Pyramid getting plugged

Maseo aka Plug 3 returns Sept 23.

We’re really excited for the return of this DJ/producer legend for a ne’er before seen back-to-school jammy jam! He rocked snotboxes galore on his last visit with a mix of classic and contemporary rap, funk, soul, house and disco so if you missed out, this is your chance to get down with the Maseo experience! If that weren’t ’nuff, we’ve also brought on our homey DJ HUNNICUTT into the mix to guarantee that this rumble cannot be clocked!

Advance tix are $10 & available at Kustom Kulture, Into The Music and The Urban Bakery. Door admission is $15.

Presented by Pyramid Cabaret, CJUM 101.5FM and Bundown.

MASEO
+ Bundown Sound System
+ DJ Hunnicutt

Fri, Sept 23/11
10pm
Pyramid Cabaret, 176 Fort

Bundown rocks the Mox

Tonight, the BSS will be throwing down the club bangers at two Moxie’s locations.

Quadratik and Jay Boogie will be spinning at Moxie’s Classic Grill on Regent while Ofield K and Bruce Lord hold down Moxie’s Classic Grill at MTS Centre!

Take your pic or better yet, reach both!

No exaggeration…reach early…Moxie’s parties always have line-ups!

We’ll see y’all on the dancefloor tonight!
BSS

Don’t stop the rock

Bundown brings back Studio54.

Bundown x Ali Entertainment
Present

STUDIO54:
Disco vs Hip Hop

featuring
Jay Boogie
Quadratik

with special guest
Brent Phillips

A signature fave returns to debut a new nightlife option!

The Studio54 concept has rocked dance floors throughout Western Canada since its debut in 2007 and it returns with special guest Brent Phillips, who last played with BSS at the inaugural Thriller Halloween party.

For this go-round, we’ve remixed Studio54 into a Disco vs Hip Hop theme, with Q and Boogz holding down the soundtrack of Hip Hop culture and Brent carrying the flag for classic and contemporary disco.

Equally exciting is the debut of Marquee Lounge & Event Centre and the first ever monster collab with Ali Entertainment! The latest addition to Winnipeg’s nightlife scene takes over the space formerly held by Dylan O’ Connor’s, 1875 Pembina Hwy and is one of south Winnipeg’s most popular venues.

$5
18+
stylecode: Disco/Hip Hop

www.bundown.com
www.facebook.com/alientertainment

Rough patch kids

Bundown partners with local charity.

On Sunday, July 17, BSS will host Rough Patch‘s charity event at the Marlborough Inn.

Rough Patch is a non-profit organization whose mission is to “financially aid families who have a sick child(ren) who require constant medical attention at a medical facility that is 50 kilometres or more away from their home. A portion of proceeds also goes to help fund research for each child’s medical condition.

The fundraiser will include a Head Shaving Auction and a raffle that includes a resort and car detailing package and is being held specifically for a child named Matthew. You can read his story here.

We encourage you to come out on July 17 for this worthwhile cause and to read more about this organization at roughpatch.ca.

BSS

P.S. Upcoming movements: the return of Soul Train Live and Boogz’ follow-up to Nights in July!

Summer brings nightlife options

Bundown offers varied menu for the season.

For the summer of 2011, the boys have got a number of weekly offerings as well as big events to ensure that your summer is filled to the brim with fuelGOODmusic!

First off, there are four weekly residencies you definitely want to reach:
Charles’ Gallery marks the return of the hip hop night we did at The Lo Pub and continues in the same vein as we celebrate hip hop culture, its various elements and special guest DJs and MCs dropping the finest rap joints this side of NYC. CG takes place every Tuesday at Bar Italia, 737 Corydon.

G.O.O.D. Thursdays was inspired by a certain MC/producer’s weekly download offerings and is a multi-genre night which allows us to take you all over the urban music spectrum: classic and contemporary house, soul, funk, disco and rap to jumpstart your weekends off right at Bar Italia.

Stylistic Fridays is all about unwinding from a week’s work inside one of the Exchange’s newest nightspot offerings, Boa Lounge, 177 Lombard, with music selections that take you anywhere from the latest fist-pumping house remixes to timeless dancefloor joints in a swanky space.

