MyWinnipeg.com - February 19/09
Never a Dull Moment
By: Anthony Augustine
Thursday
Dre Day
w/ DJ Co-op, Hunnicutt and special guest Mike the 2600 King. Hosted by John Smith.
Hi-Fi Club
108 Osborne, 2nd Floor
$5 (free before 11pm)
For the last seven years, Minneapolis’ Mike the 2600 King and his buddies have thrown a party to coincide with West Coast pioneer, Dr. Dre’s birthday. Over time, the Twin Cities-born party has spread to Austin, Brooklyn and Chicago after getting getting the attention of Urb Magazine. For the first time in Canada, Co-op and Hunnicutt are teaming up with Mike the 2600 King to celebrate all things Dre this Thursday at their weekly party, Day Old Donuts. Immediately after the show, they will hit the road for a tour of Western Canada to spread their party vibe to twelve different cities.
Friday
Release Party - Can’t Hold Back EP
w/ Joe Silva, Pucona and DJ Lil’ Phil
Bar Italia
737 Corydon Avenue
Free
House music lovers should head down to Lucky Mix on Corydon this Friday for a rare performance by local producer Joe Silva and MC/drummer/spoken word artist/slam poet/author T’ai Pu (Pucona). The duo are celebrating the release of their new E.P., Can’t Hold Back, on Neves Music. Resident DJ, Lil’ Phil, will kick things off around 10pm.
Hope for the Heart Fundraiser
w/ JD Edwards, Serena Postal, Mode 7, J.Williamez and friends.
The Academy
437 Stradbrook
$10
When friends of Civil Disobedients drummer Troy Strattner heard that his young son, Jayden, was going to need a heart transplant, they knew they needed to do something to help. On Friday, JD Edwards, Serena Postal, bandmate J.Williamez and a host of other musicians will lend their talents to a fundraiser at The Academy. If you can’t make the show but want to support the family during this difficult time, donations to the Jayden Strattner-Brown Trust can be made at any TD Bank.
Saturday
L.A. Riots
w/ Adam Hoser
Hi-Fi Club
108 Osborne, 2nd Floor
$7 before 11. $10 after 11.
Back for the second time, red-hot remix stars L.A. Riots will bring a hard drive full of unreleased tracks that should go over well with local hipsters. With high-profile gigs lined up at SXSW in Austin and the Winter Music Conference in Miami, this will probably be the last time you see this DJ duo for a while.
Boyz II Men
w/ special guests
Burton Cummings Theatre
364 Smith Street
$42 - $52 at Ticketmaster
Remember ’90s new jack swing stars Boyz II Men? Although they might be the best-selling R and B male vocal group of all time, with five #1 hits to their credit, they have been off the radar since 2000’s Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya. While Michael McCary has retired from performing and the trio might not be all over MuchMusic, MTV and the radio like the used to be, they still can belt out hits like End of the Road, I’ll Make Love to You and Water Runs Dry.
Other events to check out: Chess Club (Saturday - Park Theatre), dd/mm/yy (Monday - The Albert) and That 1 Guy (Wednesday - The Pyramid)
