Urban Outfitters
From Philadelphia 06/26/09
COMING UP - Tonite! permalinkA few of our very own UO peeps and a couple of their brethren spent some time dipping into their memory banks to create COMING UP, an exhibit curated by Mason Warner which showcases the cultural influences that form the core of those making art in the “oughts”. The show kicks off at Jinxed (620 S. 4th St.) tonite at 6pm. Fix up, look sharp and for those of you on a fixed income...we heard there might even be a hoagie tray.
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From New York 06/25/09
Free Energy at Mercury Lounge permalinkYou know how sometimes you really like a band, but they only have two songs on their MySpace and they don’t have an album yet but you don’t care and listen to those two songs over and over? We’ve been doing that with Philly upstarts Free Energy, who’s first track, “Dream City” is a bonafide, feelgood beach jam. Catch them in NYC tonight at Mercury Lounge—the perfect way to celebrate the fact that it almost, kind of, actually feels like summer.
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From Miami 06/25/09
Freedom of Expression permalinkOn Friday, July 3 from 6-9pm at Urban Outfitters South Miami store in The Shops at Sunset Place, Freedom of Expression brings together local artists and craftarians to help raise money for the Del Portillo Family, a local Miami family battling lung cancer. Also catch The Killer Moon (7pm) and Spinlight City (above, 8pm) as part of the good-hearted festivities. |
From Australia 06/25/09
Bookworms Never Go to Bed Alone permalinkIn Bookworms Never Go to Bed Alone at Gorker Gallery, artist and photographer Kelly Thompson presents mixed-media works that illustrate the kind of geeky girls every guy—even the quarterback—dreams of. Boys do make passes at girls who wear glasses.
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From Philadelphia 06/25/09
Win Tickets to See Sonic Youth permalinkSonic Youth roll through town on July 2nd for a show at the Electric Factory in support of their new album The Eternal, and we’re giving you a chance to see them. For free! Enter to win tickets to the show at UO’s two Philadelphia locations (110 South 36th St and 1627 Walnut St.). And don’t say we never gave ya nuthin’. |
From London 06/16/09
If You Could Collaborate permalinkThe latest If You Could project is If You Could Collaborate, pairing artists of every discipline imaginable with someone of their choosing, to create a project entirely of their choosing. Collaborations include Jim Stoten and Andy Rementer, Oliver Jeffers and Aaron Ruff, Fontaine Anderson and Deanne Cheuk, and many more. Results of the pairings will be shown at the A Foundation Gallery in early 2010, proving we can all just get along.
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From London 06/12/09
Whatever Happened to the Men of Tomorrow? permalinkWith his one-inch installations placed around the streets of London, Slinkachu creates something that is simultaneously cute and a biting commentary on modern life. With Whatever Happened to the Men of Tommorrow?, opened June 4th at Andipa Gallery, his tiny guys are superheros. “I used old and out-of-shape superhero characters to hint at failed hopes and dreams,” he says. “When we are young we think of ourselves as invincible and destined for greatness, but before we realize it we are old and forgotten—like the war hero beaten up at the bus stop for his pension money or the doting father left alone in a care home.” Heavy stuff for tiny stuff.
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From DC 06/08/09
Artomatic permalinkArtomatic is insane. The annual, open-to-all-who-apply art show is now in its tenth year and with upwards of 1600 artists showing at 55 M St. SE (right by Nationals Stadium), we’re a teensy bit stoked on having missed the chaos of opening weekend. The show runs through July 5; we plan on hitting it all up REAL LEISURELY on our next free afternoon. (Photo via: ReadysetDC.) |
From New York 06/08/09
Panelists V permalinkPanelists V at Giant Robot showcases drawings, paintings, illustrations and mixed-media works from a long-list of indie comic book artists. We’d be lying if we said we recognized a lot of the names, but they all sound pretty cool. The exhibit opened June 6.
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From London 06/05/09
Don’t Let the Bastards Cheer You Up permalinkDon’t Let the Bastards Cheer You Up, Harland Miller’s show at Baltic, features entirely works that Miller made or adapted specifically for the gallery. Included in the exhibition are several paintings adapted from Miller’s ‘Bad Weather’ series, and based off of old Penguin dust-jackets customized with references to the place where Miller grew up. Through July 19. |
From New York 06/03/09
Kenneth Capello Acid Drop permalinkFrom June 2-13 catch Kenneth Capello‘s show Acid Drop, curated by Tim Barber, at Milk Gallery. Based off of Capello’s Aperture book of the same name, Acid Drop is a collection of skateboarding photos Capello took as a ‘80s teenager in Houston. They’re rad.
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From Los Angeles 05/29/09
F%#k Cancer We Love Justin permalinkOn Friday, June 5, Poketo will host a silent art auction to raise money for artist Justin Van Hoy, who’s been battling leukemia. Participating artists include Kime Buzzelli, Mel Kadel, Travis Millard, Ye Rin Mok, and Shepard Fairey, and all the money raised goes directly to Justin and his wife, Holly. |
From DC 05/28/09Summer Camp permalinkDC pools are a mythical thing. Everybody’s got a cousin with a brother whose ex-girlfriend still has the access code to that one you heard about on that roof in Adams Morgan, but somehow that never seems to work out. The tides change this Saturday, May 30 when BYT is hosts its first weekly Summer Camp at the Capitol Skyline Hotel (10 I St., SW). Every Saturday from 12PM to 8PM, now until Labor Day, it’s $10 admisson for bands, DJs, fun in the sun and—most important of all—a real, live swimming pool.
