THE SWEATSHOP ONION

winter in america tour - January 2012

2011-12-21T17:11:00.000-08:00

Moscow ID -- UofI SUB ballroom -- Thu Jan19
Missoula MT -- The Top Hat -- Fri Jan20
Victor ID -- Knotty Pine -- Sat Jan21
Crested Butte CO -- Lobar -- Tue Jan24
Colorado Springs CO -- Black Sheep -- Wed Jan25
Denver CO -- Summit Music Hall -- Thu Jan26 w/ People Under The Stairs
Salt Lake City UT --Urban Lounge -- Fri Jan27 w/ People Under The Stairs
Truckee CA -- Pastimes -- Sat Jan28
South Lake Tahoe CA -- Mo's Place -- Sun Jan29

visit us on facebook

2011-12-11T09:45:00.000-08:00

for more frequent updates on tour dates, new music, videos and photos visit us over on facebook or twitter at
http://www.facebook.com/sweatshopunionfamily
or
www.twitter.com/SWEATSHOPUNION1

FREE download - Pigeon Hole "Sunday Remix EP"

2011-12-11T09:39:00.000-08:00

Pigeon Hole are hoarders. thats a fact. the other day they dropped a free remix EP called "Sunday Remixes" thats they've been sitting on for over a year now (because they're hoarders). the project has one unreleased track, some remixes and a full extended version of "Dans Place" featuring Moka Only. hit the link below to stream or download....

LINK: http://soundcloud.com/pigeon_hole/sets/sunday-remixes/
Sunday Remixes by Pigeon Hole

new shows announced: NOV & DEC

2011-11-02T14:00:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone. we're easing our way into fall and getting ready to hit the studio and the road for some insane shows. we're going to be playing some BC dates with Australia's Hilltop Hoods. really looking forward to these shows. going to be HYPE! we're also going to be playing with Wu-Tangs Ghostface Killah.....yes. looks like we've got some really good stuff on the horizon. here are the confirmed dates.....

Thur Nov 17 - Victoria (9one9) w/ Hilltop Hoods
Fri Nov 18 - Tofino (The Legion) w/ Hilltop Hoods
Sat Nov 19 - Whistler (Garfs) w/ Hilltop Hoods

Sat Nov 26 - Salmon Arm (Sturgis North)

Thur Dec 1 - Kamloops (Cactus Jacks)
Fri Dec 2 - Prince George (Generator)
Sat Dec 3 - Grande Prairie (Better Than Fred's)
Tues Dec 6 - Lethbridge (venue TBA) w/ Ghostface Killah
Thur Dec 8 - Edmonton (Haven Club)
Fri Dec 9 - Calgary (Dickens)
Sat Dec 10 - Fernie (The Central)
Sun Dec 11 - Banff (Wild Bills)
Mon Dec 12 - Jasper (Horseshoe)

headed to whitehorse for WCMA's

2011-09-29T10:57:00.001-07:00

we're headed up to the Yukon later this month for the West Coast Music Awards in Whitehorse. Both Sweatshops "The Bill Murray EP" and Pigeon Holes "Age Like Astronauts" are nominated for best rap recording of the year. Evil & Sonreal are also up for the award so we're in good company.

we'll be playing Saturday night Oct 22 at 10 pm at Jarvis Street Saloon and also at the awards show on Sunday night Oct 23. looking forward to heading up and drinking champagne. i hope theres champagne. check out the link below for more info.

http://breakoutwest.ca/awards/

later,
dusty
sweatshop
pigeon hole

BILL MURRAY WEST COAST TOUR (SEPT)

2011-08-24T09:47:00.000-07:00

SEPT 2 SALT LAKE CITY UT -- KILBY COURT (ALL AGES DAY SHOW)
SEPT 2 SALT LAKE CITY UT -- URBAN LOUNGE (21+ NIGHT SHOW)
SEPT 3 DENVER CO -- THE MARQUIS THEATER (ALL AGES)
SEPT 4 PUEBLO CO -- PHIL'S RADIATOR
SEPT 5 ALBUQUERQUE NM -- LAUNCH PAD
SEPT 6 EL PASO TX -- FRANKIES BAR
SEPT 7 TUCSON AZ -- THE HUT
SEPT 8 LOS ANGELES CA -- THE JOINT W/ KOSHA DILLZ
SEPT 9 MT SHASTA CA -- ROXY'S VET CLUB
SEPT 10 RENO NV -- CLUB UNDERGROUND W/ KOSHA DILLZ (ALL AGES)
SEPT 11 S LAKE TAHOE CA -- MO'S PLACE W/ KOSHA DILLZ

check us out on https://www.facebook.com/sweatshopunionfamily or on twitter @SWEATSHOPUNION1 for event pages and more info.
thanks

LEISURE GANG vs SHAMBHALA

2011-08-24T09:42:00.000-07:00

heres a short video of the calm between the storms at Shambhala in the Sweatshop campsite. all shot between 6am-9am

SEPT TOUR UPDATE

2011-08-20T12:11:00.001-07:00

unfortunately it looks like the McCall ID & Ogden UT shows have both been cancelled. The good news is that we will be coming to Arizona. We've just added Tucson AZ to the tour on Sept 7th. tour dates are below....

AUG 21 SEATTLE WA -- HEMPFEST
SEPT 2 SALT LAKE CITY UT -- KILBY COURT (ALL AGES DAY SHOW)
SEPT 2 SALT LAKE CITY UT -- URBAN LOUNGE (21+ NIGHT SHOW)
SEPT 3 DENVER CO -- THE MARQUIS THEATER (ALL AGES)
SEPT 4 PUEBLO CO -- PHIL'S RADIATOR
SEPT 5 ALBUQUERQUE NM -- LAUNCH PAD
SEPT 6 EL PASO TX -- FRANKIES BAR
SEPT 7 TUCSON AZ -- THE HUT
SEPT 8 LOS ANGELES CA -- THE JOINT W/ KOSHA DILLZ
SEPT 10 RENO NV -- CLUB UNDERGROUND W/ KOSHA DILLZ (ALL AGES)
SEPT 11 S LAKE TAHOE CA -- MO'S PLACE W/ KOSHA DILLZ

dusty
twitter.com/pigeon_hole

My 45's

2011-08-18T10:57:00.000-07:00

My 45's from Pigeon Hole on Vimeo.

shot, edited and told by Dusty of Pigeon Hole.

SEPT in the USA

2011-08-16T10:49:00.000-07:00

the shows this summer have been nuts! everywhere we've rolled through has been packed and ready to party. we're just about to head out through the western states and looking forward to even more madness. here are the dates that we have confirmed. more to come as always.

AUG 21 SEATTLE WA -- HEMPFEST

SEPT 2 SALT LAKE CITY UT -- KILBY COURT (ALL AGES DAY SHOW)
SEPT 2 SALT LAKE CITY UT -- URBAN LOUNGE (21+ NIGHT SHOW)
SEPT 3 DENVER CO -- THE MARQUIS THEATER (ALL AGES)
SEPT 4 PUEBLO CO -- PHIL'S RADIATOR
SEPT 5 ALBUQUERQUE NM -- LAUNCH PAD
SEPT 6 EL PASO TX -- TBD
SEPT 8 LOS ANGELES CA -- THE JOINT W/ KOSHA DILLZ
SEPT 10 RENO NV -- CLUB UNDERGROUND W/ KOSHA DILLZ (ALL AGES)
SEPT 11 S LAKE TAHOE CA -- MO'S PLACE W/ KOSHA DILLZ

dusty
twitter.com/pigeon_hole

SSU TOUR DATES (leisure gang)

2011-07-26T18:23:00.000-07:00

summer just keeps getting better. we have a bunch of new shows confirmed and more coming in so stay tuned. chances are we're coming to you. if we're not, holler at us and let us know where we need to come.

