Jay Funk Dawg

Velvet you don't think he's a guitar hero?

Damn! Santana is my guitar hero - I've missed all his previous Toronto shows - especially sad to have missed his co-bill about '92-'94 with Bob Dylan - I had tickets but had to miss it as my grandfather passed away suddenly. I'm there this time !

Having your recordings stolen I'm sure is the biggest dissapointment - equipment can be replaced - albeit it depends on the amount of work put in - but I'm willing to say that that part hurts the most - trying to capture those performances again will be painful this actually happened to a friend of mine from Halifax - Carlo Spinazolla - he was recording in a makeshift studio in Halifax's North end with Jorun Bombay ( the guy that Buck 65 credits the most in getting him started in Halifax) - they were creating a hip hop meets blues Album - and some crackhead must have come in stolen a bunch of shit and they lost a couple months worth of work. Carlo Spinazolla came from a rich musical family ~ he would likely be the 2nd guitarist in Slowcoaster if he was still here today. He let me comedown and listen to them record - it was a sound that I'd never heard before - fat hip hop beats combined with roots blues guitar and firey lap slide. The project was still only developing they (Carlo and Jorun) had been getting together on and off for a couple of months - but the project took a life to it's own. Unfortunately Carlos - who was a prolific artist (he was a painter & musician) was having depression problems - he had moved out west and upon a deep depression he took his own life. The whole thing is pretty shrouded in mystery - the family did not release that info until well after his funeral. Best of luck to you Julian - i hope some karma helps you get your stuff back.

Fans of Xavier Rudd will be happy to know that Xavier has added a 3rd Toronto date on his Canadian Tour that starts this month. Here's the updated information... see ya at the shows! Xavier Rudd kicks off a Canadian tour with a run of intimate shows at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto on Thursday, January 31st, Friday, February 1st and Sunday, February 10th http://www.myspace.com/XavierRudd http://www.xavierrudd.com All Ages / Tickets $29.50 / Onsale Now Tickets available at Ticketmaster: 416-870-8000 http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/10003F5D0B88E28B?brand=&tm_link=tm_home_h1 or direct through Live Nation here: http://www.livenation.com/artist/getArtist/artistId/26685/ with Special Guest: Mishka (Bermuda / Acoustic Reggae Soul) http://www.myspace.com/4mishka http://www.mishka.com Presented by Live Nation in association with Eggplant Entertainement CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE ON FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=14070205623#wall_posts Xavier Rudd http://www.myspace.com/XavierRudd http://www.xavierrudd.com Xavier Rudd is an Australian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in 1978 and grew up in Torquay, Victoria. He has developed a strong reputation for playing live performances at musical festivals and concerts in Australia and in North America. His following is particularily strong in Australia and in Canada, where he has recorded several albums. Many of Rudd's song incorporate socially conscious themes, such as environmentalism and the rights of Aboriginals. In addition to playing the didgeridoo in many of his songs, he has also included both Australian and Canadian Aboriginal vocals in some of his songs. taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_Rudd with Special Guest: Mishka (Bermuda / Acoustic Reggae Soul) http://www.myspace.com/4mishka http://www.mishka.com Xavier Rudd Canadian Tour Dates: 31 Jan Danforth Music Hall Theatre Toronto, Ontario 1 Feb Danforth Music Hall Theatre Toronto 2 Feb Hillside Inside Guelph, Ontario 4 Feb Centennial Hall London, Ontario 5 Feb Bronson Centre Ottawa, Ontario 7 Feb Theatre Capitole Quebec City, Quebec 8 Feb Metropolis Montreal, Quebec 9 Feb Metropolis Montreal, Quebec 10 Feb Danforth Music Hall Theatre Toronto, ON 12 Feb Thunder Bay Auditorium Thunder Bay, Ontario 13 Feb Burton Cummings Theatre Winnipeg, Manitoba 14 Feb Lakeview Auditorium Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 15 Feb Winspear Centre Edmonton, Alberta 17 Feb The Banff Centre Banff, Alberta 19 Feb Southern Alberta Jubilee Aud. Calgary, Ab 20 Feb Kelowna Community Theatre Kelowna, BC 22 Feb Queen Elizabeth Theatre Vancouver, BC

"...if there's a bustle in your hedgerow"

Congrats Paan! I'll do my best to be there!

These guys just played at Lee's Palace a couple weeks ago.

great to see some excitement already!! here's a link to the facebook thingy: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=8166806851 look out for Charlie Hunter Interview very soon!

