Nope, this is not a review.

May 26, 2017     alex's bar, band, bands, bar, Greg Jacobs, long beach, low light, Nikon, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Ribshots, Ribshots43, rock show     0

I’m a lucky bastard (I wanted to type Muther Fucker there but thought it may be too offensive). Last week I got invited to a secret show at Alex’s Bar in Long Beach, CA. The Jesus and Mary Chain played! May 18, 2017. One of the many nice surprises of the night was that only…

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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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A Group of Vultures

March 6, 2017     band, bands, bar, black and white, Colorado, crowd, friends, Greg Jacobs, long beach, low light, motion, music, night, Nikon, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Ribshots, Ribshots43, rock show     0

I love when stuff like this happens. My friend’s band came to Long Beach last weekend and I brought my camera … Then I asked New Noise Magazine if they were interested in posting the photos and review on their website … They said yes, so here it is . A Vulture Wake – A Wake…

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Pirates and Gamblers, What a Night!

January 31, 2017     alex's bar, band, bands, bar, black and white, casbah, color, crowd, flash, Greg Jacobs, long beach, low light, motion, music, night, Nikon, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Ribshots, Ribshots43, Rock and Roll, rock show, true crime, venue     0

Please click here to see my photos and review of Alex’s Bar’s 17th anniversary rockshow in New Noise Magazine. I am still not very comfortable with using my flash … But I used it for the Riverboat Gamblers’ set … I went back to high ISO for Throw Rag. Alex’s Bar is bathed in RED…

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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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Pulling Muscles and Mussels at Music Tastes Good.

September 27, 2016     band, bands, bar, black and white, cigar, crowd, D7000, downtown, family, festival, food, Greg Jacobs, long beach, low light, m43, micro 4/3, music, Natural Light, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Ribshots, Ribshots43, Rock and Roll, rock show     3

This is the first actual “rockshow review” I’ve ever done, and it’s published. All of my fears and growing pangs are right here for readers of New Noise Magazine to see. I actually think this review is OK. The magazine is moving away from photo galleries toward show reviews accompanied by photos … So if I…

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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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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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I was lucky enough to shoot 2 of my favorite bands this week

April 22, 2016     band, bands, bar, crowd, D7000, descendents, filmage, Greg Jacobs, low light, m43, micro 4/3, motion, music, Nikon, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, rancid, Ribshots, Ribshots43, Rock and Roll, rock show, Santa Ana     3

I shot The Descendents at a secret birthday show on Wednesday 4/20/2016 in Hermosa Beach, which was insane … And last night 4/21/2016, I got to shoot Rancid at the Observatory … It was freeking PACKED. Uncomfortably packed! After shooting in the photo pit for the allotted 3 songs, I stood in an outside bar…

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