Mac Graham LIVE
March 18, 2010
The Trane Studio
964 Bathurst Street (Just north of Bloor)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
with musical guests:
Nick-e
DJ Double K (Parkdale Funk)
$10 at the door
9 pm show start
The Trane Studio is also open for dinner at 6 pm
presented by:
nufunk.ca & YEL Entertainment
Starving Artist is once again proud to present Soul Power!
We got soul and we’re super bad! To prove this, Double K (Parkdale Funk) has an extra special guest for the February edition. Touching down on the decks is the mighty Well Said! A lot of you will know Well Said as the badass bass playing from Grand Analog and The Main Thing! This is going to be a serious night of heavy tunes and it’s not to be missed!
Hot buttered funk & waffles baby!
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Starving Artist
Feb 26, 2010
584 Lansdowne Ave, Toronto
10PM * No Cover!
Aint no party like b.club party!
Saturday, February 13, 2010
BSC is returning to The Central for a spicy night of hot latin funk!
We’ve had a blast every time we’ve played here and we’re coming back for more. But it’s not just any BSC show, as joining us on stage will be many musical guests; including:
Patrick Silk
Greg Margau
and more…
And to make this night truly dance-worthy, from the wildly popular Parkdale Funk podcast and Latin Funk Friday, DJ DOUBLE K will be digging into his collection of ultra-rare latin grooves to ensure you don’t stop ’till you get enough!
All this for only $5 !!
Come early, stay late.
9:00pm-2:30am
The Central Nightclub
603 Markham Street
Toronto, ON
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Join us for another SUPERSOULSOUND FUNK REVUE featuring THE MAIN THING deepfunk soul ensemble and friends performing LIVE at the right place / Wrongbar. Feb 4th. 10pm
A vintage soul n’ funk dance party that will make you feel like you were born at the wrong time - with special guests; SOUND ONE as they perform Vintage SKA to keep you bumpin through the night, PARKDALE FUNK [DJ Double K] spinning rare soulful 45s, TMT’s own featured vocalist BARBARA MAMABOLO, and special guest vocal trio [Maggie Hopkins, Alexandra Tait, Elizabeth Clarke] .. and more.. good gawd!
SOUND ONE - Playing Ska the way it was done 50 years ago, with heart and soul. No checkers. No gimmicks. Sound One perform originals and covers from the golden age of Ska!
http://www.myspace.com/soundoneska
PARKDALE FUNK / DJ Double K - Spinning those classic cuts you only wish you found yourself.
http://www.ParkdaleFunk.com
THE MAIN THING is:
Jonny O. - Guitar
Benson - Organs
Kevin Cato - Alto, Baritone Sax, Flute
Aubrey McGhee - Tenor Sax
Warren Bray - Bass
Elvir K. - Guitar / Congas
Bobby Lee - Funky Drums
Featured Vocalist: Barbara Mamabolo
Guest Horns: Yvonne Moir, and more..
Guest Vocal Trio: Maggie Hopkins, Alexandra Tait, Elizabeth Clarke
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Main-Thing/102783570103
LIVE @ WRONGBAR
1279 Queen St. W
Toronto
$10 cover / 19+
Soul Power is back and it’s going to be funkiest jam ever! This months special guest is the mighty Splattermonkey! He’s one hell of a DJ with a lot of tricks and deep crates up his sleeves. Along side with your resident selector DJ Double K (Parkdale Funk) this is going to be one crazy night of heavy tunes. Lets kick off 2010 in style.
Starving Artist
January 29, 2010
584 Lansdowne Ave, Toronto
10PM * No Cover!
All vinyl!
Starving Artist is once again proud to present Soul Power! The Boxing Day Edition.
A serious night of soul & funk vinyl with Double K (Parkdale Funk) alongside our very special guest, Son Of S.O.U.L. (On The Strength - 88.1FM, Cool Breezin’, Turn Me Up Some).
Come burn off all that turkey and stuffing on the dance floor. This is going to be a serious night of heavy tunes.
To top it off, it’s also the co-owner’s birthday! I’m sure Tobias will be getting down with his bad self.
We got soul and we’re super bad.
Starving Artist
December 26, 2009
584 Lansdowne Ave, Toronto
10PM * No Cover!
Top 10 45s for December are in!
Check out my chart on Juno
Funk Friday is back and it’s going to be funkier then ever! This months special guest is one half of the Cool Breezin’ Crew, Petri G! Along side with your resident selector DJ Double K (Parkdale Funk) this is going to be one crazy night. Between the two DJs expect to hear 3 decades worth of soul, funk, boogie and jazz.
Soul Power!!!
Hot buttered funk & waffles!
Starving Artist
10PM
No Cover!
November 27, 2009
584 Lansdowne Ave, Toronto
info@starvingartistbar.com
On Friday Nov 13th DJ Double K is going to be the special guest at Thank Funk It’s Friday.
Thank Funk It’s Friday is the ultimate after work weekend kick-off featuring the HIGH ENERGY FUNK of The Ambassadors!
If you’re a fan of bad-ass funk grooves by the likes of Sharon Jones, The Meters, Breakestra, Herbie Hancock, Fred Wesley, Ann Sexton and James Brown - be sure to come down and check us out!
Thank Funk It’s Friday
Special guest: DJ Double K (Parkdale Funk)
8pm Start $5 at Door
The Silver Dollar
486 College St.
Come get your little groove on!
