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Approx Set Times: 9:00 Doors 10:00 After Funk 11:00 Soul motivators 12:15 Five Alarm Funk

My wife has turned into a fanatical Barr Brothers fan and brought out some of her friends from Columbia U to the show last night at le Poisson Rouge in Greenwich Village. They played some new songs and had their opener violinist Kishi Bashi (of of montreal) play a couple of tunes which they did "bluegrass style" with one room mike. I enjoyed their show at Joe's Pub a little more... it wasn't as big a crowd, but you felt they were a little more at ease and spoke more on the mic. At that particular show Sarah got more time to flex her harp skills, especially in a duel she did with Brad. The show last night really seemed like Brad Barr was the star of the show, he was directing the band and when he wasn't leading the band it seemed a little unfocused. Andrew did get some time to do a very interesting drum / noise solo which he had a bicycle tire and he bowed the spokes like a violin and played with a drum stick in the other hand. The band just got back from a UK tour where they were showcasing - I think they're still climbing and building their audience. Judging by the audience of mostly older 40+ - they are tapping into a NPR Adult contemporary crowd and broadening their reach. I also saw Joe Russo drinking some beer in the corner. At the Joe's Pub show I saw and met Don Was, who is a big fan, we might see him involved in their next studio release. The improvisations that Brad took last night really showed his African Guitar sensibilities - more rhythmic & melodic than his work in the Slip. They also brought a Neil Young folk rock sound out a couple of times that along with their strobe light show was very explosive.

tonight in Toronto!

Anything is possible!

I just caught the band last wednesday in New York at Terminal 5 - first time seeing them and I was blown away at their stage energy. You guys are going to have so much fun!

www.nufunk.ca presents... Sat. June 2nd Scientists of Sound (Halifax/Toronto) Ninja Funk Orchestra (Toronto) w/ SAM KLASS (Hamilton) * JUST ADDED! El Mocambo - 464 Spadina Ave. Toronto www.elmocambo.ca $12 adv. http://tktwb.tw/KTpzYt $15 door 10 pm Facebook Page: http://on.fb.me/M0tisP http://www.scientistsofsound.com/ http://www.facebook.com/scientistsofsound SOS is a LIVE looping madness duo - all sounds are performed, recorded, and manipulated LIVE - take that DJs! Joking - we love DJs! Dirty electro sounds in an improvisational original format that nobody else is doing… Live looping dance madness – in masks – and lab coats… This is the mantra for this Halifax based duo sometimes trio sometimes quattro looping madness unit… Play sound – record sound – manipulate sound until it doesn’t sound like the original sound – and do it all over well crafted original dance tracks and thumpin’ beats… That IS the stuff right there… This is Scientists of Sound… In the past year SOS have shifted from a side project / fun time project to a bona-fide electro powerhouse on the Canadian music scene… They have performed in every major Canadian market and have been winning fans coast to coast in the process… They have shared the stage with notable electro artists MSTRKRFT. Kid Koala, Boys Noise, Thunderheist, and more… Their debut full length album is slated for release in summer of 2012. Ninja Funk Orchestra www.ninjafunk.ca Using live traditional instruments, NFO play a 21st century fusion of jazz, funk, electronica, jungle, and dub step. Much more than simply crossing every conceivable genre boundary, Ninja Funk combines digital effects, psychedelic visuals, and theatrical costume to enhance an already epic live show. They've toured Eastern Canada and parts of Chile and have played nearly every major live music venue in Toronto (Phoenix, Virgin Mobile Mod Club, Sneaky Dee's, Lee's Palace, the Horseshoe Tavern, El Mocambo, Yonge and Dundas Square,etc.), as well as showcased at Nuite Blanche 2010. 'BYLL GR8TS' is Mikey Palermo, a young producer based out of Toronto. Mikey’s musical journey started in early 2009, as “Koala Kids!†He used Koala Kids! As a method to find himself as a producer. He settled on the 8-bit sound of a Nintendo Gameboy equipped with the software LSDJ after experimenting with various mediums. He then switched his name to ‘Guiding Light’ for one show. Having a hard time finding a name to suit himself as a person and his music, he settled on the ridiculous; ‘BYLL GR8TS'. Putting out his first release under his new alias; “M!CH▲3L$0F+†in October 2011, it seemed he has found himself. Paired up with his super hip "manager" Nikki he is on an unstoppable path of destruction.

big story in Now Magazine: http://www.nowtoronto.com/daily/news/story.cfm?content=186550

Lhama-est hype ever.

love it!.. I'm hosting Lee in Toronto on Saturday, but thinking about making Hamilton stop too... leaving NYC back to Toronto tomorrow for this!

www.nufunk.ca Saturday, May 26th, 2012 Five Alarm Funk (Vancouver's Champions of the Party-Funk Orchestra) w/ Soul Motivators & After Funk Lee's Palace - 529 Bloor St. W. $12 Adv. $15 at the door Tickets Online Doors 9 pm Tickets Online: http://tktwb.tw/IMUK7b Doors 9 pm Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/events/234502946650287/ Five Alarm Funk is a horn powered, percussion fuelled sonic and visual assault. For more than six years the band has brought their relentless and unforgettable live show to clubs and major festivals across Canada and the United States. The band on stage is an unstoppable orgy of energy. Ten musicians perform intricate and airtight arrangements with delirious dance moves and full on headbanging. Choreographed arm movements coincide with melodic climaxes while the four percussionists create a true spectacle.

