Alpine Beer Company opened up a pub… in Alpine
August 31, 2010
A few weeks ago, my favorite brewery opened a pub just a few doors down from their preexisting tasting room. Named after its town of residency, Alpine Beer Company manages to attract a healthy mix of local folk and beer advocates on their hop-seeking pilgrimages. Staying pretty conservative, I ordered a plate of their nachos topped with steak, chicken and bbq sauce. Pretty boring, I know… but I was there for the beer anyway and most of the real estate in my stomach was reserved for Exponential Hoppiness.
Yeller Studio Presents: When We Sleep at Subtext Gallery
August 29, 2010
Last Saturday, my friends from Yeller Studio held the reigns at Subtext Gallery in a group show featuring works by Christina Liu, Clarke Forrest, Michael Tussey, Tyler Cristobal and Richard Parubrub. Themed, When We Sleep, the show was a visual culmination of work inspired by the unconscious glimpses of the artists. It was all a dream!
722 Figueroa’s Sounds of Summer Concert Series Featuring Best Coast
August 29, 2010
I made the way up to Los Angeles on Friday night to check out Best Coast at the Sounds of Summer Concert Series presented by 722 Figueroa. Reaching capacity far before starting their set, there were plenty of hopeful show-goers left at the door. Get there early folks! Without my camera in hand, these were the only shots that I was able to take with my iPhone.
Thankyou to 722 Figueroa Showroom for the invite. I had a great time. Further bills of the Sounds of Summer Concert Series will include Neon Indian and The Drums. Save the dates.
Craft & Commerce. San Diego, CA. iPhone stills
August 25, 2010
Subtext: LOOK: The Work of Grant Brittain & Josh Higgins recap
July 31, 2010
If you ask almost any skateboard photographer on who their influences are, most would probably bring up Grant Brittain. Brittain spent a great amount of time capturing the early careers of riders such as Tony Hawk, Danny Way and Mark Gonzales to name a few. Brittain shoots with an intuition that captures the personalities of his subjects. His photo of Tod Swank still comes to mind as one of my favorite images in photography.
Last night, Subtext in Little Italy played venue for LOOK: The Work of Grant Brittain & Josh Higgins. It was a full house — with both the gallery space and patio filled with art-hungry guests and industry folk alike. The snacks (mustard sausages!) provided by the Tractor Room served as a tasty distraction from the unusually chilly summer night. Things also got warmer as Adrian Demain laid down his skills as the nights tunesmith. And this is what I saw…
Edit: The show goes on July 30th – August 29th, 2010. Be sure to swing by and check out the show before its over. Prints are available for sale while they last.
Flynn’s Arcade at ComiTRON San Diego
July 25, 2010
This year’s Comic-Con really stood behind their ComiTRON promotion and even went as far implementing a fully functional arcade with all the vintage games you can think of. I spent a good amount of my time racking up points on the Galaga cabinet before heading to the back room that would make most Tronphilles go crazy.
Disguised as a Pepsi-serving cocktail lounge, the Tron: Legacy-themed space screened the film’s trailer along with a fully choreographed light show. Below, is some footage that I took.
Viva la Revolución: Members Opening Photo recap. MCASD Downtown
July 19, 2010
San Diego artist, Acamonchi and Jyumoku workman, Ted Galvez.
The heavily guarded room exhibiting our favorite existencilist, Banksy.
Above is Otávio Pandolfo, one half of Os Gemeos. They were definitely one of my favorite participants at the show. Be sure to catch a glimpse of their large scale piece on Horton Plaza’s G-Street facade. Some of you sneaker collectors may recognize the Zoom FCs that they designed for Nike a couple of years back. I forget the name of the gentleman below. Nice guy and a pretty good DJ. After I took this photo, he reached down his pocket and handed me a sticker with Andre the Giant on it. Thanks dude.
Telekom by Jordan Josafat at Gravity Shapes
July 19, 2010
Last Saturday I swung by the Gravity Shapes art show to check out Jordan Josafat’s (above) “Telekom” series. The collection focuses on a post-apocalyptic world dependent on satellite energy sources. And with all the Mel Gibsons and “spilling” going on in this world, living on a floating island with a remote energy source doesn’t sound too bad, no?
