No-Comply X Austin FC Collab
6/24/2022
No-Comply recently teamed up with Austin FC, their city’s MLS club, collaborating on a deck and t-shirt. Both the shop and the team are synonymous with Austin and share a goal of community enhancement. The No-Comply crew was given the keys to the stadium for a day to shoot photos, film some clips and crack some cold ones. The collaboration was released on 6/21 in celebration of Go Skateboarding Day. A contest was held at House Park followed by bands, beverages, mini rampage and good times for all at the Empire Garage and Control Room in downtown Austin. If you weren’t there to kick it, check the photos and the video.
Ryan Thompson, Grant Jensen and Max Jang grip on the pitch All photos by Dylan Makar 
Max J works at No-Comply, so he’s not gonna botch the grip job 
He’s no slouch on the board either. Spoiler alert: this photo is on the NC X AFC T-shirt 
No-Comply co-owner Grant Jensen with a verde nice nose wheelie 
Ryan Thompson—big O over the rail, ledge and everything else in his path 
Max Taylor has no clue how to skate a box 
Table for one, please. R-Thomp, front blunt 
Reese Barton back Smiths for the fans 
You think a security gate is gonna stop R-Thomp, fool?! 
Can I kick it? Yes, you can. Jamie Sedo, one-foot tailgrab 
Get caught mall grabbing and Zach Imondi will red card ya’ 
No mall grabs = party time 
Jamie Sedo, textbook back lip. Can’t learn that in college 
What’s cooler than being cool? Garrett Young’s ice-cold backside noseblunt slide on a YETI 
Garrett’s exit strategy—hop a fence and keep it movin’ 
There it is! The No-Comply X Austin FC collab gear. Josh Row handled the design, Dylan Makar supplied the photo and The Butler Bros are responsible for the AFC logo 
The goods are available now at No-Comply and the Austin FC stadium 
Verde and black for the W 
Now onto the day of celebration! GSD at HP. Joey gets things cooking with a backside flip over the Purple Wax double cup 
Camaron Esparanza and Stevie Barile loading in the flatbar goal, custom made by Shrimp Industries in Austin 
Rocco tests it out with a boardslide shove during the intermediate best-trick contest 
Rob The Cashier holdin’ down the mic duty 
The judges’ table: Ryan, Lake and Daniel 
Mark, 3rd place intermediate 
Chadwick, 2nd place intermediate 
Balam, 1st place intermediate 
We’d be hyped if we owned that T-shirt, too. Congrats, Balam! 
Time to move to the six stair for the expert contest. Trent leans that lean back 
Keagen gets things spinnin’ with a back 3 
Heavy crew in queue 
The peanut gallery approves of Ari’s heelflip 
Adam Gonzales gets high with a tailgrab one foot over the double cup 
Keagen squeezes a Smith between the rail and the goal 
Trey Wade, switch flip with plenty of clearance. Yeah, Yert 
Garrett keeps it weird with a pinched front crook 
Hella fools packed in 
Expert winners L to R: Carter Riley in 2nd, Trey in 1st and Keagen Crawford in 3rd. Hell yeah, homies 
Okay, time for the main event. A $500 winner-takes-all session on the nine stair. San Marcos’ Steven Moreno hits the hubba with a backside 5-0 to get the party started 
Caleb Ray takes it frontside 
Hell yeah he landed it 
Steven wasn’t done yet—perfectly-poised back tail. San Marvelous! 
Opting for some free air, Carter Riley snapped over the whole damn thing
Ivan Santamaria gapped out to 5-0. Goooooooal! 
Trey had his eyes on that $500. Gap to nosegrind 
So did Garrett—nollie back heel. Bolts! 
Big love from the judge’s tent. Gonna be a close call between Trey and Garrett 
Trey's first-try Ghetto Bird sure as hell didn't hurt his chances
The crowd waits to find out who clinched the win 
Hell yeah, Trey! Congrats. Hope UMA sees this article. Huge thanks to everybody who came out and to all of the sponsors: Austin FC, Roger Skate Co., YETI, adidas, Thunder, OJs, Purple Wax, Weird Water/Tea, Bones Bearings and Shrimp Industries
After the contest, it was time to head to the Empire Garage and Control Room for some live music, cold drinks and more skating 
La Murga de Austin—Austin FC’s supporter band—brought the brass and drums 
Ever seen kids mosh to a horn section? If not, you haven’t lived yet. This is the energy we’re all searching for 
What’s a skate party without a mini ramp? It’s total crap, that’s what it is 
No-Comply co-founder/co-owner Simon Bingham crunches some parking-block coping 
While Igna keeps on truckin’ 
The pit gets ready for the next band 
Austin’s own Sailor Poon! 
Check ‘em out on iTunes or wherever you deliver music to your face 
Such a killer set 
Bailey Lewis from Temple, TX, reppin’ the F outta everything 
Do these kids ever stop moshing?! 
Mike Bahr, Daniel Morales and their homie Alan Jackson
The squad was deep 
Cosmo and Aaron, champions of style 
Flint and Grant, two of Austin’s finest 
Cheers! The Austin FC crew and the No-Compliers celebrate a successful collab and event. Who’s ready for the next one?-
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