Jay Funk Dawg

www.evolvefestival.com

EVOLVE Music and Awareness Festival Announces Line-Up

OK everybody listen up!

Yes. EVOLVE is happening again. We are happy to invite you all to EVOLVE 5 - a three-day music and camping festival on the green green grass of beautiful Antigonish NOVA SCOTIA - August 27-29, 2004.

Providing the FIVE-STAGE, ROUND-THE-CLOCK SOUNDTRACK for our fifth (and final?) party will be…

BANDS

Spearhead, San Fransico, CA, www.spearheadvibrations.com

The Rheostatics, Toronto, ON http://www.rheostatics.ca

Vorcza Trio, Sheffield, VT, www.vorcza.com

The Trews, Niagra Falls ON / Antigonish NS, www.thetrewsmusic.com

Chris Brown and Kate Fenner, New York, NY, www.chrisandkate.com

Luther Wright and The Wrongs, Kingston, ON, www.lutherwrightandthewrongs.com

Universal Soul, Halifax, NS, www.usoul.com

Stephen Franke, Victoria, BC, www.stephenfranke.ca

Threat From Outer Space, Vancouver, BC, www.threatfromouterspace.com

Kaejema, Vancouver, BC, www.kaejema.com

Grand Theft Bus, Fredericton, NB, www.grandtheftbus.com

The Jimmy Swift Band, Halifax, NS, www.thejimmyswiftband.com

Duane Andrews, St. Johns, NFLD, www.duaneandrews.ca

High Plain Drifter, Antigonish, NS, www.highplainsdrifter.ca

Blue Quarter, Canmore, AB, www.bluequarter.com

Burt Neilson Band, Toronto, ON, www.burtneilson.com

Nero, Ottawa, ON, www.neroland.com

Hu Noo, Halifax NS

Hot Toddy, Fredericton, NB, www.hottoddytrio.com

Caution Jam, Toronto, ON, www.cautionjam.com

All of Green, Fredericton, NB,

Fat Jebus, Fredericton. NB

Slow Coaster, Sydney, NS, www.houseofrock.ca/sloco.php

Melon Works, Fredericton, NB, www.melonworks.ca

DJS

Doc Martin, LA USA, www.sublevelcalifornia.com

Simply Jeff, Orange County USA, PhonomentalMusic/Moonshine/ Dj Culture

Rennie Pilgrem, England UK, TCR/ UK

Bassnectar, San Francisco USA, OM Records

Randy Deshies, Boston USA, MARZ

Mike Walsh, Miami Florida, Ritual/ MARZ

Crook, Boston USA, Elements

Intergalactic Faerie Funk, Philadelphia USA, galacticfunk.net

The Electrician, Toronto ON, WOMP! / Breakfast

The Phat Conductor, Toronto ON, 2Wars

The Gratefully Dedicated Sound System, Toronto ON, Independant

Telefunk Sound System, Toronto ON, Omfestival / Sum Kids

Roland Cash, Toronto ON, Omfestival / Sum Kids

Siren, Toronto ON, Omfestival / Sum Kids

Splee 3 Kebo, Toronto ON, Independent

Jonah K, Toronto ON, Omfestival / Teknotribes /Sum Kids,

Nick Nonsense, Halifax NS, Revolution

Rob's Brother, Charlottetown PEI, CGU / Melon's

Todd Hodder, Halifax NS, Future Fusion

Jay Hamilton, Halifax NS, Independent

Kristen S, Halifax NS, Movethemasses/Evolve Tribe/DeepRed/AQUA

Funkdub, Halifax NS, Massive

Zoo, Halifax NS, Massive

Isis, Halifax NS, Urban-Fuel/Rain/Evolve Tribe

Justin Time, Halifax NS, Urban-Fuel / Rain

Sami Da Bull, Halifax NS, Movethemasses

Sebastien, Moncton NB, Sonic Funk, Soul System, Evolve Tribe

DVD, Antigonish,NS, Aqua, Evolve Tribe

Sonny D, Halifax NS, Massive

Sean Keating, Halifax NS, Future Fusion

Dennis Lever, Halifax NS, Aqua / Evolve Tribe

DJ Bolivia, Sackville, NB, djbolivia.ca

Matt Anaka, Sackville NB, Independent

Soundsyster, Fredericton NB, soundsyster.com

Dr.T, Antigonish/Edmonton, Lovebug Tribe/ Evolve tribe

Cyn L, Moncton NB, synistersounds

Rain Force, Antigonish NS, rainforce.ca

Voodoo Apostles, Halifax NS, Red Planet Productions.

