PORCH COUCH
5.30
Alan Mackie and Jaron Freeman-Fox are Porch Couch, reanimating old-time and square dance tunes on the fiddle and banjo, channeling a deep respect for the tradition through their adventurous, comical and psychedelic spirit. A decade of touring together in more bands than they can count has gotten Jaron and Alan mixed up in some of the most absurd music in the world, from Norway to Hungary to Tuva and back home, 9-string fiddles and shrieking folk dancers and jazz throat singers flying past at every turn. Porch Couch is the pure blissful chaos of it all, funneled into fiddle and banjo arrangements that are absolute explosions of sound and colour, set against the hushed backdrop of home: a beige couch on a concrete porch in the West Toronto sun.
THE GYPSY REBELS
8.30
The Gypsy Rebels, a Toronto-based Gypsy Jazz band featuring a mix of traditional Gypsy music and original songs by Michael T Butch.
PRIDE KICK-OFF
11.30
PRIDE KICK-OFF celebrates a night of queer joy as we kickstart Pride Month in Toronto | T'karonto! Featuring a curated experience of dance, burlesque and live performances.
CATEGORY ISSSS... sporty spice! Come dripped out in your athletic fits but make it zesty!
Stop pining over that crush, ask them out to Pride Kick-Off <3
We're asking all attendees to donate hygiene products for The 519's 2SLGBTQIA+ refugees and newcomers welcome kits.
~*Hosted by Ms.Myles*~
Live sets by İdiz, Balisi + a surprise guest
Burlesque by Softservve & Joy
Chissmiss Cherry x DJ Rata on decks
P.L.U.R. in full effect.
KITCHEN SINK
2.30
Kitchen Sink is a fusion band from Toronto. They blend elements of funk, jazz, R&B and more into an upbeat, exciting experience. Their music is highly improvisational, with a focus on saxophone and guitar solos as well as high energy drum and bass playing.