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Toronto Nujazz Festival 2011 Launch Party!
Featuring the Toronto debut of SLIM MOORE & THE MAR-KAYS
*Explosively funky soul featuring the entire cast of The Souljazz Orchestra!*
The 4th Annual Nujazz Festival & Do Right! Music Present
SLIM MOORE & THE MAR-KAYS Toronto CD Release & Debut
Saturday, November 5th, 2011
El Mocambo, 464 Spadina Ave.
with The Soul Motivators & DJ General Eclectic (Footprints, Una Nota, Shindig, Magnificent 7)
9:30 pm doors
$12 advance
Get tickets => Order Tickets
Soundscapes (572 College St.), Rotate This (801 Queen St. W.), Play De Record (357A Yonge St.) & Circus Books & Music (866 Danforth Ave.)
$15 at the door
Facebook:Link
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SLIM MOORE & THE MAR-KAYS
"One of the best new funk albums we've heard in years" ~ global funk authority Dusty Groove, Chicago
The new debut album from Slim Moore & the Mar-Kays is finally out! Featuring the entire cast of The Souljazz Orchestra, as well as the One Faith Gospel Singers, this album was recorded in the basement of Metropolitan Studios on a vintage eight-track tape machine, and it captures some of the baddest orchestral soul sounds ever to come out of the Great Canadian North. From the cinematic hues of "Cityscape" to the fuzzed-out psychedelia of "Reachin' Higher", from the sweet doo-wop harmonies of "Get Back Home" to the urban blues of Syl Johnson's 1970 classic "Is It Because I'm Black", this baby's off the hook.
Acclaim for Slim Moore & The Mar-Kays:
"Top Albums of September 2011" ~ Radio Nova, Paris France
"One of the best new funk albums we've heard in years" ~ Dusty Groove, Chicago
"In the mould of the best of Al Green, Otis Redding or Isaac Hayes" ~ Voir, Montreal QC
"Keeping the soul train chugging!" ~ The Gazette, Montreal
"This one will bring tears to the eyes of fans of Black Moses Isaac, Superfly Curties or Bobby 110th Street"~ 90BPM, Paris France
"A soul album of high caliber, with massive orchestration and conceptual mastery! We love it!"~ Fonkadelica, France
"Missing out on this album would be a mistake. A huge one at that." ~ Soul Bag Magazine, Paris
"Like Sharon Jones and Lee Fields have done in New York, Slim Moore is a worthy Canadian representative of the soul renewal. With a lot of life experience, brass and sweat." ~ Planète Jazz, Montréal
SOUL MOTIVATORS
Featuring numerous veterans of Toronto’s thriving underground funk scene, The Soul Motivators are an a 8-piece, 3-horn explosion, whose rough, tough & soulful funk with a hiphop flair motivates people straight to the dancefloor. It’s that vintage Daptone vibe with a Toronto style all its own, inspired by current and classic funk innovators like The Budos Band, The New Mastersounds, El Michels Affair, Breakestra, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings.
The Soul Motivators are:
James Robinson (keyboards), Voltaire Ramos (guitar), Doug Melville (drums), Marc Shapiro (bass), Nathan Dell-Vandenberg (trombone), Aubrey McGhee (saxophone), Marie Goudy (trumpet) and Danny DePoe (trumpet)
GENERAL ECLECTIC (Footprints, Una Nota)
Vintage Soul/Funk/Reggae
Uma Nota co-founder General Eclectic always rocks a sizzling set. Get ready for the most danceable history lesson of your life! No studying necessary! Instead the only prerequisites are your dancing shoes and your open ears to riddimental goodness and polyrhythmic glory as our man keeps the music eclectic, the visuals delectable and the environment of the highest vibe.
DJ GENERAL ECLECTIC | Facebook
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This one's been a long time in the making, and we're stoked to get the 4th Annual Nujazz Festival rolling!
"...[Toubab Krewe] has essentially created the intersection of West African traditional music and American rock." ~ Billboard Magazine
Nufunk.ca & THE 4th annual NUJAZZ FESTIVAL
... in association with Small World Music and Cadence Music & Marketing
presents
TOUBAB KREWE
(Asheville, North Carolina)
Latest album TK2 now available on Nat Geo Music
with lightsweetcrude
& DJ medicineman (CIUT 89.5 FM)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17th
REVIVAL BAR
783 College St. / http:/www.revivalbar.com
$15 advance at ticketweb.ca, Soundscapes (572 College St.),
Rotate This (801 Queen St. W.) & Play de Record (357A Yonge St.)
