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Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Monday, November 30, 2009
Lady GaGa / KiD CuDi at the ACC in Toronto.
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On Saturday night, I was blessed with the opportunity to see Lady GaGa and KiD CuDi front row at the Air Canada Center in Toronto. Blessed, because it was life-changing.
We got there at about 6:30, where we were treated to the VIP lounge of drinks and tons of amazing food. Amidst all of the people dressed up in crazy outfits, we walked around looking at the merchandise and taking pictures of the stage before the show. We got to the floor and headed right for the front row, we grabbed a hold of the bar closest to the middle and we didn't let go for 4 and a half hours until the show was over.
While the show was waiting to start, a Michael Jackson impersonator treated the crowd - but that was behind us and there was no way we were leaving our spot to go watch. Soon enough, Semi Precious Weapons came out of nowhere. They were great, I had never heard of them before and they were legit .. awesome entertainers .. they really knew how to work the crowd.
After that and a minor break, we heard the familiar trembling eery music and KiD CuDi came out. He was within metres of us, rapping all of his classics from A KiD Named CuDi and Man on the Moon. The light show behind him, with bright videos reflecting each song he played, was reallllyy cool. There are pictures and videos up on my Facebook if you've got me.
Once CuDi was gone, we were 250% satisfied, he was unbelievable and we couldn't wait for his song with GaGa - if that happened, we knew he had to go to Kool Haus for his appearance there. Sure enough, it did, half way through the show, they played in front of a collage of fan-videos sent in.
After what felt like forever, but it probably wasn't, the woman herself came out .. creeping through the curtain that covered the stage. She opened with Dance in the Dark, singing and dancing behind a lit-up grid shining onto the curtain, making it hard to see her completely (the point of the song.)
The rest of the concert was beyond words, playing every #1 and chart-topper (like Just Dance, Poker Face, LoveGame, and Paparazzi) she had and then some. Some of her unreleased - yet popular songs (like Paper Gangsta) were nice surprises. With a new outfit each song, and ripping off her clothes in mid-performance each song, she didn't dissapoint. The energy on stage and in the room was piercing through my chest. Monster and Speechless were by far my favorite performances of the night.
During Speechless, she stopped to talk about her Dad who had just had open heart surgery. She began to laugh, and cry, and gave her dad the double-middle-finger, but I'm not quite sure why. She asked Toronto .. "Did you know that Poker Face went #1 in Toronto first?" The crowd went insane. That wasn't it - "Let me rephrase that, she said." .. "Did you know that ALL of my #1's went #1 in Toronto first?" I was impressed, we know what's up. She asked the crowd if we had seen her AMA performance, which brought on more applause. "There's pieces of glass stuck in my piano from it still .. 1 .. 2 .. 3" showing the audience.
The concert was spectacular, I'm not going to give it a rating because it would be biased and mathematically impossible, an improper fraction if you will. Alright, 19/10. 7 out of 5 stars. If you even remotely like KiD CuDi or GaGa, you would have loved that concert. Go see her when she's back in Canada next, and say hi to me when you're there.
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On Saturday night, I was blessed with the opportunity to see Lady GaGa and KiD CuDi front row at the Air Canada Center in Toronto. Blessed, because it was life-changing.
We got there at about 6:30, where we were treated to the VIP lounge of drinks and tons of amazing food. Amidst all of the people dressed up in crazy outfits, we walked around looking at the merchandise and taking pictures of the stage before the show. We got to the floor and headed right for the front row, we grabbed a hold of the bar closest to the middle and we didn't let go for 4 and a half hours until the show was over.
While the show was waiting to start, a Michael Jackson impersonator treated the crowd - but that was behind us and there was no way we were leaving our spot to go watch. Soon enough, Semi Precious Weapons came out of nowhere. They were great, I had never heard of them before and they were legit .. awesome entertainers .. they really knew how to work the crowd.
After that and a minor break, we heard the familiar trembling eery music and KiD CuDi came out. He was within metres of us, rapping all of his classics from A KiD Named CuDi and Man on the Moon. The light show behind him, with bright videos reflecting each song he played, was reallllyy cool. There are pictures and videos up on my Facebook if you've got me.
