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).

Shak Shak at the Zac

Though its cold outside, the timing of this show is perfect … its Carnival season in Trinidad! While ‘calypso’ would be the closest descriptor for the music of Shak Shak, their music contains a multitude of the flavours of the English Caribbean and its diaspora. Shak Shak also serves as a vehicle for the original […]

Bill Wood with Shelley Coopersmith! Tranzac! Sunday February 4! 5-7pm!

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 […]

Shak Shak at the Zac

Though its cold outside, the timing of this show is perfect … its Carnival season in Trinidad! While ‘calypso’ would be the closest descriptor for the music of Shak Shak, their music contains a multitude of the flavours of the English Caribbean and its diaspora. Shak Shak also serves as a vehicle for the original […]

Bill Wood. Chris Bennett.

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 […]

Tavern of Song

Tavern of Song began in the summer of 2022 as a shared endeavour between the father/daughter programming duo, Jim and Meredith Shedden. Their goal was to host a regular concert series at their neighbourhood pub that uplifted up and coming musicians, highlighted established members of the Toronto live music scene, and fostered community between audiences […]

Ronley Teper and the Lipliners and Friends

Tranzac all night long with Ronley Teper’s Lipliners and guest sets with original works by Colin Fisher solo guitar 7:30pm Vivienne Wilder & Gordon Hyland 8:15pm Jaron Freeman-Fox 8:45pm Followed by 2 sets from The Lipliners 9:30-11:30pm Ronley Teper – guitar/vox/piano Dafydd Hughes – keys Tim Posgate -guitar/banjo Caleb Hamilton -trumpet Beth Washburn – mini […]

Verdant Crooked Path: Poetry and Music w/ Au, Johnston, Tosoff, and Williams

Allison Au, Pete Johnston, Amanda Tosoff, and Felicity Williams each have cultivated deep and personal relationships with poetry through their diverse selection of artistic projects. Now, they’re bringing their individual compositional voices and poetic perspectives into the fold as they compose and arrange works for a 12-piece ensemble featuring some of the country’s most celebrated […]

Bill Wood, Chris Bennett

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 Chris Bennett play two sets of Bill Wood’s original music.