DJ JFK, Sydney N.S/Ottawa, Parts unknown tour, AQUA, Fun Syndicate

Putty, Charlottetown PEI

Locdog, Fredericton, NB, Independent

Logan Hudak, Halifax NS, Automated Groove

Sol Despot, Halifax NS, Endemik Music

Tommy Knuckles, Halifax NS, Reflections/Evolve Tribe

Danny Newton, Halifax NS, Doppleganger

Steve the Viking, Fredericton NB, Ultrasound/Evolve Tribe

Nuke, Halifax NS, Independant

Nurse, Halifax NS, Independant

Dr. Livingston, Halifax NS, Sub Rosa

Cam, Halifax NS, Sub Rosa

Tim Mac, Halifax NS, Independent

Gary Flanagan, Rothesay NB, Independent

Danger Dan, Halifax NS, Independent

Mic One, Halifax NS, Independent

Rosie, Halifax NS, Independent

RC Burnett, Halifax NS

No Affiliation, Halifax NS, Independent

Andy Haigh, Halifax NS, Movethemasses

Sheldon Anthony, Halifax NS, Independant

Geoff Curtis, Halifax NS, Twin Beats

Element Kontrol, St. John NB

RC Burnett, Halifax NS, Independent

Mind Control, Dartmouth NS, OTW

Alexandre, LaButte NS, Independent

Sheldon Anthony, Halifax NS, Independant

Cam, Halifax NS, DeepRed

Roo, New town NSMovethemasses/Evolve Tribe

D-Mon, Dartmouth NS, Independant

Jay Vasseur, Halifax NS, Independent

Ian Shoneman, Fredericton, NBIndependent

Frank Yunace, Halifax NS, Independant

Earthbound, Clayton Park, Independent

Matt Broussard, Halifax NS, Independent

www.evolvefestival.com [color:"blue"]

see you there..

One of the best nights at the El Mocambo yet...

about 400 people jammed their way into the el mocambo. It was hot, but not too hot as the audience tripped out to the tunes, checked out the Green Information tables, and handmnade jewelery. Gotta say it.. some of you guys missed a wicked show. Intergalactic Faerie Funk were awesome.

jay

Wasssabi will be on before midnight... I'll make sure of it... I'm thinking even earlier... 10:30PM

cya ta-night!

good article eh?

Interview with Intergalactic Faerie Funk by Katie Holloway

check out this interesting story about a new hybrid band, that combines the best elements of electronica and jamin' together....

and then check out their show on June 25th in TORONTO w/ Wassabi Collective for the GREEN PARTY PARTY... according to reports they are planning on jammin' together that night

Party starts at 8:30 with some Yoga and goes until 5AM ... with a final moster jam between the three groups... it's a Central Canada (Telefunk), Western Canada (Wassabi Collective) and US (Intergalactic Faerie Funk via San Diego/Philladelphia) get together... 4 scenes combining... OM FESTIVAL - EVOLVE CREW - THE GREEN PARTY and US ELECTRONIC MUSIC SCENE coming together for a night of intense music, green environment and all around good times...

THIS IS A ONCE ONLY EVENT> be there or be []

P.S. EXERCISE DEMOCRACY - DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!

Oh yeah.... who's with me?

THIS FRIDAY ONLY FOLKS!! DON'T FORGET TO VOTE

at last year's IT festival on Sunday at 5PM, I strolled in, there were no security or gates people, so I caught day 2 of the festival, taking in 3 gorgeous sets... so I can vouch that they do have a tendancy to open things up after they've made their cash of the ticket holders and gate rushers.

Unfortunately I can't make conventry, I've got a wedding that weekend.. but I'll be there this Sunday --

Given'er.. sure glad I got these tickets!

yaya tonight b'ye!

not too many people in this Carvern eh?

I wish I could be there.. was a great double bill

did anyone say afterparty?

June 30th -

Mr. Something Something + Stephen Franke

- El Mocambo After DMB party

yay!