Online tickets => http://tktwb.tw/nU2lSG
Facebook Link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=230143253702593
Artist Links:
http://www.lightsweetcrude.ca/
http://www.myspace.com/medicinemanradio
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"deep, Malian desert blues and electric, iconoclastic rock 'n' roll bombast." ~ Relix Magazine
"a futuristic, psychedelic, neo-griot frenzy." ~ The Village Voice (NYC)
"Their music avoids cliché with authentic extrapolations of traditional Manding beats, percussion, and a jam-band flare." ~ The New Yorker
Some music cannot be found on a map or within iTunes categories. Some music is so original it seems snatched from the great, invisible substrata that runs below all human activity, a sound aching to be born without a flag or fixed allegiance – free, questing, overflowing with immediate, tangible life. This is the music of Toubab Krewe, the vibrant Asheville, NC-based instrumental powerhouse that creates a sonic Pangaea that lustily swirls together rock, African traditions, jam sensibilities, international folk strains and more. While nearly impossible to put into any box, it takes only a few moments to realize in a very palpable way that one is face-to-face with a true original who recognizes no borders in a march towards a muscular, original, globally switched-on sound.
Formed in 2005, Toubab Krewe has tenaciously honed their craft through relentless touring and a fierce dedication to carving out something they can truly call their own. The fruits of this hard work can be heard on their scintillating new long-player, TK2, released on Nat Geo Music. What Justin Perkins (Kora, Kamelngoni, guitar, percussion), Teal Brown (drums, congas), Drew Heller (guitar, piano, fiddle), David Pransky (bass, guitar), and Luke Quaranta (Djembe, percussion) have wrought on TK2 reflects the many miles and musical journeys that have transpired since their studio debut.
"It's five years later since our last studio album, and we've been doing almost nothing but playing together," says Drew Heller. "We've had a lot of time to further our musical relationships. I feel like this album was recorded at a really perfect time. The last track on the new album is an improvisation that was the very first sounds captured, and other things came out of that initial rush."
This process of recording in the spirit and sifting for gold afterwards mirrors the Beastie Boys approach during the creative peak that produced Check Your Head and The In Sound From Way Out! Toubab Krewe exhibits a similar take-no-prisoners singularity in their work.
This is a band that actively draws inspiration from whatever source floats into their purview, something they've exhibited in their half decade of heavy gigging, including regular appearances at major U.S. festivals like Bonnaroo, High Sierra, Rothbury and Wakarusa, and abroad at such legendary gatherings as Festival In The Desert in Mali. Their globe-hopping propensity has made them an emerging headliner at their hometown's famous Orange Peel and a familiar face as similar venues throughout the country. Whether on their own or collaborating with luminaries like the Last Poets' Umar Bin Hassan or Uncle Earl's Rayna Gellert, Toubab Krewe has already earned the attention and respect of a broad musical community.
Toubab carries echoes of African greats like Ali Farka Toure, Orchestra Baobab and Salif Keita, no doubt picked up during the group's many visits to the Mother Continent to study and live in Guinea, Ivory Coast and Mali. What differentiates Toubab Krewe from other Statesiders inspired by African music is how they innovate on what they've learned, not simply recreating tradition but carving out a new trail that honors the African originators they admire by making something alive and contemporary that moves the line forward, something that's easy to pick up on with TK2.
"We had a month and a half in the studio, and we were able to relax and play, almost a smudging process getting the energy in the right place," says Heller. "The time we had to record this album was conducive to not worrying about anything and just having fun, playing and getting into the creative process."
From the ragtime piano tinged opener "Mariama" to the percussion fueled, slide guitar glide of "Gine Fare" to the subtle, inviting African echoes of "Konkoba" to the hypnotic, psychedelic slow burn of "Holy Grail," TK2 reveals Toubab Krewe to be rare innovators in a modern age often too ready to settle for more of what's been. Toubab Krewe is happily an exception to this rule, and those willing to take the journey with them are in for one hell of a cool, exciting ride.
