We have been meaning to post these pics of bay area street art for some time now, and just got the chance. The art in these pictures we deemed as street art because it could literally be seen from or was up on the streets of San Francisco and Oakland we came up on. Some are legals, some are illegals with short shelf lives, but all peaked our interest enough to aim a lens at it. Enjoy.Came across these hugely beautiful steel sculptures in Oakland. The art were made by artisans from Big Art Studios . These large human like figures seemed to be articulated at some points also , although we didnt see them move, you could imagine how awesome that would be.

I loved this stenciled wheatpasted image in West Oakland. No longer up.

Slap heavy.

This West Oakland Mural neighbors the super cool Revolution Cafe, and is used during the summer to project movies for the community.

Amazing photorealistic bee painted with spraypaint in Oakland…not sure who the artist is.

SF.

These are some photos from a car show we happened across while ttending the Oakland Art Murmur  (First Friday artwalk).

These woodcuts were pretty cool.

Mofoz artist, Marc Zuazua will be painting at Art City 2012 in Austin this weekend making murals. The central Texas art festival is coordinated by Art Alliance Austin and is a family friendly happening that showcases art and artists through blocks of downtown Austin.

Here is more info on Art City taken from their website.

Invigorating the streets, plazas and open spaces with art of all kinds, Austin’s Cesar Chavez Street and the 2ND Street District play hosts to a one-of-a-kind, weekend-long cultural celebration.  Part art festival, part block party, Art City Austin features nationally recognized artists, local food and musicians, kids’ activities and art installations that bring the community together to enjoy great art for the entire family in one of the most beautiful areas of downtown. Rarely car-free, Cesar Chavez Street becomes a vibrant community hub where Austin’s oldest art festival and biggest block party presents a celebration of culture that invites you to meet your neighbors, bring your friends, explore your city and be inspired.

Art City Austin will transform Cesar Chavez, the S. First Street bridge and the 2ND Street District surrounding Austin City Hall into a two-day festival and community-wide celebration.  Activating streets by opening them to people and creating an environment of culture and fun is central to the mission of Art Alliance Austin. Art City Austin encourages attendees to explore the city and walk, bike, or park and ride to the festival by partnering with Capital Metro to provide free admission to Metro Pass holders, free admission to those who ride their bikes and park at the Mellow Johnny’s Bike Valet  and offering free parking and shuttle from MLK and Congress Ave.

Fun, whimsy and excitement are paramount to this decades old festival. A cultural phenomenon with a contemporary twist, Art City Austin is Austin at its finest.

When: April 14-15, 2012. Saturday, 10am to 6pm & Sunday, 11am to 6pm

Where: Cesar Chavez Street at Austin City Hall (from Lavaca Street to Lamar Boulevard) including the S. 1st Street Bridge | North entrance located on Guadalupe and south entrance on the S. 1st Street Bridge | FREE parking + shuttle from MLK and Congress Avenue | see map |  road closures

Admission: $8 contribution for adults at the gate | FREE kids 12 and under and volunteers | FREE admission + shuttle to AMOA-Arthouset + The Blanton included | FREE admission when you park your bike at the Mellow Johnny’s Bike Valet (1st Street Bridge and Lavaca at 2nd) and when you show your Capital Metro Pass.

The first half of SXSW 2012 was pretty amazing as evidenced in the previous post.  We had already hung mad banners, traversed endless blocks 5 times over, and witnessed some amazing shows where we shelved the camera in addition of a back break and freedom to move a little slicker through crowds. One of these shows was Warner Brothers amazing showcase headlined by Mofoz fam and Austin native Gary Clark Jr. Gary and his band continuously amaze me with every show we witness. Gary was fresh from a round of shows including the White House, private events countrywide, as well as a schlew of sold out shows virtually everywhere these Austin representers set foot. I could write all day about the amazing songwriting of Gary’s, just as easily as I could write about his vocal range which ranges from panty-dropping Motown swooning to full out swinging rock; however, Gary’s brilliance is in his ability to make the guitar his bitch. During the Warner Brothers showcase,  he did just that. He and his tightknit band jammed a break where Gary commanded his six stringed Gibson into fits of scratching sounds that would have given the most respected turntablists a run for their money.  Being no stranger to hip hop, Gary lends his talents on Phranchyze‘s latest project S.T.A.R.S on a song called “Be Here”.

