Jay Funk Dawg

from The New Deal: "Our very first show ever as a band, performed in Toronto in 1998 in front of four people at a place called The Comfort Zone. We didn't even have a name yet but upon listening back to the recording (on cassette!) after the show we knew we had the makings of something special. This clip features the first "song" we ever came up with (Back To The Middle) as well as the first performance of Holland Tunnel. with the exception of the main lick to Back To The Middle, the entire concert was improvised from beginning to end" - Jamie

I highly recommend checking out Phil from last night with Bill Frisell & Billy Martin. Really great... more http://www.jambase.com/Articles/124802/Bill-Frisell-Makes-Phil-Lesh-and-Friends-Debut-At-Terrapin

The Masters Series Presents in association with NuFunk, Activate & Rockpile Events Make It Funky's 10 Year Anniversary Finale Saturday, May 16th, 2015, 9:30PM DJ Z Trip (Champion Sound, LA) & DJ QBert (Thud Rumble, SF) plus The Gaff (Saskatoon, SK), KC Roberts & The Live Revolution (Toronto 9 pc live funk act) & special guest Phatt Al (of God Made me Funky) The Phoenix Concert Theatre - 410 Sherbourne St., Toronto Doors at 9:30pm Tickets available at Ticketweb.ca, Soudscapes & Play De Record. sponsored by Moog Audio, Kops Records, Slammin' Media & Fusicology Facebook / Online Tickets With over 80 installments, Make it Funky Toronto's Funk, Breaks & Bass production team goes out with a bang with their final party featuring Z-Trip, best known as a pioneer of the mashup movement and an award-winning global DJ (2009 recipient of the "America's Best DJ Award), the only DJ to headline SARS stock in Toronto where he played to 400,000 fans and who currently serving as the tour DJ for rap legend LL Cool J is joined by "The Jimi Hendrix of Turntables," DJ QBert, who gained fame as a DMC competition-winning battle jock and as one-fifth of the Invisibl Skratch Piklz DJ crew (w/ Bestie Boy's Mix Master Mike) and was the 2010 recipient of the "America's Best DJ Award. In addition The Gaff, Canada's turntable wizard come back to Toronto after his debut performance opening for DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist's Renegades of Funk Tour opener plus Toronto's very own funk-rockers KC Roberts & The Live Revolution who are hot on the heals of their brand new release "Parkdale Funk 2 sides" and brand new video "Drift Away". DJ Z-Trip (Champion Sound, LA) http://djztrip.com/ Z-Trip is often referred to as a young Rick Rubin. His roots are based in Hip Hop, but he covers and loves all music styles. Considered by many as the godfather of mash-ups, his style of mixing and producing reaches way beyond that. Z-Trip received the award for America’s Best DJ and still remains on the top 10 lists year after year. He has collaborated with some of the very best to ever do it: Nas, Bassnectar, Public Enemy, DJ Shadow, Rakim, Shepard Fairey, Talib Kweli and many others. As a performer, Z-Trip is one of the very few able to play traditional festivals like Coachella, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, SXSW and Australia’s Big Day Out, as well as the EDM circuit. His Electric Daisy Carnival and Electric Zoo sets were both festival highlights. Z-Trip also remixed tracks for Nirvana, The Beastie Boys, Dead Weather and The Jackson 5 to name a few. Most recently, he collaborated with Lee Scratch Perry to rework Bob Marley’s classic “Punky Reggae Party” and with Brillz for Jay Z’s hit “Dirt Off Your Shoulder”. No stranger to TV, Z-Trip performed alongside LL Cool J, Chuck D, Tom Morello and Travis Barker closing out the 2013 Grammy Awards. He has also appeared on Jimmy Fallon, Carson Daly and Jimmy Kimmel Live. Z-Trip’s work with film is equally diverse, having scored music for the documentaries “Infamy”, “Scratch All The Way Live” and “Bob Marley: Legend remixed”. His music and scoring have also been featured in the movies “Battle of the Year”, “Warrior” and “Small Soldiers”. Most recently Z-Trip was the music supervisor and composer on the Documentary “La Bare” directed by Joe Manganiello. DJ QBert (ThudRumble, SF) http://djqbert.com/ DJ QBert, born Richard Quitevis, is widely regarded as the most highly skilled skratching dj that has walked this planet. His long-standing career of innovating the DJ culture has set off a worldwide generation of DJs who are now regarded as musicians and not just DJs that play records, from A-Trak to Craze to C2C to Z-Trip; they would testify to DJ QBert’s influence in their sound and successful careers. DMC World Championship appearances since 1991-1994 gave global exposure to DJ QBert’s unbelievable skills and performances. Since then no other has matched his command of the DJ scene on and off the turntables. Hailed as the ambassador of skratching for today and to the future, he has been recognized by his peers as innovating more styles and systems of skratching. He comes from the era of experimental battle DJs who in the mid-90’s gave shape to the infinite sounds of 2 turntables and skratching vinyl. Honorably knighted “Grandmixer” by legendary pioneer GrandMixer DXT. An honor dignified by hip-hop’s most hallowed Knighting tradition; securing his place as one of hip-hop’s living legends. As a founding member of the Invisibl Skratch Piklz, he has been the focus of two major documentary films Scratch and Hang The DJ, both of which were selected at Cannes and Sundance Film Festival. DJ QBert’s acclaimed first album, Wave Twisters was reverse engineered from sound into visuals also becoming his first feature film, which was also selected into the Sundance Film Festival. Through his partner Yogafrog and company Thud Rumble, QBert has been able to expand his influence in the culture; designing and releasing innovative DJ products, collaborating with the most successful DJ companies in the industry seeking his stamp of approval, teaching on his online DJ school QBert Skratch University, appearances in various video games including DJ Hero 2 and doing post -production for the animated feature Turbo. His latest albums, which started as a Kickstarter project, is the most successful hip-hop project to date and Top 20 all-time music project on the popular crowdfunding platform. Partnering with iTunes, Morning Breath Inc. and Novalia UK, DJ QBert will be changing the way music albums are presented. The possibilities are endless as the culture continues to grow far and wide with DJ QBert leading the way. More about Make it Funky Founded in 2005 by Bryan "Farbsie" & Jay Cleary, Make it Funky Collective set out to create a semi-monthly party series to explore a global phenomenon of turntablism, mash-ups & the funkier side of all things breakbeat. Over the past 10 years Make it Funky has brought together cutting edge DJ & live line-ups for an inclusive, positive, fun vibe. Make it Funky's mission has always been hell bent on bringing the best of funk, breaks, hip hop, and beat-driven live music to the masses. Just a few of Make It Funky's many highlights over the past 10 years include sold out shows with: DubFX, Beardyman, Grandmaster Flash w/ Afrika Baambaataa, Z-Trip, Breakestra w/ DJ Stickybuds, Krafty Kuts & A.Skillz, Lee Fields & The Expressions, The Herbaliser, Fort Knox Five, Mat the Alien, DJ NuMark (of Jurrasic 5), Ursula 1000 w/ Thievery Corporation, DJ Swamp (Beck's DJ) w/ Tittsworth and DJ QBert... In addition to globetrotting DJs, the series has hosted Canada's top bands and DJs including Five Alarm Funk, God Made Me Funky, Soul Motivators, KC Roberts & The Live Revolution, King Sunshine, Skratch Bastid, Big League Chu, DJ Illo, Keener, Marcus Visionary, Marty McFly and more.