Calculated Soul has found a new home inside The Loft Gastropub, 774 Corydon, the latest entry into the Corydon strip’s nightlife, and continues to deliver that soul and funk vibe – with generous servings of disco and house – for a mature clientele. If you were a regular at Lobby On York then this definitely is the night for you every Saturday.

We’re also going to be a part of two big fetes on Saturday, June 25:

Summer Whiteout Patio Party is going down at Moxie’s Classic Grill at the MTS Centre, 300 Portage. To get the mood started for the upcoming NHL and summer seasons, we’re paying homage to the Winnipeg-bred “whiteout” and going outdoors! There will be prizes for the top 2 sexiest “Whiteoutfits” courtesy of Luxe + Charm and Unfold Apparel! The patio will be open from 4:00pm-way past dark.

BOOYA! marks our first ever collaboration with Refresh Concepts: an all-90s theme party consisting of all your favourite rap, R&B and dancehall joints from labels like Uptown, Bad Boy, LaFace, Rowdy, Greensleeves, VP and more! BOOYA! will make over Mystique Nightclub, 441 Main St, into Cloud 9 for one night only!

Set the alerts on your iPhones and Blackberrys, folks!

See ya on the dancefloor,
BSS

In the studio

Signature discofete returns.

Studio54, our big bang discoparty will be returning this Thursday, April 21 inside the Exchange’s hottest new nightspot, 6 Degrees Martini Bar & Wine Lounge – the same venue that was rocked by M*O*V*E two weeks ago.

This time around, QUADRATIK and JAY BOOGIE will be joined by fellow music lover & breaks musicologist MAVERIK. His pedigree can’t be fronted on – he’s a member of local b-boy heroes, DANGEROUS GOODS CREW. Naturally, The Godfather, LUCIOUS, will be the firestarter for each choon.

Boogz to open for Raekwon
Wu meets Bundown.

As announced in our last post, Jay, DJ CO-OP and FILTHY ANIMALS will be opening for the Winnipeg stop of Shallah Raekwon’s Shaolin Vs Wu-Tang tour. It’s going down this Saturday, April 23 at Pyramid Cabaret.

$25 advance tickets are available at Kustom Kulture, The Urban Bakery and ticketworkshop.com. Door admission is $30 for 18+ patrons.

> > > Quick shout out to the homies who were nominated for this year’s Central DJ Of The Year awards here

Plug tune in

De La Soul’s Maseo to play Pyramid.
The cat’s finally out of the bag.

As mentioned in previous posts and Twitter blasts, we have been sitting on a show that we’ve been dying to announce and so without further ado, we are proud to announce that MASEO aka Plug 3 will be gracing the stage of the Pyramid on April 16.

He will be joined by QUADRATIK, JAY BOOGIE, OFIELD K, LUCIOUS and special guest LONNIE CE (THE LYTICS, Grippin’ Grain).

Advance tickets are $10 and will be available at The Urban Bakery (shout out to Kev!) and door admission is $15.

******

At the same time, don’t forget that DJ TAKTIKS will be our special guest at M*O*V*E this Saturday, April 9 at The Orbit Room! Taktiks has been holding down Toronto’s CKLN 88.1FM for a minute now with his Mixtape Massacre radio show. He’s a true music lover and he can always be found spinning at clubs, lounges and parties in the GTA. Last year, he played Bar Italia alongside Quadratik and left a lasting impression! Ofield will also be holding down Calculated Soul Live at Lobby On York, so you’ve got a double BUNDOWN flex this Saturday!

Studio54 is also fast approaching and will take place inside 6 Degrees Martini Bar & Wine Lounge on Good Thursday, April 21! We’ll be welcoming back our homey MAVRIK (Dangerous Goods Crew) on the decks that night, as well! Word is spreading and folks are anticipating a night of disco from the 70s to nu disco!

Finally, if you don’t already know about the RAEKWON show on Saturday, April 23 at the Pyramid, then we should inform you that the show will be opened by FILTHY ANIMALS, DJ CO-OP and our very own Boogz! Rae is touring to support the release of the latest Wu banger, Wu-Tang vs Shaolin, which you should cop immediately via your fave music source!

