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On September 5, Dog Gone Presents and & NuFunk Concerts are teaming up to bring you the return of Brooklyn experimental-improv act SUPERHUMAN HAPPINESS (feat. members of Antibalas, Iron & Wine) along with Toronto's own Brazilian-inspired psych troupe OS TROPIES! Bring yer dancing shoes, folks.
Superhuman Happiness
http://www.superhumanhappiness.com/
Os Tropies
Projections by Bearded Rainbow.
19+, Doors @ 8:30pm
Poster by Jess Milton.
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It's a sad week with the passing of a friend and House of David Gang keyboard player James Gray. James was best known for the 12 years he played in Blue Rodeo, having been ousted by the band several years ago. It was a touchy point of his life, as he continued on playing in various bands, jam nights, Classic Album Live stage band. He was seen often playing in the subway at Dundas St. W. or with The Gang, BrainFudge, the Gypsy Rebels and many others.
Here's a photo of us playing together at Evolve Festival (Antigonish, Nova Scotia). We brought him out to gigs at Come Together Festival, Lee's Palace, El Mocambo and he played recently with the band at Harbourfront Centre's Canada Day celebration. James was a natural musician and we all played better in his presence. His work on the new House of David Gang Reggae Warrior album really brought the music to life.
James had a heart attack on his way home from a gig on Monday. Following a doctor's examination, it was determined that the heart attack Gray suffered was the result of him being severely diabetic, acondition he and his family were unaware of.
More on James in this Exclaim! story http://bit.ly/15LIfXH
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We're looking forward to seeing New Rider.
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House of David Gang plays Saturday:
11:00am – 12:00pm Island Stage
3:45pm – 4:30pm Mainstage Stage
grab a free download of the newest single
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I'll be giving away a pair of tickets to this show, all you have to do is post in this thread; either a video, photo or write something nice about Grace Potter.....
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Live Nation Presents
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
Saturday, August 24th, 2013
Danforth Music Hall
Doors at 7:00 PM / Show 8:00 PM / 19+
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals’ self-made 2005 debut album, Nothing but the Water revealed a musically sophisticated young band inspired by the music of the late ’60s/early ’70s and fronted by a then-21-year-old dynamo whose nuanced singing, organ playing and songwriting belied her age. The follow-up, 2007’s This Is Somewhere, confirmed that the band had no interest in following trends but was instead in pursuit of timeless expression as it forged its identity. On 2010’s self-titled third album, GPN, toughened by a half decade of nonstop roadwork, flexed their rock ’n’ roll muscles and confirmed that they were in it for the long haul. Now, seven years after hitting the radar, GPN take an exponential leap with the widescreen opus THE LION THE BEAST THE BEAT (2012). With this musically combustible and conceptually dazzling work, the Vermont-based band forcefully takes its place alongside the best of its peers while building on the rich legacy of its inspirations. During this a la carte age, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals have boldly pushed against the current, making a bona fide album that demands to be heard in its entirety . . . not that its 11 songs don’t utterly beguile on their own. “This album is really a different animal than our previous records—no pun intended,†says Potter.
“I think what people love about us is the energy we generate playing together and feeding off each other,†says guitarist Scott Tournet. “There’s a lot of drive in our band, and we managed to capture that on this record. We love the music that we cut our teeth on and it’ll always be part of us, but we’ve reached the point where we’re consciously trying to push things forward.â€
THE LION THE BEAST THE BEAT represents a rite of passage for a band that is knocking on the door of greatness. “This process was more painstaking than on any other record we’ve made; a complete labor of love and hate. I credit the Nocturnals for courageously jumping off that cliff with me,†Potter acknowledges. “We all took a risk and I hope that resonates when people hear the album.â€
“It’s been a journey, but Grace really stepped up to the plate,†says Tournet. “She had a vision and she stuck with it. When I listened to the mixed album, I was blown away by how slammin’ and ballsy it turned out. We went way deeper on this one, and it’s gonna be incredible to play live.â€
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Man, some terrible weather at the last shows. I was at the Friday Jones Beach show and I was so soaked! I was standing in 5inches of water, rain sheets and wind were almost too much... I was about to quit even though the band played so hard and apologized for the bad weather. Second set was spared by the rain, but most of us were still soaked to the bone.
I know there's still some anger to why the shows were cancelled in the first place. I know people want to blame the promoters, however I know they tried their best, along with help from Phish' team to salvage the show.
