The Tranzac open stage is every Monday in the Southern Cross room. All are welcome! Start: 7pm Sign up: 6:30pm 8 minute slots (or two songs) The open stage is a safe space in accordance with the Tranzac code of conduct.
Dirtywood careens off the greasy New Orleans tinged soul of Dave Clark’s Woodshed Orchestra and into the often frenetic and definitely eclectic psychedelic Klezmer stained music of Myk Freedman and his Saint Dirt band. Add left of centre fielder Michael Herring of Peripheral Vision and the effervescent Rebecca Hennessy of Makeshift Island into the gumbo […]
Featuring: Solo set by Alexei Orechin on guitar & tapes with an opening set by Chris Pruden improvising on synthesizers.
the SPECIAL INTEREST group brings a new rhythm to songs of hope & struggle …. Infusing songs from civil rights, gospel, folk and protest movements with elements of folk, blues, rock, R&B, jazz, reggae & ska. Songs of social change, from picket lines and protest marches, addressing contemporary issues from peace to climate change to […]
Songs written by Adrian Russouw and performed alongside Melissa Paju, Aidan McConnell, Garret Hildebrandt, and Ben Rosistan. An opening set by Owen Kurtz.
Two sets of improvised music brought to you by Many People: Kieran Maraj, Marilyn Yogarajah, Martin Heslop, Kelvin Mansaray, Ananya Ganesh, Karen Ng + more probably.
This month All Set! presents music by Mike Smith. Expect something like jazz, with ill-fitting meters, wobbly improv, and the occasionally hummable melody. Mike's bass will be joined by Jake Oelrichs on drums, Laura Bates on violin, Kayla Milmine on soprano sax, and Brodie West on bass and/or normal clarinet. ** All-Set! Presents features music […]
The Ryan Driver Sextet specializes in the psychedelification of popular American songs from the 1920's through 1960's. They have been engaging in this task monthly since 1999, when they started playing as a quartet at Graffiti's in Kensington Market. The sextet plays only ballads, and almost always very slowly. That said, the interpretations are wildly […]
(Tony) QUARRINGTON and (Zoey) ADAMS are a delightful, dynamic duo of singer/songwriters. They have released six albums of original material, and their songs are very diverse, ranging from jazz to ballads to blues to bluegrass and beyond. Come and join them for two sets of beautiful melodies, clever lyrics, and masterful guitar playing. Sunday, July […]
Bill Wood’s songs have been described as “what happens when 30 years of songwriting, honed over decades of hard life experiences, meet the craftsmanship of a career musician who doesn’t know what it means to compromise.” Paired with the sweet sounds of Burke Carroll’s pedal steel and resophonic guitars, these songs take on the aura […]
Dave Clark presents his country band featuring: Lowell Whitty, Michael Herring, Paul Kolinski, Tania Gill and special guest Myk Freedman. From crackling grease in the griddle to swinging under the stars, the Western Slang band will enchant you with their charms. The band will be playing all originals by Dave Clark of the Woodshed Orchestra. […]
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