Mar 19, 2009

Behind the Scenes: Veni Vidi Vici

I came, I saw, I conquered....and had hella fun while I did it all!

Homeygrown was in the building for Veni Vidi Vici at Club Six last Saturday (Pi Day!). We kicked off the fashion show at 10 pm but as you must know, much preparation goes into a show. Many hours of work for 15 minutes of fame.

As Andy Warhol once said, "In the future everyone will be world-famous for fifteen minutes." We're not world-famous, or Frisco-famous, or even famous at all. We're just trying to get OUT there...for longer than fifteen minutes. We're not trying to conquer the world, or the Bay, we're just trying to shine hard.

And we did shine hard, but of course we can't do it all by ourself. That's not what Homeygrown is about....we shine together!





Tiffany rockin a Rockill apron while she gets the hair did. This girl got it. She comes and saves the day AND rocks the runway. WOW! Thanks so much for being down!


Goldiloks don't need make-up, but what she wants she can do it all by herself!




It was way hot in the white room, and not just because of the fly people working, but because of the NUMBER of fly people in there. There must have been 30 people in there.























Mar 10, 2009

3.14- Veni Vidi Vici- Fusion Fashion Show! Art! Music!



Read the rest for the full line-up. Make sure you get your presale tickets to save some $!
ArtNowSF & JUXTAPOZ
present…


VENI VIDI VICI



JUXTAPOZ Issue Release Party

@ CLUB SIX

60 6th St. SF, CA

Saturday, March 1th



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Room 1:

*Reggae - Dancehall – Roots*


PRESSURE

"Love & Affection"


http://myspace. com/pressurebusspipe

RANKIN SCROO


http://myspace. com/rankinscroo

IRIE DOLE

(Jah Warrior Shelter)


http://myspace. com/djiriedole


REBS

(SoundProof/ArtNowSF)


http://myspace. com/soundproofintl

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Room 2:

*Dubstep – StreetBass*

SUB SWARA

(NYC)


http://myspace. com/subswara

JOE NICE

(DubWar NYC, Balt. )


http://myspace. com/joenice

NICK ARGON

(Argon Records, SF)


http://myspace. com/nickargon

MATTY G

(Argon Records, SC)


http://myspace. com/mattygbeatz

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Room 3:

*Hip-Hop - Art & Fashion Show – Spoken Word*


DEVLIN & DARKO

(Spank Rock/Ambassadors of B-MORE Bass)


http://myspace. com/baltimorebassconnection


Kap10


http://myspace. com/kaphrrris

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Fusion Performance Fashion Show

@ 10pm from designers:


Alchemetric


http://myspace. com/Alchemetric

Homeygrown


http://myspace. com/homeygrown


Heathen


http://myspace. com/wearheathen

P.E.A.C.E.


http://www. peacefits. com


Hellagant


http://www. Hellagant. com


Nicacelly


http://myspace. com/Nicacelly

Kamileon Designs

http://myspace. com/kamileondesigns

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Special Live Performances

incorporated into the fashion show by:



Bicasso


http://myspace. com/bicasso

Raashan Ahmad


http://myspace. com/raashanahmad

Flossafee


http://myspace. com/Flossafee

The Bash Brothers


http://myspace. com/Thebashbrothers


Brycon


http://bryconmusic. com

Ruby


http://rubyisill. com

Nikila

http://myspace. com/mamawisdom

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Showing art by:

incorporated into the fashion show by:



Bicasso


http://myspace. com/bicasso

Raashan Ahmad

http://myspace. com/raashanahmad

Aaron Johnson

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http://aaronomicsart. com

Rudy Fig

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http://flickr. com/rudyfig


Jin Chon

Photobucket
http://jinkimchon. com

ARMOgedon 2057

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http://armo1. com

Andrew Colin

Photobucket


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http://snyderartdesign. com

Derick Montez

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http://derickmontez. com/wordpress

Carly Ivan Garcia

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http://carlyivangarcia. com

Goldiloks

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http://myspace. com/girafficorn

Ashley Arnold

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http://myspace. com/smashleyarnolds

Overunity

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For more info and tickets go to
http://going. com/marvvv

RSVP for Free Giveaways

& 2 for 1 drinks 9-10pm




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http://www. myspace. com/artnow
Become a Facebook Fan of ArtNowSF:

http://artist. to/artnowsf


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Mar 5, 2009

GOONIES!

come out to this show...our homies are so talented.

