Monday, June 22nd, 2009
we had a blast. you had a blast. we all had a blast together, thanks for an awesome indie mart this past weekend. time for a little time off, but we are announcing the next indie mart. this one will be a little smaller since this past one was our anniversary, we want to scale back a bit and emphasize a smaller group. we are opening up 75 spaces rather than 120 for this one. its sunday august 16th, 12 to 6pm at thee parkside again.
to apply: we are hand selecting vendors for this show, limiting the amount in any one category. what are we looking for? the most unique items, newest trends, ingenuity, a rad process in making them, a cool story, you having an interactive booth, etc. we love you all, but we like to have a mixed bag offering. apply on our “be a vendor” page. we will start accepting vendors now through early august. if you don’t get in, hold tight- we usually release a few spaces the week of. keep applying for each show, with 250+ applications, we cant take everyone for every show. we like to mix it up and refresh with new vendors all the time. thanks!
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
I can barely contain myself. Nothing makes me happier than emerging from our winter cocoon of quieter winter Indie-marts and blossoming like a big, drunken butterfly to the summer marts. So here we go, let’s launch our 2 year anniversary and kick off to summer marts with a bang!
Sunday June 21st, from noon to 6pm, get your sweet ass to Thee Parkside where we will be rocking almost 100 vendors bringing you the best in vintage, local design, rad stores, tees & hoodies, skateboards, zines, records, handmade oddities and a ton of other cool things you couldn’t image making up yourself, all in an outside street fair setting with about 4,000 people joining you. We’ve got bands inside (um, hello, the Frail, The Red Verse & Shannon and the Clams!), DJ’s outside, fresh BBQ food, local foodies making you sweets & treats, D.I.Y. and a tons of interactive vendors sewing, creating, painting, screening…on command and in your face. We even have drink/ beer specials & fun stuff for your Dad (afterall, it is Father’s Day). We shut down the whole streetso you can hang out all day. You can even bring your dog!
A sampling of our vendors: Shotwell, Nooworks, Four Barrell Coffee, Heathen, CC Riders, Mission Skateboards, San Franpsycho, Sita Rupe, Gangs of San Francisco, Coma and Cotton, Hanburger Panda and tons more. Peep some our fun booths from sponsors like PBR, Tricycle Records, Broke Ass Stuart, Timbuk2 and Bust Magazine giveaways. Don’t miss out!
Band Line-up:
- 1:00pm: Shannon and the Clams
- 2:15pm: The Red Verse
- 3:30pm: The Frail (Thanks Tricycle Records!)
DJ’s:
- Resident DJ, Sarahdactyl, celebrating 2 years of DJing the Mart
- Primo from Oldies Night @ The Knockout, 1964 @ Edinburgh..dirty!
The Indie-Mart Street Fair
Sunday June 21st, 12-6pm
Thee Parkside- 17th st & all down Wisconsin
Ride your bike, take the 22 Muni Line & ample parking for bikes and cars
ALL AGES- 21 to booze it up.
$2 suggested admission benefits the Avon Cancer Walk and gets you a free Zine!
www.indie-mart.com
www.twitter.com/indiemart
www.facebook.com/people/Indie-Mart/1330994393
Want to participate as a Vendor or be in our zine, click here
Friday, April 24th, 2009
oh we are all set.
april 26th at the indie. last of the line and we will miss divis. i brought it there to impact the economy in my new hood. and i hope it did, even if for a day. or just for mojo. i love western addy and please rep it all the time. mojo. cc rider. 821. nopa. wazeima. the weird big dollar store on the corner of mcallister. little star. blue jay. abir. lil chihuahu…i cant spell for shit. you get it. addy is rad and i love it. all of it. i love $2 beers at bean bag and 2 for $1 chicken at popeyes on tuesday. love it all.
anyhoo, mart is this sunday april 26th, 11am-4pm and we are all vendors and all rad stuff. we packed the place upstairs, downstairs and all down the sidewalk with awesome vendors repping everything from tees and hoodies, skateboards, vintage, recycled vintage, jewelry, cute dresses, your fave rad stores like shotwell, cc rider and mission skateboards, dog stuff, belts, we even have a lady who makes cat cottages from recycled materials. holy smokes we got some diversity on this one. come out…the farmers market is going on accross the street all morning, mojo is slinging the best coffee and sandwiches next door and we will eb bringing you all kinds of killer vendors, drunk dial dj’s giving you great music, some fun diy stuff going on like live sewing (messenger bags), button machines & more. its gonna be a nice day, inside and out. line moves quick and ensures you get room to shop inside, so come on by!
spring and summer, spread out. indie mart 2.0
parkside 3rd sunday of june and aug. all summer long. over 80 vendors. bands inside. bbq foods. djs outside. room to move, dance, shop or just hang out.
xo.
