Urban Outfitters

Art Los Angeles Contemporary with The Hole NYC

Last Saturday, we were excited to help The Hole NYC throw a pretty rad party to celebrate Art Contemporary Los Angeles. The party featured a performance by Kreayshawn and Young Hawaii Slim, and an art installation by New Image Art. There were also a few skate ramps, lots of dancing, and an airbrushed Alf T-shirt. Thanks to everyone involved—we had a great time! Check out more photos on Art from Behind.

01/17/12 04:30PM

SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS

SHUT UP AND PLAY THE HITS, a documentary focusing on the final LCD Soundsystem performance, makes us want to cry all over again. Come back, we miss you.

12/30/11 04:30PM

Making Time New Year's Eve HYPER-RAGER

Our New Year's Resolution? Party till we puke! Start 2012 off right at the Making Time New Year's Eve HYPER-RAGER at Union Transfer (1026 Spring Garden) with Dave P. and Sammy Slice. See y'all next year!

From Australia

12/15/11 11:30AM

MONA FOMA

Locally—and lovingly—referred to as MOFO, MONA FOMA, is a week-long festival held in Hobart every January featuring some of the world's most avant-garde performers. Curated by Brian Ritchie (one time bassist of the Violent Femmes and now a Hobart local), this year's lineup swings from Girl Talk to PJ Harvey, to Icelandic group Amiina to local Italian disco stallion Donny Benet. The festival is the offshoot of MONA, the most fascinating, perverted, beautiful, disgusting and magnificent museum in the southern hemisphere. - Nadia

12/13/11 02:30PM

Shop Laura Marling's A Creature I Don't Know

Laura Marling at Grindcore

This past Friday, we headed over to Grindcore House (1515 S. 4th) to catch Laura Marling's current solo tour (which is completely sold out, by the way) in support of her latest album, A Creature I Don't Know. The set was short but incredibly sweet, and included new songs, a few from the past, and a cover of Ryan Adam's "My Winding Wheel." Though it's been said a thousand times that 21-year-old Marling is wise beyond her years, it's not until you watch her perform that you really understand what that means. Her sweet voice combined with her honest and occasionally dark lyrics would lead you to believe she has lived multiple lives, and learned from each. We loved seeing her in such a small, intimate setting—and the vegan coffee was good, too.

From Elsewhere

11/11/11 03:23PM

Talking Mountain "High Five (My Friends Who Are Alive)"

Talking Mountain's video "High Five (My Friends Who Are Alive)" features a couple of instruments from The UO Music Shop, including a seriously sweet Moog Slim Phatty redesigned by singer Jason.

Ready for a little Pop Up Video info? Jason is one of our display artists from Omaha, the video features three other Urban employees, and it was shot in all one take. If they ever want to do a reshoot, we want to join!

Buy Talking Mountain's album The Nature of Magic and the Magic of Nature here!

11/04/11 04:35PM

Making Time RADio + The Drums and Wu Lyf

So after last weekend's Making Time Warehouse Halloween Party, Making Time is back to its usual haunts and roster of radness with the Drums and Wu Lyf at Voyeur on Saturday night. And you can use tonight to get psyched for tomorrow by tuning in to the November edition of Making Time RADio from 7-9 on 88.5 WXPN. Hyper-radness, indeed.

From Seattle

10/26/11 12:00PM

UO X The Vera Project: Live In-Store

Hey Seattle! This Saturday from 6pm-8pm, we will be having a live in-store performance by Witch Gardens and Yuni In Taxco at our Capitol Hill store (401 Broadway East). Until then, spend the rest of your work week listening to four free tracks from the bands!

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10/21/11 11:54AM

Making Time: The Rapture on the Rapture

The Rapture is coming! No really, it is—Harold Camping, the guy who so confidently predicted the end of the world last May, has recalculated and now predicts that the world is ending tonight! So what better way to go out with a bang than by seeing The Rapture play at Making Time? PS- Just for the record, we don't actually believe that the world is ending tonight, we just like a good excuse to party.

10/13/11 10:00AM

BNNA CLPS: October 14

Don't miss BNNA CLPS this Friday at Siagon Maxim Restaurant (612 Washington Ave.), because these CLPS are BNNAS! B-N-N-N-N-A-S!

