Syracuse Ska Forum

There are several companies locally that supposedly do good work. Like Holy Shirt, for example. And I know there are a ton of mailorder outfits.

But I want quality shirts and quality screen-printing. No ripped shirts on the first wash or designs that wear off quickly.

I even know a few of you do some of this in your basements, but I'm rather leery of that, sorry.

So, from experience, who all would you recommend for this work? Who should I obviously avoid??

Much thanks in advance!

Back in middle school, when I played trumpet, we had shirts for marching band. I still have them, 5 years later, and they have not ripped, and the logos are still on.

The company is "Custom Logo." I don't know if it's syracuse based though. I'm pretty sure it is.

I am friends with a guy that works for merch direct (based on long island). I know thats not local but i they make real high quality stuff. Plus they have artists there that will work with youu to come up with a design if you dont allready have exactly what you want in mind.

T-shirts: Diesel Fuel is where PBR orders all their stuff from.


Hoodies: Def-Star did the EDENPARK hoodies (2-sided, one color) for $13 each. Dirt cheap and great quality.

Here is everyone mentioned on 315hardcore:

Teddy Texas- no website with portfolio but you can contact him to see his work, has done multiple local hardcore band's t-shirts, AIM-(DoUNoWhoGabloxIs or headwoundteddy), email- tedcasper@hotmail.com

Aaron from Ed Gein- again no website but has done plenty of shirts for locals and is well respected. only issue is that he obviously can't do shirt while on tour, you can check the tour calender at http://www.myspace.com/edgeinband, e-mail: octopuspress@hotmail.com or octopuspress@ed-gein.com

Shawn- website: http://www.lifeoverdeathprinting.cjb.net, e-mail: PUNKROCKTOSHIRTGUY@YAHOO.COM, aim: XSHAWNLODX

Def-Star- http://www.def-star.com/news.htm

HIGHLY recommended.

Octopus I have heard alot of good things about. I'd say ask around on the syracuse shows message board or 315hardcore.

lol at the 'syracuse shows message board'. oh emocuse, does no one remember your glory days?

the glory days of emocuse lasted for about 3 hours, the the stuck up a holes got there.

as far as shirts go, do some shopping around. Holy Shirt has some nice quality stuff though.

I'm not sure if you are being sarcastic, emocuse has been around a good 5 or 6 years...

I wasn't sure anyone would know it by that name but of course it is Danny and he's probably known about it longer than I have I'm sure. But yea, it went to hell.

I suppose it's good that Dunn decided to link to that board instead of 315 hardcore, probably because he knew it would attract morons. I should start a poll on 315 or here, who remembers emocuse as a website and who ran it.

I remember emocuse!!!!!!


I was once on the main site part where it said something like "thanks to these people for keeping the message board fun" or something of that sort. I thought that place died out.

I remember it back just before it was shut down. The olive green crap and greek columns/sea shells.

I just befriended Johnny D on MySpace ...