That’s it for now…see ya on the dancefloor!

P.S. A new addition to the BUNDOWN fam will be making his debut in the near future…;)

Returning giants

Popular concept nights to return.
What’s good?

Been a min since the last update – uknowhowedo…the hustle don’t stop.

First off, shouts to all the adventurous souls who have been reaching the warehouse jams! A lot goes into these and every new face we see keeps the momentum moving! The last one featured an incredible battle pitting Dangerous Goods Crew against Paranormal Pandas Crew and a set from burgeoning soul/funk outfit, Sleeping Giants. You don’t see this just anywhere in the city, truss. For info on any of the warehouse jams, you need to holla at us – if you don’t know about the hotline.

Next up, we’re sitting on crazydope returning concepts: M*O*V*E and Studio54! That’s right, ch’all, they’re comin’ back! Anyone that frequented M*O*V*E at The Academy knows this jam is straight up soul, funk, disco, boogie and house dropped on the 1s and 2s! Studio54 debuted at Alive In The District a couple of years back before being taken on the road to markets out west and will return inside the brand-spankin’ new 6 Degrees lounge in the Exchange with generous helpings of disco from the 70s – now (yes, people still make disco) & like previous installments, you’re only limited by your imagination re: dress code!

There are a couple of other shows we’re sitting on that we’ll leave out of this post – for now. Just know that they’re big and they’re going to be barn-burners! Strictly for the musicLOVERS!

Aight, deets…

M*O*V*E
sat | 26mar | 11

Studio54…a night of disco!
goodTHU | 21apr | 11

> 6 Degrees Martini Bar & Wine Lounge, 110 Market Ave, www.6degreesbar.ca

Boogie’s Grammy Play-by-Play

7:02pm
Open with an Aretha Franklin video montage. LL Cool J intros Martina McBride, Yolanda Adams, Jennifer Hudson, Christina Aguilera and Florence Welch (Florence & The Machine) for the Queen of Soul tribute a.k.a. The Diva Belter Contest.

Well…X-tina seems to have redeemed herself after that horrend-X Super Bowl gaffe. McBride didn’t disappoint, either…and Welch? I swear Xtina is laughing at her – a mighty scoff at that. J-Hud has no probs doin’ Aretha proud.

7:13pm
This is war. Three of these divas are doing their own thing and two of these aren’t kinda the same. Wait ’til they get to the group joint…oh, there it goes…Sisters (Doin’ it For Themselves). Ray Charles could have telegraphed that. That last run they just pulled off was like, watching a race at Assiniboia Downs. And, a pre-taped appearance by the Queen herself!
Grade: B-

First ad break.

7:19pm
Diva Belter contestants run down Best Pop Duo/Group nominees: Paramore, the Glee cast, Sade, Maroon 5 and Train – whose (Hey) Soul Sister (Live) gets the W. Not a real surprise. You could hear this annoying drivel everywhere in the past year. Way to name drop Justin Bieber. Guy, I think the music means shut the fcuk up.

7:22pm
Ricky Martin intros Lady Gaga – and did he really want to say “Lay-dee…Ga-ga!” So, that’s the egg everyone was tweeting about. I kinda hate Lady Gaga, er, Madonna, Jr. Right down to her rendition of Express Yourself. Somewhere, Ms. Ciccone is barfing in her mouth because Gaga was actually born Stefani Germonatta. And, of course, she has to remind everyone that she can play piano – thanks to all that classical training/tranny-ing and all.
Grade: F-

Second ad break.

(Right about now, one wonders how many .secs John Legend and The Roots will get for their three non-televised wins)

7:33pm
Blake Shelton loves this next performer – “because she happens to be his fiancee. The lovely, the talented, the one and only…Miranda Lambert everybody.” Mhm. Doesn’t look like a country singer does she? I’d love to say something about Lambert…anything, really…but the video displays onstage are more captivating. Hey, that was Elvis Presley!
Grade: none

7:38pm
Lenny Kravitz has no hair! And, he intros Muse.
Cool! A double-neck guitar! Remember when Pete Townshend used to rock those? Now, he just rocks off to kiddie porn. Oh, yeah, Muse. This is actually a dope joint. Can’t front. Nice stage set, bad use of “dancers”.
Grade: B-

Ad break #3.