Hey Y'all 2008 was a great year! NUFUNK was involved in so many great events: CanJam 15 Year Anniversay @ Lee's Palace NEW DEAL & Chameleon Project @ Opera House High Life Festival @ The Docks Bob Marley Birthday Bash @ El Mocambo The Jimmy Swift Band @ Opera House KJ SAWKA & Chameleon Project @ EL Mocambo GOD MADE ME FUNKY CD Release @ Opera House Z-Trip & KC Roberts @ Revival Herbaliser & Wassabi Collective @ Reverb in conjunction with www.MakeitFunky.ca - NUFUNK is going to be make some of the video and audio availble for these shows on a dedicated website - however I'm still trying to get my hands on some of these event's audio and or video - i.e. BURT NEILSON BAND / FAT CATS / CAUTION JAM recording!! If any of you have any insights to where I could find some of these aforementioned recordings please let me know!! here's to a wild 2008!

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd, 2008 SLOWCOASTER CD RELEASE PARTY FOR "FUTURE RADIO" plus HEY OCEAN! & DJ ?UESQUECEST & MORE @ EL MOCAMBO DOWNSTAIRS tickets available online at www.nufunk.ca Tickets $10-12 SLOWCOASTER www.slowcoaster.ca www.myspace.com/slowcoaster Cape Breton's Slowcoaster plays up beat saltwater funk rock hip-hop jazz Afro-Cuban reggae grooves on guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussion and voice. The by's combine above average musicianship with guitarist / vocalist Steven MacDougall's stellar songwriting to produce a danceable, sing-alongable, funny, affecting, noir-ish set of music that's both as "tight as a whip" and just a bit sketchy. Steve MacDougall (Lead guitar & vocals) Mike Lelievre (Bass guitar, vocals) Brian Talbot (Drums) HEY OCEAN! www.heyocean.com www.myspace.com/heyocean Hey Ocean! is a young Vancouver band with an infectious musical style and onstage charisma that continually captures the hearts of their ever-growing audience. Fresh off the release of their first full-length album, Stop Looking Like Music (2006), the band is spreading their feel good grooves across the country garnering critical acclaim from a wide variety of listeners – both young and old. While musical chemistry and talent are evident on their new release, the band’s live performance is where they truly shine. Regularly playing club shows to as many as 600 fans, their unique style and charisma energizes entire rooms and has concertgoers up and dancing within moments. Ashleigh Ball - Vocals/Flute David Beckingham - Vocals/Guitar Dave Vertesi - Bass Benny Schuetze - Percussion Spookey Reuben www.myspace.com/spookeyruben http://www.hi-hat.ca/ In the mid-'90s, he charmed MuchMusic viewers with his awesome "These Days Are Old" video and a chorus that sounded something like "doot a loop ee-ay-ay, oh ooh yay." He was "Canada's answer to Beck." He toured with a very fine list of international artists like The Flaming Lips and Ben Folds Five. In 2001, he resurfaced with a critically acclaimed double album called Bed And Breakfast and toured Canada the following year. And then Spookey Ruben vanished. There have been some sasquatch-like sightings of the eccentric musician since those days. He's received the occasional ChartAttack Rock 'n' Roll report card for appearances at North By Northeast and Canadian Music Week over the years. He was even nominated for The Greatest Canadian during that CBC campaign awhile back. But Ruben continued to be an elusive creature... until now. After five years in L.A., working as a film composer, Ruben is returning to the great white north. "I just really missed Canada," he says. "In L.A. I was working lots and making good money, but felt lonely. When you live in a place where you don't have any family you feel a little out of place." Ruben is currently putting the finishing touches on his follow-up to Bed And Breakfast, which should be in stores early next year. In the meantime, he's doing a handful of shows with his brand new Toronto-based band, The Young Coconuts. presented by: www.myspace.com/nufunk www.nufunk.ca

FREE FOR TORONTO SKANKS by emailing nufunkconcerts@gmail.com or replying to this thread. SATURDAY, JANUARY 12th NUFUNK & CIUT 89.5 FM PRESENT ECLECTIC TALENT NIGHT - HIP HOP, REGGAE, COUNTRY & FUNKfeaturing special guests: IRIE BAND W/ MR. FLOWERS & FLUXMOBB, TRESON, JERRY LEGERE, BIG TOBACCO & THE PICKERS, DR DFUNKT live, DJ FARBSIE, DJ ROLLIN' CASH @ RIVOLI - Tickets at the door $8 - PROCEEDS GO TO SUPPORT CAMPUS RADIO NUFUNK NEW MUSIC NIGHT @ THE RIVOLI From Folk - Funk to Rock and Reggae - an eclectic night for music lovers! NUFUNK & CIUT 89.5 FM present... Saturday, January 12th, 2008 RIVOLI - 322 Queen Sat. www.rivoli.ca www.nufunk.ca 9 PM - 2 AM Irie Band w/ special guest PHATT AL Treson Mr. Flowers & Fluxxmob Big Tobacco & The Pickers Jerry Leger and the Situation plus DJs Farbsie & Rollin' Cash and featuring: Tripping Hazard Left of Zero The Sevenate Robert Hedge - singer/songwriter Nikkole Stone (of First Person Shooter)

