Happy Friday “Drivers” fam!
Welcome to this week’s episode.
Digging into a healthy dose of vintage Caribbean grooves this week with some veering to the motherland, the Americas, Europe and down under.
Kicking things off on a mellow tip for most of the first hour with some contemporary Jazz, a heavy dose of Reggae and dub vibes with a quick dip into some African sounds to unwind you all from the week that was.
Then we’ll be taking things up a tad to wind you up for the weekend in hour two with some uptempo Acid Jazzy Neo Soul, classic disco & funky Jazz fusion with a little Disco-lypso.
Big shout out to the one and only Mr. Pickles for some of the inspiration provided for this week’s show and to all the fine folks with whom I crossed paths at the lovely “Fawney Coves” private release party last Sunday.
I highly recommend checking out their release “The Visiting Card” on Bandcamp, since it’s Bandcamp Friday, after all, a great opportunity to support some local goodness.
Such a beautiful evening of music and great vibes, Thank you Kevin & Nicky!
Link:
https://fawneycoves.bandcamp.com/album/the-visiting-card
Happy listening, thank you all for taking the time and hope you enjoy this week’s offering.
| Azure Maisha - There Is A Place Album RE - Brownswood Recordings |
| Education Of Brainwashing Congo - Congo Album - Columbia Records |
| Structure DEB Music Players - Umoja Dub - Love And Unity Album RE - D.E.B. Music / Badda Music |
| Love And Justice Rico - Jama Rico Album - 2 Tone Records |
| My Testimony The Ethiopians - Engine 54 EP - Trojan Records |
| Chop Chop Rock Laurel Aitken - The Fantastic Laurel Aitken Album - London Records |
| Starlight Fabulous Five Inc - My Jamaican Girl Album - Trojan Records |
| bottom of first broadcast hour 17h30 EDT |
| No Woman, No Cry (Live at The Lyceum, London, July 1975) Bob Marley & The Wailers - No Woman, No Cry / Jamming Single - Island Records |
| Massaniyo Gnonnas Pedro And His Dadjes Band - The Band Of Africa Vol. 2 Album - World Wide Music |
| Albouly Youssou N’Dour Et Le Super Etoile De Dakar - Show!!! A Abidjan Album - AKG |
| Evenin The Circling Sun - Orbits Album - Soundway Records 
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| end of first broadcast hour 18h EDT |
| Healing Song (Meditation On Healing Vibration At 432 Hz, Full Take) Work Money Death - Thought, Action, Reaction, Interaction Album - ATA Records |
| The Creator Has A Masterplan Lord Echo - Curiosities Album - Soundway Records |
| See A Brighter Day JTQ feat. Noel McKoy - Supernatural Feeling Album - Big Life |
| Think About It Denise La Salle - Unwrapped Album - MCA Records |
| Fire Up The Funk Roy Ayers - Feeling Good Album - Polydor |
| bottom of second broadcast hour 18h30 EDT |
| Free Delivery Odell Brown - Free Delivery Album - Cadet |
| Assez Parler Les Vikings D’Haiti - Les Plus Méchants Orchestres Antillais v/a Album - Disques Debs |
| I'm Sick Shadow - Mystical Moods Album - SR Records |
| Musicland Lord Nelson - Black Gold Album - Charlie's Records |
| Tala Merci Ba Pesaka na Mbua Le T.P.O.K. Jazz, Le Poete Lutumba Simaro, Le Grand Maitre Franco - Special 3O Ans Par Le Poete Simaro Et Le Grand Maitre Franco Album - Choc |
| end of on air broadcast 19h EDT |
| on demand exclusive |
| In These Changing Times The Mighty Clouds Of Joy - Single - Epic Records |
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EVERY TUESDAY AT 7 - 11 PM Open Mic Night hosted by Jess Cole & Ketura Johnson @Cassette Listening Bar 2557 Baseline Road Come jam! EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 10 PM - CLOSE lifeboogie presents: [Why Not] w/ Trevor Walker @27 Club 27 York St. Event: https://www.facebook.com/share/1Zy6cc6XWv/ No Cover | 19+ Every Wednesday @27clubottawa everyone’s welcome to pass through for my weekly jam where I stretch out and drop a diverse open format soundtrack of solid vibes for Ottawa’s music lovers. You can expect all the favourite tunes you’ve never heard before. Always trying to keep if fresh with vinyl + digital sets ranging from Funk, Soul, Boogie, dance floor Jazz, Breaks, House, Hip Hop, Drum & Bass, Bruk, Afro, Latin, Brazilian, Reggae and whatever moves our souls selected for dancers. Always trying for a taste of what I didn't know we're all missing. Trust the DJ! Also been live streaming for the global fam and couch clubbers! twitch.tv/lifeboogie You can also find archived sets on my SoundCloud page: https://soundcloud.com/trevorlifeboogiewalker Vibes to get you past the midweek hump! Hope to see