Two weeks ago, I had the chance to play with DJ Hi-Tek at the Manifesto Festival in Toronto, for their afterparty. He and Talib Kweli had performed as Reflection Eternal earlier in the day, and Kweli was around for the party, so he hopped on to perform some new tracks at Revival Bar. A great night! My man DJ Wristpect has more footage that I’m trying to get posted… One of the livest parties I’ve played this year! And a true honor to be in the presence of some of hip-hop’s finest.

Here’s the footage, linked at Nah Right: Manifesto Afterparty with Hi-Tek, Talib Kweli & 9th Wonder

October is here! Green leaves are changing colors and the mercury is dropping, but we have some good Bastid news for you guys. September was inspiring. I got to do the East Coast Collegiate tour with Thunderheist; those kids didn’t know what hit ‘em. I also played an amazing show for the Manifesto Festival’s afterparty with Hi-Tek, Talib Kweli, Jeru the Damaja, and 9th Wonder who were all on stage going nuts to my set (i will be posting some video soon). September 28 marked my return to Montreal at the Blue Dog Motel. I’ve got some really great shows all over Ontario and the Canadian east coast so come peep me if I’m in your area!

Oct 2 – Kingston – Elixir
Oct 3 – Kitchener – Kitchener Memorial Auditorium – opening for Russell Peters with DJ Starting From Scratch
Oct 15 – Toronto – Wrongbar w/ TONA for RIDE Shakedown Thirsty Thursdays
Oct 16 – Halifax – Paragon Theatre
Oct 17 – Fredericton – Nicky Zee’s
Oct 21 – Toronto – Cobra (AMAZING sound system)
Oct 30 – Charlottetown – Baba’s Lounge
Oct 31- Halifax – Cunard Center w. DJ JAZZY JEFF!!! (Halloween!)

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Also, keep your eyes and ears peeled for Skratch Bastid Presents at Revival Bar on November 14. It’s a new quarterly event that will focus on collaborations with other DJs, producers, and musicians from around the country and internationally. The first installment will feature myself alongside my colleague and Toronto legend DJ Starting From Scratch, world-famous beatboxer Scratch from The Roots, and an interactive visual surprise by our homies at MixMotion.

Don’t forget to hit up skratchbastid.com on the regular for the latest news, mixes, videos, interviews, and other daily goods. September saw a two-part mix with Arcee and Kaewonder from The Real Frequency radio show, a tribute to Roc Raida as part of the “My Favorite Things” section, a routine I did for my homies at Tiger Distribution, and an interview with Lookout Presents, among other things. Make sure to become a fan on Facebook and join the mailing list (on the left of this page) for all the latest, and most importantly, so you don’t miss out on any of the awesome content we’ll be dropping over the next little while!

Here goes Part II of Cratery 8 with Kaewonder and Arcee from The Real Frequency. Peep Part 1 right here.

Check out Cratery 8.5 right here!

My homies from Montreal @ Tiger Distribution have been keeping me looking fresh for a few years now, so before I head up to Montreal and beat them in a poutine eat-off after my show on Sunday, I put on my finest specs and dropped a little routine for their website.

Check the routine and their website out HERE.

Info about the Montreal show in the post below!

UPDATE: Our pals over at WeSC just picked up on this and posted it on their website. Check it!

I’m heading up to Ottawa (Friday, at RITUAL) and Montreal (Sunday, at BLUE DOG) this weekend for some shows. It will mark the first time I am playing at DJ Illo & Kapacity Entertainment’s new club, and the first time I’ve gone back to Montreal since my move away. I’m really pumped for the road trip. LOOKOUT is promoting the show on Sunday and they have asked me some questions about how I do what it do. Check those out over at the Lookout Presents website. And below is the great Ottawa flyer, designed by DJ Kid SL, who I will be playing with on Friday night in the capital city. Let’s do this!