Monday, January 15, 2018

Concert Listings Roundup #233

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.


Gig of the week:

Andre Ethier [Under Grape Leaves Telephone Explosion release party!] (Blessings [Robin Dann from Bernice] / Joseph Shabason) / The Baby G 2017-01-19 (Friday) [FB event]

After a fairly-quick-fire four-album run (including the discographically-confusing back-to-back On Blue Fog and Born of Blue Fog) around and after the end of The Deadly Snakes, it's been nearly a decade without a new album from Andre Ethier. That makes the release of Under Grape Leaves from Telephone Explosion into something of an event, worthy of a celebration. Though still occasionally seen making a garage-rawkin' ruckus on stage, his albums have already had their share of mellower moments — and though I don't know where on the spectrum this release party is going to fall, the choice of a couple excellent texture purveyors to open things up suggest this show might be suitable for attentive listening more than Friday night rowdiness.


This week's noteworthy shows:

Chris Pruden/Mark Godfrey/Nick Fraser / The Emmet Ray 2018-01-15 (Monday – PWYC!) [more info]

Nelson Moneo/cheryl o/Kristian Podlacha/Harrison Vetro ["the intersection of chamber music and free improvisation"] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2018-01-16 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Josh Cole Quintet / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2018-01-17 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Kamancello / Burdock Music Hall 2018-01-17 (Wednesday) [FB event]

Venus Fest (feat. Luna Li / ggpeach / Nezzy) / The Baby G 2018-01-18 (Thursday) [FB event]

Riparian Acoustics presents (feat. Sandy Ewen / Ways / Fake Humans) / D D L 2018-01-18 (Thursday) [FB event]

Nick Arseneau Quintet [Nick Arseneau/Marie Goudy/John Nicholson/Patrick O'Reilly/Harrison Vetro] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2018-01-19 (Friday – early!) [FB event]

Crystal Hibernations Number 3 (feat. Cares / UXVAE / Brother Tiger) / The Tranzac (Tiki Room) 2018-01-19 (Friday) [FB event]

Beatrice Keeler (Merival / Alex Leggett / ZOË) / The Cameron House 2018-01-19 (Friday) [FB event]

Jonathan Adjemian [solo piano + guests!] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2018-01-20 (Saturday – early!)

Audiopollination 58 (feat. Jesse Laderoute/Ashley Urquhart/David Story / Lane Halley/Alex Whyte/Tomasz Krakowiak / Heraclitus Akimbo/Alex Fournier/Del Stephen / D. Alex Meeks + friends) / Array Space 2018-01-20 (Saturday) [FB event]

Class Of 2018 (feat. Lush Buffalo / WHOOP-szo / Hot Garbage / Iris / Tange) / Smiling Buddha 2018-01-20 (Saturday) [FB event]

Westelaken [LP release!] (Slurry / HEX) / Monarch Tavern 2018-01-20 (Saturday) [FB event]

FAWN 2017/18 Day Party! (feat. Castle If / FAWN [Acote/Mary-Dora Bloch-Hansen/Adam Scime/Darren Creech/Jonathan MacArthur]) / Smiling Buddha 2018-01-21 (Sunday — PWYC! afternoon event, 2 to 6 p.m.!) [FB event]

Brian Abbott's Earthlight [Brian Abbott/Diane Roblin/Mark Zurawinski] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2018-01-21 (Sunday – early!) [FB event]

Continuum Contemporary Music: Time Travels Light [compositions by Fjóla Evans, Michael Oesterle and Andrew Staniland] (feat. TorQ Percussion Quartet/Rob Power/Ryan Scott/Continuum's lower string sextet) / 918 Bathurst 2018-01-21 (Sunday) [FB event]

Somewhere There Presents (feat. Pineapple [Karen Ng/Alex Fournier/Rob Grieve]) / The Emmet Ray 2018-01-21 (Sunday) [FB event]


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!

Octopus Curls [Allison Cameron/Stephen Parkinson/Nicole Rampersaud/Germaine Liu/Mark Zurawinski] / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2018-01-24 (Wednesday – early!)

Pins & Needles [farewell show!] (HEX / Love Lagoon) / The Tranzac (Main Hall) 2018-01-27 (Saturday) [FB event]

Colour & Noise [Ashley Urquhart/Alex Fournier/Patrick O'Reilly/Curtis Whittaker/Aidan Sibley/Tara Kannangara] (Triio [Alex Fournier/Allison Au/Aidan Sibley/Tom Fleming/Ashley Urquhart/Mark Ballyk]) / The Tranzac (Southern Cross Lounge) 2018-01-28 (Sunday – early!) [FB event]

Soundstreams' Ear Candy: Almost Unplugged (feat. Andréa Tyniec / Jesse Zubot) / Buddies in Bad Times Cabaret 2018-02-01 (Thursday) [more info]

Track Could Bend #35 (feat. The Bim Prongs & {AN} EeL / N A V I / Love Children of the Apocalypse) / Belljar Café 2018-02-06 (Tuesday – PWYC!) [FB event]

Bill Gilliam/Kayla Milmine/Ambrose Pottie / Burdock Music Hall 2018-02-06 (Tuesday) [FB event]

The Music Gallery and Native Women in the Arts present the Kwe Performance Series: Mother Tongue (feat. Joanne Shenandoah / Salia Joseph & Kwiigay iiwaans / Nelson Tagoona) / 918 Bathurst 2018-02-10 (Saturday) [FB event]

Somewhere There's Second Sunday Series (feat. Kieran Maraj / cheryl o & Meghan Cheng) / Array Space 2018-02-11 (Sunday) [FB event]

Wavelength Winter Festival 18 (feat. MI Blue / Bossie / OBUXUM / Plazas) / The Garrison 2018-02-16 (Friday) [FB event]

Wavelength Winter Festival 18 (feat. Odonis Odonis / Freak Heat Waves / Tough Age / Kurt Marble / Luge) / The Garrison 2018-02-17 (Saturday) [FB event]

Wavelength Winter Festival 18 (feat. Buke and Gase / Omhouse / Fusilier / You'll Never Get to Heaven / Joseph Shabason) / The Garrison 2018-02-18 (Sunday) [FB event]

Somewhere There Presents (feat. Astrosurf) / The Emmet Ray 2018-02-18 (Saturday) [FB event]

Somewhere There Creative Music Festival (feat. TBA) / The Tranzac (Main Hall) 2018-02-23–2018-02-25 (Friday–Sunday – save the dates!)

Lenten Treasures ["featuring music of Tallis, Victoria, Palestrina, Sanders, Willan, and Larkin"] (feat. The Tallis Choir) / St. Patrick's Church 2018-03-18 (Sunday) [more info]

Eamon McGrath (Bart) / The Dakota Tavern 2018-03-23 (Friday) [FB event]

Yamantaka//Sonic Titan / The Baby G 2018-03-29 (Thursday) [FB event]

Nap Eyes (She Devils) / The Baby G 2018-04-03 (Tuesday) [FB event]

Dr. John Cooper Clarke (Son of Dave) / Lee's Palace 2018-04-12 (Thursday) [FB event]

U.S. Girls / The Horseshoe Tavern 2018-04-19 (Thursday) [FB event]

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