FRI JULY 29 VERNON BC Komasket Music Festival
SAT JULY 30 JASPER AB Horseshoe Club
SUN JULY 31 CANMORE AB The Drake
FRI AUG 5 REVELSTOKE BC River City Pub
SUN AUG 7 SHAMBHALA Rock Pit Stage
SAT AUG 13 PARKSVILLE BC Rod & Gun
WED AUG 31 McCALL ID Foresters Club
FRI SEPT 2 SALT LAKE CITY UT Kilby Court **ALL AGES SHOW**
FRI SEPT 2 SALT LAKE CITY UT Urban Lounge **21+ SHOW**
SAT SEPT 3 DENVER CO Marquis Theater **ALL AGES SHOW**
MON SEPT 5 ALBURQUERQUE NM Launchpad
SAT SEPT 10 RENO NV Club Underground
SUN SEPT 11 S LAKE TAHOE CA Whiskey Dicks

look for facebook event pages over at www.facebook.com/sweatshopunion and hit us up on twitter @sweatshopunion1 for more info.
later
Dusty
sweatshop
pigeon hole
leisure gang

summer shows new dates added

2011-06-28T14:19:00.000-07:00

Victoria BC July 1
Gabriola BC July 9
Moscow ID July 16
Bozeman MT July 17
Saskatoon SK July 19
Regina SK July 20
Calgary AB July 21
Nelson BC July 22
Fernie BC July 23
Komasket Festival (Vernon BC) July 29
Jasper AB July 30
Revelstoke BC Aug 5
Shambhala (Salmo BC) Aug 7

still more shows coming in. should be a good summer.
dusty
twitter.com/pigeon_hole

summer shows

2011-06-07T09:01:00.000-07:00

our time off in June is going by real fast. July is creeping up on us. heres a little bit of what we'll be up to....

Victoria July 1
Gabriola July 9
Moscow July 16
Saskatoon July 19
Regina July 20
Calgary July 21
Nelson July 22
Fernie July 23
Komasket Festival (Vernon) July 29
Shambhala (Salmo) Aug 7

i'll post venue info and all that later. more shows coming too....

dusty
twitter.com/PIGEON_HOLE

picturesque

2011-05-27T17:11:00.000-07:00

we linked up with Tyler Simpson and Jamie Sands in China town the other week before we played Fortune. Here are a couple of the pictures.....

'Makeshift Kingdom' video

2011-05-03T15:55:00.000-07:00

here it is. 'Makeshift Kingdom' directed by stuey Kubrick off "THE BILL MURRAY EP". let us know what you think.

http://youtu.be/cclQ3tlcqps

VANCOUVER WEDS MAY 18 @ FORTUNE SOUND

2011-04-27T15:49:00.000-07:00

WHOA!!! big news. todays the day we announce that we'll be playing in Vancouver Weds May 18th at Fortune Sound down in China town. This is the official "Bill Murray EP" release party. don't sleep, don't miss this. tell everyone you know in town. this is going to be crazy. i don't know what else to say. more info is on its way so stay tuned.

just remember Vancouver....May 18th....Fortune Sound.....Sweatshop Union

upcoming shows below.....

NANAIMO BC @ THE QUEENS Thurs April 28
MOSCOW ID @ JOHNS ALLEY Thurs May 12
BOISE ID @ FATTY'S Fri May 13
MT SHASTA CA @ ROXY'S VET CLUB Sat May 14
VANCOUVER BC @ FORTUNE SOUND Weds May 18

Dusty
twitter.com/pigeon_hole

April & May: Nanaimo/ Moscow/ Boise/ Shasta..

2011-04-20T00:29:00.000-07:00

this is what i've been told is confirmed so far. cool. i like it. hometown show at the Queens in Nanaimo BC. Then we get a chance to finally make it back to Moscow ID at Johns Alley. next day we play The Spring Hip-Hop Fest in Boise ID with bunch of good acts like Cunninlynguists, Homeboy Sandman and more. finally we're making our way to Mt. Shasta CA after getting snowed out in March. things look good.

NANAIMO BC ** @ THE QUEENS ** Thurs April 28

MOSCOW ID ** @ JOHNS ALLEY ** Thurs May 12

BOISE ID ** @ FATTY'S **Fri May 13
Spring Hip Hop Festival w/Cunninlynguists, Homeboy Sandman and more

MT SHASTA CA ** @ ROXY'S VET CLUB ** Sat May 14

Dusty
twitter.com/PIGEON_HOLE

NEW SHOWS

2011-04-09T18:39:00.001-07:00

THU APRIL 14 WHISTLER BC @ Moe Joes
SAT APRIL 16 MISSION BC @ TBA
SUN APRIL 17 KELOWNA BC @ Saphire w/ SWOLLEN MEMBERS
MON APRIL 18 KAMLOOPS BC @ Rivers Night Club
THU APRIL 28 NANAIMO BC @ The Queens

more to come

Dusty
twitter.com/PIGEON_HOLE

APRIL SHOWS

2011-03-27T11:22:00.000-07:00

just about to wrap up this March tour. SXSW and everywhere else we hit was amazing. thanks again to everyone who's come out and picked up the new EP. here are the dates we have so far for April (BILL MURRAY IN STORES IN CANADA APRIL 12)

THU APRIL 7 GOLDEN BC @ Rockwater Grill
FRI APRIL 8 ELKFORD BC @ Sneakys
SAT APRIL 9 CRANBROOK BC @ Finnegans Wake
THU APRIL 14 WHISTLER BC @ Moe Joes
SAT APRIL 16 MISSION BC @ TBA
SUN APRIL 17 KELOWNA BC @ Saphire w/ SWOLLEN MEMBERS
MON APRIL 18 KAMLOOPS BC @ Rivers Night Club

more coming in still....

Dusty
twitter.com/Pigeon_Hole

MARCH TOUR + SXSW

2011-03-02T18:54:00.000-08:00

The Bill Murray EP just dropped yesterday online and we're about to start touring with it. we'll have early copies available at these shows so don't sleep. here are the dates....

THU MARCH10 MOSCOW ID @ johns alley
FRI MARCH11 BOZEMAN MT @ zebras cocktail lounge
SAT MARCH12 PARK CITY UT @ star bar
SUN MARCH13 OGDEN UT @ brewskis
MON MARCH14 COLORADO SPRINGS CO @ blacksheep **ALL AGES**
TUE MARCH15 DENVER CO @ summit music hall **ALL AGES**

FRI MARCH18 AUSTIN TX @ SXSW venue: Tenoak

WED MARCH23 TRUCKEE CA @ pastimes
THU MARCH24 MT SHASTA CA @ roxy's vet club
FRI MARCH25 PORTLAND OR @ tiger bar
SAT MARCH26 SCHWEITZER ID @ saint bernard
SUN MARCH27 BANFF AB @ wild bills

dusty
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"THE BILL MURRAY EP" out today!!!!

2011-03-01T20:12:00.001-08:00

pick up the new Sweatshop Union EP today on itunes....

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-bill-murray-ep/id423285948

hit us up on facebook.com/sweatshopunion & twitter.com/sweatshopunion1 and let us know what you think

"Makeshift Kingdom" FREE DOWNLOAD from "The Bill Murray EP"

2011-02-18T10:22:00.000-08:00

we've leaked the first song off "The Bill Murray EP" today called "Makeshift Kingdom". its a thumper. Mos Eisley & Conscience kill things on the Pigeon Hole produced track. it is a monster. check it out and download the song for FREE! feel free to post the link and share as well.

"MAKESHIFT KINGDOM" --> http://sweatshopunionbillmurray.bandcamp.com/

thanks
dusty

SWEATSHOP UNION & BILL MURRAY ON TOUR

2011-02-17T15:01:00.000-08:00

shits about to get crazy. March 1st we're releasing the new "BILL MURRAY EP" on Urbnet records. The EP also comes with a DVD of tour footage that spans the first 10 years of touring. We're going to be touring down to SXSW throughout March. here are all the dates so far.

SUN FEB20 CANMORE AB @ the drake
MON FEB21 JASPER AB @ the horseshoe
THU FEB24 SUN PEAKS BC @ mackdaddy's nightclub
FRI FEB25 SQUAMISH BC @ ocean port pub
SAT FEB26 PEMBERTON BC @ pemberton hotel
MON FEB28 VANCOUVER BC @ fortune sound **PIGEON HOLE w/ FASHAWN & EVIDENCE

THU MARCH10 MOSCOW ID @ johns alley
FRI MARCH11 BOZEMAN MT @ zebras cocktail lounge
SUN MARCH13 OGDEN UT @ brewskis
MON MARCH14 COLORADO SPRINGS CO @ blacksheep **ALL AGES**
TUE MARCH15 DENVER CO @ summit music hall **ALL AGES**

MARCH16-20 SXSW details coming...

WED MARCH23 TRUCKEE CA @ pastimes
THU MARCH24 MT SHASTA CA @ roxy's vet club
SUN MARCH27 BANFF AB @ wild bills

more dates coming in soon.

dusty
www.facebook.com/sweatshopunion
twitter.com/sweatshopunion1

NEW Pigeon Hole video for Light Show

2011-02-01T16:34:00.000-08:00

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb1PInruc5I

MORE FEB SHOWS ADDED

2011-01-11T09:05:00.000-08:00

just added a few more dates to the list of shows in Feb. We've been busy working on the new EP "Bill Murray"...if all goes well we might even have some new songs ready for the shows.

