Bert Krak Photo Show

We've been a fan of Bert for a long time and seeing as he is one of RVCA's advocates it only made sense to do something together.  A year ago when we started our partnership with RVCA we used one of Bert's rat designs to make shop tees and hoodies.  Fast forward to last month and it was an honor to hold an event in store!  Bert has alway been shooting photos and he put a collection together of his "split frame" shots to put on display in the shop.  We invited some friends, provided cold beverages and had an amazing night!  Scroll for photos from the night and check out an expert below about Bert from RVCA:

"Bert Krak is a NY-Based artist and Tattooer, working out of the world-renowned Smith Street Tattoo Parlor.  He was born July 12, 1977 in Hollywood, Florida and now resides in Brooklyn, NY with his family.  Bert started tattooing and painting around 2000 and has become known for combining "classic" tattoo iconaography, with his own distinct heavy line styles and color palettes - so well known, that he has flown around the world to perform his art.  When not tattooing, he is painting with watercolors and liquid acrylics, taking his imagery to a much more developed stature." - RVCA ARTIST NETWORK PROGRAM

Photos:  Nathan Hutsenpiller 

Sunday Skate Clinic with Quell Skate and Nike SB

We absolutely love Quell Skateboarding and what they represent.  Not only are they breaking down barriers every day and setting the example for skateboarders everywhere, they share the same love as us in teaching others how to skate! It only made sense to have a Sunday morning dedicated to to just that! With the help of Nike SB we invited girls and non cis males of all ages to attend our beginners clinic and the turnout was nothing short of amazing!


Photos:  Nathan Hutsenpiller

Quell started out the session by huddling everyone up on the ramp to introduce themselves, their preferred gender pronoun and what they would like to accomplish that session.  Hearing some of the goals for the day was so inspiring and we were all ready to check something off our list, no matter how small!  

Some skaters were dropping in for their first time while others had some experience and were looking to learn a new lip trick.  We saw some first time rock to fakies that were so sick!  The ramp proved just challenging enough to keep everyone entertained while not being too big for the beginners.  Off to the side of the ramp we saw a mixture of proud parents watching their children throw themselves down the transitions and other skaters learning how to ollie, no-comply and even some working on kickflips!

Before we called it a day, Quell gathered everyone back up on the ramp to discuss what we had all accomplished that session.  There were such amazing vibes at this point because everyone had done so great!  We were so proud of everyone for putting themselves out there and challenging themselves to learn new things!  NYC has some new shredders coming up...watch your back boys!! 

Big thank you to RVCA, Quell Skateboarding, Nike SB, Healthade and all of our volunteers.  We love our skateboard community!!

Late Skate Video Premiere at KCDC Skateshop

VIDEO PREMIERE at KCDC SKATESHOP

Come by and check out the first video from our friends from Late Skate!  This crew of girls have been ripping around NYC and we love watching them progress and support our amazing skateboard community!  Come by KCDC on February 9th from 7 - 9pm.  Video Premiere & Art Show, complimentary drinks will be provided 21 and up with Valid ID.

Check out the teaser below:

BBQ at the Pump Track with RVCA

KCDC Pump Track and BBQ 

Presented by RVCA

                                                                                                     Video by Angel Delgado 

On Saturday September 25th we partnered up with RVCA and Old Blue Last to throw a skate jam and BBQ at the Pump Track in Domino Park, Williamsburg.  The day couldn't have been more perfect and we were so hyped with the turnout! With burgers flipping and beverages pouring skaters took to the pump track for some good old fashioned racing fun.  Steve Rodriguez and Kader Sylla MC'd the event and were the masterminds behind each individual contest, if you could even call it a contest.  It was more like a free for all, get yours or someone else will type of jam.  Huge thanks to RVCA for making this whole day possible and Old Blue Last for providing the beverages!  Thank you to everyone who came out, we love our skateboard community!  Check out the photo recap below for more from the day!

Photos by Nathan Hutsenpiller