so funny!

yeah I'm hooked, only into 3 episodes so far and loving it. I used to collect Daredevil comix and i really thought the who brand was ruined by Affleck's portrayal.. but i think Low Roller nailed it that they got it right this time. Now that I live in NYC, it's added bonus to recognize the different parts of the city.

Happy Friday Skanks, https://www.mediafire.com/?n68lfqqncbhr8z5 1992-12-12 The Spectrum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Set 1: Llama, Foam, Sparkle, Cavern > Reba, The Landlady, Split Open and Melt, Poor Heart > All Things Reconsidered, Bouncing Around the Room > Run Like an Antelope[1] Set 2: Maze, Glide, The Curtain > Tweezer > Rift, Guelah Papyrus, You Enjoy Myself, Hold Your Head Up > If I Only Had a Brain > Hold Your Head Up, The Squirming Coil > Golgi Apparatus Encore: Ride Captain Ride > Tweezer Reprise [1] Simpsons, Random Note, and All Fall Down signals. Teases: · All Things Reconsidered tease in Bouncing Around the Room · All Things Reconsidered and Jean Pierre teases in Run Like an Antelope · The Ballad of Davy Crockett tease in You Enjoy Myself Notes: This show marked the band’s first headlining performance in Canada. All Things Reconsidered was teased by Trey in Bouncing and Antelope. Antelope also contained a Jean Pierre tease from Trey and Simpsons, Random Note, and All Fall Down signals. YEM contained several Davy Crockett teases in the song and was also sung in the vocal jam. Ride Captain Ride was played for the first time since April 14, 1990 (337 shows).

