennessy's Singer-Songwriter Circle (feat. Rebecca Hennessy/Michael Herring/Felicity Williams/Patrick O'Reilly) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-07-19 (Sunday)
The Fiver Trois (Isla & The Sorry Brothers) / Dina's Tavern 2025-07-24 (Friday)
Jennifer Castle (Potions) / The Garrison 2025-07-25 (Saturday)
Heraclitus Akimbo (Hoover Party / Del Stephen / Hex-A-Decimal × Leucrocuta) / The Sun Room at 918 Bathurst 2025-07-26 (Sunday)
Kathryn Merriam with Bea Labikova/Raphael Roter/Heather Saumer / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-07-29 (Wednesday)
The Ryan Driver Sextet With Thom Gill As Ryan Driver / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-07-31 (Friday)
Track Could Bend #119: An Evening of Graphic Scores co-presented with Public Library (feat. Public Library with Roa Lee and Alison Melville) / Wenona Lodge 2026-08-04 (Tuesday)
Humbucker Music Residency (feat. Humbucker Music / Sandy Ewen) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-08-07 (Friday)
new works for improvising musicians (feat. Josh Cole/Lina Allemano/John Oswald/Nick Storring/Owen Kurtz) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-08-10 (Monday)
Track Could Bend #120 (feat. Dave Grenon's Indistinctive Gait w/ Ayesha Lye / Caution Wet Floor Signs) / Wenona Lodge 2026-09-01 (Tuesday)
Equinox and Solstice Residency (feat. Ghostlight) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2026-09-05 (Saturday)
Ministry of Phonic Services presents: Back to School Field Trip: Dome (feat. Brandon Auger / Ben Grossman / Fahmid Nibesh) / CNE Bandshell 2026-09-17 (Thursday)
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