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Future Shock

DJ SERIOUS BIO:

Like all good hip-hop, Toronto's DJ Serious has risen from the underground to find success by the light of day. Following up on several acclaimed 12" singles, his critically acclaimed LP, Dim Sum (Audio Research/Headless Heroes/Sound King Records, 2000), a Juno Award, and a European tour, Serious maintains his status as one of Canada's premier Hip-Hop producers with his sophomore release, Cold Tea (Audio Research/Maple Music, 2006). DJ Serious returns and adds up-and-coming Hip-Hop elite into the fold featuring Theology 3 and Roach One, and brings back names that some might remember on Dim Sum: D-Sisive, Dj Grouch (Turnstylez/ Camp X). But to branch out and add something different to the mix, Serious enlisted some talent south of the border: Hip-Hop's golden era wordsmith, Masta Ase. The result is again, instant classic status. As a couple of listens to Cold Tea will attest, the title of 'DJ' may belie the depth of his abilities.

DJ Serious has been honing his studio skills since '95 and is quickly becoming a highly sought after producer on a global scale. And it is his skills as a producer that truly takes this album into new sonic territory. In addition to contributing to Juno Award winning records (Choclair, 2003), running his ongoing radio show on CIUT 89.5 FM (Stylistik Endeavors) and displaying his skills at any one of his many dj gigs, DJ Serious, is a member of a new-school Jazz/Funk band (The Quartertones), and still has had time to create a well-rounded album that is sure to become a classic Hip-Hop record in the tradition of fellow beat-makers Jay Dilla and Pete Rock.

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DJ DOPEY BIO: While the art of turntablism continues to please audiences across the world, it goes without saying that DJ Dopey has played an integral part in its global success. Having performed as a DJ/Turntablist alongside pioneers like DJ Q-Bert, DJ Craze, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Mix Master Mike, Dopey solidified his role amongst these innovative DJ's formally by winning the most coveted DJ title of them all, he became 2003's WORLD DMC CHAMPION. In addition to his World DMC win he is no stranger to the world DJ battle circuit, his other 1st place titles include 2001 Allies All Star Beatdown Champion (organized by world renowned turntablist crew "The Allies"), as well as 2002/2003 Vestax Canadian Champion among others.

As a founding member of the Turntable Monkz, and now a certified world champion, DJ Dopey (born Jon Ryan Santiago) took the opportunity to tour the world a few times over sharing stages with artists such as Eminem, Madlib, Slum Village, Frank N Dank, Kardinal Offishall, Gang Starr and DJ'd exclusively for DCS. He continues his globetrotting by carrying out his seasoned successes as a key group member of Notes to Self, a rap crew from Toronto currently seeking label and management opportunities world wide. Dopey's found time to be an integral part of their creative process, spending much of his free time off tour in the Studio with Notes writing and recording, contributing a few years worth of hard work to their up and coming world debut release. As one of Canada's premiere talents, DJ Dopey has also collaborated and has contributed to other projects with artists such as Saukrates, Choclair and DCS.

In his 10 years as a DJ/Turntablist, DJ Dopey has accomplished a great deal; he has "battled" his way to the top, he's performed alongside the world's best DJ's and musicians, and has now taken to the studio portion of being an artist where he now perfects his recorded arts. Dopey is now poised to help present the world to Notes to Self, a rap group that will finally help realize his first official recorded contribution as a commercial release on their debut full-length. DJ Dopey is a rare and humbled talent that will continue to push the limits, not just as a DJ but as a recording artist as well.

www.djdopey.com

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BUNDOWN SOUND SYSTEM BIO:

The BSS is a music & event promotion team made up of music industry veterans from radio and print media, nightlife & lifestyle promotions, and the b-boy/hip hop community.

They first formed in May 2007 as a reaction to the lack of quality nightlife and lifestyle events in Winnipeg. They implemented a marketing strategy to introduce a summer residency that embraced urban music genres that did were not being properly represented in the local nightlife scene and launched it in the most unlikely of venues, The Orbit Room, a popular south end hang. The residency provided a haven of soul, funk, rap and house and patrons could not have been happier.

Funk Bundown became the impetus for the formation of the Bundown Sound System, which is comprised of DJs "Lil' Phil" Tse, Ofield K. Williams, Justin "Quadratik" Villarin and Angelou "Jay Boogie" Flores, radio personality Lucious Frazier and nightlife promoter Leo "Manic" Cabanal. Their combined experiences in the Canadian music and nightlife scene have made BSS a force to be reckoned with and they have already made an impact locally with their innovative and and exciting nightlife experiences. They have launched a number of residencies since their formation such as the popular WTF?...where's the funk?, Red Carpet Massacre and Charles' Gallery monthly parties, initiated marketing campaigns for successful one-off events like Thriller, the Sex and The District campaign launch and the Breakin' To Spring 2-on-2 b-boy/b-girl battle. The BSS were also invited to open for Method Man, launch a residency at Earl's St. Vital and Bar Italia and Jay Boogie was nominated for this year's Stylus DJ Awards in the Winnipeg DJ of the Year category - all in less than a year as a team in the local nightlife scene, already making them influential nightlife promotions specialists.