Incidentally Joel Stouffer, tND's new drummer was once a member of The Fat Cats... maybe original drummer even? Joel has been playing with tND bassist Dan Kurtz for a few years in Dragonette. Darren Shearer is a monster on the drums, outside of tND I saw him in Conspirator and he was really one of the best parts of that band, Darren moved to LA right after the band broke up back in 2011-2012 and chose not to come back.

Music & Politics in association with Nufunk Presents Friday, April 17th, 2015 The Music of The Talking Heads Live Start Making Sense w/ Ariel Lee's Palace - 529 Bloor Street West Facebook / Online Tickets If David Byrne is one of the geniuses of modern times, then Start Making Sense is a tribute to genius. The musicians in this 7-piece Talking Heads Tribute take pride in faithfully recreating the music of Talking Heads entire career. Together they bring much of the Heads unique live show to the stage, with front man Jon Braun as a spot-on David Byrne, giving you a "once in a lifetime" experience. Prepare yourself for a rockin', funkin', danceable celebration of the new-wave art punk you loved from the 80's!!! Links: www.startmakingsenseband.com www.facebook.com/talkingheadstribute www.arielmusic.ca https://www.facebook.com/arieltoronto

that's an incredible album.. haven't heard it in years... what a concept too, would have loved to see this live... I imagine they are bringing back all the visuals for this show.

Live Nation, The Untz & NuFunk Presents Saturday, May 9th, 2015 The New Deal w/ Illitry The Opera House - 735 Queen St. E Facebook / Online Tickets check out their brand new track Mercury Switch

NuFunk Concerts Presents Friday, April 10th, 2015 God Made Me Funky CD Release Party with special guests Miles Tackett and The Three Times & DJ Farbsie Revival Bar - 783 College St. Facebook / Online Tickets With the release of their 2015 album, Funky, Fly n’ Free (New Empire Records), God Made Me Funky expand substantially on their signature blend of funk, soul and Hip hop while taking a direction, musically and lyrically, driven by a question the band has been mulling over collectively for years. “What is Funk? Ask 40 different people and you’ll get 40 different answers,” says GMMF MC, PHATT al. “But, for us, Funk is freedom.” That definition was reinforced when GMMF opened for George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic at the Montreal Jazz Festival. “Watching them play, their mastery, the freedom of expression they were sharing… It was like being transported to a different dimension.” On Funky, Fly n’ Free, GMMF express themselves just as freely and encourage listeners to do the same: “To go into their own dimension, into the Funk zone,” PHATT al says. “To be who you are. Free yourself of hate. Free yourself of the haters. Have an opinion. Think. Make your own decisions.” Nowhere is that more evident than on the title track; a take-no-prisoners dance tune fueled by badass beats, chunky synth grooves and singer Dana Jean Phoenix’s soulful vocals that sets the tone for the entire album. It’s the first song GMMF wrote for the record, one inspired by a 2013-2014 New Year’s gig at Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square where they found themselves counting down to making a change with 20,000 other people. “Basically, we got talking about what New Year’s means and how it’s about choice and wanting to evolve and we just knew what we wanted to say on Funky, Fly n’ Free,” Phoenix says. “That was the energy that got us back into the studio.” Like GMMF’s past records, Funky, Fly n’ Free is inspired by a huge range of influences, from 80s icons D Train, Sheila E and Donna Summer to outspoken artists like Public Enemy, Queen Latifah and KRS-One. And while GMMF’s sound remains a seamless fusion of sweet soul, Hip hop and R&B, Funky, Fly n’ Free mines a slightly different, but equally rich, vein of Funk. Scheduled for release on March 10th 2015, "Funky, Fly n’ Free finds GMMF coming full circle,” PHATT al says, going back to their independent roots by releasing the record on his own imprint, New Empire Records. “Doing everything independently we can move at our speed and the speed of our audience,” he says, and, by extension, express themselves more freely than ever, which, ultimately, is what Funky, Fly n’ Free is all about. Also check out opener Miles Tackett (of Breakestra, LA) Miles Tackett (aka Music Man Miles) is known best for the Breakestra, a funky soul-jazz project he founded in 1998 as multi instrumentalist, producer, engineer and songwriter. Breakestra has four analog recorded albums, a handful of singles and has toured the world extensively. Tackett also runs and DJs Funky Sole, L.A.'s longest running weekly all vinyl funk and soul party at the Echo in L.A.'s Echo Park neighborhood. Between Breakestra and funk DJing, he has been at the center of the underground funk scene in LA and around the world.After years of focusing on a purist sixties/seventies funky soul style and sound with the Breakestra, Tackett has finally taken some time to marinate, write new songs and return to his original instruments electric guitar and voice where he can really stretch out. With influences that draw from vintage soul, psychedelia, folky-jazz and the oh so wide genre of "rock" this new music brings much of Tackett's many musical travels on home. Speaking of home, Topanga Canyon is the Santa Monica mountain community where he grew up around an ever colorful group of artists, actors and musicians including the 70s americana rock band Little Feat of which his multi instrumentalist father, Fred Tacket, is a current member. Despite his adopted home on the east side of L.A. the mountain still calls his name as his ode "Out in the canyon" attests. On The Fool Who Wonders, Tackett takes the one man band road as producer/engineer and keeps it analog tape warm and dirty at his New Tilt Studio. The new single "Just What I Need", is the first recording to rise from Tackett's latest collection of songs which features him on vocals, guitar & keys. Also featured is a soul psyche reworking of a Byrds era David Crosby song "Everybody's Been Burned."