Once CuDi was gone, we were 250% satisfied, he was unbelievable and we couldn't wait for his song with GaGa - if that happened, we knew he had to go to Kool Haus for his appearance there. Sure enough, it did, half way through the show, they played in front of a collage of fan-videos sent in.
After what felt like forever, but it probably wasn't, the woman herself came out .. creeping through the curtain that covered the stage. She opened with Dance in the Dark, singing and dancing behind a lit-up grid shining onto the curtain, making it hard to see her completely (the point of the song.)
The rest of the concert was beyond words, playing every #1 and chart-topper (like Just Dance, Poker Face, LoveGame, and Paparazzi) she had and then some. Some of her unreleased - yet popular songs (like Paper Gangsta) were nice surprises. With a new outfit each song, and ripping off her clothes in mid-performance each song, she didn't dissapoint. The energy on stage and in the room was piercing through my chest. Monster and Speechless were by far my favorite performances of the night.
During Speechless, she stopped to talk about her Dad who had just had open heart surgery. She began to laugh, and cry, and gave her dad the double-middle-finger, but I'm not quite sure why. She asked Toronto .. "Did you know that Poker Face went #1 in Toronto first?" The crowd went insane. That wasn't it - "Let me rephrase that, she said." .. "Did you know that ALL of my #1's went #1 in Toronto first?" I was impressed, we know what's up. She asked the crowd if we had seen her AMA performance, which brought on more applause. "There's pieces of glass stuck in my piano from it still .. 1 .. 2 .. 3" showing the audience.
The concert was spectacular, I'm not going to give it a rating because it would be biased and mathematically impossible, an improper fraction if you will. Alright, 19/10. 7 out of 5 stars. If you even remotely like KiD CuDi or GaGa, you would have loved that concert. Go see her when she's back in Canada next, and say hi to me when you're there.
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Friday, November 27, 2009
22 Years of Pure Greatness .. at Up on Carling!
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Ollie Shanks, full-time promoter, professional drinker, and part-time DJ, is turning 21+1 today (Happy Birthday Ollie) and he wants YOU to come celebrate with him at UP.
Open predrink starts at 1052 Brough St around 8 pm!
Limos are booked between 11 and 12 so we're gonna try and fit as many people in as possible between that time!
Expect about $10 cover.
DJ Klever will be spinning all night - madness.
Contact Ollie .. 519 933 6545 .. with your questions.
Happy Bday Ollie!
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Ollie Shanks, full-time promoter, professional drinker, and part-time DJ, is turning 21+1 today (Happy Birthday Ollie) and he wants YOU to come celebrate with him at UP.
Open predrink starts at 1052 Brough St around 8 pm!
Limos are booked between 11 and 12 so we're gonna try and fit as many people in as possible between that time!
Expect about $10 cover.
DJ Klever will be spinning all night - madness.
Contact Ollie .. 519 933 6545 .. with your questions.
Happy Bday Ollie!
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Rockstar Wednesdays at the Barking Frog!
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Rockstar Wednesdays at the Barking Frog!
It's hump day and what better way to spend the day. Mwahaha.
The Barking Frog, Crowned Entertainment, and XS Propaganda have teamed up again to bring you Rockstar Wednesdays!
$100 bottles of Exquisite Vodka
$4 Molson Canadian and Coors Light
Contact any of the promoters in the Facebook event for limo service which are going fast!
The Kings Charity Event, UWO Nursing and the Women's Business Club (hot, professional, independent women? Hrrr) will be there so get there early to avoid line-ups!
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Rockstar Wednesdays at the Barking Frog!
It's hump day and what better way to spend the day. Mwahaha.
The Barking Frog, Crowned Entertainment, and XS Propaganda have teamed up again to bring you Rockstar Wednesdays!
$100 bottles of Exquisite Vodka
$4 Molson Canadian and Coors Light
Contact any of the promoters in the Facebook event for limo service which are going fast!
The Kings Charity Event, UWO Nursing and the Women's Business Club (hot, professional, independent women? Hrrr) will be there so get there early to avoid line-ups!
