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Band of Horses Skate Vid Contest

Man, I still get a little teary eyed watching Guy Mariano skating to Band of Horses “The Funeral” in Fully Flared…

Well, Creighton Barrett from Band of Horses hit us up personally to ask us to help get the word out about a rad contest they are throwing over on their Facebook Page.

Creighton is from the South, so he wants to give back and make sure that the Southern Skate Scene is properly represented. Here’s the lowdown, just make a video of your best skate footage featuring one of the songs from the new BOH album, Infinite Arms, and you could win:

-Airfare and hotel for two to Los Angeles
-Tickets to see BOH at The Greek Theater
-A trip to Girl Skateboard’s private skate park to skate with Creighton Barrett of BOH
-A Band of Horses Girl Skate Deck
-A pair of Band of Horses Custom Lakai Shoes
-Priceless memories…

Band of Horses will be judging the entries. This could be your chance, but better hurry because the contest ends September 6th!

Transworld Skate & Create 2010

Transworld Skate & Create 2010

Creative Loafing: Best of CLT- Best Shoe Store

Creative Loafing just dropped their annual Best of Charlotte issue and the Critics have spoken…Black Sheep is honored to be awarded the highly coveted title of Best Shoe Store in Charlotte.

A BIG THANKS to all the staff over at CL for the love. Thanks for supporting the Sheep, and independent businesses in the Queen City.

Back To School Tax Free Holiday: Aug 6-8th

Rodney and Sam say come stock up at Black Sheep for Back to School!

That’s right, North Carolina’s Annual Tax Free Weekend starts this Friday August 6th through Sunday August 8th.

It’s that time of year again, so come by the Sheep to save some extra loot all weekend long and get a jump on your Back to School shopping. All skate hardgoods, shoes, and apparel will be tax free. That’s right, absolutely ZERO TAX on EVERY ITEM IN THE STORE!!!

Be sure to get here early for some hot deals and the best selection.

Finally? Video Premiere August 1st @ Common Market

Steve Naylor has been working hard to finish up Finally? a skateboard film featuring Zay Belton, Freddy Phillips, Givens Ekwem, Ben Phillips, Tre Boyd, and more up and comers.

You know Black Sheep is for the kids, so we’ll be helping them host a premiere on the big screen for their project at the Common Market Southend on Sunday, August 1st at 7:30 pm. Come out, have a drink, and enjoy some local skateboarding with your homies– should be a good time.

In the meantime, check the teasers over at the District 12 Blog.

The Berrics: Black Sheep Field Ops

Steve Berra and the Berrics crew came through town and paid us a visit a few weeks back. Steve is an amazing skateboarder and always involved in something new and exciting. It was a real honor to show them around our home town, catch up a bit, and hear about some recent projects.

They also filmed a Field Ops profile on Black Sheep that day and it just got posted up over on the Berrics– you can watch it below. A big thanks to Steve Berra for taking some time out of his busy schedule to come through and also to Daniel Duarte for all the hard work filming and editing the segment– we really appreciate all the support.

Justin Pittman E-Clip

Drew Adams hooked us up with a collection of footage from Sheep team rider, Justin Pittman. Want to see more? Check out our YouTube Channel and subscribe.

And here’s a bonus photo of Justin’s switch flip over the rock gap seen in the clip.

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SOG Presents Random Spot What You Got: Episode 1

Spawns of Gnar are back with a brand new feature for the site. Here’s episode 1 of “Random Spot What You Got” with Tripp Bartlett and Ian Isenhour.

Bonus Clip:
Fun highlights from the Black Sheep trip to Raleigh for the 2010 Best Damn Shop Contest at Project 58.

New KR3W Watches: The HALO

Just received some great looking new watches from KR3W, the HALO. Available now in black, red, yellow, and white.

Futuristic digital watch in some great fashion colors. Featuring 40mm polyurethane case and strap, stainless steel caseback, 5 ATM water resistance, and reverse “Blackout” digital module with time, date, chronograph & light.

Epicly Later’d: Full Bleed

The Full Bleed exhibition and book offers a comprehensive history of skateboarding in New York City spanning 30 years of amazing pictures, culled from 60 of the city’s best photographers, all documented in one of Epicly Later’ds finest offerings to date. The book is a must have for any true skate nerd’s library and you can buy it on the Full Bleed blog or just check the feature photographers and classic NYC randomness.