Feb 3 Revelstoke BC @ River City

Feb 4 Golden BC @ Rockwater

Feb 5 Elkford BC @ Sneaky's

Feb 6 Canmore AB @ The Drake

Feb 10 Victoria BC @ Club9one9

Feb 11 Salt Spring Island BC @ Beaver Point

Feb 12 Cumberland BC @ The Waverly

Feb 25 Squamish BC @ Ocean Port

Feb 26 Pemberton BC @ Pemberton Hotel

March is going to be busy as balls so be ready for much, much more.

Dusty
twitter.com/Pigeon_hole
twitter.com/Sweatshopunion1

FEB 2011 shows

2011-01-06T10:38:00.000-08:00

heres what we have coming in so far. we're working on more too so please let us know where we should come. hit us up over on facebook.com/sweatshopunion & twitter @sweatshopunion1

Revelstoke BC Feb 3

Golden BC Feb 4

Elkford BC Feb 5

Canmore AB Feb 6

Salt Spring Island BC Feb 11

Cumberland BC Feb 12

thank you thank you

2010-11-08T11:17:00.000-08:00

this past weekend was awesome. killed things in idaho & montana. fun states to play in. plus we stayed in some of the best hotels.
thanks to everyone who came out.

NEW DATES ADDED TO USA TOUR

2010-11-03T17:24:00.000-07:00

about to head off to idaho then montana. my cat is eating his ass. still a couple more dates coming in, but this is what we're looking like for NOV/ DEC in the states.....

NOV 4 MOSCOW ID @ johns alley
NOV 5 BOZEMAN MT @ the zebra lounge
NOV 6 MISSOULA MT @ the top hat

UT, ID, UT, CO, WA & OR

DEC 4 McCALL ID @ foresters club & doghouse saloon
DEC 5 OGDEN UT @ brewski's
DEC 6 PARK CITY UT @ star bar
DEC 8 CRESSTED BUTTE @ lobar
DEC 9 FORT COLLINS CO @ aggie theater ***ALL AGES****
DEC 10 DENVER CO @ the marquis ***ALL AGES***
DEC 11 COLORADO SPRINGS @ black sheep ***ALL AGES****
DEC 12 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS CO @ ghost ranch saloon
DEC 15 SALT LAKE CITY @ kilby court ***ALL AGES****
DEC 15 SALT LAKE CITY @ urban lounge 21+
DEC 16 BOISE ID @ the reef
DEC 17 BEND OR @ domino room ***ALL AGES****
DEC 18 BELLINGHAM WA @ buffalo bills

the cat is still eating....
dusty

twitter.com/pigeon_hole
twitter.com/sweatshopunion1

SWEATSHOP USA WINTER TOUR

2010-10-25T11:14:00.000-07:00

ID & MT

NOV 4 MOSCOW ID @ johns alley
NOV 5 BOZEMAN MT @ the zebra lounge
NOV 6 MISSOULA MT @ the top hat

UT, ID, UT, CO, WA & OR

DEC 3 COUER DALENE ID @ brix underground
DEC 4 McCALL ID @ foresters club & doghouse saloon
DEC 5 OGDEN UT @ brewski's
DEC 6 PARK CITY UT @ star bar
DEC 8 CRESSTED BUTTE @ lobar
DEC 9 FORT COLLINS CO @ aggie theater ***ALL AGES****
DEC 10 DENVER CO @ the marquis ***ALL AGES***
DEC 11 COLORADO SPRINGS @ black sheep ***ALL AGES****
DEC 15 SALT LAKE CITY @ kilby court ***ALL AGES****
DEC 15 SALT LAKE CITY @ urban lounge 21+
DEC 17 BEND OR @ domino room ***ALL AGES****
DEC 18 BELLINGHAM WA @ buffalo bills

still a couple more coming in for DEC & they'll be more in JAN/FEB

dusty

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facebook.com/pigeonholeofsweatshopunion
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awww yeah

2010-10-22T16:11:00.000-07:00

so far so good. this tour has been awesome. every night has been busy with great crowds. its been way too long since we've come through the prairies. i love it out here
getting ready to play Red Deer tonight up at the college.

THE PRAIRIES

2010-10-19T09:30:00.000-07:00

crawled into my motel through the bathroom window the other night. last night we checked into/ left the shittiest motel i've ever seen. shows are awesome but accommodations lick balls

saskatoon oct19
edmonton oct 21
red deer oct 22
fernie oct 23

dusty
twitter.com/PIGEON_HOLE

NEW TOUR DATES: OCT, NOV & DEC

2010-10-13T12:40:00.001-07:00

added some more dates for the winter through the US. coming back to Colorado, Utah, Washington, Oregon & more. Just about to head out on the road through BC, AB & SK before we go down to play some Idaho & Montana shows.
here are the dates....

BC, AB & SK

OCT 16 ELKFORD BC @ sneaky's w/pigeon hole
OCT 18 REGINA SK @ the exchange w/ pigeon hole
OCT 19 SASKATOON SK @ amigos w/pigeon hole
OCT 21 EDMONTON AB @ lyve on whyte w/pigeon hole
OCT 22 RED DEER AB @ the farside (red deer college) w/pigeon hole
OCT 23 FERNIE BC @ central bar w/pigeon hole

ID & MT

NOV 4 MOSCOW ID @ johns alley w/ pigeon hole
NOV 5 BOZEMAN MT @ the zebra lounge w/ pigeon hole
NOV 6 MISSOULA MT @ the top hat w/ pigeon hole

UT, ID, UT, CO, WA & OR

DEC 5 OGDEN UT @ brewski's w/ dirty circus
DEC 6 PARK CITY UT @ star bar w/ dirty circus
DEC 8 CRESSTED BUTTE @ lobar w/ dirty circus
DEC 10 DENVER CO @ the marquis w/ dirty circus ALL AGES
DEC 11 COLORADO SPRINGS @ black sheep w/ dirty circus ALL AGES
DEC 15 SALT LAKE CITY @ kilby court w/ dirty circus ALL AGES
DEC 15 SALT LAKE CITY @ urban lounge w/ dirty circus 21+
DEC 17 BEND OR @ domino room w/ dirty circus ALL AGES
DEC 18 BELLINGHAM WA @ buffalo bills w/ dirty circus

more coming too....

dusty
twitter.com/PIGEON_HOLE
facebook.com/pigeonholeofsweatshopunion

NEW TOUR DATES: BC/AB/SK/ID/MT/OR/WA

2010-10-05T10:28:00.000-07:00

ELKFORD BC OCT 16 @ SNEAKEY'S PUB **FREE SHOW**
REGINA SK OCT 18 @ THE EXCHANGE
SASKATOON SK OCT 19 @ AMIGO'S
EDMONTON AB OCT 21 @ LYVE ON WHYTE
RED DEER AB OCT 22 @ THE FARSIDE LOUNGE **RED DEER COLLEGE**
FERNIE BC OCT 23 @ THE CENTRAL BAR

MOSCOW ID NOV 4 @ JOHN'S ALLEY
BOZEMAN MT NOV 5 @ THE ZEBRA LOUNGE
MISSOULA MT NOV 6 @ THE TOP HAT

BEND OR DEC 17 @ THE DOMINO ROOM **ALL AGES**
BELLINGHAM WA DEC 18 @ WILD BUFFALO

MORE SHOWS COMING......

OCT/NOV TOUR DATES - BC, AB, SK, ID & MT

2010-09-22T18:43:00.001-07:00

here are some of our tour dates for the months of Oct & Nov. more to come...

SAT OCT 16 -- ELKFORD BC @ Sneakey's Pub
TUES OCT 19 -- SASKATOON SK @ Amigos
THURS OCT 21- EDMONTON AB @ Lyve on Whyte
FRI OCT 22 --- RED DEER AB @ Farside Lounge (red deer college)
SAT OCT 23 --- FERNIE BC @ The Central Bar

THURS NOV 4 -- MOSCOW ID @ Johns Alley
FRI NOV 5 ----- BOZEMAN MT @ the Zebra Lounge
SAT NOV 6 ---- MISSOULA MT @ The Top Hat

more to be confirmed soon....
dusty

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OCT SHOW DATES

2010-09-20T01:59:00.000-07:00

dates are starting to come in for the month of October. here's whats booked so far. i'll post the rest when they are in.

