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I just found out about it today. The Slip reunited for Jambase private party last night. Surprise me Mr. Davis played as well. The Slip June 2, 2019 Jambase 20th Anniversary Party Sweetwater Music Hall Mill Valley, CA Set list Headshot > Sometimes True To Nothing Get Me With Fuji The Soft Machine Alsoa From The Gecko (with Eric Krasno) Something Learned The Original Blue Air > Children of December If One of Us Should Fall Encore: Baba O’Reilly Last One Ever (with Nathan Moore and Eric Krasno)

Here's a pretty cool free festival next weekend. I'm playing in a brand new band called Black Turn Emergency Here's an article about the fest: https://exclaim.ca/music/article/toronto_transmit_festival_adds_moscow_apartment_hex_andrew_cash_to_2019_lineup

Some Jammin' on some blues, APolitical blues Little Feat & Jeff Healey

According to the book, Jeff's jumping out of his chair was an ongoing gag. Musicians would get really close to Jeff and he'd surprise the hell out of them by jumping out of his chair and stealing the show.

Embrace Presents in association with NuFunk Concerts TANK & THE BANGAS Wednesday June 12 The Mod Club doors: 7pm 19+ show "Known for their collaborative work on developing innovative hip-hop/soul/poetry/R&B sounds in their music, the group's recently-released sophomore album Green Balloon takes listeners through a sonic journey of emotion, being vulnerable, and identity." Ticket link: https://t.co/791hcBtKYv

I DJ'd at a wedding last summer that he attended. I really wanted to go upto him and do my slappa da bass impression... glad I stopped myself. The local record shop owner tells me He grew up in my new hood (Beaches Toronto).

They just added Leo Nocentelli

June 14: ZAPP BAND, THE NEW DEAL & FUTURETYPE at BROOKLYN BOWL NYC Anyone want come along ??

Great to hear this! I gotta go listen to that stuff, Jeff's talents were next level! The list of acts that he played with is incredible, I gotta find a list of it. He was even best friends w/ SRV & BB King !!

Just read the new book by drummer Tom Stephens called Best Seat In The House: My Time in the Jeff Healey Band while on vacation. I couldn't put the book down. There are incredible stories including a tale about getting his big break by meeting & playing with BB King at Expo '86 and a lot of anecdotes of tour antics by Jeff and the band. It's a classic story of the rise to fame and playing with the best musicians in the world. The latter part of the book is about Jeff's transition from a rock icon to a club owner and jazz trumpeter. Jeff Healey died on March 2, 2008 from sarcoma cancer at 41 years old. I've been a big fan as a kid as he grew up in South Etobicoke and we would always hear stories that he jammed at local bars. I seen him play once in Halifax and it was without longtime drummer Tom Stephen who explains how his role as manager/drummer ended very poorly with Jeff. Here's my favorite song: check out the dual guitar solo at the end. Anyone else have any thoughts on Jeff Healey?

I saw one of the Gramercy shows - while I did enjoy myself - it was disappointing they didn't do much Crowes material. They had this singer who did Chris' vocals pretty well, he looked like the lead singer of Counting Crowes. The show presented itself more as a Marc Ford & Rich Robinson showcase of new material rather than a Crowes Tribute, which makes sense until you realize you'd rather hear them do Crowes material. Not sure if this band still together, hopefully Crowes brothers will make up and get back together one day.

