Celebrities in VV - Big Light

Here we have a slightly trippy photo featuring all 4 members of the superfresh critically acclaimed SF band Big Light sporting some form of Vintage Vantage on their chests.

(L-R): Bradly Bifulco (drums) in "You've Been Warned"

Fred Torphy (guitar/leading vox) in "We Should Wrestle"

Steve "the Executive" Adams (bass/backup vox) in the exclusive rare Big Light "Triceratops" shirt (available at the merch table at their shows)

and Jeremy Korpas (guitar) in "Punch Bowls Not Kids"

Get thee to a Big Light show this summer.

Celebrities in VV - Nigel Hall

From Royal Family Records:

Nigel Hall is an honest, humble guardian of soul music. When asked about himself, Nigel reflects, "I'm just someone who lives, eats, drinks music." This ethic becomes clear when Nigel takes the stage. A mainstay on the Portland, ME scene, Nigel has recently toured with the funk powerhouse Lettuce. His energetic vocals add yet another layer of sonic depth and energy to the all star cast. Nigel is also an established keyboardist, currently working in the studio with Chapter 2, featuring Eric Krasno, Adam Deitch, and Louis Kato.

And Nigel also should be getting paid for this.

Use the coupon code "Nigel" for a sweet 20% off everything and anything from Vintage Vantage.

Thanks to Damon for the tip.

Photo by Michael Weintrob.

Celebrities in VV - Dave Brogan: Polite as Fuck

Relix - Video - Artist Exclusives - ALO Tour Vlog (Part Four: Guest List Confessions)

Behold this ALO tour vlog featuring drummer David Brogan in a van talking about the special guests who would be attending their recent San Francisco Fillmore show. If you missed the show, you seem to have missed seeing Mozart and Sarah Palin, among others.

Good thing ALO is still on the road, and probably coming soon to a theater near you.

Brogan's wearing a Vintage Vantage "Polite as Fuck" t-shirt, which will be available right here on this website very soon.

ALO - Man of the World

If Vintage Vantage had a house band, it would be Animal Liberation Orchestra.

They are four supremely talented musicians, and together, their music encapsulates the same spirit of good-hearted enthusiasm we aim for in our t-shirts.

ALO went to Hawaii last winter to record an album in Jack Johnson's Mango Tree studio. Relix Magazine perhaps said it best: "(Jack) joins in on both sides of the console without letting ALO forget its own identity as Northern California's answer to the Beach Boys".

Check out the record here, or download it from iTunes.

Bitchin! Aloha! I love music! Bassist Steve Adams wants to siesta contigo!

Celebrities in VV - The New Deal

The New Deal is a high energy three-piece live electronic band from Canada, veritable masters of live progressive breakbeat house music.


Basically, they're a super funktastic show.


Darren the drummer from The New Deal regularly rocks the Vintage Vantage on stage and off.


Here he is last month during his late-night DJ set at Caribbean Holidaze in Jamaica. Feelin it.


This is his scene.

VV on Accidentally on Purpose

Davis, "the slacker" on CBS's new show Accidentally on Purpose, sports a Vintage Vantage "Donde Estan Mis Pantalones? (Acapulco, MEX)" shirt on this week's episode.

And then he throws a banana peel into a random shopper's basket.

Okay!

Mini Van Shirt in Hey Ocean! Video

Ever-so-awesome Julie alerted us to a member of sweet Canadian rock group Hey Ocean! wearing a Vintage Vantage Mini Van t-shirt in the video for their most pleasant song "Alleyways."

Video here.

Mini Van in Hey Ocean! Video (VIDEO)

Guy on Melrose Place Wears Vintage Vantage Shirt

Dapper young actor Michael Rady recently wore a VV "Life Coach" shirt on the TV show Melrose Place.



This was before Kimberly ripped off her wig revealing a huge-ass scar across her head.


That Life Coach shirt is available in mens sizes here.