www.Nufunk.ca presents... 3rd Annual Bob Marley Birthday Tribute Saturday, February 9th, 2008 Lee's Palace 529 Bloor St. W (at Bathurst) TTC: BATHURST STATION (on Bloor Line) A benefit for the Daily Bread Food and the Ernestine's Women Shelter $10 w/ Canned Food Donation $15 at the Door $9 Advance (in Stores Jan 9th) SHANTI BABA, PLAY DE RECORD, SOUNDSCAPES, ROTATE THIS, UPRISING BOOKSTORE & ROACH0RAMA Featuring Live! "The House of David Gang" featuring guest Reggae Horn Section featuring top reggae vocalists: King Selah Michael Garrick Tanny Medows Meghan "Makaya" Kelday High Plains Drifter Uncledropsi, Jah-Lin & Lionheart of The Irie Band Mr. Flowers & The Flux Mobb Black Child Lyndon John X Dr. Dfunkt with reggae dj' & selectas: The MUVA SOUND SYSTEM, DJ VIOLET & SUPERHEAVY REGGAE Tickets available at Shanti Baba, Uprising Bookstore, Soundscapes, Rotate This, Play De Record and online at http://www.nufunk.ca & http://www.ticketweb.ca Doors open at: 9pm Show at: 9pm LOCAL MUSIC VENDORS WANTED For vendors, show updates and other info please contact: info@nufunk.ca Bob Marley www.bobmarley.com On February 6, 2008, International music star Bob Marley would have been 63 years old if he had not succumbed to cancer on Monday May 11, 1981 at the young age 36-years-old. Today almost anywhere in the world when the name Bob Marley is mentioned it is recognized by old and young. He remains enormously popular and well known all over the world. Reggae's most transcendent and iconic figure, Bob Marley was the first Jamaican artist to achieve international superstardom, in the process introducing the music of his native island nation to the far-flung corners of the globe. Marley's music gave voice to the day-to-day struggles of the Jamaican experience, vividly capturing not only the plight of the country's impoverished and oppressed but also the devout spirituality that remains their source of strength. His songs of faith, devotion, and revolution created a legacy that continues to live on not only through the music of his extended family but also through generations of artists the world over touched by his genius. With a special cast of Toronto Musicians, Djs and MCs, a celebration of Bob Marley's legacy of music, peace and love will take at LEE's PALACE on Saturday February 9th, 2008 FEATURED ARTISTS: House of David Gang Featuring King Selah THE HOUSE OF DAVID GANG is a Toronto-based reggae outfit 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 and whose members 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 burgeoning roots rock reggae scene. Now with a new line-up - The House of David Gang faithfully recreates the Bob Marley Sound - which includes 2 guitarists, 2 keyboardists and a strong rhythm section of Jah-Lin (drums) and Uncledropsi (bass). The House of David Gang is: King Selah - Lead Vocals Collin Edwards - Drums & Backup Vocals Uncledropsi - Hip Hop MC,Bass Jay Cleary - Rhythm & Lead guitar Killa Henderson - Keyboards Gerry-I - Keyboards Meghan "Makaya" Kelday - Lead and Backup Vocals Lucas Edwards - Rhythm & Lead guitar DJ Jeremiah & ISAX from superheavy REGGAE www.myspace.com/isaxinjah www.myspace.com/superheavyreggaemusic Created in 2000, superheavyREGGAE was formed by Jeremiah, Friendlyness and I-sax with a mission to give the reggae massive the best in Modern Roots, Lovers Rock and Classic Dubs. Starting off with some scattered shows here and there throughout the city of Toronto, superheavy originally settled in at 56 Kensington Ave in the heart of the famous Kensington Market, holding a regular session on the second Saturday of each month . After 56 closed down they made the move over to Thymeless, home of the First Trumpet sound system. Now, after about 3 years of holding it steady at Thymeless, superheavy going on stronger than ever. superheavyREGGAE draws the people because they play music FOR the people. Michael Garrick Frequently @ The Original Motorcycle Company, Micheal is a veteran of Toronto's reggae scene and has entertained local and international audiences for many years. Michael is easily one of the industry's most entertaining front men for his emotional vocal performances and percussion playing. This tune, "African Children" an Aswad cover tune was performed live @ The Bamboo prior to its closing in 2002. Jah-Lin, Uncledropsi & Lionheart fromt The Irie Band www.myspace.com/iriebandtoronto www.lionheart.ca The Irie Band is a Toronto-based reggae outfit that delivers dub riddims in a classic, Jamaican late 70s and early 80s style. Formed in January 2006, the band is fronted by seasoned reggae veteran, Steven Cogdell. For six months, the band played a weekly gig called Irie Tuesdays at Cervejaria Downtown, that honed them into a tight, heavy unit. Irie Band has performed at The El Mocambo, Lula Lounge, Ciao Edie, Parkdale Arts and Crafts Festival, Come Together Music Festival, The Townehouse, Kensington Market, Revival, Ellington's, Starlight, The Trane, Fez Baitk, Lee's Palace and at The Marijuana March at Queen's Park to over 5,000 people. www.myspace.com/fluxmobbclan Mr. Flowas electric blend of dancehall/reggae has made him an instant hit in the Toronto Club scene. High Plains Drifter www.highplainsdrifter.ca High Plains Drifter is a rootsy funk-rock and world beat ensemble, whose dynamic live performances are captivating audiences across Canada. Like imagery evoked by the mysterious quality of a traveling vagabond, High Plains Drifter is a collective of musicians traveling town to town bringing the energy of celebration to audiences everywhere. Leaning towards original roots, jazz, funk and world music, The High Plains Drifter is a groove force that keeps dancehalls packed and bodies in constant motion. High Plains Drifter draws inspiration from artists as diverse as James Brown, Herbie Hancock and Jimmy Buffet. The group, known for their unpredictable stage show, has enjoyed collaborations with a number of Canadian musicians including members of The Jimmy Swift Band, Slowcoaster, Wassabi Collective, The Chameleon Project & Slammin' Jack as well as young horn players, percussionists and turn-tablists. This special evening of music is sponsored by: www.elmocambo.ca www.canadianreggaeworld.com, www.roachorama.com, www.fusicology.com, www.hiddenjungle.ca, Shanti Baba, www.nufunk.ca and more Dr. Dfunkt www.drdfunkt.com www.myspace.com/drdfunkt The doctor's always on call... Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Dr. dFunkt is one of the few Canadian acts producing original funk music. In just two years, Dr. dFunkt has released two albums, Nuerotik (2004) and Running Hot (2006). The title track from Running Hot was nominated for Urban Single of the Year at the 2007 East Coast Music Awards. Where Nuerotik was a loop-based eloctro-funk treat, Running Hot delivered a live-off-the-floor funk-rock masterpiece. Still the common thread is the tastefully catchy musicianship of Kamran Abdi - whose dark and funky grooves with soulfully melodic vocals are his trademark. A prolific songwriter, Abdi has written almost all of the material for the next Dr. dFunkt album, which he describes as “perfectly funky pop-rock.†Born in Pakistan, raised in Saudi Arabia, and educated in North America, Kamran Abdi uses the principles of funk music to incorporate his diverse influences. Their tough rhythms and killer riffs have been rocking shows throughout Atlantic Canada. This is their first Toronto appearance! More information and Group tickets can be arranged by emailing info@nufunk.ca presented in association with: www.nufunk.ca www.myspace.com/nufunk

