Jay Funk Dawg

you da man!!

...that was fun!! thanks for the big ups skanks! Thanks Alabama Man (Esau?) for recording this.. could u post the youtube link here?

it's on in 45 mins... I'm giddy with excitement.

The Pedestrian Sunday Street party is the last Sunday of each month in the summer... Halloween Weekend will be the last one of this year. Irie Band played today in the rain, special guest was keyboard legend Bernie Pitters (Toots & The Matals).

are you talking about the Amazon Picks? it's all computer generated based on the content of the site at the time... maybe one of the keywords of the band's name appeared in a thread at the time...

TONIGHT KIDDIES!

Check out the Irie Band live today in Kensington.. about 4pm!! ya mon!

I helped the band get the project masterd last week at Laquer Channel Studios. Consider it a big rock album!! The album has some very dark themes, one of my favorites is ROAD RAGE you can listen to it here: www.myspace.com/tjsb I think it's the best thing they've ever done!! big ups JSB!!

Hey Y'all I just joined the IRIE BAND... and it's been a blast playing with these Jamaicains... some of the nicest and down to earth people I've ever met.. Big ups to all who supported the Irie Band at Come Together... come out if you can.. only $5 with a Canned Food Donation! SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7th www.nufunk.ca presents... FREEDOM SERIES REGGAE JAM IRIE BAND CD RELEASE for "BOOK OF DUBS" www.lionheart.ca featuring: Progress Negrus (vocals), The High Plains Drifter (guitar) & Rollin' Cash (samples) plus The Chamelon Project www.chameleonproject.com Freaker's Market and more.. (crafters: email me if you want to run a table jay.cleary@gmail.com) and DJ sets by VIOLET (Peace & DUB) & ROLLIN' CASH (Sumkidz, Hot Pie Records) El Mocambo Upstairs www.elmocambo.ca Doors at 9:00 Show at 10:00 $7 at door, $5 w/canned food donation (proceeds go to Mother Theresa Homeless Shelter & Daily Bread Food Bank). Get event updates/get involved by emailing: info@nufunk.ca Sponsored by Canadian Reggae World, Uprising Book Store & Hot Box Cafe ~ IRIE BAND CD RELEASE for "BOOK OF DUBS" www.lionheart.ca/irieband/irieband.html Irie Band on Myspace www.myspace.com/iriebandtoronto ~ The Irie Band is a Toronto-based reggae outfit that delivers dub riddims in a classic, Jamaican late 70's and early 80's 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 Marijuana March, Lula Lounge, Ciao Edie, Parkdale Arts and Crafts Festival, Come Together Music Festival in Durham, The Townehouse in Sudbury, Pedestrian Sundays in Kensington Market, Revival's World Cup Kick-Off Party, Ellington's Fez Baitk and Lee's Palace. Steven Cogdell, a foundation member of Sunforce and Revelation, is from Cocoa Beach, Florida. He has appeared on CityTV, MuchMusic, CBC and his original songs and the video "Lost Without Your Love" have been played in Canada, the USA, the Caribbean, Germany, Belgium, France, England and South Africa. Steven combines his steady rhythm guitar with bluesy solos to come forward with a high-energy roots reggae sound. Collin "Jahlin" Edwards on drums was born in Hanover, Germany. In 1987, he began performing as the drummer with reggae band Imagine Rainbow Warriors, led by local activist Steve Hall. He returned to his family roots in Jamaica in 1992 and stayed until 2003. He has worked with such artists as Gregory Isaacs and Yellowman. Collin's dynamic drum work gives the Irie Band its raw, hard-hitting edge. Uncledropsi, a veteran bassist of twelve years, is a crucial part of the heavy sound of the Irie Band. He started his musical career in 1997 with the Selassie I Power Band. They went on to win a Canadian Urban Music Award the next year. Dropsi's highly defined style keeps the crowd on their feet and moving to his powerful rhythm. Dragoslav Tanaskovic on keys was born and raised in Yugoslavia (Serbia) where he graduated from the Music Conservatory in Belgrade. He has collaborated with many Canadian artists on many different projects. He played guitar and keys with Melanie Doane, accompanied John Millard and still plays with the Grammy winning Alannah Myles. Drag's multi-faceted musical background adds a unique element to the Irie Band's melody section. Jay Cleary (aka The High Plains Drifter), on rhythm and lead guitar was born in Toronto. Jay started his performing career while at St. F.X. University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. With other students of the jazz program, he founded his own funk-fusion project, High Plains Drifter .They released their debut album in 2004, then relocated to Toronto in 2005 where they continue to perform. Over the years, Jay has played with Caution Jam, Duane Andrews, Mark Wilson & The Way It Is and Zion King. As the newest member of the Irie Band, Jay brings his enthusiasm and a unique jazz element to the project. visit: www.myspace.com/highplainsdrifting The Irie Band's debut album, "The Book of Dubs" is a seven song CD of original instrumentals that was recorded live in Kensington Market. The vibe is truly IRIE! Check them out! The Chameleon Project www.chameleonproject.com Dub, Jazz, jungle, disco, funk, techno…it's all about a groove. What keeps it engaging is improvisation. It keeps changing. It never stops. It's at the heart of all great music…and it's in the DNA of the members of the Chameleon Project (CP). CPs guitarist Josh Laing says the band is about using the musical tools pioneered by the masters of the past, to create progressive and distinct music for the future. "We're all trained jazz musicians who've been heavily influenced by groove-oriented music of everyone from Art Blakey and Charlie Parker to James Brown and The Meters, to Lee Scratch Perry, Amon Tobin and the most frenetic drum and bass and free jazz.." The band has tuned into the growing audience that appreciates a wide range of improvised styles from classic straight ahead jazz to the propulsive rhythms of electronic music. The band is not afraid to take chances night after night and brings loyal followers wherever they play. Rollin' Cash www.djrollincash.com Rollin' Cash has been making his mark for years as part of OM, Sumkidz and Hotpie Records with his dubfunk sound has been a staple of the Toronto scene. Rollin' will spin dub vibrations that will rock your world and will also play on Serato alongside the Irie Band. This summer Rollin' played at The Harvest Festival, The Distillery, Make it Funky and at OM:Intent. DJ Violet DJ Violet has brought her love of fresh air and a big fat dubby bass-line to a variety of underground functions and festivals including Harvest Festival, Cherry Beach, Boreal, OM Festival, In:TENT, Bigfoot and the Evolve Festival. From hilltops to house parties and lounges, she brings the vibe with a blend of nu-skool dub, roots reggae, soulful downtempo grooves and dub hop. Looking for vendors/crafters: email: jay.cleary@gmail.com if you want to set up a table...