(shout to all the followers on Twitter and friends on Facebook that are logged on!)

7:49pm
Ryan Seacrest is out. His TelePrompter game is off. Bruno Mars, Janelle Monais and B.O.B.! Impressive that they included Janelle; other two are obvious. Nothin’ on You to start. Still not sure on Mars’ Don Ho chic. Bobby Ray is lookin’ pimp. Hmm…retro soul version of Grenade. Wonder if anyone is going to credit Raphael Saadiq for this current trend we’re just now seeing in pop music…oh, and Mars is losing his voice. Damn, shut up already and cue Janelle! Shiii…she kills both of em on the style tip. Nice. We get Cold War live. Mars on drums and B.O.B. on (air) guitar!
Grade: B-

7:58pm
(Two guys from) Zac Brown Band intros noms for Best Female Country Performance. Gretchen Wilson, Jewel, Miranda Lambert, LeeAnn Rimes and Carrie Underwood. The winner is…Blake Shelton’s fiancee! Love how she doesn’t return his props!

Set of ads.

(Trying to figure out how to fit in regular chronic breaks)

8:06pm
Eva Longoria comes out to Bill Withers‘ Lovely Day? Awww, Justin Bieber auditioning for Usher clip – now, I’m not going to go hard on Biebs and will be as objective as possible. Promise. Sh!t. They had to start with African drumming, didn’t they? Then, ninjas. Ninjas! Looks like puberty is starting to kick in with the Biebs. This was booty.
Grade: D

8:13pm
Paramore and NCIS chick. Best Rock Album nods: Jeff Beck, Muse, Pearl Jam, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Neil Young. Grammy goes to…Muse! I like, I like! Props to NARAS for not giving an auto-win to the oldest rockers in the building.

Ads.

(quickie chronic break)

8:24pm
Come back to Gaga winning for Fame Monster. But, thankfully followed by The Late Show Top 10 Grammy Surprises. Personal fave? #10. Who the hell is this coked up bluegrass punk band fronted by Mario Lopez? Mumford & Sons, obviously. Next, The Avett Brothers! Hey, Russell Brand has a band? Bob Dylan comes out poorly mic-ed and all gravel-raspy! I swear his throat just started bleeding. Did Dylan just smile?!
Grade: D

More ads.

Big up for The Ramones‘ Lifetime Achievement Award! What a great booking: Lady Antebellum covering Teddy Pendergrass! If You Don’t Know Me By Now? I like it. Not so much the next joint. Heeey…didn’t the chick from Glee and the guy from the Packers say a tribute to Teddy?
Grade: D

8:44pm
Miley Cyrus and Kings Of Leon to announce Best Country Album – because they’re both from Tennessee and that gosh-darn-it gives ‘em cred to do it! Lady Antebellum for the win. Get in there, Paul Worthy! That woman’s got some weird triple chin action goin’ on. Jamie Foxx out to intro – cheesily – Gwyneth Paltrow, The Muppets and Cee-Lo Green with their rendition of F*** You, er, Forget You. Nothing ground-breaking here. LadyKilla doin’ his best George Clinton. Not. Too. Sure. What. Paltrow. Is. Doing.
Grade: F

Yet more ads.

(to be honest, I thought Gwyeth’s shoes were dope)

8:56pm
Neil Patrick Harris brings out a world-class pop star. Katy Perry‘s out. Ouch. Whoa, to that whole “whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa-oa” thing. Mr. Perry really shouldn’t let the Missus out if she’s going to sing falsetto. I’m sure everyone’s appreciating the “wedding footage” from India. “This one goes out to all the Valentine lovers!” Teenage Dream. Adult nightmare.

9:02pm
John Mayer, Norah Jones and Keith Urban cover Dolly Parton‘s Jolene. I ain’t mad. Obvious nod to her Lifetime Achievement Award win. Next are Song of The Year nominees: Forget You, Beg, Steal or Borrow, The House that Built Me, Love the Way You Lie, Need You Now. Winner: Lady Antebellum’s Need You Now.

