Sunday June 20, 2010

PRIZEFIGHTER | GRANDGROOVE | REALGOOD! | NOTAURIOUS present

SET SAIL

The Summertime Jumpoff aboard the Stella Borealis

It’s time to get your mind right for three months of summer life with Toronto’s favorite pastime: yacht rockin’. Three of the city’s finest DJ’s are putting all hands on decks, charting a course through the best of hip-hop, R’n'B, reggae, and more. Be it your first time on a boat, or your first cruise of the year, this is definitely the time to let your inhibitions walk the plank, as we SET SAIL!

With Anchormen

DJ Mensa (Prizefighter/2010 Redbull 3Style Champ)
Royale (GrandGroove DJ’s)
Surreal Sound (Real Good)

Hosted by Taboo (The Life of the Party)

Aboard the Stella Borealis
(Departs Yonge/Queens Quay behind Captain John’s)

Boarding Time is 12:30 / Leaves Promptly at 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Early Bird Tickets: $30 / After $35 (meal included)

For tickets, contact:

Royale: 416-554-9539
Mensa: 416-890-6037
Shehan: 647-286-9775
Jill: 416-988-1376

3 of Toronto’s bring a video to their fire tune. Shouts to Bloaw and Aloysius, Camp X, and Melanie Fiona all making cameos! T-DOT STAND UP!

Fat shout out to my good friends at Kapisanan, Carlos Bulosan Theature, and, of course, Len Cervantes, the writer of Shotgun Wedding. These folks are creating a collective body of work that shows the immense potential of Filipinos in the art and culture forum.

PLUS I GET TO RELIVE MY YOUTH (and waist size).

Full on afterparty with myself rocking the best of the 90′s (emphasis on R’n'B, of course), plus 100% encouragement to recommit the worst fashion crimes during your impressionable years.

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Here are the details:

Carlos Bulosan Theatre and Kapisanan Philippine Centre for Arts & Culture present

[A Joint Fundraiser]

SATURDAY June 26th 2010

SHOTGUN WEDDING by Leonard Cervantes
A 90’s MUSICAL MIXTAPE ABOUT NINE MONTHS OF THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES

Original Music By Kierscey Rand
Directed by Catherine Hernandez

Followed by
PROM NIGHT ‘93
With DJ MENSA

Dresscode: 90’s Prom (Dress to impress)

7:30pm Doors
8pm Show
10pm Prom

Unit C
102 Ossington Avenue
Entrance is second alleyway off of Humbert

Advance Tickets
Show & Prom $40
Prom Only $20

At the Door
Show & Prom $50
Prom Only $25

You can purchase your advance tickets in person @ KAPISANAN:
167 Augusta Ave. Toronto
2 blks W of Spadina Ave, N off Dundas St.
Hours: Wed-Fri 1pmm-8pm Sat 1pm-6pm

Or you can purchase on Paypal:
Merchant Name: Kapisanan Philippine Centre
Secure Merchant ID 6GLE65XWEL3YQ

The Main Ingredient: Special Concert Edition feat. ALOE BLACC (June 2010) from The Academy on Vimeo.

The man behind “I Need A Dollar” and a pioneer in the L.A. soul scene, and making his first appearance in Toronto in three years! Brought to you exclusively by the Main Ingredient crew, we are proud to present: ALOE BLACC!

The Academy and Shaman present…
with the support of Red Bull Music Academy
THE MAIN INGREDIENT
A special concert edition
featuring
ALOE BLACC w/ live band
(Stones Throw | Los Angeles)

feat. resident deejays

DJ MENSA (Prizefighter / Red Bull 3Style Toronto Champ)

http://djmensa.com

SEAX SAX (Soul On Ice / Chuune!)

http://djseansax.com

hosted by WAN LUV

and in THE STONE LOUNGE…

THE SIDE DISH
features
FOOTPRINTS DEEJAYS

featuring…
GENERAL ECLECTIC
JASON PALMA
STUART

Saturday, June 19
REVIVAL
783 College St.
(at Shaw St.)
Cost: $20 concert | more at door | $10 party-only entry b4 midnight
Tickets: Play De Record . Soundscapes . Slinky/MOOG . LiveStock
Online tickets: http://www.ticketpicket.com (first 25 tickets $15 early bird)
Party guestlist RSVP (B-Days or Large Groups): email themainingred@gmail.com
Doors open at 9:30pm | Concert at 10:30pm | Party at 11pm (Stone Lounge opens at 11)
19+ event

Flyer Design by Chris Thomas for DOINITWELL.com
Video Promo Design by Philip Rae for uomo Studios
Video Segments by Char Loro for lovehard productions

The Main Ingredient recommended listening…

DJ Agile feat. Liya
“Focused”
Reconstructed (album coming soon)

http://www.djagile.bandcamp.com

Aloe Blacc
“I Need a Dollar”
single out now!

http://www.stonesthrow.com/aloeblacc

Very stoked to be the special guest with Lucie Tic at her bumpin’ Thursday Night at Andy Poolhall, playing non-stop dance tunes! Reach out! No cover all night!

