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From New York 05/15/08
Tokion’s Creativity Now Conference permalinkIt’s amazing that Tokion is already in it’s 5th year of holding their annual Creativity Now Conference, which has always sought to raise the bar from a cultural exchange perspective. Expect the same high quality group of speakers from the worlds of art, film, design, photography, fashion and music that you’ve become accustomed to. It all gets going this Saturday at noon at Cooper Union. You can find all the line-up and schedule related details here. |
From Chicago 05/09/08
Structures of the Sun permalinkWe know you’re gonna have your dancing shoes on tomorrow nite but that shouldn’t stop you from dropping in on this solid group show before you hit the club. The opening runs from 6-9 pm and features work by Robin Cameron, Noah Butkus, Wayne Pate, Steven Harrington and more! |
From Boulder 05/08/08
Land Locked and Rocked - Part 1 permalinkLand Locked and Rocked is a quadruple the fun, quadruple the pleasure live music event happening this Saturday, May 10 at 4 of our non-coastal stores. For all of you that need to drive more than a day just to catch a glimpse of the ocean...never fear, the music is here. Our Boulder location (934 Pearl St.) will be working it out with The Chain Gang Of 1974 (above), who take the stage at 7pm. Up in the Gem State at our Boise, ID store (8th and Front St.), they won’t be humming a few bars of “Here We Have Idaho”. Rather, come 6:30 they’ll be stroking chins to the hush-and-blast of Mayerforceone then communing with the spacerock stylings of The Universal. |
From Minneapolis 05/08/08
Land Locked and Rocked - Part 2 permalinkThe power of quad city music continues to form like Voltron. Over in Minneapolis this Sat nite, our 3006 Hennepin Ave. South store plays host to the way-wiser-than-their-years Weaver At The Loom (above). Speed’s The Name opens and the whole shindig kicks off at 9pm. Capping off the 4 pack at our Salt Lake City, UT location (12 South 400 West St.) is the charming alt-country of Band Of Annuals. Doors at 7:30. Have a blast and let us know how it was! |
From New York 05/02/08
It’s All Happening permalinkTracy isn’t here this week because she’s packing for a road trip - the NYLON Summer Music Tour. She’ll be hitting 36 cities with four amazing bands (The Virgins, She Wants Revenge, Be Your Own Pet, and Switches) and sending you weekly updates about all the craziness. We don’t think anyone’s gonna start singing Tiny Dancer on the tour bus, but hey, you never know. To join in the fun, hop over to the NYLON Summer Music Tour site before the tickets sell out, and stay tuned next week, when Tracy tells us how many Urban tees she can shove in a duffle bag - she’ll need at least twenty to get from Anaheim to San Diego… |
From Paris 05/01/08
Eric Elms at Colette permalinkMr. “Never Not Working” himself, Eric Elms, has churned out more solid design/art work than we care to document and somehow managed to maintain a semi-low profile. Well, all that should change now that Colette has given him a well-earned solo show. Do You Think About Me As Much As I Think About You? opens May 5 and runs through May 31. This is a no-miss if you find yourself in Paris. |
From Chicago 04/30/08
Looptopia In-Store permalinkLooptopia, Chicago’s all night arts and culture jump-off, is invading our 20 State St. store this Friday nite. The event runs 7pm to midnite but you can catch Company of Thieves (that’s them pictured above) at 7:30 and Raise High the Roof Beam at 8:30. Fix up, look sharp!
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From New York 04/21/08
Wahoo! permalinkYoooo guyz! Last weekend all creative forces combined to make a great show in Brooklyn at the Galapagos space. Musicians Darren Weiss and Loren Shane Humphrey (drummer from The Willowz) killed it on the drums. They were the headliners of the show and did some improvisation with each other, drum to drum. This was the first show I have seen in awhile where there were no vocals, and trust me, these two more than made up for it! Darren Weiss blew my mind! These guys were so inspiring that Nick Darmstaedter and Louis Eisner came up with a rad piece that they were painting on the stage while the show was going on. More pix from the night are here. (Via Spacey Tracey.) |
From New York 04/14/08
Downtown Art Was Blowing Up permalinkWe’ve been working with NYLON on a handful of fashion related collaborations for about a year and it’s no secret that we like their kung-fu. So we’re super excited to let you know that the NYLON blog team are going to be contributing to the UO Blog on a weekly basis. Read on: Yooo guyz! Last week in NY at the Deitch Gallery the art show “Substraction” opened up. Me and a few kids went to check it out. There was a big scene there filled with a mix of young and old that came out for the opening. Downtown art was blowing up last week! My favorite piece of the show was Dan Colen’s rad painting. (Via Spacey Tracy.) |
From Elsewhere 04/11/08
Tote/Bag permalinkOpen Space’s first annual benefit show, Tote/Bag, stresses the fact that they care about our planet and do not want to just consume until there is nothing left. The proceeds from the sales of the show will go to the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, a New York based organization committed to enviromental advocacy and education. Just about 100 artists contributed totes so if your dance card is clear, head up to Beacon, NY to support good art and a solid cause. The show runs April 12 thru May 3. |
From Elsewhere 04/10/08
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Benefit permalinkSince she set up her first lemonade stand on her front lawn in 2000, Alex’s Lemonade Stand has raised over $18 million for childhood cancer research. We’re happy to have Alex’s Lemonade Stand in our Bloomington, IN store (530 E. Kirkwood Ave.) this Friday and Saturday. DJ Action Jackson will be providing the atmosphere both days so come on out and support a good cause.