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lightsweetcrude
Ancient Fuel -> Modern Engineâ„¢
The ragas of North India are the musical 'fossil fuel' for this cutting edge Toronto-based instrumental project. This ancient fuel has been injected into the modern 'engine' of psychedelic laptop rock, and the group's extended improvisations and ambient excursions are constantly pushing the music's miles-per-gallon potential. Toronto is certainly one of the few cities from which a cutting-edge project like lightsweetcrude could emerge. This blend of Indian Classical music with modern sounds and production certainly evokes the experimental spirit of '60s and '70s psychedelic culture, as do the oil-based liquid light projections that frame the band's performance.
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medicineman (CIUT 89.5 FM)
Canada's most highly respected global fusion tastemaker and DJ, Richard ‘Medicineman’ Martin will spin you around the world with a mix of global groove, world beat and ethno electro hits! Martin’s radio show, No Man’s Land, on CIUT 89.5 FM, is considered to be one of the best programs of its kind in the country, and has been instrumental in broadening the world music landscape for the past 10 years. As a dance DJ, medicineman’s unique cross-cultural mixology has earned a loyal throng of fans who crave a connection between primitive rhythms and progressive beats. His DJ sets flow seamlessly from Indo-Arabic beats to Afro-Latin grooves, always challenging musical genres and boundaries. He has produced shows and played DJ sets with dozens of major international artists and producers, including Femi Kuti, Baaba Maal, Tinariwen, Rachid Taha, Talvin Singh, Balkan Beat Box, Cheb i Sabbah and Bajofondo.
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Some tix still avail - major rager!
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The 4th Annual Nujazz Festival & Make It Funky Present
BREAKESTRA feat. Afrodyete (L.A., Strut)
Saturday, November 19th, 2011
The Phoenix Concert Theatre
410 Sherbourne St.
9:30 pm doors
$25 early bird advance online on sale now @ Ticketweb.ca:
TicketWeb - Order Tickets for Breakestra with Krafty Kuts & St...
Soundscapes (572 College St.), Rotate This (801 Queen St. W.), Play De Record (357A Yonge St.) & Circus Books & Music (866 Danforth Ave.)
more at the door
BREAKESTRA feat. Afrodyete (L.A., Strut)
:: Welcome To The Breakestra Website ::
If we were to construct a family tree of LA bands, Breakestra would be mentioned in the same breath as Weapon of Choice, Very Be Careful. Jurassic 5, Fishbone, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane’s Addiction and Ozomatli. These bands began in backyard jam sessions and random open mics held throughout the city from Echo Park to Venice, Highland Park to Topanga Canyon. Those early days were just after the ’92 Riots. Musicians from all over the city became tighter and many experimental jam sessions occurred fusing genres like funk, hip-hop, rock and acoustic soul resulting in truly innovative, multiculturaL music. Musical friendships between cats like Miles, Mixmaster Wolf, Cut Chemist, Peaunut Butter Wolf, Carlos Guaico and many others became the seeds for landmark clubs and two indie record labels that still flourish to this day. Original members of the Breakestra have gone on to either play or write songs for/with the Black Eyed Peas, Macy Gray, The Rebirth, Dakah, the list goes on.
The current Breakestra live show line-up for 2011 is:
Miles Tackett, bassist/cellist & vocalist
Mix Master Wolf -soul shoutin’, sangin’ & percussion
Afrodyete the african goddess of funky soul & love-vocals & percussion
Jud Mcdaniel of (Simple Citizens)-guitar & bass
Pat “The Snake†Bailey - guitar (also the guitarist for The Rebirth)
Chuck Boogie-Fender Rhodes, organ & percussion
Nate Ketner & David Moyer- Saxophones & flute
Jason Pipkin, John Montgomery & Miles Senzaki- drums
Josh Welchez,Mike Rocha & Eitan Avineri-trumpet
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KRAFTY KUTS (Finger Lickin,Against the Grain, Instant Vibes, UK)
Official website of worldclass DJ/Producer - Krafty Kuts
For the release of his new album LET IT RIDE
Martin Reeves, AKA Krafty Kuts, is without doubt one of the world’s greatest DJ's. Lauded in the UK, worshiped in Australia, acclaimed in America, where ever he plays he is guaranteed to cause a commotion with his riotous skills. So far in a glittering career he has gained dance music’s top accolades including Best International DJ at the Australian Dance Music Awards, Breakspoll’s Face of Breaks 2003 and Best Breaks DJ at the M8 Ibiza awards 2006, in only his first year as a resident on the white isle. A stunning haul at Breakspoll 2007 saw him claiming Best Album for his debut long player ‘Freakshow’, Best DJ for a record third consecutive year and to cap it off, the richly deserved Outstanding Contribution to Breakbeat award that acknowledged his long journey to the acme of club culture.