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2004 : Antigonish, High Plains Drifter

CHUGGLES, 420 James St.

w/ Smokin' JOE Kickass

www.highplainsdrifter.ca

First HPD show since April, HPD has been asked to play a closed door music conference in Fredericton, on June 22, so a follow-up support date has been announced in Antigonish, with special guests Smokin' Joe Kickass (aka the Matt Cameron Band)

Upcoming summer tour dates:

Thursday - Friday June 15 - 16 - Halifax Jazz Festival, NS

Thursday July 29 - Chuggles Antigonish

Friday July 30 - Capitol Fredericton, NB

Sunday August 1- Saint John Boardwalk Festival, SJ, NB

Guitarist Steve Kimock has been at the leading edge of guitar-driven improvisational music for more than 25 years. Dedicating his life to the mastery of guitar instrumental improvisation, Kimock has performed with dozens of rock fusion bands since the mid 70’s and is best known as Jerry Garcia’s replacement in post-Garcia Grateful Dead: “The Other Ones” Tours in 1998 to 2000 and as member of “Phil Lesh and Friends” between 1998 and 1999. Now comfortably fronting his own group The Steve Kimock Band, Kimock’s music is a kaleidoscope of fusion, funk, African and psychedelia, highlighted by dazzling improvisations. Check out Steve and his band when he appears at the Opera House on Friday, June 18th in Toronto.

Interview conducted by Jay Cleary on Monday, June 7th, 2004.

How are you today Steve?

I’m just sitting here at on the swings with my daughter, hold on a second. Ok I’m ready… let’s do it.

When was the last time you played in Toronto?

Well, jeez, the last time I played in Toronto, was a long time ago; it was at “Rock ‘n Roll Heaven” about 10 years or so ago back when I was a part of Merl Saunders and the Rainforest Band (Between 1990-91)

The time I was there I noticed that there was a lot of guitar driven music in Canada. Which at the time in the US, there wasn’t really much “guitar” music going on. American Pop Culture was at a low point for guitar. Don’t get me wrong, there was guitar in music, but it wasn’t really good guitar playing. That’s what I’ve found most interesting of the last decade is that there is now a lot of good guitar playing. We had that digital guitar amp modeling for so long, that good guitar playing was at a minimum. I remember it being different in Canada back then, there was some good guitar on the radio floating around. Things have turned around since then.

How did you conceive of the direction of the Steve Kimock Band?

I’m not sure if it works that way. We weren’t really trying to do something specifically. We wanted it to be new, for the music to go somewhere; we didn’t really know how it would come together. It’s hard to know if we’ve found it, because we’re still exploring.

What percentage of your set is improvised?

It's about 80 percent, but it varies from room to room. If we're in a good room where we can hear ourselves well—and if the audience is into it —there will likely be a greater percentage.

The exploring, Improvisational aspect of your show, how does it translate to larger venues?

It really depends. The listening environment can be better when there there’s an intimate crowd. It’s really hard to find the balance between listening crowd and the “parking lot crowd.” It pisses me off sometimes when people aren’t there to listen. I recently got mad at a crowd for not paying attention; this was the first time in like 500 shows that I lost it. I think that most of the people who show up are pretty much there for the music, as we usually attract an eclectic group of good people. I hate that some people would want to ruin it for the others.

Why do people go out to see Steve Kimock?

From my perspective, I don’t know why people come or what people get out of it, that’s a real mystery to me. I truly love to play. I really enjoy playing for people. That’s what keeps me going.

Tell me about The New Steve Kimock DVD “Steve Kimock Band: Live at the Gothic Theatre”

It was recorded and tapped in Colorado on New Years Eve. We had a different bass player then. It was Alphonso Johnson, who will also be on our new record. It has 10 songs, and it’s a real mix of tunes. It was a bit nerve-wracking experience playing for the cameras.

Is the band constantly evolving?

For personal, financial reasons we change members sometimes, but we like to keep a stable line up. Right now it’s Rodney Holmes on drums, Mitch Stein on guitar, Jim Kost on keyboards and we now have Leo Traversa on the bass.

What are your future plans?

We just came back from a tour of Japan, and it was a lot of fun. They are really happy people over there. After a big tour this summer, we plan to release the studio album we’ve been working on. Right now I’m working on a new studio project in my home studio the Big Red Barn. I have a lot of new songs, so I don’t really know which ones are going to make the album right now. So I can’t really say what direction it’s going to go. I’m going into the studio again tomorrow, and so right now I guess it’s a Top Secret direction, you just caught me before I’ve had a chance to figure it out.

What can people who have never experienced your music expect to hear?

If they’re new, I say listen and enjoy, the music is pretty self-explanatory, so just soak it in. It’s really different every night. Everyone in the band brings something new to the whole. Everyone has a wide set of influences.

For a group that spends a big portion of the show improvising, do you find that you have some good nights and bad nights?

We’ve all been playing music our whole lives, and we’re a very professional band, I think it’s more like we always have good nights, some times we have really good nights. The musicianship in this group is at a very high level.

