Mark your calendars! Tranzac's First Spring Craft Fair is coming up May 27 & 28. A Free indoor/outdoor shopping weekend event with over 27+ artisans, bakers, and crafters. Support the local community by stopping by and grab a drink from the bar while enjoying some delightful music in the Southern Cross Lounge. You'll find everything […]
The Furniture Music Composition Workshop is a monthly series (or space?) for composers either dealing with an idea that they're stuck on or with sounds that are impossible to realize through a computer. Hosted in the Tranzac's Living Room (usually) every 4th Sunday (usually) from 2-4pm (usually) we assemble a rotating panel of three skilled performer-composers […]
Join short story writer John Gardiner and singer/songwriters Marion Law and Bob Cohen for an evening of Tales & Tunes at Toronto’s historic Tranzac Club. John will be reading mostly from his recently published memoir, My Left-handed, Backwards, Upside-down Life, which tells the story of his growing up and coming of age in a small […]
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 […]
A lifetime member and Columbia recording artist with the Perth County Conspiracy, Terry Jones has played innumerable concerts over 50 years, with various versions of this band, at small venues, concert halls and universities. In 1970 Terry played lead guitar in a musical, "The Line of Least Existence", alongside Danny Devito, Judd Hirsch, and members of The […]
The Tranzac open stage is every Monday in the Southern Cross room. All are welcome! Start: 7pm Sign up: 6:30pm 8 minute slots (or two songs) The open stage is a safe space in accordance with the Tranzac code of conduct.
Calling all live music industry workers – past, present, and future! We know working in live music is tough. Whether you’re currently working in the industry, recently left, or looking to make your start – we want to hear from you! The Canadian Live Music Association (CLMA), in partnership with Nordicity, is conducting a study […]
Karen Ng (Reeds) Nick Fraser (Drums) Rob Clutton (Double Bass, Composition) Formed in 2017, the Rob Clutton Trio released the album Counsel of Primaries in April, 2020. The trio plays with the relationship between improvisation and composition, so that the agency of each musician is in dynamic relationship with the identity of each piece. In […]
Precious Little Presents: Round the table we turn Contraptions and shenanigans. Storage and porridge, song-title geography. Improvisation and Omni-visualation. We're out in the workshop, hammer and saw, Phonometers in hand we measure and draw. Erasing the borders, the box opens wide. Where is the door? Turn it all on its side. David Woodhead / electric […]
Come on out to the Tranzac Club the first Thursday of every month for the Good Ideas Comedy Show! Featuring some of Canada's best stand ups Get ready for a night of laughter and good vibes at The Good Ideas Comedy Show! Join us on Thu Jun 01 2023 at 8:00 PM EDT at 292 Brunswick Avenue, Toronto, […]
Blue Moss is the duo of David Nardi (guitar and assorted strings), and Connor Bennett (saxophone and flute). Their improvised compositions draw inspiration from folk, drone, jazz, noise, and traditional Celtic idioms. Throughout their respective careers, David and Connor have always been driven to make music from the depths of their hearts. The collaboration of […]
Due to the experiential nature of the event, it will be run in person only. This weekend intensive will run from Friday June 2, 2023 - Sunday June 4, 2023 as follows: Friday, June 2 2023, 7-9pm EDT Psychologizing the Ancient Doctrine of Sect: Day, Night, and Twilight Consciousness Saturday, June 3, 2023, 10am-5pm EDT […]
Opening Set - Tania Gill (piano and synth), Heather Saumer (multi-instrumental), Blake Howard (percussion) playing improvised pieces Second Set - Susanna Hood Trio Singer and dancer Susanna Hood's trio with pianist Tania Gill and saxophonist Kayla Milmine. A true project of the heart, “unPacked” is a reimagining of the 1995 “Packet Suite” with words by […]
“Special Things” is a wholesome comedy Show and Tell spectacle, where Toronto‘s best comics show you their treasure, and tell you a tale.
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 […]
The Jon Feldman Duo explores jamming through the roots of jazz, blues, rock, and klezmer.
