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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sometimes I really hate RED

June 24, 2014     alex's bar, band, bands, bar, black and white, iphone, long beach, missed shot, music, night, phonography, photography, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show, san diego     0

I got to see 2 great bands on Thursday night (6/19) at Alex’s Bar in Long Beach. The Widows and Octagrape, both from San Diego. Weekday rock shows are always difficult. After a day’s work you need to rally to go out that night. Personally, I depend on Red Bull. So, I got home from…

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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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it was on the news, so it must be true

February 28, 2014     band, bands, bar, casbah, fisheye, flash, fluf, la jolla, motion, music, night, Nikon, otis, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show, san diego, stimy, venue     0

The other day, while surfing around on facebook, I saw a news story about the 25th anniversary of the Casbah. Of course I clicked it … And what did I see at the 1:34 mark of the story? One of my photographs! I had no idea! I was super stoked to see it. I think…

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top ten of 2013

December 31, 2013     band, bands, bar, bar pink, black and white, Denver, downtown la, Easter, festival, festival of colors, fisheye, flash, Foo Fighters, Hindu, holi, iggy, iggy and the stooges, iggy pop, ink n iron, jabez, lambretta, lensbaby, long beach, los angeles, low light, m43, May Farms, micro 4/3, model, Moorpark, motion, music, Natural Light, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, Pizza, portrait, punk, punk rock, Queen Mary, Redballs, Riot Fest, Rock and Roll, rock show, Rocket From The Crypt, san diego, scooter, scooters, street photography, superchunk, vespa     0

I was reading a post by fellow photographer Michael Ares and he did a year end, “top ten” list of his favorite shots of 2013. After reading his post, I thought it was a great idea. A great way to look through your work throughout the year and see how your are improving or if…

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It’s not Rock & Roll McDonald’s; It’s Rock & Roll Pizza!

December 13, 2013     band, bands, bar, black and white, Foo Fighters, long beach, m43, micro 4/3, Moorpark, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, Pizza, punk, punk rock, Redballs, Rock and Roll     0

Monday, December 9, 2013 I found out that the Foo Fighters were playing in a pizza parlor in Moorpark, CA. A Monday night rock show is rough, but this was a once in a life time opportunity, so of course we went … Red Bull in my hand, Go Girl in The Weave’s. We were…

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I don’t want to do a review of Riot Fest (Day Two)

October 14, 2013     bad religion, band, bands, bar, Black Flag, Byers, caught my eye, color, Colorado, crowd, Denver, descendents, Farms, festival, FLAG, friends, long beach, los angeles, low light, m43, May Farms, micro 4/3, Naked Raygun, olympus, omd, peelander-z, photo pass, photography, Public Enemy, punk, punk rock, rain, rancid, rides, Riot Fest, rock show, storm     0

Riot Fest, Denver (Byers), CO – DAY TWO First band I saw was Chuck Ragan (no photos). PEELANDER-Z I HAD TO POST 2 OF NAKED RAYGUN NAKED RAYGUN PUBLIC ENEMY AND TWO OF FLAG TOO FLAG BAD RELIGION (without Hetson) We watched RANCID from the stage and I really couldn’t get a shot. I’m bummed,…

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bourbon, bourbon and more bourbon

October 2, 2013     architecture, bar, bourbon, buffalo trace, caught my eye, clouds, distillery, four roses, kentucky, m43, maker's mark, micro 4/3, moonshine, olympus, omd, photography, willett     0

We recently returned from an amazing trip. Nashville, various cities and towns in Kentucky, Cincinnati and Denver. The Denver post will have to wait as I have a ton of photos from Riot Fest Denver that I want to share … But this one is about Kentucky and bourbon. The first thing that was an…

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Surprise show at Bar Pink

April 4, 2013     band, bands, bar, bar pink, black and white, color, crowd, D7000, Easter, fisheye, flash, friends, m43, micro 4/3, Nikon, olympus, omd, photography, punk, punk rock, rock show, Rocket From The Crypt, san diego, shadow     7

As some of you know, Rocket From The Crypt (RFTC) waited until 5:30pm on Sunday, March 31, 2013 (Easter) to announce a show at Bar Pink at 6:30pm the same night. Some of my friends, knowing my history with the band, assumed I knew earlier and even accused me of withholding information. I swear I…

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