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Kev, you know the place well. We've had many good times there for sure. It's been a fast and furious 8 years in the meantime. So many scenes and people have come and gone. Thanks everyone for all the kind words. The Deadhead scene in Hamilton and many who are on this board are the ones who kicked off the PJC odyssey. We had a funk band called Hot Buttered Soul, who are friends of mine, as the first band to start playing there. but No one came to see them. They played every friday night(and are awesome) but it was dead and depressing. And Fever was raging so we had to live in their horrible shadow for a while. (thank god they moved). Some of you may remember when we started a grateful dead night on wednesdays in the 1st(or was it the second) summer we were open. I wanted to throw a grateful dead night and someone I was talking to at the Casbah said Julie from Shady Grove might know a guy who dj's dead shows. I think I might have made a trip up to see her specifically to find out how to get in touch with this Grateful Dead dj Rory (aka Gratefully Deadicated Sound System) Well she hooked me up and we started having a GD night. It was great, we cranked the dead. You could hear if from a few blocks in either direction. There weren't too many off us but enough to make it fun for a little while. Remember Button? Jay Cleary took notice of this night and booked his band there one of these nights. What the hell was their name? This night then caught the eye of show-whore aka flowers aka shane. Who REALLY wanted to book JSB and Grand Theft Bus there. since he was getting no love from the original Casbah owners(not brodie). I think when he saw the space and realized I was a deadhead it was a natural fit. So he booked JSB and GTB as our first successful shows. I had never heard of them and had given up on the jamband scene in general until he introduced me to them and I became an instant fan. Hearing those CTMF shows before they played pjc had me wowed. What a fresh new sound. then the shows happened and hippies were coming out out of the woodwork to see these guys. Everyone danced. It was awesome!!! Then came Nero, Blue Quarter, Raisin Hill, Jomomma, FAT CATS! Deisel Dog. There was old school and new school styles both doing very well. Those first 2 wassabi shows were definitely some of the most epic to ever hit pjc. Then the scene did start to fizzle a bit. Shane moved to Halifax and I was left to do the booking and to get a new sound guy named Doug the Soundguy. He wanted more money then Shane but it became apparent he was worth it. To be honest I kind of thought the end was when Shane left. then Brodie started booking the same jambands we had been booking all this time, it was a bit aggravating a first but it also opened the doors for me to also book styles outside of the jam scene I had become accustomed to. I think Sharon Jones was the tsn turning point in our future. Also as the regional jamband scene fizzled a bit, Brian Carson stepped in and started booking the really big guns on a national/ international level. Codetalkers, NRPS, Truths and Rights, Maria Muldaur, Little Feat!?!?! yeah so then indie rock and funk and electro bands started came into the mix and the rest is history. I could go on, but I got a lot of explaining to do to soo many people. Things will get better. It always gets worse before things get better as you all know. We do still have some good times to come in the next 2 months still. Hope everyone knows that I've saved the last show at PJC for the Fat Cats and Diesel Dog on May 30th. Hope everyone can make it. And thanks again for all the love everyone. My goal is to get through this closing without crying in public so don't mess!!

TONIGHT! Miss this, miss out!!

This is going to be ridiculously good!! PJC presents: WOODHANDS http://www.myspace.com/woodhands GOD MADE ME FUNKY http://www.godmademefunky.com/ NEW SLANG http://www.myspace.com/nuslang Special Guest DJ: DONNA LOVEJOY Saturday, April 11th, 2009 Advance tix: $10, $12 at the door. Doors open: 9pm, 19+ www.pepperjackcafe.com