We woke up the next day to meet up with our good friends and make it happen brethren, Moshe of Hour Band , as well as  Chris and Shane of Electric Touch.  Chris and Shane were up bright and early to perform a few acoustic songs for Austin’s KXAN morning show to promote their much anticipated new album,” Never Look Back” which features fan favorite “Dont Stop”. Electric Touch has recently toured with Evanescence and is currently on the road with Hot Chelle Rae.

Anchorman 2.

Chris of Electric Touch hanging at the KXAN studios.

Moshe Mosh holding it down.

From the studio we hightailed it to downtown for the S-O-TERIK showcase that ET was playing at and debuting a new signature tee from the clothing company. S-O-Terik has been a strong supporter of the band as evidenced by the nice magazine ads in JUXTAPOZ. The company’s party showcased some of the great tees , as well as a lot of space and paint open for artists or would be artists to use and express themselves. We had a chance to meet a lot of the great artists and talents involved with S-O-TERIK and really dig the approach they are taking in creating apparel as well as marketing their products…pretty much being real with it.

From there we went back to the HQ Hotwire Unlimited office to take a breather and catch up with our friend and Houston MC, Perseph One who was in town to blaze a SXSW showcase later in the day. We both watched this 6th street showcase for a good 45 minutes from the window. This was actually one of my more memorable SXSW shows and it was the most unofficial and unconventional shows I’ve ever witnessed. I don’t even know who the band was but they did it up right, brought a generator and just started plugging in. any other week of the year these guys would have probably been tasered by the APD, but this was SXSW and they just let it ride. The band played what seemed like a full set. From song to song passerbyers took time to check out the music, some stayed, others danced, some took pics while others even circled the band real Jaws-like continuously on inline skates, while others even displayed some great break dance skills. Long story short, you are standing on a stage; and even if bands do not have corporate backing, large show promotion, slick booking agents, or roadies there is always a chance that a little ingenuity in addition to good music can and does transcend into the masses. Sure, I didn’t catch there names but I witnessed a line of people after the show waiting to talk to the band and network with them.

Here on the other hand, there was a crazy ass line to attend an early day Gary Clark Jr show at the MOG showcase at the newly renovated Mohawk. This line did a somewhat U-shape into Red River…

…and well down the adjoining block.

Heres Gary getting his guitar on in a barely salvageable photo.

Gary Clark Jr and band at the Mohawk.

I like this photo because you can see our friend Chris from Electric Touch chilling front stage style.

This kid thoroughly enjoyed the show also…he actually started dancing nuts as Gary soloed.

Immediately after Gary’s dazzling set, we traversed into the inside stage at The Mohawk with Phranchyze and our friend Jessica who was raving about a femcee named K-Flay. Jessica had already seen  2 of K-Flay’s showcases earlier in the week; this marked her 3rd and I believe she was also planning on seeing a 4th set later in the day. K- Flay gave a great performance that showcased her dynamic skills on the MPC as well as her poignant lyrics she delivered in an almost Eyedea-like rapid fire but with a more Atmosphere like sound. I dug that she had a drummer also to keep the music organic, this was one of my favorite sets during SXSW and I look forward to catching this rising MC again if given the chance. Also, she has a really cheeky website.

K-Flay at SXSW 2012

The Roots. The Legendary Roots. The Legendary Roots Crew. This was by far one of the best examples of musicianship displayed at SXSW 2012….and that says a hell of a lot. Black Thought is one of the most underrated emcess in the rap game, and although they do enjoy a great chunk of mainstream success, they still make music that talks to real people and talks on real topics.  The professionalism and showmanship of this band should be heralded in the music industry always and continuously over some of the horrible excuses for shows some of the top rappers in the game put there fans through.

This sousaphone player brought it to the crowd to make sure he was heard.

The Roots at SXSW 2012…thats DJ Jazzy Jeff in the back who was welcomed on stage for a percussion jam with Q-Tip and the band.

SXSW is not all about the concerts, there is a fair amount of great panelist and speakers that present and talk on every possible aspect of the music industry. We caught a session with Nas…but left out early due to the slow talking, mostly boring interview that literally had me falling asleep. In his defense, this was almost a full week into a very busy SXSW.

