I’ve got 3 milk crates and a microphone …

April 12, 2017     band, bands, bar, crowd, downtown, downtown la, echo park, echoplex, fisheye, Greg Jacobs, low light, motion, music, Nikon, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Ribshots, Ribshots43, Rock and Roll, rock show     0

I had a fun week of shooting shows last week … First, on Wednesday, I got to shoot the first show ever of Dreamcar (photos and review here), then on Sunday night I shot The Sleaford Mods on the last date of their first shows in America. Here are my photos and review of The…

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Hey You New Wave, Come Over Here …

April 7, 2017     band, bands, bar, crowd, fisheye, Greg Jacobs, low light, motion, music, Nikon, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Ribshots, Ribshots43, Rock and Roll, rock show, Santa Ana     2

I was lucky enough to get a photo pass for the debut show of Dreamcar … (see the review for their pedigree) at the Constellation Room at the Observatory on Wednesday night. You can see my photos and review on New Noise Magazine or by clicking HERE. I felt like my review was getting too wordy,…

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The Damned are a not a goth band!

November 3, 2016     architecture, band, bands, bar, black and white, Captain Sensible, crowd, D7000, downtown, downtown la, fisheye, gallery, Greg Jacobs, low light, m43, micro 4/3, motion, music, night, Nikon, omd, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Ribshots, Ribshots43, Rock and Roll, rock show, The Damned, venue     4

I’m happy to be able to post my photos and review of The Damned 40th Anniversary show at The Belasco Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles. Please see the link to New Noise Magazine here. I didn’t include the set list in my review because it was so long … But here it is, if you’re interested…

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JUMP shots only – Warped San Diego and Pomona.

August 9, 2016     band, bands, black and white, color, crowd, festival, fisheye, friends, Greg Jacobs, low light, motion, music, night, Nikon, photo pass, photography, pomona, punk, punk rock, Ribshots, Ribshots43, Rock and Roll, rock show, san diego     2

I love jump shots. Teenage Bottlerocket:   Masked Intruder (or should I say Intruder Green): The Interrupters: Four Year Strong:

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The Warped tour – Grumpy old man version

August 9, 2016     band, bands, black and white, color, crowd, D7000, fisheye, Greg Jacobs, long beach, motion, music, night, Nikon, orange, palm tree, photo pass, photography, pomona, punk, punk rock, Ribshots, Ribshots43, Rock and Roll, rock show, san diego     2

I had a booth for STEAL MUSIC BUY ART at the San Diego and Pomona Warped Tour stops this year. We learned at the IT’S NOT DEAD Festival in October that people at festivals really don’t want to buy artwork while attending a festival … They probably don’t have the money with them and if…

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Sneaking in the back door with dirty magazines …

June 1, 2016     band, bands, bar, black and white, cars, color, crowd, D7000, fisheye, Greg Jacobs, high school, low light, m43, micro 4/3, motion, music, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Ribshots, Ribshots43, Rock and Roll, rock show, Santa Ana     0

Who’s better than the BUZZCOCKS? No one, that’s who!! Buzzcocks are on their 40th anniversary tour … I think I can say that I’ve been a fan for at least 36 of those years … Check out my photo gallery of Buzzcocks and Residuels on NEW NOISE MAGAZINE

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A Record Cover, a Poster and a Times Square Billboard.

October 29, 2015     band, bands, D7000, fisheye, Greg Jacobs, Low rider, motion, music, photo pass, photography, Pizza, punk, punk rock, Redballs, Ribshots43, Rock and Roll, rock show     4

I never knew when I shot the International Swingers at Rock n Roll Pizza last year that a photo from that night would end up being used is such amazing ways. Their new record (I don’t have a copy yet, I snatched this photo on line): A poster, that’s being used in the movie “London…

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only approved contributions allowed

September 25, 2015     band, bands, bar, black and white, crowd, D7000, fisheye, low light, m43, micro 4/3, music, Nikon, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show, roots, Santa Ana     0

I was lucky enough to score a photo pass for Social Distortion at The Observatory for Sunday, September 13, 2015. No, I was not the oldest person at this show, which was great. Getting on the list and getting a photo pass for Social D in Orange County is crazy.  I asked a friend, who…

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Drive Like Jehu are pretty good

April 10, 2015     alex's bar, band, bands, bar, black and white, casbah, crowd, D7000, downtown, fisheye, low light, m43, micro 4/3, music, Nikon, olympus, omd, photography, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, Rocket From The Crypt, soul     2

I saw Drive Like Jehu the other night in Pomona. It’s been over 20 years since seeing them last and they still are amazing. Rob Crow lending a hand on LUAU. SUIT UP!

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