The Parkdale Funk Show

Yours truly was honoured and humbled when asked to do a guest mix and interview for the mighty ShoMerde site.  I got a bangin’ all 45 mix up there that you wont hear it anywhere else! Please stop by, have a read & have a listen.

Big up to FamousLee and the ShoMerde Crew for showing me some Toronto love.

Direct Link

Playlist:
1. Big Maybelle - I’ve Got A Feeling
2. Mighty Lovers - Ain’t Gonna Run No More
3. Little Beaver - Do Right Man
4. Levert Allison - Sugar Daddy
5. Betty Barney - Momma, Momma
6. Explosions - Hip Drop
7. The Quickest Way Out - Tick Tock Baby
8. Trinikas - Black Is Beautiful
9. Sugar Pie Desanto - Git Back
10. Ambassadors - Ain’t Got Love
11. Ernie Hines - Our Generation
12. Melvin Bliss - Synthetic Substitution
13. Sweet Love - Surprise
14. Darrow Fletcher - What Have I Got Now
15. The Young Disciples & Co. - Crumbs Off The Table
16. Della Reese - It Was A Very Good Year

Listen HERE

Soul Power is back heating things up in for its first jam of 2011!

Touching down as a very special guest for the January event is the mighty FamousLee! He’s the man behind the ShoMerde.com site and one half of the ¡Boom Senso! team. Alongside resident selector DJ Double K this party is not to be missed!

So lets kick this year off with some proper soul & funk music that you won’t hear anywhere else.

As always Soul Power is FREE and all the tunes are played strictly on VINYL!

Double K (Parkdale Funk, Funky Fridays 89.5FM) http://ParkdaleFunk.com/
FamousLee (ShoMerde, ¡Boom Senso!) http://ShoMerde.com/

We got soul and we’re super bad!

Funk * Soul * Tropical * Reggae * Strictly Vinyl * No Cover

Friday January 28
Starving Artist
584 Lansdowne Ave (one block north of Bloor)
Toronto

Pass The Butter Presents…

A Soul Christmas Party!

Wednesday, December 22 at Andy Poolhall

With DJ’s Splattermonkey & Double K of The Parkdale Funk Show!

Spinning festively funky forty fives and hot buttered soul all night!

Free! No Cover! 19+ Doors at 9 p.m.

Santa’s bringin’ presents, Mrs. Claus is bakin’ cookies, Splattermonkey and Double K are bringin’ the Soul and the drinks are on special until midnight!

http://andypoolhall.com/

Andy Poolhall
489 College Street
Toronto, ON

Soul Power is back heating things up in November with some hot Brazilian Action! We are very proud to present this months special guest, DJ Gringo!

DJ Gringo has been studying and exploring the roots and origins of modern dance music. He immersed himself into digging for vintage sounds of 60’s and 70’s music. On his repeated visits to Brazil, DJ Gringo is constantly expending his record collection, as well as his audience. Along side resident selector DJ Double K this party is not to be missed!

As always Soul Power is FREE and all the tunes are played strictly on VINYL!

Double K (Parkdale Funk, Funk Drops) http://www.ParkdaleFunk.com
DJ Gringo http://www.myspace.com/deejaygringo

We got soul and we’re super bad!

Funk * Soul * Brazilian * Strictly Vinyl * No Cover

Friday November 26

Starving Artist
584 Lansdowne Ave (one block north of Bloor)
Toronto

Dare we say it? We are back with Toronto’s finest event combining soulful, percussive, polyrhythmic grooves, and a true (live + DJ) music loving crowd!

Harking back to one of the most successful & off the hook Uma Nota parties ever last November, we bring you the Return of THE MAIN THING live! + DJ JASON PALMA for the funkiest of the funkiest party experiences.

The very FUNK-laden musical attractions:
…
The Main Thing

The Main Thing is a seven-piece deep funk and rare groove orchestra that performs timeless tracks you only wish you’d found yourself. With a stockpile of classic cuts spanning from funk legends to soul contemporaries (including Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Marva Whitney, Black Nasty, Breakestra & Speedometer), The Main Thing promises to keep your feet moving and your body grooving deep into the night.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Main-Thing/102783570103
http://www.myspace.com/mainthingband

Deejays …

Jason Palma

DJ Jason Palma
Brazilian*funk*soul
(Footprints DJ, host of CIUT’s Higher Ground Radio … ’nuff said!)
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2224657041
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6476674267

Resident DJ General Eclectic

afrobeat*funk*reggae*ska
(Freedom Time, Uma Nota, Footprints)
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5429514553
http://www.djgeneraleclectic.com/

Opening set by:
DJ Double K (Parkdale Funk, Soul Power)
http://www.facebook.com/parkdalefunk
A man brimming with a hearty collection of some of the finest & nastiest Funk & Soul 45s this side of the Atlantic! You may know him from his ever popular Podcast & Website “Parkdale Funk”, let’s see how he operates on his home turf!