Another surefire SXSW staple is the Austin clothing company MadGods. MadGods represented their brand and art along with fellow Austin clothing brand ,33 and a 1/3, with a downtown pop up store offering fresh threads to style hungry SXSW’ers. The pop up store also featured live artwork throughout the week as well as a small art gallery housed in the pop up shop.

All in all, SXSW 2012 kicked much ass.

What is to be said about our favorite interactive, movie, and music festival that has not been said already. It was FUCKING INSANE this year.

I believe 2011 was the year that Interactive and Movie portion had a larger attendance and presence then the later in the week Music festival; however, it seems 2012 was the year that meshed all aspects of the festival into a flavorful week long party gumbo. The industries emerge and work together more and more seamlessly every day through and because of changes in technology, consumer behavior, and marketing.

It is only fitting that the Music portion of the festival seemingly started earlier this year clearly evidenced by perhaps the biggest hyped concert of the festival, the American Express Jay-Z show, which was actually part of the Interactive festival. Way to go hype beasts, you guys eagerly joined into the concert by tweeting an AMEX hashtag…kudos to the marketing geniuses behind that one.  AMEX sonned most of the corporate parties during interactive with this lil charade. This was just the first over the top promotions that went on throughout the strenuously awesome week…seriously,we are seasoned SXSW’ers, and by Wednesday it seemed like Saturday. Notable over the top promotions included a huge 3 tiered Doritos stage that shadowed parts of downtown with its super vending machine presence, as well as lasers and fog machines placed over 6th street so that you felt like you couldn’t even escape the clubs by going on to the streets for a breather. Nike also commandeered a good downtown block to build an LED lit wall that made parts of Austin feel very Las Vegas at night as the glow of Nike Ads gave everyone around a glowing aura. This was done in part to promote some new shit they made, some fitness bracelet of some sort. We also liked that they built a skate ramp, basketball court and other activities for SXSW’ers to take part in, you know just in case the walking and drinking all day was not fitness enough for them.

Austin’s hometown buzz act Gary Clark Jr pretty much rocked SXSW and was the act to catch during the week. Gary and his band played something like 2-3 showcases a day throughout the week including high profile shows like headlining the Warner Brothers showcase, Rolling Stones showcase, MTV Woody awards, MOG showcase and more.

As big as rock was with Rick “the Boss” Springstein’s show being the big hullaballoo of all the older “industry types; this year was undoubtedly the year of hip hop. Seemingly every player in the hip hop industry from indie to mainstream was in Austin for a showcase or just to take in the circus. The big names like Lil Wayne, T.I., Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent and Rick Ross  got a lot of mainstream fans into downtown to wait in the craziest lines for a chance to see their favorite hitmakers.

Meanwhile the more seasoned listeners, diggers, and trendsetters perched into some still crazy, yet way more tangible lines for a chance to catch those acts that are buzzing and underneath the radar of most.  SXSW, afterall, originates as a festival for the little guys, the emerging bands, the music that needs discovering, and I wholly think that it still is. I always have the best time seeing buzz acts that are hungry and still believe in the musicality , and the performance, those that do not forget their own lyrics (50 Cent) or use recorded backing vocals (Eminem) for their performance…but maybe thats just me.

Heres some pics of the first half of the week.

New York’s I Am Many put it down real hungry MC-like. Performances like his ensured that the over hyped commercial MC’s were not the only ones being heard during SXSW. Twitter.com/therealiammany

Nice Kicks and Vans had a nice little pop up shop on 6th street dedicated to classic vinyl albums and re-issued band Vans like these kick ass Iron Maiden sneakers. twitter.com/nicekicks

Parker with his sweet 5 on it tee and Jaysin catching the Electric Touch show. Parker’s closet also holds a Shock G “Humpty Hump” tour jacket that he may have worn if it was a bit cooler out.

We kicked it with the homie JaysinLivedHere who has recently released his EP, “Here’s to the Firing Squad”. The EP also features videos for every song on the project being released to the public on every Friday. TGIF. twitter:jaysinlivedhere

Here’s Table Manners Crew‘, Kid Slyce making sure that the beats are up and the dance floor is in full swing. Slyce DJ’s for most of Phranchyze’s sets as well.

Here’s Legit Rhythm’s doing their thing. This is proof you don’t need a huge budget to push your music and brand at SXSW; just a good friend some cardboard , markers, and tape. This walking photo opportunity was mad busy as we met with them along the busy 5th street traffic.

