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Halloween weekend in Toronto is always a long, long night. We mean it. With myriad options, many Torontonians choose several events, a bedtime sometime on Sunday or Monday, and make it to about 2/3 of what they intended. Not bad, Toronto! We don't know about you, readers, but we are heading to at least two quite wild, but quite different parties on Saturday.
Knightflight's Halloween Party promises beats, beer, pole-dancing gymnasts and an unusually high concentration of actors + motivational speakers. Knightflight Theatre is the home of I Decide, the spectacular but soon-to-close brainchild of Stuart Knight. October 28th 2k6 / 721 Queen St. W / $10 / 10 PM
The main event this weekend for the city's electronic music enthusiasts is Destiny Productions' latest installment of their annual Halloween party, Destiny 666: Freakout. With a 100,000W soundsystem, four rooms of sound and huge names like Astral Projection, Goldie, MC Tali and Knifehandchop, we expect to be deaf by morning, but certainly not ready to quit. Daylight Savings Time conveniently ends in the middle of the night, giving us an extra hour to afterparty.
Destiny 666: Freakout
Saturday, October 28th 2006
Docks Entertainment Complex, 11 Polson St.
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I can't wait for all the festivities!
Hallowe'en always brings the best outfits, too!
What are you going as, Lori?
a faerie obviously!
i'm busy making my costume now- i've decided, with a little help my friends, to be a dark evil but ultra-sexy and elegant fae. you know... the type that would drink poison out of champagne glass...
-cheers!
what! the hell! happend to this site?!?
How old are people who go to raves now?
Like.. are they populated by the same kiddies who started raving when they were thirteen in the 90s and are now in their mid-to-late twenties?
Or is it twenty/thirty-year-olds who are new to the scene and not jaded?
Or is it a new crop of thirteen-year-olds, also not jaded?
I'm just curious who keeps creating the demand for these parties; I thought things were tapering off around 03-04 but I guess not....
Paige: It's all of the above. :)
Hope to see a lot of people there... I love Halloween! :D
Awesome!
Ill definitely be there!
Thanks for posting this!
Its nice to see that someone is representing MORE parts of Toronto than the indie rock scene.
oh YES!!! What a long, fun night full of awesome music and fun costumes it will be!!! Im excited!
"what the hell happened to this site?"
come on, if we can discuss art readings, and book displays, movie shows, indie rock festicals(sic), and anything and everything else that toronto has to offer...why should our electronic music scene be overlooked?
after all, it is one of the oldest in north america, let alone canada. it has a huge following. people travel from around the continent to party here.
i'm glad to see that this site has finally opened itself to something other than what the queen west crowd is interested in.
$0.02
further to xofer's comment:
i love indie rock. i love electronic music. i love art shows. i love raves. i love literature and conversation. i love raves.
i'm 30 years old and i attend ALL of these types of events.
so enough with the jaded, eyes rolling back in your heads dismissing of raves.
raves and electronic music are one of the most "world-class" things toronto's got going.
viva!
I am so mad that i'm working all weekend. destiny is going to rock!!! it's sad that i'll miss it, but the party scene will keep bringing me back to toronto for a long time!!
This shindig will rock!!
;)
Wooohoo!!
I'm really excited for this weekend. Tons of people are coming and getting dressed up, it is going to be tons of fun!!!
(like most everyone stated above, raves are great fun, and a vibrant scene in toronto that deserves more respect)
I can't wait for Freakout, Destiny really knows how to put on a party. Should be fun!
As an American who travels to Toronto expressly for these sorts of dance music events, I have to say that Toronto has captured my heart with your lively underground music scene and you keep me coming back for more almost every weekend. That's 130 kilometers each way, each week!
But events like Destiny Freak Out, Nightmare Trip or Treat, and many others are consistently worth it. Thank you, Toronto!
I can't wait for Saturday night!!! Partying in Toronto is the best!~
xofer is just upset he is not playing there...i hope the destiny guys see this so that they dont book him again.
Freakout looks like it should be pretty fun.
i'm a Goa//Psy fan, so im stoaked to see Astral Projection.
party on!
It truely is had to find a site that will bring these types of functions to the mainstream I'm glad that somebody finally is posting about them! This party will truely be fun, only wish I could come out for it!
There was one other event involving electronic music this weekend, much less publicized. Unknown Unknown http://www.famefame.com/unk-unk/event.html.
What an awesome party this was. One of the best experiences of my life. As someone who listens to both rock music and electronic dance music at home, but really only goes out to raves normally, this event was a real treat. Not only could I hear awesome breakcore and idm being thrown down by artists like Famine, Sincere Trade, TalixZen, Skeeter, and Razor Edge, I could walk over to the other soundsystem setup and here awesome bands like Holy Fuck, Kids on TV, No Dynamics, and Blood Ceremony.
The event itself was minimally promoted purposefully. Held in the derelict Don Valley Brickworks, it was radical reclamation of a public space for the communal purpose of exchanging art and culture that two different communities of people would not normally be exposed to. I sincerely hope that this results in the further crossing of boundaries between the electronic music scene and rock scene in Toronto.
I was truely impressed by the obvious talent and passion for music shown by the various bands on the rock "stage". That they would involve themselves in such an endeavour as this is a credit to them. I was further surprised at how willing to get down'n'dirty the Queen West crowd really was. I think they showed us a few things about how to party. And a quite a few people seemed to enjoy what was going on at BOTH stages. As I was moving back and forth between stages most of the night, I saw quite a few people doing the same.
On a side note, I don't think its appropriate to say that the artists were playing on "stage", as all the artists played at ground level. There was no physical seperation between artists and audience. At one point, one of the vocalists from Kids on TV even got into a wrestling match with an audience member, while continuing to sing no less! Easily one of the most energetic and honest performances I've ever witness.
The most impressive thing about this night by far though, was the people. Friendly wrestling matches aside, there was a feeling of love and kindness that fell over the crowd the entire night. Us ravers call this "vibe" and I was catching one hell of a good vibe last night. Strangers hugging strangers, sharing food and halloween treats, curling up around a bonfire and talking, sharing stories and teaching wisdom. It was the sort of night that, as I continue replaying it in my head, makes me question my lack of faith in people.
This is something that Toronto desperately needs more of. Toronto's music community truly is world class, but petty scenesterism and backbiting has to come to an end if we want to promote ourselves on the world stage. As a city, we should support the best we have to offer, whether they're making rock, punk, metal, hip hop, breakcore, house, or any other style of music you can think of.
Untimately, good music is good music. Strict adherence to stylistic boundaries is no substitute for passion and love.
Holy shit am I ever tired from last night.
I just reread my post and realized I mispelled "Hear".
I was itching to write about this event in the comments before it happened- to show the other side... that attendees of indie rock shows and raves can co-exist happily and without boarders, boundaries or a strict defining character of their 'scene'.
Perhaps we'll see more of this 'indie rock rave' ;)