Urban Jacksonville

Steadfast was raised in Ft. Washington, MD. Whether it was his sister playing the flute or his grandmother practicing with the church choir, it appeared early on that music would be a mainstay in his lifelong diet. He began writting in 1993 after listening to Wu Tang Clan’s debut album and after cultivating his style he linked up with The Homeless Society, a group of emcees and producers repping the New York, Maryland and DC areas.

He’s now on Social Light Sounds records and will be appearing at Summertime in the City 2009. You can also find Steadfast on MySpace.

Day 2: Summertime in the City Grand Finale Blowout presented by HIP HOP HELL and Red Bull Music Academy

Where: Shantytown Pub 22 W. 6th St. (Springfield) MAP
When: 10pm to 2am
Price: $5.00

Featuring live performances by: Steadfast, Grizleh (aka Blakhart), Mr. Al Pete, The Elevated Hip Hop Exp., Heavy Flow, The N Word, Dr. Sam Beckett, Dope Sandwich and many more special guests.

Complete STITC 2009 schedule and more artist profiles at the Summertime in the City 2009 page. Join the Summertime in the City fan page on Facebook.

I love this new Regretman piece by Armageddon Visuals. 4ft X 6ft on wood. See the entire photoset here from Armageddon Visuals. It documents the construction of Regretman.

Stay up with the Armageddon Visuals blog where they posters for sale and other interesting projects.

New Springfield if you want to get technical. Head North onMain Street over the railroad tracks and look on left for the Flower Express building. Via Kenski and Jacksonville.com.

Last night we broadcasted live video of the show online. Here is a link to Urban Jacksonville Weekly Episode 2 in case you missed it. Or watch it below:

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1099069

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Topics

• Recap: Brooklyn Naming
• Recap: Riverside Arts Market
• Jacksonville’s Recycle Problem
• UNF + MOCA = Downtown Revival?
• Main Street: Retail Paradise or Disaster?

Recommendations

• Joey: The Handshake at Art Institute Friday January 30th
• Jonathan: Movies in the Park at Treaty Oak
• Tony: Movie Night at Zombie Bikes Coop: BombIt! Wednesday January 28th

So not much is going on with the street art scene right now. There are quite a few throw-ups in Springfield from Snob and Oil but seems like everyone is still on Christmas break. Let’s dispense with the traditional “this isn’t art” conversation, it’s just a broad-based term to encompass all the photos you will see. I think I’m going to start throwing in buffs too. There is something intriguing to me about them.

Check out the most recent Jacksonville street art photoset here.

Check out the most recent Jacksonville street art photoset here.

There are lots of benefits to buying local: less packaging and package waste, no shipping costs, which uses less fuel and it promotes/supports the local community. Here are my gift picks for this buy local holidazzle!

The Royal Treatment Record Store

www.myspace.com/theroyaltreatmentdjs
1520 Main Street, Springfield

$30 – 3 CDs and T-Shirt make the Royal Treatment holiday gift pack! (pictured above) CDs: The N Word, Tough Junkie and Willie Evans Jr.

Deals on vinyl records too!

• Alligator (local St. Augustine band)
• The Smile Rays – Party Place EP
• Beastie Boys – License to Ill (still wrapped)
• Beck – Mellow Gold

Anomaly

www.anomalyfivepoints.com
1021 Park Street, Five Points
Recommendations from Emily, the owner

Mention you saw this on Urban Jacksonville 10% off of an entire purchase.

For the ladies
I love Molly M. jewelry. Everything is priced at $38 for the small pendants and earrings and $48 for the large. It’s laser cut wood and acrylic. All handmade in San Francisco. We’re also all stocked up on party dresses and other great sparkly jewelry!

For the guys
We’ve got great new tees from Upper Playground and Obey, as well as $20 artist series wallets by Poketo. These wallets are produced by Poketo but the images are designed by different artists from around the country and makes great pocket art!

For the kids
Allover print hoodies from Loyal Army are too cute! sized to 4T, $32.

For your friends
I really tried to get alot of $10 and under gifts this year. Our “saving up for good weed” bank ($9) is back and always funny! And there’s always the book of seriously bad baby names ($6) for the person that has everything.

Burro Bags

burrobags.blogspot.com
1520 Main Street, Springfield
Recommendations from Matt, co-owner

$65 to $130: Medium Burro Bag constructed of retired highway billboards
$12 Beard Bandana – Get your lady some facial hair for the holidays!

Arturo Clothing

http://arturoclothingco.blogspot.com
Find Arturo at Anomaly in Five Points, Kona Skatepark’s Pro Shop, and at Art Walk every first Wednesday of the Month

Arturo Clothing Co. is a DIY company that produces original, hand screened shirts and bags on the highest quality materials available. Shirts run at $15 and bags at $10. You can find our products at Anomaly in Five Points, Kona Skatepark’s Pro Shop, and at Art Walk every first Wednesday of the Month.

December 20th is the perfect day to buy local at the BBB Complex Art Show at 1520 Main Street where you can get Arturo, Burro Bags and The Royal Treatment Records pack. Along with local art and these other vendors:

• Heart of Gold – (Boca Raton) Clothing
• Hot Life – (Orlando) Clothing
• Robyn Crews – Pillowcases made of recycled materials

Here’s an update on the Springfield community garden

Thanks to a very generous (anonymous!) donor, and a handful of smaller donations we were able to pay to have the concrete footer poured, rebar placed, and blocks laid. We were helped immensely by a couple of homeless men who knew how to lay blocks properly, and offered their help in a, “hey…you’re not doing that right, let me show you,” kind of way. The wall is now drying and awaiting a coat of stucco. Then we can paint a lovely mural on it, to let everyone know about the garden.

It sounds like the next project in the works is a sustainable shed. Listen to Phillip Ramsey and Jennifer McCharen talk about the Springfield Community Garden in an interview we recorded a few months ago.

Here are some tentative hours I found on the Inertia site: Every Saturday and Sunday 12-3pm at 1st and main (Right after The Pearl if you are heading North) – Co-op Garden development and Gardening. bring some tools, some plants, and yourself.

Thanks to Jennifer McCharen for the two wall-repair photos above!