From: Venus (bestkeptsecret_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 2003-08-20 09:30:15
08+20-03= the final countdown!
*cue horrible synth sounds*
Whaddup all my peoples! The lights are back on! Tell me how nice it was to see the city in absolute darkness last Thursday night. Maybe now people will realize you don't need to be comfortable in 0 degree Celcius airconditioning.
Soooooooooo the years have melted down into weeks, decomposed into days, and will soon become hours. Yup, the summer is almost over (boooooo! hissssssss!). Not only that, but sadly, your ever-faithful Venus will be steppin outta the T-Dot in about a week and a half to set up shop eastwards along the 401 in a little town called Montreal. How the hell did time move this fast? Man! I'm excited to go, but sad as hell to leave this fabulous city and more importantly, all the incredible people that I have the honour of calling my friends. Still got some time for the sad final goodbye, so I'm not talking about this anymore right now *sucking the tears back into my eyeballs*
But the show goes on! Dalia will continue holding it down in fine fashion, and we still got 2 shows left together, so without further adieu:
BEST KEPT SECRET
w/ DJs Dalia and Venus on the hiphophousebrokebeatsoulabstractbiznizz tip
Wednesdays 6-8 PM EST
CHRY 105.5 FM
phone: 416-736-5656
web: www.yorku.ca/chry
Too too much to tell y'all about...get out the reading glasses and curl up by the fireplace (or your window, as it's likely about 40 degrees Celcius as you read this)...as Slick Rick says: 'herrrrrrrrrrrrrre we goooooooooooooo'!
:::TONIGHT:::
Mad packed show in store, so packed that the CHRY studios will most likely bust at the seams. First up, we're honoured to have the Red Beet Lounge crew come through to drop some tunes and chat about the Sunday night dominance they've been enjoying in Toronto for the last few months. Comprised of General Eclectic, Tariq, and Mo'Chi, their Sunday night jams at Fressen are truly sweat-inducing, smile-inspiring, and have more than just a few people walking around giddy and bleary-eyed on Monday mornings. Bringing a decadent blend of soul, hiphop, funk, and RnB on the funked up tip, this crew KNOWS what gets people up on it! Us Best Kept gyals had the pleasure of playing there a few weeks back, and it was truly off the hook!
Make sure you are touch down at Fressen (478 Queen St. W, east of Bathurst) each and every Sunday, but especially this Sunday (Aug 24th) for a special birthday edition of Red Beet Lounge, as Tariq is turning exactly one year older. On the decks will be General Eclectic, Tariq, Mo'chi, and special guests DJ Kalmplex and ourselves Dalia and Venus! Make sure to stick an extra sweatband in yer back pocket. $3 at the door, and goes til laaaaaaaaaate.
Best Kept is also super excited to have none other than emcee extraordinaire Mindbender come through tonight to chat about his brand spankin soon-to-be-released rekkid entitled 'Beautiful Mutant' (www.supremebeingunit.com). After experiencing his incredible live performances, hearing him on record, and even waxing philosophic with him, you can't help be drawn in by the absolute love for life he embodies. And it seems that lots of others feel the same, snatching up his records with the quick-fast and in large numbers since dropping tunes with his crew Supreme Being Unit back in 1996. Mad busy in the studio with peoples like Dorc and Vangal, this guy's pushing hiphop's sonic boundaries and recording crazy amounts of music.
Check him out this coming Thursday (August 21) at Dundas Square as part of the massive Style In Progress hip hop event (www.styleinprogress.ca) happening on Thurs and Fri, featuring peoples like Rhythmicru, Masia One, More or Les, Shebang!, Kamau, Rikoshay, Danimal, M-Rock, and Moonstarr, among nuff others. Mindbender's performing LIVE with Dorc at 4:30 PM, and of course check him hosting In Divine Style, the best open mic hiphop night in Toronto, every Thursday at the Hooch (815 Queen St. W, above Gypsy CoOp).
