RAW Artist Showcase: Exposure - April 19, 2015

I'd had the opportunity in previous months to attend RAW Artists Showcase, but for reasons I can't explain currently I did not go. I was probably hungover. 

This day, however, I was not. And despite the incessant deluge of rain we'd received over the course of the last week and a half or so, I felt great. Due to people being out of town and a variety of other factors I didn't have any luck finding a friend to join me to this event held on a Sunday Night at Terminal West in west Atlanta, but I knew I for sure wasn't going to miss this one.

The first musical act of the night was Belle Rousse. She is an up and coming electro/pop/country artist from Marietta, GA. Her music is not exactly my style, but she's good at what she does and puts on a fantastic show, and is damn good at coming up with catchy hooks. 

While listening to the tunes of Ms. Belle Rousse, I sauntered about the venue and perused the various other displays of human expression - including but not limited to paintings, sketches, drawings, photographs and models done-up, made-up and dressed-up in a multitude of costumes, black glitter paint, Egyptian head-dresses, wild hair, tame hair, striped faces, and fake tattoos.

The next musical act of the night was Teeya Skipper and The Ma Soul Band.They were an ultra tight foursome that killed it with their own versions of covers as well as originals. Ms. Teeya Skipper is not only a performer, but her voice seemed to have no limitations - nailing notes and giving her own flair to the lyrical delivery that few artists have the auditory awareness to pull off.

Spring/Summer Fashion Glimpse

Summer style can absolutely be as interesting and potentially dynamic as cold weather clothing. But first, one has to have the initiative to undertake endeavors requiring more effort than simply throwing on whatever breathable, non-confining rags are lying around to cover up the human anatomy that will get you arrested if left exposed - or made fun of.

Pants

Vineyard Vines Oxford Breaker Pant

Personally, I'd never dream of wearing the above shirt with those pants - or the loafers either - but the pants are nice. Roll them up a bit and pair them with some canvas sneakers, Chucks, or even some brown flip flops. Throw on a striped tank-top or a thin T and you've got yourself a suitable outfit for springtime.


Deus - James Slim Fit Chino

Can't go wrong with a pair of versatile dark blue chinos. They'll of course fade if you wash them regularly. So I recommend putting them in the freezer for a night or 2 to freshen them up - which is what I do with a pair of blue corduroys I have. I'd wear a mint green button-up over these.


Express - Chambray Cotton Jogger Pant

Don't wear these pants with loafers, or wingtips or anything of the sort. Don't wear them to a wedding, or a funeral for that matter - unless it's funeral for a guy that only wore sweatpants and wouldn't be caught dead with his shirt tucked in, maybe then - If you want to pay homage, maybe. There ARE people like that. I say wear these relaxed, but refined take on intermingling of chinos and gym wear should only be worn to brunch, to the mall or to a sports bar, and only with sneakers/tennis shoes.


Shirts

Oxford Lad Triangle Light-weight Button-down Shirt

Beautiful shirt. Gives off an attitude of artful sophistication and a nod to the vibrant colors of summer.