Friday, April 24th, 2009
hi guys. just wanted to address this. we’ve gotten some tough comments and frustration from the public, so wanted to let you all know the deal. in our two years, we had always been 21 and under as we did at venues that it was ok to have kids. i even drew a coloring book myself and folks who have been would let you know we were kid friendly and welcomed college kids and often had teen vendors to encourage them to design. the last few shows have been 21 and over because i wanted to do the event at the independent. the indie is in western addition, which is where i have had my store, which has since closed, my friends have businesses and where i live and hang out. in a bad economy, i have chosen to move it here to impact this rad neighborhood and encourage folks to shop locally over here in western addy. there are great places like mojo, parish trust, cc rider, mini bar, candy bar, fly, 821, everlasting tattoo and on and on.
though i would love nothing more than to allow everyone to come in and it be all ages, it is the policy of the independent that they are 21 and over. but for me the weight of impacting the local economy was more important. it is tough to find a venue thats a good fit for us and lets me keep the prices reasonable for vendors so i can truly keep it indie. if i want to charge $200- for a space i can have it a slew of all ages venues, but its a tough process that i put a lot of time, negotiation and work into. i assure you, i tried and have always made having all ages and kid friendly events a priority- along with always having alcohol, music and rad vendors. so, please be patient…come our next show, june 21st- we are back at thee parkside, where the we welcome all ages, dogs, babies, parrots, your pet snake, anyone and anything! its important to me to make it available to all, but i made a decision to impact my community this winter- scale back the shows so they are smaller and have them here in this hood. i apologize for those that couldnt come to our 3 shows over the winter and spring at the indie. please hang in there and check us out all summer long where we will be ALL AGES!
i can’t make everyone happy, but i do try! see you all in june and for those of you 21 and over, see you sunday!
kelly
Monday, March 9th, 2009
big props to everyone who came out for the march 8th show. we had a beautiful day we had. sunshine and smiles for days. thanks for supporting all the rad local folks that set up. thanks for eating our hot dogs and goodies. (i am still full from spicy corn on a stick) thanks for waiting in line, it let everyone have more room inside to shop and move around. thanks for being there and being part of the fun. it means alot and we cant wait for out april 26th show (our last one at the independent until fall), bringing you a bunch of new & fave vendors, some new djs and a new menu of tasty food. we’re always changing to keep it fresh& new and always having a good time!
see you soon:)
much love-
kelly & the indie mart crew
Monday, February 2nd, 2009
Indie Mart friends, fans, lovers, and half cousins,
this sunday. Indie Mart is on! It will be at the Independent on Divisadero again, with over 40 vendors with the most eclectic offering yet. Tasty BBQ goodies…reminiscent of the original Indie Marts in my Mission yard. Plus Cupcakes. Plus Primo, Triceradops and ALLCAPS on the decks making you shake your ass while you shop. Info below:
details.
Sunday, March 8th
11am- 5pm
The Independent
628 Divisadero Street by Grove
Take the 24 Divisadero, 5 Fulton or 21 Hayes to get there!
21 and over…sorry no little ones.
$2. suggested donation goes to SFWAR, San Francisco Women Against Rape, who offer medical care, support, counseling and assistance to women who are the victim of rape and violence.
about. Indie mart has quadrupled in size to become one of the most beloved shopping events for SF’s DIY set. Offering an eclectic mix of local designers, vintage, unique finds, live art & silk screening, hot plates, cold beers, and stiff drinks, Indie mart is all about DIY, loud rawk decibels, local folks and a good time. And it’s never quite the same. Each Indie mart offers an updated cast of vendors, pulling in fresh new talent while holding on to some of the best vendors from Indie mart past. Come see why Indie mart won Best of the Bay for “Best Nomadic Hipster Flea Market & Party!” Indie mart. It’s shopping. different.
coming soon. The next Indie Mart is coming Sunday April 26th….
www.indie-mart.com
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=59525178632
going.com
Sunday, February 1st, 2009
hiey there indie marters..
i rarely get political but on this one, i had to step in. american apparel is trying to open a store on 21st & valencia street. though i shop american apparel from time to time, lots of indie mart vendors and myself use them as a wholesaler for our blanks to silk screen and it’s a style fit for the mission for sure…but i am speaking out against them opening a retail location on valencia. in the end, it is a chain store, whose decisions are made by a board of directors. and i have yet to see them become a chain that stands out as being involved in their neighborhoods or be about anything but fast and dominating growth in the market. letting aggressive chains into neighborhoods often changes the landscape and effects local businesses, not always for the positive.
i have nothing against them besides getting annoyed with always seeing girls skanked out in thier ads and 17 year olds at the trade shows parading around in their short shorts acting like brainless bimbos….ANYWAY.
