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Gonna see them on Saturday in Toronto - I'm playing upstairs at El Mocambo - but I'm definitely gonna buy the new disc. j

Freedom Fest is a go and yes I'm programming it. It's going to be wild man wild!! Expect some familiar nufunk faces!

Yeaher !! Looking forward to this so much!! I love Markdale & Owen Sound Area.

Saturday Night!! Not for Rastas only !

OHH... love to see some fire at this show... hmm....

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I thought some of you might be interested to hear the recording of the Olifiddle concert that I attended 2 months or so back. KevO posted about it and my response didn't poster properly - and I didn't repost - I was having those problems regularly this Winter. The Ollifiddle concert will be aired Tonight on CBC (Monday night)....details are in the news below. Unfortunately, the news is not good for Oliver Schroer. He and his music left such a dramatic impression on me, for lots of reasons, and it is really hard to accept that his condition is not going to improve and he won't be around to amaze people with his music. He writes about it below. Today I'm celebrating the 3 year Anniversary of my sister's Bone Marrow Transplant - an event that has restored my sis' health and ended a her 3 year Battle with Cancer. His story hits me close to home and I wish the best in final struggle. If you can record the show please do - I was there on the Tuesday Concert (hosted by Sounds Like Canada's Sheila Rogers) of the OlliFiddle and I was blown away - the emotion of Oliver's playing is rich with expression - I implore you to check him out further. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Oliver Schroer's News Date: Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 11:34 AM Subject: Oliver's Update April 2008 Hello friends, fans and extended family, Here is the news that has come down the pipe since Olifiddle2 back in February. Those, by the way, were fantastic shows (well, for me in any case) and a real love-in. I managed to be out for both of those shows, and playing in a variety of contexts. I did some solo performance from Camino (Field of Stars, and on the second night The Lord's Prayer). I got to play with Stewed Tomatoes as well as Michele George, Casey Sokol, Anne Lindsay and some other special musical collaborators who have figured very meaningful in my life – so it felt like musical treats all around. And then one of the big highlights for me was to see my revamped youth group 'The Twisted String' doing their colourful thing. Chelsea Sleep and Emilyn Stam, the two de facto leaders of the group, had been motivating since November to get funding for The Twisted String to make their way to Toronto for the benefits. They managed to scare up 21 airfares, and with the help of a highly organized and motivated Toronto crew, figure out billets, workshops and extra concerts throughout the week of their stay. They put in a grand performance on the night of the shows. At first it seemed to be all about colour, about the spectacle and the wild costumes. But in the end, it was their performance that blew away the audience. Motivated, tight, and musical to the max. They wanted me to join them, but I preferred just to stand at the sidelines and to take it all in. What a thrill that was. The Olifiddle concerts were taped by CBC Canada Live. We have just gotten word of a broadcast date on that… Monday April 7 at 8 pm on Canada Live, on CBC Radio 2 Thanks to all of you for making this happen. Apparently, there were some technical glitches in the first set. I do know that they are delighted with what they got in the end, so I hope you can tune in for two hours of great performances and interviews. Please feel free to forward this notice to your friends, or anyone who might be interested in Olimusic… On a more sobering note, the week after Olifiddle, they did a fairly routine test on me on the way to the Bone Marrow Transplant. It was a lumber puncture, otherwise known as a Spinal Tap. They stick a little needle into your spine, and draw some fluid from there. Apparently, disease (ie, leukemia) can hide out in there and be undetected and unreached in there by more conventional means. So they had to check to make sure I was clear. I was not clear. They found cancer in my spine and head. They figured they could nail it with a course of chemo straight into the spine, and began an aggressive course of Spinal Taps to do exactly that. But for whatever reason, I was not responding very well to this regimen. So they did a (very noisy) MRI test, and based on that, decided to do two weeks of radiation therapy. They created an elaborate mask that looks like a combo goalie/spiderman mask, to aim the radiation. And for 15 days, radiation it was. The original plan of course, was to get me prepped for the Bone Marrow Transplant. Now all along, I was in a high risk group in that. And time was of the essence. We needed to move quickly, so that the leukemia did not have a chance to come back and settle in. Even with a BMT, the chances of this procedure working and being effective in any kind of long-term way was pretty slim. I got a visit from my oncologist (Dr. Andre Schuh) yesterday. He let me know what is really happening with me right now. Apparently, my bloodwork is out of control, and the leukemia is coming on thick and fast in my system. The cells they are finding are the descendants of the original cancer cells they tried to annihilate back in June. This means that these cells are drug resistant to virtually everything – they are monster cancer cells. Schuh let me know that they have given me just about every cocktail and protocol know to man. And in high enough doses that they should have killed me. But they didn't. Because as Teresa Doyle says "I'm tougher that a boiled owl…!" But it does mean that they are out of options on me in terms of treatment. So right now, I am permanently off the Transplant list. This treatment not going to happen for me. They have deemed my case incurable and terminal at this point, and are figuring out how to keep me comfortable for the time that is left to me. This is of course sobering news for me. I am digesting it all, and making some decisions about what will be important for me over the next while. I want to let you know that I deeply appreciate all of your support out there, and your understanding and empathy in all of this. If there is anything I need, I will put it out to my list….. And in the mean time, I do not plan to mope around. I want to use the time left to me to be as alive as possible. Obvious stuff for me. Why be miserable when I can smell the proverbial flowers. There is no time line indicated in all of this. It is me against the disease. We are both tough. And somewhere down the line, that disease will win over my body. But my spirit will persevere. Sending out love, and thanks, Oliver

