Sweatshop Union confirmed to play Saturday …
Feb 14, 2009
With tens of thousands of albums sold and hundreds of shows rocked, the word of mouth is spreading about Sweatshop Union’s style of conscious lyrics, highly musical beats, and high energy live shows that far surpass the average hip hop concert. Campaigning to create awareness for their fourth album Water Street, Sweatshop are embarking on their most extensive phase of touring ever, hitting over 100 cities across North America in just over 4 months.
Sweatshop Union began as a collective of Vancouver-based artists pooling resources to release an album, transforming into a group in the process. The crew, made up of Kyprios, Dirty Circus, Pigeon Hole, and Innocent Bystanders, released their debut album Local 604 in late 2002 via indie label Battle Axe Records. In support of the album, they created three music videos and toured Canada with Jurassic 5 and Blackalicious, as well as then-labelmates Swollen Members and Abstract Rude. This was the beginning of a relentless touring schedule that has proven to be a key catalyst to solidifying their growing fan base and maintaining momentum.
Jan 19, 2012
We will not hold a 2012 Nakusp Music Festival
“"It is with deep regret that we announce we will not be hosting a 2012 music…
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Oct 11, 2011
Thank you for the support!!!!
It’s been great to hear from our Music Fest fans - we are working hard to…
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Aug 03, 2011
The Sheepdogs, who opened our festival this year, have won the cover of Rolling Stone magazine!!!
The Sheepdogs are a gang of four scruffy rockers from Saskatoon who were just voted to…
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