The fifth edition of the TONE Festival presents an iconic convergence of generations and perspectives in musical experimentation. From June 2 to 28 curators Tad Michalak and Karen Ng demonstrate why Toronto continues to embody and embolden genre-defying creation and improvisation. TONE has established itself as a staple of the summer festival season and for several years has been delivering memorable performances to Toronto audiences. Similar heights await this year, with featured artists:

RAWL (Jack Wright, Ben Bennett, Evan Lipson, Zach Darrup) // Naomi McCarroll-Butler // Unguent // Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog (ft. Ches Smith & Shahzad Ismaily) // Andy Moor (of The Ex) // Adversarial Networks // Badge Époque Ensemble // Ben LaMar Gay’s “Certain Reveries” // Masahiro Takahashi // New York Review of Cocksucking // Laura Swankey // Del Stephen // Jason Doell // New Hermitage // meimei (Ananya Ganesh & Amirtha Kidambi) // Zoh Amba & Chris Corsano // Farida Amadou // Ways (Brodie West & Evan Cartwright) // White People Killed Them (Raven Chacon / John Dieterich / Marshall Trammell) // Animatist // Not A Band // Caroline Davis’ Alula // Madeleine Ertel // Tender Buttons // SUN RA ARKESTRA

Full date, time, venue and ticketing information can be found at tonetoronto.com