Author: Jesse Ship

Andy Stott gets dark and danceable at Foundry – BlogTO

Andy Stott gets dark and danceable at Foundry – BlogTO

If Andy Stott is the future, then the future is dark. Very dark. The celebrated producer of 2012’s sleeper hit album, Luxury Problems played at Mansion’s Foundry series in the Blk Box Theatre, beneath the Great Hall on Saturday night. His set was a technical exploration of negative space in sounds Read more

Jimmy’s Coffee Grinds New Life Into Kens. Market Location – BlogTO

Jimmy’s Coffee Grinds New Life Into Kens. Market Location – BlogTO

Jimmy’s Coffee has emerged from the spent ashes of the Hot Box Café at 191 Baldwin St. in Kensington Market, joining the original and very popular location on Portland. Walking in, you’re greeted with a portico type space with outside benches that will either be used by Read more

Birdman and Lil Wayne to Release Teen Novel from Daughters Bria and Reginae

Birdman and Lil Wayne to Release Teen Novel from Daughters Bria and Reginae

  FROM THE PRESS RELEASE (Yes, this is fucking real, and yes, it’s bound to be a page turner for “teens and young adults everywhere” LEAN INTO IT BIATCHES) March 11, 2013 – New York, NY – Bria Williams and Reginae Carter will make their literary Read more

Maetta Vibrations – DJ Flim

Maetta Vibrations – DJ Flim

Don’t touch that dial, it’s got FLIM on it! Toronto via Thailand, with a skip in Montreal, now living it up in Nice on the Côte D’Azure, Flim is a friendly dreadlocked face from the land of smiles. Flim’s so excited about his Belladonna – Read more

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra dabbles in trip-hop w/ Mason Bates @ New Creations Fest. – BlogTO

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra dabbles in trip-hop w/ Mason Bates @ New Creations Fest. – BlogTO

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra dabbles in trip-hop Posted by Jesse Ship / MARCH 6, 2013 Along with cultural institutions like the ROM and the AGO, the TSO (Toronto Symphony Orchestra) is seeing a bit of a renaissance in the under 35 demographic with their TSOundcheck discounted ticketsfor as Read more

EDM GOES MAINSTREAM: WHILE MONEY ROLLS IN, PORTER ROBINSON, BEATPORT, ONEBEAT EXECUTIVES PONDER THE FUTURE OF DANCE  – Spinner

EDM GOES MAINSTREAM: WHILE MONEY ROLLS IN, PORTER ROBINSON, BEATPORT, ONEBEAT EXECUTIVES PONDER THE FUTURE OF DANCE – Spinner

Porter Robinson Facebook Posted on Mar 6th 2013 1:00PM by Jesse Ship Since electronic dance music adopted its latest moniker EDM, a massive surge of corporate dollars from companies hungry to keep up with the trends and demands of an ever-growing digital fanbase have made it as Read more

In search of the perfect noodle soup at SlurpTO – BlogTO

In search of the perfect noodle soup at SlurpTO – BlogTO

  At SlurpTO Noodlefest, a handful of Toronto’s rising top chefs came out to prepare their own personal takes on the ultimate in Asian winter comfort food, the noodle soup. But what really set the 10 or so booths from Toronto’s rising culinary community apart Read more

The Bumpcast #7 – Associated Minds

The Bumpcast #7 – Associated Minds

The Bumpcast #7 by Associatedminds on Mixcloud Not only do Associated Minds  have impeccably bizarre taste in visuals but they have also brought on dj and selektah duo, Mayor & Killer Tom, that surprised me with their multiple cuts from Stones Throw Records artist like Read more

ACTRA Awards 2013

ACTRA Awards 2013

I attended my first ACTRA Awards last night as an official guest, (I didn’t even have to sneak in like this guy!).  Opening with a lavish assortment of food stations (mini burgers & fries, pastas, mac n cheese, sushi & soba noodles) and a drink Read more

Solange is near-perfect at the Danforth Music Hall – BlogTO

Solange is near-perfect at the Danforth Music Hall – BlogTO

  Meeting up with friends outside the Danforth Music Hall before Solange’s Friday night show, it quickly dawned on me that she’s every ounce the gay icon that her sister is. I knew from Facebook that the girls would be dressing up, but, wow, this Read more