you out making moves. EVERY THURSDAY AT 10 PM - 2 AM Take Off Thursday w/ DJ NaUty Nice + Selecta Shells on rotation weekly @27 Club Ottawa 27 York St. No Cover | 19+ The gateway to your weekend! EVERY FRIDAY AT 7:30 - 10:30 PM Ten Toes Trivia hosted by Floydeeee @Ten Toes Coffee Co. 837 Somerset St. W. Join host Floydeeeee at Ten Toes Somerset every Friday to put your knowledge to the test. Three rounds, free to play with prizes galore. No reservations, first come first serve. EVERY SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 - OCTOBER 11, 2025 AT 7 -9 PM Live From The Booth @56 Sparks St. / 55 Queen St. Event: https://www.facebook.com/share/163F6xDiPJ/ Looking for the perfect way to level up your Saturday nights? Live from the Booth is back, and it’s your new fave downtown vibe Kick things off with free outdoor DJ sets from local Ottawa talent every Saturday from 7-9pm at The Booth on Sparks Street (between Elgin & Metcalfe) Grab dinner, catch some beats, and make a night of it here in the heart of the city. Proudly presented in collaboration with OMIC (Ottawa Music Industry Coalition) teaming up to shine a spotlight on the incredible talent growing right here in our city Bring your crew and start your night here! EVERY 1st FRIDAY of the month, 2025 7:30 - 10:30 *October 3rd The Ed Lister Group @The Night Oat 750 Gladstone Event: https://www.facebook.com/share/19U5Ym6w6g/ Tonight you can join us the The Ed Lister Group, a quintet featuring a revolving cast of the finest jazz messengers in Ottawa, Montreal and sometimes Toronto sets at 7:30pm and 9:30pm $15 cover SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2025 AT 10 AM - 4 PM Ottawa Record Fair VI @Dominion-Chalmers United Church 355 Cooper St. Event: https://www.facebook.com/share/16Cxutr5Ls/ Early Bird Admission 10 a.m. is $10. payable at door cash only. General Admission $5. payable at door cash only. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2025 AT 9 PM - 2 AM “lifeboogie” Saturdaze! @Cassette Listening Bar 2557 Baseline Road Kicking off a brand new monthly on the first Saturday of the month at “Cassette” spinning an open format of vintage and modern Jazz, Funk, Soul, Disco and global grooves on vinyl! Hope to see you out! SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2025 AT 10:30 PM - 2:30 AM Mod Nite: 1960s Rock & Soul Dance Party! @LIVE on Elgin 220 Elgin St. Event: https://www.facebook.com/share/1B3o5T6Fgu/ Tickets: www.revelree.ca/series/mod-nites-live MOTOWN•SOUL•R&B•PSYCH•60s CLASSICS Brought to you in partnership w/Collective Arts Brewing DJ Emmett Spinning vinyl classics by: Aretha Franklin . Sam Cooke . Stevie Wonder . Etta James . Frankie Valli . Marvin Gaye . Otis Redding . Diana Ross & The Supremes . The Four Tops . The Marvelettes . The Ronettes . Little Richard . The Beatles . The Who . Ray Charles . Jackson 5 . The Rolling Stones . James Brown . David Bowie . Martha & The Vandellas and many many more PRIZES & GIVEAWAYS ! DRINK SPECIALS ! 10:30pm •FIRST SATURDAYS @ LIVE ON ELGIN• FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2025 TIMEKODE: TK TAPES “B” Sides Vol.1 @Cassette Listening Bar 2557 Baseline Road Tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/memeticmedia The launch of the fall season is on with the Timekode crew featuring a listening party of new and unreleased music produced by DJ Memetic, Seiiizi and Trevor Walker followed by a DJ dance party! TIMEKODE TAPES VOL. 1 – Live Recording + Listening Session Join us for a one-night-only experience as we record the master of TIMEKODE TAPES VOL. 1 in front of a live audience. We’ll open up the creative process with a Q&A about how the record came together, then share unreleased tracks, rough drafts, and works-in-progress to create an exclusive B-side filled with never-heard-before material. The master we make together that night becomes the physical cassette edition, dropping at our anniversary on November 21. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2025 AT 8:30 PM Mecca of Stank @The Carleton Tavern 223 Armstrong St. Event: https://www.facebook.com/share/16h7BjLqXC/ Kick off the long weekend in style and get your groove on with Mecca of Stank to the most soulful and funky jams around at the iconic Carleton Tavern *free show* WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2025 AT 7:30 - 10:30 PM Night Oat Jam Session - Jazz Jams w/ Peter Hum Trio @Night Oat 750 Gladstone Ave. Event: https://www.facebook.com/share/1FVFx3waYh/ Peter Hum – piano Chris Pond – bass Valeriy Nehovora – drums SATURDAY + SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18 + 19, 2025 AT 11 AM - 5 PM Ottawa Retro & Antique Market @955A Gladstone Ave. Event: https://www.facebook.com/share/1EpPvB6Xaw/ Wellington West & Hintonburg This unique event celebrates the charm and nostalgia of yesteryear, bringing together a curated collections of vintage treasures, retro decor, and timeless antiques. Whether you're a collector, a history buff, or simply love the aesthetic of bygone eras, you'll find rare finds and one-of-a-kind pieces that tell their own stories. — VENDOR LIST — M Cassidy Enterprises Inc Dead Lady Things Vintage Bea’s Lazy Sunday 613 Cozy House Vintage Lost & Found Bytown Big Baddies Secondhand Lady Arkenstone Vintage Good Bad Girl Vintage The Vintage Domain Thoroughly Modern Vintage Charm’d Christmas & More H Lion & Son Thriftea’s Vintage Habitat For Humanity Greater Ottawa Legend Records Chelsea Road Vintage Ian's Antiques Bouquet of Finds Jinkies Vintage Cozy Plum Girl --- Explore booths featuring mid-century modern furniture, classic vinyl records, retro fashion, antique jewelry, and quirky collectibles. Chat with passionate vendors, discover hidden gems, and add a touch of vintage flair to your home or wardrobe Join us for a nostalgic journey through time and uncover the beauty of the past at the Antique Retro Show. Vendor Applications are OPEN! https://nextdoorottawa.ca/events-list/ottawa-antique-retro-market?fbclid=IwY2xjawNCPx1leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFreFdhOTAwUmE4MVpPcjIyAR6Z_UYsgiQu7DcbnmgRrPvNQxezg5smHq_X8ReoVELtwpmZkIXjqWfTK50YDg_aem_UBX0IPXUqTkB8nAgaEQUQA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2025 AT 9 PM - 2:30 AM SpaceCamp & City pres: Deep Space Halloween @Gridwrks 221 Rideau St. Event: https://www.facebook.com/share/175q316pQM/ Tickets: Ticketsticketscandy.com/e/deep-space-halloween-at-gridwrks-spacecamp-x-city-12215 GRIDWRKS — sibling to the long-running City At Night — is thrilled welcome SpaceCamp on Friday October 31st to present: DEEP SPACE HALLOWEEN. This Halloween, SpaceCamp and City will transform GRIDWRKS into a dark, cosmic experience with deep sounds, immersive visuals, lasers, and live performers. This event will take place across two floors for an evening that blurs the edges of sound and sight into the realm of the unknown. Our DJ lineup: DASA, Jay Function, MADISON, and Alex Jimenez will be laying down deep hypnotic beats all night long, so you can can get lost in the music and sensations; and feel free to dance and express yourself without the need for words. This isn’t just another night out - it’s an experience that will blend music, art, and atmosphere into one surreal journey that you won’t soon forget. Costumes are encouraged—draw from the Deep Space theme or bring your own take on Halloween. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2025 AT 10 PM - CLOSE DiscoLab: [“Boogie Frights” 3 Year Anniversary!] With Trevor “lifeBOOgie” Walker & Alex “Maleficent” Edwards” @Beyond The Pale 250 City Centre Avenue, Unit 106 Event: https://www.facebook.com/share/19FxV6iwPi/ Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/discolab-boogie-frights-3-year-anniversary-tickets-1708497194099?aff=oddtdtcreator Hey DiscoLab fam can you believe we’re three years old?!? We’re back to celebrate Halloween and DiscoLab’s three year Anniversary since the party’s rebirth. We’re celebrating DiscoLab’s three Anniversary on a “Friday” and been very fortunate that our new home at Beyond The Pale agreed to host us on all Halloween for an authentic celebration of all hallows eve. DiscoLab has been a true blessing and has exceeded all of our expectations thanks to all the amazing support from all of you who have helped take the party to new heights with your enthusiasm and participation. Hoping to see a whole lot of you “Boogie Frighteners” out for our Halloween extravaganza celebrating our three year Anniversary!!! DiscoLab is a 100% vinyl throw down ’75 - ’83 + Funky Disco Boogie Soul vibes all night. Dress to impress for the get down & make sure to sharpen up those boogie moves! DiscoLab is people coming together and feeling free to the funk in the spirit of the mid 1970’s - 1980’s. We encourage everyone to take it to the next level by dressing up in your finest disco gear with a Halloween twist and get ready to GET DOWN to some of the best music and vibes Ottawa has to offer. Combined, Alex & Trevor have been rocking dancefloors and collecting music for more than 