Mar 1, 2009

Thank you for swapping with us!

Thank you to all who came and swapped with us last night. We had about 80 swappers throughout the evening, and it seemed like the clothes kept coming!

Did you come to the swap? We'd love it if you could share stories and photos of what you swapped and what you copped and let us know what you got silkscreened. We'd especially appreciate any photos of the event so we can post it on the site. Remember, swapping is not only about physical items, but also about your stories, joys, and documentation of your experience. Any feedback would also be wonderful. Since we throw these events twice a year, we want to know what YOU want!

As always, we had some questions on the wall for folks to share. Read the rest for some swappers' last goodbyes to their goods and find out what was found in the giant piles.

Say your last goodbye to what you swapped:
- A farewell to the "lucky" college army jacket. You served me well!
- Bye $70 jacket I never wear
- To all the things I never wear....so long suckers!!! =)
- Ugly red & green sweater, you served me well, it was time for you to move on. thanx.
- Goodbye non-vegan leather jacket. You were hard so hard to get rid of but I know you have found a good home. Thanx to the lesbians who originally sold it to me for $4. Pay it forward!
- Tacky trendy tops too terrific to trash." (Great alliteration!)

What did you cop today?
- An awesome sweater screened with a tree!
- New jeans!
- Hella new shit! Thank you much <3!
- "Bunches of awesomeness"
- !kcor syug uoy !hcum os uoy knahT
- Some great sweaters/long sleeve shirts, top gun jacket & Fox backpack not yet chewed on by a dog =)
- Cute comfy shoes, sweater, velour pants, cool tank- thanks!
- Shoes! Books!
- A fly flashy track jacket that apparently belonged to Rockill. Thanks girl!
- Phat laces
- Utility long johns top
- Khaki-colored tunic dress that I plan to draw on =)
- A punk rock leather jacket
- The cup: VHS

Add to these lists and keep the stories coming!

Feb 25, 2009

Swap! Not Shop! gets love.....

East Bay Express chose Swap! Not Shop! as a Critic's Pick for this week! Check page 20 or you can view the event here. Our last swap was also featured, and although this tiny little paragraph in this issue did not mention Homeygrown, we're happy that folks are spreading the swap spirit around!

And many thanks to Lori of Female Sneaker Fiend who posted our swap info on the site.

Check out these other blogs that help spread the word:
Did we forget you? Let us know!

Click the link to RSVP and let us know who's bringing the goodies!

Feb 22, 2009

Swap! Not Shop! Clothing Exchange



Yes, we know that times are tough, but your wardrobe doesn't have to show it.
Start diggin' in your closets.....because it's swap time again!
FREE CLOTHES!!!! LIVE SILKSCREENING!!!
Come out to our biannual clothing exchange, SWAP! NOT SHOP!
Saturday, 2/28 from 4-9pm at Soundwave Studios in West Oakland.

Click the link for more info and to RSVP!

SWAP! NOT SHOP! Homeygrown's Biannual Clothing Exchange
Forget about shopping! Swap out your old duds with new (to you) clothes and more!
Saturday, February 28 from 4-9pm
$5 admission + a bag of clean clothes and such
Also accepted: shoes, household items, movies, books, music, nonperishable foods, etc.
18+ with ID, 21+ to drink
FREE MUNCHIES!
Live silkscreening by HOMEYGROWN
$3 for one design, $5 unlimited!
customize your gear for hella cheap!
plus.....all the FREE clothes you can get!

Held at the legendary Soundwave Studios in West Oakland
2200 Wood Street (off of West Grand under the overpass)
Look at map here
Entrance through the front screen gate, not the parking lot

All leftovers will be donated to charity! Put on some wacky finds for our fugly fashion show!

If you're on going, RSVP to let us know you're coming!

Feb 4, 2009

2/15: Body Language Show



Celebrate the record release of our homey Flossafee. Floss won't be the only one flossin', because we'll be showin' off some body language of our own in a fashion show.
Want more info? Click below!

When: Sunday, Feb. 15 from 6-10PM (Early Show! Holiday on Monday!)
Where: Element Lounge
Who: Performances by.....
Flossafee
Livenfire
ETC
Art by Overunity and Ashley Arnolds
Fashion show by Homeygrown

Feb 2, 2009

Up:Date

Just testing some things out. Get ready! Many photos to edit, thoughts to type, and dates to up!