Shake A Tail is excited to announce that we have found a new permanent home! Starting January 12th, we're going to be at Clinton's Tavern (693 Bloor St. W. @ Christie subway) every single Saturday night!!! See you there, huh?
I am a fun 60s dance party in Toronto. I have been alive since August 2005. Here are things people have said about me:
Y'make me Shake
Stopped by Stones Place Saturday night to check out Shake A Tail , a 60s dance party that's gone from being a popular monthly at the Boat to an even more popular bi-weekly party at its current home. It's always a little odd to see a room of 20-somethings going nuts for music recorded 40 years ago, but the dance floor is full and the kids are coming out, so they must be doing something right. The sound is somewhat like some mod parties, but it's less Britcentric and more open musically. You can hear old R&B, psych rock, soul and pop throughout the evening, and there's a pretty good balance between "golden oldies" hits and dusty obscurities.
The move to Stones Place suits Shake A Tail -- it's one of the few regular parties at this bar where the Rolling Stones memorabilia actually makes sense, and extra space makes it easier to satisfy both the dancing maniacs and those who want to sit and socialize.
- Benjamin Boles, NOW Magazine (July 27, 2006)
Shake A Tail
Fun is the name of the game at Shake a Tail, a monthly dance party that's been going strong 'n' steady since August. Devoting themselves to music from the early '60s through early '70s, DJs Aaron Knight, Jessie Foster and Mike and Terrance Balazo offer a mix of rock, pop, soul, funk, ska and psych. They're talking "The Hollies to Otis Redding to Mashmakhan," says Knight, adding, "I think we're the only night in town that plays Gary Puckett." If that sounds a little niche-market, the grinning, ever-growing crowds might suggest otherwise, and the Shake a Tail folks are very open to requests (hit 'em up at shakeatail@hotmail.com). This is your last chance to dance with them at The Boat as the crew takes up new digs at Stone's Place come February.
- Denise Benson, eye Weekly (January 5, 2006)
December started out with a cold blast from Mother Nature. Toronto got hit with a massive snowstorm leaving everyone wishing that they were in Jamaica drinking Red Strip. I decided to put down my funk 45s make a happy weather mix of reggae and Latin 45s. Visit parkdalefunk.com and check out two podcasts of fun sunny weather tunes to take your mind off the wintertime blues. Double your podcast pleasure with two hot mixes! The Latin soul 45 mix is a website exclusive so make sure to check it out! Hop onto my profile for a full playlist of the reggae mix and listen in. Visit the Parkdale Funk website and add both mixes to your itunes.
Just added on the boombox is a new 7O minute mix of funky soul 45s! Hear Etta James cover Cher, the original to Nina Simone’s Sea Line Woman that everyone forgot about, a soulful take on a CCR classic, and the original that put Biz Markie on the map. Plus so much more. Check out my profile for the full playlist and listen in. Make sure to visit the Parkdale Funk website and add the mix to your itunes.
Just added on the boombox is a brand spanking new one hour mix of funky soul 45s! Check out my profile for the full playlist and listen in. Make sure to visit the Parkdale Funk website and add the mix to your itunes.
Check out my profile to hear on the boombox my new funky 45 minutes of 45's mix. Make sure to visit the Parkdale Funk website and add the mix to your itunes.
Come check out the monthly relaunch of Canker on Friday, March 16 at the Unit 102 Theatre. It's a BYOB (that's right, a liquor store is conveinently located right across the street) comedy and music party! It's all going down at 46 Noble St. Unit 102 at 9pm. We have an amazing immersive comedy show planned for you, all for $5! ($2 if you use the codeword "Floigle" at the door) Come check out Toronto's newest/best comedy venue! We will now be back monthly!
Featuring Comedy by: Brian Barlow Terrance Balazo Holly Prazoff + Inessa Frantowski! Luis Fernandes Tiny Tuna Theatre and more!
Music by: Maylee Todd
Plus new videos and jokes by hosts Jared Sales and Daryn McIntyre
Friday, March 16 46 Noble St. Unit 102 (One block west of Dufferin, One block north of Queen) Doors at 9/Show at 10 $5 ($2 with the codeword "Floigle")