60 years! We have been and will continue to bring that experience and understanding of the era to enhance the DiscoLab experience trying to introduce and play lesser known underground classics coupled with a dash of your favourite anthems. DiscoLab has had the very good fortune to be partnered with Parlour as one of Ottawa’s premiere venues giving the party a unique and magical vibe. We hope to see you out on the dance floor dressed to the hilt & sweating like bullets. LET’S GO!!! SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2025 AT 9 PM - 3AM White Rabbit’s: Halloween Space Cadets + Fantom K + Viibz @City At Night 222 Slater St. Event: https://www.facebook.com/share/1HqSW6DaDw/ Tickets: Ticketssairyo.app.link/MWoQ8Gu95Wb Saturday November 1st is the annual Halloween edition of White Rabbit! The club will be decorated and costumes are HIGHLY encouraged! HOUSE & TECH HOUSE ALL NIGHT LONG! SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2025 AT 10 AM - 1 PM CKCU Live Broadcast @The Laff 42 York St. Event: https://www.facebook.com/share/1GVztXwPf9/ Tenured local radio station, CKCU FM 93.1 is celebrating 50 years of broadcasting in Ottawa in November and we are celebrating them at the Laff! Their program, "Canadian Spaces" hosted by Chris White, will go LIVE from 10am to Noon right at the Laff. Featuring many live musical acts, spanning all genres, and featuring some of Ottawa's extremely talented musicians, it's going to be a really cool morning. Immediately following that, "The Back 40", hosted by Pat Moore, long-standing performer at the Laff, will welcome Bluegrass and Classic Country talents, leading into the Lucky Ron Show at 4pm. The Laff will open early at 10am, kitchen and bar, so come on by and get an early start to your Saturday. No cover, as always, come be a part of this unique moment in Ottawa history. Our peameal bacon & egg sandwich will surely compliment this highly Canadian morning! More details to come! THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2025 AT 7:30 PM World Music: Flavia Nascimento + Tio Chorinho @Shenkman Arts Centre 245 Centrum Boulevard Event: https://www.facebook.com/share/1FRoDo9yMX/ Tickets: Ticketsshenkmanarts.ca/en/world-music-flavia-nascimento-tio-chorinho Flávia Nascimento, a renowned singer and musician, joins the upbeat Tio Chorinho for a Brazilian show that will have you dancing in your seat. Tio Chorinho is the first ensemble in Canada dedicated to performing Brazilian choro music. Founded over a decade ago, the group performs frequently throughout Toronto and southern Ontario and has also toured parts of the United States. The group’s debut album "Chora Brazil," earned two Canadian Folk Music Awards nominations (World Music Album of the Year and Instrumental Group of the Year) and was described by Wholenote Magazine as “an absolute delight from start to finish…a terrific debut CD; play it on a grey day and your room will be filled with sunshine!” FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14 - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2025 CKCU 50th Anniversary Weekend Celebration! Info: ckcufm.com/50th-anniversary Email: alumni@ckcufm.com Gala Dinner, Reunion Parties & More! Calling all CKCU alumni! We’re celebrating the Mighty 93.1 FM’s 50th anniversary and you’re invited. Whether you’re a former or current volunteer, we’re looking forward to seeing you at our gala dinner, reunion parties, special anniversary events and more this fall! SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2023 AT 5 - 9 PM Beechwood Night Market @MacKay 39 Dufferin Rd Event: Experience the Best of local food, craft beer and wine at the Beechwood Night Market @ MacKay! Join us at MacKay Memorial Hall on Dufferin Road in New Edinburgh for an unforgettable evening! Satisfy your taste buds with the best local food, craft beer, and wine while supporting local artisans. Enjoy the groovy jazz music as you sip your drink at the market. Don't miss out on this lively event! Streaming & stuff! Catch me on twitch.tv/lifeboogie *when possible -Wednesday | 22h | “Why Wednesday” Remote Stream @27 Club Open format 100% vinyl or digital for dancing -open format pop ups & the occasional raid trains Socials / Archive: Instagram / Twitch: @lifeboogie Fecesbook: https://www.facebook.com/djtrevorwalker MixCloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/trevor-walker4/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/trevorlifeboogiewalker |
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