They can be heard weekly on CKUW 95.9FM on Sundays (The Lounge) from 1:00-3:00pm and spin weekly at Bar Italia for their Lucky Mix weekly residency and at Earl's St. Vital for the Sugar Mountain-sponsored Pop Culture Thursdays.

www.bundown.com

These are links for the Futureshock movies that were shot during the tour:
Movie #1
Movie#2

Pre-sale tickets are $10 and will be available at Connect Four Clothing (sponsor). Tickets will be $15 at the door and we're expecting an attendance of 300+.

2nd Annual Kwagala Foundation Benefit Show

2nd Annual Kwagala Foundation Benefit Show.

JD Edwards Band (fusion of funk, jazz, indie and local flare) http://www.myspace.com/thejdedwardsband
Serena Postel (Local folk/aternative with an edge) http://www.myspace.com/serenapostel1
Ian La Rue (ambient indie-folk-punk-gotta-see-it-live) http://www.myspace.com/ianlaruemusic

Tickets are again only $10 in advance and $12 at the door. All three bands/musicians spent the last few months touring around Canada and have agreed to play the benefit show. Whether you come to support the music, the foundation or both, it'll be great-so come on out. Tickets available at various locations (Music Trader on Osborne, Into the Music on McDermot, The Pyramid Cabaret on Fort St., U of W Info Booth) or by emailing us: kwagalafoundation@hotmail.com )

Doors will open at 8, and show will start at 9.

The New Meanies

December 28th:
THE NEW MEANIES w/ guests

In 1991, four of Winnipeg's most creative young musicians and longtime friends decided to take their talents to the next level, envisioning a musical collaboration where creativity ran freely. Out of the basement in a house in Charleswood... Blending good old fashioned rock'n'roll with healthy doses of blues, jazz, and funk, the New Meanies found their musical muse. For more than a decade, the New Meanies have earned a reputation as one of Canada's most high-calibre rock outfits, touring across North America and winning the acclaim of critics and peers alike. There's few other bands in the world who both consistenly push the musical envelope and simultaneously remain true to their roots, and the New Meanies are of that calibre. Featuring guitarist and lead vocalist Damon Mitchell, guitarist Jeff Hondubura, bassist and keyboardist Sky Onosson and drummer Jason Kane, the band originally formed under the moniker of the Blue Meanies. Winning audiences over with signature sizzling blues-rock instrumentals and thoughtful songwriting, the band quickly earned a spot in the upper echelon of Winnipeg rock bands. NEW MEANIES on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/newmeanies

NECRO

January 16th:
NECRO w/ guests
PSYCHO REALM, DANNY DIABLO,
R.O.C., and RIVIERA REGIME

WIN TICKETS to see drug-addled horror film POP SKULL at the Cinematheque!
Advance ticket-holders attending the NECRO show on January 16th will have their stubs entered into a draw at the door. POP SKULL plays nightly January 22nd-24th at 9:30pm at the CINEMATHEQUE - 100 Arthur St.in the Artspace Building at Old Market Square.

In support of his new album DEATH RAP - featuring guest appearances by SCOTT IAN OF ANTHRAX, MARK MORTON OF LAMB OF GOD, DAVE ELLEFSON OF MEGADETH, BRIAN FAIR OF SHADOWS FALL, HARLEY FLANAGAN OF THE CRO-MAGS and more! Necro is the brutalest rapper on the planet. He has reached legendary status by dropping non stop consistent hardcore albums on his own label, Psycho+Logical-Records. If you havent heard of Necro you must be living under a rock. Necro is anything but your typical rapper. While some of his biggest influences are hip-hop greats like Rakim, Kool G Rap and Big Daddy Kane, the harsh realities of his life also drew him to the sounds of bands like Slayer and Megadeth. Although he was able to recite all the lyrics to Slick Rick's La-di-da-di at 7 years old, he would also blast Metallica's Kill Em All out the window of his bedroom so all the kids in the projects could hear it. He even admits to crying when Cliff Burton (Metallica's bassist) died. Nope, he is not your typical rapper.
OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.necrohiphop.com/

ELVIS LIVES!

Saturday, Jan. 12:
ELVIS LIVES!
ELVIS BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
w/ ELVIS IMPERSONATORS
Doors at 7pm / Show at 8pm

Come celebrate the King's 73rd Birthday!

Featuring some of Manitoba's best Elvis Tribute Artists!

There will be a cold cut buffet, a silent auction, a perfume draw, and a fifty-fifty draw!

