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!
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!
Oh are you in for a real treat today! Continuing with the Toronto Funk Series, The Parkdale Funk Show is very proud to present a live recording by The Main Thing!
The Main Thing is a deep funk soul ensemble from Toronto Canada that always delivers an amazing show. I’ve been lucky enough to be on the same bill as these guys so you can believe me when I say that they put on a show like no other in this city. The members of The Main Thing were kind enough to donate their last recording so I can spread their music to my loyal listeners. For more info on the band, please visit www.VintageSoul.ca and make sure to check out their FaceBook page.
Recorded live at Wrongbar in Toronto, Canada. February 4th, 2010
Enjoy the funk
1. Who’s the King
2. Interlude - Bosco’s Country
3. Good Things (featuring Barbara Mamabolo)
4. Think (About It) (featuring Barbara Mamabolo)
5. Things Got To Get Better (featuring Barbara Mamabolo)
6. Don’t Joke With A Hungry Man (featuring Barbara Mamabolo)
7. Nobody’s Baby (featuring Barbara Mamabolo)
8. Interlude - The Message
9. All Night Into Day
10. Fourty Days
11. 65 Bars And A Taste Of Soul
12. Party People
13. Interlude - In The Middle
14. Remember Me (featuring The Spandettes)
15. You’re a Stone Groovy Thing (featuring The Spandettes)
16. Wha Cha Need (featuring The Spandettes)
17. Take Me Baby (featuring The Spandettes)
18. Interlude - Hot Pants Breakdown
19. Root Down
20. Cold Sweat
21. Tighten Up
22. The Funky 16 Corners
Download .m4a (192 kbps with track breaks)HERE Download .mp3(128 kbps)HERE (Right Click Save As)
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
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.
A vintage soul and funk dance party that will make you feel like you were born at the wrong time. The Main Thing is a seven piece deep funk orchestra that performs the timeless tracks you only wished you’d found yourself.
With a stockpile of classic cuts spanning from the legends to contemporaries (including James Brown, Black Nasty, The Breakestra, & Sharon Jones), The Main Thing promises to keep your body moving deep into the night.
Featuring some of Toronto’s finest soul talent, it is an evening not to be missed, with D.J Double K of The Parkdale Funk Show spinning rare soul & funk 45s, and very special guest vocalist Barbara Mamabolo, this dance party will be nothing short of super bad
Performing Live - July 30th
The Gladstone Hotel - Grand Ballroom
1214 Queen Street West
Toronto
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
