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TITLE TOWN Soul & Funk Party 4 YEAR ANNIVERSARY with New York City’s MR. FINE WINE

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TITLE TOWN Soul & Funk Party
4 YEAR ANNIVERSARY w/ guest DJ MR. FINE WINE (WFMU’s Downtown Soulville)
Saturday, October 12th
BRILLOBOX (4104 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh)
9pm – 2am; $6; 21+
RSVP HERE 

On Saturday, October 12th, TITLE TOWN Soul & Funk Party will celebrate its four-year anniversary at the Brillobox. The party, founded by host DJs J.Malls and Gordy G., will continue its tradition of bringing some of the top DJs of the day to the Burgh with a special guest appearance from New York City’s MR. FINE WINE – DJ and radio host of WFMU’s Downtown Soulville.

In addition to Mr Fine Wine, New York City’s DJ ONE MINT JULEP will be in the house spinning her brand of wild R&B and soul.

ABOUT MR. FINE WINE

Mr. Fine Wine grew up in Detroit in the 1960s and ’70s, surrounded by music and by music-industry people. His schoolmates included the offspring of Motown stars like Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin; his uncle (believe it or not!) taught John Lee Hooker how to play guitar chords and owned a local label that put out jazz and soul records. An avid collector of soul 45s for more than 25 years now, Fine Wine took up DJ’ing soon after he relocated to New York City. His radio show, “Downtown Soulville” (www.wfmu.org/playlists/sv), has been converting casual listeners around the globe into soul freaks since 1994. TimeOut London magazine called it one of the best independent music podcasts in the world, and the Village Voice named it New York’s best radio show in 2011. In addition to presiding over many local dance parties through the years (including the Empire State Soul Club, Bumpshop, Horse River Social, and Thee Knights of the Round Tables), he has held down a weekly residency at Manhattan dive bar Botanica since 1996—perhaps the longest-running weekly soul-45 listening party anywhere, and one that has attracted visiting luminaries such as Keb Darge, Yo La Tengo, Cut Chemist, the Dap Kings, and the Dirtbombs. Fine Wine has spun his across-the-board mix of vintage R&B, soul, blues, and funk in Spain, Belgium, Turkey, Italy, Russia, Scotland, Finland, England, Canada, Norway, and Germany, and he has backed the likes of Sharon Jones, the Mighty Hannibal, the Gories, Brian Auger, Dee Dee Ramone, DJ Shadow, the Detroit Cobras, Cody Black, Rudy Ray Moore, and Nathaniel Mayer. He has also compiled and written liner notes for the collections “Vital Organs” (Grooovysounds Unltd.), “Crash of Thunder,” “Teach Me to Monkey,” “Scratch That Itch,” and “Just a Little Bit of the Jumpin’ Bean” (Vampisoul); he has two more Vampisoul compilations due out in 2014. Fine Wine and his friend the soul legend the Mighty Hannibal are the subjects of a feature-length documentary film, currently in production, called “Showtime.”

Downtown Soulville archives page: http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/sv

Above photo credit: Eilon Paz, Dust & Grooves

Oh Baby, Don’t You Weep: TITLE TOWN returns with guest DJ JUDDY!

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TITLE TOWN Soul & Funk Party
w/ guest DJ JUDDY (Pittsburgh, UK)
SATURDAY, September 7th
BRILLOBOX (4104 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh)
9pm – 2am; $5

Oh Baby, Don’t You Weep because the Dream Team is BACK, September 7th at BRILLOBOX!

Attention: Pittsburgh – put on your red dress and your hi-heel sneakers because the dream team is back: The one-two punch that made you shake your head and get outta bed; the serious heavyweights, the greats of the stay-up-lates; the purveyors of Maximum R’n’B, spinners of platters what matters from time immemorial – back together again, Mssrs. GORDY G and JUDDY bringin’ down the TITLE TOWN!