! ! ! confirmed for EVOLVE ! ! ! ! http://www.chkchkchk.net/ http://www.myspace.com/chkchkchk "! ! ! is pronounced by repeating thrice any monosyllabic sound. Chk Chk Chk is the most common pronounciation, but they could just as easily be called Pow Pow Pow, Bam Bam Bam, Uh Uh Uh, etc." "!!! members Nik Offer(vox), Jerry Fuchs (drums), John Pugh (vox, perc) , Allan Wilson (perc, synth, sax), Mario Andreoni (git), Tyler Pope (git), Justin Van Der Volgen (bass), and Dan Gorman (perc, synth) like to push their own limits." shares 3 of its members with Out Hud, including Tyler Pope, who is also in LCD Soundsystem. The Facebook group describes them as "dance punk". To join this group...use this link: http://www.facebook.com/pages/-Chk-Chk-Chk/8865213710 have played, or are to play, the funnest festivals worldwide which include: Glastonbury Festival, Fuji Rock Festival, Lollapalooza, Reading Festival, Leeds Festival, Electric Picnic, Coachella, Langerado, Evolve, Bonnaroo...to name a few... will playing on the "new" Evolve Sunflower Stage Friday night!!! Check a live performance from Coachella '07:

Hopefully some pictures will surface soon - there were many photographers and videographers. Highlights: * Chameleon's Project's second set - starting with Barrington Levy's "Murderer" into The Payola's "Eye's of a Stranger" - hot shit!! Watch for their entire set to be posted online. * Darren Shearer of The New Deal on djembe in the first set of Chameleon Project - hot improv. space funk jam! * Jamie Kidd's Abelton live PA set - pumping bass and space disco!! Black Devil Disco club remix was pretty impressive! * Siren's awesome Visuals * Rollin' Cash's dubbed out set - plus him dropping the Collie Budz Watermelon Man / Come Around remix! * Kneptune's organic and soothing opener - really set the stage for a night of good vibes! p.s. get your paws on a copy of the New Chameleon Project CD:

THURSDAY, APRIL 10th, 2008 GALACTIC "From the Corner to the Block Tour" www.galacticfunk.com www.myspace.com/galactic w/ SALAVATOR SANTANA BAND LEE's PLACE www.leespalace.com 529 Bloor St. W. (at Bathurst St) ‘GALACTIC’ @ 10:30 Featuring Boots Riley Of The Coup and Special Guest 'Salvador Santana Band' @ 9:00 $21.50 adv @ Ticketmaster, Rotate This & Soundscapes presented by LIVE NATION BUY TICKETS ONLINE http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/1000404593CC493C GALACTIC Originally formed in 1994 as an octet (under the name Galactic Prophylactic) and including singer Chris Lane and guitarist Rob Gowen, the group was soon pared down to an instrumental sextet of: guitarist Jeff Raines, bassist Robert Mercurio, drummer Stanton Moore, saxophonist Ben Ellman and Hammond organist Rich Vogel, later adding Theryl DeClouet on vocals. The group was started when Raines and Mercurio, childhood friends from the Washington D.C. area, moved to New Orleans together to attend college at Tulane and Loyola Universities, and became enamored of the local funk scene, populated by such legendary acts as The Meters and Dirty Dozen Brass Band and inspired by local legends such as Professor Longhair. There they teamed with noted New Orleans drummer Stanton Moore, saxophonist/harmonica (now producer) Ben Ellman, and Rich Vogel. In 2004, the band parted ways with vocalist DeClouet, and now continue as an instrumental group. They have been releasing ground breaking albums consistently since 1996. The lasted album includes a who's who's of underground MC's called From the Corner to the Block (anti) Galactic's next album is set to include guest appearances from rappers including Lyrics Born (an MC and producer from the Quannum Projects hip hop collective). According to Lyrics Born's Web site, the guest artist line-up featuring MCs, DJs, and vocalists has already been determined, but it is being kept secret for the time being. However, Ben Ellman has said that all of the guest MCs at their Bonnaroo performance (Lyrics Born, Gift of Gab, Chali 2na, Lateef, and Boots Riley) will be featured on the album. Galactic's most recent album, From the Corner to the Block was released on August 21st, 2007. Lyrics Born's Myspace page has stated that "In addition to LB, this record features an array of today's most innovative MC's, including The Coup's Boots Riley, Digable Planets' Ladybug Mecca, Juvenile, Jurassic 5's Chali 2na, Mr. Lif, Lateef the Truth Speaker and Gift of Gab from Blackalicious and more. The new album will also feature unique collaborative efforts with New Orleans artists Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Soul Rebels Brass Band and Trombone Shorty." http://www.nufunk.ca/

MISS YA BURT!! COME OUT OF HIDING!

Freakin' crazy night ! &*^@& Thanks for the strong showing - The story of the night was literaly Toronto band does good!. Thanks for coming out Y'all. - Picture old and jazzy The Slip, crossed with the melodic-jazzy-funkiness of early Grand Theft Bus crossed again with Dubbed out Reggae vibes and the experimental & modal playing of The Grateful Dead and you might be able to describe the new sounds the band is tapping into. catch it while ya can!!

... I think they should add LARGE MARGE !!

Link who's pumped!?? I'll tell you who - The Chameleon Project - who are playing on Thursday as support to both Snoop Dog and Disco Biscuits! woot! show some love jambands.ca !!

Yeaher!

I had posted this before - but I couldn't find the link to bump it! We've been rehearsing for this show for a long and and we will be paying Tribute mostly to the legacy of Bunny Wailer!! check him out!! http://www.myspace.com/bunnywailer1

