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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I never saw the Golden Gate Bridge

April 10, 2014     band, bands, black and white, blues, bourbon, bridge, crowd, downtown, food, friends, m43, micro 4/3, night, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show, Rocket From The Crypt, soul     0

That’s true. We were in San Francisco for 4 days and never saw the Golden Gate Bridge. We didn’t see Fisherman’s Wharf, Ghirradelli Square, we didn’t even see a cable car! We did get to see great friends (though we missed a few of those too), great bands, we ate great food and had a…

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Show on Saturday April 5!

April 3, 2014     art gallery, band, bands, black and white, children, D7000, exhibition, flash, Foo Fighters, m43, micro 4/3, music, Nikon, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, Pizza, portrait, punk, punk rock, Redballs, Rock and Roll, rock show     0

I’m honored to be one of the participants in this benefit group art show for the children of Anthony Castaneda. Please come out and support the cause. CROWNING GLORY 11135 Weddington Street # 127 N. Hollywood, CA 91601 818.487.7424

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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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I don’t want to do a review of Riot Fest

October 10, 2013     Against Me!, band, bands, caught my eye, crowd, festival, friends, high school, iggy, iggy and the stooges, iggy pop, long beach, m43, Mats, micro 4/3, music, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Replacements, Riot Fest, rock show, Rocket From The Crypt, san diego, superchunk, The Replacements     0

I just want to post some pictures: DAY 1 SUPERCHUNK (no photos, but I watched Against Me!)   ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT   IGGY and the STOOGES   THE REPLACEMENTS Day Two I had better access and full media/press credentials … which allowed me to get closer and get better photos.

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Limited Edition Learning Curve.

July 11, 2013     art gallery, band, bands, crowd, downtown, festival, friends, gallery, iggy, iggy and the stooges, iggy pop, ink n iron, long beach, m43, micro 4/3, music, night, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Queen Mary, rock show     0

A few weeks ago I posted a photo of Iggy and the Stooges on facebook. I’ve never had such a positive reaction to a posted photo before. Those of you who do not have group or business pages on facebook (like for a band or a photography hobby) may not know that you are able…

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