www.Nufunk.ca and El Mocambo present... Haloween Masquerade Party v.2 Wassabi Collective BC's Live Electo Grooves with... Phat Conductor (Live PA / Visuals) electro breaks Telefunk Sound System (Live PA) experimental techno The Irie Band w/ The High Plains Drifter Toronto's Live Rub reggae Collective Rollin' Cash (dubfunk, downtempo & breaks) Tevlon D (drum 'n bass) Friday Oct. 27, 2006 El Mocambo :::downstairs::: 464 Spadina Ave. (at College) www.elmocambo.ca $17 advance ($20 at the door) Advance Tickets Shanti Baba, Play de Record, Soundscapes, Rotate this get event updates by emailing info@nufunk.ca live and dj performers, freaker's market, visuals, decorations, prizes for costumes and more... HEADLINER: BRITISH COLUMBIA's WASSABI COLLECTIVE www.wassabi.net www.myspace.com/wassabicollective In mankinds collective past, music is the fabric that has given culture its identity. Stitched into every aspect of ones life, music has the power to create emotion, tell stories, heal, motivate and celebrate. It is with this spirit that Wassabi Collective have embarked on their musical expedition, spreading their west coast vibes, taking the country by storm. Each of Wassabi's unique performances is a legendary, and spontaneous encounter. Tribal beats anchor a driving electronica rhythm that pushes audiences to a feverish frenzy, before veering unexpectedly into a deep reggae groove fueled by captivating vocals. Expect to find live organic electro grooves, smooth jazzy textures, hip hop, reggae, house, and percussion all naturally colliding creating a fusion that constitutes the Wassabi Experience, which is made up of Melissa Meretsky (vocals and percussion), Brent 'Gisto' Hongisto (guitar and vocals), Jimmy Lewis (drums and vocals), Scott Milne (bass) and Rahj Levinson (Keyboards). This high-energy, progressive group has provided non-stop grooves to many a packed dance floor, winning over crowds and in turn reaping in thousands of new fans each performance. The accolades and exposure WC has received over the past five years is tremendous. With the completion of their sixth national tour in July 2005 this solidified lineup is no stranger to relentless touring, and continues to sing positive messages of environmental, social, and spiritual activism on stages great and small. Numerous appearances on television, radio and opening/co-headlining slots for Randy Bachman, Hot Hot Heat, Bedouin Soundclash, Garaj Mahal, The New Deal, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Bassnectar and K-OS go to show that the WC mean business. Adding to their long list of appearances Wassabi has also headlined many major music festivals in the country including Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival, Come Together, Whistler Music and Arts Festival, Komasket, North Country Fair, Victoria Folk Fest, Evolve Festivals (5,6&7), OM Festival, Sunseekers Ball, Shambhala Music Festival and more. The Wassabi Collective has thrived in the music scene independently and has maintained status possessing a positive attitude, solid musicianship, and the onus to succeed. Audience members, promoters and media personnel alike have embraced WC and the support behind their albums is astonishing. Despite exclusive live show availability, sales of their first two albums The Masquerade Sessions and Blue topped over 5500 units before going out of print. A series of live shows recorded in 2004 continue to sell, with now over 1000 copies in circulation and numerous downloadable shows on the web. Their EP titled Cato (2005) has sold over 3000 copies to date, is still garnering rave reviews, and can be found on various radio stations Canada-wide. Well produced, recorded and tastefully played (Re: Cato, NOW Magazine, June 2005 Toronto, ONT) The documentary Collective (by Kevan Mcgovern) which cronicles the making of Cato has won Best Canadian Documentary at the Calgary Fringe Festival, Best Technical Film at the Okanagan Film Festival and has just been nominated for Best Documentary at the Action/Cut Short Film Competition. Wassabi is gaining momentum as they expect to release their latest recording this Fall, and already have enough material to hit the studios again. Plans are also in the works for tours to Japan, Europe, and Australia, and a distribution deal is also onthe horizon for these unstoppable merchants of groove. Wassabi Collective is critically acclaimed as one of Canadas best live independent bands. For over five years, they have enthralled audiences from coast to coast with their dynamic, explorative jams and eclectic...soul-satisfying sound...