Ess & Emm Giving Cafeina the Maple Leaf Touch for The Eh Team Friday

It's not a secret that Canadians love South Florida. Every time you are stuck behind some idiot on I-95, it's almost a guarantee that their license plate says Je me souviens. Still, our neighbor to the (way up) north have given us plenty reason not to invade them by the...

By Jose D. Duran

May 12, 2010

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It's not a secret that Canadians love South Florida. Every time you are stuck behind some idiot on I-95, it's almost a guarantee that their license plate says Je me souviens. Still, our neighbor to the (way up) north have given us plenty reason not to invade them by the way of music.

Chromeo, MSTRKRFT, Tegan and Sara, Hot Hot Heat, Junior Boys, Peaches, Feist, Crystal Castles, Leonard Cohen -- all Canucks! Surprising, isn't it? Well, get yourself some Canadian music education at The Eh Team this Friday at Cafeina. The party is the brainchild of Canadians-turned-Miami-residents Sasha Lauzon and Michelle Leshem, who DJ as a duo under the name Ess & Emm.

The girls haven't been DJing for long (at least publicly), but they've already had guest spots at places like the Vagabond and Bardot, so you aren't going to hear two novices pretending their DJs, either.

Leshem, who is also the woman behind Supermarket Creative, says the idea is to introduce music from the Canadian underground, as well as play some of the old favorites. Eventually, she hopes to book Canadian artists to perform at the party as well.

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Jose D. Duran is associate editor of Miami New Times where he primarily oversees the arts and culture and music beats. Jose joined the New Times staff in June 2008 but has been covering Miami culture since 2005. His work has also appeared in publications likeVice, Billboard, and Spin. He’s earned numerous accolades including placing first for Weekly Newspaper Contest: Business Reporting from the Florida Press Association in 2020; placing third for the Writing: Light Feature from the Florida Press Club in 2019; and placing third in Weekly Newspaper Contest: Best Obituary from the Florida Press Association in 2015. Jose holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Florida.

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