I'm glad I took in this Chronixx show at the Opera House, me along with the other 800 - 900 people who were also in the 'house' on this perfect holiday long weekend Sunday night. Chronixx was a treat to see live, and for any who may have underestimated the depth and strength of this artist, guess what - Chronixx performed for a solid 90-plus minutes and had the crowd in his hands for the majority of the set. Chronixx [...]
Seems like I missed the best part of this event as I arrived late due to my Saturday Night ReggaeMania radio show on 100.7 CHIN-FM. It's funny how first impressions are just that - when I first walked in, everyone was slow dancing, swaying to the music (Classic Soul), giving me the feeling of being inside a formal ball versus a Reggae dance. Steele's annual Birthday Gala saw the place jam packed with people smiling, laughing and enjoying themselves. Gone [...]
The GTA CUP CLASH - The Final Episode featured four young and upcoming Sounds competing for the title and trophy - Ghetto Star vs Killer Assassin vs Bassline vs Cumtraxx. I arrived a little late due to my Saturday Night ReggaeMania radio show (100.7 CHIN-FM) - it ended at Midnight, so I missed the First Round - 'No Elimination'. I saw most of the Second Round, where the four Sounds clashed their hearts out infront of a modest crowd (less [...]
G-Fuss has travelled all over the world to represent the Stone Love Sound and tonight, he would be playing for the massive at Surface Nightclub (The Guvernment). Once arriving, it was just a matter of studying the crowd and making the necessary musical adjustments to please them. G-Fuss played two thirty minute sets showcasing Top 40 Reggae hits to please the young ladies in the crowd. In my opinion, the focus wasn't on Stone Love per se, as half of [...]
Big Up Rudeboy Sound and its selector - Angelina Montana! She came to Sound System Fridays fully stocked and delivered a nice show full of big chunes, dubplates and live performances. In the house was Bigga Boss (Sniper Sounds), who was very entertaining once taking the mic late in the show. Performing live is second nature for Fatman aka Bigga Boss and even though he can be very raw and stink, I had figured that tonight he would tame his [...]
The Tryst Nightclub gig for Mighty Crown marked their final night of a three night stint in Toronto for their 'Driving Force' Tour. By now, all the hype and hysteria that surrounded them and their performance at WHEN DUBS DID NICE 2 (where they delivered Johnny Osbourne and Brigidier Jerry) had died down. Coming off a night like this didn't stop them - they played two twenty minute sets. I'm not sure if they were tired from the night before [...]
I arrived at the venue a little after 10 PM to see Mighty Crown on stage in the middle of their ‘early warm’ set. It was still early, but, those in attendance were the first wave of people to come and build the scene. The order of the night was Super Fresh, King Turbo, Poison Dart and the Far East Rulaz - Mighty Crown. We had the hostess with the mostess, Ms. Tasha Rozez - she held her own throughout [...]
Reggae Cafe was a nice party - the people in attendance like their Reggae and love to dance too! Older Reggae seemed to be the flavour of the night. It was a sold out gig and it marked Mighty Crown's second Toronto appearance since they touched down on Canadian soil earlier that day. It seemed as if Sami T. and Ninja Crown weren't 100 % there - Ninja struggled to read the crowd. In the end, he was saved by [...]
This party was packed with Reggae diehards who drank, smoked and partied hard all night long. All of the Sounds played well, big up Black Reaction for a wicked early round, dunning the place after their appearance on Sound System Fridays. Big up DJ Tyrone who killed it in the later rounds. This dance had it's own vibe - people had fun (as you can see in the pics) and yeah, it was Reggae all night, with the exception of [...]
Congratulations to Toronto’s Step-A-Choice Sound, who, in last Saturday’s very sticky Sound Rage Sound clash (at Hickory House) emerged victorious over rival Sounds Soul Survival (2011/2012 Fully Loaded Champions), Lion Heart (2010/2012 GTA Cup Champions) and Magash Int'l (from Switzerland)! When I walked into the clash (just before 2 AM), I was pleasantly surprised to see 200 - 250 clash heads at Hickory House. The promoters (Jill Richards + Mello Vibes) must have been happy with the numbers. The promotion [...]