www.nufunk.ca is proud to present: ANOTHER ORIGINAL WAILERS SHOWCASE TRIBUTE TO BOB MARLEY, PETER TOSH, AND BUNNY WAILER FEATURING THE HOUSE OF DAVID GANG, TONYA P, EMPRESS DEEQA, DJ CHOCOLATE AND PATRICK ROOTS (CKLN 88.1fm & CIUT 89.5fm) AND MORE! SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2008 THE EL MOCAMBO "LEGENDARY HOME OF REGGAE MUSIC" 464 Spadina Ave. (at College St), Toronto www.elmocambo.ca Doors open at 9pm, show at 9:30pm Come join Toronto and Montreal's leading reggae artists and musicians for a night of classic Roots, Rock and Reggae! This is for a good cause, it's a food drive for Serving Charity! $10 Adv and at the Door with Canned Food - $15 at the Door without Canned Food Advanced Tickets available at Shanti Baba, Uprising Bookstore, Soundscapes, Rotate This, Play De Record and online at http://www.nufunk.ca & http://www.ticketweb.ca THE WAILERS The Original Legendary Wailers were Peter Tosh, Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer. This night will celebrate this classic Roots Rock Reggae Trio! The band defined reggae music as a genre and their music is still influencing people all over the world. Such tracks as "Soul Rebel", "Duppy Conqueror", "400 Years" and "Small Axe" were not only classics, but they defined the future direction of reggae. The 3 Original Wailers met in Trenchtown, Jamaica, and that is where the foundation of Reggae and Ska music was built. HOUSE OF DAVID GANG www.myspace.com/houseofdavidgang THE HOUSE OF DAVID GANG is a Toronto-based reggae collective that delivers late 70s and early 80s style Jamaican reggae classics. Formed in Toronto over 15 years ago, the band is fronted by seasoned reggae veteran King Selah. House of David Gang have included members of Resinators, Irie Band, Explorer Band, Revelation, Sellasie I Power and many others. The House of David Gang got it's name from a House that a group of like minded Toronto Reggae Musicians lived in and who held after-hour reggae parties for several years which developed the musicians into some of Toronto's Top session players. For the past 15 years, King Selah and the House of David Gang have hosted the Toronto Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer Tributes, which have helped bring light to Toronto's roots, rock reggae scene. Now with a new line-up - The House of David Gang faithfully recreates the Wailers Sound - which includes: King Selah (Lead Vocals), Collin Edwards (Drums & Backup Vocals), Uncledropsi (Hip Hop MC,Bass), Jay Cleary (Rhythm & Lead guitar), Killa Henderson(Keyboards) and Meghan "Makaya" Kelday (Lead and Backup Vocals) .www.myspace.com/houseofdavidgang EMPRESS DEEQA www.myspace.com/empressdeeqa Songstress and songwriter EMPRESS DEEQA was born in Somalia and currently lives in Montreal, Quebec. Her African infused Roots Reggae affords her a style that is uniquely her own. She grew up surrounded by reggae music and has been on the Canadian music scene for over 10 years. She has performed at the Montreal Jazz Fest, as well as Nuits D'Afrique, Queens of Reggae and numerous other shows. She has shared the stage with Alpha Blondy, Sister Nancy, Toots and the Maytals, Everton Blender and Kali and Dub. Her audiences are always captivated and dancing all night long. TONYA P www.myspace.com/tanyap When her first single " With Me" hit the streets in 2005 fans were amazed by its powerful combination of modern R&B with the sweet sound of Reggae and Soul. TONYA P has truly become the voice for young women across the globe. She has a style that is adored by many and a voice that is comparable to none. The new single "Love Love Love" has recently been released and has been receiving rave reviews along with heavy airplay on Toronto's top Reggae programs. She's played at the Montreal International Reggae Fest, Queens of Reggae (Toronto), Rootsbana (Toronto), Bob Marley Tribute (Jamaica) and more! She's shared the stage with big Reggae stars like Lady Saw and Luciano! CHATTA www.chatta.ca www.myspace.com/chattachats The name Chatta has derived partially from the name CHAT, as a result of her up-tempo lyrical tongue, therefore being referred to as The Speed of Consciousness. Already climbing the charts, Chatta recently released her single Complain Not on January 7th 2007, in which the single is for the early fall full album release Psalm 100. Complain Not placed #1 on the radio airwaves (www.ckln.fm). Chatta was WINNER of the 2005 Best Dancehall Female Artist featured at the Toronto International Reggae Music Awards and WINNER of the 2007 Montreal International Canadian Reggae Star Competition. Her live performances include The University of the West Indies in Kingston Jamaica, Club Margarita Ville in Ocho Rios Jamaica, Opera House, , The Bamboo, Concert Hall, The Rivoli, The Toronto International Reggae Awards, The Montreal International Reggae Music Festival and much more. DJ CHOCOLATE AND PATRICK ROOTS www.myspace.com/dj_chocolate DJ Chocolate has been playing on stage for more than thirteen years with many greats from the reggae and jungle world, some of her faves being Burning Spear, Luciano, Damian Marley and Sly&Robbie inna Reggae style and also Congo Natty, Roni Size and Marcus Visionary on the jungle tip. She also hosts Toronto's beloved Rebel Music CKLN88.1FM from 2:30-5PM each Monday. Patrick Roots has been selecting music for twenty years, and he has been involved in community radio for more than sixteen of them. He attended the Universal School Of Broadcasting, before getting his start hosting on Blackline Wednesdays and selecting music on Thursday Mornings with Ras Ricoh at CIUT89.5FM. He was given his own show in 1989, which was the much-loved Reggae Riddims that can now be heard on Wednesdays from 8-10PM on CIUT. Together this creates the force of the combined reach of two of the strongest community radio stations in the country, they are community radio DJs uniting the airwaves, pushing positivity, bringing together Toronto's downtown and uptown communities and making an effort to showcase local talent as well as mashing up dances from Oshawa to Kitchener, to Trinidad and Jamaica. Come see for yourself! LOCAL MUSIC VENDORS WANTED!!! For vendors, show updates and other info please contact: info@nufunk.ca FOR MORE INFO PLEASE CONTACT: info@nufunk.ca presented by: www.nufunk.ca

