hey there everyone,
Well, there's a ton of stuff on the go hence much to tell you about.
Hugs to all of you who get in touch and drop me e-notes between these
mailouts; it's really nice to know that you read the words and care to
support events I'm involved with. Thanks!
Props to all who came down to Element last Friday for the Feelinit
weekly there. I guested upstairs alongside residents Dino & Terry, and
had a blast doing so. Many familiar faces and lots of dancing bodies.
Nice.
Also, a number of you have written over the last while asking about the
writing I do for various publications 'round town. I've now added the
URLs for both Eye and Exclaim magazines at the bottom of these emails,
as part of my signature. Check both frequently as I write weekly columns
for Eye (Extended Play, Beats Per Week) as well as monthly features and
reviews for Exclaim (current issue including Richard Dorfmeister, Leila,
LAL, more). Hope that helps.
And now, on to the club stuff:
Saturday Nov. 25 ï SOULAR system ï final session
DJ's Denise Benson & Sassa'le ï Directions perform live
at B-Side, 129 Peter St. above Fez Batik (enter on Richmond) ï 10pm-3am
$8 at the door ï 204.9660 or mentalchatter@sympatico.ca for more info
I'm sure by now that many of you jazz and house lovers have been hearing
about DIRECTIONS, a local seven piece band who blow up the spot each
time they perform. They create sophisticated, deep house with a heavy
emphasis on jazz, beautiful, beautiful music that always gets audiences
happy 'n dancing. DIRECTIONS performed at two different gigs I helped
organize at Fez Batik this past year (once opening for Kinder Atom and
once as part of the Jazz Fest 'Decks 'n Divas' event), and completely
blew me away both times. No exaggeration. Both gigs I left the club
feeling completely high on their music and energy. I'm really excited
that they'll be joining Sassa'le & I upstairs in B-Side, where the room
is warm and intimate, and the sound stunning offa those hardwood floors.
It'd be nice to see a lot of you out, especially as this will be the
last in our SOULAR system series. Doors open at 10pm, we go to 3am with
Directions on at midnight. Expect nu jazz ï deep house ï uk garage ï
beats 'n breaks all night long. :-)
The first ten people to hit me back with an e-note requesting so, will
be added to the guest list for this show (you and a friend).
Friday Nov. 24 to Sunday Nov. 26 ï M2 DJ Marathon
50+ DJ's & live PA's in 50+ hours ï Art System 327A Spadina Ave.
Donation of $15 for all three days ï Benefit for Hearing Foundation of
Canada
www.peoplelovemusic.com ï www.technologix.org ï info@technologix.org
Yep, that does say over 50 DJ's and performers in 50 plus hours! Going
nonstop from 9pm EST on Friday November 24th through to midnight of
Sunday November 26th, this is the second such marathon and fundraiser
organized by the folks of Technologix. $15 at the door gets you in to
all three days 'n nights. You can also watch it all go down via the
www.technologix.org web site. Some of the many DJ's participating
include: myself, Adam Marshall, Ali Black, Christian Newhook, Dan Lui,
Dave Cooper, Dean Russell, Deja Vu, Ether Mann, G Alex, Ian Guthrie,
Jacob Fairley, Lotus, Mettle Crew, Dee Jay Nav, Onastic, Peace Harvest,
Richard Brooks, Sabrina, Steve Yanko, Technologix Crew, Tim
Patrick...and many, many more. Check here for the actual schedule:
www.technologix.org/m2/full_display.html
I'll be playing from noon to 1pm on Sunday. See you early risers or
late-to-bed types then!
Friday Dec. 8 ï dZihan & Kamien ï 1st T.O. visit
with DJ's Denise Benson & Sassa'le ï Felix & Gani ï Blueprint
at UNA MAS, 422 Adelaide St. W. (NE corner at Brant) ï 10pm-4am
$10 advance ï tickets from Nov. 17th @ Vice, Rotate, Uncle Otis, Play de
Record
202.8839 ï milkevents.com ï mentalchatter@sympatico.ca for more info
Izzy of milk. and I are co-presenting this one, featuring dZihan &
Kamien, a wiiiicked production/DJ duo from Vienna who are being compared
to the likes of Kruder & Dorfmeister, Thievery Corporation and
Jazzanova. dZihan & Kamien's Freaks & Icons, a spacey, deep excursion,
is one of my fave albums of the year, as listeners will know, so I am
HYPED about this. Not to mention how much fun it's gonna be to have all
of us from the home team spinning together! This gig will be one of the
first events at UNA MAS, a brand-new, beautiful two-floor loungey
danceclub opening this month. Stay tuned for email list giveaways!
Coming soon....
ï Gypsy Co-op anniversary...watch for full details & lineup
ï next Garage 416 featuring JoJo Flores, Dino & Terry, Kevin Williams,
Jason Palma, Blueprint, and myself. Friday Dec. 15 at Roxy Blu.
ALSO CHECK:
ï Mental Chatter, Mondays 11am-2pm on CKLN 88.1fm, with me.
http://ckln.sac.ryerson.ca for Real Audio feeds, playlists and more.
ï 'Glideí Wednesdays at Gypsy Co-op (817 Queen St. West), with Andrew
Allsgood and myself. Jason Palma (Movement etc.) is upstairs in the
Hooch with his 'Higher Ground Sessions.' No cover on either floor.
ï Thursdays iN Session at Ciao Edie (489 College), with Sassaíle. No
cover.
ï Version X-cursion, Saturdays 8-10pm on CKLN 88.1, with Sassa.
http://ckln.sac.ryerson.ca for Real Audio feeds, playlists and more.
ï UKG Sundays at NASA, with Sassa'le, Cassy, Marcus, Ricky D, Drum Major
MC. No cover. All UK Garage.
That's it for this week! As always, if you would prefer not to be on
this mailing list, just lemme know and off your name shall go! Thanks!
-db-
-- -denise benson-Radio & Club DJ: 'Mental Chatter' ï Mondays 11am-2pm, CKLN 88.1FM (Toronto) (playlists & RealAudio feed: http://ckln.sac.ryerson.ca) 'Glide' ï Wednesdays @ Gypsy Co-op, 817 Queen St. W.
Writer: Eye Weekly ï 'Extended Play' and 'Beats Per Week' ï www.eye.net Exclaim Magazine ï features & reviews ï www.exclaim.ca The People Have Spoken (TPHS) magazine ï Music Editor
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