Perez Hilton and Kylie Minogue and a Peeping Dingo

Perez Hilton went to the Hollywood Bowl to watch Kylie Minogue perform this weekend, and he wore his favorite Vintage Vantage Aussie themed t-shirt = A Baby Stole My Dingo!

The dingo seems to be checking out Kylie's rack!

Unfortunately, the Dingo design is retired, and now a collector's item, but hooray Laptop Samurai!

Training a Cloud - by Josh Clark of Tea Leaf Green (Video)

Celebrities in Vintage Vantage - Steve Adams

You may know him as Steve, Smootie, The Executive, El Jardinero, or just plain Steven Rue Adams - but any way you smash it, he is a funky bassman.

He currently plays with a vast number of talented bands, including but not limited to: ALO, Big Light, Newfangled Wasteland, Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers, and Forest Sun.

And he would like to siesta contigo.

Space Camp Improv

NYC Funnyman Jason Shebiro makes us laugh like hyena. He sent us this photo and had this to say about it:

I am very much digging the Take Me To Space Camp shirt that I purchased from you lovely folks.... so much so that I wore it while on stage at this year's Del Close Marathon at NYC's Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. DCM is the biggest long-form improv comedy festival of the year. Thought I'd pass along the pics to let you know that I totally took all of those fools to Space Camp (thanks to you!)

http://www.ucbtheatre.com/
http://delclosemarathon.com/dcm11/

Click here to see the Space Camp shirt.

Flantastic Randoms - Out Now

Guadalajara Joe's new album is out, and it's bitchin!
It's called Flantastic Randoms and there's heart shaped flan on the cover.

Here's what he says about it on his blarty:

lookin' for some new and weird music?
then download guadalajara joe's "flantastic randoms" now!
a collection of super random songs and b-sides!

Download all tracks here:

http://guadalajarajoe.bandcamp.com/album/flantastic-randoms




we still have sick Guadalajara Joe t-shirts: here (aqui)

VV in Seventeen - Furry Vest

We are honored and stoked to announce Vintage Vantage made its way into the new September 2009 issue of Seventeen Magazine.

If you're interested in having a Back to School Blow Out like this girl, hundreds of shirts like hers can be found on the Top Shelf and eBay.

Go pick up the issue and find out who Selena Gomez is crushing on now and how to have Amazing Hair!

Sean Leahy in Science on RV

Guitar shredero extraordinaire Sean Leahy wore a Vintage Vantage Science t-shirt to rock the fork out of a Recreational Vehicle at High Sierra Music Festival last week.

And he looked damn fine while doing it.

More Sean Leahy details here.

More Science shirts here.

Thanks for the photo, OB!

ALO Wants to Siesta Contigo

Zach Gill, keyboard master in Animal Liberation Orchestra (ALO) sports the Vintage Vantage Siesta Conmigo shirt in this video of their CD release performance for "Roses & Clover" on May 5, 2007 at Amoeba Records in San Francisco.

Vintage Vantage loves ALO and their music like crazy. So much that we made a t-shirt for each one of them (and they're only $10).

ALO just spent a month in Hawaii recording a new album in Jack Johnson's studio, so keep your ears up for that. And watch out for Hot Tub fever.

Video here.

Strictly for... Hannah Montana

Miley Cyrus loves Vintage Vantage... see?

VV on Flight of the Conchords

Oh Pretty Prince of Parties, where do you get your clothes?

They're made of snow! Pretty party clothes crocheted of snow!

Well, technically, that's not true. Bret from HBO's Flight of the Conchords got his Ninjas shirt from Vintage Vantage. So there.

If you're unfamiliar with FOTC, watch this video. Then watch this video. This one is also great. Hell, just watch them all.

It's Always Vintage Vantage-y in Philadelphia

Look at Mac (not Charlie, definitely not Charlie) from It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia. Doesn't he just look darling in that Strictly for My Ninjas shirt from VV?

If you see Vintage Vantage on TV, please tell us! If it's news to us, we'll send you two free shirts!