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NOVEMBER 17th 2008: Details Follow:Wintage Records & Tapes proudly present;

Live Monday November 17th @ Teranga African Bar ( 159 Augusta Ave)

Russian Tsarlag -
All the way from Providence Rhode Island, set to deliver rock action goods. A powerhouse sludge and Drag unit while rewritting the sound of popular music one half semitone at a
time.

Thrashed Genes -
Power trio of deconstructo rock surrvailence systems Heavy Grunge played with a
propensity of doomish No-punk. Members of Disguises/Gravitons and ex-Sick Lipstick. According to the Aids Wolf blog this is the best new band in the city. The Hate-wave scene starts here.

Red Trackpants -
Campleford blues legend, shani-makers put down the brushstrokes for some harrrd
rock stroke, east, west, who ever that they like best. This band can paint a picture with sound using many techniques gained through the "endless boogie".

$5 dollar show @ the door!
Doors 9:30 Start time 10:00pm

GRAVITONS will be found this week in two occurrences, the first of which takes place everywhere in Toronto, in the form of a field of radio waves, and the second which takes space at the Tranzac. Details below:

GRAVITONS | Wednesday November 5th 2008 6pm-8pm | CIUT (89.5 FM) www.ciut.fm

'It’s called the Abstract Index, it’s on CIUT from 6-8PM on Wednesdays – here’s the blog: www.abstractindex.blogspot.com . The show description on the CIUT website is “Visceral music from around the world, electronics from the beatless to the densely polyrhythmic, and lots of duuuubbb and reggae in your jeggae.” '

GRAVITONS | with Job Cain & Nilan Perera Unit | Thursday November 6th 2008 9pm | the TRANZAC (292 Brunswick Ave.) | PWYC.

It's the 9th Annual 416 Toronto Creative Improvisers Festival.

Tuesday, November 4 to Friday, November 7
At the Tranzac 292 Brunswick
PWYC

Tuesday, Nov. 4 9 p.m.
Eclectricity
The Woodchoppers Association
The Water Gears (Avi Granite – guitar; Lina Allemano – trumpet; Peter Lutek – reeds; Scott Peterson – bass)
Cawthray-Palmer (Chris Cawthray – percussion; Tena Palmer – voice)

Wednesday, Nov. 5 9 p.m.
Voice Over
Paul Dutton Group (Paul Dutton, Christine Duncan, Nobuo Kubota, W. Mark Sutherland – voices; Parmela Attariwala – violin; Robin Buckley – drums; Aidan Closs – guitar)

Thursday, Nov. 6 9 p.m.
Abstract Instinct host David Dacks (CIUT-FM, Exclaim)
Nilan Perera Unit (Nilan Perera – guitar, effects; Aaron Lumley – bass; Dan Gaucher – drums)
Job Cain (Jeremy Strachan – reeds; Jason Hay – reeds; Aaron Lumley – bass; Gregg Brennan – drums)
Gravitons (Mani Mazinani – drums; Jill Lucie Aston – electric guitar)

Friday, Nov. 7 9 p.m.
Sonic Soirée
EAR-CAM (Glen Hall – woodwinds, electroacoustics; Tena Palmer – voice; Rob Clutton – bass; Mike Hansen – turntables; Bruce Cassidy – electronic valve instrument (EVI); James Bailey – amplified objects, fretless guitar; Chris Cawthray – percussion)
The Book of Gnomes (Ben Bowen – brass, keyboards, metallophone; Nick Zubeck – guitar, lap steel, effects; James Castle – bass, loops; Marshall Bureau – drums, percussion)

Glen Hall is the unstoppable force of nature behind this festival - please direct your praise and other inquiries to: hall_g@rogers.com

After sneaking a great show into may at the last minute, GRAVITONS are playing again in June.

Just as last time, this night will be a formidable crosshatch bands from within and without of Toronto rocking vibrations from across the spectrum.

SUNDAY, JUNE 29TH 2008

NORMAL LOVE (www.myspace.com/normallove)
Hectic spazz philly quintet nerd out beyond belief as they rip through tech heavy compositions set to warp time & space. They're sailing this boat into the sun!

SAILBOATS ARE WHITE (www.myspace.com/sailboatsrwhite)
Dirt punk for the new millenium. These guitars crunch & bunch all the heavy electro bleeps, only to build this most destructive sound yet! Get ready to sweat!

FANAA (ex-Sing That Yell That Spell)
STYTS brothers Colin Fisher & Lennie Haggerty gear up & crank up to the next level. This is the monster truck rally. Plus surprise guest for added bang TBA!

GRAVITONS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graviton)
The sound of worlds colliding & scraping off each other, get here before the fuss!

at THE BOAT (158 Augusta Ave.)

