Momma MIA....

Over the last few months I have been collecting intel on places where our staff likes to party and things they like to do. I figured who would know better than the crew who comes into work Saturday AM wearing the same outfit they were wearing on Friday...the club people... So with out further ado, here is the scoop for Miami from the staffs of Sunset and Dadeland....


Our staffs area of choice to party is in the dilapidated Downtown Miami area where the buildings are decaying and crack heads roam free and the clubs come and go. We really don't go near South Beach unless its for the few hidden gems we mention below.

Monday is the only day of rest.

Tuesdays are for Buck 15 on the Beach. Unless you know where to go you'd never find it....its a small upstairs spot hidden away behind a heavy steel door in a stinky alley off Lincoln Road. Keen One is the resident DJ, he spins a great blend of old-school Hip-Hop and lots of other funky stuff.

PS14 is one of our regular hangouts on any given night, but we mostly link up there on Wednesdays for the YO! BBQ party hosted by the IAMYOURVILLIAN fam where resident DJ Stravinsky (Third Key at Sunset) spins some funky MIA flavor amongst the ladies chugging down free drinks till midnight. They have a different theme every week, yesterday was ladies arm-wrestling for a bottle of bubbly. Other themes include the Cupcake Battle (I was runner-up last time), Midnight Rummage Sale, Bike Race from UNIV and other stuff.

Friday is a toss up! It depends what's going on but Jazid on South Beach is always a good spot for live music and really good drinks. Its a tiny little spot next to famed Miami Ink Tattoo studio.

The go to Saturday party is POPLIFE at the White Room, which is around the corner from PS14. Its been going on for years and always changes venues...but its the best underground night in town. Drinks are decent prices, the music is always fresh and the live shows are great too.

Sunday is not a day rest in the 305! Its reserved for Purdy Lounge, this place is off the regular South Beach strip...parking is free and theres NO DRESS CODE! Everyone gets a "Happy Meal"
(Miller High Life & Jager for $3) and plays pool to the sweet sounds of Induce, Keen One & Contra. They always have the best guest DJs liek Andy Smith from Portishead.

I couldve made this list crazy long but I would be here all night.

We party hard in the 305!

Francy Stores 27/31

Climbing Up The Wall

Blu is an Italian born street graffiti artist who's been in the game for years. You can see his stuff across the world in Berlin, London, Bolo, and Guatemala. He's known for his murals and urban design. This time, he's bombed the walls of Buenos Aires and Baden and captured it in real time animation.

Check out the vid>> http://www.vimeo.com/993998

and his site>> http://www.blublu.org/
[if you're really into his stuff, you can order some prints for the crib]

Cans Festival...

I don't know where it is, I don't know anything really. I do know that I would sell a kidney to find it. The Cans Festival is a street art (aka. art)installation that features the work of some of the best street painters in the world. Banksy, BTOY, Dotmasters, dolk, faile and a bunch of other insanely talented artists have deceneded on some large, well lit, and completly caught off guard "tunnle space" and proceeded to stencil, poster, graph, write, paint, splatter, and Krink the shit out of it. The result is a space that is real and vicseral, yet is so well bombed that is has become one giagantic art peice.

Check out the flickr photostream here, there are 100+ pics form about 20 artists.



If anyone knows more about where the show is (or was)please post a commnet.
Thanks to Romanywg for the flickr stream.

LU23

Update: Here are the details of the event>> POW

The Land of the Setting Sun...

Sorry for the lack of posts lately...man things have been busy. Anyway Ruth and I just got back from visiting stores and brands on the west coast. Here are some pics and descriptions to go with them.

We Stopped by Fivefour to say hi and to peep the new stuff for fall. Had a great visit with Dee and was able to say Hi to Mike who used to work for us in the VB and is now the Product/Sales Education Director for FiveFour. See...BELIEF is universal.


Dee- Cofounder of Fivefour likes to point at stuff.



Mike formerly of UATW, now hustles for FiveFour


We stopped by Laguna Beach to visit with the people there. Steve and Christine (owners and designers) showed us the new styles. It's nice to see a high end denim brand with down to earth owners.


Christine and Steve of Laguna Beach


We hung out with Rich from Crooks & Castles...Ruthie looked at the next season. Rich, BJ and Crew were great hosts...they left us wanting s'more...

Rich from C&C



World meet Jonathan of the Bureau. If you live in the valley you already know him. So what can a young guy like Jonathan teach two old seadogs like Ruth and I? How about everything. This guy understands that life is to be lived, issues are to be conqured and everything should be fun or whats the point...he mosdef walks the walk.