MANIFESTO presents…
TORONTO to BROOKLYN
The Road Trip
JULY 8 (late night) – JULY 12 (early morning)

SIGN UP TODAY & Please spread the word!!

The MANIFESTO crew is hitting the road to take in a weekend in
Brooklyn NY. Festivities will include the debut MANIFESTO Brooklyn
Meets Toronto concert showcase, the 2010 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival and
the OkayAfrica Celebrate Brooklyn concert at Prospect Park. Whether to
network the weekend away or just enjoy a weekend of music and culture,
we’d love to have you join us!

MANIFESTO Brooklyn Meets Toronto: Shad, Masia One, Tona, Eternia, Rich
Kidd, Punchline, Mr. Mecca, Poison Pen, Jah C + more.

Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival 2010: De La Soul, Buckshot & 5FT, Smif ‘n
Wessun, DJ Evil Dee, Masta Ace, The Money Making Jam Boys (Black
Thought, Dice Raw, Truck North, and P.O.R.N.), Black Milk, Rakaa
Iriscience w/ DJ Babu, Fashawn, Curren$y, Skyzoo, DJ Rhettmatic, and
more.

OkayAfrica: The Roots, Talib Kweli, Bajah + the Dry Eye Crew, and
more. ($3 donation – presented by OkayPlayer.com)

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If only I had the time to just take off on trips like this. Should be dope!

Full details after the jump!

The Road Trip (Toronto to Brooklyn) specs:

* Round trip charter highway coach return from Toronto to Brooklyn
* Charter bus departs Toronto around midnight on Thursday, July 8 and
will arrive back in Toronto by early morning on Monday, July 12
* 2 nights hotel accommodation at the brand new Sheraton Brooklyn
* hotel rooms are 4 per room (sharing queen/double size beds), thus
can specify who you’d like to share a room with
* occupancy of 2 per room can be arranged at a added cost of $100 per
person for the weekend
* Pre-paid access to ALL Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival events during our
time in Brooklyn
* OkayAfrica concert is a $3 donation entry, gate opens at 1pm so
we’ll plan to arrive for 1pm sharp!
* health insurance will NOT be provided, however we can provide
suggestions if you’d like to purchase travel/health insurance

Cost: $320 (includes all of the above)

REGISTER HERE >>> http://www.themanifesto.ca/letsgo to fill in the
registration form.

Spots limited due to capacity (100 spots), so please register early to
guarantee a spot on the trip. Payment for The Road Trip presented by
MANIFESTO can be paid in-person in cash, by mail via money order, or
online (credit card or Interac payment) via TicketPicket.com.

Questions?

Please email us at: letsgo@themanifesto.ca

Check out T-West (A Remix Project alum & one of the truly promising young artists coming out of Toronto) as he does his thing tonight as part of NXNE!

His latest project “Maybe It’s Okay” is out now!

Vote for “Black Kid/City Life” on The MCC!

Previously: NEW VIDEO: T-West “Black Kid/City Life” (Directed by Hank Devos)

K-os. Saukrates. Woodhands. Does anything else really need to be said? See you there!

]]> http://www.cityonmyback.com/2010/03/10/event-k-os-saukrates-woodhands-live-the-opera-house-this-thursday-for-cmw/feed/ 0 http://www.cityonmyback.com/2010/01/29/grand-analog-w-miles-jones-the-drake-underground-012310/ http://www.cityonmyback.com/2010/01/29/grand-analog-w-miles-jones-the-drake-underground-012310/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:31:07 +0000 Kevin Jones http://www.cityonmyback.com/?p=11402

The tag line for last Saturday’s low-end movement at The Drake Underground could have been “He’s the DJ, I’m the rapper, and this is my band”, as two crews with similar designs for their disparate hip hop expressions teamed up for a tight little showcase in the cozy bowels of the landmark Queen west hotspot.

Up first was local rhymesmith Miles Jones, who took on the formidable task of trying to warm up a Toronto crowd with ample lyrical dexterity and ranging musicality, backed by a stripped-down musician troupe featuring only a drummer and cohort beatmaker DJ Serious on the decks this time out. With the back-beat pushed to the front by the indispensible live rhythm section, static spectators were eventually coaxed into relinquishing their holding pattern at the room’s fifty yard line and making their way to the front of the stage, just in time to catch bumpin’ electro-tinged closer “Runaway”.

The title track from Jones’ sophomore disc Runaway Jones served as a fitting entrée for main course Grand Analog, who wasted no time in setting the wheels of their hi-tuned dub-rap machine in motioned. With newly added drummer Aaron Edgar in tow, GA rattled walls with their animated sound collage of pointed guitars, smooth bass lines, effects laden cuts and warm analog keys, all held together by the presence and charismatic flare of frontman Odario Williams. The by then packed house gave as well as it got, mouthing the words to tunes like “Not Enough Mondays” and responding enthusiastically to quirky turns like the sneaky infusion of Jackson 5 bass licks. Though relatively brief, the night’s expo – GA’s lone Toronto stop on their current cross-Canada tour – proved the perfect start to a busy Saturday night in the T-dot, and no doubt a welcomed bonanza for the double-booked Drake underground.

(Shouts to my man henri and King Britt, who held it down with an expansive blend of both past and future sounds well into the wee hours.)

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