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 […]
Comhaltas Traditional Irish session. Slow to medium speed. Those who know only a few Irish tunes welcome. Tunes played by ear. Traditional Irish instruments welcome: flute, fiddle, tin whistle, low whistle, uilleann pipes, accordion, concertina, bodhrán, harp, guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, banjo, harmonica and piano.The 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month in the Living Room. […]
Children at heart who love comedic, poetic, theatric, yet at times serious storytelling alongside truly magical music. Teper invites a rotating roster of some of the finest musicians to publicly improvise around her antics. This month she is joined by Tim Posgate -banjo/guitar, Jaron Freeman-Fox - violin, Chris Adriaanse - bass, Dave Clark - drums, […]
Strangetooth is a Toronto based bluegrass band known for their rich vocal harmonies, stellar picking, and eclectic song choices. While steeped in tradition, playing classics from first generation bluegrass pioneers such as Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, Flatt and Scruggs, and many more, They pepper in carefully selected, lesser known gems from more recent bluegrass […]
The last Thursday of every month, hosts Surer Qaly and Chris Middleton invite their friends to do some stand up at the Tranzac. It'll start around 8 pm, but you should get there for 7:30 pm just in case. It will be a good time, promise.
Special guest Jonathan Lindhorst from Montreal/Berlin stops by the Tranzac for two sets of improvised music. 9:30 start, Tranzac front room Blake Howard - perc Jonathan Lindhorst - sax Karen Ng - sax Chris Pruden - pno
All-Set! Presents features music based around the trio of Mike Smith (electronics), Pete Johnston (bass) and Jake Oelrichs (drums). The music made in this monthly residency is largely improvised in a subtly-propulsive way that mixes jazz, minimalism and progressive rock. A rotating cast of guests drawn from the roster of Smith and Johnston’s recording imprint […]
Following their sophomore release, Six-ish Plateaus, Triio will be celebrating the release of its first EP, Magnetic Dreaming at the end of September 2023. This piece is a multi-movement suite spanning multiple genres and atmospheres, all tied together through dream-like logic of a Lovecraft story, followed by a performance of their 2022 LP, Six-ish Plateaus, […]
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 […]
Kurt Newman hosts an open and welcoming jam for players of bluegrass instruments (guitar, bass, mandolin, dobro, banjo, fiddle). We play classic bluegrass repertoire at moderate tempos. PWYC to cover ongoing costs.
Come join us for Little Window’s EP release show at the Living Room and fuzzed-out folk rock off their new EP ‘DEATH CLUB 2’ Sept 30th at the Tranzac, Southern Cross (292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON) PWYC Show starts at 3pm (The gang will be around from 2pm-5pm)
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