One Impromptu DIY Show. Now They Can't Stop.
Isa and Ivan didn't set out to run a music venue inside their Stillwater vintage and skate shop. Then Garden Ants played, and everything changed.
On a typical afternoon, Mama Tried Vintage and i&i Skateshop looks like any carefully curated retail space — racks of vintage tees, skate decks against the wall, and the quiet hum of shoppers flipping through denim. But after hours, the can lights stay on, the furniture gets pushed aside, and a family heirloom kitchen table becomes the soundboard for Stillwater's most vibrant underground music scene.
What started as a casual offer has become something neither co-owner Isa Edge nor Ivan Serrano ever planned: a home for local bands.
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