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Monday, November 23, 2009
SnowBALLs! at the London Taphouse on Wednesday!
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I'm a sucker for Christmas.
Nothing beats Christmas time .. the warm feeling inside your house in front of the fireplace when you know you'd be freezing outside, the Starbucks Christmas drinks (have you tried the Gingerbread Latte?) the decorations, the gifts, the family time.
This Wednesday, the Purple Spur Society is holding their last event at Taphouse.
In the spirit of Christmas, they've come up with the idea of "SnowBALLs" .. and they're supporting the Canadian Testicular Cancer Association.
It's the most common form of cancer among men aged 18 to 35 .. WHAT.
Guys, can you IMAGINE getting that - uh huh, I know - and that's why we should be supporting the charity.
Tickets are $5 in Advance, $5 for Spurs at the door, and $10 for non-members at the door.
Check out the Facebook event to get contact info for tickets.
Save our SnowBALLs!
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I'm a sucker for Christmas.
Nothing beats Christmas time .. the warm feeling inside your house in front of the fireplace when you know you'd be freezing outside, the Starbucks Christmas drinks (have you tried the Gingerbread Latte?) the decorations, the gifts, the family time.
This Wednesday, the Purple Spur Society is holding their last event at Taphouse.
In the spirit of Christmas, they've come up with the idea of "SnowBALLs" .. and they're supporting the Canadian Testicular Cancer Association.
It's the most common form of cancer among men aged 18 to 35 .. WHAT.
Guys, can you IMAGINE getting that - uh huh, I know - and that's why we should be supporting the charity.
Tickets are $5 in Advance, $5 for Spurs at the door, and $10 for non-members at the door.
Check out the Facebook event to get contact info for tickets.
Save our SnowBALLs!
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Friday, November 20, 2009
Footwork Fridays at Jim Bobs tonight!
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You know what to expect with Footwork .. actually you don't.
Footwork is the place to be on a Friday night in London at Jimbobs.
Let loose and have a good time with @ilovepremier and just have fun.
Once again, DJ HusH, DJ MarKeey and the gang are spinning Top 40, RnB, Dancehall, and your favorite Reggae hits.
Check out the pics from past Footwork events here!
Don't forget to check out New Years in Montreal with Premier!
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You know what to expect with Footwork .. actually you don't.
Footwork is the place to be on a Friday night in London at Jimbobs.
Let loose and have a good time with @ilovepremier and just have fun.
Once again, DJ HusH, DJ MarKeey and the gang are spinning Top 40, RnB, Dancehall, and your favorite Reggae hits.
Check out the pics from past Footwork events here!
Don't forget to check out New Years in Montreal with Premier!
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Allure Fridays presents Klever Pre-Party at Up!
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Sorry for posting this so last minute - Blogger's been acting up on me all day.
Next Friday will be Klever's first London appearance and tonight we're partying like it's 1999 to get ready for the craziness ahead! Up and Crowned will be giving away 10 FREE Tickets to lucky winners tonight .. so get there SOON!
Check out Klever's MySpace here.
Kudos to anyone smart enough to get limo service - we took two on our birthday and (from what we remember) they were classssyy.
$100 bottles of Ketel One!
519 434 6600 Up on Carling
416 895 0752 Moretti
416 500 5339 Pretty Ricky
519 630 1178 Rasheed
519 639 0770 Kirk
519 860 9865 Dekker
519 619 6933 Tony
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Sorry for posting this so last minute - Blogger's been acting up on me all day.
Next Friday will be Klever's first London appearance and tonight we're partying like it's 1999 to get ready for the craziness ahead! Up and Crowned will be giving away 10 FREE Tickets to lucky winners tonight .. so get there SOON!
Check out Klever's MySpace here.
Kudos to anyone smart enough to get limo service - we took two on our birthday and (from what we remember) they were classssyy.
$100 bottles of Ketel One!
519 434 6600 Up on Carling
416 895 0752 Moretti
416 500 5339 Pretty Ricky
519 630 1178 Rasheed
519 639 0770 Kirk
519 860 9865 Dekker
519 619 6933 Tony
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