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 will be accompanied by Chris Bennett.
Dave Clark Presents! Gabriel DeSantis, bandleader, songwriter, singer and guitarist of King Cardiac in a solo setting. Gab is a brilliant, soulful artist who weaves narratives that are open hearted, inviting and wonderful. Dave Clark will be playing songs from his recent "Cosmic Raydeo" album and more! www.davidclarkmk1.com www.kingcardiac.com
The Tranzac open stage is every Monday in the Southern Cross room. All are welcome! Sign up: 6:30 pm Start: 6:45 pm Special feature guest host: Mimi Oz Open stage, part 1: 6:45 pm - 8 pm Mimi Oz mini set: 8 pm Open stage, part 2: 8:45 pm - 10 pm 8 minute slots […]
Monday, October 2: Tranzac's Annual General Meeting. Doors: 7 pm, Call To Order: 7:30 pm, free (must be a member in good standing). Register to attend online or in person here. In The Main Hall. INVITATION: TRANZAC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Date: Monday, October 2, 2023 Time: 7:00 - 8:30 pm (Call to order at 7:30 pm) Location: Online (zoom), or in person* (Tranzac Main […]
Join author and playwright Sean Dixon on October 4 at 6pm for the launch of his novel, The Abduction of Seven Forgers (Freehand Books) at the TRANZAC Club in the Annex. There will be live music and tarot card readings, as well as an artist drawing portraits! Food and drinks will be available. This is […]
Holy Oak Family Singers pay tribute to Nanci Griffith. Featuring Thom Gill, Luka Kuplowsky, Robin Dann, Maggie Keogh, Don Rooke, Alex Lukashevsky, Ivy Mairi, Justin Orok, Josh Cole
Allison Cameron and Stephen Parkinson will perform an evening of improvised music for your listening pleasure featuring amplified acoustic guitar and small noise electronics.
Tania Gill (piano), Lina Allemano (trumpet), Rob Clutton (bass) and Nico Dann (drums) play original music.
3 performances of Australian percussionist Maria Moles $10 card or cash Tranzac Living room 1) w/ Laura Swankey, Arnd Jurgensen and Mickle32 2) w/ Sarah Constant, J. Moone and Michael Palumbo 3) Solo "Maria is a drummer, composer and producer based in Narrm/Melbourne. Her solo percussion performances draw on ideas from the Kulintang music of […]
7:30 - doors 8:00 - Adina V 9:00 - Elisabeth Dorion
BassKase CHI to TO Throwdown! BassKase, bi-metro Toronto/Chicago producer/musician Curtis Ruptash, will perform two sets of dubwise, downtempo and ambient vibes. He’ll be drawing from his catalog of 11 albums, including the upcoming release “Not So Happy Hour”, works-in-progress, and selected remixes. Percussionist extraordinaire Mayito Allende will join this show!
A celebration for the release of the album: Away with Me by singer songwriter: Joe Silvaggio. Featuring a rhythm section comprised of Joe's two sons: Thomas and James Silvaggio. With special guests, the great surf and instrumental rock combo: Atomic Beliveas.
Join Himalayan Pink for an intimate acoustic set of original music. Let songs of love wash over you and steep your subconscious in sultry sounds and aromas, preparing you for an evening of deep sleep and deeper dreams.
Lina Allemano-trumpet, Karen Ng-reeds, Rob Clutton-bass. Improvised music in the Southern Cross.
A concert of music by three seasoned improvisors/composers/musicians whose work range from jazz to rock to country to folk to electronic to new classical music. Alex Fournier: contrabasse, Rick Sacks: drum kit and percussion, Nilan Perera: guitars, fx, preparations.
