WIN a Darkest Hour Skate Deck + Vans Gear

Up for grabs is a sick Darkest Hour skate deck from Indie Merch, the latest Darkest Hour album and some Vans apparel including a pair of kicks, a tee and a hoodie. 3 lucky winners will be chosen at random when the contest ends on March 25th.

HOW TO ENTER:

- Send an e-mail to music.vans@gmail.com
- Enter DARKEST HOUR in the subject line
- Include you full name, mailing address, clothing size and shoe size (remember to specify Men's or Women's sizes)!

Good luck everyone!

Don't forget to catch the guys on tour now:

02/25 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
02/26 Virginia Beach, VA – Skate High
02/27 Greensboro, NC – Greene St
02/28 Pittsburgh, PA – Diesel
03/01 Joliet, IL – Mojoes
03/02 Sauget, IL – Pop’s
03/03 Covington, KY – The Madhatter
03/04 Detroit, MI – Harpos
03/05 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
03/06 St. Paul, MN – The Station
03/07 Iowa City, IA – Blue Moose
03/08 Omaha, NE – Sokol Underground
03/09 TBA, CO – TBA
03/10 Salt Lake City, UT – Club Sound
03/11 Reno, NV – The Alley
03/12 Sacramento, CA – Ace of Spades
03/13 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
03/14 Seattle, WA – Studio Seven
03/15 Boise, ID – The Venue
03/17 Santa Clara, CA – The Avalon
03/18 Modesto, CA – Seasons Hall
03/19 Anaheim, CA – The Grove
03/20 Tucson, AZ – The Rock
03/22 Tulsa, OK – Marquee Theatre
03/24 Indianapolis, IN – Emerson Theatre
03/25 Dayton, OH – The Attic
03/26 Lancaster, PA – Chameleon Club
03/27 Albany, NY – Northern Lights

Vans at MusInk

I know what you need to do this weekend. No really, I do.

Be at the MusInk Tattoo and Music Festival at the Orange County Fairgrounds! Only this Friday 2/19-Sunday 2/21. Get good tunes, good ink- what more could you want in a weekend?!

Just a few of the headliners include:
The Cult
The Damned
Buzzcocks
NOFX
Face to Face

Saturday at 3pm, skate legend Tony Alva's band G.N.P will take the stage!
And from 5pm-6pm check out the Legends Skate Jam with Tony Alva, Christian Hosoi, Mike Vallely, Salba, Steve Olson, Eric Dressen, Duane Peters, and more.

Stop by the Vans booth to see Jordan Buckley from Every Time I Die, Oliver Peck, Kim Saigh, and surprise guests painting custom Vans.

For play-by-play event info follow our favorite Vans Music Guy ever, the one and only Kurt Soto on twitter: @supersix8

For ticket, gate info, full line-up and everything else check out:
http://www.musink.org/orange-county

Millencolin VS Skateboarding

What goes better with Vans than skate decks? Ok, music of course, but you should know how we feel about skateboarding. Oh hey- how about combining those two?

I just discovered this today and not only do I think it's terribly clever, but flat out awesome. Our friends Millencolin paired up with Sweet Skateboards to release their own "Polarbeer" skate deck. Get it? They are from Sweden. Who say "bear" like "beer." Get it!?!? I love it.

So you may be asking yourself "what would go perfectly with this deck?"

SHABLAM!

Yes, those are in fact Millencolin Vans. They are a Chukka Boot with embroidery on the back. That feeling you're experiencing right now is called total shoe lust. Don't worry- I go through it daily.

Now, where you can get these items I think is left up to you. The skateboard is available through a Swedish website and the shoes are limited. If you are lucky enough to have already snagged these, kudos. For the rest of us, the hunt shall begin!