The International Indigenous Music Summit (IIMS) is the largest global event solely dedicated to celebrating, creating awareness, sharing resources, and building opportunities for the Indigenous music community. IIMS 2023 will take place May 31-June 4, 2023 at the TD Music Hall and key performance venues across Toronto. The event will shine a spotlight on over […]
Kyp Harness plays with Tania Gill, Nick Burson and Victor Bateman. Wherever the name of Kyp Harness appears, the term “Songwriter’s-songwriter” soon follows. While often used ambiguously, in Kyp’s case it’s very accurate: his most fervent fans are other songwriters from both the folk and alternative music circles. Daniel Lanois, Mary Margaret O’Hara, Ron Sexsmith, […]
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.” Paired with the sweet sounds of Burke Carroll’s pedal steel and resophonic guitars, these songs take on the aura […]
Canadian artists to mark Roots Music Canada’s fifth anniversary during one-night festival June 4th, called MOOSEFEST. Hosted by original co-founders David Newland and Andy Frank, the event will celebrate the five years that new owner/managing editor Heather Kitching has devoted to artists and festivals across the country, via Roots Music Canada. The festival takes place […]
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.
Each instalment of Solitary Shrew features two performances led by women and gender non-conforming artists spanning an array of genres and artistic disciplines.
The Tranzac open stage is every Monday in the Southern Cross room. All are welcome! Start: 7pm Sign up: 6:30pm 8 minute slots (or two songs) The open stage is a safe space in accordance with the Tranzac code of conduct.
Probably Poetry is a bi-monthly performance series hosted by Probably Theatre Collective. Each event features around eight interdisciplinary artists and writers presenting new work inspired by a shared prompt. Check out our instagram @probablytheatre or our website probablytheatre.com for more info.
Music and Movement improvisers, let’s make wistful and wondrous and weird things happen at coexisDance Jam Series #4! Note that this is a performer-only event, so it's a great space to connect with other performers and get adventurous. Please RSVP if possible. coexisDance is an long-running series that presents free improvisations between music and dance […]
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
Part of Ghostlight’s equinox and solstice residency series. June 7 Solstice show will feature, two sets, new members and continue deeper into the world of Ghostlight - resonating with the shifting planets and crossing the lines between dreams, unconscious states and inner visions. Ghostlight have shared the stage with Oneida, Bardo Pond, Simply Saucer, Lido […]
The second Thursday of every month, hosts Cassie Cao and Chris Middleton are throwing a little Pay-What-You-Can show for people who want a little boost of Serotonin before their end of the month show. Featuring some of their friends, these up-and-coming comics will try out new material. The show will start around 8pm. Please come […]
When the Top Gun team tests out the new 6th generation fighter jets, they break Mach 10.3 and end up travelling back in time to the Regency era, crash landing in the fields of the Bridgerton country estate just in time for another season with the ton. Top Gun’s mission is to jet back to […]
Hosted by Kurt Newman, this monthly series creates a space for experiments in country and folk music forms, which can range from more or less straight-ahead to more or less psychedelic. Between sets: comedy from the best of Toronto's left-of-center comedians.
Playing some of their favorite jazz standards with influences ranging from Bebop to Hip Hop and Fusion.
When the Top Gun team tests out the new 6th generation fighter jets, they break Mach 10.3 and end up travelling back in time to the Regency era, crash landing in the fields of the Bridgerton country estate just in time for another season with the ton. Top Gun’s mission is to jet back to […]
The Emmett Hodgins Quintet is a group of Humber College Graduate musicians exploring a creative approach to Modern jazz music, with original compositions by Emmett Hodgins curated for this band as well as a mix of some of the favourite avant Jazz tunes from genius composers that suit the band. This show will feature Emmett […]
Song Experiment is a monthly song lab hosted by Cassie Norton that explores different ways of presenting songs. Different artists and approaches are featured each month. Cassie Norton is a Toronto based singer-songwriter, violinist/multi-instrumentalist, improvisor and climate activist. Cassie tells the stories behind her lyrics with sound, using a wide timbral palette of voice, violin, […]
Come enjoy some live acoustic tunes at Tranzac featuring Ellen Froese, Nick Faye, and Mary Stewart.
When the Top Gun team tests out the new 6th generation fighter jets, they break Mach 10.3 and end up travelling back in time to the Regency era, crash landing in the fields of the Bridgerton country estate just in time for another season with the ton. Top Gun’s mission is to jet back to […]
Join Karen Sunday, June 11, 2:30-5:00pm, for the launch of her latest collection of poetry, In Memory. The Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Avenue Toronto All welcomed! Readings at 3:00pm with piano improvisations by Sam T. Naylor. A limited number of books will be available for purchase or order through Amazon. Learn more about In Memory. Hear Karen recite Two […]
Brazilian musician and producer João Leão brings the creative energies from São Paulo's independent scene to his residency program at the Tranzac club. Every second Sunday of the month, from 5pm to 7pm, João will present a different approach to his diverse music endeavours, from his original releases, recent collaborations with Canadian and Brazilian artists, […]
Join Gordon Hill Press as they celebrate their Spring 2023 titles with readings by Emily Osborne, Jeffery Donaldson, and more.
