The Parkdale Funk Show is based out of Toronto Canada and is produced by DJ Double K. This groove controller will get you jumping with his bottomless selection of deep and heavy funk. His brand of neglected and forgotten soul and funk gems from the \’60s and \’70s is a true culinary feast for your ears. The site mainly focuses on soul, funk, jazz and reggae recordings that you are unlikely to hear anywhere else!
The Parkdale Funk Show presents The Movement Mix! A Cr8apes Exclusive!
In promotion for the upcoming Cr8 Escape event (see previous post) I’ve teamed up with the Cra8apes crew and donated an exclusive mix for their website and podcast. The Movement Mix is a mix of neck-snapping, feet-tapping funk and soul gems that you’ll hear at CR8 ESCAPE.
For those of you who can’t make it, here’s what you’ll be missing!
Toronto in full effect here with Parkdale Funk and Cr8apes!
This mix is available only at www.cr8apes.comso make sure to check it!
Playlist:
Jimmy James Thomas - I Can’t Dance (Cinn-Sound)
Les Parson - Music Turns Me On (Monmore)
Maria “Queenie” Lyons - Fever (DeLux)
Betty Harris - Ride Your Pony (Charly)
Maria “Queenie” Lyons - See And Don’t See (DeLux)
Marry Jane Hooper - I’ve Got Reason (Power-Pac)
Harlem Meat Company - I Don’t Know Why (Cash)
Ernie Hines - Our Generation (We Produce)
Stormy - The Devastator (Twinight)
Inell Young - What Do You See In Her (Libra)
Betty Lavette - Ticket To The Moon (Karen)
Cyril Neville - Gossip (Josie)
Joe Frazier - Gonna Spend My Life (Capitol)
Charles Mintz - Give A Man A Break (Up Look)
Marvin Holmes & The Uptights - Ooh Ooh The Dragon (Uni)
Michael Kirkland - The Phrophet (Zay)
Exquisites - Stick Out Your Foot And Dance (Crow)
Malcolm’s Lock - Get Up Stand Up (Old Town)
Pearl Dowell - Good Thing (Sadia)
King Ernest & Yvonne Jone - Strangers In The Night (OR)
Lee Moses - Reach Out, I’ll Be There (Musicore)
James Brown - Shhhhhhhh (For A Little While)
Parkdale Funk and Cr8apes are joining forces to bring you a night of Funk, Soul, Reggae, Latin & Hip Hop in a unique venue with a rooftop patio overlooking the downtown skyline.
This is one night you won’t want to miss as DJs Double K & Jun will be digging deep in their crates to drop a special vinyl only set of Funk and Reggae 45s to keep the party moving all night long.
Starving Artists presents a very special Latin soul night. DJs Double K (Parkdale Funk) & Alvaro Fantastico will be playing the finest in Latin soul,funk & salsa. All vinyl!
Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to boogaloo!
Starving Artist
10PM
584 Lansdowne Ave
Lansdowne & Paton (just north of Bloor)
The Parkdale Funk Show will be touching down at Starving Artist Friday June 19th. Double K alongside very special guest Tom Croozbeth will be throwing down some serious soul & funk vinyl. Come check out Toronto’s hottest new joint, Starving Artist, in the city’s coolest location.
I got soul and I’m super bad, are you?
Starving Artist
10PM
584 Lansdowne Ave
Lansdowne & Paton (just north of Bloor)
Parkdale Funk and Truth & Soul Records have combined forces to presents Sublime Soul.
Sublime Soul is a 60 minute rundown of sublime and moody soul and funk 45s assembled by Double K. The set can only be found on Truth & Soul Radio. Check out www.TruthandSoulRecords.com and download the mix. (Direct Link)
Track listing:
Essence - Fever (Big Mack)
Doris & Kelly - You Don’t Have To Worry (Brunswick)
Sergio Mendes & Brasil ‘66 - For What It’s Worth (A&M)
Larry “T-Bird” Gordon - Is It Because I’m Black (Movin’)
Lloyd Henriques - Nobody Cares For Me (Lloyds)
Santo and Eddy - I Never Felt So Lonely (Lads)
Marion Black - Listen Black Brother (Prix)
Yvonne Denis - Ain’t No Sunshine (Showcase Inc.)
Joe Zawinul - The Soul Of A Village (Vortex)
4th Coming - Waterloo At Watergate (Alpha)
Saturday - Changes (Ru-Jac)
Hodges, James, Smith & Crawford - Nobody (Mpingo)
Betty Lavette - Ticket To The Moon (Karen)
The Lost Weekend - Trouble (U.S.A)
The Green Berets - Just An Ugly Rumor (Uni)
DJ Blueprint from the This Is Tomorrow blog has been doing a series where dj’s, bloggers, music lovers, and collectors present and talk about their absolute number one favourite record. The Parkdale Funk Show has been lucky enough to participate in this series and of course I had to go with my main man Syl Johnson! So hop over to Blueprint’s site and check it out.
Saturday March 7
The Main Thing at Mitzi’s Pt. 2
Mitzi’s Sister
1554 Queen St. West
The Main Thing will be returning to Mitzi’s Sister on Saturday, March 7th for another killer night of smooth soul grooves and the heaviest of deep funk. DJ Double K is also returning to spin the rarest of funk 45’s for your dancing pleasure, so check your worries at the door and come join us on the dance floor once again
Friday March 6
NUFUNK FESTIVAL:
Rare Groove Tribute to James Brown and his Funky People
The El Mocambo (downstairs)
464 Spadina Ave.10 pm doors.
Join us as we once again give a big PAYBACK to James Brown, the man who gave so much to soul and funk music, this time as part of our brand-new NuFunk Festival. Ain’t no doubt, we’re gonna feel good and get grooving to some of Toronto’s best live musicians and DJs.
NuFunk Festival 2009! Feb 28 - Mar 7 2009. Check out the amazing video and come on out and support the Toronto funk scene. For more info please visit www.nufunk.ca
This will be the last Boogie Down @ the illustrious Augusta House! Come out and Boogie Down one last time! Don’t worry, there will be more Booging Down in the near future.
Come join the Boogie Down crew to celebrate the inauguration of Obama and the end of the Bush years! Spinning the best in funk, soul, rnb, motown, hip hop, disco, retro, early house and more classics. Hosted by the man who’s got dance moves for days, LYBIDO
JAN 20TH 2009 @ AUGUSTA HOUSE (152 AUGUSTA AVE IN KENSINGTON MARKET)NO COVER, 9pm till Close
The Parkdale Funk Show touches down at Mitzi’s Sister (1554 Queen St. W) every Sunday! Come out this Sunday September 7th for the kick off opening night and show some support.
No cover, great beer selection, gorgeous tucked away back patio, amazing food and 3 hours of kick ass funk 45s! What more can you ask for?
I am pleased to announce that The Parkdale Funk Show is going to be LIVE on the Soul Convention radio show! I’m going to be spinning two 50 minute sets: one is a slower more soulful set with some gospel and psych/left field stuff, and the second set is straight up hard hitting funk. All 45s!
This will not be available as a podcast or a downloadable mix, so you have to listen in! The Soul Convention show is a German internet radio show found on www.soulsender.de. All you have to do is go to the website and click play.
This Saturday | 05.07.08 | 9pm CET | 8pm UK | 3pm North America EST (Toronto, NYC) | Soul Convention feat. The Parkdale Funk Show | Canada
