Hot Docs Film Echo of Everything After Party

Main Hall, Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada

ECHO OF EVERYTHING AFTER PARTY. Which follows the Hot Docs World Premiere Saturday, April 29: The after-party will showcase live performances by international musicians featured in the film along with film projections of outtakes from the film including video performances by Canadian musicians Dan Mangan and numerous others. Come enjoy some drinks and celebrate with […]

Play for Turkey

Main Hall, Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada

A family-friendly day of creative and musical activities with fabulous artists to raise funds for earthquake relief in SE Turkey.

Spring Roots: Kristin Lindell, Jesse Whiteley and Jess Knights

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

Come celebrate Spring with live roots music featuring toe tapping original and swing tunes by Kristin Lindell and Jesse Whiteley on keys. We'll do some familiar favourites by the Kinks and the Beatles as well as some swing tunes and originals from our new album River of Light. We'll be sharing Lilac, a song about […]

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Tranzac Open House

Main Hall, Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada

Tranzac Open House Date: Monday, May 1 Time: 6:00-8:30 pm   Please join us for the Tranzac Open House! We are inviting community members to gather with Tranzac staff and the board of directors to meet, mingle, and share stories of the club. This is an opportunity outside of the Annual General Meeting to discuss […]

Event Series Holy Oak Family Singers

Holy Oak Family Singers

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

Thom Gill and Luka Kuplowsky head up a rotating crew of Toronto artists for eclectic and intimate tribute nights. Reimagining the songbooks of lumaniraries (Arthur Russell, Judee Sill, Roches, The McGarrigles) and local legends alike. Basic Categories: Singer-songwriter, Folk

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Man meets Bear – Bird City – Norvaiza

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

Three short mostly-solo sets from local(ish) musicians to warm the room on an early May night. Bird City is Guelph-based legend Jenny Mitchell (Jenny Omnichord, The Barmitzvah Brothers), Norvaiza is the solo project of Toronto-based Todd Macdonald (Silver Pools, The Winks), and Man meets Bear is also based in Toronto. Originally intended as an album […]

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Event Series Clela Errington and Barbara Lynch

Clela Errington and Barbara Lynch

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

In Barbara’s music you can hear echoes of jazz, folk, blues, barrel-house boogie and old-time-religion hymns. She writes story telling songs, offering up intimate portraits of people's lives played in the old blues style on a parlour guitar or upright piano. A singer songwriter and interpreter, Clela’s vibrant blend of folk and jazz creates the […]

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The Co-Conspirators play The Living Room

Living Room, Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada

The Co-Conspirators is a folk duo with emphasis on vocal harmonies. Often compared to Ian and Sylvia Tyson and The Weavers, they perform a mix of covers and originals: folk, singer-songwriter, bluegrass, country, blues, and general roots music. The Co-Conspirators perform at house concerts, folk societies, seniors and community centres, bars, and restaurants, and shall […]

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Song Scaping: Whacky… Unconventional… LOVE

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

SONG SCAPING The last of a four month residency at the Tranzac of workshops and performances by Andrea Kuzmich, intersecting traditional vocal polyphony, improvisation, and song. Like all past events, it starts with collective singing, where we'll teach some choruses of songs to have you join us in performance. Then a performance by Brenna MacCrimmon […]

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Musical Oddities Tour

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

Kyla Tilley (she/her) and Paul Cafcae (he/him), join forces to embark on a tour spanning 17 towns in 5 provinces of Eastern and Central Canada to promote their latest releases. This double-act program offers an eclectic mix of acoustic music influenced by a number of genres ranging from folk, to rockabilly, to prog rock and […]

Event Series Howard Gladstone Trio

Howard Gladstone Trio

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

Howard Gladstone is a singer/songwriter with a residency on the “first Sunday of every month” in the Southern Cross Room. He performs original material in the folk, roots, jazz, vein along with stellar accompanists Tony Quarrington (guitar) and Bob Cohen (bass). Most months also feature a Special guest performer to add spice and interest and […]

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Event Series Bill Wood & Burke Carroll

Bill Wood & Chris Bennett

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

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.” Bill Wood plays 5 pm - 7 pm the first Sunday of every month (usually with Burke Carroll) in […]

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