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D & D: a touch of magic

Nite Lite / Boomers Gone Wild! is a club night currently taking Toronto by storm. Its Canadian DJs, D(avid) & D(erek), visited London this weekend on the first leg of their European tour. Their goal is to uncover the continent's hidden saxophone solo gems and smooth dancefloor operators as they travel through Vienna, Berlin and Prague. It's a worthy goal, but nothing less than impossible: can they ever bring back to the masses the cool sounds of adult contemporary tracks that rocked many a nights in the 70s and 80s?

On Saturday, after a morning spent at Broadway Road Market and the British Museum, our intrepid duo returned to the Eastend for a visit to the Palm Tree, Mile End's jazz hub on Saturday nights. The pub was emptier than usual, thanks to the Lovebox Festival happening just up the road in Victoria Park. One of the waitresses joined the band for a few tracks and received an average grade point from us. The gentleman who sang after her fared slightly better. Once the performances were over, and everyone was nicely sloshed, we led the Canadian DJs back to our tower block for some Tina Turner smash hits and a big fat joint. Bags of Doritos were opened and dipped into a pot of red pepper houmous. The toilet's flush broke. Bottles of wine were consumed (and thankfully not spilled on the carpet.) And some discussion broke out on the League of Nations, possibly the best undiscovered band in Canada at the moment.

Our Canadian DJs flew away on Sunday, but will return in a week's time for another night of passionate drinking. Too soon they'll be back in the land of hockey hair and moose burgers. May the spirit of Stevie Nicks entertain their every move.