The Gathered Fashion Spread (June 1, 2013)

Happy Saturday! I'm sure you were bummed about missing our spread last week, but no worries, we have a super spread full of Memorial Weekend fashion! If you didn't know it, LA was poppin! The hiphop party of the year Grits & Biscuits came to the west coast at the House of Blues in Hollywood. Not only was it a fun night with banging music, the fashion did not fail to impress. And because the party targets college alumni, it was a mostly gathered event. Hot? Heck yes. A few technical problems? sure. Worth it? Yezzur! If you are just now hearing about this event, there's always next year. Thanks to our friends at Watermelon Democracy (yes, the same brand that made Bree's super cute Love Dont Lye tee!) we were in the loop! Check out their blog for the latest and greatest hip-hop music, news, style and assorted dope content!

As for the Grits and Biscuit fashion...check out the fashionable crowd below. We saw several styles being rocked from previous posts. Oh how we love that!

  We told you shades of emerald was the color of 2013!Again, we said leather was hot this season, and these ladies proved us right! Hot!How to rock shorts and rompers with style.Classy and sassy dresses and skirts.Trendy cut-off shorts and tribal print tops on the scene.Blazers looking gathered on women and men. Love these gathered gentlemen.Pretty girls in pops of color and statement tanks.

But the fun didn't end with Grits & Biscuits Party. Sunday kicked off the annual Jazz & Reggae Festival at UCLA  featuring one of my favorite artists Santigold and of course Common. Although there were some ungathered individuals roaming about, they were the minority! We loved all of the different casual cool styles out in the sun. Check out these hot women who made our spread! Also, major props to the gathered gentlemen who impressed us and made the cut!

 Nothing says hot summer style like cute printed sundresses and pants

 Cool summer ways to rock denim

 Fabulous printed boho skirtsFedora LoveFashion recognize fashion in friends!

Great ways to rock tanks with skirts and pantsFunky hip hop swagHow to rock a maxi! Yes!Aviator shades and cute style. Hot!Gathered groups

Do you and your friends have style when you go out and about? Submit your fierce pictures to thegatheredlady@gmail.com and you may make our weekly Gathered Fashion Spread!  

Style. You have it. We Love it.

Concert Review: J*Davey

This is going to be a short post, but the J*Davey concert was so good I had to do a review. Like most LA club concerts, there were several opening acts and the headliner got on stage late (midnight-ish). We were early enough to catch The Brains, and if you like eclectic indie artists that mirror J*Davey’s love of genre-hopping, I’d recommend getting to their concerts early enough to see at least one of the opening acts. That said, if you take your time getting ready, have dinner (and a drink or two) and get in by 10-10:30, you’ll be fine.
J*Davey is awesome live. Really awesome. Their concerts contain very little production or artifice. There’s no one on stage but them and a drummer. With no backup, Jack makes singing in front of a live crowd seem effortless. And between her slinky dance moves and her flirtatious and funny quips between songs, she keeps the audience captivated. When they left stage I couldn’t believe over 90 minutes had passed.
I’ve been to two J*Davey concerts, and in both cases they brought people from the crowd onstage. Bree & I were lucky enough to get pulled onstage by Brook D’Leau (the duo’s quieter half), and it was so much fun. That sort of fearless interaction with the crowd is part of what makes J*Davey amazing in concert. Trust me. The next time they’re in town, get a ticket and go.

Upcoming Event: J*Davey Concert

This is most definitely a band you need to know about. If you don't, glad we're the first to put you on their sound. These two create ART for your ears. And lucky you, they are coming to LA for a concert. Best part? Tickets are only $10 if you buy presale ($12 at door).  I'd check it out since they sound great in person and it will be a fairly intimate setting. Good for mingling with others who have excellent music taste.

Their sound is pretty unique, a hypnotic mix of  alternative, jazz, Hip-Hop, electronica, funk, afro-punk, new wave, futurism, soul, and alternative R&B. Yeah, all of those elements squeezed in for masterpieces. Check out the video link below of one of their new releases Quicksand.

Come see them perform Live:

J*DaVeY

with DEF SOUND , The Kid & Funk The Fresh & The Brains

Thursday, Apr 12, 2012 8:30 PM PDT
Echoplex (below the Echo), 1822 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
18 years and over

Click to Buy Tickets Here

(Source: jdaveybaby.com)