PJC presents. GHISLAIN POIRIER http://www.ghislainpoirier.com/ http://www.myspace.com/ghislainpoirier Check the vids kids!! Get Crazy feat Mr. Slaughter Blazin feat. Face T A master in the art of making people move in his DJ sets, Poirier spin music that flows effortlessly from dancehall, dubstep, global urban beats, electro, soca and much more. He based and masterminded his sets in Montréal at his sold out party « Bounce le Gros » for two years. In the past Poirier has collaborated with MC’s and DJ’s from across the globe, working with NYC’s resident large cats BEANS (Warp) and DJ RUPTURE(Tigerbeat6), as well as Parisian heavy weights TTC (Big Dada), Chicago’s MC ZULU and London’s LOTEK Hi-Fi (Big Dada) amongst others. Poirier has become renowned globally for his bass slammin remixes that continue to further solidify his title as “king of the bounceâ€. He has remixed tracks for UK grime/hip hop sensation LADY SOVEREIGN(Def Jam), BASSNECTAR, POLE, BUCK 65, THE EDITORS, CHAMPION, all to much critical acclaim and garnering him attention from publications such as http://pitchforkmedia.com , The Wire and XLR8R Magazine. In 2005 Poirier decided to throw down his own successful monthly DJ night in Montreal, BOUNCE LE GROS. An evening that featured what Poirier described as “Bass and no attitude“. Poirier’s night of genre Mashing provided enough bass to fill the place, attracting a mixed crowd that appreciate his dirty style, tasty beats and eclectic flare. In 2007-2008 Poirier released the album ‘No Ground Under’ on Ninja Tune. The record was well received by the public and press alike, and as a result he toured in North America and Europe several times. This legend in the making is touring the world extensively playing the underground club circuit. Keep your ears open and your feet in check ! with guest DJ's: JOOCE N TRESS (DIGISNAIL) These boys have been causing a raucous for almost a decade now in hamilton. While not only DJing they have introduced hamiltonians to such DJ / Producer acts as Fool's Gold's JOKERS OF THE SCENE, dubsided's DAVE NADA, member of NYC's The Rub: DJ ELEVEN, and even Jay-Z's current tour DJ, NEIL ARMSTRONG. JOOCE N TRESS have been selected to warm things up for such scene heavyweights as Dim Mak's PASE ROCK, Kitsune's GUNS'N'BOMBS and canadian pop favourites DRAGONETTE to name a few. With a background in Hip-Hop DJing JOOCE N TRESS bring an aggressive style of technical mixing to their live dj sets which draws upon the many genres that make up club music today. DONNA LOVEJOY(Disco Pop Electro) and DJ JAY-D Advance Tickets: $8. Available at PJC(when open) or Dr. Disc [20 Wilson St., Hamilton, (905)523-1010] Doors 9pm, 19+ www.pepperjackcafe.com

yeah!

Celebrating the release of Thundereheist's 1st full length album on Big Dada(out Mar. 31st) as well as Exclaim!'s 17th anniversary, this Hamilton stop on the cross Canada tour will no doubt be a night of dirty dance-floor mayhem. pjc and exclaim.ca present THUNDERHEIST(Big Dada/Ninja Tune) http://www.thunderheist.com http://www.myspace.com/thunderheist http://www.bigdada.com/ with special guests: WINTER GLOVES(Paper Bag records/Montreal) http://www.myspace.com/wintergloves http://paperbagrecords.com/ With only a handful of live shows behind them at the beginning of the year, Winter Gloves was already receiving invitations to join dates with bands the likes The D'URBERVILLES, JEALOUS GIRLFRIENDS and TOKYO POLICE CLUB on a series of sold-out tour dates (Montreal, Ottawa, two Toronto shows). Such well-attended shows helped spread what was already becoming the wildfire of their demo tracks across blogs and music chat sites, and lead to top pick coverage at both Canadian Music Week and NXNE this year. Guest DJ's: CARLA COMA MAC & A.A. SATURDAY, APRIL 4TH @ Pepper Jacks 38 King William St., Hamilton http://www.pepperjackcafe.com Tickets: $12 Advance Tickets: $10, available at PJC (when open) or Dr. Disc [20 Wilson St., Hamilton, (905)523-1010] Doors: 9pm, 19+ VIDEO: Thunderheist: Little Booty Girl: Pitchfork TV Exclusive: http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/musicvideo/907-thunderheist-nothing-2-step-2-big-dada Thunderheist: Jerk It: Stealing thunder so you move that ass, the duo dubbed THUNDERHEIST unleashes serious electrocrunk boom bap. Ribcage-rattling bass breaks laced with proper rhyming are flipped with digital booty bass, 80s-inspired electronic pop and slowed down Southern bounce, all fresh-dipped in serious swagger. MC and singer Isis and producer Grahmzilla know how to bring it. And once they’ve brought it, it stays brung. "Toronto's shit-hot electro duo" (NME.com) are already a huge online phenomenon, but this first full taste of their forthcoming album comes courtesy of Nasty Mix Records in Canada. Catchy, propulsive, ecstatic and uncompromising, it’s party music of the highest order, utterly unique but sounding like its been in your head all along. Singles and album will follow from Big Dada, but for now, “let them know you're worth it/ dust it off and jerk it…"

