The Parkdale Funk Show

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

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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

Parkdale Funk’s Double K is back with Soul Power at Starving Artist! For those of you who where there last month I know you’ll be coming back for more soul & funk goodies in one of T dot’s best patios!

This month’s special guest is the might DJ General Eclectic! Jason is one of the driving forces behind some of Toronto’s best events including Foot Prints, Uma Nota & Freedom Time. You know this man has some serious records.

Funk * Soul * RnB* Reggae * Strictly Vinyl

No Cover!

Double K (Parkdale Funk)
General Eclectic (Foot Prints, Uma Nota)

Starving Artist
584 Lansdowne Ave (@ Bloor)
Toronto

The Ambassadors are back in full funky force at the Silver Dollar Room on Saturday night!
Special guest DJ Double K (Parkdale Funk).

Event is 10 pm - 2 am. Only $7 cover!

The Ambassadors are…

Joanne Morra (lead vocals)
James Layton Robinson (keys)
Kevin Walsh (bass)
Voltaire Ramos (guitar)
Doug Melville (drums)
Ben Burke (sax)
Alex Duncan (trombone)

See ya there!

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The Silver Dollar Room
486 Spadina at College
Toronto

The Ambassadors are back at the silver dollar!!!

Join us for a night of hot steamin’ FUNK at The Silver Dollar, with DJ Double K (Parkdale Funk) throwing down between our 2 sets.

The Ambassadors are…

Joanne Morra (lead vocals)
James Layton Robinson (keys)
Kevin Walsh (bass)
Voltaire Ramos (guitar)
Doug Melville (drums)
Ben Burke (sax)
with Alex Duncan (trombone)

Cover charge is 7 bucks!

See you on the dance floor!

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OhhHH the May edition of Soul Power! is going to be one hell of a crazy party. Double K of Parkdale Funk is back with his usual assortment of funk and reggae 45 gems. This months special guest holding it down on the decks is the mighty DJ ?uesquecest aka Jay Cleary! Jay is one of Toronto’s best providers of funk music as he is the man behind the NuFunk & Make It Funky events and the guitarist in High Plains Drifters & House Of David Gang! So be assured proper music will be played!

Double K (Parkdale Funk) http://www.ParkdaleFunk.com
DJ ?uesquecest aka Jay Cleary (NuFunk, Make It Funky) http://www.nufunk.ca

Rare funk & reggae 45s all night!

We got soul and we’re super bad.

Strictly Vinyl! No Cover!

Starving Artist
584 Lansdowne Ave
Toronto

You know what happens on the last Friday of each month right? Well for the April edition back by popular demand is the mighty Splattermonkey! Along side your resident Double K this is going to be one hell of a soul and funk party.

If you got soul, then we’ll see you on the 30th!

Double K (Parkdale Funk)
Splattermonkey (CKLN 88.1 Bruckbeat Radio, Ain’t That A Groove!, Pass The Butter)

Soul * Funk * Reggae * Ska

Strictly Vinyl!

Starving Artist
Friday April 30th
584 Lansdowne Ave, Toronto
10PM * No Cover!

RSVP via Facebook –> http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115201065166378&ref=ts

Come enjoy some primo music in a really funky space by some of the best dj’s in town. The dj line-up is impressive:

Carl Collins
Jonbronski
Double K
Undergroundvibe
Son of S.O.U.L.

No Cover! Strictly Vinyl!

Friday April 9
Tequila Bookworm
Upstairs
512 Queen St W.

What we need is… Soul Power!

A serious night of soul, funk & reggae vinyl with Double K (Parkdale Funk) alongside very special guest Anousheh (Move On Up)!

Expect shit to go on fire!

We got soul and we’re super bad.

Soul * Funk * Roots * Lovers Rock * Dub * Rocksteady

Starving Artist
Friday March 26th
584 Lansdowne Ave, Toronto
10PM * No Cover!

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

myspace.com/macgraham
nickeonline.com
ParkdaleFunk.com

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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babalaostereoclub.com
nufunk.ca

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+