The Academy’s got you covered Thursday night. Definitely gonna be a dope show!

The Academy Presents
The Hustle
featuring: Keita Juma

What: The Academy Presents… The Hustle
Who: Keita Juma, with support from Beaugé, StayOutLate and DJ Yobi
Where: The Drake Underground – 1150 Queen St., Toronto
When: Thursday, March 19th, 2015 – doors open at 9pm
Cover: $10 online, $15 at the door

Toronto monthly event #TheHustle features a buzzing all-city lineup headlined by Keita Juma.

TORONTO – The Academy is back with the third edition of its recently launched #TheHustle concert series. Helping ring spring in are three Toronto acts quickly building a buzz in their home city and beyond. Leading the pack is Keita Juma, the Fake Arts Records artist who recently released his Chaos Theory LP to critical acclaim and SoundCloud success (over 35,000 plays since January 6th, 2015). He’s also received broad love for the innovative video for lead single “Come Over” featuring Brendan Philip, invoking infectious deep house grooves while the duo exchange casually swagged-out verses. The labelmates and longtime collaborators will be performing a set presented by Manifesto and Red Bull Sound Select at the Field Trip music festival in June, alongside the legendary alt-hip hop group De La Soul.

Adding to the local firepower are Mad Kids Records rapper Beaugé and StayOutLate, a trio of Brampton-bred and 416-based emcees Tremayne, Scott Free and Japes. All five artists on the roster have been steadily building a buzz in Toronto by playing key shows, collaborating with buzz producers, and aligning with innovative artists to disrupt the scene from the inside out. On March 19th, 2015, Torontonians will get a chance to see just why #TheHustle is putting the spotlight on these very talented individuals. Providing the soundtrack for the night is another young talent, DJ Yobi (DSTRY).

• Advance tickets can be purchased online at http://thehustleedition3.eventbrite.ca.
• “Like” The Academy Presents on Facebook: http://facebook.com/academypresents
• “Follow” The Academy Presents on Twitter: http://twitter.com/academypresents

About Keita Juma:
Alternative Hip Hop never sounded so good, Keita Juma is what you wish you heard when you were younger and what your glad you heard now. He is “Hip Hop” inviting Rock, R’n’B and Dance Music to dinner and everyone wants seconds.

Compared to the likes of Common, Andre 3000 and Mos Def, this young man is fitted for the Hip Hop history books. Keita Juma is a credited recording engineer and mix engineer – the best sound is always first priority. Self-production inspired by Danger Mouse (Gnarles Barkley), Kanye West and many more has made this sound so diverse but yet still current. Raised in England and relocating to Canada at 11, “A Breath of Fresh Heir” is what music needs and is what you will get.

The one and only Miss Durrant is blessing us with a live performance this Thursday in support of her latest release, Anticipation, which is available for purchase now BTW.

Copp that!

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Junia + SeT got you covered for Saturday night.

Anchor Shop and Esquire Fresh Presents:

Junia-T

www.Junia-T.com

SeT

www.iamSeTdoe.com

With Special Guests:

Morakoza

https://www.facebook.com/morakoza

Johnny Active

https://www.facebook.com/johnnyactive

Date: Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015

Time: 9:00 pm

Venue: The Rivoli

Address: 334 Queen St. West, Toronto, ON

General Admission: $10 Advance / $12 Door

Tickets Now Available

http://anchorshoppresents.ticketfly.com/event/755557

19 Event

www.AnchorShopPresents.com

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Check out some of the city’s nicest opening up for Rapsody tomorrow night at Studio Bar. Hip-hop will definitely be in the building.

KWM Presents:
RAPSODY in Toronto

Studio Bar | 824 Dundas Street West
Friday, January 16th 2015
Doors Open at 8PM
Tickets $20 in advance | $25 at the door


Advanced Tickets Available


Featuring Performances By:
Jelly TooFly
Keysha Freshh
Adria Kain
and
pHoenix Pagliacci

Music by DJ MelBoogie.

Nice lineup for Gift Of Music 2014. JRDN, Leila Dey, August Rigo, The Flan, King Reign Falana + Kim Davis, who’ll also be co-hosting with Kid Kut, with music provided by Jester. The event/initiative is also celebrating its 5 year anniversary.

Full details @ giftofmusicto.com/

5-year anniversary event for one of the many great community initiatives in the city, UforCHANGE. Congrats to the whole team! Be sure to pass through if you can.

