Vegas Shuffle Cancelled?
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I go to the site to buy my tickets and see:
Due to low ticket booking volume, the Vegas Shuffle Event has been CANCELLED for this year.
Thank you to all those who did book tickets and vendor space. Refunds are being processed.[/b]
For those that don't know about it, here's what was scheduled:
Vegas Shuffle is 3 days of the best in Northern Soul & Funk spun by some of the hottest DJs from around the world!
Vegas Shuffle takes place in Las Vegas - July 29-31, 2005
DJ LINE-UP
Keb Darge,Terry Davies, Jazzman Gerald, Kenny Burrell, James Trouble, Fryer, Ginger Taylor, Carl Willingham, Daisuke Kuroda, Maskman, Dave Rimmer, Mark Bicknell, Miles Tackett - (Breakastra), Mike Robinson, Mike Vague, Daddy Bones, Cool Chris, John Doe, Danny Holloway, George Rodriguez, Phast Phreddie, Mr. Fine Wine, Mr. Soul Satisfaction, Orb, Senor Amor & Keynaan.
Special Guests...Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings[/b]
Plus other live acts to be announced!
For more info go here http://www.vegasshuffle.net
Tickets and hotel rooms can all be bought and booked on our totally secure website.
Tickets are selling fast so book today![/b]
Apparently not, eh?
That's too bad. Can an event like this ever go off outside of the UK???
I go to the site to buy my tickets and see:
Due to low ticket booking volume, the Vegas Shuffle Event has been CANCELLED for this year.
Thank you to all those who did book tickets and vendor space. Refunds are being processed.[/b]
For those that don't know about it, here's what was scheduled:
Vegas Shuffle is 3 days of the best in Northern Soul & Funk spun by some of the hottest DJs from around the world!
Vegas Shuffle takes place in Las Vegas - July 29-31, 2005
DJ LINE-UP
Keb Darge,Terry Davies, Jazzman Gerald, Kenny Burrell, James Trouble, Fryer, Ginger Taylor, Carl Willingham, Daisuke Kuroda, Maskman, Dave Rimmer, Mark Bicknell, Miles Tackett - (Breakastra), Mike Robinson, Mike Vague, Daddy Bones, Cool Chris, John Doe, Danny Holloway, George Rodriguez, Phast Phreddie, Mr. Fine Wine, Mr. Soul Satisfaction, Orb, Senor Amor & Keynaan.
Special Guests...Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings[/b]
Plus other live acts to be announced!
For more info go here http://www.vegasshuffle.net
Tickets and hotel rooms can all be bought and booked on our totally secure website.
Tickets are selling fast so book today![/b]
Apparently not, eh?
That's too bad. Can an event like this ever go off outside of the UK???
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April??? that's just stupid.
Heartbreaking because I thought I might get a chance to see Sharon Jones & Dap Kings in my own backyard instead having to drive to CA or fly to NY...
to quote: w e a k
Hopefully, yes!
These aren't strictly funk events but neither was Vegas Shuffle:
Oct 15-16, 2005 - Orlando FLA
HITSVILLE SOUL CLUB ALL NIGHTER
Greg Tormo - NJ
Mike Markesich (The Deacon Of Dead Wax) - CT
Brian Poust - GA
Miss Shing-A-Ling - NY
Mike Umholtz - CA
Alan Pollard - United Kingdom
Russ Vickers - UK via VA
Midnite Cowbwoy - NC
Dave Moore - FL
SoulManJan - FL
http://www.hitsvillesoulclub.com/
Jan 2006, NC - Date TBA
INCRIMINATORS SC WEEKENDER
Tentative Lineup:
Brian Poust - GA
Terry Holloway - GA
Russ Vickers - UK via VA
Midnite Cowbwoy - NC
DJ Marco - NC
Ty Jesso - RI
Sire Troy - VA
Feb 2-4, 2006 - NYC
REACTION WEEKENDER
Rob Bailey - UK
Josh Styles - NYC
Tony the Tiger - L.A.
Mr. Finewine - NYC
Richard Karstrom - SWEDEN
Todd-O-Phonic - NJ
Ty Jesso - RI
Billy Miller - NYC
Michael Robinson - NYC
Lord Julian - FRANCE
Jaime Kozyra - NYC
[url=http://www.smashedblocked.com/reaction.html]http://www.smashedblocked.com/reaction.html
And of course whatever monthly soul DJ event is in your city...
Rhythm & Booze - ATL
Immediate - Philly
SmashedBlocked - NYC
Solid! - Durham NC
The Hustle - Charlotte, NC
Sheer Magic - Chicago
The Soul Hole - Milwaukee
And many many more!
Remember, if people can't be bothered to support a local funk/soul night on a regular basis, it makes it that much more difficult to pull off a huge event like Vegas Shuffle. We just saw Keb Darge in Charlotte NC this past weekend and he got a crowd of about 70 people, but apparently he only drew 15 people in Florida and his Atlanta show wasn't a massive party either.
MORAL OF THE STORY:
Support your local soul night, folls!
lack of publicity, interest, competing events,
15 people ?!?!
M.O.T.E.D.
JUST KIDDING
lol
don't forget all the solo funny dance groove moves when they cut the rug
Hey, they don't play in NYC much at all these days.... something to do with the lack of support at gigs I believe!
Much to my surprise, the crowd for the Keb show (and afterparty) in Charlotte was almost 50% twentysomething girls who dressed nice and loved to dance. They weren't all busted either.
That's about how many came to see Guy Hennigan when he span at my night. Competing events = some new sushi-tapas-bistro with open bar and iPod DJ.
Not all venues can afford to pay out the ayass for promo and open bar, and even then the economics will bite them back there in the long run as the sheeple just run to the next new spot.
To a certain extent, there's a lack of interest in pretty much everything these days. I blame television and Clear Channel!
Well....Buddy *did* promise a good female to male ratio! But beyond that, Charlotte was fun as hell, even if it did take us 45 minutes to get to an after party that was probably just a few miles away....
There was? Well, I didn't get to do much walking around at the after party and by the time I got out to the patio, I didn't even so much as sense the lingering presence of patchouli (thank god). Did I miss any free love?
Guy came through with Miss Shingaling here last year too. I had them spin at my bar gig which usually gets 50-80 people throughout the night. But on their night we had about twice that many people, and it was clear that the folks came *because* of Guy & K*m being there. I was surprised, but very happy.
That's very cool... seems like it was the opposite for me. The longer the DJ's been in the game, the less people show. And in my experience, TimeOut and Flavorpill etc, don't give a shit about names, they just care about venues. I guess NYC is all about who not what.
Anyway, bitching aside, apart from the fact that this is the sort of thing that makes you say "weeklies? fuck that for a game of soldiers" it also means that the people who do show are cool. You get to talk good old days with a very knowledgeable DJ, and he gets a dancefloor of all of 4 people, all of whom are really into it... and b-girls getting down to Northern is pretty priceless, not to mention, easy on the eye.
coffee on my flat screen....