SAT OCT 16 -- ELKFORD BC
TUES OCT 19 --SASKATOON SK
THURS OCT 21 -- EDMONTON AB

lots more coming soon...

dusty
www.facebook.com/sweatshopunion
www.facebook.com/pigeonholeofsweatshopunion
www.agelikeastronauts.com

NEW VIDEOS!!!!

2010-09-19T20:14:00.000-07:00

can't beleive i haven't posted these on here yet. heres the new pigeon hole video for "bonfire" from the album Age Like Astronauts & the new Dirty Circus video for "where i'm at" from Alive & Well.
the videos were shot & directed by stuey kubrick. he is crazy. you should check out more of his videos. they are awesome.

dusty
www.agelikeastronauts.com
www.facebook.com/pigeonholeofsweatshopunion

news, news, news

2010-05-31T22:42:00.001-07:00

we're going to be playing an all ages show June 18th in Nanaimo BC @ the wellington hall. don't come wasto cus we'll get shut down. we want this one to go off without a hitch.

the next day we'll be over on the coast in Tofino BC @ the Legion. no hats please....

we should copies of the new albums with us which are released on Urbnet June 15th.

JUNE 18 ALL AGES NANAIMO BC

JUNE 19 TOFINO BC

dusty
www.twitter.com/pigeon_hole
www.band.to/PIGEONHOLE

"AGE LIKE ASTRONAUTS" video teaser JUNE 15th

2010-05-25T20:26:00.000-07:00

the count down is on! JUNE 15th.....fuck your calendar. cut out, black out and ignore every other date on that thing besides JUNE 15TH. that is the only day that matters from now on. why?.....3 albums from sweatshop will be coming out on that day. here is a little teaser from the Pigeon Hole album "age like astronauts"

JUNE 15th

Pigeon Hole "age like astronauts"
Dirty Circus "alive and well"
Trillionaires "by hook or by crook"

YEH!!!!!!
Dusty

JUNE 15TH RELEASE FOR PIGEON HOLE, DIRTY CIRCUS & TRILLIONAIRES!!!!!

2010-05-17T22:10:00.000-07:00

Sweatshop Union Presents 3 albums on URBNET records this JUNE 15TH. this is the summer of sweatshop! look out for

PIGEON HOLE "AGE LIKE ASTRONAUTS"

DIRTY CIRCUS "ALIVE AND WELL"

TRILLIONAIRES "BY HOOK OR BY CROOK"

YEH!!!!!!

dusty
www.band.to/PIGEONHOLE
twitter.com/PIGEON_HOLE

3 ALBUMS THIS SUMMER!!!!!

2010-05-06T16:51:00.000-07:00

getting closer to the release of 3, yes 3 albums from the sweatshop family. it is going to be a good summer.
look for these albums....

Pigeon Hole "Age Like Astronauts"

Dirty Circus "Alive and Well"

Trillionaires "By Hook or By Crook"

dusty
twitter.com/Pigeon_hole
www.band.to/PIGEONHOLE

UPCOMING SHOW DATES IN MAY

2010-05-06T16:47:00.000-07:00

cheesburger, cheeseburger. here are all the shows we have this month. a couple hometown shows in there. should be a good month.

Olympia WA May 13

Couer D'Alene ID May 14

Bellingham WA May 15

Vancouver BC May 19

Victoria BC May 21

Nanaimo BC May 22

word
dusty
twitter.com/pigeon_hole
band.to/PIGEONHOLE

PIGEON HOLE--album coming this summer

2010-04-12T16:17:00.000-07:00

time is closing in and the release of the pigeon hole album is creeping up. hit us up on twitter/pigeon_hole & twitter.com/marmalade_ssu and also on facebook under "Pigeon Hole of Sweatshop Union" . I'll give you more info on album name/artwork & guest appearances as we get closer......

dusty
twitter.com/pigeon_hole

HOMETOWN REUNION PARTY!!! LIVE IN VANCOUVER MAY 19

2010-04-08T15:17:00.001-07:00

Yes Yes yall, its happening! we're finally playing in our home town. the city of Vancouver BC. May 19th at Fortune Sound Club leading into Sup Fu Weds night. We're hyped to be coming back. we'll have all six mc's from sweatshop, pigeon hole, dirty circus, innocent bystanders & kyprios. okay city will be opening up the night. i'll hit you up with more as it comes.

dusty
twitter.com/pigeon_hole ---> ALBUM COMING IN JUNE!!!

YAR....

2010-04-08T15:15:00.000-07:00

speaks for its self.....

dusty
twitter.com/PIGEON_HOLE --->ALBUM COMING THIS JUNE!!!!!!

I LOVE THESE GUYS!!!

2010-04-05T23:57:00.001-07:00

fuck it! i want to roll with these dudes! so cool. i'm rushing out to get a perm right now then right to this shitty alley. i wonder what we'll get up to?

dusty
pigeon hole-ALBUM COMING SOON!

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THE RETURN

2010-03-30T13:14:00.000-07:00

just got home from our western states tour. hit up ID, MT, UT, CO & CA. great tour. i feel busted ass right now though. we age like astronauts in sweatshop union. too much pizza & whiskey not enough sleep.....thats what we signed on for though. Thanks to everyone who came out to have a good time with us. especially the good folks in denver who missioned through the snow storm to make it out.

go to facebook.com/sweatshopunion to see all the pictures......

later
dusty
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USA REMAKE TOUR

2010-03-07T10:01:00.001-08:00

last time we tried we were turned away. shitty deal. we're coming back though. we're trying to hit the same spots we had to cancel on last time round. here are the dates. more might be added.....

Fri Mar 19 Moscow, ID John’s Alley
Sat Mar 20 Big Sky, MT Half Moon Saloon
Sun Mar 21 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
Tue Mar 23 Denver, CO Marquis Theatre
Wed Mar 24 Crested Butte, CO Lobar
Thu Mar 25 Park City, UT Star Bar
Fri Mar 26 South Lake Tahoe, CA Whiskey Dick’s
Sat Mar 27 Truckee, CA Pastime Club

dusty
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twitter.com/sweatshopunion1

i love this girl

2010-03-05T17:59:00.000-08:00

YEH!!!! thats right....me too! i love the same stuff you do. we should hang out sometime or something. so much in common.

dusty
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twitter.com/sweatshopunion1

CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY

2010-02-20T14:01:00.000-08:00

I DONT AGREE WITH ALOT OF THINGS HE SAYS, BUT MICHAEL MOORE'S NEW MOVIE RAISES SOME GOOD POINTS.....

CHECK IT FOR YOURSELF.

PEACE

METTY DERTMERCHANT
SWEATSHOP UNION

NEW DOWNLOAD LINKS HERE:

CD 1:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RKTM2J80
CD 2:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6SIPQQ57

*UPDATED LINKS POSTED ABOVE

nick nolte out the van

2010-02-19T10:01:00.001-08:00

yesterday i went through the roughest hangover of my life. skull crushing confusion. i got retarded drunk and slept for a couple hours before being picked up to drive out to golden bc for our show. i spent the first couple hours of the drive periodically puking up the night before / yogurt chunks all down the side of the van at high speeds on the highway. still squeeging it off. the wind whipped vomit all up the side of my face into my mustache and hair. i looked like nick nolte's mug shot. rough.

all better now though and we're moving onto Lake Louise tonight to play a free show.

dusty
twitter.com/sweatshopunion1
twitter.com/pigeon_hole

Pigeon Hole wizards ball

2010-02-15T17:12:00.000-08:00

FEB & MARCH TOUR DATES

2010-02-11T11:36:00.000-08:00

Here they are.........

