This Week in Music rounds up the latest news, releases and concerts coming to Toronto.

Azari & III (probably) call it quits

Long long ago on last Monday, Alixander III of Azari & III, one of Toronto's biggest names in electronic music, announced via Facebook that group is splitting (the post is now gone). "The art project known as AZARI & III has done its work, run its course and is, for all intents and purposes, a momentary blip in time, now forever imprinted on the Universe... our recent EP entitled Extinction Event was just that, an extinguishing of the flame... It was heaven, it was hell, and I wouldn't take it back if I could." Is this real? Is anything? No official statement has been issued and Pitchfork hasn't dropped the bomb, so who knows. The group plan to complete their December European tour.

Brrrrr! Winter Music Festival date announced

Brrrrr! Winter Music Festival will be back for a second year, heating up outdoor venue Echo Beach on February 1st, 2014. Brrrrr! promises "a diverse lineup, stunning visual displays and an incendiary vibe." They released some presale tickets last week though nothing but the date has been unveiled yet. You can cop tickets now for between $52 - $97 (the VIP tickets likely get you access to heated areas and bottle service, going by last year's plan), or play it safe and wait for the line up. 2013's Brrrrr featured Moby, Dubfire, and Jokers of the Scene. This year's event takes place over one Saturday, instead of a full weekend. Did anyone go last year? Was this awful, or fun?

Hot Ticket

Wu Tang Clan's 20th Anniversary Tour / Kool Haus / Thursday, Nov 28
On a tour celebrating 20 years since the release of their classic album Enter the Wu Tang (36 Chambers), the promoters swear the whole group will reunite on stage at Kool Haus (132 Queens Quay E) - all 8 members of Wu Tang from Rza and Gza to Ghostface Killah will be there, plus special guests Peter Jackson & G5ive. One can only assume that they will perform 36 Chambers in its entirety, plus an endless arsenal of rugged bangers beyond that. Some might be annoyed with tickets starting at almost a bill, but this is no ordinary show and who knows when you'll have a chance to see this legendary ensemble come together again.

More concerts this week:

• Theatrical Emilie Autumn plays The Opera House (735 Queen St E) on Friday, November 29th, and she'll be joined by local gothic darklings The Birthday Massacre, who made our 25 most famous Toronto bands list earlier this fall. Tickets are $23 advance.
• P!nk will paint the Air Canada Centre twice with her The Truth About Love tour Saturday, November 30th and Monday, December 2nd. It'll cost you between $96 - $116 to see P!nk do her thing. The Hives are playing too - remember them? You can also catch The Hives headlining December 1st at the Phoenix, FYI.

Local Hot Ticket

Punchclock Showcase & Print Sale / Double Double Land & Punchclock / Saturday, November 3, 9pm-late & Sunday, November 4, 1pm-8pm / $5/$10

Okay listen up - this one is a two parter. On Saturday night at Double Double Land (209 Augusta) you can catch Petra Glynt, Carl Didur, New Fries, and LLVK (a collab between Sook-Yin Lee, Adam Litovitz, Brandon Valdivia (Not the Wind Not the Flag, Mas Aya), and Benjamin Kamino). There will be stage decor, DJs, and neon. Then on Sunday from 1pm - 8pm you can go to Punchclock (251 Sorauren Avenue) for a studio sale of screenprinted and risographed art prints, t-shirts, sweaters, tote bags, stickers and more. Check the Facebook event for more info.

More local gigs:

• Eucalyptus play The Tranzac on Tuesday, November 26th. One of Toronto's weirdest calypso ensembles (okay, probably the weirdest), they're fresh back from their tour of Western Canada. PWYC (suggested $5).
• Steam Whistle's next Unsigned Indie Music Concert is November 29th at Steam Whistle Brewing (255 Bremner Blvd) and features Rituals, The Oooh Baby Gimme Mores and Fresh Snow. A $5 donation to the Artists' Health Alliance gets you in the door.
• Hayden will play a pricier, but still technically local, show at the Danforth (147 Danforth Ave) on Saturday, November 30th, with Doug Paisley and Reuben and the Dark. Tickets for the indie sweater/buttondown style showcase are $32.50 - $39.50.

More concerts this week: Just Shows.

Recently announced concerts:

• Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds / July 31, 2014 / The Sony Centre
• Casket Girls / February 22, 2014 / The Garrison
• A Tribe Called Red / March 7, 2014 / The Hoxton
• Haim / May 15, 2014 / Kool Haus

What we got up to last week

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Photo of Petra Glynt via Facebook