FRIDAY, MAY 23RD @ Tranzac (292 Brunswick Ave.) - 8pm - $25 Adv / $30 Door - All Ages
ERIC CHENAUX TRIO (bandcamp)
Renowned guitarist & singer Eric Chenaux returns to Toronto with his trio featuring Ryan Driver and Phil Melanson (Bernice) to celebrate the release of their new album together "Delights Of My Life" on Constellation Records. Gentle guitar notes stretch out & ripple underneath electric wurlitzer meanderings. Their airy notes dance together as they dissipate. Eric's voice weaves seamlessly among this textural landscape, on occasion joined by his band mates. Every movement is subtle, yet beautiful. A storyteller from a slower time, a player from the jazz tradition borrowing gracefully from the folk form. The trio moves in a languid yet natural state of being. Both Chenaux & Driver feel like they were born from the primordial dust of the Tranzac, while Melanson, a slightly newer addition to this world, now fits like an integral element. Don't miss this true gem of a sonic rambler with his trio!
CICI ARTHUR (bandcamp)
The newest brainchild from Chris Cummings (Marker Starling), Joseph Shabason, and Thom Gill (Bernice) hot off the release of "Way Through" on Western Vinyl. The trio takes Cummings melancholic, yet hopeful songwriting and injects it with sweeping arrangements, full of subtle flourishes from smooth strings, glowing vocal coos, and spectral keys. Sounding at times like an out of time Sinatra lost take, Cici Arthur channels moods from the intersection of adult contemporary, jazz, and contemporary avant pop. None of this is surprising based on the characters involved, but the execution is spot on and it's a pleasure to see how some of Toronto's greatest songwriters compliment each other.
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Renowned guitarist & singer Eric Chenaux returns to Toronto with his trio featuring Ryan Driver and Phil Melanson (Bernice) to celebrate the release of their new album together "Delights Of My Life" on Constellation Records. Gentle guitar notes stretch out & ripple underneath electric wurlitzer meanderings. Their airy notes dance together as they dissipate. Eric's voice weaves seamlessly among this textural landscape, on occasion joined by his band mates. Every movement is subtle, yet beautiful. A storyteller from a slower time, a player from the jazz tradition borrowing gracefully from the folk form. The trio moves in a languid yet natural state of being. Both Chenaux & Driver feel like they were born from the primordial dust of the Tranzac, while Melanson, a slightly newer addition to this world, now fits like an integral element. Don't miss this true gem of a sonic rambler with his trio!
CICI ARTHUR (bandcamp)
The newest brainchild from Chris Cummings (Marker Starling), Joseph Shabason, and Thom Gill (Bernice) hot off the release of "Way Through" on Western Vinyl. The trio takes Cummings melancholic, yet hopeful songwriting and injects it with sweeping arrangements, full of subtle flourishes from smooth strings, glowing vocal coos, and spectral keys. Sounding at times like an out of time Sinatra lost take, Cici Arthur channels moods from the intersection of adult contemporary, jazz, and contemporary avant pop. None of this is surprising based on the characters involved, but the execution is spot on and it's a pleasure to see how some of Toronto's greatest songwriters compliment each other.
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13TH @ Collective Arts (777 Dundas St. West) - 8pm - $20 Adv / $25 Door
TARA CLERKIN TRIO (bandcamp)
Bristol, UK crew Tara Clerkin Trio bring their downtempo jazz inspired avant pop to Toronto for the first time. Their last two records on World of Echo, "On The Turning Ground & "In Spring" live at a rich crossroads of musical ideas and have been flipping heads since they landed. Whimsically languid songs embrace dub and electronic influences that guide their unrushed structures forward. Tara's voice floats on top of errant piano notes, treading beats and shaky electronic touches. The trio moves like a fluid entity as they seamlessly juxtapose sparse sonic textures with the glowing full landscapes of electronic & acoustic sound they become. Though reminiscent of Stereolab and UK sounds of the 90's at times, Tara Clerkin Trio reassembles the elements to create an inviting sonic world all their own.
SLOW ATTACK ENSEMBLE (bandcamp)
Minimalist electronic experimenter and one half of You'll Never Get To Heaven, Chuck Blazevic's Slow Attack Ensemble joins us for a rare live performance. His subtle ambient soundscapes evolve with the soft creeping drift of errant fog as digital delay pulls playful tones out of sampled guitar notes. Hypnotic sounds stretch and warble as if on some cosmic conveyor belt. Slow Attack Ensemble creates an aural world on the verge of mutation, capturing the moment of transformation in its miniature sonic details. Their 2020 record "Music for Turntable, Guitars and Sampled Instruments" still looms large on the platters of today. Don't miss this minimal maverick at work!
POTIONS (bandcamp)
Toronto free folk quartet create meandering songs that flow like a patchwork quilt. Intentionally built, but full of human variance, improvised flourishes and musical side quests that feed into the general sonic mythology of this cohesive unit. Vocals and guitar strings dance together almost mimicking each other in a playfully imperfect way. Electronic elements feel organic as they mingle with acoustic guitar notes and gentle vocals. This music feels like it's the next generation of the Toronto outsider / avant songs scene!
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Bristol, UK crew Tara Clerkin Trio bring their downtempo jazz inspired avant pop to Toronto for the first time. Their last two records on World of Echo, "On The Turning Ground & "In Spring" live at a rich crossroads of musical ideas and have been flipping heads since they landed. Whimsically languid songs embrace dub and electronic influences that guide their unrushed structures forward. Tara's voice floats on top of errant piano notes, treading beats and shaky electronic touches. The trio moves like a fluid entity as they seamlessly juxtapose sparse sonic textures with the glowing full landscapes of electronic & acoustic sound they become. Though reminiscent of Stereolab and UK sounds of the 90's at times, Tara Clerkin Trio reassembles the elements to create an inviting sonic world all their own.
SLOW ATTACK ENSEMBLE (bandcamp)
Minimalist electronic experimenter and one half of You'll Never Get To Heaven, Chuck Blazevic's Slow Attack Ensemble joins us for a rare live performance. His subtle ambient soundscapes evolve with the soft creeping drift of errant fog as digital delay pulls playful tones out of sampled guitar notes. Hypnotic sounds stretch and warble as if on some cosmic conveyor belt. Slow Attack Ensemble creates an aural world on the verge of mutation, capturing the moment of transformation in its miniature sonic details. Their 2020 record "Music for Turntable, Guitars and Sampled Instruments" still looms large on the platters of today. Don't miss this minimal maverick at work!
POTIONS (bandcamp)
Toronto free folk quartet create meandering songs that flow like a patchwork quilt. Intentionally built, but full of human variance, improvised flourishes and musical side quests that feed into the general sonic mythology of this cohesive unit. Vocals and guitar strings dance together almost mimicking each other in a playfully imperfect way. Electronic elements feel organic as they mingle with acoustic guitar notes and gentle vocals. This music feels like it's the next generation of the Toronto outsider / avant songs scene!
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