Parties & Events
[Photo Gallery] Cam’ron Live at The Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, ON (8.16.14)
Previously on The Kitchen:
– Cam’ron – So Bad Feat. Nicki Minaj & Yummy [MP3]
[Contest] Win Tickets To See Seun Kuti Live in Toronto on Saturday July 12
Seun Kuti is the son of legendary Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Kuti. Notably he now heads his father’s legendary Egypt 80 band. This should be a helluva good show and The Kitchen has one pair of tickets to give one lucky reader to see the show for FREE. Want in? Follow me on twitter at @Stellaskid (so I can directly private message you in the event that you win) and tweet the following message:
“Hey @Stellaskid: I wanna win the tickets to see @realseunkuti at The Phoenix in Toronto on July 12 courtesy @nufunk” [note: you do not need to include the quotation marks when you tweet]
Want more info on the show? CLICK HERE for the Facebook event page and ticket info. In the meantime, check out the single, “Rise (From Africa With Fury: Rise)” (along with a remix by Swizz Beatz) from his third album, A Long Way to the Beginning:
[CONTEST] Win Tickets to See Rakim Live at The Phoenix in Toronto This Friday (July 4)
YES!!! The ‘God’ MC that some still regard as the greatest MC to ever touch a mic is coming back to Toronto. Regardless of whether you hold that view or not, Rakim Allah is undoubtedly responsible for some of the greatest music from what many consider hip-hop greatest era, the much mythologized and fabled Golden Age from ’86-’92.
Wanna see what all the fuss is about? I have TWO pair of tickets to give away for Rakim’s performance at The Phoenix this Friday here in Toronto. To win, tweet me at @Stellaskid (and follow me so I can DM in the event you win) the following message:
“I wanna win tickets to see RAKIM (@rakimgodmc) this Fri. (7/4) at The Phoenix pres. by @RockpileClub” [note: no quotation marks needed when you tweet]
Two winners will be selected at random at noon ET on Friday (July 4) to get the tickets so stay tuned. In the meantime enjoy a little classic Rakim:
[Event] Kelis Live at the Hoxton: Photo & Video Recap
Photo credits: Nadine Steaman (@Nadream70)
Like really long-time readers of The Kitchen (are there any still out there??), know I’ve long been a fan of of the former, Mrs. Nasir Jones, Kelis. So I was super happy when she recently came to town, thanks to the good people at my day hustle, Embrace. Have to say though that the show was a mixed experience overall.
While Kelis sounded pretty good vocally (she hits some notes I didn’t think she was really capable of tbh), she talked a lot (too much at times) in between songs and the overall sound was spotty at the beginning and for much of the first half you could barely hear her in the mix over her live band and almost to the very end, her backup vocalist couldn’t be heard at all. She, naturally, leaned heavily on material from her latest album, Food (see the video of her performance of “Jerk Ribs” and “Rumble” from the album above) which was fairly well-received by the audience but I got the sense most of them would have been fine hearing the tried and true hits off Kaleidoscope, Wanderland, Tasty and Kelis Was Here (or maybe that’s just me). And no “Caught Out There” at all?? I know that song was a bit gimmicky when it came out, but I can’t be the only one who still wanted to hear that anyway??
[Event] June 21 in Toronto: NXNE Battle of the America’s USA vs Canada Beat Battle
From my homegirls, Toni and Lala:
The legendary Young Guru will be joining Symbolyc One (S1) and Jake One as judges in the #USAvsCANADA beat battle on SATURDAY, JUNE 21st! Come & Witness 24 talented producers from all over the USA and Canada compete in the first international beat battle at NXNE!!
Join our hosts You Heard That New‘s Low Key (#TeamUSA) and The Come Up Show‘s Chedo (#TeamCanada) as each team goes head-to-head in 5 rounds for the ultimate title. Live performances by Tehu (Montreal) and Fresh Kils, with a special half-time show by Toronto’s own Luu Breeze! Music provided by DJ Grouch and DJ Law!
Doors open at 7PM, Show starts at 8PM sharp!
General admission: $22, more at the door
Limited $15 early bird tickets available now at Eventbrite
Click HERE for more details on Facebook