We have been going hard over here at TBC studios. We decided to take a break and check out the HARD SUMMER TOUR, taking place over at the Los Angeles State Historic Park near Chinatown. Our good friends over at PULSE RECORDING were kind enough to get us some passes and we had a great time. My personal favorite was seeing RATATAT on the main stage. DUCK SAUCE killed it as well!
Mark your calendars! On May 14th, we will be taking part in the grand opening of ELEXARE art supply store in Long Beach.
With live painting from thebadcharacter himself, along with James Haunt and musical performances from PHENIK, Destruct, Jroz, Fresh Raheem, & Guess?.
ELEXARE will also be having a spray paint sale, as well a taco man on-site, give-aways, live DJ, blackbook session and tons of art on display.
So make sure to come stop by and check out the event on May 14th from 12pm-8pm!
March 26th & 27th marked the 7th installation of Grenade Games held by Grenade Gloves. Our buddy James ‘Haunt’ was set to paint live at this event, so we packed our extreme gear and headed up to Big Bear Lakes to join up with guys at Living the Dream. Spent Saturday night watching The Game perform. Later that night we got a pizza ordered to our hot tub time machine. #BOSSLIFE The weather on Sunday was perfect, not a cloud in the sky. We had the perfect viewing point for the games and spent the day in the snow. Thanks to everyone that showed us love and support. Great time.
COOK-CMK from Osaka, Japan
I painted an indoor soccer spot the other day with about 15 other people. It was a lot of fun and I was able to chill with people I haven’t seen in awhile. I was a little rusty but I think everything came out cool in the end. Special thanks to Elexare.com for pulling the wall. As usual the pictures are up on our flickr or you can click on the pic above.
Our good friend Mannyslaysall.com holding us down in the streets.
On 11/11, our good friend James Gillette had a solo show “Feel Me Don’t Kill Me” at the Archrival clothing store, located in downtown LA. While I don’t have any photos of the artwork, I encourage you to visit the Archrival store to see the original pieces. And if you just can’t make it, here is a link to see some of the artwork.
More photos from the show are also here
Greg and I spent most of our free time last week downtown at Andy’s studio, watching the progression of a piece that both Andy and James were collaborating on. The piece was for a show titled “State of the Art” which opened and held at Ek5obition Gallery last weekend at Pomona’s Artwalk. It’s a one of kind experience watching these two ‘work’; Mini electric dirt bikes, night-time LED laden photo shoots, random visits from friends and even a lucha libre show next door all came together to make quite the creative environment. The piece itself is actually 15 different canvas’ that were placed together to create on large canvas.
Be sure to check out the Flickr to see more behind the scene photos and if you were not able to make it out to the show last Saturday, here is a link to Ek5obition’s Flickr that shows the finished product.
If you frequent the blog then you know we get down with Ninjasonik whenever they’re on the westcoast. This time around they headlined the free/all ages Mad Decent Block party.
We are headed to Agenda in Huntington Beach with a few samples of our new shirts. Come find us for a sneak peak.
If you aren’t aware, the Griffith Observatory, in Los Angeles, holds a “Star Party” on the third Saturday of every month. Fortunately for us the “stars” at this Hollywood party aren’t some depressingly self-centered celebrity. For more info on this monthly event, be sure to hit the observatory’s star party page. Photos are from the most recent party on June 19th. More photos on Flickr.
I know it’s late but I just finished going through some pictures from this years Lakers parade. Check out the flickr for more from that day.
I want to give a special shout to the very lovely and talented Natalia Brutalia. I ended an awesome birthday weekend with her and Billy Roper. We spent some time at the pool and then made a visit to the Do Over in Hollywood. Natalia runs the spanking new MEOW blog over on TheHundreds.com. There are some great photos from Sunday, including a awesome picture of yours truly. Be sure to bookmark her blog because there will be some definite treats to come.
Congratulations to the Los Angeles Lakers, the 2010 NBA champions!!! I was fortunate enough to be downtown to witness the aftermath of game 7 and got to snap a few shots on my point and shoot. Additional photos are available on our flickr. Check out those rubber bullets in the photo below. I was shot in the back and in the arm while taking photos and my friend Nick was shot point blank in the leg. I understand the need for the riot police though as I witnessed a few unruly fans break a large window and send a dumpster into oncoming traffic. It is unfortunate that after such a great moment in Lakers history we as a city cant even celebrate without destroying our own city.
Enjoy the photos.
Last week was a week to remember thanks to a visit from Ninjasonik. Fresh off the release of their new album, Art School Girls, the boys came through to put on a couple shows out here in Los Angeles.
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Luchadors, burlesque dancers and comedy. Since 2002, that is what Lucha VaVoom has been bringing to the table. We were lucky enough to attend the sold-out 2nd Annual Cinco de Mayan to witness this fantastic display of sexo y violencia. The wrestling is extremely entertaining and the hosts add good comedic commentary. It actually reminds me a bit of that SpikeTV show, MXC. As far as the burlesque part of the show, the fact that all the dance routines have a high possibility of turning into a striptease, gives me a warm feeling inside. The show returns to The Mayan theater in June so be sure to check out their site for ticket info. A special thank you to Angie for the invite, it was an awesome way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo!
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