Grateful Dead certainly pushed the envelope of Improvisational music, but they certainly had a problem being consistent.

I think that Grateful Dead suffered because they played some very bad acoustic rooms, and sometimes they didn’t play very responsibly, they were either too stoned (laughs). We’re not on junk onstage. We play straight. We’re actually at our own gigs.

How as the associating with Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead affected your music?

Well, it's certainly a mixed blessing. Garcia was just one of the great guitarists that I got to play with when I moved to California. The comparisons with Jerry’s playing begin and end with using a clean tone and modal improvisation. Jerry was a great writer and a great singer, and obviously a very important band leader. I wouldn't really try to compare myself to him.

It just happened to move to San Francisco in ’74 from Pennsylvania and those guys were around, so I ended up playing with those cats. Jerry once called me “his favorite unknown guitarist”; I never asked him for that, it was a very nice, sweet compliment.” I think that SKB stuff comes out of that experience, be it that funk of the Tower of Power, Sly and The Family Stone, or the North American Indian Music that was around in that time in San Rafael and San Francisco. You really become a product of your environment. I guess I’ve realized that it’s a part of me. I've been doing the instrumental improvisational thing since the '70s, and I always thought of it as small band improvisation. I’ve really tried to do my own thing.

we should sneak in with my special rocket pack.

the show lookin' good! I hope to see some of ya!

OH YEAH!

From an email I got:

Hey Wassabi lovers. Nelsonfromnelson here, giving you the latest update from Planet Wassabi.

The crew left Nelson yesterday to head east for the OM FESTIVAL. This begins our "central tour" ,and we encourage everyone to check the site (wassabi.net) for show updates and changes. Some cool bands will be playing with Wassabi at select dates; on Monday June 21st in Ottawa East Coasters "SERVO" (servo.ca) open the night, and on the 25th at the El Mocambo (Toronto) the funk goes all night at a Green Party Party. Om Festival favourites INTERGALACTIC FAIRY FUNK and TELEPHUNK, as well as DJ's open for Wassabi at this legendary venue, which may stay open 'till 5am () to keep the funk alive......

Be sure to see the lovely and talented Nikki (a.k.a. Merch Girl) with her display at each show. Nikki will be selling our dope-lookin' t-shirts and hats for happy boys and girls, as well as the last few copies of our "Blue" CD - now a definate "limited edition" type thing, as Wassabi has started recording their new studio album.........

Also for sale at the Hamilton show onwards, live discs of the show at the end of the second set! Our friend and soundman Evan joins the party in Hamilton, and we hope to start archiving each show for sale from our website in the near future..........

On the West Coast, be on the lookout for Wassabi Collective in your neck of the woods the third week of July. In Vernon and Alberta, watch for dates third week of August. Finally, for all you diehard EAST COAST Wassabi fans, good news. Just as school gets boring and the leaves start to fall, Wassabi will come to rock you out of your boredom!

That's the news, children. Come show some love from La Belle Provance westwards! See you on the open road.................

Nelson

Sorry I asked! I'm certainly hoping for better luck for Tala and New Shady Groove on Friday!

I'm pumped about the Toronto show this Saturday...

jay

anyone check out shows at the EL Mocambo this past weekend? It was Nort By North East Music Festival...

I saw Daniel Lanois hangin' out there on Friday.. Saturday kicked some ass with Kobayashi and White Cowbell Oklahoma...

Next week there are two shows...

June 17th el mocambo

Servo - East Coat's hard rockin' 4 piece featuring acclaimed vocalist "Ryan Pierce"

Superstack as seem at Come Together Festival

and

Short Wave - A great rockin' Toronto group who usually plays at the Horseshoe

starts at 10PM

and on

Saturday June 19

we got a great jam double bill

Tala + The New Shady Groove

Can't help you there man,

the plan is to check out the Sunday night show.. I'm pumped!

I'll be there too. I'm pretty sure it's going to be an awesome night of music.

My Top Tunes/Albums of the Week

The Slip's recent Montreal Show

Aaron Colier ( of the Jimmy Swift Band) Remix of "Low" by Grand Theft Bus

"Hieronymus" Borscht" First Track off Stephen Franke and the Noises from the Toolshed's new album

Stephen Crazystickbird's New Album ' Friends and I

The Mothers (feat. Frank Zappa) Filmore LIVE '71

Grant Green - His Magesty King Funk

Lorin Bassnectar - throbbing Bass concoctions for all the bass-nymphos.

this is kinda all over the map...