I’ve been waiting 30 years to shoot this band.

August 6, 2015     band, bands, bar, crowd, D7000, downtown, long beach, low light, m43, micro 4/3, motion, music, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show, stiff little fingers     0

Those who know me, know that Stiff Little Fingers have been my favorite band FOREVER. I’d say, since 1980. Last week I finally got to bring my camera to one of their shows. While this is not my best work, I have an excuse, it’s hard to shoot while bouncing up and down and singing…

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RFTC | The Bronx | Dead Heavens

June 1, 2015     band, bands, bar, black and white, caught my eye, D7000, m43, micro 4/3, motion, music, Nikon, omd, photography, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show, Rocket From The Crypt, san diego, venue     0

In the spirit of trying to keep these posts less wordy, I’ll make it brief: 1. This show was awesome 2. I’ve discovered that I’m a total wuss and prefer a barricade to shoot behind 3. There was no barricade at this show due to a request from one of the rock bands. 4. These…

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A 3-fer!

April 30, 2015     bad religion, band, bands, bar, black and white, crowd, D7000, downtown, downtown la, hollywood, low light, m43, micro 4/3, motion, music, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, photography, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show, venue     5

I hope when I type things like: “I was lucky enough to score a photopass” that I don’t sound like a phony. I truly feel lucky to get these photopasses. Regularly, professional, working, photographers will ask me how I get my photopasses … I am lucky to have friends in the right places who can…

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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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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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On Line Gallery for the Memphis show.

October 2, 2014     art gallery, band, bands, bar, black and white, Black Flag, Blasters, color, D7000, Dave Alvin, Denver, descendents, exhibition, filmage, fisheye, FLAG, flash, Foo Fighters, friends, gallery, iggy, iggy and the stooges, iggy pop, in-store, ink n iron, long beach, low light, m43, May Farms, micro 4/3, Moorpark, motion, music, Natural Light, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, Phil Alvin, photo pass, photography, Pizza, punk, punk rock, Queen Mary, Redballs, Riot Fest, Rock and Roll, rock show, Rocket From The Crypt, san diego, Santa Ana, superchunk, venue     0

The show at Memphis is still hanging (2920 Bristol St. Costa Mesa, CA 92626) … It will be there through December 10, 2014. If you can’t make it, here’s an on line gallery to check out. All images are printed on 16 x 20 paper, with borders, matted and framed. Here they are, in the…

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OFF and The Descendents on the same bill?

October 2, 2014     ALL, band, bands, bar, black and white, color, crowd, D7000, descendents, Documentary Film, downtown, filmage, friends, kids, low light, m43, micro 4/3, motion, music, Nikon, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, pomona, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show, Rocket From The Crypt     4

Two of the best bands in the world played in Pomona on Sunday night. OFF! supported the Descendents. I always consider myself fortunate to score a photo pass for any show, but especially for shows like this.  I’d like to take this opportunity to thank the people responsible for getting me hooked up with the…

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going OFF! in Pomona.

October 2, 2014     ALL, band, bands, black and white, caught my eye, color, crowd, D7000, descendents, Documentary Film, downtown, filmage, FLAG, low light, m43, micro 4/3, motion, music, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, photo a day, photo pass, photography, Pizza, pomona, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show, Rocket From The Crypt     9

OFF! is one of my favorite bands. 100% energy from start to finish. Their regular drummer, Mario from Rocket From The Crypt, was in the Pacific Northwest, so this is the first time I saw OFF! with Dale Crover (Melvins) … Holy CRISP (holy crisp was typo in an email I sent out last week…

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A steak, a baked potato and an Octagrape

July 29, 2014     band, bands, bar, D7000, fisheye, flash, long beach, low light, motion, music, Nikon, photography, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show, san diego     6

On July 19 my new favorite band, Octagrape, played at The Prospector, in Long Beach. This is the second time I’ve seen them and the first time I bought my camera. Their record is GREAT, but live they take it to another level. Jaw on the floor, amazing! The entire band oozes with sweat and…

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Bell Bottoms!!

April 18, 2014     band, bands, bar, black and white, blues, crowd, D7000, echo park, fisheye, hollywood, los angeles, low light, m43, micro 4/3, motion, music, Nikon, olympus, omd, orange, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, soul, the echo     0

I’ve seen the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion a few times – mostly back in the 1990’s … But I have to say, Wednesday night (4/17/14) at The Echo in LA, they were awesome. They have not lost a step. They were bar sludgy, swamp boogey, punk rock, or something like that. It was dirty and…

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