Thrasher Magazine

 

Photos by Sam McGuire

Starting off, Leo and the whole team drove up to Brooklyn's hottest DIY for some pre-premiere ripping. You could also take the train, if you wanted

SOTY ALERT: Too bad the gate's locked...

Guess doors just open for you when you got that title

ROLE CALL: Tristan Baesen, Captain and CEO Leo Baker, Roman and brother Rocco Marsh, the iconic Alex White and upstart Nora Baker. Get to know these names

First look at the proddy (if you don't count that last photo)!

A sunny day in New York with some wide-open asphalt: a skater's dream

Sheddin' layers, shit's heating up!

Don't need much to make us happy. A chill nosegrind by Miles Marquez will do

You thought the brand manager couldn't bust?!

You haven't been paying attention for like 20 years then. Alex White catches the crook

Another costume change?! Brian's on his Gaga shit with a timeless back noseblunt

Time for the ams to get theirs. Nora Baker picks on the bricks

Tristan Baesen came a long way from our backyard in The Bay. Back lip

Texas ripper Rocco Marsh floats FSO over the bucket

Clipped up too?!

Those vines ain't the only plants on this fence. Levi Hylton hits a high one off the crusty ramp

What do you think, BA? Enough play time?

Alright, see you at the premiere

Walkin' up I thought this was the spot

But up the block, we got a dead give away. Leo with the official title on the fuckin' marquee!

Must be the place

Don't worry, I know the bouncer. Marsh fam in effect. Now, let's see who made it past 'em

Nora sitll in the same tee from the session. That's the skate-rat shit we respect

Damn, BA beat us here. You love to see a punctual SOTY

Beautiful people, everywhere

You know the kids wouldn't miss it

Dinner and a show?! This is one classy ass circus

Not sure what's sicker: BA's lovely company or the fact he already crushed a box of popcorn

Leo knows 'em too! We gotta get him some popcorn though

Who else does Leo know? Bestie Brian, of course

Tristan and Nora, too. But you already know that. It's just sick to see 'em smilin'

Can't believe we made it this far without calling anyone "Legends," but now, it's justified. Alexis Sablone and Alex White, two of the best

TFW: the homie pulls up to the premiere

Part II

Up on the wall, we got all the art from Tacky's first drop

And over on the table, you can see the real things

Get yours

They got flicks too! Higher res ones comin' to the site soon

What the fuck is my goofy ass takin' a picture of?

Oh, yeah, an actual photographer—the unrivaled Sam McGuire. He shot most of this thing, you know?

Photobomb extraordinaire

Alexis, in good company

Connectictut, stand up!

Queens too! The boys from Jackson Heights pulled up. Alright, should we check this vid?

First in, of course

The team takes their seats up top

First a few words from the company's top dogs. You can't see, but Alex is behind that pole

For real, though, she is

Alright, let's start this shit!

Iconic NYC spots?! Check

Urban wallies? Check!

Flushing bangers?! Triple check!

This ain't a roster of OGs, you know?

The crowd loves it!

Team, get up here!

After the show, we got a quick Q&A with the stars

Puttin' the kids in the spotlight is high-key poetic

It's all love tonight. One more lap and let's bounce

One of them runs a website, the other is married to a famous skate wife and one is slightly shorter than the others

One more for the road

Damn, this place really filled up

Black and white? Color must've been fucked. My b

Post-video glow, Nora got it

Poppa J rolled through with friends

Beatrice, Sima and company, too

Photo ops, all night

One more with the full cast

And one more with top brass

One more iced tea for the road

For real, this shit ain't free. There's no marketing department, no social team, no dedicated sales director: this is DIY from the ground up and we gotta support when we can

Looks like that's our cue

Last look

And we out! Nora and Leo get one more with the marquee before hittin' the ice cream spot. Take your hat off to Leo for puttin' on a helluva a show and spotlighting some new talent. Check the vid when it's live and grab a board at your local