Tuesday, November 10, 2009


Sick/ Wearing a Turban Around the House/ Riddle me this when will the sore throat go?

Our Friends are Pretty Boys



Meet Floyd
“He currently is based in Chicago [A photographer, Pretty Boy] and unmistakably a wizard of many talents. “Walkin round like your pretty boy Floyd” -Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five”
(Quoted Txt Via AIVAtheGREAT!)

OUR FRIENDS ARE PRETTY BOYS, A photo Series Casted & Photographed By Andra Lee (The State) & Ariel Van Alstyne (AIVAtheGREAT!)

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Fun House



Fun House
Logan Square, Chicago IL

Friday, June 19, 2009


Wednesday, April 29, 2009

SEE, LYRICALLY IM MARIO ANDRETTI ON THE MO-MO LUDACRISLY SPEEDY, OR INFECTIOUS WITH THE SLOW-MO Q-TiP





This morning I am surfing hard on the web, drinking tea and listening to Internet Radio.

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Loft Classics : Presented by The State



The State invites five Disc Jockeys to explore the roots of contemporary Dance and Electro music at Loft Classics, an invitation only loft party inspired by DAVID MANCUO’S influential NYC loft parties.

Mancuso’s famous invitation only parties began in the seventies when Mancuso started playing records for his friends on a regular basis. The Loft parties were freewheeling and intimate and Mancuso was known for his ability to unearth and make hits of songs. It’s these traits from Mancuso’s parties that we will be recreated at Loft Classics.

Electro has become the standard of the Chicago party so instead we are inviting DJ’s to play anything but Electro Dance from era’s past and contemporary. We will unearth and reveal new hits and pay homage to the old playing everything from Soul, Funk & Disco to Jock Jamz and Hyphy.

The Loft Classics RSVP is now open!
Loft Classics
Friday, April 17th
1742 N. Milwaukee Ave.
9PM - 3AM
Admission: $5

Send in your RSVP’s to loft@thestateinternational.com
Include your name and your website/myspace/facebook (optional).

We’ll reply back with your Invitation and entry information.