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 […]
LuA (Maryem Tollar and Shameema Soni) have been recording at Canterbury Music Company with Ernie Tollar, Waleed Abdulhamid and Naghmeh Farahmand. Come and check out their original songs at the intimate Southern Cross at The Tranzac (Toronto) that will be on their debut recording to be released in 2024 PWYC
Join Dennis and Ross as they celebrate the timeless collaborations of Paul Desmond and Jim Hall. Featuring Hiro Tanaka on bass and Jackson Haynes on drums.
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 […]
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 and Shelley Coopersmith perform original songs that range from heartbreaking ballads to classic country shuffle. You’ll swear […]
Ento Ei w Ento La2, A lebanese stand up comedy show by Johnny ElHage
Conversation - a Tranzac Jam is a weekly jam that invites musicians and dancers into a safe space where the only rule is be in the moment while creating music in community with others. Each week a house band starts off the night with a 45 minute set of music and then the floor is […]
Dave Clark Presents! showcases fantastic local artists who perform their original music. Each event is a surprise gift of sonic goodies for you to behold. See upcoming brilliance and veteran magic perform for your pleasure.
Fortunato Durutti Marinetti is the poetic jazz rock project of Daniel Colussi. Within is weird folk by Chris, Judith and Stefan. What could go wrong?
If you ever wanted Dun-Dun Land without the Dun-Dun, you're in luck this month--less lucky was the Dun-Dun Man himself, who has to undergo emerg dental surgery earlier that same day, but in his stead is his old friend Matt Collins, a.k.a. Spruce Needles, whose batch of slide-blues tunes should be a great complement to […]
Are you sexable?”- a question asked when encountering disability, alongside “what’s your kink?” As the disabled body swings back and forth between being an object of repulsion and fetishistic desire, can it ever find tenderness or “just sex” amidst wheelchairs, assistive devices and medical equipment, open sores, tricky bones, slurred moans and surprising bowel movements. […]
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