IT'S OFFICIAL...WE'VE MOVED!

So the time has come that your faithful fam here at Rawthentix to move to a new location. Who would have thought the posts we drop would get love?...Well thank ya'll for that. We're officially up and running on a fully interactive website portal, which will feature a magazine portal as well as our R.A.W. Creative Media Agency for all your production needs.

Now without further due, be sure to now visit us at:

www.rawthentix.com


See ya'll their!

STAY TUNED FOR THE LAUNCH

Hello All,

We'll be taking a temporary break to do some much needed maintenance and upkeep. Alot of good things have happened for us within the last year, and its high time that we are able to share this with you. So we'll be doing a little nip here...a tuck there...

But stay tuned as we will be back in full swing with the latest news as well as a fully interactive lauched website! (Hopefully sooner rather than later). So please check back with us frequently. We won't be totally ghost, as we will pop in periodically to post up any newsworthy goodness that can't just can't go unmentioned.


See ya'll soon!

An Old World Classic... With a side of RAW Flavour...

(Alchemia held it down with signature drinks
for over 3 hours)

Things have been so hectic for the last 2 months. Blame it on the fact that there aren't enough damn hours in a day to get everything done. Multiply that by all the different postulates and theorems that have been stewing in our brains, and square that by the erratic weather that we have had so far to call this a wretched summer, leading the RAW collective to develop a cocktail blend of not so friendly flu like symptoms!

Yeah... I guess you could say we've been a little stressed and feeling a bit lethargic, but as they say, "Time stops for no man"...

So we finally presented the Special Sauce opening party for the new Flagship Store in Huntington Village this past May 21st. It absolutely exceeded everyone's expectations. The RAW Creative Group spent over 3 months of planning this party for Sauce, handling all the behind the scenes activities, dealing with the 17 brands and sponsors, music/artist line up, as well as stuffing over 150 gift bags for guests. After about doing 25 of these things, we got restless sitting on the chair, then the floor and back again....we were seriously done! It all worked out for the best though, as the In-Store Mixer and a separate After-party that followed at the Artful Dodger Lounge went on all night long.


(About an hour & a half into the In-Store Mixer...
this is how most people looked)

To read a complete recap of the event visit the:
Special Sauce BLOG HERE.

To view IMAGES of the SAUCE PARTY visit:
HERE.

CODE OF THE STREETS | Hip Hop & Street Art Exhibition

If there is one thing that we stand behind, it is the belief that true hip hop, street art and the always changing lifestyle subculture community is in a serious need of diversification on a worldwide scale. Fortunately for us, our man Semor shares this same philosophy. He will be paying it forward with an event this coming June 27th. We have teamed up with him along with our other familia Dedicated in helping to spread the universal word of unity and 'Hip Hope', with a one day jam that will be held at the local youth culture center in the district of Altenkirchen, Germany. If you happen to live or will be visiting be sure to show your love and support. For more information feel free to hit us or Semor up.

In the meantime here are a few details:

12:00PM- (WRITING):
Workshop will start off by featuring the TAD Crew and two special writers- Hombre & Pesk. Other artists will include: Jemo, Emok, Leks, Ahorn, Bruz, Virs & Semor.

8:00PM- (FEATURE DJ'S)
Diomanges, Westwood Connection, Notah and Cuba 64 will be keeping things in the mix. Music acts LIVE & Direct brought to you by: Huss & Hodn along with Sylabil Spill and O-Flow.

SNAPS & LOVE TO HELLZ

Ummm...what can we say, except the fact that we are late on posting this up. We've been meaning to do this except we were held captive for the last month planning the Special Sauce Huntington Village opening party that dropped last Thursday. What a success. More on that separately. In the meantime we just want to give some serious 'snaps' to the Hellz posse for their support with the Queenz Arrive event and for shouting out your's truly. Thanks for being such great purveyor's of style and rogue class.

More goodness to manifest shortly...In the meantime be sure to visit
"What The Hellz" for the full read and to be in the know.


A few more snaps of love....Thx to Elixabet!

URBAN VIBES EXHIBIT A SMASH HIT!

Seriously...we are sorry for the major lack of posts, as we have been keeping busy and gearing up for some niceness we are going to be dropping for this summer '09. Stay tuned, and be in the know. In the meantime here is a recap of our latest event ventures....

On Saturday, April 25th we hosted the "Urban Vibes" show along with our co-partners Special Sauce with the artist Semor. Thank you to everyone who showed love and made it out! The house was packed and the crowd was live, with sounds provided by our resident DJ Nick Pepe. A special thanks to all our fam who kept things moving- you know who you are!

For those that woke up late- the exhibit will be open to the public and running until May 16th. By request, those interested will be able to purchase the artwork showcased from the exhibition. In the meantime peep the slide below to view some of the work featured.

Otherwise be sure to visit a few snaps provided by Elixabet . More images to follow as soon as we get a hot minute :o)


TO VIEW EVENT IMAGES VISIT: "URBAN VIBES"

THE QUEENZ HAVE ARRIVED

This past Friday, April 10th we had the priviledge to team up with the talented artist Indie 184 and her first solo all-female street art and graffiti exhibition ""QUEENZ ARRIVE". All we can say was if you weren't their, you truly missed out on a a spectacular night. Along with Special Sauce, Rawthentix was on PR overdrive, and on hand stuffing gift bags provided by some amazing brand sponsors that included: Hellz Bellz, 123 Klan, Queenz Destroy, Metroplastique, Powerhouse Books and so many more to count.

