EVENTS
A comprehensive look at IM special events.
IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN COLORADO PREMIER
Next Thursday, April 28th 303 Boards is hosting a premier for their new flick, It’s Always Sunny in Colorado, in association with Toebock Media Group. For more info on the video and the premier check out the films website, here
MAKANA TAKES FIRST AT PINETREES LONGBOARD CLASSIC
Congrats to Makana for dominating at Pinetrees and also winning best nose ride! Below are some pictures from the event.
IM x PHX AM Recap
IM riders Kevin Mcgowan, Steve Perdue , Bobby Dodd and friends made it out to Phoenix for the Annual Am contest and for the better, some street skating. Bobby warming up with a kickflip at the Wedge. Steve proudly landed himself 160th place! who cares! he killed it as usual on and off the board! [...]
IM x PHX AM DAY 1
Yesterday was Registration and Practice, Perdue and Bobby were both able to feel the course out and get familar .. while Kevin didn’t get into town till 4am this morning, so will see how today’s qualifiers turn out! Stay tuned..
TOEBOCK AUSTIN HOUSE | THE LAST DAYS
Today is the last day at the Toebock Austin house. Here are some shots from the last couple days. Stay tuned for a final wrap up. Snoop around at Toebock.com
IM ON THE SUN DIEGO RUNWAY
Sun Diego just celebrated it’s 30th anniversary with a two day event at it’s newest location in San Diegos Fashion Valley Mall. IM was making some noise on the runway along with the other brans carried in Sun Diego. Big thanks to Rock and the Sun Diego crew for all the love.
COMMON MARKET AT BLEACH
Last Friday Ra Scion lit up at Bleach in Tacoma. If you didn’t make it out, peep the photos and check him rocking the Tall Tale flannel. Thanks to Bleach for putting it on and Ra Scion for an epic show. Stay tuned for more….
TOEBOCK IN AUSTIN PT3
It’s the beginning of the end…The crew is starting to dwindle, but that doesn’t mean the good times have to stop! Head over to Toebock.com for the latest from the Toebock house.
TOEBOCK IN AUSTIN TEXAS PTII
Below are a few shots from the second half of the trip For more action head over to toebock.com
TOEBOCK IN AUSTIN TEXAS
A.Crew, Perdue, and the rest of the Toebock homies have been doin it up big down in Texas for the past couple weeks. Peep the photos below and if you are left wanting more cruise over to Toebock.com. We also ran off some pretty dope t-shirts for the occasion…
PRAY FOR JAPAN
We were all reminded this week that your life can get flipped upside down in a heartbeat. Our prayers go out to everyone in Japan who just witnessed their livelihood wiped out.
IM AT JACKS!
If you are in Huntington Beach, Dana Point, or Newport stop in Jacks and check out the new Spring Collection!
BLEACH PRESENTS COMMON MARKET | MARCH 25th
We are stoked to be a part of the Common Market show at Bleach on March 25th. It’s going to be a packed house so make sure to get there early before it fills up!
PERRY ACKER TAKES IT HOME
Congrats to Perry Acker for winning the Gimme the Gig Contest last night at the Whiskey A Go Go! The Dudes killed it and held it down strong for Tacoma down there in Hollywood.
PERRY ACKER LIVE AT THE WHISKEY A GO GO
Check out Gimmethegig.com to see IM employee and warehouse machine, Grady Lester kill it with his band, Perry Acker at the Whiskey A Go Go for the Gimme The Gig Contest. If they win, they get recording time with Award winning producer Don Was…SAWEEEET!
VISIT US AT MAGIC
We will be showing our Spring/Summer 2011 and Fall 2011 Collections at the Magic Trade show next week in Las Vegas. To make an appointment, please call 253.779.4400.
SHAUN WHITE – DO SOMETHING HEALTHY 2011
Last night Shaun White came and spoke in Tacoma to support of Multi Care’s “Do Something Heathly” Campaign. John Curly did a great job hosting and was awesomely inappropriate and hilarious the whole time. Big thanks to Multi Care for letting us get involved and be apart of a great cause.
NEW IM | INVOLVED
We have a new IM | INVOLVED at the Imperial Motion Facebook. Get over there to vote on your favorite version of the Phoroter design. We will be selecting 2 colorways to produce based on your votes. Also, we will randomly select a winner to get this shirt for free!
IM X DAILY STOKE BOARDSHORT GIVEAWAY
DailyStoke.com is doing an Imperial Motion boardshort giveaway right now…hurry up and get over there before it’s over! dailystoke.com
IM INVOLVED | TIKI T-SHIRT FINAL
Last week was the first post for our new IM | Involved program and we are stoked on the feedback from everybody! Based on your votes, charcoal w/ grey ink and white w/ seafoam ink are the winners. Look for this design in these colorways available by the end of the week. Also, congrats to [...]