valencia street has become a creative, unique, locally fueled, involved and interesting street and destination for shopping, food, local culture and flair. it is not something that happened overnight, rad businesses like paxton gate, 826, delfina, bi-rite, bugaloos, ritual, lost weekend video, community thrift and etc, etc..have taken risks, gotten involved in the community, employed local folks and helped create the uniqueness of that area. as a former and long term resident of that area, as a local business owner in a similar neighborhood (divisadero corridor), as founder of the indie mart (hello, started in my yard at 25ht & guererro)…i gotta say letting aa on valencia will open up an opportunity for other chains to come along.
imagine of spork were a kfc again, delfina a pizza hut, ritual a starbucks, four barrel a dunkin donuts, paxton gate a spencers, community thrift a gap, you get the idea. the culture of food, local design, uniqueness and something different is what makes this neighborhood and why i pay a $13 cab ride to go eat and shop there. people need to speak out on this to protect local businesses and the culture of valencia. if people get involved, it can be shut down…check out batteries plus on divisadero last year, shut down. to get involved write letters and check out the site below more information and how you can get involved. i urge all of the indie mart designers and friends to do so, because many of you are vendors in these stores! this is the neighborhood that made me want to create the indie mart and then open a biz on divisadero where there also is an artistic and local flair growing on the street.
thanks, off my soapbox for now.
Here is the website:
http://stopamericanapparel.wordpress.com/
Here is a some press:
http://therumpus.net/2009/01/kron-covers-the-stop-american-apparel-campaign/
Here is where you (and everyone you know) write letters
Pilar LaValley
San Francisco Planning Department
Pilar.Lavalley@sfgov.org
Bevan Dufty
District 8 Supervisor
Bevan.Dufty@sfgov.org
David Campos
District 9 Supervisor
David.Campos@sfgov.org
Christina Olague
President of the SF Planning Commission
c_olague@yahoo.com
Lawrence B. Badiner
Zoning Administrator
San Francisco Planning Department
Larry.Badiner@sfgov.org
Gavin Newsom
Mayor of San Francisco
Gavin.Newsom@sfgov.org
Also cc linda.avery@sfgov.org.
She is the commission clerk and will ensure feedback gets to commissioners.
Finally, you can go to the hearing:
planning commission hearing February 5 at 2:30 in City Hall…GO!
Saturday, November 29th, 2008
need we say more. new winter home on divisadero at the independent. lots of new designers. vintage. unique finds. little star pizza. rock and roll, oldies and motown from our fave djs: primo, sarah doppler. charlie brown christmas trees. the tiniest postal service in the world. live silk screening and interactive shit to awe and amaze you. cheap beers. fun people. the indie mart.
the best way to shop. local and drunk.
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
…it’s baaaaack. Check out the party that won Best of the Bay for “Best Nomadic Hipster Boutique and Party” and rocked the Treasure Island Music Festival. We are back…bigger, better and more bad ass than ever on Sunday October 12th from 12-6pm at Thee Parkside. Once again bringing you the best in design, vintage, quirky handmade and independent everything…music, food, bakers, bands. Oh yeah and dont forget the best party in town- cheap beers, stiff drinks, killer BBQ food and a drunken MC with a bullhorn rowdying up the crowd.
Bands all day long inside and DJ’s all day outside. As of now our band line up includes: French Cassette, The Pleasure Kills, Nervous Ticks, The Bruises and Les Hormone. Check out the Magnificent 7, Primo and the Drunk Dial DJ’s spinning all day. Updates added weekly!
Spare the air & take the 22 Fillmore bus right there or ride your bike! Plenty of parking and valet bike parking all day long! Bring your friends, come on out and shop, drink, hang out and eat. As well Thee Parkside’s Twang Sunday will be going on in the evening.
List of designers and final band list will be added October 1st.
www.indie-mart.come
www.theeparkside.com
INDIE-MART
Sunday October 12th, 2008
Thee Parkside
1600 17th Street @ Wisconsin in Potrero Hill
www.theeparkside.com
12-6pm & Twang Sundays BBQ afterwards featuring live music, food & beer
free admission all day
www.indie-mart.com
HOLIDAY INDIE MART COMING SUNDAY DECEMBER 14TH! MORE DETAILS, LOCATION AND OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT COMING NEXT WEEK!
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
hey there peeps. thanks for coming out to our most fun, most successful and most ass-kicking indie mart this past sunday at the parkside! we will be announcing the next few dates of the indie mart this week. we’ll be back at the parkside for another street festival in october! and you can check out our mini indie mart at the treasure island music festival september 20th & 21st. to sign up on our mailing list, drop us an email! missionindiemart@gmail.com.
see you soon!