I think yer more in line with a gov't that would rather freeze minimum wage at a 1990's level while inflation is going up! minimum wage levels?!?! what do you pay all thoose poor children you have chained up working behind the scenes at pjc. doing dishes' date=' making tshirts, printing posters, sweeping up broken glass with their bare hands.. shame on you kenny!! FREE THE PJC CHILDREN DIESEL DOG & STUMBLEWEED $8[/quote'] That would be me. I am the children!! No another note. ATTN BANDS. Can you please try and get to PJC early to complete the soundcheck by 8:30 so that we can honour this EARTH HOUR thing. Lights out from 8:30-9:30 Aaron, the patio is $8 too!! you can hang out in the parkette across the street and drink your stashed wine over there, no probs!! K

btw if anyone has more suggestions, do tell.

And of course minus Bobbby. This band does not get together very often anymore. It's a rare rare show indeed. Tonight at PJC. www.pepperjackcafe.com $6, 2 sets.

lamesville!

These are the answers I was looking for. Thanks everybody!!

I think yer more in line with a gov't that would rather freeze minimum wage at a 1990's level while inflation is going up!

Anyone have some suggestions?

2 lawns. Why are they keeping us all up in the lawns? Time to start organizing the Canadian Bum Rush team in case it rains. Anyone else try and get denied Saratoga?

good vids!

Tell ya what. It's $6 if you show up before 10:30. Guess what? no one will!!

Funny Aaron. Partially true However this is going to be a shit-hot show tonight. Check the links people!! ~Saturday, March 21st~ CATL http://www.myspace.com/catlmusic HURON http://www.myspace.com/huronband SNOWHEEL SLIM & THE BOOGIE INFECTION http://www.myspace.com/boogieinfection 10pm, $6

This is going to be good! REAL GOOD!! ~Saturday, March 28th~ STUMBLEWEED(Featuring members of Fat Cats, Steve Murphy and Diesel Dog) DIESEL DOG http://www.dieseldog.ca/ $8, 19+ Pepper Jacks 38 King William St. Hamilton www.pepperjackcafe.com

Hamilton's legendary Beatles dance party featuring Doug Feaver returns to Pepper Jack's, Friday. THE EGGMEN 3 sets starting at 10pm. $8 www.pepperjackcafe.com

Looking forward to seeing all y'all.

Anyone going to the gorge to see phish will not regret it, I saw three sets of shows there and it's probably the best place I have ever seen a show. And after the show everyone just goes back to the field their car is parked in and parties all night. the stars are super bright since it's in the middle of the desert.

Did anyone on here ever post about that dude that asked people on a message board for advice on his his od'ing girlfriend? reminds me of the above. Some of the comments get pretty funny. if not... http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/7263974

Do you want me to write you a doctors note to get out of work wednesday?

Good times guaranteed!

that's exactly where I am. Daaaaannngg. It sounds like a Brazilian soccer match in there. Soo happy for this band right now.