This Machine Destroys Borders

October 27, 2017     band, bands, bar, children, cigar, color, crowd, D7000, friends, Greg Jacobs, iphone, music, Nikon, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Ribshots, Ribshots43, Rock and Roll, rock show, Santa Ana     0

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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Hey You New Wave, Come Over Here …

April 7, 2017     band, bands, bar, crowd, fisheye, Greg Jacobs, low light, motion, music, Nikon, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Ribshots, Ribshots43, Rock and Roll, rock show, Santa Ana     2

I was lucky enough to get a photo pass for the debut show of Dreamcar … (see the review for their pedigree) at the Constellation Room at the Observatory on Wednesday night. You can see my photos and review on New Noise Magazine or by clicking HERE. I felt like my review was getting too wordy,…

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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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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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only approved contributions allowed

September 25, 2015     band, bands, bar, black and white, crowd, D7000, fisheye, low light, m43, micro 4/3, music, Nikon, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show, roots, Santa Ana     0

I was lucky enough to score a photo pass for Social Distortion at The Observatory for Sunday, September 13, 2015. No, I was not the oldest person at this show, which was great. Getting on the list and getting a photo pass for Social D in Orange County is crazy.  I asked a friend, who…

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these guys aren’t in Black Flag anymore

August 14, 2015     alex's bar, band, bands, bar, black and white, Black Flag, cigar, crowd, D7000, damage, FLAG, long beach, los angeles, low light, m43, micro 4/3, motion, music, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show, Santa Ana     0

2 years ago, when I pawed through my Black Flag shoot from the Observatory, I wasn’t very happy with the results. I pawed through them again today and found a couple that I like … It’s always good to get away from your photos after you take them … Then come back and look at…

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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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The Hold Steady, The Cheap Girls and I got a show …

September 16, 2014     band, bands, bar, black and white, caught my eye, D7000, exhibition, family, friends, gallery, m43, micro 4/3, minneapolis, night, Nikon, olympus, omd, photo pass, photography, punk, punk rock, Rock and Roll, rock show, Santa Ana     2

It’s been a while since I’ve posted. I’m sure you’ve all missed me. First is that I saw The Hold Steady in Costa Mesa / Santa Ana, The Observatory. I was really surprised that they ended up in the small room. I guess they didn’t sell enough tix for the big room … I guess…

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