BarkingSphinxPerformingSociety

Unwritten Weekend returns March 27–29! Swipe for a closer look at our weekend programming, and head to the link in our bio for details and tickets for the evening shows. Daytime show details coming Friday.

LOST DOG SUNDAYS and the BARKING SPHINX PERFORMANCE SOCIETY PRESENT: SPECIAL SEASON FINALE CELEBRATION MAY SEVENTEENTH with the HARMEET KAUR VIRDEE QUARTET (TORONTO) - Harmeet Kaur Virdee (bass) - Cale Fladager (harmonica) - Ian Spring (guitar) - Aidan Miller (drums) and Special Guests: Ruthie Ha (sax), and Karl DeJong (drums) "Double bassist Harmeet Kaur Virdee brings together rising artists from across Canada in her quartet. Featuring Cale Fladager (harmonica), Ian Spring (guitar), and Aidan Miller (drums). The four met while attending the University of Toronto Jazz Program. Informal jams quickly turned into a group that explores the mysteries and beauty of the world through the band’s original compositions. For this set the quartet will be joined by special guests Ruthie Ha (saxophone) and Karl DeJong (drums). They will perform a collection of original music showcasing the ensemble members’ unique compositional voices." + FARRY / JACKSON / MORONI Julia Farry (electroacústica guitar, bass, vox) Reed Jackson (vox) Angelo Moroni (percussion) "Lyrical downloads from the ether of our zeitgeist. We pull down what is a collective secret onto a bed of sonic wash. Perhaps it will resonate, perhaps it will be jarring. Come experience the offering for what we are all carrying, caring, preparing for." at THE HARGROVE (150 EAST 3RD AVE) (ENTER THROUGH UNMARKED DOOR IN THE ALLEY) (GO AROUND BACK AND IF YOU GO PAST THE CROSSFIT GYM ON THE LEFT YOU'VE GONE TOO FAR) DOORS 7:30 / DOWNBEAT 8 OCLOCK $15/PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN ALL AGES TIX LINK: Accessibility info: There are two steps up to the entrance of the Hargrove. There is one gender neutral washroom which is not wheelchair accessible. DOG PAINTING BY COLE @barkingsphinx @thehargrovestudio @harmeetvirdee_music @some.farry.tale @_ruthieha @karl.dejong @angelo_aqui @oldladygaga69 @amelie.mell

APRIL 26TH your favourite (~)monthly combination hang-and-concert-series-for-improvised-and-adjacent-musics (LOST DOG SUNDAYS) returns with this cool bird poster to say: Come hangout at this show (details below). GIORGIO MAGNANENSI and JOSHUA STEVENSON - Electronics + Photonics - fm / drift / noise floor rising / photons / crackle/ \ warm \ wrong \ stays anyway \ listen \ with your skin IMAGINAL CELLS - Six piece strings/percussion ensemble plays immersive soundscapes. With: Matthew Ariaratnam, Adrian Avendaño, Raj Gill, Irene Senent, Nikko Whitworth, Jen Yakamovich At THE HARGROVE (150 EAST 3RD AVE - Enter thru the alley, if you can't find it just try opening any door you see and the one that opens will be the one with the show in it, like 90% probably) DOORS @ 7:30PM DOWNBEAT @ 8PM $15/PWYC - TIX IN @barkingsphinx bio ALL AGES @troll.dolly @ra_ra_raj_ra_ra @guachiii @mattplaysdumbpop @giominz @magneticring @thehargrovestudio

Dan Gaucher / James Meger / Mustafa Rafiq / Cat Toren 03/26 for @barkingsphinx ’s Unwritten Weekend Festival @d_gaucher on The Drums @cat_toren on Piano James Meger on Double Bass Mustafa Rafiq on Guitar captured by Eric Axen (@softfossil )

Day 3 starts now! Join us for a full day of workshops, visual arts and music ⚡️ 11 AM - Listening session with @radwanghazimoumneh at @thehargrovestudio . Radwan has prepared a playlist with contemporary music from the SWANA region and will talk about the artists. Coffee pop up by @alai.coffee . Co-presented with @menafilmfestival . $5 PWYC 1:30 PM - Improvised Music Workshop with @___fariiiiiiiida (FLINTA* encouraged), at @redgateartssociety no need to have music experience. Co-presented with @queerarts $5 PWYC 4 to 5 PM - art + music at the Hargrove. Come see our beautiful art exhibit while listening to a DJ set by Sammy K. FREE 5 PM - @bahar.kzie & @hadis.fard.io / @maupauly (ambient, electronics) at the Hargrove, $10 online, $15 PWYC at the door 7:30 PM - LOST DOG SUNDAYS with comedian Erin Leigh, drone jazz collages with Lettr Openr, and a new supergroup of Vancouver friends and ex-pats: Dan Gaucher, Mustafa Rafiq, Cat Toren, and James Meger. $10 online, $15 PWYC at the door @thehabeshaman @nebyoha @kromaindrums @cat_toren @mustafarafiqq @d_gaucher @oldladygaga69

