DRIVE LIKE JEHU are GOOD … part II

February 29, 2016     band, bands, bar, bar pink, black and white, D7000, echo park, echoplex, family, gallery, Greg Jacobs, los angeles, low light, motion, music, night, Nikon, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Ribshots, Rock and Roll, rock show, Rocket From The Crypt, tequila     0

Drive Like Jehu at The Echoplex last night (2/28/2016). Here’s my gallery from New Noise Magazine.

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Online Gallery for ALL ACCESS show – Long Beach Dec 5, 2015 – Jan 9, 2016

December 7, 2015     alex's bar, Alvin, art gallery, bad religion, band, bands, bar, black and white, Black Flag, Blasters, blur, Captain Sensible, caught my eye, color, crowd, D7000, damage, Dave Alvin, descendents, downtown, downtown la, exhibition, family, festival, fingerprints, FLAG, flash, Foo Fighters, friends, gallery, Greg Jacobs, iggy, iggy and the stooges, iggy pop, ink n iron, long beach, los angeles, low light, m43, micro 4/3, missed shot, modern, Moorpark, motion, music, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, Phil Alvin, photography, portrait, punk, punk rock, Queen Mary, Redballs, Replacements, Ribshots, Ribshots43, Riot Fest, Rock and Roll, rock show, Rocket From The Crypt, The Damned, The Replacements, venue     2

Here’s an online gallery for the framed images in the ALL ACCESS show currently hanging at SOMATIC GALLERY in Long Beach, CA. These framed photos are available for purchase at SOMATIC GALLERY in Long Beach, CA. Thank you for asking! Phil Alvin – Framed, white mat, square black molding, 13 x 19, Gelatin Print –…

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these guys aren’t in Black Flag anymore

August 14, 2015     alex's bar, band, bands, bar, black and white, Black Flag, cigar, crowd, D7000, damage, FLAG, long beach, los angeles, low light, m43, micro 4/3, motion, music, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show, Santa Ana     0

2 years ago, when I pawed through my Black Flag shoot from the Observatory, I wasn’t very happy with the results. I pawed through them again today and found a couple that I like … It’s always good to get away from your photos after you take them … Then come back and look at…

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Tres Padres near Cinco de Mayo

May 4, 2015     band, bands, blur, D7000, Foo Fighters, los angeles, low light, m43, micro 4/3, music, Nikon, olympus, omd, photography, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll     1

I am one of the biggest “dorky-fan-boys” I know. Needless to say, when I got a text from Lou Barlow last week asking for permission to use some photos I shot of a recording session back in 2013, I was blown away. I love all Lou’s music, but I have to be honest and say…

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Death or Glory #9 (I think)

April 21, 2015     art gallery, band, bands, bar, black and white, black sheep, D7000, friends, haze, los angeles, low light, m43, micro 4/3, music, Nikon, omd, photography, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show     0

While I am proud to work on every episode of Death or Glory, there are a couple that I am a little closer to. This is one of them. I think it’s because I was able to reach out to Tom Hazelmyer to be a guest, so I felt like I helped to get the…

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That was in tents – Like a circus – Replacements.

April 16, 2015     band, bands, bar, black and white, D7000, hollywood, long beach, los angeles, low light, m43, micro 4/3, minneapolis, motion, music, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, photography, punk, punk rock, Riot Fest, Rock and Roll, rock show, soul     2

I am cutting down on the wordiness of my posts. A few words and a few photos. Done and done. Now that I’ve exceeded my word-count allotment for this post … I’ll simply say that I’ve always felt that I was a little late to the Replacements … I think “Let It Be” was my…

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Death or Glory #7

April 6, 2015     Acoustic, band, bands, bar, black and white, blues, D7000, friends, long beach, los angeles, low light, m43, micro 4/3, music, Nikon, olympus, omd, photography, portrait project, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show, san diego     0

I guess I’m going backwards, I posted episode #8 last week … Here’s Death or Glory #7 with Derwood Andrews from Generation X and Casey Chaos from Amen. In my mind, this episode epitomizes what Death or Glory is. It’s not an interview show, it’s a conversation between 2 people with interesting stories and you…

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Death or Glory #8

April 3, 2015     Foo Fighters, hollywood, los angeles, low light, m43, micro 4/3, music, Nikon, olympus, omd, photography, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, speakeasy     0

Some of you know that I am the set photographer on a video show called Death or Glory. It’s really fun and I’m going to start posting links to the episodes … I’d love to know what you think. Here’s #8 with Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters) and Jonny 2Bags (Social Distortion). This episode is the…

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Big Deal …

March 25, 2015     art gallery, band, bands, bar, black and white, Black Flag, Blasters, blues, building, Captain Sensible, crowd, D7000, Dave Alvin, descendents, downtown, downtown la, family, filmage, fisheye, FLAG, flash, flowers, Foo Fighters, friends, gallery, graffiti, haze, hollywood, iggy, iggy and the stooges, iggy pop, in-store, long beach, los angeles, low light, m43, micro 4/3, music, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, Phil Alvin, phonography, photo pass, photography, portrait, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show, roots, soul, The Damned, true crime, venue     4

While I am merely an unpaid hired gun set photographer, I feel very attached to Death or Glory. Recently, I assisted in putting on an event at Angel City Brewery called “Steal Music Buy Art” or SMBA for short. SMBA was created to debut 4 episodes of Death or Glory but became so much more….

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I would pay you a dollar to play dollar.

February 6, 2015     alex's bar, band, bands, bar, bixby, black and white, blues, bourbon, buffalo trace, california heights, crowd, D7000, family, friends, long beach, los angeles, low light, m43, micro 4/3, missed shot, motion, music, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show, Rocket From The Crypt, signal hill, soul, tiki     2

Rocket From The Crypt played a 2 night stand at Alex’s Bar on January 30 and 31, 2015. They were great, playing different sets each night, and spanning their massive catalog. I’m sure everyone there left satisfied, hot, sweaty and tired … I also assume everyone there left bummed that they didn’t get the hear…

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