I told you it was mad packed.
:::LAST WEEK:::
Mad love out Stop Die Resuscitate for coming through on the show. Make sure to check them out LIVE tonight (Wed Aug 20) at Raise the Rent, a night showcasing dope independent talent, alongside Kamau, DJ Serious, and Murr. Rose holding it down lovely! $5 or PWYC, with all monies going towards the artists involved and to charity. Go reach.
Ya heard:
Oh No - Make Noise (instr.) - Stones Throw
Ed OG and Da Bulldogs - I Got to Have It - PWL
Lost Boyz - Jeeps, Lex, Coups, Bimaz, and Benz - Uptown/MCA
Quantic Soul Orchestra - Assassin - Tru Thoughts
James Brown - Baby Don't Cry - People
GB - Cosmic Water - Sound + Color
The Procussions - We Gotta! (Get Up) - Procussion Sound
T-Love feat. Dwele - Long Way Back - Virgin
Gang Starr - Just to Get a Rep (Madlib rmx) - No Label Records
DJ Tonk - Now and Forever (instr.) - Groove Guru
The Procussions - Lights Off (instr.) - Procussion Sound
The Fort Knox Five - Donde Estabas 2 - Fort Knox
James Brown - Soul Power (house rmx) - white
Riot Society - Understand Me - Cube Recordings
DJ Rels - Diggin in Brownswood - Stones Throw**
Son of Scientist - Theory Beats - Main Squeeze
Exile - Ah Ouia - Sound+Color
Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra - Makossa - Daptone
Interview - Stop Die Resuscitate
Stop Die Resuscitate - Three - SDR CDR *
Stop Die Resuscitate - Escapin - SDR CDR*
Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra feat. Mayra Vega - Che Che Cole - Daptone
'*' means Canadian
'**' means bring the rewind
:::WHERE WE'RE AT = WHERE YOU NEED TO BE:::
A flurry of activity upcoming for us Best Kept gyals alongside the Red Beet Lounge this Sunday....hang on cause we're coming!
(a) Of course the big news is our 9th anniversary party entitled 'In One Ear, Out The Other' is taking place THIS SATURDAY NIGHT (Aug 23) at Clinton's - 693 Bloor St. E.
Appearances by: Zoe, Sunny D, Rose of LAL, Eternia, Masia One, Shebang!, Vandal, Rahim, plus others
Live graf by EGR and Lady K
Live comedy by The DooWops
DJs: Onastic, More or Les, MelBoogie, Chocolate, Andrew Masuda, Dalia & Venus
Kickin off at 10 PM til we can't dance no more
$7 at the door with proceeds going to CHRY's 2003 Fundraising Drive
Check out a lightpole near you to see what the hell we're talking about. More info and flyers bombing your inbox very soon!
(b) Dalia and I are also providing some tunage for the many incroyable graf writers, dancers, and MCs that will be taking over the Queen W alley (between Spadina and Portland) on Friday Aug 22 for the second day of Style in Progress (www.styleinprogress.ca). Check us out at 6 PM...dropping nuthing but the ill shit.
(c) Make sure to tune in Saturday Aug 23rd at 3 PM for the second installment of MUCH Breaks, featuring all the breakdance action you can handle, LIVE on MuchMusic and broadcasting all over the country. Dalia and DJ Fase will be providing the beat treats for the dancers. Last one was mad fun! Tons of classic breaking videos to boot. Check it.
(d) Chicks Dig It happening this coming Monday (Aug 25). It'll be my last one before making the trek to Montreal, so make it down and say goodbye to moi! Also on the bill will be DJ Kalmplex (someone please make sure she's got a mic! too much fun). Mad cheap martinis and an amazing patio. IV Lounge (328 Dundas St. W, across from the AGO). Reach reach reach!
:::BEDTIME:::
Out like a light.
Love ya long time, scene?
SEE YOU SATURDAY!!!
peace and much respect
BEST KEPT