here's their newest video!

This is some of Chameleon Project's best work:

If anyone is interested Chris Robinson Brotherhood put this up on the website today...enjoy! http://chrisrobinsonbrotherhood.com/exclusive-tracks/

from the comments section, i guess they didn't realize it was an April fools day joke: Are they kidding a cover band now covers another cover band. Really when does this shit stop.Ive seen the realGrateful dead in1970 and this is embarrassing and a Fucking joke. Go get a real band Joe. Unless you cant play anything else. No offese to anyone who puts up with this watered down Milarkey

Sad news... I still can't get over that she smokes a pack of cigarettes a day. what an incredible artist.. here's one of my favorites, used to play this all the time

I meant to post this this morning... Almost Rad to Cover Joe Russo’s Almost Dead’s Covers of the Grateful Dead’s Covers Building off the success of the Grateful Dead tribute act Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, a new band will make their debut at New York’s Brooklyn Bowl this January. The project, which is dubbed Almost Rad, will offer their interpretation of Joe Russo’s Almost Dead’s covers of songs that the Grateful Dead cover. Much like Almost Dead—which features Furthur drummer Joe Russo and number of other noted touring musicians—Almost Rad will draw in several Philzone.org message board favorites, including Furthur’s John K and former Melvin Seals & JGB mainstay Stu Allen on guitar. The band’s setlist is expected to mix chestnuts like Almost Dead’s cover of the Grateful Dead’s cover of Bob Dylan’s “When I Paint My Masterpiece” with rarities like Almost Dead’s cover of the Dead’s cover of Johnny Cash’s “Big River.” The band’s first 18 performances will be part of the popular Brooklyn Bowl event the NYC-Freaks Ball and tickets will be exclusively delivered via drone bots. The Kidz, a Billy & The Kids cover band, will open, the first 9 nights of the run while The Expats, a new supergroup comprised of Jeff Austin, Murph, Nigel Hall and Todd Nance, will open the remaining shows. From: http://www.jambands.com/news/2015/04/01/almost-rad-to-cover-joe-russo-s-almost-dead-s-covers-of-the-grateful-dead-s-covers/

NuFunk Concerts Presents Friday, April 3rd, 2015 KC Roberts & The Live Revolution The Juice and Tear Away Tulsa and DJ TBA TheMod Club - 722 College St. Facebook / Online Tickets So Spring is finally here. And we need to gather all the Birds and Bees and get together and celebrate. Are you guys ready for the most legendary Toronto funk party of 2015?? (If you have a bee allergy, don't worry, they were metaphorical bees) Get ready for this crazy triple bill! GET ADVANCE TIX HERE - https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/kc-roberts-the-live-revolution-at-mod-club-with-juice-tear-away-tusa-tickets-16163634867

tickets for this show were almost impossible to get, it'll be airing on US Cable soon... the clips are pretty good! I love the band, especially Ray Paczkowski & Jennifer Hartswick

Best known for his Grammy-nominated, genre-busting band Phish, Trey Anastasio’s career has expanded to include everything from orchestral evenings with the Los Angeles Philharmonic to a Tony Award (Hands on a Hardbody). Anastasio debuts songs from his highly anticipated solo album, Paper Wheels, with his septet in this intimate performance at Brooklyn Bowl. Check local listings for air dates/times. http://www.frontandcenter.com/trey-anastasio/

nice, looks so tasty!

Love to get your thoughts on this one.. recorded this over x-mas at Slamm Studios in Etobicoke. band was King Selah, Snappy Homefry, Fingaz, Collin Edwards, Sunray Grenan & Michael Davy

Guitarist Rich kills the solo on this version of Chalkdust Torture... you can tell they've done their homework as musicians and Phish lovers.