A.D.S.

(contemplating hunger)

9:12pm
The Green Hornet/Seth Rogan comes out to Like a G6 and disses Miley before his intro of Eminem, Dr. Dre, Rihanna and Skylar Grey. They do Love the Way You Lie and new Dre single, I Need a Doctor. Dang, the crowd erupted when Dre came onstage. Crowd didn’t let up, either. He’s going to be a problem when Detox drops.
Grade: B

9:19pm
John Legend and Jewel with Best New Artist noms: Florence & The Machine, Mumford & Sons, Justin Bieber, Esperanza Spalding(!) and Drake. Oh, snap!!! It goes to Esperanza Spalding!!! That’s called a come-from-behind win. You know she’s one of the artists on Prince’s Welcome 2 America tour, right?

Hey! Ads!

Another Glee cast member out followed by NARAS president Neil Fortnow. Self-congratulatory moment and condescending stab at illegal downloading.

9:31pm
Nod to influential artists who passed in 2011. No mention of Keith “Guru” Elam. Mick Jagger out to give props to Solomon Burke. Fitting considering the Stones owe their success to black music – and have acknowledged that fact. Guy doesn’t sound that bad. Looks like he’s in decent shape, too.
Grade: B

Adzzz. Zzz.

(kinda hungry – gotta wait ’til next ad break)

Kris Kristofferson survived the Blade franchise! Lady Babs out to do Evergreen! Ummm, I really wasn’t trying to dig into Barbra Streisand but uh, the opening run was pitchy. Just saying, is all. Kinda reminds me of an elementary grade teacher moonlighting at the local karaoke bar. Sorry.
Grade: D-

“Please welcome…Elsa Lanchester…and Bobby Brown” announcing the Best Rap Album nominees? Crowd yelling for The Roots but really no surprise that Eminem takes this one for Recovery. Tough category, still. All the noms deserved this one.

Set of advertisements.

(quickie chronic break trumps food)

10:12pm
Tune back into performance in progress. Arcade Fire, to be exact. Canajun music lovers stand up! Is their stage show always this flashy and strobe-y?

Capitalist propaganda.

(now, Chinese takeout and Perrier Lime)

10:24pm
Wow, that’s huge. Arcade Fire‘s The Suburbs for the Record Of The Year win AND closing performance. I’ll say it again. Canajun music lovers stand up! Uh, think I missed the Drake/Rihanna performance…tell you what…why don’t you give me your review of their Grammy appearance. Seriously. Send em to jayboogie@bundown.com and I’ll post them here on bundown.com!

10:30pm
That, folks, was the 53rd annual Grammy Awards. Out.

- Boogz

*****

Notable winners at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards:

Best New Artist

Esperanza Spalding

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

F*** You, Cee-Lo Green

Best Rap Album

Recovery, Eminem

Best Rap Song

Empire State of Mind, Shawn Carter, Angela Hunt, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Jane’t “Jnay” Sewell-Ulepic, Alexander Shuckberg

Best Rap Solo Performance

Not Afraid, Eminem

Best Rap Performance By A Duo/Group

On to the Next One, Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz

Best Contemporary R&B Album

Raymond V Raymond, Usher

Best R&B Album

Wake Up! – The Roots & John Legend

Best R&B Song

Shine, John Stephens

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Bittersweet, Fantasia

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

There Goes My Baby, Usher

Best R&B Performance By A Duo/Group

Soldier of Love, Sade

Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album

Still, BeBe & CeCe Winans

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

Hang on in There, The Roots & John Legend

Best Reggae Album

Before the Dawn, Buju Banton

Best Dance Recording

Only Girl (in the World), Rihanna

Boogie’s Grammy play-by-play returns

Once again, Jay Boogie will be LIVE online tonight with his annual Grammy teleplay, so as you’re watching tonight’s festivities inside LA’s Staples Center, keep your browsers – mobile or desktop – open to catch all of the fun!

The 53rd Grammy Awards will air tonight on Global at 8:00pm (CST), preceded by ET Canada’s pre-show and on CBS in the US.