Saturday, January 6th, Primal Urge of San Francisco celebrated its grand opening. Artists Marcus Pacheco, The GRIME, Yutaro, Norm, and Phil Holt, have grouped together, offering connoisseur quality tattoo work in a city known for its tattoo enthusiasm.

The artists opened the doors to their private second story studio, allowing all to enjoy in the new space they've created. Having left their previous location as Art Work Rebels, the new space has arrived with a new, yet familiar name, Primal Urge -- a name that recalls the scope of influence this shop had in its 1990s incarnation. With Marcus Pacheco as a guiding light, Primal Urge became a focal point for what was then a new style of tattooing, art influenced by painting, a wider color palette, bold line work, images related to grafitti, pop art, etc.

by: Dean Schubert

Primal Urge Studio
3415 Cesar Chavez
San Francisco CA 94110
(415) 552. 4297

Skin Vandals art show, curated by Norm, Shawn Barber, and Adrian Lee
has its opening night this Thursday, October 25th, 2007th from 8pm-11pm.

Anno Domino Gallery
366 South
First Street
San Jose, CA 95113


Artists include:
AMANDALYNN, MARCUS PACHECO, PUSH, SHAWN BARBER, PAUL BOOTH, REVOK,
NORM, ADRIAN LEE, HORITAKA, YUTARO, SABER, DAN WYSUP, BERT KRAK,
NOBLE, AARON CAIN, JERSEY JOE, JILL BONNY, HORIYOSHI III, PHIL HOLT,
REYES, RETNA, RON EARHART, BETO, GRIME, MICHAEL HUSSAR, SYLVIA JI,
KEVIN LLEWELLYN, MATT SHAMAH, HENRY LEWIS, MIKE SHEA, HORITOMO, MAX
DOLBERG, EDU, CHAD KOEPLINGER, AND MORE

MINA DRESDEN GALLLERY

312 VALENCIA STREET @ 14TH STREET
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103
APRIL13TH-20TH, 2007th
OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, APRIL 13TH, 7-10PM
GALLERY HOURS: SAT/SUN 1-8PM, MON-FRI 5-8PM
GALLERY: 415.863.8312

Dream Girls Artists:

Stormie Mills, Phil Holt, Bert Krak, Norm, Push, Sever, Revok, Saber, Retna, Jason Kundell, Venem, Lily Seo, Noble, Prairie Prince, Reyes, Grime, The Mac, David Flores Atc, Pete The Painter, Robin Grass, Jarrid Henderson, Paris, Skot Ramsay, Joe Levin, Krista Valla, Margaretta Jo, Lone Schneider, Steel, Amandalynn, Megan Shaffer, Lango, Shawn Alan Peters, Renee Fontana,  Jersey Joe, Shawn Barber, Yutaro Sakai, Mark Wasyl, Craig Driscoll, Lucien Shapiro, Joe Leonard, Dame, Jess Muessen, Jason Tyler Grace, Luke Stewart, Jason Deamer, Paco Excel, Marcus Pacheco, Jessica Cooke, Chris Kelly, Holly Ellis, Erik Reith

Music by: BRYAN ROSENBAUM

Sponsored by: Goorin Hat Company and The Seventh Letter

Dream Girls Artists:

Stormie Mills, Phil Holt, Bert Krak, Norm, Push, Sever, Revok, Saber, Retna, Jason Kundell, Venem, Lily Seo, Noble, Prairie Prince, Reyes, Grime, The Mac, David Flores Atc, Pete The Painter, Robin Grass, Jarrid Henderson, Paris, Skot Ramsay, Joe Levin, Krista Valla, Margaretta Jo, Lone Schneider, Steel, Amandalynn, Megan Shaffer, Lango, Shawn Alan Peters, Renee Fontana,  Jersey Joe, Shawn Barber, Yutaro Sakai, Mark Wasyl, Craig Driscoll, Lucien Shapiro, Joe Leonard, Dame, Jess Muessen, Jason Tyler Grace, Luke Stewart, Jason Deamer, Paco Excel, Marcus Pacheco, Jessica Cooke, Chris Kelly, Holly Ellis, Erik Reith

Check out:  www.myspace.com/amandalynnpaintings for paintings that are still available for sale.

Sponsored by: Goorin Hat Company and The Seventh Letter