// September 22nd, 2009 // No Comments » // Art
Ukraine definitely has talent. Hot, sand wielding talent. Check this video of Kseniya Simonova sketching beautiful imagery with sand in ways I only dreamed of doing with sugar packs in diners when I was 12 years old.
// September 21st, 2009 // No Comments » // Issue, Music
Check this video from Alexander The set to the music of his track Oh Woman which released just this month. You can download your own copy of Oh Woman by visiting www.alexanderthe.com.
From Alexander The dot com:
My heritage lies in the tribal villages of the Philippines. This video set to Oh Woman is shot with the kids of the Manubo tribes in Mindanao with Kulintang of the Muslim culture in the south. These children are benefiting from the work of the Association for the Rights of Children in South East Asia. Thanks to organizations like ARCSEA that work to protect the rights of children throughout the Philippines, I was able to capture this joy filled video on a beautiful during my travels a short time ago.
// September 17th, 2009 // No Comments » // Events, Music
Download the Official Manifesto Festival Mixtape Here (right click, save as)
Our friend DJ Mensa has been hard at work to bring you yet another classic mixtape to help work that kink out of your neck. The mixtape features key artists that will be performing at this years Manifesto, a festival that celebrates the vibrant community and culture of hip hop music. The event started yesterday and will go until the 20th with events going all week that include a 3 floor art show, b-boy battles, a film festival and a free concert in Nathan Phillips Square with Talib Kweli and Hi Tek. Check out the poster below for more details.
// September 14th, 2009 // No Comments » // Music
The kids from Grade Scool put together a little DJ set last night to accompany performances from Tonka Puma and Montreal’s On Bodies at Rancho Relaxo. In our mad hunt to overstock our playlist for the event we came across East Vancouver’s Lightning Dust. Not new to anyone listening to Radio 3 lately, but this band is making some wildly fresh Canadian Indie. They even had TWO songs play on the much sought after R3-30 last week. Lightning Dust is playing at the Horsheshoe Tavern TONIGHT, so how ’bout that for the evening plans you were looking for.
Have a listen to their track I Knew, the song that got us hooked.
// September 11th, 2009 // No Comments » // Events, Music
Visit the Facebook event page by clicking on the image above.
// September 7th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Uncategorized
There are a lot of great art and culture events coming up throughout September. Were going to do our best to post the ones we know of on here to spread the word.
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, theatre, and other forms of performance works and artistry.
For more information check out the facebook event page at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=141831090571#/event.php?eid=109301511665
// September 3rd, 2009 // No Comments » // Music
A new month has begun, the summer is coming to a close and that working man’s new year smell is in the air. What better way to welcome the fall than with quality music from one of Toronto’s favourite sons. Alexander The released Oh Woman yesterday and completely flipped the script on the sound we had heard thus far off his debut EP titled [Fe'ne-tik-s].
Sourcing incredible percussion from his philipino roots Oh Woman’s melody is carried by Alexander The’s voice in such an enchanting way that it makes you feel like you’re running through the jungle to find her. I don’t know who she is, but she will look incredible when you get there.
Check out www.alexanderthe.com to hear the track and download a copy of your own for free.
// September 2nd, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Music
Check out this very rad video production from Winter Gloves out of Montreal. Found this link through The Drake Hotel on Twitter (@thedrakehotel). Winter Gloves is playing in Toronto on September 15th for TIFF at The Drake Hotel. See you there?
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