i was so impressed by the bands that i want to give each their own space here. not only were they friendly but i was blown away by their performances. here is a portrait and 2 live photos i shot of 'band of skulls' that weren't included in the latimes gallery. bandmembers from l to r (in portrait), russell marsden, matt hayward, and emma richardson. full album listening party HERE:
fresh off a tour w/ MGMT and dubbed by interview magazine as the 'next hot psychedelic-rock band from Brooklyn,' amazing baby has plenty of buzz in the u.s. and abroad and put on a good show to back it up. above is a portrait of them at the hammer and some exclusive live photos i shot for the la times that weren't chosen for their gallery. band from l to r: will roan, don devore, matt abeysekera, simon o'connor and doc laaxo. check out the rest of the images here!
all good things come to an end, as was the case w/ our 14 week thurs night residency at the r bar. thanks to puma, foundtrack, the r bar, all of the artists and dj's, and all of you who came out to enjoy it with us. v and nass promise more fun events soon.
may topic- the extraordinary
june topic- coupling
everybody looks at art differently. some people's eyes pop out, some people's mouth's gape open, and others just look on stoically (see above). regardless, another stellar saturday night at scion space (curated by faesthetic magazine). gallery:
zomby, joker and 12th planet added the perfect night cap to the awesome day that started w/ the laker's parade below. gallery:
a beautiful, peaceful, diverse and smiling/cheering/clapping crowd came together for the lakers' parade in downtown los angeles. the parade was ridiculously well organized considering the short amount of time, so one has to wonder how long the lapd has been "secretly" planning the event. haha, probably before the playoffs even began. how's that for lack of respect for the jazz/rockets/nuggets/magic. there have been a lot of debates about the costs of the parade in this economy etc. in the end, la spent $150k or less to bring 250-350,000 people together from all walks of life (not to mention all the revenue those people brought along with them in parking, food, merchandise etc) for a once in a lifetime (or every few years if you are the lakers) celebration that rejuvinated a city. hard to find many negatives in that.
kobe found my lens amidst the chaos to throw up a 4, one for each ring he has (see his puppet hand t-shirt as well). ice cube threw me a different version of the four ring sign.
MORE PHOTOS and the LA Weekly article:
malbon bro's had me come shoot the sailor jerry premiere at the silent movie theater in los angeles, documenting the life of one of the most influential and popular american tattoo artists. free sailor jerry rum was also served, and perhaps due to the 92 proof or the large amounts of tattoos in the crowd the people got DOWN. above, legendary tattoo artist bob roberts and malcolm.
sunday's street fashion gallery at the melrose trading post in now up in the image section on latimes.com
May 31st (8pm-12am): Dewatron @ Ghetto Gloss for LA Times
June 4th (early PM): Bloblive Portraits for LA Times (Brand X)
June 5th: The Art of Dining Gala for Orange County Museum of Art
