Jay Funk Dawg

the byes were just on 102.1 the edge on the Dean Blundel show.... tonight's gonna be a major rager...

all those bands you mentioned at Jazz Fest sound great, but sharing the experience with the one you love makes it all so much better.

There's a Toronto phish head I know called Bob...

Wookie Moon is on!

Free new track download "Don’t Stop The Music" here: http://easystarallstars.bandcamp.com/

Saturday, April 23, 2011 10:00 PM EST / doors @ 08:00 PM Easy Star All-Stars featuring Cas Haley at The Great Hall - Toronto,ON $21.50 Get Tickets >> Facebook Page >>

HEADLOCKS!

Yay Wookiemoon!

Yippee - I hope the fiancee is cool with this being our honeymoon!

big love to all the skanks!

listen to our new song Reggae Party here: www.houseofdavidgang.com let me know what you think!

from Mark Wilson... Hey everybody..here is an updated band list...there will still be a few more acts added poste...tickets will be ready for first week of april..I will be announcing some pre show and ticket deals next week as well website with links to band pages will be updated for first weel of April..lets make this a wicked festival House of David Gang The Stogies Revolvers The Ascot Royals Paddy Townsend Band Folk Hero's From Outer Space The Allnighters Superstack Muststashat Mark Wilson & The way it is Blind Mule The Dirk Quinn Band The Ascot Royals Sean Lesage& The Boogie Union Subterranean Collective Snack Daze Of You Planes and Trains Steven Elmo Murphy Band Gruve Snow Heel Slim & The boogie Infection

NUFUNK & OHM GROWN RECORDS present: Joint 7 Inch/ 45 RPM Release Party for HOUSE OF DAVID GANG: Reggae Party FRIENDLYNESS & THE HUMAN RIGHTS: Right Now Hosted & After Party Set by: Gisto & M3 of the Wassabi Collective (Nelson, BC) Saturday April 16th The Rivoli - 332 Queen Street W, Toronto Doors open 9 PM Show at 10 PM Tickets $10 @ the door Advance tickets at: http://bit.ly/etETL5 Advance guest list by emailing: guestlist@nufunk.ca Facebook Link: http://on.fb.me/hboSZb HOUSE OF DAVID GANG www.houseofdavidgang.com FRIENDLYNESS & THE HUMAN RIGHTS www.friendlynessandthehumanrights.com GISTO & M3 of the WASSABI COLLECTIVE (Nelson, BC) www.wassabi.net Friendlyness & Human Rights (FHR) & House of David Gang (HODG) are two of Toronto's busiest touring reggae acts who have joined forces to release a split 45 rpm / 7inch vinyl on the Toronto imprint Ohm Grown Records/NuFunk Recordings. FHR are releasing a new song "Right Now", and HODG are releasing their first single from their upcoming CD called "Reggae Party." The partnership of these two lead reggae bands were solidified at a sold out concert at Lee's Palace in February honoring the life of the immortal reggae superstar Bob Marley. Joining the release party are Gisto & M3 of BC based band "The Wassabi Collective who have developed a cult-like following for their mix of rock, hiphop, reggae and electro. FRIENDLYNESS & THE HUMAN RIGHTS FHR released their debut CD "One Thing" in June 2010. Friendlyness, a Juno nominated vocalist and devoted Rastafarian has had a long history in the Canadian reggae scene working with such groups as Culture Shock, Raggadeath, SuperHeavy Reggae, and Truths & Rights. Friendlyness has also recently joined the reunited high-profile Canadian rock band Big Sugar, who recently performed for several thousand people at the Sound Academy in March for Canadian Music Week. Over the last three years Friendlyness and the Human Rights have been honoured to warm up the stage for reggae legends Gregory Isaacs, Beres Hammond, John Holt, The English Beat and Clive Chin. They have also been featured on regae & ska festivals in Western and Central Canada including The Calgary Reggae Fest and IRIE fest in Toronto. HOUSE OF DAVID GANG HODG takes its name from a legendary rooftop apartment on Queen Street West in downtown Toronto. "The House of David" was the after hours spot of choice for the city's burgeoning reggae scene in the late 1980s. It was a place where members of Selassie I Power, The Resinators, Revelation, Imagine Rainbow Warriors and special guest touring musicians would join together and jam late into the night. Rooted in the timeless tradition of Jamaican roots reggae from the 70s and early 80s, House of David Gang adds a potent mix of jazz, funk and afrobeat to create a true global reggae orchestra. Now with a revamped line-up House of David Gang has toured Central & Atlantic Canada, having performed at Evolve Festival, Salty Jam, Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival, Ottawa Reggae Fest and to over 10,000 people at the Toronto Freedom Festival in 2010. GISTO & M3 of the WASSABI COLLECTIVE M3 (Melissa Meretsky) Percussionist/Singer and Gisto (Brent Hongisto) Guitarist/Singer/Producer are the lead vocalists of BC based Wassabi Collective who have thoroughly honed their craft over a thousand shows and 7 years on the road across North America. The duo will be showcasing their evolution with an all new Electro Reggae Dance sound featuring all the percussion, guitar and vocals backed by live sequencing through Ableton Live. The response has been overwhelming, now the high energy duo is set to embark on their first Central & East coast Canadian Tour. Ohm Grown Records www.ohmgrownrecords.com Ohm Grown Records was founded in 1990 by Ras Allover with the mandate to publish today's most conscious reggae music.

yikes, my fiancee is a Ms. Smith .... yet I think she's barely your average woman.

I could use another opener for April 8th, poisonous Gas canceled ... any ideas to who would be a good fit?

Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers & Horace Silver are some of my favorite Jazz.

check the music too.. see link above

You do make some valid points there Jeff/Ersh, the bands need to create an atmosphere to build more fans and charge a fair price/operate a fair door. My policy at my shows is that we're building a community and we have to strike deals with the patrons to get them into the shows so they become our champions. We have to let people in for free or nearly free in the last hour or 45 mins of the night. That video you posted was hilarious!! I hope you make a million on that - it's almost as good as Rebbecca Black. Maybe you should put a bit more auto tune on it. I found this video right after it... Damn, I really need to come out and see Pete Elkas. When i was in University I really loved his song Karate Man.

I had a bit of tear hanging on to my woman for Jesus, Etc. " Our love, is all we have. "

Wow that was a great show... the banter was so funny! The crowd sang happy birthday to the road crew guy Steve, then Jeff said something about - you Canadians.... ... love to sing happy birthday.. what a riot!

wow, congrats - this series is such a great idea - I'm hooked!

$5 is exaggerating for the Toronto market, but I recently had a discussion with my friend Todd, keyboard player former of Sling n the Stone and now in House of David Gang and Jason Wilson - we're talking about pricing a show in Guelph on a Friday. this is what he had to say: 5 bucks tops - as we did the last time...... we can bring some folks in for sure but we won't make alot Guelph is going through a bit of an identity crisis in terms how they are dealing with this stuff..... the bar owners AND the people are digging in their heels and NOBODY wants to pay!! I say it's a free show is a great way to get our names out and start to build something that the owners will pay for but until you give them two packed houses ........ then we need to do it for the other benefits. BIG PROMO AT THE UNIVERSITY and a $5 might work but it's a risk. -- It's a scary place at the bottom of the entertainment food chain!

a friend of mine has extras... let me know if you need any jay.cleary @ gmail.com