Rock Paper Scissors Night Ft: Grant Paley

Friday November 30th
ROCK PAPER SCISSORS Night
Featuring GRANT PALEY

RPG's (Record Playing Grant - aka wyldefingers, gpaley) fun loving and unique DJ style has been rocking parties and clubs for the great people of Canada with his entertaining mix of funk, house, 80's and hip hop for over seven years. His love for good times and good people is seen through his dedication and enthusiasm for the local and national music scenes. RPG is best known all over Canada for his work with Canada's very own Moses Mayes, who've played well over 400 shows since there inception in 1999. The band won the 2001 Prairie Music Awards for Best Urban/Dance Recording and was again nominated in 2005 for the Western Canadian Music Award for Best Instrumental Album 'Needle to the Groove. With their blistering live show and indie success albums, Moses Mayes has easily become one of Canada's most exciting dance funkfusion collectives. Moses has a new record 'Second Ring' coming out on November 7, 2006 with multiple tours planned around its release...check it at http://www.myspace.com/mosesmayes RPG has had the pleasure of the sharing the stage with respected artists like James Brown, Antibalas, the Pocket Dwellers, the Salads, Kid Koala, Ivana Santilli and the New Deal...and yes, he's played every show like it was his last. Grant Paley on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/djrpg

ElementSircus

ELEMENTSIRCUS
December 21st
Featuring- Mahogany Frog, Big Trouble in Little China Tigerrr Beat Antigravity Project and more.
Plus aboriginal guest speakers, dance, experimental performance art, film, videos, marching band, interactive games, pinata smash, and so much more TBA. http://www.myspace.com/elementsircus

ElementSircus is an annual experimental multimedia small-scale festival celebrating on the longest day and night of the year - Winter and Summer Solstice. The costumed encouraged ElementSircus has seen the likes of many amazing experimental boundry breaking bands, performance artists, dancers, film and video artists, improv, freak shows, fire spinners, DJ's, circus acts, recycle artists, games, artisans, robots, bike briggade/ ballet, multimedia experimenters, stilt walkers, spoken wordists, percussionists, and the list goes on and on. Curators of the event, Absent Sound have teamed up with Ragpickers Anti-fashion Emporium to host what many say is one of the most important underground cultural events to come out of Winnipeg. This festival would not be possible without all the incredible help from so many volunteers from the community throughout the years. This is an audience involved event from the costumes they wear to the percussion jams to organizing and performing.

Big John Bates & The VooDoo Dollz

Big John Bates & The VooDoo Dollz
February 22nd

“More fun than a midnight drag race fueled by a fifth of bourbon!” (Exclaim! Magazine) Don't be fooled by sCare-oline's upright or Big John's hollowbody, this ain't no rockabilly band. "With one foot in Memphis and the other on 42nd Street", BJB have punked out the Hotrod Blues and wrapped it up in a cabaret from Hell, a live spectacle featuring the one-and-only Voodoo Dollz Burlesque.

MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/bigjohnbatesandthevoodoodollz

OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.bigjohnbates.com/

Moses Mayes

Moses Mayes
December 29th

Since 1999, the music of Moses Mayes has been moving people on the dance floor and from their stereos across North America. Their live performances have earned them a reputation as one of the best acts in their scene, playing to festival and club audiences and leading the new funk fusion sound over the last seven years. Add three full-length releases (including last fall’s Second Ring), a three-song EP, a Western Canadian Music Award and thousands of sales, and you have an ac*****ulation of years of experience in orchestrating grooves and exploring sonic frontiers.

Official Website: http://www.mosesmayes.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/mosesmayes

Solstice Party ft: Absent Sound

Friday December 21:
SOLSTICE PARTY
featuring ABSENT SOUND

Silent Auction with works from School of Fine Art Faculty and Alumni
Tix $10 Advance (@ answers or from student council - avail Nov 1)
$15 @ the Door
Doors @ 9:30 - 18+ with ID

Engaging, atmospheric, dream-like ambiance are the powerful elements in the music of Absent Sound. These puppet masters wield a musical arsenal creating huge dramatic worlds of sound with organic chants, colossal guitars, hypnotic off-time record scratches, beats, loops, and Lesley speaker keyboard drones: ears open and eyes closed is all the flight attendant requests. Absent Sound began as a solo project of Robert G. Menard around 1995 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with friends helping him produce the home recordings in a live setting. In 2002, David Fort joined as a permanent member to the take the band into a much more serious mode. Menard (guitars, samples/loops, vocals and keys) and Fort (guitars, bass, vocals and keys) secluded themselves in the wilds of north-central Manitoba. Over the next year the pair hid from all distractions, meditating solely on the rise and fall of the earth's respirating chest. What emerged a year later was a treasure chest full of ideas and music that are still being explored five years later. Their innate community building skills have allowed them to become the hub of one of the more vibrant progressive art and music scenes in Canada.

Website: http://www.theabsentsound.com
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/absentsound