The Parkdale Nightcrawl feat: "Ren" and "Daser" @ The Mascot

September 18th, from 8pm - midnight

The Parkdale Nightcrawl feat: "Ren" and "Daser" @ The Mascot

The Mascot is very proud to present "Ren" and "Daser", Canadian pioneering graffiti writers and founding members of the legendary TCM crew, who started graffiti writing in the early 80's. This is the first time that these two artists will be showcased in tandem! Music by Circle Research and a special old school set by Daser.

@ The Mascot
1267 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON

The Queen West Art Crawl is happy to announce that the Parkdale Nightcrawl will take place on Saturday, September 18th, from 7pm - midnight. After a day of art-crawling, be seen at the hottest venues in Parkdale as they offer up a smorgasbord of art, music and style. Celebrate nocturnal culture on the wrong side of the tracks.

NOW Magazine Music Reviews

www.nowtoronto.com/music/discs.cfm?content=174864

NOW May 6-13, 2010 VOL 29 NO 36

Circle Research
Gardiner Express

By Andrew Rennie

DJ/production duo Circle Research have held court in Toronto’s rap scene for ages via CKLN’s Circle Research mix show. They now move from radio to stereo with an album that’s perfect for summer nights spent on the balcony, patio, stoop or any place that isn’t the club. Its 17 tracks interpret the duo’s influences – classic soul to new jack swing to Detroit hip-hop – with tactful idiosyncrasy.

Neither a beat tape nor avant-garde instrumentalism, Gardiner Express sounds more like a stripped-down rap or neo-soul album, thanks to spacey vocal numbers like With You. The group’s also capable of crafting engrossing, multi-textured beats that work comfortably without live accompaniment. The dubby, sample-heavy closer Stop, Look… Listen To Your Heart is the standout track.