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STICKYBUDS (Goodgroove, BC)
From the funkafied west coast of Canada, Stickybuds has been making his mark on music all over the globe, captivating fans on tours in Brazil, UK, Hungary, Spain, Australia and New Zealand. His work ethic and passion have also earned him a residency at Canada’s Shambhala music festival from 2005 – 2011. With 14 releases under his belt on esteemed labels like Goodgroove Records, Jungle Cakes, Bombastic Jam, Fort Knox Recordings and recent Ghetto Funk EP release, he brings to the table his unique mix of funk breaks, hip hop, reggae, dnb and big basslines. His tracks have received global play from his heroes like Featurecast, A.Skillz and Fort Knox Five, while frequently hitting number one on best seller charts like the well respected Juno Records store.
AND MORE TO BE ADDED!
FULL 2nd room lineup coming soon
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Check out the festival video!
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here's another fB page for the show:
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Nujazz Festival breaks it wide open with L.A. funk legends BREAKESTRA & KRAFTY KUTS live & direct from London!
The 4th Annual Nujazz Festival & Make It Funky Present
BREAKESTRA feat. Afrodyete (L.A., Strut)
KRAFTY KUTS (London, UK)
+ Stickybuds (Goodgroove, BC)
Saturday, November 19th, 2011
The Phoenix Concert Theatre
410 Sherbourne St.
9:30 pm doors
$25 advance online @ Ticketweb.ca: http://tktwb.tw/rnmbgp
Soundscapes (572 College St.), Rotate This (801 Queen St. W.), Play De Record (357A Yonge St.) & Circus Books & Music (866 Danforth Ave.)
$30 at the door
Links:
www.breakestra.com
www.kraftykuts.com
www.stickybuds.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=280435491979934
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If we were to construct a family tree of LA bands, Breakestra would be mentioned in the same breath as Weapon of Choice, Very Be Careful. Jurassic 5, Fishbone, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane’s Addiction and Ozomatli. These bands began in backyard jam sessions and random open mics held throughout the city from Echo Park to Venice, Highland Park to Topanga Canyon. Those early days were just after the ’92 Riots. Musicians from all over the city became tighter and many experimental jam sessions occurred fusing genres like funk, hip-hop, rock and acoustic soul resulting in truly innovative, multiculturaL music. Musical friendships between cats like Miles, Mixmaster Wolf, Cut Chemist, Peaunut Butter Wolf, Carlos Guaico and many others became the seeds for landmark clubs and two indie record labels that still flourish to this day. Original members of the Breakestra have gone on to either play or write songs for/with the Black Eyed Peas, Macy Gray, The Rebirth, Dakah, the list goes on.
The current Breakestra live show line-up for 2011 is:
Miles Tackett, bassist/cellist & vocalist
Mix Master Wolf -soul shoutin’, sangin’ & percussion
Afrodyete the african goddess of funky soul & love-vocals & percussion
Jud Mcdaniel of (Simple Citizens)-guitar & bass
Pat “The Snake†Bailey - guitar (also the guitarist for The Rebirth)
Chuck Boogie-Fender Rhodes, organ & percussion
Nate Ketner & David Moyer- Saxophones & flute
Jason Pipkin, John Montgomery & Miles Senzaki- drums
Josh Welchez,Mike Rocha & Eitan Avineri-trumpet
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Martin Reeves, AKA Krafty Kuts, is without doubt one of the world’s greatest DJ's. Lauded in the UK, worshiped in Australia, acclaimed in America, where ever he plays he is guaranteed to cause a commotion with his riotous skills. So far in a glittering career he has gained dance music’s top accolades including Best International DJ at the Australian Dance Music Awards, Breakspoll’s Face of Breaks 2003 and Best Breaks DJ at the M8 Ibiza awards 2006, in only his first year as a resident on the white isle. A stunning haul at Breakspoll 2007 saw him claiming Best Album for his debut long player ‘Freakshow’, Best DJ for a record third consecutive year and to cap it off, the richly deserved Outstanding Contribution to Breakbeat award that acknowledged his long journey to the acme of club culture.