Austin’s League of Extraordinary G’z were definitely all over the place throughout the week. The celebrated Austin crew were catching love everywhere they went.

Here is some more proof that big budget marketing does not always win, sometimes it just take some ingenuity and a dolly. This mobile projection rig was complete with a full PA so that anywhere these guys stopped to project was also accompanied with great sound.

Nice Kicks

Phranchyze doing what he does. This was from the first of his many showcases during the week. Phranchyze just released his latest album “S.T.A.R.S” and was using the popular music festival as an outlet to promote the new project. twitter:phranchyze

Cool wheat-pasted street art was all over the downtown area during SXSW, this is one of our favorite images on the trendy new east side.

..and stickers.

Sole

Rockwell 9000  is the man when it comes to scratching, heres a close up of his hands at work. twitter:rockwell9000

Here’s an impromptu cypher taking place on 6th street.

SX street art.

SxStreetArt

more SxStreetart

We met Houston femcee Tawn P  at the W hotel as she was promoting her latest project “The Next Phase” Twitter:@Tawn_P

Theorem, and thats Geezey back their photobombing. repect.

Austin’s Zeale putting it down. Zeale’s rejuvenated set includes a live drummer as well as super cuts by DJ Rockwell 9000. twitter:@zeale

Grieves.

The homie Maldonado taking a breather from the busy Austin streets.

Mr Muthafuckin Exquire was perhaps one of the biggest hip hop buzz acts this year at SXSW, we saw a few of his performances, one was neutered by APD and noise ordinances, the one later in the week was just a short excuse for a performance; however, he did manage to salvage his name as he accompanied EL-P on a heater of a set at the Thrasher showcase.

Karthik and Moshe of Hour Band lounging at the Hotwire Unlimited office. Hour Band just released their latest album “Only” and are fresh from a show in NY with Phranchyze and a sold out San Antonio show with Gary Clark Jr.  Make sure to check out their website as well, as they took the time to offer their fans a real cool interactive experience. Twitter:@hourband

This was an example of one of the rap cyphers taking place on 6th street.

Cool Andy Warhol mural

Anyone that wanted to could don a brush and paint a little something on these walls.

Bobba Fett patrolling the busy SXSW streets.

Calm Child is a crew that’s really putting it down for Austin. The crew hosts a weekly hip hop night that is growing into a great haven for underground MC’s and acts.

Here’s DJ Baby Chino who is marketed as the World’s youngest DJ. He was mixing at a  local clothing store.

Heres a photo from one of the first Electric Touch shows we went to in the week. Electric Touch just dropped a new album on Island called “Never Look Back” which features some of the catchiest songs you will hear this year. Twitter:@electrictouch

Grieves and Budo also proved positive that you do not need a corporate backing in order to get a full crowd on their feet and putting their hands in the air. This exceptional duo entertained a full club with true musicianship and crowd control. Twitter:@grievesmusic and @budo

This dude’s name was Moneybags, aside from his awesome hello kittie onesie, he pretty much bullied folk into putting money into his bag. do work.

Being that it was early in the week, i forgot this MC’s name, but he did put on a dynamic set…anyays, wish i had more iinfo for you on him, but whatever. PART 2 of SXSW posting coming soon.

Here is a teaser trailer from Austin rockers HOUR BAND Warehouse Sessions. These sessions which run the length of their new album “ONLY” were filmed in an Austin warehouse/art center where the band set up and curated the art in the backgrounds. We were pumped to help out with several art pieces that are displayed throughout the video.

This week the band was also featured in a Qand A session in UWEEKLY written by Sarah Vasquez. Hour Band talks about the start of the band and the intensely detailed artwork (600+ layer photo collage) that was created with Austin design company Warning Kick to accompany the release of the album.

Purchase Hour Band’s new album, “ONLY” on Itunes.

This shot of Austin rapper, Phranchyze, is especially Austin because of the fans throwing up the longhorn signs. This photo was taken during the #ATXTAKEOVER show at Antones which together with ZAPATA! and Hour Band was the most heavily attended FREE WEEK show at Antones.

This photo is the exterior of one of our favorite venues in Austin, the very DJ friendly, PLUSH. The best hip hop DJ’s in Austin every Saturday, and the homie Bruce who is our favorite bartender in the ATX.