edit: Luke Bowden on vibro-slap ** first confirmed zero sighting in months %%

it's called evolution - change isn't necessarily a bad thing. - we should start own own digital downloading site for our favorite Canadian Bands jay

ohh exciting!!

last hype - its' tonight !! Live music between 10:30 pm and 12:30 am

Check out the cool reggae version / remix of Sharon Jones & The DapKings ' How Long : http://www.spinner.com/2007/11/12/daptone-remixed-part-6-sharon-jones-and-the-dap-kings-how-lon/ did anyone see the cool Sharon Jones youtube videos - especially the ones of someone dancing to the music at Pepper Jack's ? Hillarious! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2l6Rk63p18

Dr dFUNKt debut this saturday!

Great news story today in Buffalo about King Sunshine http://www.buffalonews.com/entertainment/gusto/story/238460.html

hmm I'm holding out for the ipod phone... looks so awesome...

thanks to all who responded - see you at the show! seems to be more lurkers on the board that ever! nice one!

Julia - I would love to borrow your Slash book - can't wait to read it!

haha - not all at once - that would sound horrible. It's just a list of stuff in my playlist. I just joined stmusic.org and i've been aquiring a whole bunch of stuff - the trey album has been pretty good so far.

The Ultimate Lesson, by DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist JSB w/ Dave Lauzon @ Mavericks Chameleon Project Live at El Mocambo Trey Anastasio's Horseshoe Curves