Jeremy Castro

A couple months ago it was clear Obama was headed for a White House run.  He’s since been nominated by the Democratic Party and is actually a real symbol of Hope and Change to many people around the world.  He’s not politics as usual from the skin on down.

At Undrcrwn we could not help be have an affinity towards his love, appreciation and participation in the game of basketball.  With the 4th quarter run towards the presidency approaching, we felt it was appropriate to drop some dimes and set Obama up with an easy two points – giving McCain the O-face dunk.

These shirts are being sold at The 400 in Denver all week for the Democratic National Convention.  Expect them to drop real soon at local retailers and also Karmaloop.com, Pickyourshoes.com and www.undrcrwn.com.

To top all this off, Barak Obama went to Occidental College which some of you may know, I called home for 4 years.

Here’s some inspiration for the design…

Once again, we’ve (we meaning Undrcrwn) with Mos Def to drop a special tshirt that will only be sold while he’s at The Rock the Bells Tour.  We printed a limited batch last week for his shows in Boston and
Columbia, MD this weekend.  Many thanks to Mos once again for the opportunity to be involved.

The Rock the Bells Tour

Saturday – July 19th – Chicago, IL
Sunday – July 20th – Toronto, ON
Saturday – July 26th – Boston, MA
Sunday – July 27th – Columbia, MD
Saturday – August 2nd – Miami, FL
Sunday – August 3rd – New York, NY
Saturday – August 9th – Devore, CA
Saturday – August 16th – San Francisco
Saturday – August 23rd – Denver, CO
Saturday – September 6th – George, WA

Over the years, I have been following the happenings of an old friend Jason Paul who runs a successful touring symphony based around classic and soon to be classic video games.  The show is called Play: A Video Game Symphony and I finally caught up with it last night in Baltimore.

Essentially, this symphony takes the nostalgic sounds of games like Super Mario Bros, Final Fantasy, Legend of Zelda, Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Shinobi, Castlevania and newer games like Halo and Metal Gear Solid to life through the complexity of a full orchestra and choir.  See the full list here under “Program”.

Jason’s show has been selling out all over the world – from the US, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Sweden, Czech Republic and Norway.  Last night’s show was performed by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in front of nearly 2,100 people with each song followed by a long lasting standing ovation.  Even if you’re not an avid video game head, the sounds were amazing enough to be enjoyed by anyone.

After the show me, Jason, Jacob and another fellow Alamedian living in Virginia (Loretta) went back to the hotel bar to celebrate Jake’s 33rd bday.  Def good times.  Next show I’m gonna go dressed up as Mario.