Monthly Archives: July 2013

Chicago Outfit T-Shirt Design Contest

July 30th, 2013 (No Comments)

The details: The Chicago Outfit is looking for artists to design logos for our teams: The Syndicate, The Shade Brigade, and The Shakedown. Participants have the option to design a logo for just one team, or for all three (we would love that!) Winning designs will be printed as limited edition t-shirts. Winning designs will […]

What’s your jam?

July 26th, 2013 (No Comments)

by Undead Miss Red   Bout day is serious, and roller derby is as much a mental game as it is a physical challenge. With these two truths in mind, what do skaters listen to as they get ready to play? What is #smashtag hearing through her white wires while she walks around the Windy […]

Featured Skater – July 2013

July 12th, 2013 (No Comments)

Matza Ball Breaker #18 Q. How did you first become involved in roller derby? A. Long ago I attended try-outs for the now defunct Chi-Town Sirens with my partner in all things- the then Nicole, soon to be La Femme Nikita, now Final Frontier. I was unsure at first, skating for over a month in […]

Long-Time Skater, First-Time Bouter

July 5th, 2013 (No Comments)

I was recently approached by the head of the Outfit blog to interview a skater new to the Shade Brigade about her experience bouting with a new team. Initially my mind went straight to scanning the skaters new to the Outfit this season, trying to pick one that had been bumped up these past few […]