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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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Z-Flex Jay Boy Classic at Venice Skate Park May 23rd
Danny Baraz
May 21, 2015
The second annual, Z-Flex Jay Boy Classic is taking place this weekend, Saturday May 23rd at The Venice Skatepark. If you love skateboarding. nowhere on this planet captures the spirit of it’s birth quite like the Venice Skatepark. No one person captures the spirit of skateboarding quite like Jay Adams. No skate company captures the spirit of the OxGx Z-boys like Z-flex. In only the second year of the competition and the first since the untimely passing of it’s namesake in August of 2014, the Jay Boy classic features the best in amateur and professional talent. Last year’s inaugural event was witnessed by over 25,000 spectators and this year’s event should surpass that. This year’s Z-Flex Jay Boy Classic has a new format with an Unsponsored Bowl Jam, Legends Session and Invitational Cash Grab with over $5k in cash and prizes awarded to the participants of the events. Unsponsored Bowl Jam : Over $2000 in product Legends: $1000 cash Invitational : $2000 cash The schedule of the event is as follows: 9am – 10am : Competitor Registration 10am – 2pm : Unsponsored Bowl Jam 2:30 – 3pm : Legends Session 3:30 – 4:30pm: Invitational Cash Grab This event is brought
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