One of my favorite venues The Uptown-Oakland and The Bay Areas longstanding Burelesque/Vaudeville favorites Hubba Hubba Revue joined forces for -NYE and the Grand Re-opening of The Uptown!!! Party-goers were thrilled and tantalized by the sexy Hubba Hubba performers all the way til the balloons dropped as guests danced into the new year.. accompanied by a stellar performance from Lee Presson and the Nails.. this NYE was where you should have been...
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The Legendary Patti Smith and her band kicked off a series of shows on Dec 29th at The Fillmore SF.
That 1 Guy... experimental "earthshaking future funk" from the future maybe...
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Dec 10th 2015: Mark Redito, Masayoshi Iimori, Seimei, Grimecraft, Guy Akimoto &Tdoyle by AFK Presents, brought us a night of beats with their great line up!
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Mark Redito: AKA Spazzkid was born in Manila and lives in Los Angeles. Spazzkid has been making waves over the last few years with his lush, glistening brand of synth-heavy arrangements, quickly scooping up a following after the release of his wonderful 2014 debut. Since then he's gifted fans with the EP Promise, as well as a number of remixes and a nation-wide tour along like-minded beat-maker, Giraffage, showcasing his energetic live set. Spazzkid has given word of a new shift in his repertoire as an artist-he's changing his name. That's right, Spazzkid is no more. But don't worry kids, the music isn't going anywhere! It has simply taken on a more personal tone that is more direct and approachable! ~DNA Lounge
Reverend Horton Heat burned up the stage at DNA Lounge, with support from The Bellrays & The Lords of Altamont... Special guest appearance by Jello of The Dead Kennedys
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The Phenomenauts took us through space and time with a stellar performance!!!
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Flexx Bronco battered the stage and brought us their release of Volume 3
Ann Wilson, better known as the sultry, strong and everlasting voice of HEART, presented her intimate, solo work named The Ann Wilson Project which she calls her "Passion Project" to the famous Yoshi's Oakland CA! Also know as TAWT, showcases a few members of HEART, Craig Bartok (Guitar), Ben Smith (Drums), along with other great artists, Chris Joyner (Keys), Andy Stoller (Bass) and of course Ann Wilson! What a privilege it was to get to shoot this icon on her first Bay Area tour!!!
John 5 & The Creatures, Doyle & The Vile Augury hit the stage at San Francisco's DNA Lounge on their Mad Monsters Tour...
The Vile Augury:
Doyle
John 5
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The Bay Area's own Swingin Utters played SF's DNA Lounge! With guests Success, The Bombpops and One Less Zero
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Sepultura, graced the stage of DNA Lounge for their 30 years Anniversary Tour...
Heart... live at SF Masonic... I had the privilege once again to shoot this legendary band in action... and as usual they brought the roof down, but I must say that Ann's vocals were at the best I've seen in years, Nancy of course mesmerized us with her unique voice and signature guitar... This was a tour not to miss ...
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I had the opportunity to catch Orgy once again. This time hot off their newest US Tour as they stopped off in San Jose's newest and best Rock venue... Here's a bit from the night:
I had the opportunity to work with Bay Area based musician Mark Blasquez recently as he is working on multiple upcoming and on-going projects. We strove to capture a few shots to be used in his upcoming EP as well as portraits for his acoustic and publishing projects. Finding that we had a common ground of artistic ideas and vocabulary made this a great shoot and looks like we will be collaborating in the future. Below are a few shots from our day...
1st stop on their Co-Headlining Tour.. Smashing Pumpkins and Marilyn Manson kick off the US Tour with a great... great show. Here's a bit from the night:
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I had the honor to shoot some of the shots for this great essay published on SFweekly; the feature showcases SF residents with tattoo artwork based on San Francisco iconic images. My subject Alex Novoa, had a amazing array of work which happened to be done by a family member of mine, my cousin and a great artist, Orio Guevera, who can be found at Rose Gold Tattoo on Haight Street:
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Picture Atlantic, one of my favorite SF bands, was main support for the Black Map show last Friday at Slim's. Always energetic and breathing passion on stage... Here's a bit from their set:
Ghost Parade, brought their signature and ridiculous technical style to the show last Friday... check out a bit from their set...
Black Mvap at Slim's SF... just back from a successful European tour, the 3 piece Black Map comprised of Ben Flanangan (vox), Mark Engles (Guitar, also of Dredg) and Chris Robyns (Drums, also with Far), headlined Slim's SF Friday 6.19.15.
Here's a few shots from the night...
SF based Seeking Empire hit the stage once again at the Great American Music Hall on April 23rd. The band is currently in the studio working on their newest album... stay tuned!!
Here's a bit from their performance:
