Once a month, songwriters from beginners to pro, come together to share their songs with other songwriters in a safe and supportive environment. The focus of the group is to give each other constructive feedback on their songs.
MAB: Founded in Cleveland, Mourning (A) BLKstar is an afrofuturist collective who combine live instrumentation with hip hop production techniques. Deploying a captivating multi-front-person formation, their songs refract glimmers of hope and despair through a prism of American black music forms, from jazz and soul through rap and other forms of sample based music. Their […]
Join Two Tomorrows for an evening of songs and sonic explorations. Harley Card on guitar and voice, Dan Fortin on bass, Jeff Luciani on drums, and Matt Newton on piano.
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 […]
PROMPT is a new series that is open to anyone who is interested in learning to improvise in a group setting. Participants take a card before each session with a prompt, to guide their process. These prompts are written out by the established musicians who have helped build (and continue to maintain) the improvised music […]
Justin Orok: Justin Orok is an Ontario-based singer-songwriter, guitarist, and composer. He is best known for his narrative songwriting and creative approach to guitar playing. Orok is a key member of the Toronto-based new folk group, Decoration Day. Their record, Makeshift Future, was nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award in the category of “Pushing […]
The inaugural Shoe Box Composer's Concert will feature works by 10 composers for clarinet (Jared Berger), guitar (Jahred Warkentin), trombone (Bien Carandang), and vibraphone (Danielle Sum). This concert series, founded by Madeleine Ertel and Aidan McConnell, aims to create more opportunities for young and emerging composers to have their pieces performed, and to write for […]
Ben Gunning, and a very special group comprised of the Bernice band plus Joseph Shabason, celebrate the release of his latest album No Magic Hand, on the Halocline Trance label. Limited run cassettes will be available for purchase. The evening will be kicked off by special guest and Halocline label mate Aminata. Doors 8:00 Aminata 9:00 Ben Gunning […]
Join Hivemind for an evening of Neo Soul and Hip Hop jazz. Drawing inspiration from hip-hop legend such as Nujabes and J Dilla, as well as hip-hop jazz innovator Alfa Mist, the band delivers a nostalgic, yet distinctive vibe. Expect something exciting the group brings to the table.
The Jake Laur Trio explore free music in a jazz trio setting. Inspired by Artists ranging from Henry Thomas, to Jaki Byard, to Phil Ochs, we explore an eclectic set of music that helps us and hopefully you vent about the nightmare world we live in.
With a lending library of designated dancers for all you wallflowers, and a dancecard-booklet to set up dances in advance (should you choose to), Toronto Queer Summer Slowdance has all slow songs, all night long! (Except for the occasional intermission when we play the fastest songs we can find!) It's high school with a happy […]
Friday evening gathering, dance, and sound session featuring Brigadier ShazBad spinning rare vinyl selections from east to west. Friday July 21, 2023 from 9:30pm to 11:30pm $$$ - Pay What You Can (PWYC) https:/www.facebook.com/events/1571883766954784 https:/www.instagram.com/brigadiershazbad
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