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Spotted this one while Magera and I were in the Mission, whoever this Ramon guy is, he sure is cheap...

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Blue Gold

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F F F Film

This is what happens when you develop an expired roll of film in bad chemistry...
The National.



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Top tier

Seems a little early for an album of the year list I know, but the elite Rough Trade records must be looking to scoop everyone else by releaseing their top 50 list first. Two Austin bands made the top 15 - guess who?

Surprise, surprise - White Denim and the Black Angels! White Denim came in at number 4 (!) and the Angels placed at number 12. Scope the whole list here.

A shot of Christian Bland of the Black Angels during F(x3).
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Take Action!

If these images don't move you, well then...


XDR-TB | Spread the Story. Stop the Disease. from Samson Yee on Vimeo.PEACE to you all!

Streetfight

Berkeley is Ghetto.

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FFF in a nutshell

OK - here is a rundown of my Fun Fun Fun favorites.

Experimental Dental School, a rockin duo and an unexpected surprise. They just finished touring with Deerhunter if that is any indicator as to their coolness.
Dengue Fever, indie cambodian pop and nothing but goodness. I have been a fan of these guys for a long time and it was awesome to finally see them live.
Terp 2 It, yet another unexpected surprise. I don't even know what the hell was going on, but this guy had a whole crew of evangelists running through the crowd touting the word and praising the name of Terp 2 It.
...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of the Dead. Being a former Austinite, I can't believe I never saw these guys live. Aside from having the least photogenic frontman on the planet, it was a great set.
Doctor Octagon/Kool Kieth. I really don't dig the Kool kieth stuff, which comprised the first half of the set, but I (and the whole crowd) went nuts when he busted out with the Doc Oc material.
Minus the Bear, my runner up for best in show, what a killer set!
Deerhoof, HANDS DOWN best of the whole fest. Great mix of tunes with lots of stuff from my favorite record Runners Four. Totally blew my mind, also cool because Tim and Eric where standing next to me in the photographers pit.

Stuck

A self portrait.


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Dust Bowl

A few snaps from backstage during the Black Angels set, still have lots of photos to go through and edit...



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F F F Fried....

Just got back late last night from Austin, where I was shooting the Fun Fun Fun fest, so good!

Anyways, lots of images to edit and deliver, for now here is a shot from onstage at Dr Octagon. Stay tuned for more FFF goodness.


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The future is unwritten

Ocean Beach, Petri Color35, C41 developed in BW chemistry.
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Trifecta

Last night Austin came to SF in the form of Roky Erickson and the Black Angels, playing two nights at the Great American. The Angels played a set on their own, then came back out to back Roky.

Just watching Roky's mannerisms you can tell he is from another planet. This from his Wiki page, "In an unmedicated state, Erickson began a years-long obsession with the mail, often spending hours poring over random junk mail, writing to solicitors and celebrities (dead or living). He was arrested in 1989 on charges of mail theft. Erickson picked up mail from neighbors who had moved and taped it to the walls of his room." Roky has been to the edge, and he never came back. However, it is quite miraculous that he can get in front of a crowd and play music.



The picture below was taking by Stephanie Chernikowski, rock and roll photographer extrodenaire and sister of my favorite person, Sandy Chernikowski.



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Stunna Shades

OK, so last night just may have been the best Halloween ever. People were flipping out over the Stunna Shades, I lost count how many people we took pictures with. Cars were honking and yelling, one car stopped in the road and the lady ran across the street to take our picture. Pretty much every party we went to gave us the unofficial best costume award. We did go to one party that was incredible, certainly one of the coolest spaces I have ever been to. It was in a huge warehouse down in the Embarcadero, the place was like a dreamland and had the feel of a large artist's collective although just three people lived there. I wish we had more pictures of our own, only this one for now. I am sure pictures of us will be showing up on flickr soon and I will post them when found.

I hope you all had a great Halloween!



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