[CONTEST] Win Tickets to See the Legendary Shuggie Otis Live at The Phoenix in Toronto, April 14

[NOTE: contest is DONE! Go to @Stellaskid on twitter to see the winner announcement. Thanks to all who entered and check back at the Kitchen for more contests coming soon!]

Don’t know the name? GET FAMILIAR!!!! Trust me, you don’t want to miss this very, very special show this coming weekend here in Toronto.

Shuggie is the son of blues legend, Johnny Otis; wrote the classic “Strawberry Letter 23”, better known by most via the Brothers Johnson version, and famously turned down an offer to join the Rolling Stones. Not up him musically? Hit the jump to listen to his Inspiration Information album and hear where I believe artists like Miguel and Pharrell got their creative ‘inspiration’ from.

And now, you’re wondering, “How do I win the tickets?”, right? Read on…

Just follow me on twitter (so I can DM you in the event that you win) and then tweet: “@Stellaskid: I wanna win tickets to see @ShuggieOtis April 14 at The Phoenix in Toronto presented by @TheUnionEast” [note: the quotation marks not necessary when you send your tweet]

The contest will end at 12 noon EST on April 12 and the winner will be announced via twitter. Thanks to the homie, Ramos and Union Events for supplying the tickets for this very special contest.

Get more details on the show via Facebook HERE. Tickets are on sale for $39.50 (plus S/C) at Ticketmaster.

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[MP3] Domingo – Find It (Message to Hip Hop)

Nice souled-out track from the forthcoming (?) full-length collection, by the homie, NY-turned-West Coast transplant producer, Domingo.

[MP3] James Brown – Santa Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto (scratchandsniff re-rub)

Sadly, Christamas Day will always be tied for funk & soul music lovers to the passing of the legendary Godfather of Soul, James Brown.

[DJ mix] Arcee, Kaewonder, & Dj Serious present Cratery #43

Spotted on the homie, Arcee‘s twitter feed:

The Canadian content on Cratery is at an all-time high. Could be the influence of our bi-coastal brethren Sipreano and Birdapres. It could be a desire to snatch up that local sh*t for trade leverage. Or an overwhelming source of national pride (It’s probably not the last one). The CANCON on this month’s episode arrives courtesy of 3 tripped out artists from Quebec: Guy Rheaume, Sex and Les Champignons [ed note: I don’t see Les Champignons in the track list below]. So much incredible music was recorded in Quebec in the 60’s and 70’s. Sadly, much of it remains unknown. We do venture outside of La Belle Province with selections like Irene Kral’s “Wheelers and Dealers”, a recent vocal jazz discovery I found in a local spot for $6. Kaewonder reminds us not to sleep on the Carla Thomas catalog (as does Madlib) and DJ Serious unearths a randomly alternate version of George Benson’s “The Changing World” (without the ‘I used to love H.E.R. sample). Cratery 43, bitches. Stream it or download below.

I love the fact that there’s a skip at the end of the Johnny Trouble record (real vinyl, yeah!) and “2,4,6,8”, one of my favorite songs from my favorite album of all time, is in this mix.

TRACKLIST:
1. Irene Kral – Wheelers and dealers
2. Guy Rheaume – Ca Tourne
3. Tim Maia – Joao Coragem
4. Premiere Capsule – Folies du Mercredi
5. Sex – Born to love
6. Ahmad Jamal – Patterns
7. Gary Burton – Vibrafinger
8. Twelve Top Hits – Chicago
9. Johnny Trouble – Turns me on
10. Bobby Wilson – Don’t shut me out
11. Carla Thomas – I’ve fallen in love with you
12. O Donel Levy – I wanna be where you are
13. Jackson 5 – 2-4-6-8
14. Bobbie Huston – I want to make it with you
15. George Benson – The Changing World

Download It HERE. (right click save as…)

Stream:

Alt. download link: Arcee + Kaewonder + Dj Serious – Cratery #43

[Audio] Preview the CBC Radio Documentary on the History Behind the P-Funk Toronto Connection

‘Funk Getting Ready To Roll’, a documentary about the life and times of Funkadelic in Toronto during the early 70s is produced by good friend, David Dacks. Airing Sunday August 12 on Inside The Music at 3PM (EST) on CBC Radio 2 and 9PM on CBC Radio 1, it wil feature interviews with George Clinton, Bernie Worrell, Frank Kash Waddy, Cordell Boogie Mosson, Chris Tannis, Prakash John and Rob Bowman.

For those not knowing the preview piece above features the track, “Loose Booty” by Funkadelic with vocals by George Clinton and the narration is by David.

Also, join Dacks and crew for a night of psychedelic soul at The Red Light to celebrate ‘Funk Getting Ready To Roll’ on August 9. CLICK HERE for event details.