Phranchyze holding court at the legendary Antone’s.

Here’s some dope graffiti we caught on Lamar headed to downtown.

Art by Marc Zuazua

Graffiti at Plush

Phranchyze is readying for his upcoming album , STARS.

This was the first of two Hour Band shows we caught in the week. Red 7 is where it was, and their system is mad loud, awesome, and their green room is purty cool also.

Moshe of Hour Band hustling it on bass at Antones during the #ATXTAKEOVER show.

Ron English sticker in Austin? interesting.

ZAPATA! rocked he house during the #ATXTAKEOVER show at legendary Antone’s.

In between catching shows, we had a chance to check out our friend Chris’ new ride…a sweeeeeeeet 63 T-Bird. After the photoshoot ,we journeyed ion a cruise around Austin on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.

DJ Tako is one of the realest doing it. We had a great time catching up with opur old friend at Ruta Maya as we talked music and food. When Tako is not dropping beats for b-boys, he is commandeering the kitchen at Austin sushi hotspot, Imperia.

B-boys and b-girls can sometimes seem like the forgotten stepchild of hip hop culture..well at least to mass media, but here in Austin there is no shortage of talent. Break dancers battled at ruta Maya for tickets to the Wu-Tang show and some of our Mofoz art and clothing.

Karthik of Hour Band at the #ATXTAKEOVER show

When Austin favorite Gary Clark Jr isn’t whirlwind touring to and fro, he also helps out on drums for ZAPATA!.

DJ Charlies is a Dj’s DJ. harlie is rooted in unapologetic, real hip hop and his mixes always get feet moving. In this photo Charlie was spinning for a b-boy competition at Ruta Maya.

Always good to see the homie Sertified of Die Slo  at the best Austin hip hop shows, check out some of his new music on his website.

The Hi-Tones at Mohawk

DJ Orion is a great DJ to catch, his almost eccentric mixing of everything from kumbia, hip hop, funk, and soul, sometimes feels like a fun case of musical terrets.

The Hi-Tones are one of our favorite Austin rock bands. Their sound evokes classic rock but with the subtleties of modern ideas.The band is readying for their west coast tour in early March.

Johny Flores of the Hi-tones

More PLUSH graffiti.

Kris Krishna and Mr Access, ATX.

This is a wall outside of Stubbs BBQ on red river..every time I walk by this place i guesstimate at howmany trillions of staples from posters and handbills are on this corner.

When Austin Surreal is presenting a show you know its as good as it gets.

Artists of South Austin Soul Amber and John.

Had lunch at some point in the week at this uber amazing restauraunt aptly named Bacon. What do you know about Chicken and bacon waffles?

This is the time of year in Austin where music venues offer a shit ton of free music, every venue thats worth anything is taking part in hopes to entice club goers and fans out of the hangover of holiday happenings to get out and enjoy live music.

Join us at Antones, #ATXTAKEOVER  with music by Hour Band, Phranchyze and Zapata!

We will be on hand with tees as well as art that we will be giving away throughout the week for those that help us spread the word about this show through the mofoz  twitter and facebook so be sure to follow our tweets and FB posts so that you can snag some original artwork for absolutely free.

HOUR BAND will also be playing at RED 7 (jan 3) and at Hotel Vegas (jan4)

ALSO….Wed, January 4th at Mohawk
AustinSurreal and Proper Ent. Presents!  this insane lineup of hip hop and soul acts

DJ Rapid Ric and Orion, 10yr D-Madness and Yadira Brown, The Tontons, Killa Kyleon, Parking, Gerald G, Doughbeezy and Worldwide

Check back as we will be ading more cool FREE WEEK shows for you to check out…as soon as the promoters send me images.

This photo of Gary Clark Jr was taken during SXSW 2011 during his Rolling Stone showcase in Austin, TX. Albeit, this photo isnt all that great of a technical feat, I picked it out because this was an exciting time for the fam, and Gary in particular who had an amazing roster of shows for SXSW. In this picture , Gary is also wearing one of our tee shirts, which later made it into a Rolling Stone issue…so yeah.cool.

