Do you realize … ?

April 20, 2022     band, bands, gallery, Greg Jacobs, m43, micro 4/3, music, Nikon, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Ribshots, Ribshots43     0

Show Review: The Flaming Lips at Pacific Amphitheater in Costa Mesa, CA AUGUST 31, 2021 Words and Photos by Greg Jacobs “Do you realize that everyone you know, someday, will die?” I don’t know how The Flaming Lips can create a sing-along, radio-friendly, pop hit with lyrics like these, but The Flaming Lips have been a…

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Gateway drug …

April 20, 2022     band, bands, D7000, gallery, Greg Jacobs, m43, micro 4/3, music, Nikon, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Ribshots, Ribshots43     0

Show Review: Cheap Trick and Blue Oyster Cult at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, CA AUGUST 17, 2021 Words & Photos by Greg Jacobs Cheap Trick was my gateway drug to punk rock. When I was a kid, I listened to a steady diet of Cheap Trick. Especially Live at Budokan. From there, it was an…

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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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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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The Proud, The Few, The Birthday, The Secret show

April 21, 2016     ALL, band, bands, bar, black and white, Black Flag, color, crowd, D7000, descendents, filmage, gallery, Greg Jacobs, 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     3

On 4/20/2016 The DESCENDENTS played a secret show at The Standing Room in Hermosa Beach for Fletcher’s 50th birthday (he’s the Pennywise dood). It was insane! They played EVERYTHING from the really old songs like Catalina to Silly Girl to Everything Sux to a few new ones that will be on their new record coming out in…

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Pounded by the Swami

April 11, 2016     band, bands, bar, bar pink, black and white, cigar, D7000, friends, Greg Jacobs, long beach, low light, m43, micro 4/3, motion, music, night, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Ribshots, Ribshots43, Rock and Roll, rock show, Rocket From The Crypt, san diego, Santa Ana, surf, tiki     3

Saturday, April 9, 2016 at the Observatory in Orange County. We saw Swami John Reis and The Blind Shake along with Pounded By The Surf. There was an opening band, but we missed them … Pounded By The Surf were great … Then “Swami John Reis and The Blind Shake” came out and kicked it…

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Day Late

January 26, 2016     alex's bar, band, bands, bar, Black Flag, D7000, FLAG, flash, long beach, low light, m43, micro 4/3, motion, music, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, punk rock, Ribshots, Ribshots43, rock show     3

I got this in the mail ONE DAY after my birthday … I’m still going to call it a birthday gift … I shot the band PIGGY at Alex’s Bar a few months ago …  They asked for a couple shots to use on their facebook page and a few prints, which I was happy…

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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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never got kicked out

September 28, 2015     band, bands, black and white, color, D7000, low light, m43, micro 4/3, motion, music, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show     0

I shot one of my favorite bands this month (September): THE DAMNED. I’ll not bitch about the parking at the House of Mouse , but please know that it was the worst I’ve ever seen. I’ll try to keep this short, since my Social D post is long. I love The Damned. Captain Sensible is…

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