Thu Feb 18 Golden, BC Rockwater Grill w/ Kyprios & Deezuz
Fri Feb 19 Lake Louise, AB Explorers Lounge w/ Kyprios & Deezuz
Sat Feb 20 Fernie, BC The Central w/ Kyprios & Deezuz
Sun Feb 21 Invermere, BC Bud’s Bar w/ Kyprios & Deezuz

Tue Feb 23 Vancouver, BC Kyprios opening for Wale @ Fortune

Fri Feb 26 Parksville, BC Rod & Gun Pub w/ Kyprios
Sat Feb 27 Duncan, BC Phoenix Pub w/ Kyprios
Fri Mar 19 Moscow, ID John’s Alley w/ Kyprios
Sat Mar 20 Big Sky, MT Half Moon Saloon w/ Kyprios
Sun Mar 21 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge w/ Kyprios
Tue Mar 23 Denver, CO Marquis Theatre w/ Kyprios
Wed Mar 24 Crested Butte, CO Lobar w/ Kyprios
Thu Mar 25 Park City, UT Star Bar w/ Kyprios
Fri Mar 26 South Lake Tahoe, CA Whiskey Dick’s w/ Kyprios
Sat Mar 27 Truckee, CA Pastime Club w/ Kyprios

dusty
twitter.com/sweatshopunion1
twitter.com/pigeon_hole

PIGEON HOLE studio studio studio

2010-02-09T12:00:00.000-08:00

slept on the worlds smallest couch last night in the Sweatshop office. living the dream. we were up till 3:30 dropping beats getting ready for our next session. another day another 5 coffees and non stop music. BOOYAH!!!!

dusty
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facebook.com/sweatshopunion

PIGEON HOLE STUDIO BLOG

2010-02-05T09:05:00.000-08:00

Pigeon Hole from sweatshop up in the studio with Jamie Kuse. This album is part the wave of releases coming out of the sweatshop this year including the pigeon hole, dirty circus & trillionaire albums.

dusty
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twitter.com/sweatshopunion1

Pigeon Hole in the studio http://youtu.be/7qi6oQj8vpY

black thought running things

2010-01-29T10:49:00.000-08:00

one of the best mc's around. he's been killing shit since i was in grade school. no joke. he's also recently confirmed that he'll be releasing an album with dangermouse this year called "Dangerous Thoughts"......shit is going to be insane

dusty
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twitter.com/sweatshopunion1

FEB BC DATES

2010-01-26T18:59:00.000-08:00

bad news is we wern't able to head down to the states for our last tour. shit sucked. good news is, we are canadian citizens and can play at home all we want!

here are some dates around BC in Feb.

Thu Feb 18 Golden, BC Rockwater Grill
Fri Feb 19 Lake Louise, AB Explorers Lounge
Sat Feb 20 Fernie, BC The Central
Sun Feb 21 Invermere, BC Bud’s Bar

Tue Feb 23 Vancouver, BC Kyprios opening for Wale @ Fortune Sound Club

Fri Feb 26 Parksville, BC Rod & Gun Pub
Sat Feb 27 Duncan, BC Phoenix Pub

don't forget to hit us up on twitter.com/sweatshopunion1 and over at facebook.com/sweatshopunion

dusty
twitter.com/pigeon_hole
twitter.com/sweatshopunion1

WESTERN USA TOUR JAN 22-31 CANCELLED....

2010-01-23T10:20:00.001-08:00

unfortunately, we were turned away at the border yesterday trying to get into the states. we were trying to cross to start our tour which we've now been forced to cancel. our work permits (which we've had for 5 years) have been caught up in red tape since Oct and are pending approval. even though they have been familiar with us as a touring group over the last few years they weren't willing to budge on letting us cross over this time whatsoever. lame.

we were held in customs for about five hours pleading our case and trying to explain our side of things. fingerprinted, photographed and grilled. we even broke out contracts from the shows to prove we were legitimate....no dice. the decision had been handed down from the supervisors and they weren't willing to change their minds. it was a long, long, disappointing day for us.

i just wanted to apologize and explain the situation to everyone who planned on coming out to the shows as well as the venues and promoters who booked us. we will be back, this is just an unfortunate set back.

dusty
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twitter.com/pigeon_hole
thesweatshoponion.blogspot.com

WESTERN STATES DATES JAN22-31 ID, MT, UT, CO & CA

2010-01-20T15:30:00.000-08:00

we're about to make the trip acroos the border and down to the states again. we've been busy in the studio working on a few different albums set to release this year.

we'll coming back to some of our favorite stops as well as some new places. we'll even be playing a DOUBLE HEADER in SALT LAKE (all ages as well as 21+) here are the tour dates....

Fri Jan 22 Moscow, ID John’s Alley
Sat Jan 23 Big Sky, MT Half Moon Saloon
Sun Jan 24 Pocatello, ID Benton Street Bar & Grill
Tue Jan 26 Denver, CO Marquis Theatre
Wed Jan 27 Crested Butte, CO Lobar
Thu Jan 28 Ogden, UT Brewski’s
Fri Jan 29 Salt Lake City, UT TWO SHOWS!!!!!
Urban Lounge (21+ show) & Kilby Court (early aa show)
Sat Jan 30 South Lake Tahoe, CA Whiskey Dick's
Sun Jan 31 Truckee, CA Past Times Club

see you at the shows

dusty
twitter.com/sweatshopunion1
twitter.com/pigeon_hole
thesweatshoponion.blogspot.com

whistler / victoria / nanaimo

2010-01-17T15:27:00.000-08:00

this whole weekend was awesome. all the shows were ridiculous. just wanted to drop a quick thank you to everyone who came out to support and have a good time. we appreciate it. can't wait till the next time we come through.

check out the pictures over at http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=140201&id=522134142&l=2bd26e7232

next up we'll be heading down to the states from Jan 22 to 31 going through ID, MT, UT, CO & CA. check for dates in your town....

dusty
twitter.com/pigeon_hole
twitter.com/sweatshopunion1

sex party in my room

2010-01-16T16:19:00.000-08:00

checked into my room last night in victoria and found a condom hanging off the ceiling fan. my next room had blood in the shower and bathroom tiles.....i didn't eat dinner....didn't want to. Victoria was off the rocker though! shit was hype. exhausto. sweated my balls off. packed to the tits. hope nanaimo is the same to me.

USA tour starts Jan 22 to the 31. for dates check..... http://thesweatshoponion.blogspot.com/2010/01/january-show-dates-canusa.html

later
dusty
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TRAILER PARK BOYS THE MOVIE 2: FEAT SWEATSHOP UNION'S METTY DERTMERCHANT & ITCHY RON

2010-01-09T19:09:00.000-08:00

CHECK THIS CLIP FROM THE TRAILER PARK BOYS NEW MOVIE: COUNT DOWN TO LIQUOR DAY...
THE FEATURED SONG IS A REMADE VERSION OF THE TRACK ITCHY ROCK FROM THE WATER STREET ALBUM. RERECORDED FOR THE MOVIE BY METTY DERTMERCHANT & ITCHY RON
SUPPORT THESE GUYS, THE FUNNIEST SHIT IN THE COUNTRY!
PEACE
METTY DERTMERCHANT

JANUARY SHOW DATES CAN/USA

2010-01-08T10:13:00.000-08:00

hope everyone is having a great new year so far. we've had a nice little break and are about to get all types of busy. we'll be coming through some of our favorite spots with some real good acts. we're even doing a double header in salt lake (21+ and all ages). here are the tour dates for Jan.......

Wed Jan 13 Whistler, BC Moe Joe’s w/ Okay City

Fri Jan 15 Victoria, BC Sugar w/ Okay City

Sat Jan 16 Nanaimo, BC Spice Lounge w/ Okay City

Fri Jan 22 Moscow, ID John’s Alley

Sat Jan 23 Big Sky, MT Half Moon Saloon

Sun Jan 24 Pocatello, ID Benton Street Bar & Grill (note new venue due to double booking)

Mon Jan 25 Steamboat, CO Ghost Ranch Saloon – support slot TBC

Tue Jan 26 Denver, CO Marquis Theatre

Wed Jan 27 Crested Butte, CO Lobar

Thu Jan 28 Ogden, UT Brewski’s

Fri Jan 29 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge (21+ show) & Kilby Court (early aa show)

Sat Jan 30 South Lake Tahoe, CA Whiskey Dick's

Sun Jan 31 Truckee, CA Past Times Club

hope to catch you in your town.....

dusty
twitter.com/pigeon_hole
twitter.com/sweatshopunion1

FREE MIXTAPE FROM BLAME ONE FEAT PRODUCTION BY METTY DERTMERCHANT

2010-01-07T18:41:00.000-08:00

INCASE YOUVE BEEN SLEEPING, CHECK THIS NEW MIXTAPE FROM CALI'S
BLAME ONE....HE IS KILLING THINGS RIGHT NOW...CURRENTLY WORKING ON
A FULL LENGTH ALBUM PRODUCED ENTIRELY BY DIALATED PEOPLES' DJ BABU.
HERE IS A TASTE OF THINGS TO COME...ALSO SWEATSHOP UNION'S METTY DERTMERCHANT
HANDLES PRODUCTION ON THE TRACK DR.JECK...GIT YOURSELF FAMILIAR!
ALBUM ALSO FEATURES BABU, FASHAWN, TREK LIFE, BLU, EXILE , MR.BRADY AND A FEW OTHERS.

