Kevin Press
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The Music Gallery in Toronto has announced plans for the 17th edition of its X Avant Festival. The event runs Oct. 12-16. “X Avant XVII: LifeWorld dives deep into various global and local cultures and encourages collaboration,” according to a press release. “It is intergenerational. It is traditional. It is experimental. It dreams of a…
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Contemporary music from everywhere.
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Five new favourites: Plus one from the archives:
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Composer and cellist Lori Goldston has released a video of the piece “The Waves and What’s Under,” directed by transgender artist Clyde Petersen. “Lori Goldston and I convened on a secret island in the Salish Sea to create the music video,” says Petersen. “The Boatel, a private guest house for visitors, was constructed out of…
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Toronto music journalist and radio host Dave Bookman is being remembered with a Heritage Toronto plaque outside the city’s famed Horseshoe Tavern. He passed in 2019. Dave was a tireless and enthusiastic promoter of independent music inside and outside Canada. In addition to his popular radio show, he hosted a long-running series of Tuesday night…
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Esc.rec has pulled together a spell-binding 37-track compilation of sound art to mark the label’s 100th release. Hydra Ensemble, Nebula and Karen Willems are among the artists featured. Matter Affect features artists connected to De Perifeer, a Dutch music, art and performance platform launched in 2014 by Harco Rutgers. The sound artist and designer is…
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