Concert Listings Roundup #136

You can read more about why I'm doing listings here. Long story short: This curated and decidedly non-comprehensive list contains nothin' but shows that I am going to/would go to if I had more time.

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Gig of the week:

INsulator (feat. members of Holy Fuck / Jooj with Sandro Perri / Not The Wind, Not the Flag / Lido Pimentia / Yamantaka//Sonic Titan) / Artscape Sandbox 2016-02-17 (Wednesday) [FB event]

INsulator (feat. members of Fucked Up / Egyptrixx / Mary Margaret O'Hara / Jennifer Castle / DOOMSQUAD / Soupcans) / Artscape Sandbox 2016-02-18 (Thursday) [FB event]

UPDATE: "Due to unforeseen circumstances, the event is unable to happen as planned, so the event needs to be delayed to resolve the issues." All previously purchased tickets are valid for the new dates. APRIL 13 +14. I'm not entirely sure what to expect from this "giant maze and audio-visual experience" presented by Long Winter and Heretical Objects Cooperative, though it's promised to be an immersive event with the music from a wide range of cool folks playing behind fabric walls and blending together into a sonic tapestry. Expect more of an exploratory soundscape journey than a "concert" experience.

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This week's noteworthy shows:

Acoustic Laptop Music (feat. Allison Cameron/Michael Herring/John Oswald/Dan Pencer/Mark Segger / Victor Bateman/Rob Grieve/Tom Richards/Joe Sorbara/Steve Ward) / Array Space 2016-02-16 (Tuesday)

Disappears (Vallens / Several Futures) / The Garrison 2016-02-17 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Matt Smith (Adjemian/Brenders/Craig/Saumer/Stancic) / Ratio 2016-02-17 (Wednesday) [FB event]

The Powers (Man Made Hill / Bile Sister / Wolfcow) / 8-Eleven 2016-02-18 (Thursday) [FB event]

Mark Segger Sextet (See Through 4) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2016-02-19 (Friday – early!)

Long Winter 4.4 (feat. The Wooden Sky / For Esmé / Pavilion / DATU / Pet Sun / Tokyo Air Show / Ice Cream / North Atlantic Drift / Poster Boy / Craig Dunsmuir and Dun-Dun Band / Doc Pickles with the Jim Storie Juniors / Kyle Brenders / Dan Fortin / Taylor Hoodlum Stevenson / Walrus / The Nick Fraser Sextet) / The Great Hall 2016-02-19 (Friday – PWYC! all ages!) [FB event]

Endless City (feat. Fresh Snow / Andrew Roy / Blue Light) / 1161 Dundas St W. 2016-02-19 (Friday) [FB event]

Special Costello (Baby Cages / Bile Sister / XXVII) / Double Double Land 2016-02-19 (Friday) [FB event]

Val-Inc (Witch Prophet) / The Music Gallery 2016-02-20 (Saturday) [FB event]

In Store 1: Ordinary Joy (feat. Cluttertones [Ordinary Joy vinyl edition release party, feat. music + dance]) / Quixotic Sounds Toronto 2016-02-20–2016-02-21 (Saturday + Sunday) [FB event]

Alaniaris / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2016-02-21 (Sunday – afternoon set! 3 to 5 p.m.!)

Soloing (feat. mickle32 [aka Michael Lynn] / Lone Bone / Nicholas Buligan) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2016-02-21 (Sunday – early) [FB event]

Static Zine #13 Release Party (feat. Omhouse / Pins & Needles / Girl on Girl / Dott) / Handlebar 2016-02-21 (Sunday) [FB event]

Mouth Congress [1980's Queen St. queer punk underground legends reunite! feat. Scott Thompson + Paul Bellini!] / Rivoli 2016-02-21 (Sunday)

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Add these to your calendar:

Reminder: This post only contains this week's updates — the full listings can always be found over on the right-hand sidebar!

Doug Tielli and Katherine Hill ["vocal recital featuring Debussy, 14th Century European music, DT originals, Old-time country songs and Swedish folk music."] / Array Space 2016-02-24 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Track Could Bend #12 (feat. Ways+ / Bob Wiseman / Remedy Malahyde) / Dundas Video 2016-03-01 (Tuesday – PWYC!) [FB event]

Alpha Strategy [Drink the Brine, Get Scarce album release!] (Eyeballs / Wolfcow / Badminton Racquet) / Smiling Buddha 2016-03-05 (Saturday) [FB event]

Somewhere There presents (feat. Jeffrey Roberts / Heidi Chan/Branko Džinovic/Shahriyar Jamshidi/Sarah Peebles) / Array Space 2016-03-06 (Sunday) [FB event]

Soundstreams: Electric Counterpoint (feat. Prince Nifty / Dan Morphy / Brandon Valdivia / SlowPitchSound) / The Theatre Centre 2016-03-19 (Saturday) [more info]

The Shivas (Germaphobes / Spells of Vertigo / B-17) / Adelaide Hall 2016-03-28 (Monday) [FB event]

The Paul Collins Beat (Dany Laj and the Looks / Zro4) / Cadillac Lounge 2016-03-30 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Soundstreams: Steve Reich at 80 / Massey Hall 2016-04-14 (Thursday) [more info]

The AMBiENT PiNG: Afternoon Drone (feat. dreamSTATE / Northumbria) / Ratio 2016-05-28 (Saturday – free! all ages! afternoon show 2 to 5 p.m.!) [FB event]