Toronto's Do Right Music & Exclaim host incredible label showcase at CMW Do Right Music & Exclaim! Present Do Right Music Showcase at CMW featuring: The Soul Motivators Tush Alister Johnson Rogue Tenant DJ John Kong + Guest: The Brooks Thursday, May 9th, 2019 Supermarket - 268 Augusta Ave, Toronto, ON Doors: 7pm / 19+ Tickets: $15 CMW wristbands accepted (subject to capacity) Tickets on sale now: Eventbrite & Soundscapes RSVP on Facebook -- Looking for the funkiest dance party at CMW? Look no further than Do Right Music’s label showcase, happening Thursday May 9 at Supermarket in Kensington Market. This special double-headliner night brings together longtime Do Right funk staples The Soul Motivators with up-and-coming live disco dance outfit Tush, acclaimed electronic/house DJ/producer Alister Johnson and Toronto art-rockers Rogue Tenant. With label boss DJ John Kong spinning tunes in between sets, the dancefloor is guaranteed to be burning all night long! -- The Soul Motivators The Soul Motivators are a premier funk outfit based in Toronto. A staple of the Canadian funk scene, the Motivators blend 70s funk, modern soul, psychedelic grooves, breakbeats to provide a fresh take on a classic sound. Since the release of their explosive 2015 full-length debut Free to Believe (Do Right Music), The Soul Motivators have tirelessly toured to bring their high-octane live show to the masses. The Soul Motivators recently released their newest EP Mindblastin', featuring powerhouse frontwoman Shahi Teruko who has been touring with the band for the past two years. They have electrified crowds at Toronto Jazz Festival, The Pan American Games, TEDx. Radio DJs around the world including Craig Charles of BBC Radio 6 have embraced their uniquely Canadian funk sound. Tush Powered by Kamilah Apong and Jamie Kidd, Tush is a Toronto-based band that has rapidly gained a reputation as one of the city’s best live dance acts. More grit than glam, their music searches for the rawness, vulnerability, and intimacy of the dancefloor experience. Their acclaimed debut EP do you feel excited? (Do Right Music) deliciously criss-crosses between electro funk, cosmic disco, and house and has been playlisted by DJs from the underground club scenes. Their high-energy live set has captured hearts and minds on some of the best local festival stages such as the Toronto Jazz Festival, Pride Toronto, Beaches Jazz Festival, and Toronto International Film Festival. Alister Johnson Alister Johnson’s obsession with discovering and manipulating new and unfamiliar sounds has made him one of the most dynamic producers in the city. His diverse production CV has included the Polaris-nominated future-soul of Zaki Ibrahim, hip-hop fusion group Grand Analog, the soul-jazz sounds of Sacha Williamson, as well as engineering the techno-soul of Dinamo Azari’s album Estranged. He is also a staple of the Toronto DJ community, producing hip-hop and disco re-edits under his Catalist moniker, and has commanded decks as far afield as Germany, London, and South Africa. Rogue Tenant Rogue Tenant is an art rock band from Toronto that started as a vehicle for the songwriting of Patrick Grant (Twist, Skydome Hotel). Their music is a dynamic and rhythm heavy take on the college rock of The Silver Jews and Yo La Tengo, with nods to post rock and late 70s art punk. They have shared the stage over the past two years with the likes of Wreckless Eric, USA Out Of Vietnam, The Goon Sax, Kal Marks, and Media Jeweler.

nice you've been trying to convince me to book him for years! see you there!

Some of takeaways from jambase's ScottB: - Made me feel bad for Trey: The dude obviously went through some shit and was having an existential crisis. Some of the lyrics are amongst the darkest since he became sober. On the other hand some of the lyrics were "Soul Planet"-y. - Musically, it seemed informed by the music he listened to in high school more than any of the stuff that's come out since 1983. - The best tracks were the ones that had multiple segments - Not too much in the way of full band jamming but a number of fantastic Trey solos - Jen and Celisse just sang - I can't believe Trey wrote TWO albums worth of material! - If you get confused, listen to Jon Fishman play. He was a beast last night and I aim to spend one night of the NYC run fully focusing on what he's doing. - The production was much cooler for some songs than it was for others. There was one tune in which a "Lite Brite" version of what Trey was doing on stage was displayed as part of the set behind him. That blew me away. Overall, I really liked it but this will not be for everyone and I'm not going to enjoy seeing "fans" shit on lyrics he wrote about his friend dying.

Nice horns in this one:

I can't imagine the ticket prices to be very cheap, I guess we'll know soon.

SOJA PassafireIya Terra DATE: APRIL 05, 2019 VENUE: THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL LOCATION: 147 DANFORTH AVENUE, TORONTO, ON M4K 1N2, CANADA TIME: 6:30 PM Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/events/393976298038293/ AGES: 19+ GEN ADMISSION: $30.00 (PLUS SERVICE FEES)

good to see some original Woodstock performers on this, (Dead & Co of course) but also Country Joe, Canned Heat, Santana...

MAGIC GIANT (indie-folk, LA) with CASTLECOMER (rock, Sydney, Australia) Tuesday, February 12th Velvet Underground doors: 6:30pm 19+ show Tickets / Facebook MAGIC GIANT https://www.facebook.com/magicgiant/ Just announced on the bill for Coachella this spring, with Billboard singling them out as one of “10 Awesome Bands” playing the massive fest this year, LA-basedMAGIC GIANT has been thrilling growing crowds at every stop along its 70-city North American and European tour, celebrating the release of its debut album In The Wind (Washington Square/Concord). With appearances on the Today Show and in Rolling Stone as one of "10 Artists You Need to Know,” the group has toured with acts ranging from The Revivalists to Mike Posner; played shows with bands such as The Lumineers, Mumford & Sons, X Ambassadors, Vance Joy, and Foster the People; performed to thousands at festivals ranging from Firefly in Delaware to Electric Forest in Michigan; and was recently tapped as one of the bands to join headliner Bruno Mars at Bottlerock in Napa this spring. DuJour has proclaimed Magic Giant “the most festive band in the festival circuit, quickly becoming a must-see.” Its style has been described by NPR as "upbeat, passionate indie-folk” and by Billboard as inspiring “mass dance-alongs." Its initial single "Set on Fire" broke the top 25 on the US Alternative chart and its current single “Window” recently leaped into the Top 40 on Billboard's Hot AC and Adult Pop charts. The trio, comprised of Austin (lead vocals), Zambricki (viola, banjo, harmonica), and Zang (acoustic guitar, cello) weaves together a musical quilt of alternative, pop, and folk on its LP, uniquely recorded from their solar-powered mobile recording studio while traveling throughout the US. CASTLECOMER

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I missed getting verified by Ticketmaster and the Phish mail order tix... hopefully still able to get tix this Friday when Toronto show goes on sale. J

NuFunk.ca in conjunction with CIUT presents the 13th Annual Bob Marley Birthday Tribute, the longest running Bob Marley Tribute in Toronto and one of the hottest reggae concerts of the year showcasing the best of Toronto's burgeoning original reggae music scene and raising important food donations for the Parkdale Food Bank. NuFunk.ca Presents13th Annual Bob Marley Birthday Tribute ConcertSaturday February 9th, 2019Featuring House of David Gangand guest vocalist Michael Garrick, Carol Brown & RaLionplus DJ Shai (Xixgon Int'l), DJ Quesquecest (No Wahala DJs) & Brigadier ShazadbadLee's Palace - 529 Bloor St. W. Toronto, OnDoors 9:00 PMTickets $12 Adv, $20 at the dooror $15 with canned food donation to Parkdale Food Bank Online Tickets: Ticketweb: https://bit.ly/MarleyB-Day SnapD Toronto: http://bit.ly/MarleyFeb9 Facebook Link: http://bit.ly/MarleyB-Day Toronto's House of David Gang, currently touring in support of their latest release "Good Vibration," will be joined by legendary Canadian reggae singer/actor Michael Garrick, formerly of the reggae group Sunforce, to perform hits by Bob Marley for a heartfel tribute to the reggae superstar and political activist. Special guests vocalists Carole Brown & RaLion will also pay tribute to Marley and perform original songs. DJ Shai (Xxixgon Int'l), DJ Quesquecest (No Wahala Djs) & Brigadier Shazadbad will help set the mood at Toronto's most exciting Bob Marley Birthday Tributes. The Parkdale Food Bank http://www.pcfb.ca/ The Parkdale Community Food Bank is a grass roots organization, founded by volunteers in 2007 and serves 3,000 people each month. Located on King Street West in the heart of Parkdale, the philosophy reflects a strong commitment to a client-based model, where respect, inclusion and the dignity of their members is the first priority. The food bank uses a shopping system, as opposed to the more common hamper system to maximize selection and respect member's various dietary needs. The Food Bank has only one employee and relies on 50 committed volunteers.With no direct funding from any level of government, The Parkdale Community Food Bank raises all of their funds independently and are depend on donations from individuals and events like the annual Bob Marley Birthday Tribute. House of David Gang www.houseofdavidgang.com Dubbed Canada's "Reggae Warriors," House of David Gang is an authentic reggae band that delivers late 70s and early 80s-style Jamaican reggae originals and the classic roots reggae songs of greats such as Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, Gregory Isaacs and Dennis Brown; mixed with folk, soul, calypso, afrobeat and hip-hop influences. The features vocalist King Selah and drummer Jahlin Edwards with guitarists Terell Jervis and Jay Cleary, keyboardist Sam Weller and Fingazz, bassist Snappy Homefry and percussionist/MC SunRay Grennan. The band takes its name from the House of David, an after-hours spot on Queen Street West that was a hotspot for artists from the city's burgeoning Rastafarian and reggae community from the late 80’s until the mid-90’s. After finishing their extensive two month Western Canadian tour this past summer, the band is now focusing on recording new material, working on their new album “Slum” at Slamm Productions in Toronto with the support of an Ontario