Event Series The Brodie West Quintet

The Brodie West Quintet

Southern Cross Lounge, Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada

A note from Brodie West: For my monthly at the Tranzac I will often schedule my quintet called The Brodie West Quintet which is Tania Gill piano, Josh Cole bass, Nick Fraser drums, Evan Cartwright drums and  myself. Sometimes the drummers are substituted up and in that case it's usually Phil Melanson who is there […]

Never Was

Southern Cross Lounge, Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada

Never Was is a quartet named after a curious sentence from The You Train by science fiction and fantasy writer, N.K. Jemisin. Featuring Madeleine Ertel on trumpet, Naomi McCarroll-Butler on alto saxophone and clarinets, Patrick O'Reilly on guitar, and Joe Sorbara on drums and percussion, the group explores original music in the Black American Creative […]

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Event Series Cosmic Country For Communists

Cosmic Country For Communists

Southern Cross Lounge, Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada

Hosted by Kurt Newman, this monthly series creates a space for experiments in country and folk music forms, which can range from more or less straight-ahead to more or less psychedelic. Between sets: comedy from the best of Toronto's left-of-center comedians.  

Event Series Collette Savard and the Savants

Collette Savard and the Savants

Southern Cross Lounge, Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada

With her palette of acoustic folk instruments, Collette whittles out of her imagination beautiful song gems. She brings them to you wrapped in the exciting package of her band of seasoned masters, The Savants: Rebecca Campbell(Jane Siberry, Ian Tamblyn...),John Switzer John Switzer(Jane Siberry, Vance Gilbert, Katherine Wheatley etc.³) Martin Worthy (Joe Hall, Paul Quarrington), Tim […]

Event Series Cassie Norton Presents Song Experiment

Cassie Norton Presents Song Experiment featuring storyteller Sarah Abrusar

Southern Cross Lounge, Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada

Song Experiment is a monthly song lab hosted by singer-songwriter/violinist Cassie Norton to provide songwriters a venue for explorations into different approaches to song-writing, instrumentation, arrangement or all three. Each month, a different artist and approach is featured welcoming surprise and collaboration. Drawing/colouring supplies and big banner paper will be provided for all doodlers, so […]

Michael Palumbo and Quasimodo Presents: A Visual Music Exquisite Corpse

Southern Cross Lounge, Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada

Michael Palumbo and Quasimodo Presents: A Visual Music Exquisite Corpse Featuring a chain of live feeds, one influencing the other, and looping in on itself. A technique invented by artists in the surrealist movement, Exquisite corpse is a method by which a collection of words or images is collectively assembled. Each collaborator adds to a […]

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Sean Peever

Southern Cross Lounge, Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada

A regularly featured performer at a number of clubs in Toronto and across Ontario, Sean has played at Winterfolk, The Stewart Park Festival, Eaglewood Folk Festival & The Quinte Spirit Festival. From folk-rock to soul to country to rocksteady, his willingness to serve the song first & foremost results in a voice that can be lending […]

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PORTAGE with George Koller, Bruce Cassidy, Diane Roblin

Southern Cross Lounge, Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada

Portage is a trio of accomplished creative musicians who take you on a journey through spontaneous and improvised arrangements. With their music as the vessel, they transport you through lands, forests, rivers, and even other dimensions. Each performance is a unique experience, as they expertly navigate through a variety of genres and styles. They explore […]

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The Tranzac event calendar is updated regularly. Some events (such as private rehearsals, parties, and tentative events that are being contracted) are not displayed in the calendar. As such the calendar is not a comprehensive representation of venue availability. If you do not see your event in the calendar, please review our Event Promotion & Style Guide

This calendar was established in May 2023. To view an archived calendar with basic event information, please click here.