August 2022

  • This week’s favourites: gintas k – Mountains, runlets, caves & cascades (Independent) Line Spectrum – Forms (Shimmering Moods) Behrooz Moosavi – On Ontological Death (Shimmering Moods) Dylan Peirce – Pindrops (Digital in Berlin) Nick Storring – Music from ‘Wéi 成为’ (Orange Milk Records) And one from the archives: Nick Sutton, Emika, Gazelle Twin – Angels…

  • Berlin nightclub and record label Tresor is publishing an archive book featuring more than 400 photos and 40 stories, “some of which have never been told before” according to a press release. The book will be available Sept. 9. “The protagonists featured in the book initiated or witnessed the context and consequences of the ‘big…

  • Organizers of the new sound_therapy.wav say the new event “highlights local queer, trans, Black, Indigenous, and/or racialized artists and allies.” The outdoor festival runs Aug. 18 to 21 in a space next to the James Black Gallery. A livestream follows on Aug. 24. Headliners include Adewolf, KERUB, Steph Tsunami and DJ Natü. Tickets are at…

  • Songwriter and saxophonist Ashley Paul is headlining the first of a series of monthly concerts in Toronto. The series is presented by TONE, at Array Space. Also on the bill for the Aug. 21 gig, cellist Nick Storring will open, followed by singer-songwriter Andre Ethier. Eric Chenaux performs Sept. 13 at the Tranzac Club, with…

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