Rainy days

It's been raining a lot lately. Even the mural event taking place downtown has been delayed a bunch. I'll be passing through that for sure to check it out and snap some shots. Hopefully this rain holds off a bit this week to let a little sun through. Anyway just thought I'd drop a few pics of sunnier days to brighten the gloom.

Here's looking to brighter days ahead. Busy times. I'll post more when I can.

TLW: TA Wall and the Streets

Been a busy week, but getting lots done. I'm building up a bunch of solid flicks for Rooftop Edition Volume 3 so you better be keeping close to these updates. I'm also preparing to expand beyond the blog format and into a full fledged web site dedicated to Montreal Graffiti and from there it only gets bigger and better. I'll be going to Berlin soon as well for an extended visit and I fully expect to pound pavement and get my flick game on like I do here.  Here are some shots from the streets I grabbed from The Last Week and a killer production by some of Montreal's finest at the TA Wall. More soon.

 

Great production by Oser, Axe, Ensu, Stare, Stane, Scan, and Smak at the A Wall. I'm sitting on some other good stuff that I'll have up soon. Stay posted.

Meeting of Styles/Can You Rock !?!

 

Recently we all heard about the cancelation of the annual Can You Rock graffiti jam here in Montreal. Every year invitations go out to select and respected writers, both local and afar, to participate in what has been considered by many to be one of the premier graffiti jams in the city. I personally look forward to events like this (and Under Pressure) that bring the crews and community together, even if loosely, for a weekend of painting, chilling, and all hours partying. I meet new writers from all over and get to catch up with some of the locals I don't get to see that often. Even more, in recent years I've made closer ties with the organizers of these events, I volunteer, take pics, and help out where it's needed or where I can. So when Can You Rock didn't get off the ground this year, I felt it on a more personal level than I expected to. It also made me think about the importance of events like this not only to the local scene and its members, but to the image that Montreal has maintained as a pillar of the North American scene in general. This last statement might be a lofty one, but it's one I stand by. This city is arguably one of the most soaked and active around, has some heavy hitters and draws the attention of writers the world over.

I decided to dig into the vault to put together a MOS/CYR retrospective to fill the void of not having the event take place this year. It's not a comprehensive post, rather just some shots I never put up, and a few re-posted deservedly. Hopefully next year things will be more manageable and the team not too bogged down in other responsibilities. Remember, this is a volunteer run event and the organizers take a lot of their personal time to put these types of events on. So big ups to the crews, volunteers, and organizers over the years for putting on some great events and here's looking forward to next year's Can You rock being bigger and meaner than ever.

 

More soon. Stay posted.