Once a year we team up with the Crocker Art Museum, in Sacramento CA, to curate their monthly event titled ArtMix. This year the theme was vintage so we brought along some of our favorite local designers and stylists, a banjo and washboard player, traditional circus performers and a vinyl spinning DJ. We built a … Continue reading
Mondo Deco and Honyock are blasting into the past with a collaborative, four song release. These two bands are working together to make an old-school cassette, even recording in a garage onto an 1985-vintage tape deck, to complete the authenticity. Through cassette recording, Honyock and Mondo Deco add a vintage feel to their experimental, psychedelic music. … Continue reading
Old Gold (1104 R Street, Sacramento CA) On Black Friday, Old Gold is keeping their doors open from 10am-9pm for a storewide sale. Don’t forget to get pick up some lovely gifts for friends and family. Warm coats, soft scarves, and other winter jackets await! More information here. Wal Public Market (1104 R Street, Sacramento CA Metro … Continue reading
Welcome to The List. a gathering of our favorite happenings that are happening each week in Sacramento CA. Check out the where to go, what to do and who to see guide for the week of August 28-September 5 below. 1. Menagerie has a dreamy little line up of artists showing at Outlet Coworking on … Continue reading
While out thrift store shopping you can find all sorts of treasures from the past, but you do not always immediately know what they might be used for. For example, vintage hard suitcases look cool but they are a bit awkward and bulky. The key has most likely gone missing decades ago and even if you had it, you are not allowed … Continue reading
For the months of February and March, the quaint cottage-like coffee shop, Insight, features Logan Fessler’s “No Past, No Future” solo exhibit. Antique portraits collaged with vibrant paint and mounted on found wood compliment the white cobblestone walls of this downtown coffee shop. While the 24 pieces on display range in complex composition and size, … Continue reading
It happens every year, the Thanksgiving/Black Friday frenzy ends and December’s powerhouse of holidays sneaks up while we’re still recovering. Inevitably, there is that frantic last minute shopping nightmare where going to the supermarket and buying everyone a gift card seems like the only option. But never fear, TUBE is here to help give your holiday … Continue reading
Berta Alvarado is the creator behind Freebird Dbb; a handmade, sometimes vintage, nearly always one of a kind, Sacramento based jewelry and watch company. On November 13, Freebird dbb brought together local talent to create the PERSEVERANCE FASHION SHOW at Blackbird Kitchen+Beer Gallery in Downtown Sacramento. The show was a great success highlighting local fashion from Retrospective Vintage and Melissa Kay, along … Continue reading
I am aware that thrift store prices are usually already very affordable. But I have to say that there is something thrilling about getting it for even a BETTER deal. So what, call me cheap. I am proud of it. Today’s Myth: “I am at Goodwill. Wow, it is already a great deal.” FALSE. And … Continue reading
In all of my time as a thrifter, I have lived in fear of this one particular item: Jeans. I am happy to announce that this week I have overcome this fear. However, it wasn’t easy. Thrifting jeans takes patience, confidence and a positive attitude. It seriously isn’t for the faint of heart. Some tips … Continue reading
I have a confession. I am addicted to thrifting. The smell, the anticipation, the search, waiting for that moment when that item stands out among the chaos. Finding that treasure is the most incredible feeling. I need to share this with you. All of you. You know that super hip song by Macklemore? I do … Continue reading
TUBE cruised around the RAWards 2012, held at Miami Beach club in Citrus Heights, California this past Thursday, in search of something special. Instantly, we were drawn to an area that took us away from all the commotion of the Awards and landed us into a small boutique somewhere in Europe. There we found a … Continue reading
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