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The last party at the Shadow Lounge; Title Town Soul & Funk Party moves to the Brillobox in 2013!

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From the desk of J.Malls:

As many of you have already heard, December 29th is the last TITLE TOWN date at Shadow Lounge. In addition, it’s also the last party that I’ll be involved with. I’m taking next year off, seeing where it takes me, and playing it by ear after that. Gordy G. will be continuing with TITLE TOWN at Brillobox the second Saturday of each month in 2013 (the first Brillobox date is Saturday, January 12th). I’ll likely be through to guest DJ at some point, but I no longer have any intention of planning and promoting regular weekly or monthly events.

Since Gordy will be out on the west coast for the holiday, I’ve enlisted Philadelphia’s own, Skeme Richards of the world famous Hot Peas & Butta party, to come through and rock with me. In addition to making his mark in the world of Soul and Funk 45’s, Skeme is also a big name in the Bboy community (representing the legendary Rock Steady Crew). He is a collector of most things that are collectible and he’ll be providing us with vintage visuals from the Hot Peas & Butta VHS vaults.

The past several years of promoting events in Pittsburgh have been awesome. I have no regrets about them and I wouldn’t have preferred to of spent my time any other way. All things must change and everybody has to grow though. If you want to party hard at Shadow Lounge and get loose on the dance floor with me one last time this is your opportunity to do so.

Be there when TITLE TOWN meets Hot Peas & Butta! When Pittsburgh meets Philadelphia!! Be there when the entire Keystone State shakes to our plentiful sounds of Soul and Funk 45’s and the earth rotates on it’s axis at forty-five revolutions per minute!!!

Obviously we recommend that you wear comfortable shoes and something that you can dance in 😉 The doors open early at 9 PM, being 21+ with proper I.D. is a must, and the fee for the place to be is $5 USD’s. I hope to see you there. You tell three friends and they’ll tell three friends, and so on and so on and so on…

Get your voodoo working! TITLE TOWN is back for our ANNUAL HALLOWEEN BASH on Saturday, October 27th!

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TITLE TOWN Soul & Funk Party + PVC3 After-Party!
SATURDAY, October 27th
@ Shadow Lounge
5972 Baum Blvd. (E. Liberty)
10 PM-2 AM, 21+/$5

TITLE TOWN Soul & Funk Party is back and we’re celebrating the Halloween at the Shadow Lounge on Saturday, October 27th. Get your costumes ready, not mandatory of course, but we’ll have a costume contest with giveaways and various trick or treats for attendees.

This will also be the official after-party for Pgh Vinyl Con #3, which is earlier in the day at Pittsburgh Filmmakers. There will be a couple of folks we know in the Burg to buy records, so it’s looking like there may be a guest or two spinning along with J. Malls & Gordy G.

PLEASE NOTE … doors will be opening at 10 PM this month.

Get ready to get down to some spooky Soul, some frightening Funk and maybe even an obscure disco 45 featuring Dracula himself!?! But you’re probably most likely to hear the sounds that you’ve grown to expect from TITLE TOWN … sounds that vary from underground dance floor classics to totally slept on small label releases. Soulful material spanning from the Sixties straight through the Seventies and into the Eighties, all played from original 45 rpm records!

Check back for more info as we get closer to the date. And look out for November’s party (Saturday the 24th, Thanksgiving Weekend) as we’ll be celebrating THREE YEARS of TITLE TOWN!

Here are a few photos from last year:

TITLE TOWN w/ special guest DJ Robert Fearless (Save Your Soul, Baltimore) + Attack Theatre’s Dirty Ball

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TITLE TOWN Soul & Funk Party with Guest DJ Robert Fearless!

5 hours of dancing to songs that continue to resonate more than 50 years after they were made – this is TITLE TOWN.

Rare grooves to beat-heavy funk, Motown classics, Northern soul, and Latin Boogaloo – TITLE TOWN’s high-energy mix of old-school tracks brings the good stuff to the funkiest dance-floor in the Burgh. Two turntables; all vinyl.

On this night, we celebrate the fact that this music still flourishes today. We show our respect to the song-and-dance entertainers of the 1950s and ’60s and get down to the deep grooves and sweet soul of the ‘70s. The music endures because the songs are just so good – blaring horns and tight rhythms, urgent hooks and an energy that takes you back. One 45 at a time.

This month TITLE TOWN welcomes guest DJ ROBERT FEARLESS (Baltimore) – creator of SAVE YOUR SOUL, the Charm City’s wildest monthly dance party featuring the absolute best in rare and raw soul, RnB and Boogaloo 45’s at the historic Lithuanian Hall.

Do your ears a favor and don’t miss this party. It’s gonna be a wild one.

Early arrival recommended. You must enter through the Shadow Lounge entrance on Baum Blvd.

TITLE TOWN Soul & Funk Party
SATURDAY, May 26th
Shadow Lounge
5972 Baum Blvd. (E. Liberty)
9 PM-2 AM, 21+/$5; 18+/$8

The Dirty Ball // Saturday, May 19th, 2012

If you’ve been, you know. If you haven’t, you should. TITLE TOWN is super stoked to be part of Attack Theatre‘s DIRTY BALL again this year. One of the biggest, funkiest and sexiest parties of year.  Tickets are still available!

Get tickets while you still can: http://www.showclix.com/event/TheDirtyBall2012/tag/ATwebsite