What: Stacked Thursdays – a weekly focusing on the best danceable music, old and new.

Where: Andy Poolhall – 489 College Street

When: Every thursday, FREE!

Why: To make you dance and socialize.

Stacked Thursdays – Its about Drinking, Sweating & Forgetting…

Featuring the debut of Washinton D.C.’s DJ Quartermaine!

A PRIZEFIGHTER x GRAND GROOVE special presentation

BRAND NEW FUNK
ft. DJ Quartermaine (Low Budget/Washington D.C.)

Brand New Funk is a celebration of the unfamiliar, the road less travelled, and the forgotten but not yet gone. The average listener doesn’t care to unearth gems anymore. But in an effort to dig, tweak, and find new ways to play the old standard, what emerges is the Brand New Funk.

Formerly of indie hip-hop act Critically Acclaimed, DJ Quartermaine is one of the top club DJ’s of Washington D.C. His tribute mixes to Raphael Saadiq, Maxwell, Erykah Badu, and Lenny Kravitz have earned him cult status worldwide.

However, what is lost by the general public, is the gain for those who know.

Welcome DJ Quartermaine as he brings the Brand New Funk.

Also featuring DJ’s

Mensa (Prizefighter/2010 Toronto Redbull 3style Champ)
Big Jacks (Grand Groove/Black Rap)

Hosted by

Big Philly (Sole Purpose)
Bozack Morris (Black Rap)

All happening at

Toika Lounge
471 Richmond Street West
19+ | style code in effect
$10 cover | Ladies free before 11 |

Guestlist and birthday inquiries:
guestlist@black-rap.com
djmensa@gmail.com

So my big homey DJ Nana has been holdin down a night at this low key bar on Queen St. for the past few months, and he asked me to be a semi regular resident for his new Friday night.

For next week, however, we have special guest DJ BOY WONDER from Chicago coming through and blessing us with a set. He holds down a shit ton of residencies in the Windy City and he’s been dying to come check out Toronto’s scene. Come through and give him a proper T-Dot welcome!

Shouts to COMMITTEE for the graphics link!

Thanks to GMan & Rizk for having me throw down alongside the big homey Rich Kidd & hometown hero Son Real. Vancouver was amazing, as per usual!

This is my set from their new night, Sup Fu? Wednesdays. 82 minutes of party vibes. Excuse my profanities.

Download Live at Sup Fu Wednesdays, Fortune Sound Club, 05/05/10 (right click, save as)
Download Live at Sup Fu Wednesdays, Fortune Sound Club, 05/05/10 (right click, save as)
Download Live at Sup Fu Wednesdays, Fortune Sound Club, 05/05/10 (right click, save as)

And all hail Zoltan!

LOVE & LUST | Fri May 14th @ Empire Lounge | Full Trailer from Original Concepts on Vimeo.

From the moment this DJ line-up was proposed I was excited as all hell to get on board. 5 of the city’s best and brightest throwing down tunes of longing, crushing, kissing, and daggering. Expect all of us to be on our A-game for sure!

ORIGINAL CONCEPTS Entertainment

In Association with Free Up x Grand Groove x Black-Rap

Present

**LOVE & LUST** | Empire Lounge | Friday May 14th 2010

Music Provided By:
Floor 1: Wristpect x Big Jacks x Mensa
Floor 2: Spoonz x Royale

Hosted By: Bozack Morris x Bass Line x Sir Lancelot

Live Performance By: Omar “OH!” Lunan

R&B
Hip-Hop (Past & Present)
Slow Jams
Lovers Rock
Reggae
Neo-Soul
Soul (70s-80s)
And a few surprises

Empire Lounge ~ 50 Cumberland

Ladies Free Before 11 (Men $10 on guest list)

**Complimentary Champagne Before 11:30**

$6 Parking

Full Licensed Patio

Style Code – No Hats, No runner, No Overly Baggy Clothing, (Jeans Allowed)

21 & Over, Mature Clientele

For Bottle Service Contact: originalconceptsent@gmail.com