IMPERIAL MOTION AT SURF EXPO
This week we are just getting back from the Surf Expo in Orlando and Agenda in Anaheim. Both were great shows and we are stoked about moving into 2011. Above is a quick photo recap of the Surf Expo.George Franco is INVOLVEDTim Truelove and a lovely ladyThe one, the only, Travis AjayOn Lock Skateshop checking [...]
BOBBY DODD TAKES 3rd AT ALL CITY SHOWDOWN #5
Congrats to Bobby Dodd + teammates Josh Anderson and David Perry for taking 3rd place at the All City Showdown “team edition”
IMPERIAL MOTION “PEACE BUS” PREVIEW
A new Imperial Motion assault vehicle is being worked on right now…Stay tuned for more pictures and be on the look out for the IM PEACE BUS at a mountain near you!
FINAL MOVEMBER UPDATE | TEAM IM
Movember has come to an end and team IM is looking better than ever! Thanks to everyone who supported our team on Movember.com by donating.
IMPERIAL MOTION STACHE BASH
Huge thanks to Bleach, Monster, and everybody that came out to the “Stache Bash” at Bleach! We also want to extent a thank you to all the people that supported Movember.com by purchasing a Limited Edition Movember X IM t-shirt or donating.
IMPERIAL MOTION ‘STACHE BASH AT BLEACH
Bust out your mustache wax and come support cancer research with Imperial Motion at Bleach in downtown Tacoma, November 27th, from 7:30pm – 10:00pm. Imperial Motion and Bleach have teamed up with Movember.com to help raise money and awareness for all forms of mens cancer. We will have free beer (21+ must have ID present) [...]
HALF WAY THERE!
We are exactly 1/2 way though the month and our mustaches are looking dirty as ever! Our good buddy Ejay can grow a mean ‘stache and sent us this photo back on the 10th. Think yours is better? Post your mustache photos on our facebook to win a limited edition “Mustacheo Movemeber” t-shirt. The mustache [...]
MOVEMBER X IM OFFICE UPDATE # 1
In the spirit of Movember we have been taking our facial grooming to the next level. Here is Movember X IM office update #1…Tyler rocking the handle bar ‘stache. Imperial Motion is helping change the face of mens health…Don’t shave your stache for the entire month of November to raise prostate cancer awareness! Join our [...]
RONSON HENLEY FEATURED ON MTV
IM has been getting some love from MTV lately. Just the other day the Ronson Henley was worn by Kevin Manno on their new show, the Seven.
FACEBOOK CONTEST WINNER
Congrats to Connor Coumerilh for winning the “Name this T-shirt color” contest on facebook. Look for this Chlorine Blue t-shirt color in our next collection. Thanks Connor, and look for a box in the mail! Keep an eye out for more contests on our facebook and chances to win free product.
NORTHWEST SNOWBOARDS VIDEO PREMIERS
If you’ve never been to a NW snowboards video premier, we recommend you try to make it this year. This year they will be showing “Respect Your Elders” from Airblaster and K2 along with NOW HERE from Absinth films. Did we mention they give out tons of shwagg?? Tickets are available at any NW snowboards [...]
IM CAMPAIGN PACKS
IM Hang tags have been flooding in from around the country and we are blasting them back with IM Campaign packs. Want to get a campaign pack for yourself? Next time you purchase an Imperial item, just send back the hang tag to our office and we will hook you up with a sticker pack.
SUBSTANCE SHOW RECAP
Thanks to everyone that showed up on friday night! For all you that couldn’t make it, the gallery will be up all month and the posters will be for sale as well. Here are a couple photos from the night, check the Events blog on the right to see the full recap.Adam Jackson signing his [...]
SUBSTANCE ART SHOW – TOMORROW AT EVO
Don’t forget get, tomorrow is the night! Swing by Evo in fremont for some drinks and check out the latest Imperial Motion collaborations with artists, Adam Jackson, Jesse Brown, Ryan Bubnis, and SB Goetz. We will have hand printed posters of all the artwork for sale and each will be numbered and signed by the [...]
MUSTACHEO DOES ZUMIEZ BOWLING PARTY
Thats right, the real deal made an appearance at the annual Zumiez bowling party. The spirit of Tron was in the air and costumes/decorations were out of control! Big thanks to Josh, Matthew, Anthony, and Big Joe, for slangin’ hard for Imperial on the east coast! Here are some pics from the night…stay tuned for [...]
NUMBER ONE FAN
After Josh Mohs went pro he began to notice the crowds getting a little wilder and the kids a little sketchier. This strapping young lad was stoked to get an autograph from the big dawg himself…
IM “SUBSTANCE” ART SHOW AT EVO
Friday April, 2nd we are doing an art show / collection release party at EVO in seattle. The party starts at 6:00 and goes until 9:00pm and is free to get into. We will be selling screen printed posters with artwork from our current collection. Stop by to chat with the artists, score some free [...]