9pm $6

facebookers: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=14353353190

Also, on short notice, Mani Mazinani will be showing a new video featuring FMR's current hip-hop roster, Scalez and Grayto. It is a video for their track called VERBAL BURGLARY.

4 artists each received 1 random page from a dictionary to make videos from.

The Artists:
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Danielle Williams
Jol Thomson
Kaitlin Till-Landry
Mani Mazinani

Curated by Mahan Javadi

Index G.
50 Gladstone Avenue, Toronto
June 20th 8:30PM

Cover: Pay what you can.

After Party @ Y Not Lounge (120 Cumberland St. - 2nd Floor)
http://www.ynotlounge.com/

THRASHED JEANS!
A duo project consisting of Jill L Aston (Gravitons) and Kevin Crump (Disguises/Roman Pilates)

Get ready for some guitar shredding in action! Sweat will pour and blood will be shed as the two rock out on guitar like never before!

Blood Wedding - the eclectic and electric combination of Chris Wordon & Bob McCully (Women In Tragedy)

Anamorphic Heat - surprisingly lofty duo of Crump (Disguises/Roman Pilates) and Michelangelo (Odredek/Lazer Floyd)

Tuesday February 5^th 2008 | 9:30pm | PWYC

Noise Tuesdays @ Not My Dog (1510 Queen St. W.)

http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=l&view=text&q=not+my+dog&near=Toronto%2C+ON&btnG=Search+Businesses

News Item # 2: Raw Reads of Gravitons reviewed in Exclaim! Magazine:
From Exclaim!:

The latest issue of Exclaim! has a review of Gravitons' Raw Reads Check the link below to read it.
http://exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid1=118&csid2=847&fid1=29406
Cheers,

Exclaim! Magazine

From FMR!:

Take a few minutes to read this thoughtful review by David Dacks. Maybe it will convince you to buy a copy of our new disc, Raw Reads by Gravitons. Get your copy today, or at our shows.

News Item # 3: Gravitons to play live Friday February 8th:

"Experiments in jazz, hardcore, noise......... most of all a night of rock!!!

place hands (songs from upcoming record newly posted)
i can put my arm back on you can't (right on)
sing that yell that spell (they're baaaack)
gravitons (mp3 sample of the duo)

friday february 8th | 9pm | $5
@the savannah room (used to be the oasis - at college & spadina)"

This show will grill. A full night of hardcore experimental noise jazz rock. Oh right we already said that. It must have been worth repeating.

-_-_-_-

Yes, you read correctly, two Gravitons (or maybe 1 and a half) shows and a review in one week. If you promise to attend and read this week, we'll promise to lay off next week. If you read this entire message, many thanks and peace out.

Yrs, Mani Mazinani.

Also celebrating is the relentless and noiseful force of Roman Pilates, a staple of the Toronto underground scene who is constantly giving the people what they want.

The Trio of Michael Snow | John Kamevaar | Aleck Snow have been giving celebrated performances since their debut Flicker Festival performance in 2006. These three form sounds that are both faster than the speed of light and hit harder than a speeding train.

Free Market Records will be present to offer a special discount to our fellow celebrators! Raw Reads by Gravitons will be available for just $5!

GRAVITONS in the RAW!
Jill Aston (gtr) and Mani Mazinani (drms) have a new album (RAW READS) and are set to set to place on fire during their set!

MICHAEL SNOW TRIO kills you in a flicker of light!
Michael Snow (synth) | John Kamevaar (cd sampler) | Aleck Snow (finger/mouth beats)

ROMAN PILATES exercise your ears and get your mind BLOWN!
Kevin the Crump! (mixer/reel to reel D-STRUCTION)

The core is melting! See Gravitons live and in person, intimate and interactive, rockin' in the free world, in the flesh, in concert, in living colour, inspirationally, intentionally, in'd so on.

Live!!! Tuesday November 6th @ Not My Dog 1012 Queen St w
In association with Wintage Records & Tapes
Gravitons - It takes more than one go at cutting up a chicken to become an expert. However, once you've got the hang of it, you can cut up a chicken in very little time and with hardly any effort at all!
Perhaps the most important reason to learn how to cut up a whole chicken is that it will save you money. Buying a whole chicken is cheaper than buying pieces, and the leftover parts are ideal for forming the backbone of soup stocks. The same method can be used for cutting up other fowl like duck or squab.With a serving of Mani & Jill on the side, expect a full-on flavour explosion. (Edit: Gravitons are the knife, air (the medium for sound waves) is the chicken.)
The Warbler - Make your first plunge a gentle one. Initially the bell is full of air. A hard thrust will force the air back around the seal and blow water all over the bathroom and you!Once you force out the air, plunge vigorously in and out, maintaining the seal. You’ll be forcing water both directions in the drain, which will effectively loosen most clogs. Stick with it, plunging 15 to 20 times if necessary. Be patient. Try alternating between steady strokes and occasional monster heaves. If the Problem still persists check with William A. Davison.
This is a P.W.Y.C. event, show starts @ 10pm

