TONIGHT (March 8) in Toronto: Beat Workshop with Black Milk at Play De Record Academy

I posted this on my Facebook page the other day but for those of you not friends with me or not following me on The Kitchen‘s Facebook page, here you go:

Get Up Close and Personal with Black Milk in this 1 hr beat workshop. Learn what inspires him, how he shares his music, and most importantly how he creates his music!!

For more info Call:
(416) 586-0380

CLICK HERE for more details

And if you can’t make that or are not an aspiring producer/beatmaker, just got see Black Milk later that night live at The Great Hall with opening act, J. Pinder hit the jump for the flyer. Shout to the homie, Eugene who’s behind this. Looks like a good one!

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Next Tuesday (Mar. 6) in Toronto: Polaris Prize Record Salon for The Slakadeliqs – The Other Side of Tomorrow

I’ve said it before, The Other Side of Tomorrow is one of my favorite albums so far this year and will definitely be on my year-end best albums list and should be a strong contender for the Polaris Prize this year if the jury could take off their indie rock/singer-songwriter blinkers for five seconds. Hopefully this Record Salon next Tuesday can help with that process:

ClarityOne Earbuds presents a Record Salon for The Slakadeliq‘s “The Other Side of Tomorrow” featuring a live interview and album listening session hosted by David Dacks (Exclaim) w/ Slakah the Beatchild & Mike Olsen from the band. This is a FREE EVENT!

CLICK HERE for more details….

I think Slakah The Beatchild is kind of a genius and a little bit under-appreciated here in his hometown of Toronto. This Record Salon is hopefully the beginning of the end of that. The Other Side of Tomorrow, as I’ve said before, is a fantastic piece of work. If you haven’t heard it yet, I’m posting it again because it deserves it. Play on and let me know what you think:

TONIGHT (Feb. 25) in Toronto: OVERFUNK’D: JAMES BROWN vs. FELA, PART 4

Featuring the homie, DJ Paul E. Lopes. Details as follows:

Fela Ransom Kuti, arguably the funkiest, world’s most beloved, most influential composer, arranger and musician. He is Afrobeat.

James Brown, pioneer of the Funk, influence to thousands of artists, the Funk original and Soul Brother #1.

We call it…

OVERFUNK’D
2 greats… back-to-back.
Fela v/s James
2 greats.. head-to-head.
James v/s Fela
5 hours of the Funk from the Motherland to this land.

Paul E. Lopes
Son Of S.O.U.L.

Saturday, February 25th
at HARLEM 67 Richmond St. East
10pm to 3am
Only $10

Funk as you’ve NEVER heard it.
Dress to move, groove and sweat!

GET OVERFUNK’D!!!

CLICK HERE for the Facebook event page.

MP3 Download: James Brown – Get On The Good Foot

MP3 Download: Fela Kuti & Afrika ’70 – Zombie

TONIGHT (Feb. 25) in Toronto: 88 Days – Before The World Ends Fundraiser Event

WHAT:
88 DAYS – BEFORE THE WORLD ENDS – EURO TOUR FUNDRAISER!

PERFORMANCES BY:
KJ – BRENDAN PHILIP – ABSTRACT RANDOM

and also featuring:

DJ SEAN SAX

WHERE:
“POKE ME” (aka 6 DEGREES COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTURE)
204 SPADINA RD., 2ND FLOOR
(JUST NORTH OF QUEEN AND SPADINA)

WHEN:
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25TH, 2012
DOORS OPEN @ 9PM – 2AM

WHY:
KJ + ABSTRACT RANDOM + BRENDAN PHILLIP ARE ALL TRAVELING TO BERLIN/PARIS/ROME THIS APRIL AND WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!
COME PARTY WITH US! ALL SALES AND DONATIONS GO DIRECTLY TO HELP FUND OUR FLIGHTS!

$5 SUGGESTED DONATION – PWYC !

* If you can not attend, but would like to donate towards our fundraiser we will be accepting email transfers, every dollar helps! —> 88daysoffortune@gmail.com *

YUMMY DRINKS- SNACKS – GREAT MUSIC – FUN TIMES !!

FRANCESCA NOCERA PRINTS FOR SALE –

Follow 88 DAYS OF FORTUNE online – website | bandcamp

Flyer by WolF J McFarlane

*Collectively we can get LOVE*

CLICK HERE for the Facebook event page

TODAY (Sat. Feb. 18) in Toronto: All Balls Don’t Bounce Sports Weekend – a showcase of Black sport in film.

Including the Canadian premiere of White Wash, a documentary film “exploring the complexity of race in America through the struggle and triumph of black surfers. The story is narrated by Grammy Award winner Ben Harper with Black Thought of the Roots and told through the eyes of black surfers from Hawaii, Jamaica, Florida, and California.”

CLICK HERE to learn more. I am super co-singing this effort by my dude, Duane Watson. I forgot I had to dip out of town for the weekend so, unfortunately I’m gonna miss all these films.

Hit the jump for links to the other excellent films in the All Balls Don’t Bounce Sports Weekend mini film festival though.

Follow All Balls Don’t Bounce online – twitter | facebook | website

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