The intimate setting at the McCaig Welles Gallery in Williamsburg packed out within the first hour, as guests had a chance to view the works from some amazing women like the original bad ass (in our opinion) herself Martha Cooper, Fafi, Claw$, Klor, Nina and Indie herself just to name a few. Our resident snapshot heavyweight Elixabet (that's "Red Sonja to us"- sorry girl you have been blessed with your aka) took charge in full paparazzi mode, documenting the evening with legends Henry Chalfant (Style Wars) and Charlie Ahearn (Wild Style). What a treat! We also had the chance to catch up with the always creative L'Amour Supreme and Steve (SB Wear Brand).

At nine o'clock the night was capped off with a his and hers surprise giveaway raffle from Special Sauce. Let's just say those who slept on taking their ticket were crying after. Visit the Sauce blog for details and pics. In all, the event was a success. We can't wait to see what Indie has up her sleeve next. Much respect to all fam that came through for the festivities. Peep a few shots below courtesy of Elixabet.


Otherwise visit the "QUEENZ ARRIVE" LINK for more snaps.



What's inside the bag?...



...with Indie184 & Henry Chalfant



catching up with L'Amour Supreme"



...She's got so much flava'- Martha Cooper



Indie & Charlie Ahearn

UPCOMING EVENT| "Queenz Arrival" Exhibit

Be sure to clear your calendar evening for this upcoming April 10th,
as the Rawthentix group will be teaming up with the multi-talented artist
Indie 184 for her upcoming "Queenz Arrive" exhibition. You don't want to miss out on this event, as it will feature 16 of some of the most promiment graffiti and street artists from around the world. Be sure to come early as lucky guests will be blessed with a gift tote with goodies provided by:

123 Klan, Anatittude, ArtPrimo, Hellz Bellz,Kid Robot, Kweenz Destroy,
Metro Plastique, Powerhouse Books, Rawthentix, Special Sauce,
Superfresh Design, Trashbag Aesthetics, Violette, NYC

If that were'nt enough our fam at Special Sauce will be hosting a his and her gift bag raffle.

Details after the blast...

RARE STUDIO IN TRIBECA| COLOR REMIX EVENT

Our philosophy is based on the idea that creative progress reinforced by network building is the key to success. The warm weather is starting to pop off, and we're taking full advantage. We kept things sweet this past Wednesday with the RARE Remix event. We teamed up with the multi-talented celebrity stylist Ruth Roche, and her RARE STUDIO team in Tribeca, to celebrate the anticipated launch of their Pureology Color Bar.

Supported by Rawthentix own rare groove selector DJ Nick Pepe and a crowd of media and select tastemakers the night was a success. Tasty bites and sparkling spirits were provided by Macao, with additional gift bag sponsorship by: Yours Truly Brand, Redken, Nancy Elle Wellness, Tribeca Beauty Spa, and Lucky (feat. the April cover with Jessica Szohr styled by Ruth).

There are to many to mention but much thanks to a few of the following:
Tee (Trashbag Aesthetics), Indie (Kweenz Destroy) and Carrie (Turner PR) for representing, Wendy (Nitrolicious), and Sara (Farpitz), for their write-ups.

For an inside look of the event be sure to visit:
RAW CREATIVE PR GROUP| RARE REMIX PHOTO GALLERY SITE
(Photos by Elizabeth Sagarin)

In the meantime a few images for your mind.

DRIVE IN STUDIOS | Pro-8 Air Event

Playing a bit of catch up on our news and projects...

One of the latest PR events that Rawthentix/R.A.W. Creative Group was a part of, took place on February 26th at the renownd Drive In photography studio. The evenings focus featured the latest battery generator technology available to photographers called PRO-8 Air.

We won't even begin nor attempt to explain the complexity of this digital techo-babble, except to say the precision and lightening speed capabilities to freeze frame our dancers was out of this world. We teamed up with the good folks over at Drive-In to a provide a portion of the evenings entertainment festivities, which included food, drink and a female boxing match exhibition we're still scratching our heads trying to figure out. Nothing like witnessing two women throw down and slug it out. Thanks to all our F.A.M. who held it down- Wonder, Zero, Bam La Roc, Super Freeze, Dredel, Leo, Scuba, Static and B-Girl Smiles (Ney, Ney). Additional props to Resource Magazine for the press coverage on their blog.

For an inside look, visit:
RAW CREATIVE PR GROUP| DRIVE-IN Studios GALLERY SITE
Photos by Elizabeth Sagarin

AN AESTHETIC BLEND OF: R.A.W. x TRASH

A few months back, I had the opportunity to connect with Tara Fisher, otherwise known to devout Trashbag Aesthetics readers as the always boisterous "Tee". With ideals firmly planted and her ear to the concrete, Tee is armed with daily wit and countless cups of coffee. Having worked both personally and professionally within the entertainment and lifestyle culture community for over fifteen years, I've come across countless heads in the industry who are indeed sincere, while others who feel the need to claim their own worth and personal fame. For me, Trashbag Aesthetics represents the perfect blend of quiet "noise"- making a statement while all the while conscious of staying out of the limelight.

It was after many weeks Tee and I would have one of our endless discussions on a variety of topics ranging from politics, music, and fashion, the idea of my involvement with TBA emerged. Fast forwarding weeks later to now, Rawthentix readers can expect a periodic double dose and collaboration with Trashbag. Within the next few weeks (as soon as I get myself up to speed), you will find me (Lady Loch Ness) as a contributing writer dropping news, disseminating thoughts, as well as rants from the dome. To those of you who may worry about the existence of Rawthentix...no need. Our blog and philosophy is first and foremost. Although shrouded in mystery to most, Zebak lives in color and is always in motion. He is an intricate puzzle to our union, furthermore co-founder to the Rawthentix creation. Now, if I can only just sneak an image of him onto here as well...

ONE,

"LADY LOCH NESS"