As part of our annual September assault, Gravitons are inaugurating "Nuit Barres de Couleur". So, as you are parading through Toronto on a White Night, why not pass through Kensington Market, stop in at Teranga (159 Augusta Ave) and hear some White Hot Music of all colours, featuring:

On the heels of a brand new release, Gravitons will reprise their groundshaking performance with Jack Vorvis (H.G.) at last year's (2006) BUMMER IN THE SUMMER at this year's (2007) BUMMER NIGHTS! concert series. This time it will be earshaking. The trio will be playing along GHOSTLIGHT and WOMEN IN TRAGEDY. Basically, this show will smoke, and in doing so, it will welcome spring to town.

May 9
GFReflex
All Under Heaven vs. Muskox
Jon Shapiro's 'Driller Killer'
DJ the Sheeet

May 16
Mickey Hart (kado et al drum choir...)
Disguises solo sets
I Have Eaten the Nif-D Michael Keith
DJ Kommeetaa Sumea

May 23
Chris Worden
Blood Ceremony
+more TBA
DJ Piege

May 30
ZZ Sharrock w/Parkade+...
The Locks (from Chicago)
Eric Chenaux
DJ Dude 73

Friday, March 9th, 2007, concert at 8 p.m. – The Music Room, Hart House, The University of Toronto; 7:15 p.m. composers’ talk.

Please join Arraymusic as we celebrate the release of Ten Planets, an inspired CD of intricate music for solo percussion performed by Arraymusic’s ‘true-blue’ Rick Sacks.

Rick will perform several works from the new CD, including The Waldo by Michael James Baker, Appollo’s Touch by Rodney Sharman, Glockenspiel by Barbara Monk Feldman and Rick Sack’s own Ten Planets as well as Factory. Composer Barbara Monk Feldman will be in attendance at the concert and earlier in the week will give composers’ talks at the Arraymusic Studio.

Visit our website www.arraymusic.com for more details.

“These works represent some of the best writing for solo percussion in Canada,” says Rick. “Each piece contains an interplay between large space and a more intimate, poetic activity. This collection captures the extremes of percussion music from gentle lyrcisicm to explosive energy.”

On an earlier 2001 Sacks’ performance of The Waldo, The Globe and Mail wrote: "Baker’s musical language seemed to have reached its apotheosis – lyricism,structure, rhythm and melodic line combined seemlessly to provide a transporting musical experience." The Toronto Star has written: "the mood is splendidly relentless and gentle at the same time, and also visually breathtaking, so brilliant and physical is Sacks’ playing."

Artifact Music announces the release of Ten Planets, a recording of solo percussion music by Canadian composers performed by Toronto percussionist Rick Sacks.

CCMC (Paul Dutton – oralizations; John Oswald – alto sax; Michael Snow – piano, synthesizer)

You read correctly. Gravitons will be joined by there pals DISGUISES and BLOOD HONEY for the latest installment of Poor Pilgrim!

This takes place at The Press Club (The Press Club is located at 850 Dundas St. W. (Dundas and Euclid)) Admission is Pay.What.You.Can. Doors open at 9:30PM on Wednesday, October 18th 2006

Oct. 18 Pilgrim #29 feat. =======================================================================================================

Disguises =======================================================================================================

Toronto’s pissed-off and downright reckless fucks stuff powders scraped from scum-punk, freak-rock, tribal primitivism and mystical madness into one deadly cannon that walks the line between composition and improvisation. These days they’re a three piece. Kevin Crump, Kevin Hainey and Jon Shapiro. Disguises make music for people who like to see sounds explode out of instruments. All three members have a solo project and a duo side-project on the go, ‘natch. Bring earplugs. ======================================================================================================= www.myspace.com/disguisesx =======================================================================================================

Gravitons =======================================================================================================

They're recent shows with Jack Vorvis have the noise-nerds abuzz...Toronto favourites Mani and Jill kick out the shredding improvised jams on drums and guitar. Not quite speed-metal, not quite free jazz, but all harsh, fast and chaotic. And hey, they even switch up instrument duties once in a while. Mani also runs www.freemarketrecords.com. ======================================================================================================= www.freemarketrecords.com/gravitons/gravitons.htm =======================================================================================================

Blood Honey =======================================================================================================

Acca-pedal noise makers bent on destroying eardrums everywhere. This colalboration finds Marco Landini, Wolfgang Nessel, Matt Dunn & Kevin Hainey using their outside voices inside buried deep in distorted Cantos of doom and gloom. Again, please, bring earplugs. =======================================================================================================

w/ DJ Queef Encounter spinning the international radio dial...but mostly resting between stations =======================================================================================================

Sorry for the short notice, but GRAVITONS will be performing this Tuesday night!

