HALLOWEEN PARTY and COSTUME CONTESTwith ESPADA, DJ KEEZY, MIKE 2600, DJ SOPHIA ERIS, DJ SMITTY, and ROY FREEDOM Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 8:00pm$10.00 advance$15.00day of show18+Presented by: City Pages and YelpVenue: First AvenueMainroom https://facebook.com/events/296677901127744/Info TabsDetailsOnline sales have ended, but tickets will be available at the door. The Best Halloween Party In TownOver $1000.00 in cash prizes featuring: DJ ESPADADJ KEEZYMIKE 2600SOPHIA ERISwith DJ SMITTY and ROY FREEDOMHosted by GISELLE UGARTE PerformersPerformer: HALLOWEEN PARTY and COSTUME CONTEST Read more about HALLOWEEN PARTY and COSTUME CONTEST Special GuestsSpecial Guests: ESPADA FACEBOOKTWITTERSOUNDCLOUDINSTAGRAMEspada (aka Damien Vasquez) has been a mainstay in the Twin Cities DJ community for over 10 years. He came up with some of the Twin Cities most notable hiphop artists including Atmosphere, Brother Ali, Eyedea & Abilities and was one of the original DJs of RSE Radio. He's been a part of some of Minneapolis' most successful and respected hip hop nights at The Loring Pasta Bar, Rhymesayers' "Essential Elements" and "Let's Get Electric" with Mike the 2600 King. Read more about ESPADA DJ KEEZY FACEBOOKTWITTERSOUNDCLOUDBorn and raised in Minneapolis, DJ Keezy has been making waves in the Twin Cites for four years now. Through her years of DJ’ing and realizing that women are consistently being underestimated in their own talents and abilities, Keezy has a commitment to using her gift to highlight other artists. She is the founder of one of the first all female identified line-up dance parties to hit First Avenue's Mainroom. She has won Twin Cities Best Club DJ of 2017. In addition, she is a curator of many other dance nights within the Twin Cities. Read more about DJ KEEZY MIKE 2600 FACEBOOKTWITTERSOUNDCLOUDMIXCLOUDMike 2600 is an award-winning, 20+ year veteran DJ, cuttin' up full figured funk and real raw raps especially for you and yours. Mike has rocked at parties such as The Rub (NY), The Do-Over (LA), The Boom Bap (Nashville), and Pacha Sydney, venues such as The Woods (Seattle) and Bond at Cosmopolitan (Las Vegas) and has shared the stage and opened up for DJs and musicians including Chromeo, Run The Jewels, DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist, Atmosphere, DaM FunK, and more. Read more about MIKE 2600 DJ SOPHIA ERIS WEBSITEFACEBOOKTWITTERSOUNDCLOUDSophia Eris is a DJ/MC currently residing in Minneapolis, MN. Born as a Military Brat, she has moved through many different homes & influences that has left her open minded and forever a student of life. Musically, she has used her upbringing to cultivate her skills in the exact same way. Read more about DJ SOPHIA ERIS DJ SMITTY TUMBLRTWITTERBLOGMYSPACE Read more about DJ SMITTY ROY FREEDOM Roy Freid - one of First Av's original DJs dating back to Uncle Sam's - was the heart and soul of MF, guiding the night through its seven+ year run, breaking the newest funk, rap and R&B to hungry Twin Cities clubbers. It was NBD to see Prince, Jimmy Jam and other Minneapolis Sound wizards regularly slip Roy their latest creations in a funky undercover stakeout to gauge how the MFers would gravitate to a hit that had yet to be lit. "Erotic City," on a hot July 1984 night, is just one of those many future funk faves that made its debut at MF. Read more about ROY FREEDOM Hosted by: GISELLE UGARTE WEBSITEFACEBOOKTWITTERINSTAGRAMAfter spending nearly ten years in Los Angeles, Giselle is proud to call Minneapolis home - again! You can listen to her every weekday, from 6 to 10am, on Mornings with Ben, Dana & Giselle on the all-new Go 96.3FM. Read more about GISELLE UGARTE
ESPADA FACEBOOKTWITTERSOUNDCLOUDINSTAGRAMEspada (aka Damien Vasquez) has been a mainstay in the Twin Cities DJ community for over 10 years. He came up with some of the Twin Cities most notable hiphop artists including Atmosphere, Brother Ali, Eyedea & Abilities and was one of the original DJs of RSE Radio. He's been a part of some of Minneapolis' most successful and respected hip hop nights at The Loring Pasta Bar, Rhymesayers' "Essential Elements" and "Let's Get Electric" with Mike the 2600 King. Read more about ESPADA
DJ KEEZY FACEBOOKTWITTERSOUNDCLOUDBorn and raised in Minneapolis, DJ Keezy has been making waves in the Twin Cites for four years now. Through her years of DJ’ing and realizing that women are consistently being underestimated in their own talents and abilities, Keezy has a commitment to using her gift to highlight other artists. She is the founder of one of the first all female identified line-up dance parties to hit First Avenue's Mainroom. She has won Twin Cities Best Club DJ of 2017. In addition, she is a curator of many other dance nights within the Twin Cities. Read more about DJ KEEZY
MIKE 2600 FACEBOOKTWITTERSOUNDCLOUDMIXCLOUDMike 2600 is an award-winning, 20+ year veteran DJ, cuttin' up full figured funk and real raw raps especially for you and yours. Mike has rocked at parties such as The Rub (NY), The Do-Over (LA), The Boom Bap (Nashville), and Pacha Sydney, venues such as The Woods (Seattle) and Bond at Cosmopolitan (Las Vegas) and has shared the stage and opened up for DJs and musicians including Chromeo, Run The Jewels, DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist, Atmosphere, DaM FunK, and more. Read more about MIKE 2600
DJ SOPHIA ERIS WEBSITEFACEBOOKTWITTERSOUNDCLOUDSophia Eris is a DJ/MC currently residing in Minneapolis, MN. Born as a Military Brat, she has moved through many different homes & influences that has left her open minded and forever a student of life. Musically, she has used her upbringing to cultivate her skills in the exact same way. Read more about DJ SOPHIA ERIS
ROY FREEDOM Roy Freid - one of First Av's original DJs dating back to Uncle Sam's - was the heart and soul of MF, guiding the night through its seven+ year run, breaking the newest funk, rap and R&B to hungry Twin Cities clubbers. It was NBD to see Prince, Jimmy Jam and other Minneapolis Sound wizards regularly slip Roy their latest creations in a funky undercover stakeout to gauge how the MFers would gravitate to a hit that had yet to be lit. "Erotic City," on a hot July 1984 night, is just one of those many future funk faves that made its debut at MF. Read more about ROY FREEDOM
GISELLE UGARTE WEBSITEFACEBOOKTWITTERINSTAGRAMAfter spending nearly ten years in Los Angeles, Giselle is proud to call Minneapolis home - again! You can listen to her every weekday, from 6 to 10am, on Mornings with Ben, Dana & Giselle on the all-new Go 96.3FM. Read more about GISELLE UGARTE