Tag: shredtopia
Shredtopia Fest and Contest Invades the Santa Monica Pier
Danny Baraz
December 10, 2015
This past Saturday, The Shredtopia Music Festival and Skate Contest came to the Santa Monica Pier and low key, was one of the funnest skate contests I’ve been to in a long time. Was it because the contestants were 90% comprised of the skaters I see daily at the Venice Skatepark or was it because of the 10% of skaters that came to test them on their home field? With little promotion and the El Gato Competition happening concurrently in Palm Springs, the turn out for Shredtopia was light but the times were good and that made for an intimate but competitive event fought amongst friends. Bands were playing throughout the competition and in particular, Meet Me at The Pub set a high energy soundtrack to a number of the heats and Tony Alva’s band, “His Eyes Have Fangs” switched the vibe up nicely for the final round. I was a bit disappointed that TA’s other band, GFP wasn’t playing Shredtopia. Given the nature of the event, GFP might’ve been more apropos but His Eyes Have Fangs have a pretty cool sound too. There was no shortage of controversy, though. Between some of the names left off the finals roster
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Take This: 2 Tickets to Shredtopia Sk8 Contest and Concert
Janky Smooth Central Command
December 1, 2015
On Saturday, December 5th, The Shredtopia Skate Contest and Music Festival will take over the Santa Monica Pier at 1:00pm – 8:00pm CA Productions and California RampWorks are building their signature triple set street course for 30 of the best AM skaters in California, including Matt Lemond. The athletes are competing for $4K in cash prizes. Bands include: Radical Something, Jet West,MEET ME AT THE PUB, Tropical Nasty, and legendary skater, Tony Alva‘s band His Eyes Have Fangs: Judges: Felix Arguelles, Garrett Hill and Neal Mims Skate Academy (Neal Mims) MC: Chris Pastras Beer: Santa Monica Brew Works Food: Dogtown dogs, The Grilled Cheese Truck and The Albright Partners: Dogtown Skateboards, Monster Energy, U.S. Army, Verizon,ALVA | SURFCRAFT, Nectar Sunglasses, Stoked Mentoring, Stzlife andDogtown Coffee (DTC). You can enter our contest or you can Purchase Tickets Here Janky Smooth is giving away 2 tickets to one winner. Winner will be announced, Friday December 4th at 11am pacific. Contest Rules: Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Share or retweet one of our Shredtopia Giveaway posts on social media. Leave a comment here telling us about the first skateboard you have ever owned.
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