Here's some points to why this occurred straight Live Nation:
- Public safety… traffic lights were out, parking lots had no light, there was no light leading to transit stops. Putting 15,000 people out into that environment would have been completely irresponsible even if they were all sober as a judge.
- Time… Power went out at 1:30. The show was a go up until that point. There wasn’t enough time to deal with all of the huge number of issues that needed to be addressed. Powering up an Amphitheatre in the middle of a blackout isn’t as easy as some might think… let alone providing light to all the areas off site.
- The decision was made late in the day because everyone was pulling out all the stops to get the pieces in place to allow the show to happen and ensure the safety of the fans.
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Tonight! Rory's set at Evolve was off the hook, look out for some great new remixes plus some deadly live GD.
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www.nufunk.ca
Phish After Party w/
Gratefully Deadicated SoundSystem
Monday July 22nd
Doors 10:30 pm / $10
Wrongbar - 1279 Queen St W Toronto
(just West of Dufferin St.)
updated moved to Wrongbar
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Gratefully Deadicated Soundsystem Live in Toronto on Monday, July 22th after the Phish show 11 pm till late $10 at the door, improved venue only 20 mins walk from Molson Canadian Amphitheatre. Celebrating the 13 year Anniversary of Rory Levy selecting the very best live Grateful Dead recordings which started in 1999 at INDUSTRY NightClub. A Unique Grateful Dead Experience.
GRATEFULLY DEADICATED SOUND SYSTEM
TORONTO, ON
Rory Levy has brought together two of his greatest passions to produce what is the gratefully deadicated experience. By fusing together his extensive collection of live Grateful Dead music he has created an experience that is truly unique.
Throughout the experience you will hear live Grateful Dead music in a seamless set. The Gratefully Deadicated Sound System represents a unique mix of legendary Grateful Dead songs and jams from memorable concerts fused together to create the ultimate Grateful Dead experience. Tracks are chosen from the exclusive high quality CD and DAT library of the Gratefully Deadicated Sound Systems collection of more then 600 concerts.
Links:
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what an awesome band.. check them on cross Canada tour!
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worth checking out..
Resinators are Toronto's original Dub Band
Chameleon Project Toronto original live electronica act
good party!
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Harsh.
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does that mean I should put you down for burt neilson diaper?
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We're doing a short run of Shirts for tomorrow, these will be custom orders only.
You will be able to pick them up in advance of the PHISH show at Queen/Bathurst or at the BLKBOX afterparty.
$30 a pop (short run price unfortunately)
Womens & Mens sizes (small/medium/large/extra-large) printed on white t-shirt.
Email me if you're interested.
jay.cleary at gmail.com
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FYI - We're about 40+ tickets away from sell out of online ticket inventory plus they'll be 100 tickets available at the door which will be at $20.
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Nufunk.ca in
association with Lion House presents
Sunday July 7, 2013 8:00 PM
Blue King Brown plus special guests KC
Roberts & The Live Revolution and DJ General
Eclectic
LULA LOUNGE - 1585 Dundas St W
$12 Adv $15 at the door
Advance tickets available at Ticketweb.ca
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The Winner of the Ticket contest is
Carrie Livingstone! Congrats!
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Live Nation Present
Wednesday, July 3, 2013 7:00 PM
Femi Kuti & The Positive Force w/ The Battle of
Santiago and DJs Groove Institute (Solid
Garage, Toronto)
Doors open at 7:00pm, show at 8:00 PM
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Femi Kuti | The World is Changing (Official Video) from No-Domain on Vimeo.
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This is worth checking out:
Ottawa International Jazz Festival is proud to present...
Maylee Todd live @ Mercury Lounge
Doors at 10pm
Show at 10:30pm
with Resident LAnce Baptiste
Maylee Todd is a dynamic and multi-faceted artist, based in Toronto. Her creativity derives its inspiration from a wide range of artistic disciplines: songwriting, production, film, performance art, and design. Maylee’s music combines organic and electronic forms, including elements of boogie, bossa, space funk, psychedelia and soul. She is truly a free spirit who brings all of these seemingly disparate influences into honest, soulful, harmonious yet uncompromising vibrations.
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Thanks Sarah,
Rocking it from NYC!
WIN TIX Grace Potter & The Nocturnals - Sat. Aug. 24th @ DanforthMH
in Soundboard
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