Arts Council Grant, scheduled to be released mid-2016. While keeping their classic reggae foundation, the direction and feel of the album maintained its roots as well as experimenting with new elements and sounds. The band has also recently released the new single “Good Vibration” as well as a new music video and remix compilation. Listen & Download to the band's brand new song "Good Vibration" here Michael Garrick https://michaelgarricknation.com/ Legendary Canadian reggae singer/actor Michael Garrick, is formerly of the group SUNFORCE who had unique flavour of Caribbean Canadian Reggae. Sunforce was a nationally touring reggae band with hit songs Lightning Strikes & Island in the Sun whose videos were on regular rotation on MuchMusic. was a regular act at the Bamboo Club in the late 90s Listen & Download to Michael Garrick and the One Nation brand new video "Sweet City Woman" RaLion https://www.facebook.com/ralionkangaroots/ RaLion grew up with a father from Melbourne, Australia and a mother from Kingston Ten, Jamaica, whose influence and musical tastes helped shape RaLion’s deep-seeded love of reggae. While his early musical influences came from listening to original roots, rock, reggae with his family, RaLion became ‘hooked’ when the "Talking Blues" (Bob Marley & The Wailers) CD came out. Burning Spear has also been a constant source of inspiration due to his use of horns. RaLion has been studying music his whole life and has over two decades of live performance and studio recording experience under his belt. Lion started his singing career working with The Resinators, followed by The Dream Band; he has also worked with The Satellites, Arsenals Ska, and Fujahtive and he has recently moved on to focusing on a solo career backed by The Kangaroots Crew. RaLion currently has 7 released singles available on CD Baby, Spotify, Amazon & iTunes: “Something's Not Right”, “High Protecta”, “They Don't Know”, “Just Because”, “Darling”, “Everything” (featuring Hermina George) and “Struggling” with more to follow by end of this year. Carol Brown Carol Brown started her musical journey in her early teens as a member of The Loving Sisters ’duo in the late Sixties captivating audiences at Community shows and talent shows in her hometown of Portland, Jamaica. Carol migrated to Canada in 1972 where she continued performing as a solo artist developing her career. She returned to Jamaica a few years later and reunited with her hometown Band who changed their name to The Young Experience with Junior Murvin where she regained her status as resident female singer. The Band toured across the Island show casing in Night clubs, hotel lounges as well as private and community events gaining popularity and building a solid fan base. Carol recorded several singles at that time covering songs like “Touch me Baby” and “Looks like the end” recorded and produced by The Young Experience Band. She returned to Canada in the late Seventies, early Eighties continuing her singing opening and performing on many stage show with several popular artists’ including Yellow Man, Leroy Sibbles, Sugar Minott, Johnny Osborn, Leroy Gibbon, Half Pint. Carol was also performing artist on many other shows throughout Montreal and Toronto accompanying artist such as Alton Ellis, John Holt, Tinga Stewart, Hortense Ellis, Nana McLean, Lord Tanamo, Ken Boothe and Beres Hammond. She recorded and worked with producers Pete Weston Micron Record Leroy Sibbles, Jackie Mittoo, Joe Gibbs among others. Several of Carol’s singles reached the British Reggae charts like “Touch me baby, I wont Hurt your feeling and Feel so good. Her Accolades include awards as Top Female Performer and top Female reggae singer in Canada Reggae Awards in Eighties and Nineties.

we gotta get this project to Toronto!

Found out the sad news that Kevin Rieth, a musician (bass player), music lover and father of two children from our community has passed away after a long battle with MS. I met him at an early Come Together Music Festival and found him to be a kindred spirit; happy go lucky and funny. He had been dealing with immobilization of his condition with such grace and positivity, it's tragic, but in his final post, he says he was happy to make the transition. RIP

Celebrate the new Canadian legalization laws on October 17th at Lula Lounge with The House of David Gang and Friends. Also joining us are Higher Heights Hifi with selections & sound system. Free cover to any MCs who want to touch the mic. Real show-style night so come bring it on!House of David Gang will perform the music of Peter Tosh who coined the phrase "Legalize it."The tragic and premature death of Peter Tosh on September 11, 1987 has robbed the world of a great reggae artist and political activist. Peter Tosh was one of the most militant reggae recording artists, his name, face and songs stand as a symbol of inspiration to people around the world. PETER TOSH, BOB MARLEY, and BUNNY LIVINGSTONE were the co-founders of the greatest reggae group of all time “THE WAILERS.” Online Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/legaliztation-celebration-tribute-to-peter-tosh-with-house-of-david-gang-and-heigher-heights-tickets-51053379031 Here's the FB page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1990879674266598