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From London 04/10/08
Jim & Mike Exhibit permalinkJim The Illustrator and Mike Perry have joined forces on a pile of collaborative drawings. You can see them in all their glory tomorrow (Fri.) nite at Supersuperficial. 17 Foubert Place (near the Oxford Circus tube) from 6-9pm. |
From Philadelphia 04/03/08
There Will Be Animals permalinkLions and tigers and Bambi, oh my! Fishtown’s very own Bambi Gallery is about to debut another must-see show, with works from 3 artists included in the recent Bambi Biennial. “There Will Be Animals” stars Tory Franklin, Alan Prazniak and K-Fai Steele - it’s going to be big, believe us. Catch the opening party (champagne punch!) this First Friday, April 4th from 6:00-9:30pm and...weather permitting, help kick-off another season of warm-weather fun in the always-awesome Bambi backyard! |
From New York 04/02/08
Ryan McGinley Exhibit permalinkIn preparation for his latest show, I Know Where the Summer Goes, Ryan McGinley traversed the United States with sixteen models and three assistants, shooting 4,000 rolls of film. From the resulting 150,000 photographs, he narrowed down the body of work to some fifty images, the best of which made the cut for the show. Opening reception is at the Team Gallery, Thursday, April 3rd at 6:00PM
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From Miami 03/28/08
Fixed NYC Party @ WMC permalinkThe crazy huge Fixed (NYC) Freakout at the 2008 Winter Music Conference is tomorrow nite at Studio A (60 NE 11th Street). Resident djs Dave P and JDH are your hosts and the rest of the line-up is nuts: Riton, Radioslave, Boys Noize and Erol Alkan, plus special live performances from Gui Barrato and Simian Mobile Disco. Get there. |
From Philadelphia 03/28/08
Philadelphia Record Fair permalinkGet ready to get your fingers dusty this Sunday as Vox Populi is hosting the Philadelphia Record Fair at the UPenn Rotunda. There will be up to 50 vendors there with special attention being paid to collectible vinyl (geek alert!). It’s located at 4014 Walnut, it’s free to the public from Noon-6pm and $10 early admission from 10am-12pm for all you obsessives. Happy hunting. |
From Los Angeles 03/28/08
The Big Sad permalinkBarry McGee and Clare Rojas continue their tradition of reflecting the streets via folky, homespun visuals at their new exhibit The Big Sad. It opens this Sunday night at the RAM. |
From Philadelphia 03/26/08
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From San Francisco 03/20/08
Fairfax and Haight permalinkMarsea Goldberg, who runs LA’s New Image Art Gallery, took her highly regarded curating skills up the coast to SF to assemble the “Fairfax and Haight” exhibit. It features the artwork of Cheryl Dunn, Cleon Peterson, David Ellis, Deanna Templeton, Faile, Jeff Soto, Jung Hong, Kelsey Brookes, Megan Whitmarsh, Sean Cassidy, Swoon and The Date Farmers. The opening is tonite, from 7-9pm, at RVCA’s VASF Gallery. |
From New York 03/20/08
Boogie Exhibition - Reception Tonite permalinkBoogie’s latest book is limited to 500 copies and features more of his extremely stark imagery of people living on the fringe. His latest exhibit is up through March 31 at the Powerhouse Arena and tonite they’ll be hosting a reception for both Boogie and his book at 7pm. |
From Austin 03/14/08
UO in Austin ‘08 permalinkWe’re all over Austin this week like BBQ sauce on ribs. We’ve got 3 days of bands playing behind our 2406 Guadalupe St. store, Beth from UO HQ is sending us her daily reports from the field and we’ve got a new playlist to stream and download for free. Click here to check out all our goings-on. |
From New York 03/14/08
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From Stockholm 03/14/08
PALM by Johan Lindskog permalinkTonite through April 6 our Stockholm store (Biblioteksgatan 5) hosts PALM by Johan Lindskog (who you might know as the chief editor of RES magazine). To celebrate Original Penguin’s Spring/Summer ‘08 travel inspired collection, the exhibition features huge black and white prints of Lindskog’s palm images, which were shot around the world during his travels to over 70 countries.
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From Austin 03/13/08
Fool’s Gold Jamboree at SXSW permalinkFool’s Gold (for those of you who don’t know, it’s the label run by A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs) is throwing down extra serious in Austin this Saturday nite. They’re going to be showcasing their roster so expect to move your body to Chromeo, A-Trak, Kid Sister, Flosstradamus, Kid Cudi, Jokers of the Scene and Catchdubs himself. Party runs from 8pm til 2am at Volume (612 6th St.). |
From Philadelphia 03/05/08Kevin Lyons permalinkKevin Lyons unleashes an army of brightly colored monsters on the back wall of WTHN, live installation style, this Friday nite, March 7. |
From Elsewhere 02/27/08
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From Philadelphia 02/22/08
Vision and Resistance Benefit - TONITE! permalinkThe Smarts and Culture Collective present Vision and Resistance, a benefit for the Kensington Welfare Rights Union that’s jumping off tonite (Friday) from 7pm-12am at The Arts Garage (1533-35 Ridge Ave.). DJ Akshun (pictured) mans the decks and expect fire from MCs Therapist, Enki, Capital X, Godhead the General and Monte Smith. A good cause for sure and only $7 at the door. |
From Philadelphia 02/20/08
W.T.F. permalinkThe name of this new Thursday monthly probably has to do with what you’ll be saying when Dryw and C.Lux flip that Hugh Masekela rumba into a Sham 69 workout. But it could just mean, “What’s Thursday for?” and that answer is simple: friends and dranks. Get there tomorrow. 700 Club. Fix up. Look sharp. |
