The Retrospective

The Brooklyn Circus‘ attention to detail and their fierce love of their brand, is what keeps me coming back. It had been a while since my last visit to their shop on Fillmore, and when I saw they had landed the coveted Pro-Keds account (only two other shops in the Bay Area carry them) I [...]

“21,398 keys, 26 artist grants, one vision” – so begin the opening lines of the 823 Key Project site. The idea is brilliant in its simplicity, and inspiring in its goal. Sell a series of one-of-a-kind, vintage, handmade, skeleton-key necklaces, and use the proceeds to create a grant fund that musicians and writers, painters and photographers, travelers and revelers can tap for their next project.

Notorious for putting their hearts and emotions on display for the world to interpret, Thursday hides very little from their audience. Over the years, Thursday has gained thousands of admirers, millions have watched them come into their own, and most importantly (to us, anyway) they’ve become our friends.

It’s Wednesday night, and while my Sociology final kept me from the M.I.A. concert, I know of a very very hot afterparty going on.  Wait, hot party on Wednesday?  Thanks to Rchrd Oh?!, Sleazemore, and the ever-so-lovely Parker Day, you had better fucking believe it.  The trio, who are also responsible for the hot and [...]

Take Buenos Aires and stick it in Oakland. You know, like what Shawn Reynaldo (aka Disco Shawn) and Gavin Burnett (aka ORO11) did after meeting on the Buenos Aires DJ circuit through mutual friends in late 2006. We should thank these guys for bringing cumbia to the Bay Area in a way that no one [...]

I ran into this dapper chap while on my way home from a long night of shooting. I’m disappointed that I didn’t get a full shot of his suit, but his look just oozed with cool. The James Dean hair style coupled with the jet black sunglasses is a great touch.