+ the most beautiful people on any dance floor in Toronto, guaranteed.

Come ready for a FUNK ASSAULT

Hosted by John Greco
http://ducktape.ca/

Custom visuals and graphic design by General Eclectic

Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St. W.
$5 to the first 50 people before 11 p.m.
$10 after that
Doors 10 p.m.

Set times TBA, watch this space

***** ID NOTE: please bring government-issued I.D. to ensure entry *****
(Gladstone security needs this or you could be turned away, and we don’t want to see that happen!)

Fall is in full bloom in Toronto. The leaves are about to change colour, the temperature is dropping and everyone is busting out their hoodies. Soul Power  is dedicated and ready to turn the heat back on!  The October edition promises to be the hottest event with very special guest DJ Catalist!

Catalist aka Alister Johnson is a man of many talents. He’s a superstar producer and currently has a highly successful 45 out now on Bsrtd Boots called “Hot Witness”, the keys player for Grand Analog and a DJ who is one half of the ¡Bom Senso! night at the Tequila Bookworm. Soul Power is very happy to have him grace the Starving Artist.

As always, this is a FREE event and vinyl only! No CDs, no Serato no digital business at all! Proper soul music being played the old skool way.

Double K (Parkdale Funk)  ParkdaleFunk.com
DJ Catalist (¡Bom Senso!, Grand Analog)
myspace.com/grandanalog, myspace.com/djcatalist

We got soul and we’re super bad!

Funk * Soul * Reggae * *Latin * Tropical  * Strictly Vinyl * No Cover

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Friday October 29
Starving Artist
584 Lansdowne Ave (one block north of Bloor)
Toronto

Parkdale Funk is proud to present another night of deep and serious soul and funk vinyl gems at the Starving Artist! This months featured guest is Toronto’s own VJAM! This man is one half of the Simmer Down team, the man behind the Super Eight parties, a visual artist and one hell of a record collector.

As always there’s no cover,  guaranteed good tunes all night, the kitchen will be open late and two great patios to chill out on.

Double K (http://www.parkdalefunk.com)
VJAM (http://www.simmer_down.podomatic.com)

We got soul and we’re super bad

FaceBook Event Page —> http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=123581731026067&index=1

Funk * Soul * RnB* Reggae * *Latin * Strictly Vinyl

Friday September 24th
Starving Artist
584 Lansdowne Ave (one block north of Bloor)
Toronto

f you didn’t show up to last months event then you missed out on the best Soul Power nights! The patios were packed, the drinks were flowing and we even had a visit by our friends from 52 division.

This month I am happy happy to announce Mogpaws as our special guest. Mogpaws is one half of the Simmer Down duo which has been proving Toronto with some amazing nights of soul, funk, Brazilian, Latin and reggae music for two great yea…rs. Good ol’ Mogpaws will be moving base camp to Brazil in a few weeks and shan’t return until Earth has gone fully around the sun once or twice more. So if this is an excuse to party then I don’t know what is!

Double K (http://www.parkdalefunk.com)
Mogpaws (http://www.simmer_down.podomatic.com)

The two patios at Starving Artist will be shaking!

We got soul and we’re super bad.

Funk * Soul * RnB* Reggae * *Latin * Strictly Vinyl

No Cover!
Friday August 27th

Starving Artist
584 Lansdowne Ave (one block north of Bloor)
Toronto

The Circle Research Show! EPISODE #52
w/ Big Tweeze & Circle Research
+ SPECIAL GUEST: DJ Double K (Parkdale Funk)

I was lucky enough to be able to drop by the Circle Research studio to do a guest spot with the mighty Nix and Astro. The show is  hosted by Big Tweez and is just filled with tasty good tunes. Have a listen below and make sure to check out the link if you haven’t before.

