ribshots43 OFF! in New Noise Magazine
Always happy to contribute a photo to New Noise Magazine.
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Sleaford Mods in LA
Ever since I saw the video and heard the song “Donkey” by Sleadford Mods a few years ago, I was hooked. I cannot explain it, but I love this “unorthodox electronic duo.” I saw them a few years ago at the EchoPlex and was absolutely SKEWERED for my review. I misidentified the origin of the…
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Do you realize … ?
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 …
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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Modfather
I’m happy to report that New Noise Magazine is back to posting photos and reviews … Here’s one I did back in October, 2017, Paul Weller at the New Anaheim House of Blues. Check it out here … Please give it a click. Please leave a comment on the New Noise site so I can…
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#LW25
If you’re into music and you’ve been to San Diego, you should be aware of a bar called LIVE WIRE. This bar has been the hub of San Diego music since it opened in 1992 … Local musicians are not only patrons here, but they are the bartenders and their CDs fill the juke box…
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No Flat Spot Here
I didn’t plan on going to “Punk ‘n Brew” in Huntington beach last weekend until my friend called and said “Let’s go see Bad Religion.” So we did … We got to the festival grounds (Bolsa Chica State Beach parking lot) just in time to say hi to a few people, tour the grounds and…
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This Machine Destroys Borders
4 bands on a Sunday night? What in the hell are people thinking? Sitting through a 4-band bill on a weekend night usually requires arriving late and missing the opener or standing outside smoking cigars for a good chunk of the night, likely both … And still leaving early. Grumpy old guy at the rockshow?…
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This is why I still go to Festivals at my age …
August 26, 2017 – Glen Helen Festival Grounds – Devore, CA. 40 bands. 4 stages. 104 degrees. It’s Not Dead 2 was not as well attended as it’s 2015 forerunner. Why? Was it the temperature outside? Was it the line up of bands? Was it the ticket prices? Honestly, I don’t know. I mean, 2015…
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Ladies and Gentlemen, the DOUBLE GARO!
What’s a Double Garo? See photo #1. I didn’t lag as badly as it may seem. Big DRILL Car played on July 29 & 30. I was at both shows taking pictures. On July 31 I left town for a week, upon my return, I went to a memorial service for my aunt in Carmel….
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