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From the funkafied west coast of Canada, Stickybuds has been making his mark on music all over the globe, captivating fans on tours in Brazil, UK, Hungary, Spain, Australia and New Zealand. His work ethic and passion have also earned him a residency at Canada’s Shambhala music festival from 2005 – 2011. With 14 releases under his belt on esteemed labels like Goodgroove Records, Jungle Cakes, Bombastic Jam, Fort Knox Recordings and recent Ghetto Funk EP release, he brings to the table his unique mix of funk breaks, hip hop, reggae, dnb and big basslines. His tracks have received global play from his heroes like Featurecast, A.Skillz and Fort Knox Five, while frequently hitting number one on best seller charts like the well respected Juno Records store.
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We're live on twitter doing updates
www.twitter.com/nufunk
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Toronto Nujazz Festival 2011 Launch Party!
Featuring the Toronto debut of SLIM MOORE & THE MAR-KAYS
*Explosively funky soul featuring the entire cast of The Souljazz Orchestra!*
The 4th Annual Nujazz Festival & Do Right! Music Present
SLIM MOORE & THE MAR-KAYS Toronto CD Release & Debut
Saturday, November 5th, 2011
El Mocambo, 464 Spadina Ave.
with The Soul Motivators & DJ General Eclectic (Footprints, Una Nota, Shindig, Magnificent 7)
9:30 pm doors
$12 advance
Get tickets => Order Tickets
Soundscapes (572 College St.), Rotate This (801 Queen St. W.), Play De Record (357A Yonge St.) & Circus Books & Music (866 Danforth Ave.)
$15 at the door
Facebook:Link
Links:
SLIM MOORE & THE MAR-KAYS
"One of the best new funk albums we've heard in years" ~ global funk authority Dusty Groove, Chicago
The new debut album from Slim Moore & the Mar-Kays is finally out! Featuring the entire cast of The Souljazz Orchestra, as well as the One Faith Gospel Singers, this album was recorded in the basement of Metropolitan Studios on a vintage eight-track tape machine, and it captures some of the baddest orchestral soul sounds ever to come out of the Great Canadian North. From the cinematic hues of "Cityscape" to the fuzzed-out psychedelia of "Reachin' Higher", from the sweet doo-wop harmonies of "Get Back Home" to the urban blues of Syl Johnson's 1970 classic "Is It Because I'm Black", this baby's off the hook.
Acclaim for Slim Moore & The Mar-Kays:
"Top Albums of September 2011" ~ Radio Nova, Paris France
"One of the best new funk albums we've heard in years" ~ Dusty Groove, Chicago
"In the mould of the best of Al Green, Otis Redding or Isaac Hayes" ~ Voir, Montreal QC
"Keeping the soul train chugging!" ~ The Gazette, Montreal
"This one will bring tears to the eyes of fans of Black Moses Isaac, Superfly Curties or Bobby 110th Street"~ 90BPM, Paris France
"A soul album of high caliber, with massive orchestration and conceptual mastery! We love it!"~ Fonkadelica, France
"Missing out on this album would be a mistake. A huge one at that." ~ Soul Bag Magazine, Paris
"Like Sharon Jones and Lee Fields have done in New York, Slim Moore is a worthy Canadian representative of the soul renewal. With a lot of life experience, brass and sweat." ~ Planète Jazz, Montréal
SOUL MOTIVATORS
Featuring numerous veterans of Toronto’s thriving underground funk scene, The Soul Motivators are an a 8-piece, 3-horn explosion, whose rough, tough & soulful funk with a hiphop flair motivates people straight to the dancefloor. It’s that vintage Daptone vibe with a Toronto style all its own, inspired by current and classic funk innovators like The Budos Band, The New Mastersounds, El Michels Affair, Breakestra, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings.