This is all occurring at 9pm on Tuesday March 28th 2006, at the Drake Hotel (1150 Queens St. W. 416.631.5042 www.thedrakehotel.ca) as part of the Sister Ray Series.

Admission costs as much or as little as you want, since it is PayWhatYouCan. "cheap drinks till 11."

You are cordially invited to attend the last concert of the OPEN HART concert season.

The library is closing soon and you won’t get to access these books for a long while!

In just a few days the books are due, and there is no renewing this time around.

This may be the last time these five musicians will be seen together for 9 months!

Further information: www.freemarketrecords.com ormani(at)freemarketrecords.com or Hart House Porter’s Desk: 416-978-2452

You are cordially invited to attend a performance of new and explosive music by CCMC and MAZINANI/VORVIS on the 20^t^h of January in the year 2006 at 8 pm, in the Music Room of Hart House as part of the OPEN HART CONCERT SERIES The concert is FREE! University of Toronto (MAP) Further information: www.freemarketrecords.com or

Free Market Records is excited to announce a new season of concerts, called the OPEN HART CONCERT SERIES!

MAZINANI/VORVIS have not let up since last year's concerts and their huge momentum is building to such a gigantic culmination, that only light can measure it! Experience a supernova at each of the three concerts this season!

CCMC (Paul Dutton – oralizations; John Oswald – alto sax; Michael Snow – piano, synthesizer)

Further information: www.arraymusic.com or Hart House Porter’s Desk: 416-978-2452.

The newest FMR group will be featured in a benefit concert at Sneaky Dees on November the 2nd 2005. GRAVITONS were formerly known as Aston/Mazinani but have since adopted the new physical name. Their brand of non-rock non-jazz non-anything will surely rock you to your skeleton.

As you can see in the poster, this is a benefit concert for a group of young artists who are raising funds for an independent art exhibition. If you would like to support the future of Canadian art, simply drop on Wednesday the 2nd of November at 9pm at Sneaky Dee's <http://www.sneaky-dees.com/> and listen to some great music. If you are into different types of music that uses rock and roll instrumentation, plus a DJ that can make you dance, then you have no reason not to come. If you don't want to come yet you still ant to make a modest or grand donation, please contact Mani @ mani(at)freemarketrecords(dot)com.

Thank you to everyone who came out to the first season of concerts by CCMC and Mazinani/Vorvis at Hart House. The first half of 2005 was so satisfying that FMR has taken the summer off to relax with friends and family. The season was unforgettable thanks to you. Hopefully you will join for our 2005-06 season, which promises to be even more ____________. (Insert word here, I like 'killer')

CCMC (Paul Dutton – oralizations; John Oswald – alto sax; Michael Snow – piano, synthesizer) MAZINANI/VORVIS (Mani Mazinani – piano; Jack Vorvis – drums)

March 25^th 2005, 8 PM (20:00) Music Room , Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle, University of Toronto (MAP) FREE, all are welcome.

Also on January 28th MANIFEST by Jack Vorvis and Mani Mazinani will be released!

The Mexico City Section is now loaded with features including audio samples, lyrics, rare photos and information.

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Norman Maschke is currently rocking it out in the band Glendora which frequents the Toronto rock club circuit. He is going to bring his rockin' sensibilities to his sensitive acoustic collection.

Headliner Andrew Harry will close the night with soft set of acoustic songwriting culled from his days and nights in Halifax. His alternative folk stylings will also be available on CD as "Songs for an EP".

At Cameron House (Queen, between Spadina and Bathurst) 8:30pm Monday August 9th 2004 $1 admission.

PLUS! LOOK FOR A NEW RELEASE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS PLUS MAJOR ADDITIONS TO THE WEBSITE

The official publication date of the first release from Free Market Records. Mexico City by Saskia FMR 01.

Paul Dutton, Mani Mazinani, Michael Snow and Jack Vorvis perform at the Oasis on College.

CCMC's May residency at the Oasis East on Queen. Mani Mazinani records the performances and performs as part of the improvisor's pool.

Photographic Documentary of the The Lucy Furs in Concert February 14th 2003. As seen through the lens of Jill Aston. Spectators enjoyed three Lucy Furs sets and were treated to surprise sets by THE GAUGE and math rocker, Michael Merkur.