Upper Playground

Upper Playground and SonicLiving present Groundsound Happy Hour at Laszlo (2526 Mission St. - between 21st and 22nd). Come join us Friday, July 3rd from 6-9p with The Tourist (Magnificent 7) and special guest Dave Aju (Circus Company - Soundslike). Unwind with us every first Friday of the month with free beer for the first hour and great music.

RSVP @ sonicliving.com/happyhour for ticket giveaways and more!

Start the hot days of summer off right with two new stylish pieces of headwear. The July Upper Playground New Era 59FIFTY hats feature the artwork of David Choe and Upper Playground. David Choe’s whales get around, and from freeways, to city walls, his whales wax poetic on everything from social commentary to stating the obvious.  The David Choe Whales Fitted features his signature whales embroidered all over the hat.

The whales are the biggest mammal on the planet, and the way I draw them is …retarded and stupid and doofy looking with a buck tooth and sometimes he’s like the mouthpiece for what I need to say and sometimes he’s just commenting on the environment …
-David Choe

The Upper Playground Logo Mesh Fitted blends the breathability and comfort into a hat perfect for warmer weather. Now, you can keep cool and look cool for the summer. Both hats are available at Upper Playground stores and on the Upper Playground Web Store.

Don’t forget to check out the Word to Mother show this Thursday at FIFTY24SF Gallery.  “Young Mind, Old Soul” features new paintings on display at from July 2 - 28, 2009.  The opening reception is on Thursday from 7 to 9:30 PM.

The exciting thing for me, it’s not the final piece—it’s where I’m going to put the piece…like the street and what’s interactive with what’s surrounding me.
-WK Interact

New York based street artist WK Interact’s work is inspired by the concepts of movement, gesture, and place. His site-specific pieces have garnered notoriety through the obvious concern for spatial context with which he approaches each location and through his fluid depictions of figures in motion. Blurring lines between street art, fine art, and design, WK Interact has exhibited in galleries internationally and collaborated with brands such as Nike, Adidas, and BMW. Watch the interview from “The Run Up,” available for the first time to the public for free, below…

AN AFTERNOON WITH GREG SIMKINS
Saturday, June 27th from 12-4pm

Gallery 1988: Los Angeles
7020 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90038
(323) 937.7088

Greg will be PAINTING LIVE for cancer research at Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles. Proceeds from the finished painting will be donated to the American Cancer Society.

This exciting event will also include 2 new special releases!