May 2011
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The Heart of Body & Soul, The Village Voice,...
A DJ supergroup protecting you from the evil of bottle service
The Heart of Body & Soul
Clubland’s most inclusive party enjoys its place in the pantheon
By Tricia Romano Tuesday, Aug 29 2006
There are precious few New York City nightclubs and club nights that truly deserve a place in the city’s lore. Paradise Garage. The Loft. Studio 54. Mother. When it started in 1995...
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BODY & SOUL Toronto -Ticket and T-Shirt Giveaway!
BODY & SOUL GIVEAWAY!!!
Have you ever been to Body & Soul? Tell us about it.
Never Been? Tell us what you’ve heard and why you deserve to win!
The winner will win tickets to Body & Soul in Toronto on July 2nd, 2011 or a SPECIAL EDITION ”Body & Soul Toronto” T-Shirt!
To enter:
Add “Jack Declared” as friend on Facebook & Follow “@JackDeclared” on...
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Studio + and Let There Be House 2011 Stylus...
“Last night Studio+ gave me that warm tingly feeling like when you know you’re home and with fam. Music was outstanding, had my lemon face on all night. Thanks to all who make this possible.” - Kenny Porter via FaceBook
Thank you to Studio+ for hosting this night. Thank you Dale for doin’ what you do. And thank YOU to our extended house family for attending....
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BODY & SOUL Toronto - Don't miss a beat.
Let There Be House.ca is proud to partner with the Assoon Bros. to bring you Toronto’s very first Body & Soul!!!
Stay in the loop and don’t miss a beat on all giveaways and info by visiting: http://lettherebehouse.tumblr.com/ and http://www.the-architects-of-house-music.ca/
and by joining the Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/the.architects.of.house.music
Reduced...
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2011 STYLUS AWARDS: House DJ of The Year Nominee -...
From tu casa to mi casa, your house to my house, what do you know about Cyruss Sanchez of Micasa Records? Sending in his responses during a break from his late night gig, Cyruss’ passion for the music is hard to miss. Find out more on what we got out of him:
1. When did you fall in love with House?
It was the summer going into the 6th grade. I was 11 and an older cousin of mine brought...
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Break It Down: House Battle
Check Out The House Battles from Break It Down’s Launch Party, 2009.
Music By: DJ Jason Palma.
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Toronto Weekend Listings (May 27th - 28th)
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Break It Down Presents: Dare to B
BBoys with a cause. Break It Down’s mission statement is simple.
“ A youth led not-for-profit organization that connects youth to professional artists and artists to development opportunities. Break It Down promotes positive lifestyles by exposing authentic hip hop through empowering education programs and inspirational productions that celebrate diversity and creative abilities.”
Hosting...
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Toronto's First Tribe Party with Zepherin Saint &...
(Zepherin Saint, Boxing Loft, Toronto. 05.21.2011)
It was the first beautiful day in Toronto and the heat continued into the night. This party was HOT!! Smokin’ joints thrown down by both Zepherin Saint and Dirty Dale kept those sweaty bodies on the dancefloor all night long. It was nice to see all the T.O faces that hit this party in Miami coming out to re-unite. Shout out to The Boxing...
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Roland Clark at Revival, Toronto.
Mention Roland Clark, and you may think of Flowerz. Mention Flowerz, and you will definitely be reminded of a man praised for his musical talents and skills. With vocals that have been described as “Soulful, erotic, loving and deep”, Roland Clark never fails to take us Heads into a trance.
Headlining the special long weekend edition of “Do you ♥ House?”, Roland’s...
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Introducing #4: Top 10 Ladies of House
#4 Lady of House: Martha Wash
An argument can be made for this woman to be number 1 and certainly she has probably THE most publicly recognized work on the list of divas. Singing in her church at the age of two and studying opera in Europe as a teenager in high school led to her possession of one of the most powerful voices in music today. Her vocal range is incredible and distinct, at...
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Celebrating our 2011 House DJ of the Year...
In collaboration with this year’s Stylus Group, Let There Be House is co-hosting an evening of celebration for the 2011 Stylus Awards House DJ of the Year Nominees with Toronto’s own Studio+. Alongside Studio+ resident DJs Roland Gonzales and Justin Shaw, on the decks celebrating our passion for this crazy little thing called House, is one of this year’s nominees for the House...
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Toronto Wednesday & Thursday Listings
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Ovrflow Wednesdays has a new home!
Starting May 25th 2011. (TODAY!!)
See you on the dancefloor.
LET THERE BE HOUSE!
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Toronto Long Weekend Listings (May 20th - 22nd)
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House Music just got a little sweeter.
