McCovey Cove- after summer rain

4th of July

Coliseum Bart

Cup O' Jo

Morris Minor and Groundswell...

engineered the Double Live Mic at KFJC 

Coffins and Storm Crow

Coffins from Japan and Storm Crow from Oakland played a Double Live Mic at KFJC yesterday while on tour...The host, Dominic Trix, interviewed them between sets

Photo of Coffins interview while guitarist from Storm Crow walked by outside

A Woman's Best Friend

No Loitering

A Rare Appearance

Ophelia Necro, another radical KFJC DJ, just let me know this morning that this was the first time the Sea Hag has appeared in person at an event...seen with Captain Jack broadcasting live from the Redwood Lanes Listener Appreciation Party.

CY THOTH

STARTING A PORTRAIT SERIES ON KFJC DJs

CY THOTH is the host of FIREBUNKER on KFJC AND YOUR SOURCE FOR THE DISTORTION OF THE SENSES check him out thursdays 2-6 on THE FINE 89

KFJC Listener Appreciation

at Redwood Lanes, where I bowled as a kid when it was Mel's-KFJC throws a party for their devoted listeners--Free Bowling, Food, Live DJs, Live Bands and Alumni 

CY THOTH opened the party playing one of his favorite bands "GRIEF", while the ALUMNI celebrate STRIKES from Lane 1, DEATH SENTENCE: PANDA disturb the rhythm and the MUSIC SHERRIFF has another round

Anonymous Voices

NEW PHOTO PROJECT IS UNDERWAY...I'm shooting a visual story, exploring KFJC during their 50th anniversary.  I've been listening to the radio station for years, familiar with the abundance of personality unique to each and every DJ, and their diverse, independent programming which has turned me on to music I never would have found if it wasn't for "YOUR SOURCE FOR SOUND-YOUR SOURCE FOR THE DISTORTION OF THE SENSES-THE WAVE OF THE WEST-YOUR FINE 89 KFJC"...A few favorite DJs are "Art Crimes", "Sci-Thoth", "Dominic Trix", "CindeROARa", "Morris Minor" and "What is Grawer?!"

The project began last weekend, shooting a Behind-the-Scenes look at the PSYCHOTRONIX FILM Festival, screening only 16mm films, the VINYL OF VISUALS, an archaic medium that brings wondrous images of a near forgotten time -- Antiquated commercials, neglected cartoons, previews from old movies, various short subjects which may have been intentionally educational then, that are now just unintentionally funny.  

The following morning, the project continued shooting the KFJC Live Broadcast from the Vintage VW Club of America Spring Meet in San Jose.  

Next on the agenda is a live performance broadcasted from the "Devil's Triangle" in the pit of the radio station's studio, the Listener Appreciation Party at a Bowling Alley, featuring free food, bowling, current live DJs and Alumni, live bands, and the most anticipated MONTH OF MAYHEM where the KFJC DJs have a totally free format and freak out with all of their favorite music.  They feature specials on air like "Doing it to Death"-playing 24hrs of James Brown and live music co-presents like "How to Destroy the Universe Part 6" supporting an array of acts playing at various venues in San Francisco and Oakland.

...STAY TUNED

West Oakland Phone

MV and EE

Aquarius Records Bus

 Thrones perform late night in Aquarius Records Bus parked by the tracks in West Oakland

21 Grand

an interdisciplinary art space in Oakland

Haunted House

Hells Angels 50th

the hells angels gathered at oakland headquarters to party and celebrate the 50th Anniversary...shots taken outside while members from around the world arrived 

Socks

Success is never having to wear the same pair twice

Pretty Pictures Gone Wrong

As a photographer, photojournalist, visual journalist, visual artist....wait! i'm tired of classifications, genres, molds, labels, titles and niches--Let's restart...As a human being, i can deal with this, excluding any spiritual concerns...

As a human being who uses, that's right uses, a metal or (sometimes plastic) object as a tool to document condition not as art or any other self-righteous form, am tired and bored of pretty pictures, perfect composition, flattering light or any other set-ups or tricks of the trade learned in schools, workshops, lectures, internships, assists, etc.  This might sound negative, but really just honest.   From now on I vow to keep it RAW, REAL, RELENTLESS and OPEN to draw viewers inside a frame or a snap of life. 

"If you want to be famous, you have to do whatever you're doing worse than anyone else in the whole world."-Tichy

Inaugural in Oakland

Election in Chicago

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in the Pines

Tibetan Prayer Flags

at the Beach

Santa Claus

christmas 2008