Jay Funk Dawg

zing!

what an amazing musician!

The debate on CBC this morning said that they didn't want to debate together in person, Jian made a bit of a joke of it, but when I saw the debate it definitely got emotional. George Monbiot was a very heartfelt activist, his closing story was very touching - speaks to the dire situation in Africa. I liked him. Bjorn Lomborg was a bit of a show-boat - I didn't like him - he was a word twister and seemed to miss the point to me. Lord Nigel Lawson is a pompous out of touch windbag while Elizabeth May was very eloquent and a real fire-cracker - she didn't let Bjorn or Lawson get away with interrupting her! What a great debate!

I caught a preview the debate this morning on CBC. By the sounds of it - it's going to be heated! Gonna tune in tonight!

dang I missed that show - I live on that block! By people powered I mean that word of mouth is powering this show!

Please respond & confirm your attendance! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=185003082682 please also add your friends - this show is people powered!

Slurt, pop, zing, whhaaa uuuppmm !

exciting new news tba! yay!

jay.cleary at gmail.com wave me!

gonna be a massive party y'alL!

House of David Gang plays Ellington's this Friday http://www.myspace.com/houseofdavidgang It's a birthday party for drummer Collin "Jahlin" Edwards - special guests and more! Ellington's Music & Cafe 805 St Clair Ave W 10 pm plus it's free!

great local guy: Mike Field www.mikefieldjazz.com

just found this on twitter... read the story here: http://www.cp24.com/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20091123/091123_jacksoul/20091123/?hub=CP24Entertainment and here http://www.jacksoul.com Very sad, I saw him a couple of times - he had a very bad car accident a couple of years back that almost took his life... i remember many fundraisers for him - he was struggling to get his life and career back together ever since... He passed today after a 8 month battle with cancer.

SPECIAL CANJAM ALLSTARS GUEST! Large Marge & The Marginators http://www.myspace.com/largemarge&themarginators

EMBRACE PRESENTS... in association with www.nufunk.ca BASSNECTAR Saturday, July 17, 2010 – The Opera House 735 Queen Street East, Toronto BASSNECTAR live at The Opera House on Saturday, July 17, 2010. BASSNECTAR is a freeform electronic music and social experimentation project based in San Francisco, California. Primarily a music project of Lorin Ashton, BASSNECTAR is also accompanied by various collaborators. Ashton describes BASSNECTAR'S sound as "omni-tempo maximalism," by which he means combining beats and basslines with music of any or all speeds, time signatures, rhythms, and sound source. The sound gravitates toward heavy tempos, playing with double time and half time, and using electronic methods to embellish and reinforce other styles of music, including ragtime, punk rock, blues, batucada, polka, salsa, film scores, gangsta rap, beatboxing, balkan gypsy music, ska, death metal, or dub. According to Ashton, “we are so blessed, and so deeply fortunate to be alive and awake right now…it’s a basic truth, but it’s very powerful. I think privilege confers responsibility, and Bassnectar is a reflection of that opportunity to give back; the motion of my cells bouncing back at the world.†BASSNECTAR also has a podcast on iTunes called BASSNECTAR Transmission and regularly releases bootlegs on the official website. http://www.myspace.com/bassnectar All Ages & 19+ Event • Doors @ 10PM $20 TICKETS ON SALE at TicketWeb!, Rotate This, Soundscapes & Play De Record www.embracepresents.com promoted in association with www.nufunk.ca

no dice right now...

http://www.nufunk.ca presents... Saturday, December 19th, 2009 Burt Neilson Band (Toronto, ON) The Fat Cats (Hamilton, ON) plus Gratefully Deadicated Soundsystem Opera House - 735 Queen St. E Doors 9:30 PM Show 10:00 PM $15 Advance / $20 at the door Tickets available in Toronto at Soundscapes, Rotate This, Play De Record, Shanti Baba and in Hamilton at Where Heads Meet Online at http://www.ticketweb.ca Confirm your attendance here! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=185003082682 There’s little room for debate: The Burt Neilson Band (BNB) are Canada’s pre-eminent jamband. A double edged label at best- most often used by rock writers as a pejorative and followed by adjectives like ‘wanky’ and descriptions of audience members ‘noodle dancing’- most bands still would die for the loyalty particularly in terms of live shows that this band has engendered in their over thirteen year career. Having formed in Thunder Bay in 1996 as a seven piece band, Burt Neilson Band gradually pared down to an airtight, turn on a dime, four piece ensemble. With over 1,000 live shows under their belt they’ve honed their chops and sound beyond their youthful dabblings with crowd pleasing versions of rock, soul and funk grooves. While one can still count on their live show to delve at any moment into looser improvisations their songwriting has showed a steadfast growth in both style and substance. The fact that journalists get hung up on the label doesn’t seem to matter at all to the band members influential group of peers- the fellow musicians they would have themselves judged by. Not surprisingly veteran sideman (vocals/keyboards/organ/accordion) Jeff Heisholt tours extensively with the Trews who will admit that when they were underage they’d sneak into BNB’s legendary shows in their hometown of Antigonish, NS. Bassist Jeremy Little (in addition to his own project Everything All The Time) was plucked for Jason Collett’s backing band when the remnants of Paso Mino scattered to the winds and Zeus was formed. Drummer Gavin Maguire likewise plays in a handful of ensembles ranging from their cohort Pete Elkas’ band to Rodriguez (formerly know as Bodega) to Dearly Beloved. Meanwhile guitarist and songwriter Mike Filipowitsch has been focusing on his solo material. In addition to completing a cross Canada solo acoustic tour, Mike has been in the studio with producer Chris Wardman (Tragically Hip, Randy Bachman ) on Billy Manzik's latest release "Alltogether Now" (2009), and continues to collaborate on projects with a variety of musicians forwarding his own solo career. On Saturday December 19th the Burt Neilson Band carry on a tradition of reuniting for their extended fanbase with a holiday show accompanied by fellow travelers Fat Cats (another group with a storied connection to their fans) and the Gratefully Deadicated Sound System. Artist links: www.myspace.com/burtneilsonband www.myspace.com/hamiltonfatcats www.gratefullydeadicated.com Facebook link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=185003082682 Online Ticket Link http://www.ticketweb.ca/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=763505 For more information please contact: Jay Cleary 416.877.4075 cell www.nufunk.ca www.360degreesartists.com

not sure I can go with work & money in play....

A friend of mine has two tickets for Detroit... they are good seats and he unfortunately can't go... looking for face-value $60 each pm/email me if you need 'em... jay jay.cleary at gmail.com thanks! jay

my friend has two extra tickets - pm me if you are looking for 2! thanks

Tonight!!

did ya see the trailer?? what did you think?

Just Added! DJ LeeLee Mishi (Suma, Toronto) LeeLee Mishi is one part responsible for one of the most amazing electronic music and arts festivals in Canada and another part responsible for putting feet on the dance floor with her bumpin house hits and technically driven sets. One of the original founders of the OM festival, Leanne now holds down gigs on the regular in Toronto and beyond.

NuJazz Festival 2009 Preview Trailer from Jay Cleary on Vimeo. For more info visit: www.nujazz.ca

what is google wave exactly? more than a spreadsheet?