#bostoncalling with our bloggers @brittanywould @alysonromanok & @amandaxrae + Vans Surf’s @leilahurst the rain won’t get us down!
Some of the lovely ladies at Vans Girls (along with surfer Leila Hurst!) are headed east this weekend for the two-day music festival that is Boston Calling. The event’s a first-timer, but it’s going down as a Memorial Weekend staple if we’ve got anything to say about it.
Bad Rabbits, The Shins, and Fun. will be there alongside 15 others, so ship on up to Boston and join us for a couple of days. Don’t forget to keep an eye out for our photobooth while you’re there!
Our pals Motion City Soundtrack are going to be doing two meet & greets in two new Vans stores soon. To get in on the day of the signing you have to pick up a wristband which are available this Saturday May 18th first come first serve.
It’s almost party time, sailors! Get your hands on a limited edition copy of the Turbonegro Live From The House of Vans 7” at select Vans stores in the following states TOMORROW (Friday May 10th): NY, NJ, IL, IN, CO, CA, NV. Call your local store to see if they’ve got it in stock!
P.S. - Turbonegro are comin’ to a city near you. Check out their May tour dates and cancel all other plans immediately.
I headed over to The Wiltern last night to catch Paramore’s LA show in support of their new album. It was a blast to see the band rocking with a full stage set up and an even more full house. I lost my voice singing along and screaming hellos to all the familiar faces over one of the loudest crowds I’ve ever heard at an LA show. Thanks a ton to them for having us out and don’t miss it when they hit your city. Oh, and Rolling Stone also got a rad shot of Hayley rocking some serious sidestripe last night. Thanks dudes! -amanda
The Vans House Parties just took it to another level, y’all. Next week, you can get your hands on one of these 2,000 limited edition 7”s from House of Vans x Turbonegro. The release features two live tracks from their performance at HOV last August. Get it May 10th!
Waffle sole approved.
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All hands on deck! Dawn your sailor caps and denim vests, ‘cause our favorite underground rock ‘n’ rollers are prepping for a May tour and a limited edition 7” release. We’re teaming up with Turbonegro for a live recording from their set at the House of Vans last August. Turbonegro Live from the House of Vans features two tracks – “Mister Sister” and “You Give Me Worms” and hits select Vans stores on May 10th.
To find tour dates and the Vans store nearest you, visit vans.com/turbonegro.
The Architects have a crazy comic book/album combo in the works with their new project Border Wars. It’s a five-episode comic with a six-song CD to accompany each part. Rad? Rad. They’re promisin’ heroes, villains, and a whole lot of blood.
Make a pledge to the Border Wars campaign to help ‘em keep it DIY and gain yourself some awesome perks too!
Kathy just got her film developed & put together a little zine for you guys from last weekend. Catch up on all the festival coverage from our crew including hers, mine, Duran on the art scene, and Vans Skate’s Johnny Layton’s. -amanda
Just got my film back from this weekend at Coachella, so here’s my last few photos! Me, Kathy, and Brianna had a blast hanging out all weekend and checking out some of our favorite bands. Stay tuned for Kathy’s photos this week too! -amanda
If we’ve got anything to say about it, music and skating make for the raddest of mashups. Metallica’s Robert Trujillo talks about the collision of both worlds at the 2013 Orion Fest, where things are stepping up another notch this year. Why just have a vert ramp at a festival when you can have it attached to a stage instead? This time around you can watch bands shred as skaters tear up the 30-foot ramp.
Yes. Please.
Here’s a few more of my mini Polaroids from Coachella weekend 1. We had so much fun out in the desert. Can’t wait to get the rest of our film developed. Check out more posts from the festival so far from: Me, Kathy Miranda, Chris Duran, Johnny Layton, Brian Walsh & Nick Cantwell. -amanda
