Monday December 19th, 2018

The lights are a little brighter at the corner of Toronto’s College and Spadina as the neon sign of the El Mocambo  https://elmocambo.com/  (Thursday November 15th, 2018)  turned on for the 1st time in four years.  The El Mocambo originally opened in 1948  became one of the most important launching pads for Canadian and International music acts.  The Rolling Stones, The Ramones, U2, Jimmi Hendrix and Bon Jovi are just some of the artists who have performed at the legendary club.  Toronto Mayor John Tory  https://www.johntory.ca/  was there for the exciting lighting event along with Canadian boxing legend George Chuvalo  https://twitter.com/georgechuvalo?lang=en  and new El Mocambo owner and CEO, Michael Wekerle  www.michaelwekerle.ca/   (Best known for his role on CBC’s Dragons Den  https://www.cbc.ca/dragonsden/  ).  Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com  was at the lighting and also after party and speaks with musician and radio announcer Bill King  https://www.facebook.com/billkingpiano (The Bill King Show on CIUT 89.5 FM  www.ciut.fm/shows-2/music-shows/the-bill-king-show/  )  about performing at The El Mocambo back in the day and his thoughts on the resurrection of the iconic nightclub.