SXSW
Posted by Crystal Shephard on February 29th, 2012
SXSW is coming up quick! There’s so many official events and unofficial free events. This will be my first year attending and already it’s insane to keep track of it all and I’m not even there yet! If anyone has been there before and has tips for helping out the feeling of being overwhelmed or knows of any events I should check out let me know. (I’ll be there 13th-16th)
I’ve included some flyers of some various shows that my friends have sent me.
I also have the chance to interview these bands/organizations while there so if you have questions please let them in the comments and state who they’re to.
The Used
States
Lily & The Parlour Tricks
We Are The In Crowed
Mercies
The Gallery
June Divided
Asleep
Super Prime
Car Party
The Body Rampant
The Ugly Club
Glory Days
Casey Desmond
To Write Love On Her Arms
Hot Water Music announced that after 8 years the band will be releasing a new called Exister. The album release date is scheduled for May 15th. The band will be announcing a US tour in the coming weeks along with performing at this year’s Bamboozle in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Check out our photos of HWM @ RIOT FEST EAST 2010 HERE
In 2011, Vans OTW and The Blackouts (Ako and Atiba Jefferson) set out to create a free reggae compilation featuring music from VP Record’s vast catalog of artists. VP Records houses the best in reggae and dance hall music and the twin DJ duo spent weeks carefully selecting each artist for this vinyl compilation. Once the tracks were chosen, the Advocates and Vans set out for Jamaica to finalize the project. In Kingston and Trench Town, The Blackouts were able to walk the steps of Bob Marley and Peter Tosh and photographed living reggae legends such as I Wayne, King Jammy and Ding Dong for the album artwork. Although The Blackouts time as OTW Advocates has come and gone, they’ll always be a part of the Vans family.
As a parting gift to all of the OTW/Vans fans, The Blackouts present this FREE limited edition album, available at select OTW retailers worldwide. Get a complete list of stockists and a closer look at the record after the jump!
When you’re told at a young age that you’re destined to work you entire life you better figure out a living that makes you damn happy. So, it’s a good thing Mark Baier taught himself how to make some high class guitar amps. His shop Victoria Amps produces the way they were made in 1955 so they perfectly capture that classic rock sound. For Baier, it’s about “doing what you love and doing it well.”
Check it out Gang its that time of the week for the weekly UBIQ update!
Greetings everyone, hope you all have had an enjoyable week. This week we’ve got some new and “not so new” product as well as some stuff to help you start off All Star Weekend. Stop in before it’s gone!
– Dave White Jordan I Restock – Available Now at UBIQ Walnut Street!
- Jordan Italy Blue All Star Pack – Available Now at UBIQ Walnut Street!
– New Play Cloths! – Available Now at UBIQ Walnut St & UBIQlife.com!
– New 9five! – 9five Sunglasses – Available Now at UBIQ Walnut St. & UBIQlife.com!
– New Nike Dunk Hi!- Available Now at UBIQ Walnut Street!
– More classic styles from our UBIQ Vintage Collection have been added to UBIQlife.com. Available online ONLY! Click the preview images below to purchase or view each item on UBIQlife.com. Click below to see our weekly UBIQ Video Newsletter!
JINXED
SAT FEB 25th // 5 to 9pm
1050 N. Hancock st Philadelphia PA 19123
We are thrilled to have Derek Hess as a guest here at Jinxed THIS Saturday! He did a seven inch cover for Starkeather/Season to Risk, and a full read along comic/record for us when we were SuperModel Records. To welcome him here 15 years later to celebrate his work is going to be a blast.
Black Line White Lie is the long overdue book featuring over 275 black and white images by artist Derek Hess. This book covers over 20 years of his black and white drawings from images of his earliest flyers to some of his more recent works like Cancer of the Soul and Valentine. Derek dedicates this huge 300 page book to his fans which also includes a chapter of over 70 tattoos that people have done of his works.
Internationally-known artist Derek Hess has spent the past twenty years creating fine art & rock poster art that has not only made him a household name, but has also caught the attention of both the Louvre and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame where his work is featured in both institutions permanent collections. In addition to numerous CD covers he has been featured on TLC, MTV, Fuse, VH1, Alternative Press, Spin, Juxtapoz Magazine and many others. After years of creating posters and flyers for well-known bands such as Deftones, Thursday, Every Time I Die and Taking Back Sunday, as well as his very popular fine art Hess has finally compiled a book of his much in demand Black and White drawings.
Check it out Free Show tonight @ the Dolphin with one of our favorite band’s s SCAREHO. If you cam to this years Mustache mania the guys played there….. If not come check them out TONIGHT
Tonight at the Dolphin….3 bad girls…and 3 1/2 good bands…Scareho being the lesser of the 4….free….just bring dollars for the girls working the pole..”babies daddy needs smokes” also there’s a good chance if Whitney shirts…..stay tuned~SCAREHO
Check it out our man Adam Smith has a show this weekend at Paradigm Gallery on south st. If you have not checked out his work before now is a perfect time. The kind folks over at Paradigm Gallery have been wonderful enough to let me show my work at their space. I will have a good amount of new work, including a couple pieces in Prismacolor marker (which I haven’t used since Color Theory during freshman year at SCAD), as well as a few pieces that explore the possibilities of black and white. The show, titled Good Grief, opens February 24 at 6pm. The gallery is at 2020 South St. in Philadelphia.