ENJOY

DOWNLOAD FROM THE SOUL ASSASSINS SITE:

http://soulassassins.com/?p=18355

TRACK LISTING:
1 – Pressure (remix) (prod by GERMZ)
2 – Danger (prod by Supa Koopa 805)
3 – The Cypher [feat Sojourn & Jimmy Powers] (prod by Apple Beats)
4 – Glass House (prod By Exile)
5 – Past Your Thoughts [feat Johaz] (Prod by Apple Beats)
6 – Dream Sequence Revenge [feat Fashawn & Exile] (prod by Godlee Barnes / Blu)
7 – 4 Levels of Hell (prod by Kan Kick)
8 – Mr. Science (prod by 8 Attack)
9 – Problem With Authority (prod by Short Term The Crate Worm)
10 – Move Forward [feat Trek Life & Sene] (prod by Mr Ridley)
11 – Keep Tellin You (prod by DJ Babu)
12 – Dr. Jeck (prod by Dert Merchant)
13 – Saturday Night Special (original) (prod by Mr Brady)
14 – Revenge (prod by Adikt 1)

BROKEN BELLS-HIGH ROAD VIDEO

2009-12-29T10:26:00.000-08:00

Broken Bells is artist–producer Danger Mouse and singer James Mercer (the shins). their debut single "The High Road" was made available as a free download on their official site. The self-titled debut album is due out in the U.S. on March 9, 2010. It leaked to file-sharing websites on December 22, 2009 but WEB SHERIFF is doing a great job of shutting shit down.

Anything Danger Mouse is involved in is worth a listen in my books. looking forward to hearing this project. For more info check out http://www.myspace.com/brokenbells

Dusty
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JANUARY SHOW DATES

2009-12-23T20:34:00.001-08:00

2009 was good. 2010 is going to kick ass! We've got a bunch of material we'll be releasing ( Trillinoaires, Pigeon Hole, Dirty Circus & more) and as usual it looks like we're going to be touring our balls off. Here are some dates for January. Hope you all have a good christmas and we'll be seeing you in the new year....

Wed Jan 13 Whistler, BC Moe Joe’s w/ Okay City

Fri Jan 15 Victoria, BC Sugar w/ Okay City

Sat Jan 16 Nanaimo, BC Spice Lounge w/ Okay City

Fri Jan 22 Moscow, ID John’s Alley

Sat Jan 23 Big Sky, MT Half Moon Saloon

Sun Jan 24 Pocatello, ID The Icon

Tue Jan 26 Denver, CO Marquis Theatre

Wed Jan 27 Crested Butte, CO Lobar

Fri Jan 29 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge (21+ show) & Kilby Court (early all ages show)

Dusty
twitter.com/pigeon_hole
twitter.com/sweatshopunion1

XMAS TOUR IS DONE!!!!! MERRY XMAS

2009-12-21T12:38:00.000-08:00

Just got home from our XMAS TOUR throughout BC and Alberta. shit was awesome! cold as balls just about every where we went but it was worth it. We got to have some really good acts jump on for a few of the shows (Okay City, DJ Dopey, Subway, Dragon Fli Empire etc) and the crowds killed it every night! We even got some presents along the way. Hope you guys are ready for Sweatshop in the new year. As usual we'll be touring none stop but we're also set to release a grip of new material.

Huge thanks to everyone who came out to party with us and have a merry christmas, happy holidays and all that.

Dusty
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XMAS TOUR CONTINUES

2009-12-17T10:15:00.000-08:00

Tour has been great so far. getting some work done dropping beats in the hotel before the shows. The shows themselves have been awesome. Grand Prairie was crazy. best crowd we've ever had come through. We went after and got some Guiness. It was like we were in a House of Pain video. Last night We played Edmonton. Hip hop is alive in Edmonton. I haven't done a "hip hop" night that was an actual hip hop night in years. really cool. Tonight we'll be in Lethbridge with Dj Dopey.

Dusty
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WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE FREE DVD

2009-12-15T16:45:00.000-08:00

not a movie i would normally post here, but incase some of yall didnt get to see it in the theaters....here it is.
i actually expected alot more and found it slow....but it was cool for a kids flick...
enjoy

metty dertmerchant

COPY AND PASTE LINK BELOW FOR DOWNLOAD:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LW51PEB0

XMAS TOUR

2009-12-14T17:06:00.000-08:00

Played Banff last night. it was cold as balls. people shouldn't be that cold.... its wrong. The show was great though. Deezuz drove in from Calgary and set things off. Then Okay City killed things before Kyp played some tracks off of the new album 12:12. really hype crowd. One dude drank a beer out of his shoe on stage when we finished. Banff is awesome. Jasper is tonight.
For more pictures visit: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=130615&id=522134142&ref=mf

Dusty
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twitter.com/sweatshopunion1

METTY DERTMERCHANT'S "BABY JESUS BDAY JAMS VOL.1"

2009-12-13T12:53:00.000-08:00

HAPPY FESTIVUS ONION HEADS!
WHILE SWEATSHOP UNION IS OUT BRAVING THE HELLISH NORTHERN WINTER CONDITIONS TO BRING YOU XMAS JEERS, (SEE TOUR DATES, MARK YOUR ADVENT CALENDERS!)
IM LAYING LOW DOWN HERE IN LA, WRAPPING UP THE DIRTY CIRCUS NEW ALBUM AS WELL AS THE TRILLIONAIRE$.
IM SURE THE FELLAS ARE SITTING IN A VAN CURSING ME OUT RIGHT NOW...SORRY TO EVERYONE COMING OUT TO THE SHOWS...ILL BE BACK ON THE ROAD SOON...I PROMISE!
IN THE MEAN TIME, SOME OF YOU KNOW I HAVE A VERY BAD RECORD COLLECTING HABIT. OVER THE 12 YEAS OF HOARDING I HAVE COME ACROSS ALOT OF REALLY GOOD OLD SCHOOL SOUL XMAS MUSIC.
LIKE I POSTED EARLIER, I FEEL THERE IS DEF A LACK OF GOOD MUSIC TO BUMP OVER THE HOLIDAYS...SO I THOUGHT ID SHARE SOME OF IT WITH YOU.
THE QUALITY VARIES AS SOME OF IT IS REALLY RARE, ALSO I DECIDED AGAINST ADDING ANNOYING VOCAL DROPS AND BOOTY BLENDS ETC...MAYBE NEXT TIME...THIS TIME THE IDEA IS TO CRASH AS MANY XMAS PARTIES, CHESTNUT ROASTINGS AND FAMILY GATHERINGS AS POSSIBLE...WITH JUST GOOD XMAS MUSIC!...
PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG TO EVERYONE YOU THINK WILL DIG IT...
EAT,DRINK AND BE MERRY
FELIZ NAVIDAD

METTY DERTMERCHANT
SWEATSHOP UNION

COPY AND PASTE THIS LINK TO DOWNLOAD:
http://www.zshare.net/download/69852550fb0f0cc7/

awesome possum

2009-12-11T11:14:00.000-08:00

now, as we start up the xmas tour, a little something to brighten up your day.

SWEATSHOP XMAS TOUR DEC 11-19 BC & ALBERTA
DELTA, PENTICTON, BANFF, JASPER, GRAND PRAIRIE, EDMONTON, LETHBRIDGE, CALGARY, REVELSTOKE

Dusty
twitter.com/pigeon_hole

ALL PACKED FOR XMAS TOUR DEC11-19 BC & AB

2009-12-10T14:12:00.000-08:00

Just finished packing my suitcase for the CHRISTMAS TOUR Dec. 11-19 through BC and Alberta. Looks like it should be a good one. We've got the new Kyprios album 12:12 and will also have guest appearances by DJ Dopey, Dragon Fli Empire, Conspirituality & Okay City at some of our stops. once again, the dates.....

Fri Dec 11 Delta, BC Envy w/conspirituality & okay city

Sat Dec 12 Penticton, BC Voodoo’s

Sun Dec 13 Banff, AB Wild Bill’s

Mon Dec 14th Jasper, AB Atha-B

Tues Dec 15th Grande Prairie, AB Better Than...

