SETBLENDER with Themasses & Space Time Continuum

[keither]

THEMASSES

&

SPACE TIME CONTINUUM

Saturday November 27th

The Fairview Pub

898 West Broadway

** SET-BLENDER SHOW**

no set breaks

4 hours of booty shaking starting at 10 o'clock

multiple blending-sets of improvisational adventure

Themasses (www.themasses.ca)

Themasses music is a blend of infectious beats and unique progressions without formulas or rules. It's created with the live performance in mind, where often the crowd becomes the show and the dance floor becomes the stage. Everything from house, drum n' bass and funk to reggae and rock are experimented with, keeping the music energetic and unpredictable.

Themasses were formed in Vancouver, BC in 2002 through a simple classified ad in the local entertainment paper. Mark Strachan (guitar), Ben Brown (keyboards), and eventually Eric Stephenson (bass) would become the core of the band and would later find drummer Ali Siadat to complete the lineup.

After some rehearsals and a few small gigs around town, Themasses found themselves in high demand. They were, by all accounts, the highlight of the infamous Kaleidoscope Festival in Bralorne BC in the summer of 2002 and quickly set themselves apart with their fresh sound and high level of musicianship. Since then, the word has spread and the momentum has been gaining at a feverish pace. Themasses headlined both the Weekend At The Ranch Festival in Squamish BC and the 4th Annual Waldorf Outdoor Festival in Vancouver, where they played alongside great bands such as Freeflow, CR Avery and Brickhouse among many others. They also shared the stage with the incredible American super group Garaj Mahal in May 2003, followed by a successful tour of BC and Alberta where they would bond as a group after a sacred ritual in Kananaskis, BC. A month later, Themasses played to a packed house at the DuMaurier International Jazz Festival in Vancouver, proving once again their uncanny ability to consistently fill a dance floor.

Since then, they have nearly completed their first full length CD due for release in the summer, finished their second successful tour of Alberta and BC and have many upcoming shows in Vancouver including the EQUINOX Festival and some International Jazz Festival dates for the second year in a row.

Space Time Continuum (www.spacetimevan.com)

Space Time Continuum are a Vancouver based Urban-Groove quartet that combine jazz, electronica, drum&bass and dub. Intense improvisation leading into funky, earthly ambient textures make STC a must-see for groove music fans looking for a fresh live experience.

[StoneMtn]

Hmmmmm. Just may be worth the ride down from Whistler!

[keither]

Definitely... this one's gonna be a booty-shaking gem of a show!!

Givin'er!!