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Hearing the Homies' first full-length was premiering at Kombu Sushi in Silverlake, I imagined a night of California rolls, gyoza, and seaweed salad flying around in unlimited supply. This was going to be one of the classiest premieres ever! Then I remembered Rye’s more of the chicken-nugget-and-mac-n-cheese kind of guy. Yet even though we weren’t catered to with endless raw fish, it was still an amazing night for everyone in attendance. And plus, we did get free sake. Check the photos to see who was lucky enough to celebrate in style. —Alex Papke

Starting things off the right way with Manch

In the VIP section, we have the 2020 SOTY dinner party, still going strong after all of those summertime Slovenian spritzes

Taking it to the pre-party, Rye brought the necessary hype for his big night

Can’t forget mom and dad

In case you couldn’t find them, Dylan was bogarting all of the drink tickets for himself

Townley and D-Vargs. definitely Homies—pictured here with their plus-ones Delaney and Tessa

Nothing better than a family photo. Tyson and Dawn with a little taste of Neckface

Everyone was allotted a strict plus one. Pedro decided to use his to invite longtime homie Micky Papa

Sake might not be a traditional party drink, but when the portions are this big Jaden and Dayana had no choice but to say yes

If you’re a picky eater like Gray and sushi isn’t your thing, fret not—burgers were next door

Roman would have done just about anything to get his hands on Shealy’s drink tickets. Don’t spend ‘em all in one place

Too late, that’s what happens when they give you last part

Kirby was smart and kept his tucked away

Cedric Pabich: a certified homie with his eyes on the prize. Roman still has some work to do on his roll-up game

As expected, bathroom lines were hectic

But some mystery pissers couldn’t hold it and were forced to get creative

And to our surprise, it was none other than Kevin Bækkel himself

Wes and Gregson jumped in Rhino’s van from SD for the two-hour drive up, followed by the two-hour drive back. All for the Homies

The Homies were never-ending at this thing. Poppy, Aimee, Buffy and Nicole can’t say no to a skate premiere with free beer

Christian Henry and Gage Boyle, both caught matching with a little something special coming from a friend of ours very soon

Even though sushi has very few good vegan options, that didn’t stop Kenny from coming through. Joined here by my new favorite Brit on vacation, Conor Charleson

Last I left it, Wheatley was up a clean $200

As the beers kept coming out, Ryan Lee kept putting them down

Don’t believe me? Ask Jake Anderson

A Diesel Degenerates reunion, all thanks to Ethan, Walsh and Jake

When it dips below 60 in LA, Ishod brings out the gloves

ATL minus GT. Photog Bailey Schreiner with longtime homie Shane Farber

As you can tell, Marius and Peters weren’t slowing down anytime soon

Bedazzled as ever, Davey Sayles

Alright, looks like we got a full house. Time to start this thing up

Ronnie had to get out of the limelight before Rye got ahold of the mic

Coming a long way from Boneless zine, let’s see what you got cooking up, Rye

When you have clips of Pedro Delfino like this, it’s a guaranteed banger

And from the looks of it, the crowd agrees

Especially Isaac

But it wouldn’t be Rye’s big night without a cake to the face!

After that one, Nick Green knew Rye deserved it

A quick pause to get a photo with Frank

And right back to the action. Need to make this one into a t-shirt

And just like that, I stepped on a bunch of cake and knew that it was my cue to get the hell out of there. If you were as hungover as most of these guys and have no recollection of this one, fear not! Catch up on the FUN RAISER playing on this very site as we speak. Shoutout, all the Homies!