After a beautiful workshop by Myriam Gendron this morning, day 2 continues at @thehargrovestudio and @redgateartssociety . See you there! 4PM: ART + MUSIC AT THE HARGROVE (FREE) 5PM: AMANDA SUM / WILLIE THRASHER & LINDA SADDLEBACK AT THE HARGROVE ($15 PWYC) 8PM: FARIDA AMADOU / RADWAN GHAZI MOUMNEH / EARTHBALL AT RED GATE ($20 PWYC) Info & tickets: link in bio

Unwritten Festival in Vancouver Sunday March 29 at The Hargrove Quartet with Dan Gaucher on The Drums, James Meger on Double Bass, Cat Toren on Piano and myself on Guitar headed there now! thanks to @barkingsphinx & @actartmgt for organizing @d_gaucher @cat_toren @coastaljazz @thehargrovestudio

Unwritten Weekend is about to start. We’re ready. See you there!

Unwritten Weekend festival in the press! Links in bio

LOST DOG SUNDAY @ Unwritten Weekend Festival 🎈 Tickets: link in bio ~~~ LETTR OPENR ৎ୭ drone jazz collages LOL, ROYGBIV, ADHD, BRB, B&E, MP, ACAB, PWYC ASAP (DIY). Default Blues.ৎ୭ Cole Schmidt - Guitar and Compositions @oldladygaga69 Kevin Romain - Drumset @kromaindrums Feven Kidane - Trumpet @thehabeshaman Nebyu Yohannes - Trombone @nebyoha and ~~~ A NEW SUPERGROUP comprised of... Mustafa Rafiq (Edmonton) - Guitar ৎ୭ Self-taught guitarist and saxophonist. Using these instruments with voice, field recordings and sound collage percussion he researches relationships among nature, ritual, sound and time. @mustafarafiqq ৎ୭ James Meger (Sunshine Coast) - Double Bass* ৎ୭Bassist and composer working primarily in the fields of jazz, free improvisation and rock ৎ୭ Cat Toren (Bellingham) - Piano ৎ୭ pianist, composer, and improviser of international renown, boasts six critically acclaimed albums under her leadership @cat_toren ৎ୭ Dan Gaucher (Galiano) - Drumset ৎ୭Juno award winning drummer, improviser and compose, an integral member of the Canadian creative music scene for over 25 years @d_gaucher ৎ୭ *Due to unforeseen circumstances, Tommy Babin won’t be able to perform as initially scheduled. James Meger will be joining the lineup. and ~~~ ERIN LEIGH comedy ৎ୭ Gardener, musician, chef, nature-lover, non-reader, cat lady, cartoonist, luddite, painter, smoker, farmer and seamstress who spends most of her time writing and telling jokes on the Sunshine Coast. Erin’s anecdotal and absurd sense of humour is always weird, clean fun. @weenzeen ৎ୭ ~~~ Videos: Mustafa Rafiq, Mechanical Forest Sound, Live at Wenona Lodge, 2025; Cat Toren, Ochion Jewell & Cat Toren | Living Room Improvisations, 2019; Lettr Openr, live at the Lido (Hot Deli), 2025 Poster: Kevin Romain, with art by Cole Schmidt

🌸here to serve something special. alai coffee is bringing spring inspired drinks to @barkingsphinx morning listening session at the @thehargrovestudio . come sink into music from the swana region, hear from featured artist @radwanghazimoumneh , and let us pour you something good. part of the unwritten weekend festival. sunday, march 28. doors at 11am. 150 e 3rd ave, enter through the back alley. $5 pwyc 🌸☕

Come experience a night of sound experimentation, where artists come together to question, reshape, and push musical boundaries 🎈 Tickets: link in bio More details about the artists below! FARIDA AMADOU @___fariiiiiiiida (Brussels) ৎ୭ A vital force in the experimental music scene, blending free jazz, noise, and deep rhythmic structures. This North American premiere of her new solo set will feature electronics only (no bass!), with textured interplay of West African rhythm samples and melodic fragments. ৎ୭ RADWAN GHAZI MOUMNEH @radwanghazimoumneh (Montreal) ৎ୭ Lebanese-Canadian musician based in Montreal, blending Arabic song traditions with electronics. He has released four albums on Constellation Records, toured internationally, and has been a guest curator multiple times at Le Guess Who? with his audiovisual duo. This is the Vancouver premiere of his new solo project. ৎ୭ EARTHBALL @earthball.speaks (Nanaimo / Vancouver) ৎ୭ Psychedelic free jazz ensemble drawing from experimental rock, free improvisation, post-punk, and more. They have built an international profile through touring and releases with Upset The Rhythm, earning praise from The Wire and The Quietus. ৎ୭ ~~~ Thank you to BC Arts Council, @now.society , @queerarts , @menafilmfestival , @vannewmusic , and @actartmgt for their support. Videos: Farida Amadou, Kiosk Radio, 2025; Radwan Ghazi Moumeh with video processing by Charilne Dally for Musica Sawa, 2020; Earthball, Live at Le Guess Who?, 2025. Poster: Leisure Thief @leehutzulak & Cole Schmidt