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Jun 03, 2016 Imprint Picks: Homo Americanus by Raymond Pettibon

by Martin Wong

Raymond Pettibon is a Renaissance man whose art has charged zines, flyers, album covers, canvases, and wall paintings since the late '70s. This gorgeous and nearly 700-pages-thick tome covers all aspects of the math teacher/punk rocker/fine artist's powerful words and raw images that are informed by Southern California subculture in the tradition of Bukowski, Chandler,...

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Sep 08, 2015 Krk Dominguez’s More Than a Witness at Lethal Amounts

by Martin Wong

I missed the opening night of the More Than a Witness: Post-Hardcore and Beyond 1985-2015 photo show by Krk Dominguez at Lethal Amounts. That was too bad, because it would have been great to tell the photographer to his face how awesome it was to see his no-frills (but not without thought) captures of so...

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Sep 30, 2014 Glen E. Friedman’s My Rules

by Martin Wong

Last week, I went to Arcana Books in Culver City to attend a book signing by photographer Glen E. Friedman for his latest collection, My Rules. I'm a big fan of Friedman's work. He would be a badass if he were able to simply capture the energy, aesthetics, and personalities of the early Dogtown scene,...

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May 20, 2014 Save Music in Chinatown 3 recap with Chuck Dukowski Sextet and California

by Martin Wong

Sunday's Save Music in Chinatown benefit faced the hottest weather (coming off the 100s during the week) and the most competition (Zero Boys matinee at the Redwood, BBQ with The Last in San Pedro). But it was possibly the deepest in terms of punk pedigree with links to heavyweights like Black Flag, Jawbreaker, and Green...

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May 13, 2014 Save Music in Chinatown 3: Chuck Dukowski Sextet, California, Bitter Party, The Bear and Little Nun

by Martin Wong

On Sunday, my wife and I will be putting on our third Save Music in Chinatown benefit. You'd think we'd be experts at this by now. Or that we had some experience with concerts before attempting to raise money for music education at our daughter's elementary school. Sadly, neither is true. But we don't pretend...

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Jun 03, 2016 Imprint Picks: Homo Americanus by Raymond Pettibon

Sep 08, 2015 Krk Dominguez’s More Than a Witness at Lethal Amounts

Sep 30, 2014 Glen E. Friedman’s My Rules

May 20, 2014 Save Music in Chinatown 3 recap with Chuck Dukowski Sextet and California

May 13, 2014 Save Music in Chinatown 3: Chuck Dukowski Sextet, California, Bitter Party, The Bear and Little Nun