While Gordy’s name is the one that makes all fliers get higher, you gotta ask your mama and your papa if you wanna know about Gentleman Juddy: Once sire of Pittsburgh’s soul shakin’ scene, since the dawn of the 21st Century, Juddy’s made a mess with a stack of rare-n-scratchy NORTHERN SOUL, NEW ORLEANS VIPERS, ’50s R&B & BLUES and ’60s BOOGALOOS as co-founder of influential nights like Soulcialism and Vipers Soul Club. And now he’s back from for ONE NIGHT ONLY all the way from London, England, to spill your drink and make ya think!

TITLE TOWN. It’s a hedonistic throwback to the days of Memphis juke joints and funky New Orleans soul, Pittsburgh record hops and Manchester’s Twisted Wheel club.  You can lose your cool and cure your dance fever to the soulful sounds of GENO WASHINGTON and THE 5 ROYALES, hear vintage club tracks from RALPH “SOUL” JACKSON and ERMA FRANKLIN and party ‘til the wee hours with disco and modern soul sounds of EDDIE KENDRICKS and LARRY MCGEE.

We need you. And you need it too.

Come out, shake it down, and help show Juddy the Burgh’ hasn’t skipped a beat.

Tell us you’re comin’: RSVP here.

TITLE TOWN temporarily moves to first Saturdays and August 3rd is a big one!

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TITLE TOWN Soul & Funk Party presents the Cultures of Soul Records Showcase
w/ DEANO SOUNDS & FREDDIE ROGERS (Boston, Mass.)
SATURDAY, August 3rd
BRILLOBOX (4104 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh)
9:30pm – 2am; $5, 21+
RSVP

Spread the word! Due to scheduling conflicts, TITLE TOWN Soul & Funk Party temporarily moves to first Saturdays in August and September!

• SATURDAY, August 3rd w/ DEANO SOUNDS & FREDDIE ROGERS (Cultures of Soul Records, Boston, Mass.) – RSVP

• SATURDAY, September 7th w/ SPECIAL GUEST DJ JUSTIN HOPPER

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Now, get up out of your seat!

TITLE TOWN Soul & Funk Party is stoked to welcome guest DJ DEANO SOUNDS – vinyl junkie and the man behind CULTURES OF SOUL – one our favorite new labels releasing new and reissued soul, funk, jazz, latin, salsa, afrobeat, and more from BOSTON! Travelling with DJ partner FREDDIE ROGERS, the duo will join TITLE TOWN in spinning a non-stop, shake-worthy all 45 DJ set while you party down to best sounds of RARE and CLASSIC Soul, Deep FUNK, R&B Shakers, DISCO and BOOGIE from the Cultures of Soul catalog and the TITLE TOWN crates!

*Arrive early to get your hands on prizes and giveaways courtesy of Cultures of Soul Records!

“Deano Sounds has been DJing and collecting vintage records for over a decade now. In 2008 he started DJing for Viva Radio and created his Cultures of Soul Radio Show which features eclectic vintage music for the dancefloor from across the globe. Soon after he started his own record label, Cultures of Soul Records and has since been releasing rare but danceable vintage records from all over the world. Receiving high praise from DJs and collectors alike including DJ Andy Smith, Gilles Peterson, Andy Williams, DJ Prestige, Oliver Wang, Andy Beta, Dimitri from Paris, DJ Soul Sister, DJ Day, James Pants, Cosmo Baker, and Mr. Scruff. Deano is the executive producer and compiler of all Cultures of Soul releases including the highly acclaimed Evans Pyramid album, Stanton Davis’ Brighter Days, and the World’s Funkiest Covers compilation series.

On the DJing, Deano has been a recurring guest at Boston’s premier soul night, Soulelujah and has started many rare soul and R&B nights at various nightspots in the Boston area. Deano has also DJed in Brooklyn and London multiple times. Deano also been invited to guest DJ on radio shows as varied as Galactic Fractures, A Downtown Affair, and Solar Radio. And he has opened for Lee Fields and the Expressions, Barrence Whitfield, 9th Wonder, and DJ Kon.”