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 […]
June 11th at 7p-9p at the Southern Cross Lounge Jessie Dara and Emilie Mover will be sharing a bill to serenade the Sunday evening. Some solos sets to send off the week with some tenderness. PWYC Emilie Mover http://emiliemover.com/ Jessie Dara https://jessiedara.bandcamp.com
Josh Sparks and Aidan McConnell play their original compositions alongside four of their deepest collaborators and best friends. You can expect thoughtful compositions drawing from many genres, and highly connected improvisation. The band is Lazar Miric (alto saxophone), Garret Hildebrandt (tenor saxophone), Steven Noronha (piano), PT Sandberg (bass), Josh Sparks (guitar) and Aidan McConnell (drums).
The Tranzac open stage is every Monday in the Southern Cross room. All are welcome! Start: 7pm Sign up: 6:30pm 8 minute slots (or two songs) The open stage is a safe space in accordance with the Tranzac code of conduct.
DUN-DUN LAND Second Tuesday of each month, 7-9pm Southern Cross Lounge Guitarist and Dun-Dun Band leader Craig Dunsmuir (a.k.a. Dun-Dun Man) debuts and workshops new tunes he prepares to present to his band, often splitting the bill with another act chosen by him, and occasionally joined by guests during his own set proper to flesh […]
Come enjoy two sets of jazz-inspired improvised music in trio format Ted Crosby - saxophone and clarinet Josh Cole - bass Blake Howard - drums et al
Since 2018, drummer Harry Vetro and bassist Andrew Furlong have programmed “Music By Harry and Furlong”. The series features two new bands nearly every month and performers include many of Canada’s greatest improvisors as well as the occasional International guest. Attendees can expect peaceful original compositions, loud jagged improvisation, and everything in between.
When the Top Gun team tests out the new 6th generation fighter jets, they break Mach 10.3 and end up travelling back in time to the Regency era, crash landing in the fields of the Bridgerton country estate just in time for another season with the ton. Top Gun’s mission is to jet back to […]
June's edition of Idée Fixe & Ansible presents is The ROY Variety show. Featuring Hieronymus Harry, Kali Horse, and the Royal Family Band.
If you love to sing musical theatre or showtune songs then this is for you. Bring a friend, bring your sheet music, just come and listen, be inspired and just be you. This space is open to anyone that loves musical theatre. It’s a great way to work on song for an audition, to promote […]
7pm: doors open 7:15 pm: Ellen Grace 7:45 pm: Kyle Nethersole 8:15 pm: Playclothes Playclothes is the shoegaze-influenced project of Etobicoke-based interdisciplinary artist Jaime Redford (they/them), tonight in its solo iteration for the first time. Playclothes experiments with choral soundscapes and unconventional forms to conjure worlds of deep dissociation, isolation, and play within those confines. […]
When the Top Gun team tests out the new 6th generation fighter jets, they break Mach 10.3 and end up travelling back in time to the Regency era, crash landing in the fields of the Bridgerton country estate just in time for another season with the ton. Top Gun’s mission is to jet back to […]
Starting off with the core members of the band jamming and playing some of our standards, the jams become looser and more open and interpretive and slowly open up to any in the audience who want to join. Freedom to express yourself and bond with like-minded people. There will also be various kinds of art […]
Nick Teehan and his musical partner extend their lengthy partnership into children's music. This family friendly project provides a lighthearted PWYC show where kids can play with shakers and learn Nick's smash hit originals Dinos on the Bus, Buckaroo Baby and Baby Dinosaur! First and foremost this show is a social opportunity for little ones […]
When the Top Gun team tests out the new 6th generation fighter jets, they break Mach 10.3 and end up travelling back in time to the Regency era, crash landing in the fields of the Bridgerton country estate just in time for another season with the ton. Top Gun’s mission is to jet back to […]
RUSTY & MAJA perform two sets of their Part Kitchen Party, Part Cabaret show. Their performances are energetic blending a variety of musical styles, creative movement and a dash of audience participation. A musical merry go round of both original and classic pop songs delivered with delight and attitude! Joining Rusty & Maja are stellar […]
The 404s are excited to bring you a night of nerdy improv comedy—twice as long as their normal shows! The 404s: Plus Ultra!!! is packed with extra fun and extra funny, to make up for their unfortunately cancelled show at Anime North 2023. Bring your AN pass (or email confirmation) and get in FREE!