The Soul Motivators are:
James Robinson (keyboards), Voltaire Ramos (guitar), Doug Melville (drums), Marc Shapiro (bass), Nathan Dell-Vandenberg (trombone), Aubrey McGhee (saxophone), Marie Goudy (trumpet) and Danny DePoe (trumpet)
GENERAL ECLECTIC (Footprints, Una Nota)
Vintage Soul/Funk/Reggae
Uma Nota co-founder General Eclectic always rocks a sizzling set. Get ready for the most danceable history lesson of your life! No studying necessary! Instead the only prerequisites are your dancing shoes and your open ears to riddimental goodness and polyrhythmic glory as our man keeps the music eclectic, the visuals delectable and the environment of the highest vibe.
DJ GENERAL ECLECTIC | Facebook
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Falling somewhere in the space between country and folk, Serena Jean draws her inspiration from the glory days of Laurel Canyon in the late 60s. Originally hailing from Vancouver, SJ now calls New York City her home, but her vibe is all West Coast. She will be returning to the North Country for a string of Canadian dates as she gears up for the 2012 release of her new record, "Primrose Path". Supporting her on this tour will be Joe Grass and Lil Andy.
Soundcloud link to a sampler of Serena's new record
here is a video shot at pete's candy store in brooklyn:
you can find some more here: http://www.serenajean.com and/or http://www.facebook.com/pages/Serena-Jean/
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Nice little showcase tonight at Apple Store in NYC.
Short Set when something like this:
Beggars in the morning
Old Mythologies
Chelsea
Deacon's Son
new song they did acoustic...
Really small crowd, maybe 40 people, ran into some great people including Serena Jean, Sam Davis, Meghan Clinton Barr ...
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SATURDAY NIGHT!
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omg tonight!
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Check them in Toronto on Nov. 17th more info www.nufunk.ca
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Two of the funkiest, room rocking bands in Canada, throwing down a body rocking, soul shaking, dirty funk dance party like nothing else you're gonna find in the T dot.
Saturday October 29th....
www.NUFUNK.ca presents
"FREAK THE FUNK" HALLOWEEN PARTY
@ The El Mocambo - 464 Spadina Ave.
Tickets $12 Adv. $15 at the door
Online Tickets Here: http://goo.gl/KJKT1
Facebook link: http://on.fb.me/roegRa
Featuring:
GOD MADE ME FUNKY
http://www.myspace.com/godmademefunky
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KC ROBERTS AND THE LIVE REVOLUTION
http://www.myspace.com/kcrobertsliverevolution
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DJ's Farbsie Funk & DJ ?uesquecest (Make it Funky)
FB Page: http://on.fb.me/roegRa
Online Tickets: http://www.ticketweb.ca/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=4028845
Free loot bag with a costume
Drink raffles, surprise performances and general tomfoolery
Easily the best place to be Halloween Weekend 2011!
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EMBRACE PRESENTS
TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND with SCRAPOMATIC
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - The Music Hall
147 Danforth Avenue, Toronto
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Adv. Tickets $45.00 / $70.00 (plus service charge) | Doors @ 7pm |
Tickets on sale at http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1000472DAA15ACE2?artistid=1567745&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1
BIO:
http://www.facebook.com/DerekAndSusan
As husband-wife couples go in the world of music, it is a challenge to find a duo as well-fitted and naturally prolific as that of singer/guitarist Susan Tedeschi and guitarist Derek Trucks. They are both heavily steeped in the blues tradition, yet open to far-ranging influences including rock, gospel, jazz and World music. Each has produced recordings that share a sensibility best described as a swampy mix of rootsy, rockin’ American music. The two have guested on each other’s albums, toured together intermittently, and last year they each received individual Grammy nominations in the category of “Best Contemporary Blues Album†for their 2009 albums, Tedeschi for Back To The River and Trucks for Already Free (which he won). As well, they often perform together with the Allman Brothers Band—with whom Trucks continues to play as co-lead guitarist.
In fact, it was during an Allman Brothers tour in 1999 that the two first met. They fell in love, married in 2001, and began a family in Trucks’s hometown of Jacksonville, Florida. By early 2010, with two children in grade school and both of their careers in full-swing, they made a vow to put their individual musical projects on hold and devote themselves to a new joint ensemble they would co-lead, what Trucks then described as a “collective that will allow everyone in the band a chance to shine. We’re not sure yet what it will sound like exactly – we’re just going to let it come together and not force a vision on it.â€
A year-and-a-half process followed, during which Trucks and Tedeschi minimized their live commitments to such high profile events as Eric Clapton’s Crossroads, New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, the Fuji Rock Festival, and a noteworthy collaboration with legendary jazz keyboardist Herbie Hancock. The couple’s primary focus through most of 2010 held fast to the goals of assembling a new band, writing new material, and recording an album of performances true to their new musical approach.