Over the past few months, Teagan Johnston has been rehearsing in the Main Hall at our baby grand piano; come hear what Teagan's been working on and help send her off to Japan! Teagan Johnston is a singer-songwriter who drives the genre beyond its current borders, bringing a radical rawness to her work that hits […]
Celebrate nearly one full year of Dun-Dun Land, as Dun-Dun Man Craig Dunsmuir both welcomes and opens for the dual-led (c/o singer-songwriters Bruce Lynn and Matt Collins, backed by Brendan Black on drums) DUTCH! (Do not then be alarmed when Craig swaps electric guitar for bass to join them during their set) ** DUN-DUN LAND […]
a Josh Cole quartet w/ Lina Allemano - trumpet Nick Storring - cello Blake Howard - percussion Josh Cole - double bass
Never Was is a quartet featuring Madeleine Ertel on trumpet, Naomi McCarroll-Butler on alto saxophone and clarinet, Patrick O'Reilly on guitar, and Joe Sorbara on drums and percussion. The group often gathers in the Southern Cross Lounge of Toronto's much-beloved Tranzac Club for a semi-monthly residency exploring original music in the Black American Creative Music […]
Musica Universalis monthly Colin Fisher trio with Josh Cole - upright bass and Jeff Luciani- drums (Playing original compositions and improvisations)
Objecto is an experimental puppetry and performing object festival in Toronto. In the spirit of experimentation and historic object performance forms, we feature short acts and works-in-progress that challenge theatrical norms and our understanding of objects and inanimacy as well as performances that address current social, political, and artistic issues. We prioritize performances and acts […]
Song Experiment is a monthly song lab hosted by Cassie Norton to provide songwriters a venue for explorations into different approaches to song-writing, instrumentation, arrangement or all three. Each month, a different artist and approach is featured welcoming surprise and collaboration. Drawing/colouring supplies and big banner paper will be provided for all doodlers, so you […]
Oktubafest is an event where a diverse set of tuba players come together and perform. The audience can expect a wide variety of solo and ensemble performances- chamber music, pop tunes, marches, kids' tunes. Tuba players: bring your horn and join in the fun!
Join Montreal's The Plastic Waste Band and Toronto's Blue Season for a meeting of two of the most mind-melting projects to come out of Canada's jazz scene.
Monday October 16th, Joyshape and Lakewater are taking you on a journey across a sonic landscape from the peaks of danceable excitement, to meadows of contemplative drones.
Join Wavelength on October 17 for a night of performances, featuring Sahara, Lewsberg, and Cots at the Tranzac. Sahara + Lewsberg + Cots: Wavelength Wavelength presents Sahara (Toronto // fuzzy blanket rock) + Lewsberg (Rotterdam, NL // arty jangle pop) + Cots (Montreal // bossa nova indie folk) As part of the Wavelength Monthly […]
Living Room Salon featuring the folk-esque song pallets of Analogues Of May (Sara Jarvie-Clark) and Municipality (Peter Fjordham), come hang! PWYC/$15
As part of the series Marilyn Lerner Presents- Special Appearances.Marilyn Lerner-piano/Brodie West-sax/Mike Milligan-bass untie for a debut encounter. A rocking, sublime evening of improvised music, reimagining jazz standards and art song.
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 […]
"Sarah Greene Presents" features a selection of local and visiting songwriters and musicians. 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. Madeleine Roger […]
Join us on this momentous occasion as we celebrate the release of two new musical artifacts. Shoreline 3 will exist on audiocassette, while BearBell's initial offering sounds best in 1s and 0s. Scott Peterson and Peter Lutek are two of the world's most endearing and captivating humans. Fortunately for us, they got together a little […]
Album release show for Josh Cole’s “Kind Mind” featuring Karen Ng and Michael Davidson. https://cassiarrecords.bandcamp.com/album/kind-mind Josh Cole's Kind Mind is yet another imaginative outfit to emerge from Toronto's vibrant and curious-minded jazz scene. The trio comprises Cole (of the Brodie West Quintet, October Trio, and Sandro Perri's band) on bass and electronics, acclaimed saxophonist/ clarinetist […]
Join NYC’s THE MOTH PROJECT to celebrate their debut album/book release MUSIC/PICTURES/WORDS on Friday, October 20 at 8pm in the Tranzac Main Hall. Art meets Science in this 75 minute multimedia performance that is about and inspired by moths with a narrative arc of one family’s migration from post-war Europe to Canada. Stunning visuals and […]
Artsy Fartsy Comic Con is a one-day comic book event focused on creators, comics and art. 20 exhibitors ranging from small press to self-publishers to some of the comic industry's most popular names will be in attendance. Come to the Tranzac Club to find comic books, graphic novels, kids & young adult books, original art, […]
Dave Clark's Western Slang country band features; Lowell Whitty, Nichol Robertson, Tania Gill, Michael Herring, Paul Kolinski and Dave Clark. Western Slang plays tear in your beer, laughing at it all, shit kicking, greasy, sweet and soulful country music for ya. The band exists to uplift folks.
