Robert Priest And Friends (feat. special guest Tony Molesworth)
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ToQue Trad Quebecois Jam
Fergus Hambleton
Fergus Hambleton
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 […]
Robert Priest And Friends (feat. special guest Tony Molesworth)
Robert Priest And Friends (feat. special guest Tony Molesworth)
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 CD Release Concert for “Weyn Allah”
Al Qahwa CD Release Concert for “Weyn Allah”
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 Jazz Jam
Conversation Jazz Jam
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
Sweet Session
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.
Tranzac Open Stage
Tranzac Open Stage
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.
Lucas Schlotfeld Quintet
Book Launch for Soldiers, Hunters, Not Cowboys by Aaron Tucker
Book Launch for Soldiers, Hunters, Not Cowboys by Aaron Tucker
‘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 […]
Unbleak Trio
Unbleak Trio
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 & The Libation Street Horns
YELLING AT CLOUDS & The Libation Street Horns
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!)
Plant Drawing (and Writing!)
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 Presents
Sarah Greene Presents
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 […]
Kitchen Party Poetry, hosted by Black Sails Publications
Kitchen Party Poetry, hosted by Black Sails Publications
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 […]
TONE FESTIVAL: Zoh Amba & Chris Corsano + Farida Amadou + Ways
TONE FESTIVAL: Zoh Amba & Chris Corsano + Farida Amadou + Ways
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 – Prince Nifty/Colin Fisher Tranzac Club
Musica Universalis – Prince Nifty/Colin Fisher Tranzac Club
Musica Universalis monthly Prince Nifty/Colin Fisher duo 10pm suggested donation 10$ tranzac southern cross lounge
TKS presents an EPIC DANCE PARTY AND JAM!
TKS presents an EPIC DANCE PARTY AND JAM!
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 […]
The Hand Me Downs Bluegrass Band
Darsombra / Alia Synesthesia
Darsombra / Alia Synesthesia
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 […]
Maddisun live in The Living Room
Maddisun live in The Living Room
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.
Avi Granite’s In Good Hands Vinyl Release
Avi Granite’s In Good Hands Vinyl Release
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 […]
Yukiko Tsutsui with Yuko Hase: Japanese JukeVox
Yukiko Tsutsui with Yuko Hase: Japanese JukeVox
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
Southern Cross Songwriters Series
Swan Songs for Ugly Ducks (Friendly Rich/David Sait)
Swan Songs for Ugly Ducks (Friendly Rich/David Sait)
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
TONE FESTIVAL: White People Killed Them (Raven Chacon/ John Dieterich/ Marshall Trammell) + Animatist + Not A Band
TONE FESTIVAL: White People Killed Them (Raven Chacon/ John Dieterich/ Marshall Trammell) + Animatist + Not A Band
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
Astor Swings
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.
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