By Carly Beath

When Steve Banks died last year at the age of 46, we lost the man dubbed “the coolest musician in Toronto” (an honour he shared with his bandmate and partner Kim Tallman) by Eye in 1996. Tonight, The Reverb (651 Queen St. W.) will host a tribute to Banks and his legacy.
The musical aspect of the evening will feature performances by Windeyer, The Antimatter, Th3 Futz, Sadoceanspacebear and the remaining members of Banks’ band, Trans Love Airways, with Jackie Just on vocals. TLA are purveyors of “psychedelic swamp rock,” while the other acts range from fuzz rock with Courtney Love-esqe vocals (Sadoceanspacebear) to experimental electronic music (Windeyer). The event will serve as a launch for the Trans Love Airways album Medium Kool, and a celebration of digital release of the Steve Banks compilation Unlimited Edition and TLA’s first album Beautiful Garage.
Banks’ visual art will be on display and available for sale; the night’s proceeds will go towards a full-scale exhibition to take place in the fall. The show will also be videotaped for a documentary about Banks that’s currently in the works. Cover for the event is $5 and it gets underway at 8 p.m.
Image from stevebanks.net.