Small Town DJs Bigfoot records/ Calgary, Alberta
w/ Gumbootz VCP/ Victoria, BC
$2 off at door with valid student ID b4 11pm
Pre-sale tickets available at http://www.verycherryproductions.com
SMALL TOWN DJS
Calgary, AB Canada
www.smalltowndjs.com
Mike Grimes and Pete Emes are those dudes known as Smalltown DJs.
Based in Calgary, AB - they currently (since 1999) run a weekly known as Hai
Karate. Hai Karate and the Smalltown DJs were born out of the ashes of old
style block parties, punk rock shows at community halls and the early
nineties rave scene. Hanging with these dudes on any given night you will
hear funk, pop, dancehall, rock, hip hop, house, breaks, club and bmore. No
pretension allowed - only party and dance.
The duo has released several mix cds and vinyl 12"s over the past few years
- garnering attention and accolades from the far reaches of the globe. They
were featured on national television in April 2006 - on Much Music's Going
Coastal. Circa Footwear has been sponsoring Smalltown's endeavors since
2000, helping to make sure they always look good.
But while looking and sounding great, the Smalltown DJ's also provide Calgary with some of the freshest threads, sneakers and sounds in the city. They are owners of one of the hottest venues - The HiFi club, owners of both Giant 45 clothing and vinyl store and Goodfoot - a specialty shoe store designated for the most serious sneaker freaker. And in 2007 they resurrected Phonics yet another record and clothing store aimed at the hipsters.
The Hai Karate All-star remix Eps were released in 2006 to celebrate the
night's sixth anniversary. And this past year the guys celebrated the 8th anniversary of the night at their club Hai Karate to yet another weekly sold out crowd. But 2007 didnt just mean fame and notoriety on the hometown tip, the gents were requested and signed on as weekly residents for the newest and hottest bar in Sin City! Eye Candy Sound Lounge opened in October of 2007 and The Smalltown DJs along with recording and DJing aficionados Wicked Lester, Mat The Alien & Fort Knox Five were all proclaimed the weekly residents at the visual & auditory fun lab located in the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas Nevada. Each and every Friday after a night of Hai Karate the boys hop on flights with little or no sleep to continue the block party hundreds of miles south in the desert.
Over the past eight years the Smalltown Djs have
hosted and played alongside such artists as Afrika Bambaataa, Lateef, Lyrics
Born, Dj Assault, Jeru the Damaja, Tommie Sunshine, Chromeo, Mike Relm,
Cosmo Baker and Dj Ayres ATrak, Low Budget, Diplo, James Lavelle, Kool
Keith, Z-trip and Dj Radar, Fort Knox Five, and Maseo from De la Soul among
many others. They also toured with the Steve-O from Jackass to promote his
Out on Bail DVD. Their Hai Karate Allstars Remix Series was highly received from DJs around the globe and is in continual play on XM & Sirrius radio stations.
The future is still shining bright for the prairie duo and 2008 holds no barriers. A European and Australian tour are in the works along with more funk in the trunk than you can shake a stick at from the Bigfoot Records Studios. Keep your ears open for the biggest sounds coming your way from your favorite Smalltown DJs.