Coming soon to VHS - Splendid Industries is deliberately ejecting The Wrong Show for the very first time. As human_people have since disowned the glory of a fax machine, an inevitable performance pays homage to the dial-up era, when cute cat vids existed only in our wildest imaginations. Your entertainment is hoped for (we make […]
Fergus Hambleton appears in the Southern Cross the third Sunday of every month... 2:30- 4:30. Fergus is a veteran of the Canadian music scene, having played a wide variety of music since 1967. A member of the Juno award winning Sattalites Fergus has played reggae, folk, jazz and rock over his career and has released […]
With lyrical guitar players, Bob Cohen and David Hines plus wild Mary Hanson on piano, Robert Priest digs into his eclectic catalogue of song/poems. Tuneful poetic, heavy, and light, with always a special guest.
Al Qahwa's latest recording "Weyn Allah" is being released in June 2023 followed by a summer tour across Canada. Each member of the group contributed to the original material inspired by music from North Africa, Greece, Iran, The Middle East, as well as musical influences from jazz, folk and Irish music thrown into the mix. […]
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 […]
Sweet Session is a duo of Randi Helmers (voice) and Rob Clutton (double bass). They play settings of Shakespeare sonnets composed by Clutton, as well as original songs by Clutton/Helmers, Pete Johnston, and Eric Chenaux.
The Tranzac open stage is every Monday in the Southern Cross room. All are welcome! Start: 7pm Sign up: 6:30pm 8 minute slots (or two songs) The open stage is a safe space in accordance with the Tranzac code of conduct.
‘Cat Person’ meets Station Eleven in this apocalyptic depiction of toxic masculinity. Using the tropes of both the Western and the disaster movie, Soldiers, Hunters, Not Cowboys looks at the violence of our contemporary masculinity, and its deep roots in shaping our culture. A suspenseful and thought-provoking evocation of our current moment. Aaron will be join by […]
Much like the music that we create, the Unbleak Trio is a creation of chance encounters. Creating a vital, dynamic set (or two) of multi-directional improvisation, replete with colour, texture and imagination, the group features Ananya Ganesh on Piano/Voice, Alex Fournier on Double Bass/Electronics and Raphael Roter on Drums/Percussion.
Yelling At Clouds is a Toronto-based electro-acoustic duo featuring keyboardist/vocalist David Chan and drummer/percussionist Larry Graves. The music is made up of funky, jazzy, rootsey, bluesy compositions and creative interpretations of repertoire from some of their favourite musicians. The sounds blend rhythmic and ambient multi-percussion, piano, keyboards, and vocal textures, weaving together something new from familiar roots. […]
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 […]
Sarah Greene: Sarah Greene is a songwriter, writer and booker/curator from Toronto. Her songs are intimate, concise and idiosyncratically classic. Working in warm, soulful country-tinged folk-rock ballads, Greene examines loneliness, vulnerability, and the tugging poles of freedom and attachment in her songs. She released two recordings as the front woman of mid-2000s indie-folk band The […]
Black Sails is a zine publication group focused on showcasing emerging Toronto writers by giving them a platform to share and publish their work. Beginning as a front-yard reading series on Brunswick Avenue, Toronto, Black Sails has grown into hosting bi-monthly reading events and publishing monthly zines. Our Kitchen Party reading events are the heart […]
ZOH AMA & CHRIS CORSANO Saxophonist / flautist / composer Zoh Amba (Tzadik Records) bring a fresh voice to the world of avant jazz, mixing heavy free jazz with folk melodies and circular refrains. Teaming up with one of the best free drummer around, Chris Corsano (Bjork, Bill Orcutt, Sir Richard Bishop, Paul Flaherty, Joe […]
Musica Universalis monthly Prince Nifty/Colin Fisher duo 10pm suggested donation 10$ tranzac southern cross lounge
Join us as celebrate the beginning of summer and our 5-Year klez-versary! Yiddish Dance Lesson 7:15-8:00 Dance Party! - 8:20-9:20 EPIC Jam! Or keep dancing! 9:30-10:30 We are raising funds to pay our musicians and put on programming for another whole year. tickets can be purchased at the door with cash or in advance through […]
Darsombra is a cinematic conceptual rock band from Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Featuring composer Brian Daniloski on guitar, bass, vocals, and sound design, and filmmaker Ann Everton on synth, vocals, percussion, and projections, Darsombra is internationally known for walking the line between glam-prog-psych-stoner metal and site-specific installation performance art. Live, their carefully crafted songs and videos […]
Join Maddisun with Freddie & JoJo and Alex Southey live in The Living Room. Maddisun is headlining from British Columbia, on tour supporting the “Home Is Where The Music Is” album release. Americana, folk, rock.