Costumes, Prizes, Waffles, Friends, Funk, Soul, Rock, Reggae…. Need I say more?
DJ Double K (Parkdale Funk) will be dropping some furious and spooky tracks all night long to get your head bopping and your booty shaking! This month’s special guest is the mighty Mook! Mook has DJ’d all over the city for many years now. Over the last little while he’s been on the down-low, but Starving Artist has got him back out and this night is not to be missed. Mook has an extremely eclectic collection ranging from all corners of the musical spectrum. Expect to hear some more reggae and mod rock for this session. The two lads are going to be back to back all night. All vinyl!
So now that you know the music is going to be hype what else can ya ask for? Ohh wait, it’s going to be held on the 30th which means HALLOWEEN! So you better come out dressed to the max because there are going to be prizes for the best costume!
Hot buttered funk & waffles!
Starving Artist
10PM
No Cover!
October 30, 2009
584 Lansdowne Ave, Toronto
info@starvingartistbar.com
Thursdays starting in October, the legendary The Main Thing will be performing at Mitzi’s Sister. Featuring DJ Double K from The Parkdale Funk Show, Barbara Mamabolo and Your New Friends. Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to get down with some vintage soul & funk sounds.
Thursday Night Is Funk Night!
OCT 8
OCT 15
OCT 29
NOV 5
Mitzi’s Sister
1554 Queen St W.
Toronto
Funk Friday
Friday September 25, 2009
There are big things going on at the Starving Artist! Funk Friday is back and to keep it fresh and hot it’s going to be held on the last Friday of every month. DJ Double K from Parkdale Funk will continue to be your selectah and each month will feature a new guest dj.
The next Funk Friday will be held on Friday September 25th and the mighty DJ Jun will be this month’s featured guest. DJ Jun is one half of Cr8apes (http://www.cr8apes.com) and just like Double K he’s a big 45 junkie so the tunes are going to be deep and heavy! This event is not to be missed! All vinyl!
Hot buttered funk & waffles!
http://www.StarvingArtistBar.com
http://www.ParkdaleFunk.com
http://www.Cr8apes.com
http://www.DJJun.com
Starving Artist
10PM
No Cover!
584 Lansdowne Ave
(Just north of Bloor)
Peep the promo vid!
Saturday September 19th (Noon to 8pm)
Double K will be throwing dome some soul and reggae with the mighty Anousheh at this years Parkdale Youth Festival. Come on out for a free all day event and take in the sights and sounds of the Parkdale Area. In conjunction with Manifesto and the Queen West Arts Crawl you will not be disappointed!
Check out www.parkdalefestival.com and www.themanifesto.ca for more info.
The fifth annual Parkdale Youth Festival happens on Saturday September 19th, 2009 around the Parkdale Town Square (Queen Street and Cowan Avenue) from 12pm to 8pm. The focus for 2009 is to “Initiate and Educate” the youth of Parkdale, and the surrounding communities within Toronto, by providing workshops, performances, and interactive installations that are programmed by youth for youth. This year brings forth a renewed interest in the arts, encompassing music, painting, writing, reading, photography, dance, theater, and other forms of performance works and artistry.
Music Interludes by DJ’s Double K (Parkdale Funk) & Anousheh (Move On Up)
Host: Dalton Higgins
12pm The Remix Project – www.remixproject.com
Nayo Sasaki-Picou - steel pan performance
Quentin “Q” Vercetty - spoken word performance
1230pm Sketch – www.sketch.ca
Bones - www.myspace.com/torontobones
Shawnie B www.myspace.com/shawniebabyface
Tribius and Ray Rey, Nadiya
1pm Scotty Dynamo - www.myspace.com/scottydynamo
130 J-Man - www.myspace.com/jmanmuzik
2pm TheReaLVoyce – www.b2ds.ca
230pm Supreme Being Unit – www.myspace.com/mindbendersupreme
3pm Backburner
More Or Les – www.myspace.com/moreorles
Toolshed www.myspace.com/dehsloot
Wordburglar - www.myspace.com/wordburglar
4pm P.O.S.E. Dance Troupe (Salsa, Reggaeton, Merengue) - www.SarahDance.com
430pm Akwaba Cultural Exchange - www.akwabacultural.com
African Tradional Dance & Music (drumming) entitled “Spectacular”, providing a forum for cultural activities and interaction through educational programs, workshops and artistic events.
5pm Kae Sun (Acoustic Set) - www.myspace.com/kaesun
530pm Literacy Through Hip Hop ft. Vargas and Beans www.lthh.org
Youth from an innovative literacy program for children in grade six to eight present a stage production with dancers and performances. The program uses the popular youth culture of hip hop, specifically hip hop music, as a means to engage children about their reading and writing.
6pm Plex - www.myspace.com/won18
630pm 9th Uno - www.myspace.com/stonecutterproduction
7pm D-Sisive - www.myspace.com/dsisive
http://www.parkdalefestival.com
Funk Friday
Friday August 21 2009
The Parkdale Funk Show is touching back down at the Starving Artist to serve up another night of hot buttered funk! Come chill out on the amazing back patio for a guaranteed good time.
All vinyl! All 45s!
Funk & Waffles baby!
We got soul and we’re super bad, are you?
Starving Artist
10PM
No Cover!
584 Lansdowne Ave
(Just north of Bloor)
http://www.StarvingArtistBar.com
http://www.ParkdaleFunk.com
Latest podcast: THE MAIN THING LIVE AT WRONGBAR