Wed Dec 16th Edmonton, AB The Temple

Thurs Dec 17th Lethbridge, AB Blarney Stone w/ dj dopey

Fri Dec 18th Calgary, AB The Marquee w/ dragon fli empire

Sat Dec 19th Revelstoke, BC River City Saloon

Fri Jan 15 Victoria, BC Sugar w/ Okay City

dusty
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CLIPSE POPULAR DEMAND VIDEO

2009-12-10T14:10:00.000-08:00

This is one of the best beats is years. i am hooked....

dusty
twitter.com/pigeon_hole
twitter.com/sweatshopunion1

XMAS MUSIC THAT DOESNT SUCK! UNO

2009-12-09T13:39:00.000-08:00

OKAY, SO XMAS USUALLY MEANS CHILLIN AT YOUR FOLKS HOUSE EATIN WELL AND THE INEVITABLE...
LISTENING TO THE SAME WACK ASS XMAS MUSIC EVERY YEAR....
ASIDE FROM THE PHIL SPECTOR ALBUM, EVERYTHING MY FOLKS HAD SUCKED...SO I DECIDE TO CHANGE THAT...AND NOW I WILL HELP YOU MAKE IT THROUGH THIS SEASON ASWELL, WITH A COLLECTION OF DOPE XMAS MUSIC CALLED..."BABY JESUS BDAY JAMS VOL.1"RIGHT BEFORE XMAS I WILL UPLOAD THE WHOLE MIXTAPE FOLDER FOR FREE ON HERE....BUT FOR NOW I WILL POST A COUPLE OF MY FAVORITES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO GET YOU THROUGH UNTIL THEN...

HAPPY FESTIVUS ONION HEADS!

THIS FIRST ONE IS FROM THE LEGENDARY BILL WITHERS.
THIS HARD TO FIND JOINT WOULD BE DOPE EVEN WITHOUT THE XMAS THEME!
ENJOY

METTY DERTMERCHANT

http://www.zshare.net/audio/6967313435ed8169/

HERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN'T UNDERSTAND.......

2009-12-09T09:42:00.000-08:00

I'm a sucker for back in the day shit. I never grew out of my love for "golden era" hip hop. I never will. If you're the same then I probably don't need to tell you that this is an album you should have. I forgot how good Cypress Hill was. Well, not really but it's been a while since i gave them a listen. Everything from B Real's snotty voice to Muggs dirty beats and even Sen Dog's "I'm choking on a chicken bone" backups make for a classic album. Sen Dog's backups are actually some of the best shit on this record. All I want to do is where a tilly hat , some plad and smoke a blunt.

Pull out you're old tapes/ cd's and rock them shits......

Dusty
twitter.com/pigeon_hole
twitter.com/sweatshopunion1

CHRISTMAS TOUR- DEC 11 -19TH BC & AB

2009-12-06T12:36:00.000-08:00

The sweatshop Christmas tour is about to start. we're going to be starting things off in Delta BC on the 11th with our good friend Gemineye. Plus don't forget we'll have the new Kyprios album with us. Don't feoget to hit us up on twitter & facebook for updates as the tour moves along. Now...the dates....

Fri Dec 11 Delta, BC Envy w/conspirituality & okay city

Sat Dec 12 Penticton, BC Voodoo’s

Sun Dec 13 Banff, AB Wild Bill’s

Mon Dec 14th Jasper, AB Atha-B

Tues Dec 15th Grande Prairie, AB Better Than...

Wed Dec 16th Edmonton, AB The Temple

Thurs Dec 17th Lethbridge, AB Blarney Stone w/ dj dopey

Fri Dec 18th Calgary, AB The Marquee w/ dragon fli empire

Sat Dec 19th Revelstoke, BC River City Saloon

Fri Jan 15 Victoria, BC Sugar w/ Okay City

later
Dusty
twitter.com/pigeon_hole
twitter.com/sweatshopunion1

WATCH A LEGEND AT WORK...JAMES BROWN SOUL POWER

2009-12-05T21:10:00.000-08:00

IF YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN FOOTAGE OF THE LEGENDARY JAMES BROWN...
WAKE UP! MUSIC WOULDNT BE SHIT WITHOUT HIM,
THIS MOVIE IS A BEHIND THE SCENES DOCUMENTARY OF HIS TRIP AND PERFORMANCE IN AFRICA FOR THE FAMOUS RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE FIGHT BETWEEN MUHAMMAD ALI AND GEORGE FORMAN.
JAMES BROWN PROVES WHY HE IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE THE GODFATHER OF SOUL...AND HIPHOP!
ENJOY!
METTY DERTMERCHANT

LINK:
http://www.videoweed.com/file/4b1b124c73ae6

Beats From The Streets Presents: Beneath The Surface Vol. 1

2009-12-03T11:03:00.000-08:00

Beats From The Streets all Canadian hip-hop radio shows brings you its new mixtape series entitled "Beneath The Surface" which features Sweatshop's own Mos Eisley aswell as Fatty Down, D Sisive, Classafied, D.O & more.

Download Link: http://usershare.net/3gklo0oe6n1q

Tracklist:

1. Angerville (feat. Tek of Boot Camp Clik) - No Joke
2. Fatty Down (feat. Mos Eisley, & Snak The Ripper) - Dust Might Land
3. 9thUno - Count Your Blessings
4. TassNata (feat. Promise, Black Milk, & Liya) - Remember
5. Spesh K - Rise To The Top
6. D-Sisive - Wayne Knight
7. Muneshine (feat. Fundament, & D-Sisive) - Heavy Hitters
8. Louwop (feat. Shad K) - One2Check
9. Words & Rhymes (feat. Celph Titled, & Block McCloud) - RPG'Z
10. Adversaree - All In The Rhymes
11. RK Parx (feat. Termanology, & Mixre) - Get Your Degree
12. Theo3 - It's Light Work
13. Konfidential (feat. Evil Ebenezer, Scale Breakers, & Snak The Ripper) - Get Em
14. Expedyte (feat. Killah Priest, & Phakt) - Lights Are Golden
15. Smash Brovaz (feat. Zaki Ibrahim) - Just Begun
16. Via Linez - Dotted Line (Remix)
17. Eternia (feat. Reef The Lost Cauze, & Ill Poetic) - Souled Out
18. Psych Ward - Die Slowly
19. Ghettosocks (feat. Edgar Allen Floe) - Don't Turn Around
20. Wordburglar (feat. Choke) - Lyrical Dope (Drink Your Milkshake Remix)
21. Cale Sampson - Til I Met You
22. D.O. (feat. Classified) - Now I Understand

Dusty
twitter.com/pigeon_hole
twitter.com/sweatshopunion1

3 CLASSIC YEARS

2009-12-02T18:21:00.000-08:00

IF YOU HAVENT HEARD 95% OF THESE RELEASES....DO YOUR SELF A FAVOUR....
GET FAMILIAR!

MOKA ONLY MARTIAN X MAS SAMPLER DOWNLOAD

2009-12-02T09:23:00.000-08:00

You know who's the best?....our good friend Moka Only. His martian x mas series is awesome. what better way to celebrate the season than with the durable mammal? check out the sampler and cop the record...6th in the series.

download sampler: http://www.limelinx.com/files/c8be789d81921112e6df15504491d0ae

dusty
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Blakroc w/ Raekwon

2009-12-01T10:26:00.000-08:00

another webisode from the blakroc project. this time the black keys link up with the knowledge god himself....Raekwon. This one sounds real good. They talk about doing a project together. wouldn't be mad at that.

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UPCOMING DEC SHOWS BC+AB

2009-11-28T10:46:00.000-08:00

i said more dates to come....here they are. from dec 11 to the 19th we are bringing christmas to your town! a drunken smoked out christmas in your local bar or club. but still...christmas.

Fri Dec 11 Delta, BC Envy

Sat Dec 12 Penticton, BC Voodoo’s

Sun Dec 13 Banff, AB Wild Bill’s

Mon Dec 14th Jasper, AB Atha-B

Tues Dec 15th Grande Prairie, AB Better Than...

Wed Dec 16th Edmonton, AB The Temple

Thurs Dec 17th Lethbridge, AB Blarney Stone

Fri Dec 18th Calgary, AB The Marquee

Sat Dec 19th Revelstoke, BC River City Saloon

Fri Jan 15 Victoria, BC Sugar w/ Okay City

BLAM!!
dusty
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Technics is dead

2009-11-27T09:37:00.000-08:00

News has emerged that iconic turntable manufacturers Technics will be stopping production on their universally loved Technics 1200s and Technics 1210s.

The company behind the production of the Technics turntables Panasonic announced that they would cease the manufacture of Tehcnics turntables in February next year, citing an increasing decline in sales as the motivation behind the line’s demise.

Feels like one day i'm going to look at my gear and realize i'm using antiques to make beats.......

