Urban Mixer Blog

The Warner Home Video Quarterly Release parties are one of the city’s most memorable if not the most-legendary media-only events. Although, not accessible to the general public, the point of these parties is to create a buzz and get the word out about what Warner’s got up their sleeve in the upcoming quarter.

Not to outdo the their own one year anniversary, the Warner people (with the help of LexPR) totally decked out the Tunnel and even brought their own superheroes, food (Two Chefs and a Table), a caricaturist (just in case you wanted to see what your superhero persona would look like – see Ben the Butler below) and tons of swag.

Titles to watch for include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ 25th Anniversary Box Set, Superman and Batman Public Enemies Made for Video, Get Smart Season 4, Green Lantern First Flight… and the Hangover to name a few.

To find out more, check out the Warner Home Video High-Def experience, HERE and the Warner Home Video website, HERE.

On Sunday, June 7th, The Tunnel Multi-Lounge on West Pender (off Seymour) celebrated their first year with an industry gala.

With an open Absolut vodka bar kicking off the evening, sexy flo-go dancers on the bar and Anelore in the main window plus Zak Santiago, Marlon J. English and Y[WE]R on the decks (in the city’s best-sounding room), the night was simply unforgettable.

To find out more about the Tunnel, check out their website HERE. Chris MacDonald has posted additional (legendary) photos from the evening on facebook, HERE. Check ‘em out!

On Friday, May 29th, Calgary’s hottest Urban DJ rocked the Tunnel on Pender Street with phat hip-hop, rnb, reggae and old school tracks.

AL-V aka Alim Velji is the resident DJ and owner of Opus on 8th in Calgary. We initially met Alim at Victorias on 17th Ave in Cowtown. Victorias has recently been resurrected as Republik by the Concorde Group, Opus on 8th is still going strong. (More blog posts on Opus on 8th, HERE.)

On Friday nights, Soulgood Events and Trist Promotions serve up Downtown Vancouver’s hottest night, Bread N Butter featuring sepecial national and international guests each month at Tunnel Multi-Lounge. Find out more about the Tunnel (which incidentally turns one with a rockin’ party, June 7th) HERE.

On Wednesday, March 4th, TALK 1410 morning show hosts, Joe Leary and Jennifer Thomson, hosted the second installment of their Trippin’ off to Trieste fundraiser, this time at Yaggers.

For $20, attendees were treated to two drinks and a platter of appies, sponsored by Yaggers and Lighthouse Brewing, while Billie-Jo Bryce set the mood with her musical stylings.

All proceeds from the event will benefit Erin Raycroft, a young hero who has been diagnosed with an arthritic condition at the age of 14. Erin will represent Jenn and Joe in the Joints in Motion Marathon in Trieste, Italy in May. Find out more about what Jenn and Joe are up to on their website, HERE.