NO PANTS PARTY!!! - August 3rd in Whistler

It's the party you've all been waiting for...or at least we have. We've been wanting to throw one of these for years and FINALLY it's come to fruition. Celebration Tuesdays at the Savage Beagle is our longest running residency coming up on 10 years now. The Faction has been tearing it down for almost a decade and we're happy to be able to now do a no pants party and set it awwwf while being in our most comfortable state. Fuck pants. Lookout for the PANTS OFF DANCE OFF as well!!! If you've ever wanted to roll up to Whistler and check out what we do up there...this would be the night. So Prime.

August 1st Long Weekend - Faction Events

Long Weekends are always kinda slow in general until Sunday rolls around and EVERYONE goes ape shit! This BC Day Long Weekend catch DJ Tanner at the Savage Beagle in Whistler and yours truely (DJ Arems) alongside the Goodfellas (Smooth and Friktion) inside Joseph Richards in Vancouver. Both spots will be rammed with Tanner dropping every Party tune under the sun and myself and the goodfellas droppin all the ill hip hop, RnB and dancehall. Click the individual flyers for a direct link to the facebook events. Hit us up for g-list for both spots.

Get Up Get Down 6 Year Anniversary at Shine, July 30th

Tonight is wanna those nights you'll regret you missed if you don't come through. Get Up Get Down has been delivering true school hip hop on a Friday for 6 years with the help of the one and only Needle Kineval and Carlo of Tigerstone. The night has hosted almost every dope DJ in North America and continues to bring the world's best DJs to Vancouver. Tonight catch residents Arems and Seko in the main room with TEAM CANADA and Freaky P on the Mic. U-tern and Nina Mendoza will be running the backroom. We start extra early at 9:30pm with an open bar and later on the Grill will be in full effect with Tanner aka the Bird Man cooking up his world famous chicken. We goin till 3am or later and it's guaranteed to be INSANE. DOO THISS! Holla at Arems for list via twitter @djarems or email djarems@djarem.com

Caribbean Days Festival Afterparty at Shine - Last Lap! Sunday July 24th

This weekend is the perfect time to head to the Caribbean Days Festival in North Van and get your whine on. If you've never been - you've been missing out big time. With all this hot weather we've been having you'd be a moron not to check it out. Tons of good food, beer gardens, performances and goods for sale plus great people watching. The official after party goes down at Shine Sunday night at Showoff Sundays for the Last Lap. The front room will be all dancehall and soca with DJ's Rexx, Wet Me Down Sound and Grindhouse Sound plus of course Faction Sound as well. The backroom will feature hip hop and R&B plus whatever else is nice with DJs Floetic and Icy Touch. Make sure to come thru! Holla at us for g-list: djarems@djarems.com or on twitter @djarems.

DJ Tanner in Prince George Re-Cap

Last Saturday, July 17th, saw DJ Tanner destroying the Generator Cabaret in Prince George. Having never played there before, Tanner was unsure of what to expect but was happy to arrive to a packed house with party people ready to tear it down. Big shouts to DJ AK from Prince George for hosting and playing the night as well. We hope to be back up there again soon.

Stone Love Sound w/ Faction Sound plus Vancity's best July 9th, 2010

Tonight, at the Hungarian Community Hall, history will be made as every big Sound in Vancouver joins the world famous Stone Love for a sell off Dance not to be missed. If you like Dancehall music - make sure to be there. The party starts at 10pm and will most likely go all night so if you already have plans, make sure to stop by afterwards.

When you hear a DJ use the "air horn" sound effect in their set - it traces back to Stone Love - the first crew to ever use the sound. Here's a lil history on Stone Love if you are unfamiliar with the name:

There are over 200 sound systems in Jamaica to date, but when the question is asked as to which is the champion and reigning king of them all, without hesitation the response is ‘Stone Love’. Stone Love made their entry into the dancehall business in 1972 and for the past 28 years it has been the sound systems with he most potent and magnetic force to pull crowds and ‘cork’ any dancehall. The name Stone Love has become an international household name and it is the most sought after sound system today. Record producers, singers and Djs will do anything to hear tunes being played on the set. The dancehall massive will follow the sound to wherever end of the earth it goes to listen to the voices of their favourite entertainment idols.

Dj Tanner reps Straight Goods!!

Dj Tanner reps hard this Thursday at Straight Goods so be sure to check him out as he does what he does best! The Faction aka (The Turntable Molesters) is his crew, and Tanner has nights booked all summer so check back for more nights in your area!

Straight Goods at Bar None is brought to you by Jay Swing & FlipOut everyweek! Check their blog nationofmillions for hiphop news etc.

Sup Fu? Wednesday June 7th!

Sup Fu? Wednesday’s continues with local heavyweights Dj Tanner & The GoodFellas (Dj Smooth & DJ Friktion) July 7th @ Fortune Sound Club!

Be on the lookout as the Zoo York Skateboard Team will be in the house!

Brought to you by Gman & Rizk!

Wednesday, July 7 at Fortune Sound Club (147 E. Pender at Main in Chinatown)

Canada Day Jamboree ft. BBQ Master Tanner!

The 3rd year celebration of the Canada Day Jamboree goes down July 1st at Strathcona park!

This year it's all about the chicken! Hold on....plus there are a ton of super dope artists & Dj's performing from noon til dusk so be sure to peep the flyer for more info.

Tanner's World Famous Chicken stand will be in full effect serving you all day! Yessssir.

For those who love music & BBQ download "Chillin Illin & Grillin" and be on the lookout for the sequel this summer.

South Rakkas Crew & Dj Tanner in Whistler!

FrontLine Ent & The Faction bring you a pre Canada Day party for the people of Whistler at Garfinkels! Be sure to be apart of this legendary night as The South Rakkas Crew runs through the village and Bangs the shyt outta de sound system!

The Faction's own Dj Tanner hold'n down the wheel's with Cherchez & Camp of Champs

June 16th Sup Fu? with DJ Tanner & JayCeeOh!

A very special Sup Fu? goes down June 16th with The Faction's own DJ Tanner & DJ JayCeeOh(NYC, Super7) ready to smash this already legendary Wednesday night at Fortune Sound Club!

JayCeeOh and Tanner have played together many times before, and this night is set to be the sure shot!......cancel your plans, call in sick, tell your friends "this is the night you can't miss"!

Wednesday, June 16 at Fortune Sound Club (147 E. Pender at Main in Chinatown)!

Straight Skills Hip-Hop DJ Battle Results!

A huge congrats goes out to our very own DJ Tanner for placing 3rd in the Straight Skills DJ comp this past Thursday night @ Bar None. Tanner was a wild card coming into the finals and definitely killed it with a high energy set that had the crowd going crazy.

1st & 2nd place was won by homies DJ Friktion(GoodFellas) & DJ Relik(Rockwell)! Congrats guys!!

Big Shouts to JaySwing and Flipout putting this 5 week battle together. Super Prime times!