Montreal based Trumpeter Émilie Fortin joins cellist Cory Harper-Latkovich and guitarist Kurt Newman for a evening of improvised music.
okay...okay....we admit it: we're gap-filling for the regulars here.....but we are planning to do some tunes that will be at one : adventurous, fun....and maybe ....well ....there might be some train-wrecks !!!!!....there is a possibility of guest adds !!!!!!!
New Piece! Little bit of the regular stuff but also some contrapuntal stuff. Also some improvising. Two sets!
Woman, Life, Freedom Anthology Fundraiser Poetry, Music, Silent Auction Featured poets: Katerina Fretwell, Sahar Golshan, Mohineet Kaur Boparai, Sonja Greckol Featured Musician: Shahriyar Jamshidi + Silent Auction of Artwork by Katerina Fretwell, Daniel Maluka, and more Check the Facebook page of the event for updates Host: Bänoo Zan & Cy Strom Time: Tuesday, October 24, […]
Conscious lyrics and danceable grooves. FEATURING …. Rebecca Campbell – Vocals Guitar Percussion Kevin Barrett – Guitar Vocals Jim Bish – Sax Flute Vocals Ian de Souza – Bass Rakesh Tewari – Drums
rocky lorelei represents the solo musical work of Rachel Lauren Taylor, who was born and raised beside Lake Ontario, and currently resides in Berlin. She uses guitar as her primary instrument for songwriting and arranging, and an analog synthesizer for ad hoc drone pieces. Her musical processes run parallel to her psychic processes ~ writing […]
Children at heart who love comedic, poetic, theatric, yet at times serious storytelling alongside truly magical music, should prepare themselves for the surprising world of Ronley Teper and The Lipliners, Teper invites some of the finest musicians to publicly improvise around her storytelling and songwriting styles that cycle through many influences from folk, funk, jazz, […]
$15 (NOTAFLOF) entry all night - come and go as you please! 7pm-8:30pm: Open Conduction Workshop with Yuma Uesaka (All welcome!) Conduction is a method of group improv that uses a few simple hand gestures to lead musicians of any tradition and ability in collective creation. Yuma is a NYC clarinetist and improviser who has […]
In their second joint exhibit, mother and son, Erin Robertson and Niall Robertson-Patterson present works created in isolation. During the pandemic, Niall created while working in an urban setting and raising a young child. Erin was living with her dog in a rural utopia. Niall Robertson-Patterson grew up in an artistic community in Ottawa and […]
Two sets of improvised music Kerub - vox, electronics Lukeworm - bass, sax Lina Allemano - trumpet William Hunt - piano Aidan McConnell - drums Karen Ng - sax
Book*hug Press invites you to a triple Toronto book launch for Queers Like Me by Michael V. Smith, Anecdotes by Kathryn Mockler, and Vixen by Sandra Ridley! All three authors will be reading! Friday, October 27, 2023 Event from 7:00-9:00 pm ET The Tranzac, 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON Admission is free. All are welcome […]
Join us at the Tranzac Club for this amazing night of music, featuring five singers and a three-piece band! COSTUMES ENCOURAGED!! Beyond the performances we will have: A bar open throughout the show! A 50/50 draw! AND A COSTUME CONTEST TO WIN EXCLUSIVE BROADWAY MEMORABILIA!! FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY: Aveleigh Keller Garrett Waschuk Alten Wilmot Chris […]
All-Set! Presents returns with Molehill, the new moniker for the trio of Mike Smith (electronics), Jake Oelrichs (drums), and Pete Johnston (bass). On this evening we are excited to be joined by Chris Pruden (piano) for another edition of slowly-unfolding improvised electro-acoustic music.
Yelling At Clouds is a Toronto-based creative music project featuring keyboardist/vocalist, David Chan, and drummer/percussionist, Larry Graves. The duo draws on original compositions and creative interpretations of 'cover' repertoire, from various musical traditions, as vehicles for in-the-moment improvisations and lyric narratives. The duo blends the sounds of rhythmic and ambient multi-percussion, piano, a variety of […]
Three accomplished improvisers Colin Fisher (sax, guitar), Jeff Luciani (drums, percussion) and Diane Roblin (keys) explore, create and connect through their strong interplay. Very high energy music guaranteed to involve and transport the listener.
