Orba Squara, is the stage name for New York singer Mitch Davis. He has recorded two full-length albums, Sunshyness and  ”The Trouble With Flying.” Davis uses many unexpected instruments on the album including mandolin, glockenspiel, accordion, sitar, violin, harmonica, toy pianos, xylophone and ukulele. In support of Orba Squara‘s “The Trouble With Flying” Davis took a 10-day road trip across the country and documented the experience with a fantastic, scrolling photo/design/audio diary. Here are a few screen shots.

We had an amazing experience at INK-N-IRON, the world famous, three-day tattoo, car and culture festival that takes place on the grounds of the historic Queen Mary. What really stands out about the festival is the richness of the entire experience. There are over one-hundred vendors selling an amazing array of merchandise including vintage apparel, Ts, hot rod inspired art work, pin-up clothing and pin stripe sculpture. The are multiple car shows going on at the same time, hot rods and rat rods dominate the outdoor area and there is a showcase of customs inside the convention area. A world-class tattoo convention is housed aboard the Queen Mary.  Tattoo artists fly in from around the world giving people a unique opportunity to get inked by the best in the business. Music takes place all day on two separate stages and talent included 20+ acts including, Merle Haggard, Rev. Horton Heat, X, Stiff Little Fingers, and Bronx. The festival also includes cabaret, art shows, and an beautifully produced pin-up pageant on the main stage.

Got to spend some quality time with the family and some of NHRA’s top contenders including Antron Brown, John Force, Morgan Lucas and Ashley Force Hood in the pits at Gateway International over the weekend. All the drivers were excited to get their new TRIM SS TEES.

Ashley Force's Car

Ashley and I

Morgan Lucan, Charlie Smith

John Force

John Force Staging

Antron Brown, Charlie Smith

URBAN COUNTRY, in Venice, Ca is a place I make it a point to stop by every time I’m in Los Angles. It’s filled with rural industrial artifacts, vintage carnival items and “exceptional and uncommon Americana.” Casey Hale, one of the owners was kind enough to let us shoot a few photos. Make sure and hit the Urban Country website, it’s fascinating.

James Dean

American Family

URBAN COUNTRY 1st Floor

URBAN COUNTRY

A time lapse video of a drive from L.A. to New York. By Michel and Oliver Gondry, for French pop star Laquer.

Orba Squara celebrated the release of their latest record “The Trouble With Flying,” by taking a journey across the US and then publishing that experience in one continuous online scroll. Here’s a few shots but please check out the entire road trip: music, video, photos, design, wanderlust and the feeling that only comes from travel – amazing.

Orba Squara - The Trouble With Flying

Orba Squara - The Trouble With Flying

Orba Squara - The Trouble With Flying

Orba Squara - The Trouble With Flying

Orba Squara - The Trouble With Flying

Just got back from San Francisco. While there I cam across a pub called Eddie Rickenbacker’s in the SOMA district, near the umbra of the Bay bridge. The food is good, there’s a decent beer selection and they carry Cazadores Tequila (the best). However, the real attraction is the bikes including a Moto Guzzi, Excelsior, Henderson, Ariel and New Imperial. There’s also a 1941 Indian, 1918 Reading, 1938 Nimbus, lamps, trains, a cat and the proprietor Henry Africa. This place is definitely worth a visit.

The photos in the blog post were pulled from various sources-my camera battery went dead that day.

Just got back from a week in NYC. It’s not exactly a car/hot rod market but here’s a few shots taken with my iPhone while walking the streets.