The Hip Hop Summit @ CBC Broadcasting Centre, Toronto, ON - Fri Apr 1st!

Join us for an unprecedented event!

Canada's pre-eminent artists, community groups, and advocates join forces to showcase Canadian hip hop on April 1st from 1:30p - 8:00pm.

Don't miss the Hip Hop Summit on April 1, 2011, a free, day-long public celebration in the Barbara Frum Atrium of CBC Broadcasting Centre in Toronto. Come down and experience breakdancing and street dance, live visual arts, beat boxing, turntablism, panels, exhibits, and The Freshest Goods fashion market.

If you missed the exclusive LIVE taping, come down to CBC Toronto to watch the premiere video screening of the concert featuring k-os, Kardinal Offishall, Shad, Saukrates, Classified, Maestro, Michie Mee, Red1 of Rascalz, Choclair, Ghetto Concept, Reema Major, Cadence Weapon, Skratch Bastid, Dream Warriors and many more.

The Hip Hop Summit is presented by CBC in partnership with Manifesto Community Projects and Northside Hip Hop, with project mentor broadcaster/author Dalton Higgins and project advisor/MC Adhimu "Mindbender" Stewart. Visit CBC Hip Hop for more information.

PERFORMANCES

Great performances by Thrust, DJ L'Oqenz, Q-rock, PG; the Big Norm Show with DJ Dopey, D-Sisive, Northbuck, Scott Jackson, and Diana Reyes, plus a breaker battle and much more.

PANEL DISCUSSIONS

In-depth discussions on the eternal coming of age story of Canadian hip hop, the difficult business of being a Canadian musician, and the creative content of Canadian hip hop and culture.

VISUAL EXHIBITION

T-Dot Pioneers 2011: The Glenn Gould Remix, documenting the history of hip hop in Toronto.

VIDEO BROADCAST PREMIERE OF THE HIP HOP SUMMIT PERFORMANCE

Watch this once-in-a-lifetime performance featuring: k-os, Kardinal Offishall, Shad, Saukrates, Classified, Maestro, Michie Mee, Red1 of Rascalz, Choclair, Dream Warriors, Ghetto Concept, Reema Major, Cadence Weapon, Skratch Bastid and more.

Location: CBC Broadcasting Centre, 250 Front Street West, Toronto, ON

See Full Schedule and performance times at: http://www.cbc.ca/toronto/community/hiphop-schedule.html

The JUNO 90's Series @ the Now Lounge and the Horseshoe, Toronto, ON - Thurs Feb 3rd & Sat Feb 5th!

Thurs Feb 3 - Now Talks @ the Now Lounge

NOW Magazine has launched “NOW TALKS”, a series of talks throughout the year designed to bring all news and entertainment to life.

Taking place in the NOW Lounge at 189 Church Street, “NOW Talks” will focus on various artists from each Decade series, with discussions led by NOW’s music editors.

The ‘90s series takes place on Thursday, February 3 at 7pm with Greig Nori (Treble Charger), Lu (Dream Warriors) and Chris Murphy (Sloan), interviewed by NOW Magazine’s Editor/Publisher – Michael Hollett.

Tickets are $5.00 and available @ the door in advance or the night of the event.


Sat Feb 5 - The JUNO 90's Concert

Saturday, February 5 -
‘90s THROWBACK!
THE DREAM WARRIORS, MICHIE MEE, SLOAN…
OLD SCHOOL HIP HOP MIXED WITH INDIE ROCK!
THE JUNO AWARDS 40TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT SERIES
@ THE HORSESHOE TAVERN

Take a walk down memory lane with the third installment of JUNO Decades: 40th Anniversary Concert Series, proudly presented by the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC).

Celebrating the hits of the ‘90s, some of the most iconic Canadian hip hop and indie rock artists of the decade -- The Dream Warriors, Michie Mee, Chore, as well as members of notable singersongwriter groups, Sloan and Treble Charger -- will hit the stage at Toronto’s Horseshoe Tavern.

MuchMusic alumni, Steve Anthony, will host the event; one of four concerts in celebration of the JUNO Awards’ 40th Anniversary. The Songs of the ‘90s, is produced by Dine Alone Records and Bedlam Music Management.

WHEN: Saturday, February 5, 2011
TIME: Performances start at 9:30pm
VENUE: The Horseshoe Tavern, 370 Queen Street W., Toronto, ON
PERFORMING: 13 Engines (John Critchley)
Brett Caswell & The Marquee Rose
Dream Warriors
Change of Heart (Ian Blurton)
Chore
Dinosaur Bones
Grand Analog
hHead (Noah Mintz)
Lowest of the Low (Steve Stanley)
Michie Mee feat. Raggadeath/The Day After
One (Chris Taylor)
Rheostatics (Dave Bidini)
Sloan (Chris Murphy)
The Coppertone
The Killjoys (Mike Trebilcock)
Treble Charger (Bill Priddle)
Tristan Psionic
More artists to be announced

Tickets are now on sale for all JUNO Decades shows. Tickets ($20 each) can be purchased in advance at ticketmaster.ca or by phoning (416) 870-8000; or in person at The Horseshoe Tavern (370 Queen St. W), Soundscapes (572 College St. W) and Rotate This (801 Queen St. W); or online at Maplemusic.com.

Proceeds will go to MusiCounts, Canada’s music education charity associated with CARAS, The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences .

For more information on the 40th Annual JUNO Awards visit www.junoawards.ca or
www.carasonline.ca.