You are invited to take in an afternoon of ambient interstellar electroacoustic drift vibes. Cosmic Homeostasis is an artistic collective that gathers for the purpose of creating large-ensemble improvised drone-based music. Mixing performers with diverse musical backgrounds and experience levels, performances create space to develop improvisatory skills through listening while constructing unique sonic environments. On […]
Songwriters showcase their material. Hosted by Maggie Fraser. Special Guest: Clela Errington
BLOOP is: LINA ALLEMANO trumpet & MIKE SMITH live-processing, effects. BLOOP creates a dreamlike sound world of trumpet-driven electronics through a fascinating and complex real-time feedback loop of improvisation and effects that bounce back and forth simultaneously between Allemano & Smith.
Looming improvisation and musical trepidation - an annual Halloween concert by Splendid Industries. $™ brings to you The Gloom Sessions - a semi-regular seasonal event transporting thrill-seekers to a world of unfathomable dread. Encompassing all that drives fear into the hearts of human_kind—from black licorice to the last two hours in a game of Monopoly—this […]
Join Edmonton/Montreal based alt-country darlings The Goddamsels on their Dig Your Heels In Tour through Quebec & Ontario. Drawing comparisons to The Chicks and First Aid Kit, The Goddamsels have been making waves in the Canadian roots music scene with their debut album, Wayward Daughter, and are warming up for their first international tour in […]
Each instalment of Solitary Shrew features two performances led by women and gender non-conforming artists spanning an array of genres and artistic disciplines. This month we're presenting our Halloween Spectacular featuring High Strange & Public Library!
Special Event "Lina Hallowe'ena": LINA ALLEMANO FOUR + TITANIUM RIOT! Celebrating Lumo Records 20th Anniversary!!! Set 1 - LINA ALLEMANO FOUR: LINA ALLEMANO trumpet, compositions / BRODIE WEST alto saxophone / ANDREW DOWNING double bass / NICK FRASER drums. Set 2 - TITANIUM RIOT: LINA ALLEMANO trumpet / RYAN DRIVER analog synth / ROB CLUTTON […]
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 Holy Oak Family Singers pay tribute to the songwriting of Willie Nelson. Featuring Ryan Driver, Meg […]
Toronto's own Lonesome Ace Stringband celebrate the release of their 6th album "Try to Make it Fly". Since their legendary residencies at venues such as The Silver Dollar, The Dakota Tavern, and The Brunswick House, the band has toured internationally and played many of the top festivals in Canada and the U.S.A. Featuring John Showman […]
Piers Oolvai (he/him/they/them) is a queer effected bass clarinetist and electroacoustic composer of the post-progressive ambient, avant-garde neo-classical variety in Southern Ontario. They will be celebrating the release of their first full-length release 'Solace Shards' released this year, playing of the album's soundscapes and instrumental songs... and maybe some surprise oddities! Naomi McCarroll-Butler (she/her) is […]
Tania Gill Presents: John Millard's Hope Street (7pm) features songs by John Millard (banjo, voice) with improvised accompaniment by Rob Clutton (bass) and Chris Pruden (keyboards). Tania Gill Quartet (8pm), Tania Gill (piano, synth), Brodie West (reeds), Rob Clutton (bass) and Nico Dann (drums) play compositions by Tania Gill.
New Feeling, a music magazine and writers' cooperative, is celebrating its third anniversary with a concert! Featuring performances by kai samuels, Avalon Tassonyi, and headliners Spirit Desire. Doors at 8pm, show at 9pm.
Join celebrated west coast clarinetist François Houle and drummer/ percussionist Joe Sorbara to celebrate the release of their duo recording 'Hush,' on ezz-thetics by HatHut. We will gather in the Southern Cross Lounge at 9:30pm on November 3rd for a short duo set followed by a series of more extended explorations with special guest pianist, […]
Join contemporary folk singer-songwriter Rose-Erin Stokes (North Bay, ON) as she shares songs from her new album ‘When The Sun Goes Away’ as well as some old favourites. ‘Highlighted by an artistic acumen and an amazing ability to evoke emotion, Stokes' music is demonstrative of a songwriting craftsperson at work, with music, words, and vocal […]
Thom gill croons ballads in a mellow zone, come languor in a shadow on the rocks. Two sets of bossa nova lounge quiet times… Thom gill - voice, guitar, keyboard Edwin de Goeij - keyboard Josh Cole - bass Philippe Melanson - drums, percussion + special guests? ;-) 10pm PWYC
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