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From Los Angeles 05/27/09
Space 15 Twenty Blogger Shop Day permalinkBlogs are a great way to covet someone’s wardrobe, but now at Space 15 Twenty’s Blogger Shop Day, you can actually buy someone else’s wardrobe. Fashion blogs such as Fashion is Poison (pictured), Lulu and Your Mom, Fashion Intel, Taghrid and That’s Chic are among the many who are generously letting you snap up their own personal goods for a song, and the event’s hosted by Alexi Wasser of I’m Boy Crazy. |
From Seattle 05/20/09
The Capitol Hill Block Party permalinkThe Capitol Hill Block Party is Seattle’s biggest summertime music event, with 50 bands on three stages during two days. This year’s lineup includes Sonic Youth, The Gossip, Deerhunter, Micachu & The Shapes, and the Pains at Being Pure at Heart. And guess where you can get tickets! Give up? Ok, at all Seattle Urban Outfitters! Go! Go! |
From Philadelphia 05/20/09
Groover’s Paradise permalinkNo, not Grover! Though that would be awesome, too, but this time around, it’s Groover’s Paradise, a seasonal get down at Kung Fu Necktie, with $1-off Yards and DJ Mental Feelings plays country of the good ole kind. |
From New York 05/19/09
The Underground Runway permalinkWe can’t help but applaud those who take a traditional route to fame and fortune (as in hard work and talent, and not just landing a reality TV gig), so come out and support 30 recent Parsons grads as they show their debut collections at The Underground Runway on May 28th. |
From New York 05/15/09
Michael Worful and Jason Polan permalinkSt. Louis-based photographer Michael Worful and NY-based photographer Jason Polan just completed their second book of photography, which they self-published. They’ll have copies of the book with this then Saturday, from 2-3pm, when they’ll be at Taco Bell on 14th St. They’ll also be drawing, if you want to join them.
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From New York 05/15/09
Converse’s Tux with Chucks permalinkBuy yourself a pair of Converse at select New York UO stores, and get a pair of tickets to Converse’s Tux with Chucks party on May 22. Think of it as prom, only way better. Want more details? Then you gotta buy the shoes, man. |
From Los Angeles 05/14/09
Slam Dunk permalinkSlam Dunk, curated by Slow and Steady Wins the Race, is on view this month at Gallery Space at Space 15 Twenty. The show features work by Butt Johnson, Libby Pratt and Sam Wilson. It’s a winner.
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From London 05/13/09
Shop 143 permalinkThrough May 25, you can stop by 143 for a dose of candy-floss colors and good design. A pop-up shop from Silver Spoon, Kate Moross and Gio-Goi, 143 is donating a percentage of its profits to charity, and is even raffling off this sweet ride, built by 14 Bike Co and customized by Moross, to raise more dinero. |
From New York 05/13/09
Phenomenal Handclap Band permalinkIf you missed them last night at Southpaw, you can catch the funkiness that is the Phenomenal Handclap Band tonight, when they perform a secret show at Black Betty. This eight-piece band has a rotating roster of special guests that include members of TV on the Radio, The Dap Kings, Mooney Suzuki, Antibalas and the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Ok, so it’s really just an unannounced show, but secret totally makes you want to go, doesn’t it?
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From Los Angeles 05/12/09
Anvil! The Story of Anvil permalinkAnvil! The story of Anvil is a rock doc like no other. You might start watching it expecting to have a good laugh at the expense of Robbo and Lips, two Canadian hessians who have been trying to get their thrasher band Anvil off the ground since the early ‘80s, but it’s more likely that you’ll end up with a tear in your eye and a big smile on your face. This Wednesday at the Nuart Theatre, catch the film and stay for a special live performance by Anvil—it’s heavy metal at it’s most heartwarming. |
From Los Angeles 05/08/09
Michael Schmelling Slide Show permalinkPhotographer Michael Schmelling spent two years accompanying Disaster Masters, a New York cleaning service dedicated to counseling and cleaning up the homes of compulsive hoarders. Collected in The Plan, 490 photographs are printed in black and white on 576 pages of newsprint, and this Sunday, Schmelling will have a book signing and slideshow at Family Books.
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From New York 05/08/09
New York Photo Festival permalinkThe New York Photo Festival kicks off next Weds, May 13, with five days packed with lectures, events, exhibits, workshops, awards and portfolio reviews. Artists, curators and advisers include Tim Barber, Jody Quon, David Benjamin Sherry, Grant Worth, René and Radka and Edith Maybin, among numerous, numerous others.
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From Los Angeles 05/08/09
Cool, Casual, Pop-Up Shop permalinkStop by Space 15 Twenty this weekend for the opening of the Cool, Casual, pop-up shop. The shop features the entire Cool, Casual, line designed exclusively for Urban Outfitters by Slow and Steady Wins the Race, as well as original SSWTR goods. If you’ve been reading our blog daily and with utter reverence (as you should be, of course) you’ll remember that SSWTR is one of the smartest labels out there, presenting its collections as ongoing commentary on fashion, art and consumerism.
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From New York 05/07/09
UO Profiles: Lissy Trullie permalinkWith their EP, Self-Taught Learner out, and a tour on the horizon, Lissy Trullie may be the epitome of cool—but only most of the time. |
From San Francisco 05/06/09
Designer face masks permalinkThe threat of a swine flu pandemic is finally settling down, but thanks to designer Irina Block, you can be prepared—and fashionable— next time around. |
From Los Angeles 05/04/09Maestro Knows permalinkFilmmaker, artist, skate rat and all-around lovable guy Levi Maestro gained a cult following with his online show Maestro Knows, which was often just him hanging out, or driving around in his car. Tonight, Alife at Space 15 Twenty hosts a special screening of Maestro Knows episodes, plus extra footage from the Levi’s past couple of years. As laidback a kid as he is, if Levi’s videos don’t inspire you to get off your ass and do something, we don’t know what will.
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