this week...

REMG, Shaman Fam & The Academy, in conjunction with CKLN present: J*DAVEY & ALOE BLACC

CKLN presents a soulful, funked up evening with L.A.'s J*DaVeY and Aloe Blacc.

What do you get when you mix a bold, modelesque, mohawked chick with a boys name and an electro-funk-soul, uber-hip robotica boy with a name fit for a girl? What happens when you blend one-part Electronica, two-parts Soul and a sprinkle of Funk and Hip-Hop? What do you think evolves when you take a little bit of yesterday, a little more of today, and a whole bunch of tomorrow and throw it in a boiling pot of magic musical fusion? Well, by definition, you have whipped up a hot, undeniable batch of J*DaVeY, a duo with a sound that screams of past, present and future. Their progressive Soul melodies are infused with New Wave electronic impulses that mesh so beautifully it is almost impossible to put a label on it. Thus, the connection between the mysteriously androgynous name and the new sound becomes simple and plain: J*DaVeY. The duo is being heralded as a cross between Erykah Badu, Prince and Radiohead and some future sound that has yet to be named. With hot tastemakers such as Gilles Peterson, Benji B, and Berry King and hit record-makers such as ?uestlove (The Roots), electronic soul crooner Steve Spacek, and even Prince as fans, J*DaVeY Iis the new age musical sustenance for next level consumers who are aching to have their bellies filled. Southern California native Aloe Blacc began his recording career as an MC in 1995, when he joined up with hip-hop producer Exile to form the mainstay indie rap group, Emanon. A few years later, Aloe would stow away on a Lootpack European tour and became friends with Oh No, a relationship which led to many collaborations as a solo artist. Aloe Blacc has evolved into a true Renaissance man, dubbed the indie R. Kelly by online retailer Turntable Lab. Recordings like his Latin cover of John Legend's Ordinary People prove that not only can this multi-instrumentalist produce, rap and sing but he can flip it in Spanish, too. With an amazingly broad set of influences ranging widely from the acoustic guitar stylings of folk artist Cat Stevens, to the soul-stirring sounds of the Negro Spirituals, Aloe prides himself on the spectrum of his musical roots. His sound often forays into the digital R&B realm, but always grooves with a tinge of Latin and the pulse of hip-hop. J*Davey & Aloe Blacc

Thursday July 6, 2006@ The El Mocambo (494 Spadina St.) Tickets are $15.00 and are available at the door only.19+ Event, Doors @ 8:00pm, Show @ 9:00pm

I'll be there, hopefully I'll see you there too..
Aloe Blacc
J*Davey