(Off Centre Magazine-Dec 2005, Kelowna,BC) Performing with Wassabi Collective HULA GIRL www.myspace.com/hulahulagirl Hula Girl aka Nicole Sunshine is a professional hula hooper who has performed with the Wassab Collective for the past 4 years. She has also performed with Michael Franti and Spearhead, The Jimmy Swift Band, Bassnectar, Hu Noo and more. THE PHAT CONDUCTOR www.thephatconductor.com The Phat Conductor is one of Toronto's leading breakbeat exports, wreaking havok on turntables, laptops and projectors in North America, the UK and Europe. Old School, Nu Skool, Home School... it doesn't matter. With an ear for the future and an eye on the dancefloor the man behind Ice-9 brings you lush, organic electronics, funky bass grooves and a live performance to tell your grandkids about. The Phat Conductor’s eclectic and technically innovative approach defies genrefication but usually involves obscene amounts of breakbeats and chest pounding bass. Exclusives, unreleased original material, megamixes, party classics, and rarities of all kinds are what can be expected when this man steps up to the decks. TELEFUNK SOUNDSYSTEM www.hotpierecords.com Psychedelic breakbeat scientists Telefunk Soundsystem have gained a reputation for their genre warping electrofreektastic live shows. Telefunk's union of cranial stimulation, sound, and rhythm forges a link between freaky breakbeats, intestinal churning bass, and the organic wibbley wobbly rhythms of dub though a combination of weird technology and musical improvisation in the key of jazz. Since 2001 Telefunk have honed their sonic science skills by performing live at numerous clubs, events and festivals in Toronto and throughout Southern ONT. Performing at shows featuring renowned artists such as: Spacetime Continuum San Francisco/UK, State of Bengal UK, SoulJah, Congo Natty UK, Octave One Detroit, Legion of Green Men CAN, Solar Fields FRANCE, Lorin Bassnector San Francisco, Adam Shakih CAN, Intergalactic faerie funk USA, Freeworm CAN, amongst many others etc. Telefunk always striving to expand the limits of the freaksciences have been phreaking the photons and breaking their beats with acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Peter Mettler. Peter who recently received worldwide recognition for his documentary ,Gambling, Gods, and LSD0/00 a chronicle of mankind's search for transcendence. Telefunk and Peter have been joining forces at select Art Galleries, Festivals, and Clubs to create a live spectacle of simultaneous audio and video performance, mixing and meltdown and storytelling. IRIE BAND featuring The High Plains Drifter www.lionheart.ca/irieband/irieband.html www.myspace.com/iriebandtoronto The Irie Band is a Toronto-based reggae outfit that delivers dub riddims in a classic, Jamaican late 70's and early 80's 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 Marijuana March, Lula Lounge, Ciao Edie, Parkdale Arts and Crafts Festival, Come Together Music Festival in Durham, The Townehouse in Sudbury, Pedestrian Sundays in Kensington Market, Revival's World Cup Kick-Off Party, Ellington's Fez Baitk and Lee's Palace. The Irie Band's debut album, "The Book of Dubs" is a seven song CD of original instrumentals that was recorded live in Kensington Market. The vibe is truly IRIE! Check them out! The High Plains Drifter will be joining the Irie Band on guitar. www.myspace.com/highplainsdrifting ROLLIN' CASH www.djrollincash.com www.myspace.com/cashrollin Rollin' Cash has been making his mark for years as part of OM, Sumkidz and Hotpie Records with his dubfunk sound has been a staple of the Toronto scene. Rollin' will spin dub vibrations that will rock your world and will also play on Serato alongside the Irie Band. This summer Rollin' played at The Harvest Festival, The Distillery, Make it Funky and at OM:Intent. TEVLON D www.myspace.com/tevlon Influenced by DJs such as Hype and Zink, Tevlon was introduced to Jungle at the age of 12. By 14 he had started spinning in his basement. After a few years of practice, Tevlon began to play in small clubs around Toronto. In 2002, he moved to London Ontario and was hired by Carey's pub to organize a weekly jungle night. This was the beginning of LEVITATION. After moving back to Toronto, Tevlon began to organize events in Richmond Hill, and worked his way down to the club district. Now you can see him playing all over from Speakeasy to Down One to Mad Bar. Tevlon has a very unique style and a love for jungle rivaled by no other. VITA TWIRLIN' DIVA (poi & staff) www.myspace.com/twirlindiva Vita the Twirlin Diva is a Weaver of Fire and Light. All the way from Georgian Bay, near Owen Sound, Ontario, she's been practicing with both Poi and Staff for some time now and has done several performances with live bands, such as The Jimmy Swift Band, The Wassabi Collective, King Sunshine and Fort Knox 5 to name a few. Poi originated in New Zeland and is an ancient Maorie tradition practiced by both men and women to improve their strength and flexability and is also a creative dance that creates beautiful patterns and visual effects. Vita has performed this summer at The Evolve Festival (NS), The World Electronic Music Festival (ON), Harvest Festival (ON), Lose Yer Shoes Festival(ON), Come Toether Music Festival(ON), The Sunseekers Ball Festival (NB), The Attic (Halifax, NS), The El Mocambo (Toronto, ON), The Gypsy Co-op (Toront, ON) among others. for more information please visit www.nufunk.ca or email info@nufunk.ca

