Whether you’re a skater, a Vans fan or just a curious bystander, you’ll certainly get why the underground skate scene has been getting more hype these days.

Skateboard junkies manned their decks and rocked the Bacoor Municipal Hall last week at the Vans Skate Jam. And while 360s, butter flips, ollies, and nosehook impossibles were more than enough to get the crowds’ blood thumping, Vans kicked things up a notch, getting rock bands like Kamikazee and The Butchercons to wrap up the event. Cool stuff? I think so.—LILLEE