Last weekend the RSVP Gallery team headed out to Camp Flog Gnaw to get a taste for the Tyler, the Creator’s spectacle. A festival that started six years ago, with just 2,000 attendees at its first showing, has grown to a two-day extravaganza. Each day drew in over 40,000 guests for rides, carnival food, and … Continue reading Camp Flog Gnaw 2016
It’s festival season, which means Neon and Nonsense is going to be busy. We kicked off the season with a trip to one of Virgil Abloh’s Flat White happenings, right here in Chicago. His hometown came through and packed the house, draped in Off-White, to show love to the Chicago native. Just three days later, … Continue reading Neon and Nonsense Episode 13
Fresh off his recent recent work with Chance the Rapper, Hebru Brantley stopped by RSVP Gallery to release his Fly Boy figure. With few artists in the industry making waves like Hebru, it was a joy to have him in-store to chat with fans and share his thoughts on his process and recent successes. For … Continue reading Hebru Brantley Fly Boy Figure Release Recap
Neon & Nonsense is the only way to describe Chicago’s biggest music weekend, just ask Travis Scott who kicked off his Saturday set yelling “We want rage!” But the mayhem started before Scott’s riot inducing performance. On Friday, the fest hit the ground running with highly anticipated sets from The Weeknd and Paul McCartney, to … Continue reading Neon & Nonsense: Episode 5 (Lollapalooza 2015)
One push “play” on his SoundCloud profile and you’ll find yourself having listened to his catalog while simultaneously listening to all the songs you already know and love. Bearing Chicago-based producer Stefan Ponce’s distinctive sound are Vic Mensa’s “Down on my Luck,” Childish Gambino’s Grammy-nominated “3005,” Chance the Rapper’s “Good Ass Intro,” and most recently Mensa … Continue reading Artist Series: Interview w/ Stefan Ponce
We have to admit, the last few weeks since our debut of the “Neon & Nonsense” web series have been fairly eventful. Our follow-up episode kicks off with a glimpse at our in-store event with G.O.O.D Music’s latest signee Holt, which included collab tees, good vibes, and a surprise free pizza delivery. After the event, … Continue reading Neon & Nonsense: Episode 2
This past weekend, more than 300,000 people hit the heart of our hometown Chicago for Lollapalooza 2014 to catch 8 stages of music located for miles across Grant Park. The three-day mayhem was kicked off with Iggy Azalea’s bass heavy music and aesthetically pleasing stage presence, an insanely energetic performance from Rudimental, and the surprise … Continue reading RSVP Music Festival Diary #3: Lollapalooza