might head up to Guelph for this one... love that town!! plus Chameleon Project keeps getting better.. lovin' the trio sound! peace!

emerge in association with nufunk.ca present... FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13th, 2006 GOD MADE ME FUNKY CD RELEASE PARTY God Made Me Funky, a Nu Funk ensemble formed in 1996 as a fusion experiment has grown in the past decade. The group now includes vocals and has become firmly established as one of the best with discerning audiences around Canada. This collective of remarkably diverse and very talented musicians has completed its sophomore recording, We Can All Be Free. The first single, Won More Time (featuring Thrust) has recently been serviced, nationally, to radio and is gaining momentum. We Can All Be Free melds music styles with catchy rhythms, great production and intelligent lyrics! The official CD launch tour begins on Friday, September 8 at Montreal’s Jello Bar then GMMF moves to the east coast for seven gigs before returning to home base Ontario. This tour culminates in an Opera House bash in Toronto on Friday, October 13. This evening will undoubtedly be one for the ages – the band doesn’t shortchange their audience and plans a two-hour concert with no intermission!! This group has shared the stage with an impressive list of artists including Julie McKnight, Divine Brown and Herbie Koffman. The group has performed at Winnipeg’s Cool Jazz Festival, The Beaches Jazz Festival, Canadian Music Week and COCA and last year won the Best R&B Band award at the inaugural Toronto Independent Music Awards. Now God Made Me Funky is poised to make a major musical statement with the release of the sophomore recording, We Can All Be Free. The stellar production is from Nigel Williams (The Pocket Dwellers), SEOK and Hot Heet Productions. Featured guests include the afore-mentioned Thrust and N.I. Gel, also Michie Mee and Maestro. God Made Me Funky at The Opera House, 725 Queen Street East, on Friday, October 13. Tickets $12.50 in advance (available at The Opera House and at www.ticketmaster.ca), or $15 at the door night of show. The first 300 people to show up will also receive a free copy of the new CD! Doors open at 9PM, music at 10PM. Get out your dancing shoes – bet you can’t sit still! www.godmademefunky.com

I think so.

also look out for Vita the Twirlin' Diva!

Our little scene is getting some national attention this weekend, JSB, SLOWCOASTER and EVOLVE Festival get some proper national attention! If anyone knows how to capture the TV broadcast and turn it into a you-tube vid, please let me know! ~~~~~~~~ GOING COASTAL MUSIC MUSIC SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2006 11PM EST www.muchmusic.com/tv/goingcoastal/ This sunday, Going Coastal-1 hour-all Evolve. Hosted by Matt Wells A self-proclaimed "hard-core East Coaster," Matt is dedicated to supporting and encouraging Canada's thriving music scene. This sunday's episode, Matt explores Tthe 7th Annual Evolve Music and Awareness Festival. Featuring The Jimmy Swift Band, Mike Gordon & Ramble Dove, Slowcoaster, The Museum Pieces, Classified, Jaydawg and lots of social awareness. They will also be playing a PHISH video.

good luck Beth-er!!

nice!

Big Sugar and Dinosaur Jr.

giv'r!