After the heatwave, it seems like this is going to be a chilly weekend. But don’t let that discourage you, there’s still tons of awesome events going on during this last weekend of August. Here’s our picks!

Friday August 28, 2009:

MUSIC FOR THE MASSES (w/ DJ Lazarus)
w/ Gossip listening party
Vdara – 735 Queen St West – Toronto
hours: 930pm-230am
Gossip listening party between 10pm-11pm
Gossip website: http://www.gossipyouth.com

At 10pm, you can listen to The Gossip‘s entire new album, AND if you whisper the password (which can be found on the band’s website) to the door person, you get a free drink!

FRIENDS IN BELLWOODS II RELEASE PARTY
with
Bocce
Ohbijou (special set with guests)
Forest City Lovers
Evening Hymns

Lee’s Palace, Toronto ( 529 Bloor St.)
Doors: 9pm, Music starts promptly at 9:30
$15 at the door

This event will celebrate the release of Friends In Bellwoods II, a 40-song double-album of rare and unreleased songs from some of our most talented local bands and artists. All proceeds from the sale of the compilation go to the Daily Bread Food Bank in Toronto. There will be lots of guests at the show, including Gentleman Reg, The Wooden Sky, The D’Urbervilles, Nils from The Rural Alberta Advantage & more!

Saturday August 29, 2009:

• Time: 1:30pm to 5:30pm
• General Admission: Pay $2 at the door. Please register for free here.
• TTC: Spadina
• Location:
  • Walmer Road Baptist Church
    Ground floor, enter from south side
    188 Lowther Avenue (Spadina & Bloor)

SwapSity is a fantastic green event. Instead of throwing things away, come to this event to sell the things you don’t need, and look through others’ “garbage”!

RYNECOLOGIST
&
ST.MANDREW

FOR FREE GUESLIST BEFORE MIDNIGHT
e-mail info@pinkmafia.ca subject “wrongbar”
10PM-3AM
$10
1279 Queen St. West

We love the king of pop. Come celebrate the anniversary of his birthday with us!

Sunday August 30, 2009:

Pedestrian Sundays happen every last Sunday of the month from May to October. It’s when you really feel the community vibe of the neighborhood. There’s always singing, music, dancing and lots of fun to be had.

All-weekend:

Buskerfest is back for its 10th year. It will take over the streets of St Lawrence market and feature some of the best street performers in the world.

Finally Mr. Sun graced us with his presence this weekend, so what better way to show our appreciation than hittin’ the streets and clubs of our lovely city? Here’s our weekend roundup.

RIP RANDOMLAND @ MOD CLUB–Friday August 14, 2009

First up on the weekend tour was RIP Randomland. As y’all may know, Randomland Fridays @ Circa is no more, sad I know (moment of silence). So in true Randomland rando-ness fashion, they had one last rumble at The Mod Club. . Beach balls, bubbles galore, balloons, lazers…rave.

Despite feelin’ a lil bummed ’cause the curtain was closing and I wanted to cut some rug, but for some reason I wasn’t feelin’ the vibe. Between the beach balls bein’ spiked at my head and the very young boisterous people acting a fool, it just wasn’t workin for me. Don’t get me wrong with a DJ lineup like Vaneska, Andy Ayres and other hot locals, I busted a groove, but I sure didn’t burn any holes in the floor. RIP Randomland left me wantin’ more, partin’ is such sweet sorrow.–Pinkie

RAEKWON @ SOUND ACADEMY-Saturday August 15, 2009

Let’s keep it moving a beautiful Saturday night @ Sound Academy for some real Hip-Hop with Raekwon the Chef of the Wu-Tang Clan.

From the second Raekwon touched the stage and C.R.E.A.M started flooding the air everybody just started goin’ mad. The Chef served up a buffet of classic Wu bangers and we were hungry we ate up every line spittin’ rhyme after rhyme. The crowd flow was so tight that Raekwon had to stop and say “Shit! Toronto…y’all kno’ your ish fa real.”

For the real Hip-Hop heads it was great we were reminded that it “Can It All Be So Simple” when we’re in this “Cold World”.