Schwa did you see Bassnectar at Burning man?

looks like they've passed on CP - damn shame though

Looks like we're going to be up all night!! 9:00 - 10:00 Album Preview & Rollin' Cash 10:00 - 11:00 kNeptune live PA * 10:00 - 12:00 Chameleon Project Set 1 12:00 - 12:30 Rollin' Cash 12:30 - 1:30 Chameleon Project Set 2 * 1:30 - 3:30 Jamie Kidd live PA

hype it! more info at www.nufunk.ca

www.eyeweekly.com THE CHAMELEON PROJECT @ IF IT TAKES ALL NIGHT CD RELEASE With kNeptune (live), DJs Jamie Kidd, Rollin’ Cash, visuals by Siren. Fri, Apr 4. Revival, 783 College. $12 advance tickets at Soundscapes, Rotate This, Play De Record, Shanti Baba, Ticketweb.ca, Nufunk.ca. Toronto trio The Chameleon Project are on a roll. Having played gigs and festivals across North America and recently opened shows for both The New Deal and The Charlie Hunter Trio, the band have found ever-growing audiences for their live blend of dub, jazz, funk and electronics. Expect even bigger and broader things as they release their second full-length CD, If It Takes All Night, with this celebration featuring support from a number of friends, including original bassist Jamie Kidd.

1. I wonder what his mom thinks about #2 2. Didn't he also kick his own brother out of the band? 3. How in the hell did this band get so big ? They are awful!

EVOLVE FESTIVAL Antigonish, NS JULY 25, 26, 27 www.myspace.com/evovlefestival www.evolvefestival.com Dear Evolvers, Over the past 3 weeks I've received calls from: the Mayor of Antigonish, the current president and past president of The Antigonish Highland Games, the Antigonish Chamber of Commerce, as well as Evolve concert goers...that are ALL asking me to change the Evolve dates as it coincides with The Antigonish Highland Games as well as a IWK 250 car race in Antigonish. In The Coast, March 13-20, 'Scene & Heard, Stephanie Johns writes: "Decisions, decisions...July looks to be action-packed as two heavily promoted and dove-tailing and very popular festivals, The Atlantic Jazz Festival and Evolve now overlap. Fans of both face a decision. (If I was a fan I'd be pissed.)" The outside pressure, coupled with the fact that artists I was interested in having come and play Evolve were not available, I decided to change the dates. I am "very, very sorry" to those that are inconvienced...I realize that now some folks will not be able to attend, while at the same time this change in dates allows others that couldn't otherwise attend Evolve to do so... The 2008 website should be live by May 1st... ...the lineup will be released over the month of April... ...with the 1st announcement later this week!!!