Aldous Huxley famously described the brain’s function as that of a reducing valve, and on entering the massive space one’s mind had to do an awful lot of reducing to process what it was seeing. Lavish, splashy lasers illuminating the building’s vertigo-inducing size. Light sculptures and live art lending a festival vibe to the mix. And freaking mini-pong. Cmon. All this centered around a heat-generating dance floor with booming vibes provided by Dirty Decibels and Desert Hearts.  [PICS BELOW]

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It’s hard to fathom the immense scale of planning that goes into an event like this – everything from accessible washrooms to city permits have to be arranged and negotiated. Extra-big ups are due here to Summerdaze and their incontrovertible commitment to pushing the boundaries of a good party; they have the good habit of teaming up with other promoters to make sure the scale of their events reaches beyond expectations (we’ve been to a few of their events before and each time it’s a new sensory experience). It’s likely that this was a once-in-a-decade event; the building is slated to become Bellwoods Brewery’s second brew spot in the spring.

That’s sad news for the 500+ people, present company included, who had a freaking good time whooping it up late into the chilly night at 950 Dupont St.

Keep in touch with other dope events from these fine party purveyors at the links below.

SummerDaze | Dirty Decibels | Desert Hearts

Photos below taken by the talented Neil Austen for FUXWITHIT.

*Statistically likely data inferred from Toronto’s Neighbourhood Profile data

Dirty Decibels

Dirty D's

We <3 light sculptures

mini PONG

Deep Jesus

Warm enough..

Live painting by Chris TQT

There's always room

big big big

Photo by Neil Austen for FUXWITHIT

Photo by Neil Austen for FUXWITHIT

Photo by Neil Austen for FUXWITHIT

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However familiar you are with the first two terms, no doubt you are very much so with the third: It’s this universal theme that is the backbone of California-grown collective Desert Hearts’ growth and evolution over the last three years, and it’s certainly what’s taking them to District 28 in Toronto on Saturday Aug 29th as the last leg – and only Canadian stop – on their City Hearts tour. The vibes go till 5am – late enough to be called Sunday morning, no? Music will be handcrafted by the Desert Hearts crew as well as Italian headliners Nice7.

Desert Hearts was born to fulfill the desire of founder Mikey Lion to spread love and positive energy through music after being inspired by an innocent trip to the renowned and notorious Burning Man … and thusly was a three-day desert festival born in the burgeoning San Diego music scene, and subsequently grown up to tour the love vibe in between bigger events: Toronto is their last stop before, fittingly, venturing on to Burning Man.

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What is Love, you ask? And how do I Bring it? It’s simple: Show up and be your best and most wildest self, fly your freak flag proudly (costuming is encouraged), and smile a lot. And hug people. Basically feel free to have a good fucking time and be up for helping others do the same. Is that too much to ask? Don’t come if it is. 

And this is the point of curating vibes: Attracting the right people is key, community is key. Gag all you want at House and Techno – some music’s not for everybody, so don’t show up… But if you like the music and bristle at the word ‘Love’, then stay home too — lest you show up and be met with Radical Acceptance and get smothered with hugs and enchanting smiles. Could there be a worse thing? (For a love-hating miser, yeah, but we won’t get into that here…)

The signs are obvious, people – There’s a wild thing happening on Saturday and if you’re at all inclined to the festival world or feel a bit freaky at all, then turn your shit up to a peacock feathered 11 and cop a ticket. If you’ve read this far, you know you want to.

Get a sampling of the vibes by checking out the short recap video from the City Hearts SF event.

The Facebook event is here, with tons of positivity and links to buy tickets.

FYI, The outdoor SummerDaze portion starts at 2pm, for you marathoners of the sun-soaked soundwaves.

See you there, freaky people.

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