Of course you kno’ Raekwon took a moment to recognize one of the Wu’s fallen soldiers Ol’ Dirty Bastard–with a full breakdown of  the anthem “Shimmy Shimmy Ya”.  Remember y’all beware of Incarcerated Scarfaces!!!–Pinkie

MASQUERADE PARTY @ WRONGBAR–Saturday August 15, 2009

Isis Salem and Marc Smith’s b’days celebrated with a masquerade. DJs wer awesome (Violca, MANSION, Babri & Mitch from Teazedale and PSDO!NMFO). It was another fam night at Wrongbar. The irony is that the “Wrong-Bar” can’t seem to make one “wrong” move. Ha, here’s some pics.

HONEY JAM @ MOD CLUB–Sunday August 16, 2009

It was fantastic and these women I listed above will definitely be with in the game for a long time.–Natalie Lisa Johnson

Here’s 5 chicks on mics

Janelle Monique

Tamla-Mai

Lynzie Kent

Jaclyn Kenyon

Eve and the Ocean

What’s poppin’ next weekend?

Let us know.

Its the weekend party people.!!  And the as usual I got the 411 on Weekend Lovin’ in the T-dot. If you plan on stayin’ in the city and the funds are low you may wanna catch some of the local festivals hittin’ our city. The 21st Annual Beaches International Jazz Festival is still in full swing until Sunday… Jazz musicians from around the world right in your own backyard, doesn’t get better than that (not to mention many of the shows are FREE).

The Harbourfront Summer Festivals Line-Up continues this weekend with Canadian voices, which is a new festival that showcases emerging Canadian musicians in classical, folk and rock, and the best part its FREE also. Also in the festival department and a personal favourite of mine is Caribana, the festival kicked off last week and is goin’ strong with the main event the Parade next weekend. And how could I forget the Live Green Festival… Oooo, thats right it got cancelled cause of the damn CITY STRIKE but I’m not bitter at all. OMG!!! for all my Fashionistas, and because we’re Fashionistas we usually broke… But to the rescue is Frugal Fashion Week. In the spirit of the economic times, Frugal Fashion Week offers a launch party, fashions shows, silent auction, shop crawl and more in the West Queen West neighborhood. A portion of proceeds benefit WINDFALL, Canada’s only new clothing bank… Anything in the name of FASHION!!

BTW… for all you open-air market lovers T-dot finally has it own. The Fermenting Cellar at the Distillery Distrcit will be hosting Portobello East Fashion + Art Market, a low-cost venue for local artistans and designers to showcase and sell their work directly to the public… Can we say FAB-U-LOUS!!

Don’t you worry I haven’t forgotten about all you beat junkies and I got just the thing for y’all Toronto SynthFest , the two-night Fest puts the instrument front and centre, with numerous local and live acts (like my personal fave Goldengirls). Y’all know we lockdown Wrongbar every Saturday and in true Pink Mafia fashion (’cause we do everything superfly) we got live Brooklyn’s Theophilus London. He’s sooo sick it hurts he rhymes, writes, sings and produces now thats a packakge, and of course on the ones n twos we got Rynecologist and Geoff Snack. Its gonna be a PARTY y’all!!!

Remember my peeps even though the weather blows let’s try to make the best of it… After all it is the WEEKEND!!!

Peace Out                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Pinkie

The Cobrasnake isn’t the insect, rodent eating reptile you’d expect to find in a desert, but a hairy loveable photographer you’d find at the hottest parties around the world. The Cobrasnake (aka Mark Hunter) is known for his photoblog. The Cobrasnake has his own line of t-shirts that he releases with RVCA Artist Network Program. He has taken numerous photos with the likes of Cory Kennedy, Steve Aoki, Ed Banger Crew, Mstrkrft, etc. Mark the Cobrasnake is a must invite to your next party. The LA based photographer was in town this weekend hittin up Wrongbar to do what he does best. In a Minnie Mouse t-shirt, shorts, and showin off those legs, Mark answers our 20 questions.