Coming this fall, Deano Sounds and DJ Andy Smith have teamed up together to release Andy Smith’s Jam Up Twist US Edition – a killer compilation of R&B Rockers, Rockabilly, Northern Soul, and Sleazy Shakers much like you would find at Andy’s world renowned Jam Up Twist club night in the UK.

RSVP HERE!

http://www.titletownpgh.com/
http://www.culturesofsoul.com/

 

TITLE TOWN presents LIVING IN AMERICA: Soul, Funk, Disco and Hip Hop Grooves from the U.S.A.

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TITLE TOWN presents:
LIVING IN AMERICA: Soul, Funk, Disco and Hip Hop Grooves from the U.S.A.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 3rd
BRILLOBOX (4104 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh)
9:30pm – 2am; $5

Celebrate your constitutional right to get down!

Before the cracking of beers and the BBQ commences, kick off the 4th of July weekend and get your dance (and drink) on at the Brillobox when TITLE TOWN presents LIVING IN AMERICA: Soul, Funk, Disco and Hip Hop grooves from the good ol’ U.S.A.

In 1950s to the ’70s, African-American musicians launched their careers in cities like Detroit, Chicago, New Orleans, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Pa. Tonight J.Malls and Gordy G. pack the crates with uptempo funk, disco-driven soul tunes, early hip-hop, summertime classics and more – from the places where the music was born.

We’re pretty sure you’ll break a sweat on the dance floor – cuz’ it’s gonna be hotter than July.

Only $5 at the door all night long. Early arrival is recommended.

Tell us you’re comin’ and spread the word. RSVP here.

Win tickets to see ORGONE + Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics at the Rex Theater this Sunday!

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Win two tickets to see Orgone with Ruby Velle & The Soulphonics at the Rex Theater this Sunday, June 9th! To enter, simply RSVP for TITLE TOWN Soul & Funk Party here. You can also purchase tickets here via ShowClix.

Rules: You must enter by 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 8th. Winner will be announced on our Facebook page.

About Orgone from KEXP in Seattle:

“Ten-year old, eight-piece L.A. based soul/funk band Orgone has that perfect combination of tight refinement raw gut-punching power that is needed to become known, as they have, as one of the baddest funk bands around today. They play an updated take on the spirit of classic groups like The Meters, Booker T. and the MGs, and Parliament Funkadelic. The addition of soul singer Niki J. Crawford on stage has allowed the band’s already high-energy funk to branch out — they sound more soulful, more sultry and more sure of themselves each year. The band has spent the past three years nearly constantly touring, and has recently opened for marquee-level groups like The Roots, Ozomatli, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Snoop Dogg (Snoop Lion?), Al Green, and Gil Scott-Heron. The word “orgone” originates with 1930s-era mystic Wilhelm Reich who used the term to describe his idea of an anti-entropic universal life force. And that’s entirely fitting for a band so full of force, life, with a sound that, through tight organization and execution, frees the mind and the body in a rapidly disordering world. Free your body and mind while checking out videos from their recent session at KEXP: CLICK HERE.

 

C’mon feet, start movin’, TITLE TOWN is back on June 8th…

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TITLE TOWN Soul & Funk Party
SATURDAY, JUNE 8th
BRILLOBOX (4104 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh)
9pm – 2am
$3 from 9 p.m. – 10 p.m.; $5 10 p.m. – 2 a.m.
RSVP 

This month, we’ll ya get sweating extra hard when the long-running TITLE TOWN Soul & Funk Party takes over the Brillobox on Saturday, June 8th at 9pm.

Treat yourself as we ease you into those relaxed summer vibes with a not-so-relaxed musical journey from northern soul to disco and everything in between.

Alongside Hammond hits, funky jazz and R&B sit in-your-face-full-on dancers from Kim Weston, The Constellations and Billy Butler.

Shake your limbs to uptempo funk numbers from Renaldo Domino and the late-great Marva Whitney.

Cut a shuffle with friends and kindred spirits when TITLE TOWN hits you with that monthly shot of rhythm n’ soul. From Frank Wilson to Frank Beverly right on through to Ray Bryant and Della Reese then back ‘round to Roy Ayers and Bottom & Company, it’s an electric atmosphere of good vibes ‘til the very last tune is spun out on the turntable.