HAPPY THANKSGIVING...EXCEPT FOR NATIVE PEOPLES.

2009-11-26T08:01:00.000-08:00

The Native American Indian genocide was a deliberate, calculated and insidious attempt at destroying the native peoples. It is considered to be one of the most horrific genocides known to man.

It has been estimated that there were up to 25 million natives in North America before the white man came. By the 1890's there were known only to be approximately 250,000. Of course those figures cannot be truly known just by their nature and time period, but the point is the devastation percentage wise is unequaled.

The white man, given their belief in their basic right to the lands and their arrogance in thinking they were superior to everyone else, systematically set to destroy the Indian.

This was accomplished in many ways. First, their weapons were superior. Then there were diseases, murder of infants, children and women to erradicate the native on that level, poisoning of water sources, destruction of food sources, etc etc.

SO.....now today, most of us give thanks for our own modern comforts without thinking about those who paid the real price for "freedom" in this land.

i give thanks for my family, friends, health and knowledge of self.
and i give my heart felt apologies to those who lost so much, just so the cowardly lions could have there kingdom.

peace and love to everyone

metty dertmerchant
sweatshop union

Dust Might Land- Fatty Down feat. Snak & Mos Eisley

2009-11-25T11:19:00.001-08:00

DUST MIGHT LAND - Fatty Down feat Snak & Mos Eisley - Directed by D.Thompson from Daryl Thompson on Vimeo.

On top of being a good song, this is a cool video. The song is called "dust might land" and stars our good friend Fatty Down (as snak) and features Snak the ripper (as fatty....confusing right?) as well as Sweatshop's own Mos Eisley on the hook.

Dusty
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HOMEBOY SANDMAN download

2009-11-25T11:04:00.000-08:00

Homeboy Sandman is one of my favorite rappers right now. we played a show with him the last time we were in New York. I had never heard of him before but after catching his show and listening to some of his music I was hooked. There is just something about it that is different from most stuff out there.

Check out his myspace page http://www.myspace.com/homeboysandman to check out more of his shtuff....

Download: Homeboy Sandman – “Angels With Dirty Faces”
http://usershare.net/araupzjk55xk

Dusty
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upcoming DEC. shows

2009-11-23T12:28:00.000-08:00

here is a list of the next feew shows we have coming up in December. we're looking at adding some more on, so check back soon..........

Fri Dec 11 Delta, BC Envy w/ Conspirituality & OkayCity
Sat Dec 12 Penticton, BC Voodoo’s w/ Venice Queen
Sun Dec 13 Banff, AB Wild Bill’s

laters

Dusty
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CORTES SHOW

2009-11-22T20:24:00.000-08:00

Cortes was awesome! really cool place. I don't think we've ever been treated so nice. by the end of the night we got a drunken buffet and were sipping liquor from bottles that looked like mrs buttersworth and tasted like christmas. I want to go back in the summer.

BLAKROC webisode #10

2009-11-20T09:44:00.000-08:00

The Black Keys are gangster. They make some of the best music out there and now they are putting together a rap album featuring Raekwon, Mos Def, Jim Jones, RZA, Q Tip & more. I want to find this studio, sneak in, burrow into a wall or something and come out to record and play with all the gear when they all go home at night....

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FOOD INC. FREE DVD DOWNLOAD

2009-11-20T08:31:00.000-08:00

its FRIDAY! and instead of renting "grease" again, do yourself a massive favor and download this move: FOOD INC.
def not a dinner movie, but if u even remotely care about the food you eat and where it comes from....this is must see...

...confession: it made me glad i dont eat red meat but very sad that i enjoy chicken as much as i do...

enjoy
METTY DERTMERCHANT
SWEATSHOP UNION

PLOT:
The film examines large-scale agricultural food production in the United States, concluding that the meat and vegetables produced by this type of economic enterprise leads to inexpensive but unhealthy and environmentally harmful food.

LINK:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4RNQXZPW

FREE D-sisive album Jonestown

2009-11-18T12:27:00.000-08:00

D sisive is dope. the only other thing you need to know is he posted a free album for you to download over @ http://d-sisive.bandcamp.com/album/jonestown .....so, check it out, support and get the damn thing.

EYEWRITER.ORG

2009-11-18T12:06:00.000-08:00

heard about this on CBC radio today. It's a low-cost eye-tracking apparatus & custom software that allows graffiti writers and artists with paralysis resulting from ALS to draw using only their eyes. pretty fucking crazy/ amazing. check out the website EYEWRITER.ORG and the video below.....

Dusty
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The Eyewriter from Evan Roth on Vimeo.

Kyprios - '12:12' Album Release Party

2009-11-17T15:22:00.000-08:00

Come celebrate the release of '12:12' - the new album by Kyprios - available now. Show is Friday November 20th at Pop Opera. 9:00pm sharp.

2009-11-17T08:56:00.000-08:00

so ive decided to be a nice guy, iam a bit of a movie nerd and always have the in on new stuff and weird underground films...so with this new blog, i decided to start posting links to new movies i dig, so that you can all download em onto your computer.

i saw this movie in aug. with the crew while on tour, its not for everyone but we all dug it! ENJOY

metty dertmerchant

Inglourious Basterds
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361748/

LINKS: just copy and paste them

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=X50GGSH9
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9ITPFRM2

"BOOBS" animated video/ free download

2009-11-16T16:52:00.000-08:00

another animated video for a short song i did. heard the sample & recognized it from"freshest mc in the world".....this is what i did with it. did some drawings, cut some girlies out of magazines and voila. shout out to Marmalade for the synth solo....

download Pigeon Hole "Boobs" http://www.zshare.net/audio/685689973a9bb83d/

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or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjG12bMJjZo

"I Love Your Moustache" video/ free download

2009-11-16T16:24:00.000-08:00

This is an animated video and quick little song i did a while back. I came home from tour and threw on this record. while i was brushing my teeth about to call it a night my wife said "did you just hear what she sung?" I pulled it back, heard the sample, threw the beat together real quick smoked a joint and the song wrote itself. woke up the next morning and made the video while eating bran flakes...BOOYAH!!

check out the video, download the song and pass both around if you feel it.

download Pigeon Hole "I love your moustache" http://www.zshare.net/download/68568299759c1870/

dusty
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UPCOMING NOV. SHOWS

2009-11-16T15:52:00.000-08:00

Had a week off after Nelson & Kelowna. Kelowna was a shit fest....in a good way. Security was tossing kids off stage, the front row was getting crushed, girls were crowd surfing, everyone was jumping, screaming, hands up and all that good stuff. awesome.

Next up for November we have the official release party for the new Kyprios solo record titled "12:12". thats happening Nov 20 in Vancouver at Pop Opera on Hastings. The next day Sweatshop is playing on Cortez Island Nov 21st at the Sunset. Cortez is one of the coolest islands i've ever been too. Hyped to be going back.

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2009-11-16T11:21:00.000-08:00

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SWEATSHOP UNION LIVE SHOW TRAILER

2009-11-14T03:04:00.000-08:00

IN CASE YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN TO A SWEATSHOP UNION SHOW BEFORE...THEY GO SUMTHIN LIKE THIS:

....DONT SLEEP. ONE OF THE MOST HYPE SHOWS ON THE ROAD TODAY

SWEATSHOP UNION POPS A CHERRY

2009-11-13T16:48:00.000-08:00

OK SO APPARENTLY THERE IS THIS NEW THING CALLED A "BLOG".
I DIDNT BELIEVE IT MYSELF UNTIL JUST THIS WEEK...I SAW IT...RIGHT THERE ON MY SCREEN....THE WORD...."BLOG".
THEN I THOUGHT, SWEATSHOP UNION SHOULD HAVE A BLOG....
BUT SOME ASSHOLE DECIDED TO CALL THERE "BLOG" SWEATSHOP UNION.
THANKS TO MR.FUCKHEAD, I HAVE NAMED THIS "BLOG"...SWEATSHOP ONION.
UNTIL WE SET UP OUR NEW WEBSITE/BLOGSITE...IN A COUPLE MONTHS...
THIS WILL BE THE OFFICIAL SWEATSHOP UNION BLOG SPOT....AND MEMBERS OF THE GROUP WILL BE POSTING RANDOM THINGS AND NEWS ETC. ON HERE AS TIME GOES ON....SO FOLLOW US HERE OR HOLLER AT US ON WWW.SWEATSHOPUNION.COM

PEACE!
METTY DERTMERCHANT
SWEATSHOP UNION