We are pleased to invite you to UforChange’s 5 year anniversary celebration! UforChange, a free arts program based out of Regent Park, will be hosting a 5 Year Open-House to celebrate 5 years of operation. The event will include a showcase of artwork by youth from Cycle’s 1-9, special performances and a chance to explore our creative culture, better world studio.

The Open-House is a chance to learn about UforChange, celebrate the youth who are a part of the UforChange family and thank those that have supported the organization through the years and helped it grow.
Open-House Details:

Wednesday, December 10th

Thursday, December 11th

Time: 6:00-9:00pm

Location: 563 Dundas. Street East, Suite 206

For more information about the UforChange Open-House, please check out our blog http://uforchange.tumblr.com.

Please RSVP to Julia@uforchange.org ASAP.

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And another dope show for tonight.

For our 30th edition of Steam Whistle Unsigned Series we’re bringing in plenty of homegrown talent. From Tasha the Amazon to Brendan Philip and Joseph of Mercury. There’s plenty of opportunity to discover new genres in support of Artist Health Alliance.

We’re proud to be bringing on board Tasha the Amazon, the wild and unapologetic MC with tribal influences stemming from Jamaica. We’ll be welcoming Toronto producer Brendan Philip, whose soulful blend of ambient pop has backed artists tracks ranging from The Weeknd to James Blake. They will be joined by Joseph of Mercury – who’s soulful yet powerful presence could make him the musical love child of Chris Issac and Morrisey.
Much like Toronto our 30th edition of Steam Whistle Unsigned provides a diverse array of musical acts and genres. Giving fans the chance to explore new music in one awesome night with all proceeds from the ticket sales going directly to Artists Health Alliance.

Another dope event in the city to check out this weekend. Shouts to R.I.S.E.!

On Sunday November 30th, 2014. We will be celebrating the closing of our ‘Edutainment Month’ with our annual Celebration Concert taking place at the Ada Slaight Hall inside the Daniels Spectrum.

Join us 12+ artists showcase their talents on the big stage:

Patrick Walters
Derick Boa / Aten Tut
Juvon Taylor
Spoken Symphonies
Dynesti Williams
Masa Becks
May Oriel
Chris Castello
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JP Saxe
Progress
Eternia

Looks like the making of a nice night tonight at the Garrison. Haven’t seen Jazz live yet so def gonna try and reach. Shouts to Dalton Higgins!

Back in April, Wavelength’s Jonny Dovercourt and co-conspirator & global/urban music promoter Dalton Higgins put their heads together to bring you the first “NICE” party (“Nifty Interventions for Cultural Enhancement”). The multi-genre culture clash aimed to create a live showcase that better reflected the musical and demographic diversity of the city – and the people came, and saw that such a thing was possible, and awesome.

With a new Mayor of Toronto elected and a different leadership style to be deployed… now what? We can’t predict what will happen at City Hall, but we can say that NICE II will happen Nov. 28 at the Garrison, and will include hype rapper Jazz Cartier (Get Home Safe Crew), slack-rockers Wish (Hand Drawn Dracula Records) and Montreal chamber-pop crew Plumes (album release tour). Plus more NICE-ness to come!!

Watch Jazz Cartier’s “Switch/The Downtown Cliché” video premiere on The Fader.

Stream Wish’s debut album on Consequence of Sound.

Listen to Plumes’ new single, “Swimming With Astronauts.”

Wavelength & Dalton Higgins present

NICE II
(a.k.a. Nifty Interventions for Cultural Enhancement – Volume 2)

Featuring:

Jazz Cartier (Toronto/ Get Home Safe Crew)
https://www.facebook.com/JazzCartier

Wish (Toronto / Hand Drawn Dracula Records)
http://handdrawndracula.com/artists/wish/

Plumes (Montreal / Album Release Tour)
http://www.plumesensemble.com/

+ more to be announced!

Friday November 28, 2014
@ The Garrison, 1197 Dundas St. W.
Doors 9pm – 19+

Tickets $8 advance at Ticketfly.

Directed by Fitzroy Facey.

Urbanology Magazine releases promo visuals supporting “The Reason”, a multimedia production “uniting six young voices to tell one narrative as they Speak Out On Violence”. It takes place today, November 27th at 7pm @ The Paintbox Bistro: 555 Dundas St E. Admission’s free.

Full visual credits after the jump!

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