Trucks recalls stepping into the process but with no set deadline in mind. “We spent a whole year putting a band together with different lineups, different approaches, different mindsets, and during the same time began songwriting. After about six months we had over 30 songs to choose from.â€
On June 7, Tedeschi Trucks Band will release its debut recording Revelator, the result of eighteen months of dedicated musical focus. True to Trucks’s promise, the album is a confident yet unforced triumph offering a cohesive vision: an idyllic, musical world in which the echoes of so many great traditions— Delta blues and Memphis soul, Sixties rock and Seventies funk—flow together naturally, blending with an entirely original, modern sensibility.
And true to a title that suggests both the gospel-flavored intensity and stunning, soulful impact of its twelve original tracks, Revelator includes smoky, blues-dipped rockers and heart-stilling ballads that show off, respectively, the gutsier and softer side of Tedeschi’s vocal ability, plus a series of emotive, story-telling solos shaped by Trucks’s uncanny agility on slide-guitar. With its focus on tighter song structures and lyrics rather than extended improvisations, the album serves as dramatic leap forward for Tedeschi and Trucks—one which makes sense in looking back.
“This album is an evolution of what we’ve all been doing before,†says Trucks. “Before with what Susan and I were doing, those were live bands that charged down the road, playing constantly and occasionally finding time to record. Now with this album, everything’s been thought out a little deeper, figuring out the music and what the tunes mean—more time given to the whole process. I think my album Already Free in 2009 was the first step in the direction of working with professional songwriters who take their craft as seriously as instrumentalists do.
“Revelator is the first true realization of that process, in which the sum of the parts—the songs, the band, Susan and myself—were greater than just the parts themselves.â€
More than any other recording project, Revelator found Trucks taking on the role of bandleader, lead guitarist, songwriter, and producer—spending equal time on either side of the glass in Swamp Raga, the recording studio he built behind their house in Jacksonville, Florida. “It’s relaxing being at home but it can’t just be sitting there. You have to live up to what the studio is, and with this level of musicianship, and with this gear, it forces you to be on your toes.â€
Trucks also recruited Grammy-winning engineer Jim Scott, whose genre-bending credits include popular albums by the Dixie Chicks, Johnny Cash, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Trucks co-produced the album with Scott, about whom Trucks says: “It really mean a lot when Jim would listen to something and say ‘Now THAT sounds like a record to me.’ He has a great way of sensing and knowing when a song had arrived and that nothing else was needed.â€
Most notably, Revelator features the newly formed Tedeschi Trucks Band, an eleven-member ensemble overflowing with talent and musical familiarity. Harmony singers Mike Mattison and Mark Rivers have joined forces with brothers Oteil Burbridge (noted for his years as bassist with the Allman Brothers Band) and Kofi Burbridge (longtime keyboardist/flutist with The Derek Trucks Band), a pair of drummers J. J. Johnson and Tyler Greenwell, plus trumpeter Maurice Brown, tenor saxophonist Kebbi Williams, and trombonist Saunders Sermons. (Additionally, Ryan Shaw and David Ryan Harris supply harmony vocals to various tracks on the album, and Alam Khan adds his masterful sarod playing to ‘These Walls.’) The fact that this aggregation includes so many musicians related by experience—and blood—clearly adds to the notion of Revelator as a true group album, the product of a musical family.