From Store on Tour

10/11/11 11:56AM

Athens Popfest

We were stoked to learn that we were going to be in Athens at during Popfest. The lineup includes several local Athens bands that we're excited to check out, like Witches, Tunabunny, Bird Names, Easter Island (and we also want to catch Catnaps from our hometown of Philly). Perfect excuse to hit up the 40 Watt—multiple times.

From Elsewhere

10/05/11 10:56AM

Urban Outfitters Frankfurt Opening

Ugh, we hate missing a party! Especially one that looks like it was as much fun as this one!

09/29/11 09:00AM

Making Time with Factory Floor, Anika and Dirty Beaches

This Friday's Making Time with Factory Floor, Anika and Dirty Beaches represents a year of Dave P. putting in work. Don't. Miss. Out.

09/28/11 12:24PM

Making Time Forever (under) 21-The Redux

A while back, Dave P and our friends at Making Time were all set to have an under-21 rager, and then this nasty little thing called a hurricane happened. So the soon-to-be-legendary Making Time Forever (under) 21 has been rescheduled for this weekend, and it's not to be missed. Bring your friends, acquaintances, classmates, crushes, BFFs, BFs, GFs, followers, Tweet it, FB it, Tumble it, blog it...whatever. Just come, ok?

From Los Angeles

(Photo via Rony's Photobooth)

09/21/11 04:18PM

Levi's Bike Shop Tour: Dominic's Update September 21

After a month since the launch of the tour, with over 20 stops and 8,000 miles, the Levi's Bike Shop rolled into LA for another full weekend—all systems go. It was a non-stop fiesta.

Featured LA artist Geoff McFetridge's winged patch was flying everywhere: on shirts, hats, bags, and pockets. It was a hot item all weekend long

Space 15 Twenty came prepared for the party, and the PUSH/PULL: Art and Cycle gallery show (curated by Space manager Stephen Stonehill) connected the dots between the Bike Shop outside and the courtyard concert events within. It features displays by Flying Pigeon, Golden Saddle, and Micheal Kim's traveling Bicycles photo exhibition.

Inside, the crowd packed in tight, eagerly anticipating the electrifying concert to come from High Places and Liars. They were juiced by Patron's open bar, which came back with custom Commuter drinks and popsicles.

The venue was over capacity and the back to back shows shook the walls. After the bands had left the stage and revelers took to the night, the crowd continued to envelope the Shop and kept the party going even later. The Bike Shop rolled on with a steady flow of traffic, and busy hands tuning and tailoring into the night.

The next day we were back at it again. The Bicycle Film Festival's Street Party downtown brought the noise, and plenty of bikes to be serviced. We had four mechanics working non-stop, as BMXers performed tricks alongside the Shop on sprawling ramps. A crowd of all ages packed the overflowing lot.

Riders were coming straight off the ramp to the Shop and then right back into the arena, working it like a pit crew.

Tricked out bikes sparkled in the sun and bicycle jump rope kept it hopping.

As the crowd slowly retreated, the Shop packed up again and prepared itself for the road to San Francisco, where an even larger party awaits.

Follow along with us for the end of the Levi's Bike Shop Tour @GetInTheSaddle!—Dominic

09/19/11 05:19PM

Around The World Fall 2011 Collection

Our Around The World Fall 2011 Collection launch last Friday was so much fun! The Stella Artois and Sofia Blanc de Blanc cans were flowing and the sweet snacks were flying off the table while hundreds of you showed up to help us celebrate the night.

DJs Dave P. and Sammy Slice killed it as usual, while the line to get portraits done by Fashion Art NYC was constantly full and surprisingly fast, with artists like Meagan Morrison and Youjin Moon drawing nonstop to get everyone in.

Thanks to all the designers, artists, store staff members, and everyone who came out! We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.

09/14/11 03:43PM

Around The World Fall 2011 Collection

Join us this Friday, September 16, at the launch of our Around The World Fall 2011 Collection! Be there from 6-8PM at our New York store (521 5th Ave at 43rd St.) to meet the designers, grab a tote bag, watch live sketching by the illustrators of Fashion Art NYC, and enjoy the sounds of DJs Dave P. and Sammy Slice.

RSVP now!

09/02/11 11:55AM

Labor Day Making Time

Say sayonara, summer, with the last Making Time of the season.

09/02/11 09:51AM