TITLE TOWN starts promptly at 9 p.m. and goes until 2 a.m.; tickets are $5 at the door, but only 3 bucks if you get in before 10 p.m.

It all goes down at the Brillobox, Pittsburgh’s favorite neighborhood music venue, offering a full food menu, stiff drinks and a commitment and appreciation for quality music and events.

There’s a new dance in town.

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TITLE TOWN Soul & Funk Party
SATURDAY, March 9th
Brillobox (4104 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh)
9pm – 2am
$3 from 9pm – 10pm; $5 10pm – 2am

Get up, get into it.

TITLE TOWN is back and rarin’ to do it again. We’re takin’ you on a trip and we’ve got the goods to get you on the floor. Soul records every second Saturday of the month at the Brillobox: That’s what we do.

It’s a unfiltered, live-wire mix of 45 RPM vinyl, the TITLE TOWN sound — equal parts ’60s and Northern Soul, deep funk grooves and old-school R&B — highlighted by Latin grooves, modern soul, late-night boogie and everything in between.

It’s a trip of another sort, served up best when it’s sweaty, funky and above all, original.

Early arrival is recommended, so get in before 10pm to take advantage of the $3 early-bird special.

It all goes down at the Brillobox, Pittsburgh’s favorite neighborhood club, offering a full food menu, stiff drinks and a commitment to providing the community with high quality music and art events.

RSVP here for updates and prizes.

The train keeps on rollin’! TITLE TOWN is back on Saturday, February 9th with guest DJ Baby Alcatraz!

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TITLE TOWN Soul & Funk Party at the BRILLOBOX
w/ guest DJ BABY ALCATRAZ (SMASHING TIME, DC)

SATURDAY, February 9th, 2013
Brillobox (4104 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh)
9pm – 2am
$3 from 9pm-10pm; $5 10pm-2am

$3 Admission + Giveaways from Cultures of Soul Records from 9pm-10pm

The train keeps on rollin’!

Join us for a night of overindulgence and debauchery when TITLE TOWN Soul & Funk Party returns to the Brillobox on Saturday, February 9th!

Now every second Saturday, TITLE TOWN spins seven-inch singles from the best periods of American music – and it’s one of only a few parties of its kind in Pittsburgh. It’s dance floor bliss from the ’50s onward, taking in ‘60s soul, classic Rhythm & Blues, Motown, Funk, Mod Jazz, Latin Boogaloo – and everything in between.

This month, we’re pleased to welcome DJ BABY ALCATRAZ for her first guest spot at TITLE TOWN. From Washington, D.C., Baby Alcatraz is best known for events like SMASHING TIME, a rock n’ soul shindig held monthly at the Velvet Lounge on U Street, where she spins alongside D.C.-based veterans Kid Congo Powers and Ian Svenonius. She’s also a regular contributor at Save Your Soul, Baltimore’s wildest all-vinyl soul get down. Expect a wild, uptempo mix of soul 45s, vintage R&B, girl group sounds, frenzied freakbeat and more when BABY ALCATRAZ hits the decks!

You can count on Big Easy-style revelry most months at TITLE TOWN, but this month we’re turning it up a notch. We’ll take you back to old N’awlins and give your feet a proper workout with our late-night all New Orleans mini-set mixed with other NOLA artists throughout the night. Think Eddie Bo, The Meters, Ernie K. Doe, and Prof. Longhair. Jingle to the funky beat of Mary Jane Hooper and ride the pony with Lee Dorsey. Like Detroit, New Orleans is not a city of resurrection, but a hard-fought rebirth of music, culture and soul. We’ll get your voodoo workin’ just fine.

It all goes down at the Brillobox, Pittsburgh’s favorite neighborhood club, offering a full food menu, stiff drinks and a commitment to providing the community with high quality music and art events.

Get into it. You will enjoy yourself.

Early arrival is recommended. We fill up fast.

RSVP here for updates and prizes.