The fact that the DNA of the Tedeschi Trucks Band includes so many musical couplings has a lot to do with it. “It has such strengths, everyone’s a great songwriter in this band and everyone’s so good at listening to each other,†Tedeschi says. “There are also lots of pairs in the band—like the drummers. They’re fabulous together, creating space for each other. Then you have Oteil and Kofi who have known each other since they were born—when those two brothers are locking in together, it’s amazing, like ESP taking over. And Derek and myself know each other so well and inspire each other.â€
Trucks recalls that during the group’s tour in the fall of 2010, “It felt like everyone was trying to find their place. I found our New Years show in Jacksonville was the first time it all came together, it became very adventurous. We started playing with the realization that even with a big band, it can still turn on a dime.â€
Tedeschi and Trucks plan to tour the U.S. and Europe on the heels of the release of Revelator, performing the music from the album as well as old favorites. Trucks echoes Tedeschi’s sense of anticipation and pride in their new collective. “I’m really looking forward to hitting the road and letting things grow until each show feels like an event. It’s nice having all these new songs but also having that looseness and spontaneity that comes with a great group of musicians. There are few bands that do that—hold on to that element of surprise. One moment could be a train wreck but the next, it’s church.â€
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great to see you this summer! Giv'r on your birthday!
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track listings?
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here's the deets:
Small World Music Proudly Presents:
The 10 Year Birthday Party for the Small World Music Festival
featuring: Prince Enoki's Insect Orchestra
& The Lemon Bucket Orkestra
... As part of the 10th Annual Small World Music Festival
Sponsored by: TD Bank Group & CBC Toronto
Thursday, September 22 @ Lula Lounge - Doors @ 8:00PM
*** FREE EVENT FREE EVENT FREE EVENT FREE EVENT FREE EVENT ***
For more info, MP3s, videos & more, visit:
http://smallworldmusic.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=120
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To kick off the festival, Small World presents as crazy a night of “orchestral†music as you’ll ever see or hear, featuring two really big Toronto bands who put a unique spin on the world music big band concept!
Prince Enoki’s Insect Orchestra is a 9 piece afro-space-jazz ensemble, led by bassist and throat-singer Scott Peterson. Inspired by worldwide indigenous music and the earth’s natural soundscapes, the Insect Orchestra takes listeners from Asia to the Amazon, with a stop in Africa along the way. Amazonian grass bundle, glass bottles and tambouras blend with upright bass, overtone singing, interlocking guitars, deep drums, percussion, tuba & baritone saxophone to evoke long nights in a smoky jungle.
The Lemon Bucket Orkestra is Toronto’s only Balkan-Klezmer-Gypsy-Party-Punk superband!
The band grew out of a conversation between a Breton accordionist and a Ukrainian fiddler, in a Vietnamese restaurant on Yonge Street. Within a few short months, the original quartet had swelled into a thirteen-piece band, and quickly gained a reputation as Toronto’s liveliest party band. Their explosive take on Ukrainian, ex-Yugoslavian, Romani and other traditional songs and their desire to play anywhere and everywhere has lit up Toronto’s urban folk scene.
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For more info, MP3s, videos & more, visit:
http://smallworldmusic.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=120
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Links to All 10th Annual Small World Music Events:
http://www.smallworldmusic.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=116
Thursday, Sept. 22: Prince Enoki's Insect Orchestra & Lemon Bucket Orkestra
http://smallworldmusic.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=120
Friday, Sept. 23: Funkété 1 Year Anniversary feat. El Hijo de la Cumbia
http://smallworldmusic.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=118
Saturday, Sept. 24: Small World in the Square feat. Quantic, Boogat, Luida Maita + Many More!
http://smallworldmusic.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=123
Sunday, Sept. 25: Hilario Duran & Guests
http://smallworldmusic.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=133
Sunday, Sept. 25: Pedro D-Lita
http://smallworldmusic.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=135
Tuesday, Sept. 27: Andalusia to Toronto
http://smallworldmusic.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=134
Wednesday, Sept. 28: Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino
http://smallworldmusic.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=114
Thursday, Sept. 29: Sidi Touré
http://smallworldmusic.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=131
Friday, Sept. 30: Bezerka feat. [dunkelbunt] & The Secret Swing Society + Many More!
http://smallworldmusic.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=119
Sunday, Oct. 2: Karevan, Homeland Variations
http://smallworldmusic.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=132
Sunday, Oct. 2: Asha Bhosle & Niladri Kumar
http://smallworldmusic.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=115
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aww i would just love to see this band live!
I got to know their keyboard player Ray via booking the Vorcza trio a couple of times. He plays with so much expression. What i heard from Vorcza Trio bass player was that Trey really likes Ray's ability to never play a song the same way twice.
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Tonight: Slim Moore (+Soul Jazz Orchestra) & Soul Motivators @ El MO
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