http://thecircleresearchshow.podOmatic.com

1. John Legend and The Roots - Our Generation
2. Soul Makanik - Go Upstairs (inst)
3. Snoop Dogg feat. Mayer Hawthorne - Gangsta Luv (G Mix)
4. Zo! - This Could Be The Night
5. Dam Funk feat. MC Eiht - Hood Pass Intact
6. Shazam - Luckier (Jeremy Glenn Makeover)
7. Metronomy - A Thing For Me (Breakbot remix)
8. Alecia Chakour & The Osrah - Hard Times
9. Slum Village - Get Dis Money (inst)
10. 4th Coming - The Dead Don’t Die Alive
11. Betty Lavette - Ticket To The Moon
12. Melvin Bliss - Synthetic Substitution
13. Ambassadors - Ain’t Got Love
14. The Bacao Rhythm and Street Band - P.I.M.P.
15. Inell Young - What Do You See In Her
16. Reynaldo Domino - Let Me Come Within
17. Jaylib - Starz (inst)
18. The New Birth - Honeybee
19. Almita Latimer - Tabacco Road
20. Stormy - The Devastator
21. King Ernest & Yvonne Jones - Stranger In The Night
22. Francine King - Two Fools
23. Eddie Bo & Inez Cheatham - Lover And A Friend
24. Lee Moses - Reach Out I’ll Be There
25. Nas & Damian Marley - As We Enter inst.
26. The Roots & John Legend f/Common, Melanie Fiona - Wake Up Everybody

Simmer Down has been proving Toronto with some amazing nights of soul, funk, Brazilian, Latin and reggae music for two amazing years. The time has come to wrap things up for a while. Ol’ Mogpaws is moving base camp to Brazil and shan’t… return until Earth has gone fully around the sun once or twice more.

In addition to the usual stud-muffins, A mish mash of some of our city’s finest talent from some of your favourite parties will be dropping by with bags of records and such to make sure it’s an evening to remember. We’ll add others as confirmation arrives. Six Degrees has 2 floors and we’ll be on the upper floor (downstairs is a salsa vs reggaeton party)

GENERAL ECLECTIC (Footprints, Uma Nota)

ALISTER JOHNSON aka DJ CATALIST
http://www.soundcloud.com/alisterjohnson

DOUBLE K (Parkdale Funk, Soul Power!)
http://parkdalefunk.com/

SPLATTERMONKEY (Pass the Butter)
http://splattermonkey.podomatic.com/

ELMAN (Dos Mundos, Huelepega Soundsystem)
http://dosmundos.podomatic.com/

El MACHETERO

+
MOGPAWS
VJAM
http://www.simmer_down.podomatic.com/

$5 before 11:00pm
$10 after (more mouths to feed this time)

After constructive feedback, it was determined that the main lacking element to the party was sufficient sound caliber. We’ve chosen Six Degrees as it’s free of police-calling neighbours and endowed with the equipment needed to satisfy the sonically picky. Hoorah!

Downtownians will perhaps think that Eglinton is some remote, distant place that could take months to get to by tall ship…but actually it’s subway accessible and there’s a splendid/convienient upchuck express that can also safely guide you to your place of lodging. So…no excuses!

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Six Degress night club (UPSTAIRS)
2335 Yonge st
Toronto, ON

Parkdale Funk is proud to announce the one year anniversary of Soul Power!

I’m still riding on the high of last months Soul Power party as it was the best to date! These jams are getting hotter and hotter and this months event will be no exception! Starving Artist is proud to welcome production duo and DJ team Circle Research as their special guest DJs along side resident Double K.

Circle Research are producers, remixers, turntablists and radio hosts. Well-known for their 10 years on CKLN radio, they’re now broadcasting online with the best podcast the interweb has to offer, The Circle Research Show. Nik & Gil have also just recently released their 3rd album, Gardiner Express on the Urbnet label. I’m a little intimidated to be sharing the decks with these two heavy weights to say the least.

The two patios at Starving Artist will be shaking!

We got soul and we’re super bad.

Funk * Soul * RnB* Reggae * Strictly Vinyl

No Cover!

Friday July 30th

Starving Artist
584 Lansdowne Ave (one block north of Bloor)
Toronto

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

Come celebrate
the arrival of MIDNIGHT
with Mac Graham

at Norma Jeans in LONDON, ONTARIO!

featuring musical guests: SECOND HAND LIGHT
& Toronto’s DJ DOUBLE K spinning rare 45s

NORMA JEANS
1332 Huron Street
London, ON
519-455-7711

Brought to you by:

YEL Entertainment
NormaJeans.ca
PARKDALEFUNK.COM
Fusicology.com
NUFUNK.CA

I’ll be touching back down with my boy Splattermonkey at his Pass The Butter Night at Andy Poolhall. This is a great free party that happens every Wednesday and I’m lucky enough to be the guest DJ.

This is one funky party that you don’t want to miss!

splattermonkey.podomatic.com
ParkdaleFunk.com
andypoolhall.com

Free! No Cover! 19 +

Wednesday June 23
Andy Poolhall
489 College Street