NuJazz festival starts tonight! The festival features such heavyweights as The Herbaliser Band and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. On top of that, you’ll be able to check out some great Canadian bands such as Souljazz Orchestra, King Sunshine, Grand Analog, Planet Earth and The National Parcs. We haven’t forgotten about the DJs either. Canadian and local DJs such as The Footprints DJ crew, John Kong, More or Les, Rollin’ Cash, DJ Numeric and more.
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Title: KING SUNSHINE
Location: Mercury Lounge Ottawa
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Date: 2008-11-14
King Sunshine is playing at Mercury Lounge in Ottawa on November 14th. The band is perfect for the Merc venue with their jazzy, soulful, 9 piece band. The band is known for its disco roots and its ability to drop live funk and dance rhythms that are sure to get you dancing. Hope you guys can make it out!
King Sunshine illuminates disco roots and drop inflections of funk and dance rhythms, reinventing house music and driving the whole fusion over the red line. Imagine nine musicians transformed into one live DJ.
More on King Sunshine’s raw, explosive energy and seamless music sets.
Do yourself a huge favour — open THIS up a new tab while reading this review because this is going to sound crazy, but when I call King Sunshine an infusion of jazz, disco, funk, and dance backed by tight horns and smooth, soulful electronics, I want you to know exactly what I mean. Hear that? King Sunshine has been lighting dance floors on fire since 1998 as, what they call, a ‘highly skilled and electric live act’ — and I’m inclined to believe them!
Their second album, aptly named Second Movement, was released in 2006. Samples of this album (along with their first album and some hip live tracks) can be found on their web site. Their live sets are one, continuous, seamless stream of raw, explosive dance tracks that sound, at times, like they could be straight off of a vinyl from my mom’s teenage 70’s disco/funk phase.
So go on, get funky with King Sunshine at an upcoming show!
April 11 — Live at the Mercury Lounge (OTTAWA )
DOORS 9PM
April 12 — Live at Le Divan Orange (MONTREAL)
DOORS 9PM / $10
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