Our dear friend Kumi recently dropped her YouTube tutorial on baking some delicious lookin’ tarts. True Househead styles. I think someone just fell in love. ;)
♥ Told you!
Subscribe and check out more of Kumigar’s videos here: http://www.youtube.com/user/Kumigar
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Watchspicerub:
thanks for the love guys! this was mixed by Haf S of Void Music. Check out Haf’s Detroit Mix as well, both are off the chain!
durukuli:
via ankhenaten, who says:
Void Radio
Pow Pow-this mix is deadly. I’ve come to expect that from Adam Khan and Uncle D, these guys have been satisfying my underground House needs, (a spiritual thing, a body thing, a soul thing) for years! I...
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2011 STYLUS AWARDS: House DJ of The Year Nominee -...
Let There Be House recently reached out to Stylus Award House DJ of The Year nominee Dirty Dale of Toronto. Not only is he a Chicago Bull’s fan, but here’s what we also found out:
1.When did you fall in love with House? I fell in love with house music at the age of 14.
2. What do you love most about your city? The thing I love most about my city is the people. So many different faces...
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2011 STYLUS AWARDS: House DJ of The Year Nominee -...
Vancouver has spoken and for this year’s Stylus Award House DJ of the Year, DJ Kevin Shiu has been nominated to represent the West Coast. From his website we learned that, “Both John Digweed and Tiesto have recently been quoted mentioning Kevin as one of their favorite DJ’s, and in the last few years Kevin has played alongside almost every major DJ in the world including, Moby,...
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Introducing #5: Top 10 Ladies of House
#5 Lady of House: Joi Cardwell
The next and last 5 names on this list truly define the word, “legendary”. And when it comes to the earliest memories of House music, one of the few tracks that stand out has a bit of an introductory exchange of dialogue:
“Excuse me? Charles? My name is on the list.”
“What list?”
“The DJ’s list”
“Ms. Thang… there is no guest list TONIGHT!”
“Oh….oh….oh…”
BLAM,...
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Soul Fusion Express Mixes
Tuesday nights just ain’t the same?
Check out this Soul Fusion Express Mix from Nick Holder:
It may not be on 88.1 FM anymore, but here is where you can find it:
http://www.soulfusionexpress.blogspot.com/
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WatchSTYLUS AWARDS NOMINEE - ON THE RECORD WITH DJ DIRTY DALE
Get to know Dale a little better then come join him tonight! House Music 10pm - 12am EST: http://www.udjradio.com/site/listen-live/
http://stylusgroup.ca/
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"Pyrography" By Osunlade.
When it comes to Osunlade – an artist, Gold and Platinum selling producer, DJ, label owner, priest of the Yoruba culture, and a special spiritual being – the question remains whether a count of words would be of sufficient justification of what this man represents. A first-hand experience with him and you will know that this person has a unique aura to him, whether it be translated through...
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VIDEO RECAP: Sacha Williamson Performs at What It...
A Tribute To The Music Of Stevie Wonder Friday May 13th 2011 @ El Mocambo (Toronto, Canada) Featuring a special Live Band performance with Sacha Williamson Alongside DJ’s: Paul E. Lopes & Son of S.O.U.L. Hosted by Kwame & Yogi
On Friday May 13th 2011 we celebrated Stevie Wonder’s 61st birthday by paying tribute to his decades of great music. Generations of Stevie Wonder music...
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Happy Birthday Stevie!!! Friday the 13th. May...
Stevie Wonder is a living legend. Not only is it his birthday today, (Born Stevland Hardaway Judkins, May 13th 1950.) It is also Friday the 13th. No other song would be more appropriate. Celebrating Montreal’s 30th Anniversary of its renown Jazz Festival in 2009, we caught a close up of Stevie preform “Superstition” (Released 1972). With a record crowd and the year he was...
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Toronto Weekend Listings (May 13th-14th)
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Introducing #6: Top 10 Ladies of House
#6 Lady of House: Roísín Murphy
In the summer of 1994, a young Irish singer named Roísín Murphy left her home for the big lights of Sheffield in the UK. That’s where she would eventually meet boyfriend Mark Brydon and together, form the music group Moloko. The collaboration produced many songs of which quickly became staples in the house genre including what may possibly be their best track -...
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Guerilla Science: Tumblr Fam
Some of the most beautiful relationships are forged through the common love of House Music. With a common passion, drive and ambition to match, you can bet that beautiful music will be made. Meet our Tumblr Fam, Cullen and Kevin Jazzy J of Guerilla Science Music. Homegrown from the T.Dot, Guerilla Science is the dynamic duo that has been rocking the local grounds since 2009. Individually, both...
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This Weeks' Party Listings (May 4th - 7th, 2011)
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