Also during SXSW we caught a seminar with ECKO founder, Marc Ecko. Marc has long been an inspiration of ours stretching from his clothing line, magazine, and his amazing community efforts.During his stay in Austin, Ecko was speaking against and set up a mobile app that would send lawmakers correspondence against paddling in schools. This pose was meant for the photographer next to me, but i stole the shot so to speak.

J.Cole was one of the performers at the B.E.T. SXSW showcase and we had a chance to snap a few pics of Jay-Z’s protege, along with a schlew of other really talented performers.

This is a behind stage shot of Gary Clark Jr during SXSW at the Hotwire/Warner Brothers showcase. This was my favorite event of SXSW. With this event we saw the fam/crew pull together and offer an amazing showcase of music and arts that was highlighted by Gary putting down some of the best guitar licks I’d ever witnessed. This was a great day.

Marsha Ambrosius also performed at the BET SXSW showcase and blew us away. Mostly known as half of the duo FLOETRY, her solo set was definitely a highlight of the evening. The soulful songstress performed amazingly, and this is one of my favorite pictures from 2011 SXSW.

This is a close up[ shot of one of those snazzy new TDK boomboxes we painted for a friend of ours.After playing with some lighting for awhile, I finally got this great photo. The reflection of the characters onto the glossy surface gives it a ghostly, coming out of the ground quality.

The annual EMERGE graffiti art show in Austin is almost always a great place for photo opportunities. I snapped this photo of artist Dave Lowell while he was painting live at the show. After about 15 different settings/flash combo, I finally came away with the shot I saw in my head originally. The light and shadows along with the intent focus of the artist is amazing.

This is another shot from EMERGE…this one definitely not as well composed, however, the content is priceless. I didnt get a chance to get the artist name that made this piece, but I heard at some point in the evening someone ran into it and broke it. Too bad.

The above and below photos of Gary Clark Jr are from San Antonio at Sam’s Burger Joint. Aside from having some delectable burgers and fries, Sam’s also has a great venue for live music. This followed Gary’s whirlwind tour of virtually everywhere in the US and beyond, and this show acted as somewhat of a homecoming show to Texas. The sold out show was a great chance to attempt this shot of Gary and the appearance of the Blues Brothers jamming right along with him. After a grip of attempts to get the lighting right in a raw form, I finally had to resort to photoshop to lighten the Blues Brothers to make them more apparent…something I don’t really like to do, but had to resort to for the sake of this shot.

The below shot was an off focus soft shot of Gary during his set that just kinda works. Sometimes you have to let the camera do its thing.

Snoop Dogg, the Doggfather. We hopped on the tour van with Phranchyze as he opened for Snoop for a few shows including New Mexico, Lubbock, and Austin. This shot was from the Lubbock show where Snoop set the party off.  I was lucky enough to get right up front as well as be equipped with a newly fixed “nifty fifty” (5omm 1.8f) to shoot with and came out with some great images. Snoop on stage is an all out character and is a flat out great entertainer. It was pretty surreal to be shooting him just a few feet away as he was performing all the bangers from The Chronic and Doggystyle.

This shot of Phranchyze in Lubbock was done with the same lens as the Snoop shot. I really like this shot because it shows the focus and intent of the soulful lyrics of the song that was being performed. I also like how his head is framed by the static stage lights that offer a soft glow to one side of him.

Muggzy Flowz at Flamingo Cantina in Austin.

2MEX at Flamingo Cantina in Austin. Every time we see LA hip hopper 2MEX perform its amazing. He is the type of performer to leave it all on stage and has been touring non stop for what seems to be forever. The rapper has kept true to his “underground” style and because of that has avoided the mainstream success he surely deserves; however, because of that he is able to stay true to his roots and is able to keep his fanbase happy and supporting his projects for all of these years.

The above and below photo were from the first day of Occupy Austin. The first day saw well over 1000 protesters standing in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street and many of the other occupations going on around the globe.  The above photo shows a man who has the bill of rights tattooed on his back, which is pretty rad.

This photo is just some cool street art we came across while walking to the Pecan Street Festival on 6th street.

This super player doghouse was one of the designs being auctioned as part of Barkitechture. The program allows many well known designers and architects a chance to build creative dog houses that are later auctioned to raise money for various pet rescue agencies.

DJ Casey Cuts came out for THE GOOD LIFE x Victory Lap art exhibit.  I really like this shot because of the stickers on his computer repping the 78704 in Austin where its all good.