Vinyl Release event for Avi Granite's In Good Hands, a collection of solo recordings of Granite music by several of his musical mentors and friends. A cross section of Juno Award winners and Toronto music scene mainstays, In Good Hands offers an intimate glimpse into the work of 11 incredible instrumentalists as they interpret and […]
Singer-songwriter Yukiko Tsutsui will be performing her originals, famous Japanese covers and traditional with Jazz singer, Yuko Hase. Come join the "Japanese JukeVox" concert to discover your favourite Japanese tunes at The Southern Cross, Tranzac! Yukiko Tsutsui: vocal & piano (https://tucciey.com/) Yuko Hase: vocal
SWAN SONGS FOR UGLY DUCKS w/ Friendly Rich & David Sait “Experience Some of the Most Outrageous & Bewildering Stories Ever Told” Special Opening Guest: Allison Cameron SATURDAY JUNE 24TH Doors: 7:30pm Music: 8:00pm-10pm TRANZAC Living Room 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto PWYC
WHITE PEOPLE KILLED THEM Experimental free improv noise rock trio of electronic noise artist Raven Chacon (Postcommodity, Wolf Eye's Difficult Messages Band), guitarist John Dieterich (Deerhoof) and percussionist Marshall Trammell arrive in Toronto behind their 2021 self titled record on Faith Coloccia and Aaron Turner's Sige Records. The trio has a natural synergy as Raven's […]
Astor Swings is the passion project of Gabe Girard. We arrange the music of Astor Piazzolla for a jazz sextet, taking liberties with the arrangements while staying true to the compositions themselves.
The Furniture Music Composition Workshop is a monthly series (or space?) for composers either dealing with an idea that they're stuck on or with sounds that are impossible to realize through a computer. Hosted in the Tranzac's Living Room (usually) every 4th Sunday (usually) from 2-4pm (usually) we assemble a rotating panel of three skilled performer-composers […]
The Furniture Music Composition Workshop is a monthly series (or space?) for composers either dealing with an idea that they're stuck on or with sounds that are impossible to realize through a computer. Hosted in the Tranzac's Living Room (usually) every 4th Sunday (usually) from 2-4pm (usually) we assemble a rotating panel of three skilled performer-composers […]
Precious Little Presents: Round the table we turn Contraptions and shenanigans. Storage and porridge, song-title geography. Improvisation and Omni-visualation. We're out in the workshop, hammer and saw, Phonometers in hand we measure and draw. Erasing the borders, the box opens wide. Where is the door? Turn it all on its side. David Woodhead / electric […]
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 […]
A lifetime member and Columbia recording artist with the Perth County Conspiracy, Terry Jones has played innumerable concerts over 50 years, with various versions of this band, at small venues, concert halls and universities. In 1970 Terry played lead guitar in a musical, "The Line of Least Existence", alongside Danny Devito, Judd Hirsch, and members of The […]
An evening of "Saxophone Music" with Paul Newman and Harrison Argatoff, playing new and old compositions, duets and solos, originals and classics, contemporary and baroque. Sunday June 25th, 10PM at the Tranzac (Southern Cross). PWYC
Tranzac is a voting location for the municipal by-election. More info on where to vote here: https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections/by-election/by-election-voter-information/
The Tranzac open stage is every Monday in the Southern Cross room. All are welcome! Start: 7pm Sign up: 6:30pm 8 minute slots (or two songs) The open stage is a safe space in accordance with the Tranzac code of conduct.
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 […]
The Tranzac event calendar is updated regularly. Some events (such as private rehearsals, parties, and tentative events that are being contracted) are not displayed in the calendar. As such the calendar is not a comprehensive representation of venue availability. If you do not see your event in the calendar, please review our Event Promotion & Style Guide
This calendar was established in May 2023. To view an archived calendar with basic event information, please click here.
