is Toronto's best kitschy dance night, blending 60's pop, rock, soul, funk, reggae and ska with lots of people looking to have the night of their lives.
Since starting their fun throwback parties in 2005, DJ/hosts Aaron Knight, Jessie Foster along with brothers Mike and Terrance Balazo have carved a playful niche for themselves in the very crowded Toronto club scene.
Hitting a two-year anniversary with a club night in Toronto is an impressive achievement in itself, but these guys have managed to pack the house every time. I went to one of the first Shake A Tail nights when they started at The Boat, and the party continued at Stones Place up until this Fall.
All the cool cats and kitties came out to help celebrate Shake A Tail's two-year anniversary last Friday night at Sneaky Dee's. Did you miss out? No problem. They're at it again in about a month. See you there.
Shake A Tail
Friday, December 28
Sneaky Dee's
431 College Street
$5 at door
Within the span of a week, I had the chance to enjoy two very different concert experiences: and his Wu Tang Clan following was all doped up at the Kool Haus a week last Saturday, while were strangely made up of dope gay couples Friday night at The Phoenix.
The two performers share a New York upbringing, a successful recording career including album sales in the multi-millions, some acting experience and a few catchy tunes. But, judging by the shows this past week, the similarities end there.
Both shows were highly entertaining, but for different reasons: Method Man jumped into the crowd, stage-diving into a sea of outstretched arms, while Blondie coerced her audience to sing along as she strutted her stuff on stage.
I was surprised the heavy security presence at The Kool Haus didn't try to stifle all the pot smoking goin' on at the show. With a couple of cruisers and an ambulance parked outside at the ready, I guess they had more pressing concerns for the show. By the time the show was over I felt high on second-hand ganja and my clothes reeked. I'm surprised the didn't pick up on this when they stopped me on my way home.
More comparisons and many telling photos after the jump....
--- track list --- 1. Wamdue Project -- King of My Castle 2. Black and White Brothers -- Put Your Hands Up (Pump it Up Disco version) 3. Fatboy Slim -- The Rockafeller Shank 4. Niels Van Gogh -- Pulvertum 5. Soul Grabber -- Soul Grabber part 3 6. Anti, Funky -- Everybody Jump 7. Ray Krebbs -- The Gym 8. Danny Tenaglia -- Music is the Answer 9. Black and White Brothers -- Put Your Hands Up 10. Kojak -- Hold Me 11. Carl Cox -- The Latin Theme 12. Push -- Universal Nation 13. Bacon Popper -- Rejoice in Love 14. 666 -- Paradoxx 15. Storm -- Storm 16. Time Stretcher -- Hiroshima 17. Deep Dish with Everything but the Girl -- The Future of the Future 18. System on -- Eee 19. JFK -- The Speech 20. Cynder Bella -- Promises 21. Babe Instinct -- Disco Babe from Space
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--- track list --- 1. D Ramirez -- Freaque on (MK and MTV edit) 2. Freeze Frame -- The Rear (Rewind edit) 3. D Ramirez and Mark Knight -- System (Rewind edit) 4. D Ramirez and Mark Knight -- Columbian Soul (Rewind edit) 5. D Ramirez and James Mowbray -- The Day Hiphop Died (Rewind edit) 6. D Ramirez -- Venus and Mars (Rewind edit) 7. D Ramirez and Tom Stephan -- Shake it Baby (Rewind edit) 8. D Ramirez and Tom Stephan -- Shake it Baby (Rene Amesz and Peter Gelderblom remix) 9. D Ramirez and Dmitry Bobrov -- Pleasure Me (Rewind edit) 10. Deepgroove -- Acid House Music (D Ramirez Tribal remix) 11. Bobby Lorenz -- 1995 (D Ramirez Technofunk remix) 12. Bobby Lorenz -- Think (D Ramirez and Kristoph remix) 13. Roog and Greg -- Uber (D Ramirez and Kristoph remix) 14. Noir -- My MTV (D Ramirez remix)
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--- track list --- 1. Supernova -- Maccheroni 2. Draw the Line -- Icky 3. Nerk -- Beach Tennis 4. Les Coqs Clairs -- Trecentotre is Working 5. Just Pure Sound -- Catch the Mousquet 6. DJ Morris and Mastergroove DJ -- Elektro Shake 7. Luca Bisori -- The Mission 8. DJ Gik -- Was that 9. Phatiz -- Blink 10. Angel D -- Control Z 11. Paky Derosa -- Limelight 12. DJ Indiano -- 31 Second 13. La Fabbrica Del Beat -- Rolling 14. DJ E. Veronese and F. Ricciuti Keys M. Logoluso -- Sweet Ecstasy
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--- track list --- 1. Justice -- D. A. N. C. E. (Extended version) 2. Cosima de Vito -- Movin on (Taylor Square remix) 3. Rihanna -- Shut Up and Drive (the Wideboys Club mix) 4. Mika -- Love Today (Moto Blanco Club mix) 5. Vanessa Amorosi -- Kiss Your Mama (Tommy Trash remix) 6. Pty limited -- Make Amends (Blade from Jestoffunk Porcelli remix) 7. Timberland featuring Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake -- Give it to Me (Therapy Electrik Session remix) 8. Snow Patrol -- Open Your Eyes (Walker remix) 9. Paul Van Dyk featuring Jessica Sutta -- White Lies (L. A. mix) 10. Jade Macrae -- In the Basement (Bp remix)
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--- track list --- 1. Yves Montand -- Les Feuilles Mortes 2. Les Freres Jacques -- En Sortant de L Ecole 3. Mouloudji -- Barbara 4. Juliette Greco -- La Belle Vie 5. Catherine Sauvage -- Les Enfants Qui S Aiment 6. Magali Noel -- Chanson Dans la Lune 7. Francis Lemarque -- Familiale 8. Zette Maroto -- Ce Nest Pas Moi Qui Chante 9. Yves Montand -- Tournesol 10. Mouloudji -- Inventaire 11. Juliette Greco -- A la Belle Etoile 12. Les Freres Jacques -- Page D Ecriture 13. Mariane Oswald -- Embrasse Moi 14. Catherine Sauvage -- On Frappe 15. Stephane Varegues -- Boris Vian 16. Germaine Montero -- ET Puis Apres 17. Cora Vaucaire -- La Peche A la Baleine 18. Lys Gauty -- Deux Escargots Sen Vont 19. Zette Maroto -- ET Ta Soeur 20. Edith Piaf -- Les Feuilles Mortes
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Within the span of a week, I had the chance to enjoy two very different concert experiences: and his Wu Tang Clan following was all doped up at the Kool Haus a week last Saturday, while were strangely made up of dope gay couples Friday night at The Phoenix.