1. What is your dream of happiness?
Being creative all my life

2. Blonde or Brunette?
Brunette

3. What Is the quality you like most in a man?
Skinny arms

4. What do you fear most?
Death

5. 808s or 909s?
310s

6. What’s your biggest regret?
Underage girls

7. What’s your fave bar or club in the world?
Wrongbar!

8. What’s the one thing you can’t you live with out?
Sour Patch Kids

9. What are the 3 musicians dead or alive you’d like to see perform?
Everclear, Marcy Playground, Lint

10. What is your favorite decade in music?
1995

11. If you had to choose, would you rather go blind of deaf and why?
Deaf because there is too many cool things to look at
[Someone walks by]
I REMEMBER THAT ONE! That’s like, the boy/girl. Can’t tell. I like looking at that one

12. How old is too old?
20

13. Where do you see yourself in 15 years?
Art galleries

14. Who’s your hero?
My grandfather

15. What’s your favorite colour?
Blue

16. What song could you live without ever hearing again?
Some really bad house

17. Metallica or Madonna?
Metallica

18. What’s your most hated vice?
Smoking

19. Who is the most tragic figure in history?
Romeo & Juliet

20. What are the top three live shows you’ve seen in your life?
Metallica, Arcade Fire, Radiohead

We rolled into Toronto like syphilis making a comeback. Having only slept two hours before leaving Deadmonton, and getting seated in kiddie playland on the four hour plane ride, we separated right quick to find dark corners to die in.

After a solid 14 hour catch up nap and a few half-assed remorsefully alcoholic promises never to wrestle that rider again, we were back in the saddle, this time joined by DJ Barbi and rap-pop group, The Royal
Society.

Oh Wrongbar, there ain’t nothing wrong about you. You’re like sex on wheels after a six month stint in the Don. Here’s a pic of the Pink Mafia Street Team, keeping it on lock.

L-R: Mica, Melania, Some Dude, Maddy

Lineup by midnight, hot barmaids busting spontaneous dance moves, and the door girl tossing hangover cookies between taking covers; it was definitely a Get Er Done date.

The ladies of Bitchin’ finally got their time to shine

Dancefloor was poppin ‘ basically all night.

Here’s a pretty picture of Charlie showing off the “Slut” stamp.

To the asshole who stole the slut-stamp: you better fucking save it as a souvenir. If we ever see it used anywhere, we’ll probably feed you your own ass Pink Mafia style. Interested in knowing more on this subject?
Ask around. I’m sure there are plenty of peeps who’d love to tell you exactly what that means.

Maren had a really nice friend named Heather who seemed pretty innocuous at first, then she showed up all skid-night prom queen and we knew we were sorrily mistaken. Here’s a nice one of her and Gay Rob deep throating a Redbull.

The Royal Society were seriously late for their time slot, so they had to go on at the end of the night instead. But it worked out cause the club was bumpin’. First show and they struck gold.

Barbi closed it down like a champ. But Barbi can do anything cause she’s like the best DJ in Toronto, and all you bitches know it.

A little drunk, ok a lot drunk, we stormed off to Fierce’s place for the after party. Which, friends is really just me doing a bit of tour math and the other girls blowing up an air mattress, but we try to sound like party monsters. Here’s a perfect example. This photo is totally innocent. Just reaching for a purse by the couch. But somehow, we manage to make it look grimy, slutty and slightly uncomfortable like an ass car crash you can’t stop staring at.

Worst sleep of my life later, and we’re off to Montreal, Royal Society and Barbi in tow. I rented a mini-van from Thrifty’s, but when we got to the counter, Abdul was already getting torn a new one by some guy who’s car they lost. They didn’t have ours either. After a woman-to-woman chat with the nice lady at the Hertz (no name tag or I’d give a shout out) next door, we got hooked up with a better deal on an Escalade instead.

And THAT is why a) I am the tour manager and b) women be running everyting!

I’ll leave you with this lovely pic of the whole crew (all but me of
course) pulled over at a McDonalds en route to La Belle Province.

For more photos check out party pics on our site, sharkvsbear, and Dose