Nov 15 Update! BONGO BEAT ON TOUR!

Nov. 1st, 2009

NEW DATES! Ralph takes Bongo Beat on Tour! Bringing Our Music to the People! Bongo Beat Records is on tour! We are taking our music, books and shirts and deals all over Quebec and Ontario over the next 3 months, bringing our music directly to the people. Bongo Beat will have a booth at various Record Shows and Book Fairs with label owner Ralph Alfonso at each event to man the table, meet old friends and introduce music fans to great music on the Bongo Beat label. Free Bongo Beat cds will be given away at each event while supplies last. "This is a great opportunity for me to meet fellow music and zine nerds and answer questions directly and explain what the label is about, " says Ralph. "At the same time, you never know who will drop by and I know a lot of folks used to enjoy my poetry zine and my live appearances so this is another way to re-connect until I get a new album out and get back into touring musically full on. I did a few shows over the summer and I had such a blast that I decided to really go for it this fall." Here is the full Bongo Beat Tour itinerary. Come say hello to Ralph, buy cool music, chat about beatniks, punk 77, comics, Gestetner machines (hey, we also need ink & supplies), The Diodes, the label, and whatever. we will update this list as more shows come up. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Saturday, Sept 26, Ottawa 1st Annual Ottawa Community Record Show Sandy Hill Community Centre 250 Somerset St. East Times: 2-7pm $2 admission http://www.offthebeatentrackradio.com NOTE: This was a fantastic show! Had a blast! ------------------------------------------------------------------ Sat-Sun, Oct 3-4, Montreal 2009 Pop Montreal Record Fair and Gear Exchange! Ukrainian Federation, 5213 rue Hutchison times: 11am - 6pm FREE admission http://popmontreal.com/puces/en/node/5022 NOTE: Really great to see a lot of old friends come by to say hi! ------------------------------------------------------------------ Sunday, Oct 25, London (Ontario) Record Swap Centennial Hall, 550 Wellington Street Times: 11am-5pm $4 admission http://www.londonrecordshow.com/ NOTE: Wow! Whatwave Dave came by plus a surprise visit from old industry buddy Stuart Raven-Hill!! Some really good dealers and deals here! ------------------------------------------------------------------ Saturday, Oct 31, Montreal (Halloween!) Record and CD Convention of Montreal Saint Stanislas de kostka Church 1350 St Joseph E. 10am-4pm $5 admission ($12 early bird for 8:45 am blitz on the dealer tables) http://www.dreambeatconventions.com/ NOTE: I finally met the legendary Frank Manley (Smash the State books & cds) and I bought too many cool old vinyl lps. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Sunday, Nov 1, Ottawa Record and CD Convention of Ottawa Carleton University, Fenn Lounge 1125 Colonel By Drive 10am-4pm $2 admission http://www.dreambeatconventions.com/ NOTE: Really great to see folks I met earlier in the year swing by to pick up more books and cds! ------------------------------------------------------------------ Sunday, Nov 8, Toronto Toronto Downtown Record Show Estonian House Banquet Hall 958 Broadview 11am-4pm $5 admission http://www.torontodowntownrecords.com/ NOTE: wow. great show. all the old WEA gang all in one room! ------------------------------------------------------------------ NEW!!! Saturday and Sunday, Nov 14-15, Montreal EXPOZINE 2009 Église Saint-Enfant Jésus 5035 St-Dominique between St-Joseph and Laurier, near Laurier Métro 12pm-6pm Free Admission http://www.expozine.ca/en/index.php NOTE: my first time and lots of books sold. Great to see some old Ralph zine fans say hi! ------------------------------------- NEW!!! Sunday, Nov 22, Kitchener Kitchener Record Show Holiday Inn, 30 fairway Rd. S. 10:30am - 4pm $3.00 admission no web site ------------------------------------ NEW!!! Saturday, Nov 28, Ottawa Ottawa Small Press Book Fair, Fall 2009 room 203, Jack Purcell Community Centre (on Elgin, at 320 Jack Purcell Lane). Free admission http://robmclennan.blogspot.com/2009/08/ottawa-small-press-book-fair-fall-2009.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ Sunday, Nov 29, Toronto Flipside DJ Collectors Record Show Gladstone Hotel 1214 Queen St W. (one block west of The Drake) 10am til 4pm $4 admission http://ducktape.ca/images/flip2009.gif ------------------------------------------------------------------ NEW!!! Fri-Sat-Sun, Dec 4-5-6, Montreal Besuto Craft Show Trinity Memorial Anglican Church 5220 Sherbrooke Ouest 1 block from Vendome Metro free admission http://www.besuto.org ------------------------------------------------------------------ NEW!!! Saturday, Dec 12, Toronto Toronto Small Press Book Fair Gladstone Hotel 1214 Queen St W. 10am - 5pm Free Admission TREAT ME LIKE DIRT by Liz Worth will be for sale here!! http://www.torontosmallpressbookfair.org ------------ STAY TUNED FOR 2010 SHOWS!!!!

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