Dr. Toast’s Amazing World of Toast

Dr. Toast makes his 3rd annual performance at False Profit’s Priceless campout this 4th of July weekend, at a beautiful location on the Feather River in the Sierra town of Belden, CA. Three days of camping and swimming plus interactive fire and video art from False Profit Labs, vegetarian/vegan food from Table Nectar, plus sculpture, workshops in balloon animals, hand percussion, knot tying, yoga, and staff spinning. Live music highlights include David Last, Deru, Mimosa, ganucheau, Genji, EPROM, Heyoka, Ill Gates, Kalpataru Tree, Mozaic, Random Rab, Welder, and many more. For more information, visit priceless.false-profit.com.

Thursday, April 9, 2009, 6pm-10pm – Dr. Toast presents a fascinating lecture on the current state of Toastronomical Science at the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Well, either that, or he’s spinning his toasty beats there for the 3rd annual Yuri’s Night Bay Area as part of the Academy’s NightLife series. Celebrate the anniversary of the first human spaceflight with music from Dr. Toast, Nalepa, Random Rab, and Cumulus, explore the indoor rain forest and Morrison Planetarium, hear lectures from visiting NASA scientists, and enjoy ambient soundscapes in the Steinhart Aquarium.

Thursday, April 2, 2009, 8:30pm – False Profit, LLC takes over the Transported bus for an evening with selectors benchun, Obi-J, and Dr. Toast. Pick-up spot: The Bus Stop Gallery (135 Dore Street, Unit C, San Francisco). Tickets available at Brown Paper Tickets.

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I think this is an art project, but I’m not totally sure. It’s a celebration of the neurotic attention to precision that we sometimes lack in our brunch ritual. Show below: “002 |12.3 mm , tool for precise bread slicing”

An enterprising young gentleman from Pittsburgh named Hans Scharler has connected his toaster to Twitter. Now you can get realtime updates of its toasting endeavors on its Twitter page. Hans connected his toaster to an ioBridge module, which allows it to send realitime email updates to its Twitter account whenever toasting starts or stops. He blogs about the project on his site, and has posted a slideshow on Instructables.

This important message from TransportedSF: “Decompress from New Year’s Eve with the TransportedSF bus crew. On Thursday, January 8th, we’ll be having an intimate chill night with musical masterminds Dr. Toast & F’kir. The bus will be tricked out with extra plush cushions and lounge areas. We meet at The Bus Stop Gallery, 135 Dore St, Unit C at 7:30pm for check-in and we return you at 11:30pm. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased through our web site: http://www.transportedsf.com . We hope you can join us!”

Saturday, November 8, 2008, 10pm until later – “Come join Cubik and Origami on Saturday, November 8 as they celebrate the release of Slept in on Doomsday, their new album on Dinner Party Records. They’ll be playing along with some other great live acts and DJs. Expect a night of top-notch downtempo, midtempo, IDM, electro, dubstep and more. Featuring: Cubik and Origami – Live (Dinner Party) – Dr. Toast – Live (False Profit) – Comma – Live (Slidecamp) – Red Stickman (Ambient Mafia) – L’Aural and Daps – DJ set with live violin (Langton) – Shawn Allen (Dinner Party). They’ll have their new album available, as well as some fresh merchandise. Those who come best dressed for Doomsday will receive special gift packs! Where: Langton Labs – #9 Langton, San Francisco [map]. Free!”

Thursday, October 30, 2008 – Fashion With Responsibility is an event bringing together San Francisco clothing designers who embrace the ideals of fair trade, organic sustainability, and an end to sweatshop conditions. This free designer trunk show runs from 4pm until 1am, and Dr. Toast performs at 8:30. 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco. [map]

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 – EvilBreaks says: “Come join us at Mighty where we’ll be broadcasting the election coverage throughout the club with a soundtrack provided by a bunch of amazing artists who just can’t help but celebrate the fact that there really is a light at the end of the tunnel, and yes, it’s changing colors. In the back room we’ll have some food & snacks as well as a couple televisions setup in a more relaxing environment so that the more serious voter can catch all the election info as it comes in. Outside, Peter (TeacherWiththeBus.com) will be bringing down his awesome bus with the dance-floor & the Ambient Mafia will be providing the music, visuals, & who knows what else. In the main room, music will be provided by a couple SF dj’s that I’m sure most of you know, as well as a couple that you probably should know. We also might even have a special, super secret, can’t tell you yet, out-of-town dj stop in to play, but I guess you’ll just have to come to find out.” Mighty, 119 Utah St., San Francisco [map] $5, free before 11pm with proof that you voted, sticker or stub. 9pm – 2am

The brilliant Garfield Minus Garfield features classic Garfield cartoons that have been edited to remove the feline protagonist. The results are fascinating and wonderful, as you can see in the panel below.