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.
Plant Drawing (and Writing!) nights are back in the Tranzac garden starting tonight (Weds June 21). Casual, conversational, no drawing experience needed. Bring Drawing materials if you've got them; some will also be available. Drop into one night or come to them all! Plant Drawing will be cancelled in case of rain of severe air […]
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 […]
A pre-Fringe event from the underground network of international dirty storytelling! Sign up to tell a story, or sit back and enjoy! Details and tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/smut-slam-toronto-i-never-thought-tickets-648171005927
Songs written by Adrian Russouw and performed alongside Melissa Paju, Aidan McConnell, Garret Hildebrandt, and Ben Rosistan. An opening set by Owen Kurtz.
The last Thursday of every month, hosts Cassie Cao 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.
The Garden of Butterflies Annual event is next week! Will we see you there? Together, we want to provide all children with Epidermolysis Bullosa the best life possible, full of care, smiles, love and faith that better days will come. This event is the perfect opportunity to support this Fraternity Without Borders Canada project. Join […]
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 […]
Watch never-before-seen comedy videos made by Toronto comedians who have been on JFL, Workin' Moms, Mr. D, This Hour has 22 Minutes, The Beaverton, Second City, and more. Rounding out the evening is stand-up comedy by some of Toronto's best up-and-comers.
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 […]
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