Manitoban songwriter Ingrid Gatin returns to the East Coast after falling in love Ingrid Gatin Pipe & Hat Records http://www.ingridgatin.com http://www.pipeandhat.com http://www.facebook.com/ingridgatin Armed with an accordion and haunting, powerful voice, nomadic musician Ingrid Gatin returns to the East Coast of Canada. She will debut some of her gypsy/parisian inspired indie/roots material after falling in love with the East Coast during a six week artist-in-residence at Struts Gallery, Sackville, NB earlier this year. INGRID GATIN EAST COAST TOUR DATES: Wednesday, May 9th - Montréal, Québec - Casa del Popolo w/ Raphaelle and Eliza Rickman (of Los Angelos) Thursday, May 10th - Woodstock, New Brunswick - Fusion Café Friday, May 11th - Fredericton, New Brunswick - Gallery Connexion w/ Babette Hayward and The Hay Babies Saturday, May 12th - Saint John, New Brunswick - The Somerset w/ Babette Hayward Tuesday, May 15th - Halifax, Nova Scotia - House Concert w/ Sockfoot Wednesday, May 16th - St. John’s, Newfoundland - Folk Night at the Ship Friday, May 18th - St. John’s, Newfoundland - LSPU Hall w/ Joanna Barker + Katie Baggs Sunday, May 20th - Halifax, Nova Scotia - King’s College Chapel w/ Corey Isenor + Sockfoot Wednesday, May 23rd - Sackville, New Brunswick - Struts Gallery w/ The Hay Babies Thursday, May 24th - Charlottetown, PEI - Marc’s Studio Friday, May 25th - Belle River, PEI - The Old Belle River Church Concert Series Sunday, May 26th - St. Andrews, NB - Sunbury Shores Gallery Listen to Ingrid Gatin's Track “Slow Dancing†exclusively on Exclaim.ca http://exclaim.ca/MusicVideo/ClickHear/ingrid_gatin-slow_dancing Gatin has made her own mark in the indie-roots scene with her sincerity and intriguing image and sound. Her last mini-album Time Will Change Us furthers Gatin as a powerful songwriter and songstress, blending her genuine roots music with a modern European romanticism and Canadian indie music. With accordion trills and gypsy thrills in abundance, Gatin has found a way to encapsulate the romance of Paris streets and the rawness of her hometown in Canada's prairies on musical recordings in an effortless manner. There's no reason to wonder why; Gatin grew up in the snows of Whitewood, Saskatchewan, learning piano at the age of four and singing before she could speak. Her creative choices to tour by train, write music in a cabin in the woods, and her other life as a visual artist, come through in her dreamy, rich style. With handclaps, foot-stomps and tambourine her music will make you travel with its picturesque instrumentals of the open road right by her side. "We’ve done everything as musicians traveling across Canada. I have stayed with old anarchist hippies billeting us in the forest with no electricity, slept in the van on the side of a mountain, filmed indie music videos in the streets of Toronto in the pouring rain, and a music video in a hail storm in the Exchange district of Winnipeg. Anything can happen and it usually does." With the release of her first full-length album Broken Tambourine, Gatin reached Earshot's Top 20 Canadian folk/roots chart. And has since played hundreds of shows in support of the record in places as diverse as living rooms and aboard a traveling train, serenading the passengers. She has earned notable attention from CBC Radio all across Canada, drawing comparisons of artists such as Joni Mitchell, KD Lang, and other greats. “Ingrid Gatin’s got a piano, an accordion, and a tear-jerkingly beautiful voice.†– Stylus magazine. "Recalls the early days of Cat Power, with deep-cutting lyrics and stirring vocals to match." - The Uniter “If 2011 is the year the UK’s Adele took the world by storm, then perhaps Canada has found their version of the soulful songstress, with just enough of a twist so she stands out on her own.†– Critiqulous Ingrid has released the single “Slow Dancing†exclusively to Exclaim! Online for download, building excitement for her soon to be album. She will be spending the cold winter months of Manitoba recording her second full-length album with Montréal’s talented engineer/producer Howard Bilerman (Arcade Fire, The Dears, Basia Bulat).

this is really going to be something! I hope you guys come check it.

I'd like to hologram myself playing with them... unfortunately I'm not anymore.

13th Annual Evolve Music Festival July 20, 21 & 22 Antigonish, Nova Scotia www.evolvefestival.com Highlights: Deerhoof, Shout out out out out, Chali2na w/ Break Science, Hey Rosetta, Grand Theft Bus, Scientists of Sound, Gramatik, Rich Aucoin, Dan Deacon, Skratch Bastid, Gypsophillia, Idlers, Keys n Krates, Olympic Symphonium, Paper Beat Scissors, Slowcoaster, The Funk Hunters, Three Sheet, Vinyl Ritchie and so much more: http://www.evolvefestival.com/lineup/

House of David Gang plays tonight at midnight at REEFER MADNESS party at Hard Luck Club in Toronto. http://www.facebook.com/events/353905407994049/ grab the band's single here: http://www.nufunk.ca/HouseofDavidGang-ReggaeParty.mp3

The General - great tune!

Confirm your attendance on FB: http://www.facebook.com/events/225449777560157/ I can't remember exactly what their hit was... something about Kings and Queens....

Thursday April 26th, EOTO reveals their new 3D mapped Lotus show. Town Ballroom 681 Main St. Buffalo NY. Doors 8pm . All Ages . $15 adv

lol - nice one!

wow - another incredible line up!