Peter Wolf - J. Geils Band

Peter Wolf

 

 

This shot of Peter Wolf was taken at Candlestick Park in 1981 when the J. Geils Band opened for The Rolling Stones.  I got alot of good shots of the J. Geils band that day.  They were allotted one roll of B&W film.  If you would like to see more, please vist FunkyJudge.net as they have a nice feature of my photos there. 

Blurt - Ted Milton

Ted Milton

 

 

Two things that I was always very passionate about are music and photography. When I say music I am paricularly referring to rock n roll in its many forms. In the late 70's and early 80's I developed a taste for New Wave and Punk Rock music. I was living in the San Francisco Bay area and discovered that there were alot of clubs were these types of bands played. Being that it was all kind of new to me (being able to go to clubs and see bands) I set out with my camera and just started going and seeing shows regardless of whether I ever heard of the artist or not. I had just ended a stint as a "fashion photographer" as I found it paid well but did nothing for me. I set out with the intention of becoming a "rock photographer."

The first show I showed up at, camera in hand, featured Xmas Eve, The Fall and Blurt at The Keystone Berkeley in Berkeley, CA.

These are part of a series of shots taken of Blurt saxophonist Ted Milton. He was so expressive that it was hard not to keep the camera aimed at him throughout the set. These images, as well as a few of The Fall and Xmas Eve are all included in my Book Eclypso: Photography by Catharine J. Anderson."

I did not get a chance to meet Ted or the other members of Blurt. I did meet the guys in Xmas Eve, which was a local band, and went on to work with them. In any case, it was a great show and Ted Milton was one of the most expessive musicians I ever photographed on stage.

Dead Kennedys

Jello Biafra



Jello in the pit



Jello Biafra



Jello Biafra



Jello Biafra




Jello Biafra




Jello Biafra




East Bay Ray




Klaus Flouride




Jello Biafra




Jello Stage Dive




Jello Biafra




Jello Biafra



Jello in the pit

 



D.H. Peligro

 

 

 

The Dead Kennedys were a challenging act to photograph as the mosh pit in front of the stage was always going full force. I remember being tossed around the floor at The Mab trying to shoot and protect my camera. The photos featured here were taken at The Keystone Berkeley where I found a safe place to perch and not be in constant motion in the pit.

Flipper opened the show and Bruce Loose got on stage with the DKs at some point to jam. it was a great night. All beer was served in plastic cups as it was a very physical night as well.

The Dead Kennedys were Jello Biafra, East Bay Ray, Klaus Flouride and D.H. Peligro. I saw the band quite a few times in various venues. I later saw them at the Cameo Theater in Miami, Fl as well. I wanted to say hi to D.H. who I knew through a friend. I didn't get to see D.H. but ended up going back to the hotel with East Bay Ray and a friend of mine. We spent the night there. I remember Jello and Richard Shelter were behind us walking up a staircase - funny what you remember. Ray came back to Fl to visit several months later. We took him to dinner at lil Reds BBQ and he joined us at The Jockey Pub for a Ruby Cadilac show. That club was a dive and when people realized that Easdt bay Ray was there they were truly amazed. After the show Ray jammed with many of the local musicians. It was a fun night. I even got on stage and played drums a bit. For some reason they decided to play Wipe Out which I didn't know how to play but played anyway. I wish I had pictures from that night as it was classic.

San Francisco Punk & New Wave

B-Team





The Contractions





Elements of Style





Elements of Style





Jo Allen & the Shapes





Elements of Style





Lloyds





Lloyds





Mutants





No Sisters





Bonnie Hayes





Romeo Void





SVT





The Squares





The Nuns





The Nuns





The Varve





Translator





Translator





Translator







VKTMS





Xmas Eve





Dead Kennedys

This is a small collection of photos of various members of San Francisco punk and New Wave bands in the early 80s.  Most, if not all,  of these photos are in my book Eclypso: Photography by Catharine J. Anderson.

The Nelson Brothers

Neil Zazza and Matthew Nelson




Matthew Nelson





Neil Zazza and Gunnar Nelson




Neil Zazza and Matthew Nelson





Neil Zazza

I was on a cruise ship not so long ago and discovered that the Nelson Brothers, Matthew and Gunnar, were headlining a show billed as A Tribute to Ricky Nelson. I decided to grab my camera and see what I could do. Back in the day I shot with a fixed 120mm telephoto lens on B&W film. This would be a good opportunity to see what a DSLR with a zoom lense was capable of.

Matthew and Gunnar played a solid set of Ricky Nelson songs as well as one or two Nelson (hair metal) songs. Guitarist Neil Zazza was part of the band (the rest being Royal Carribbean Cruiseline musicians). The lighting was good and I had good seats front row center. I later converted all of the images to B&W. I miss the grainy gritty Tri-X effect but am otherwise pleased with the results.

I met Matthew and Gunnar later on and gave them some prints. There was one of Matthew by himself (see above) that he especially liked and he said he was going to give to Paul (McCartney). I was pleased that they liked them and kind of happy to have an opportunity to shoot a live show again.


Joe Satriani - The Squares!




Joe Satriani

 

 

 

 

I can't remember who the Squares opened for, but like most shows, I shot all bands on the bill. I did not realize for many years that my Squares photos included very early photographs of guitar god Joe Satriani! Joe was great to photograph - very expressive and he moved around alot. I enjoyed aiming my camera at Joe Satriani. I also have a few shots of Andy Milton and Jeff Campetelli - they just aren't as expressive and energetic looking.