Makeshift Island, Sarah Jerrom & Joe Lapinski
Southern Cross Lounge, Tranzac Club 292 Brunswick Ave, TorontoWeek of Events
Artsy Fartsy Comic Con 2
Artsy Fartsy Comic Con 2
Artsy Fartsy Comic Con is a comic book and comic creator focused event. Comic books, graphic novels, kids books, original art and more will be in focus and presented by the mainstream and indie talents who created them. Come to the Tranzac and find some new and exciting books to read and enjoy.
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
Robert Priest And Friends
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.
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 […]
Makeshift Island, Sarah Jerrom & Joe Lapinski
Makeshift Island, Sarah Jerrom & Joe Lapinski
Join us for an evening of three singer-songwriters who share a common practice in writing songs that deal with matters of the heart. Sarah Jerrom is an accomplished vocalist, pianist, composer, and arranger specializing in jazz and creative music, taking her inspiration from lyric-driven melodies, genre-defying instrumentation and experimental soundscapes. Sarah’s expressive singing, playing and […]
Silver Pools
Silver Pools
Silver Pools is the project of Canadian poet, singer-songwriter, & multi-instrumentalist Todd Macdonald (The Winks, Norvaiza). Rubbing sounds together to make a flame, Macdonald’s songs reach into glittering caves of sadness and under the blankets of hope.
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.
Supergroop
The SPECIAL INTEREST Group
The SPECIAL INTEREST Group
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 […]
Shab-e She’r One Hundred: Poetry Month Celebration
Shab-e She’r One Hundred: Poetry Month Celebration
Shab-e She’r (Poetry Night), Canada’s most diverse & brave poetry reading + open mic series, celebrates its 100th event during the poetry month Featured poets: Rasiqra Revulva & Andy Lee + Open Mic for poetry in any language Host: Bänoo Zan Time: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 Place: Living Room, Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, […]
Comhaltas Irish Slow Session
Ronley Teper & the Lipliners
Ronley Teper & the Lipliners
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. Teper invites a rotating roster of some of the finest musicians to publicly improvise around her storytelling that cycle through many influences from folk, funk, jazz, cabaret, cinematic, […]
Strangetooth
Strangetooth
Strangetooth is a Toronto based bluegrass band known for their rich vocal harmonies, stellar picking, and eclectic song choices.
Serotonin: A Feel Good Comedy Show
Serotonin: A Feel Good Comedy Show
The last Thursday of every month, hosts Surer Qaly 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.
Joe’s 50th Birthday
Joe’s 50th Birthday
Joe Strutt is celebrating his 50th birthday in style, with live performances from Eucalyptus, Isla Craig + band, and Colin Fisher. All are welcome to hang out / celebrate. PWYC at the door (suggested $15, notaflof). no presents / just presence
Marilyn Lerner/Matt Brubeck Duo
Marilyn Lerner/Matt Brubeck Duo
Marilyn Lerner-piano and Matt Brubeck-cello, in dialogue, compositions and improvisations. Join us for an evening of sublimity.
Toronto Zine Library Open Hours
All-Set! Presents: Molehill
All-Set! Presents: Molehill
Molehill returns to the Tranzac to deliver our monthly slice of improvised minimalist dub music. This leap year edition will feature a trio set by Molehill lifers Jake Oelrichs (drums), Pete Johnston (electric stringed instrument), and Mike Smith (bass and electronics).
Tottenham Bluegrass Festival Warm-up
Tottenham Bluegrass Festival Warm-up
Come on out for a warm up of the 2024 Tottenham Bluegrass Festival that will be held June 21-23 2024. The Barrel Boys and Denis LePage and HighBank will be on stage to give you a taste of what's in store at this year's festival. We'll be drawing for a pair of weekend tickets to […]
The Ryan Driver Sextet
The Ryan Driver Sextet
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 […]
Toronto Downtown Record Show
Toronto Downtown Record Show
The TORONTO DOWNTOWN RECORD SHOW is back!! Saturday April 27th. We’ll have the city’s best independent record dealers, offering up vinyl from their collections. Each and every show we have things you just don’t see everyday, so there’s always something fresh for sale.
Saturday Bluegrass Casual
Astrology Toronto: Hal White
Jamzac
Isabel Fryszberg & the Uncommons (Rebecca Campbell and Logan W. McNeil) with Special Guest Lynn Harrison
Isabel Fryszberg & the Uncommons (Rebecca Campbell and Logan W. McNeil) with Special Guest Lynn Harrison
Isabel & the Uncommons are back this 4th Saturday and we are excited to have Logan W. McNeil joining the Uncommons on mandolin and special guest singer/songwriter Lynn Harrison! Long time Tranzac host of the Bridge, Lynn Harrison is a very well seasoned and accomplished singer songwriter who released her 7th album "Treasure," in 2023. […]
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Toronto Folk Festival Presents… hosted by Phillip Vonesh
Toronto Folk Festival Presents… hosted by Phillip Vonesh
Join host Phillip Vonesh on the 4th Saturday of every month, from 7:00 - 9:30 for an intimate night of music. Vonesh and two other songwriters will share songs, and chat about the process of writing, creating and making a life in music. Toronto-born Phillip Vonesh is an artist who follows his heart wherever it […]
Fisher / Hunt / Narineshingh Trio with Max Stover
Fisher / Hunt / Narineshingh Trio with Max Stover
William, Keon and Colin are going to play a set of piano trio, then Max Stover will join the trio for the second set.
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