A part of loving and understanding the greatness of music is not just pigeonholing yourself into one genre, but discovering and appreciating the creativity and craft of various musical styles. The photographers at Grimy Goods cover everything; from world music, electro and blues — to punk, garage, hip-hop and so much more — the Grimy […]

Perfection. When you’ve been on the road doing your thing for about 50 year or so, nothing but perfection is expected from you. John Cale, founding member of the experimental rock band the Velvet Underground, demonstrated nothing but excellence on December 11 when performing at El Rey Theatre. Backed up by two, not only talented and totally […]

 Shuggie Otis—Echoplex—Photos Review Los Angeles is a city of stars and legends, and we are lucky to check out a lot of them. This past Wednesday, Dec. 5 — jazz, R&B and blues guitar legend (and more), Shuggie Otis graced us with his presence at The Echoplex. This sold-out show had a heavy line of people […]

We get to see so many spectacular shows and only with a few do the performers get up-close-and-personal with the audience, touching those special nerves that move something inside you. We saw “Flamenco queen” and Latin Grammy winner, Buika (“BWEE-kah”) last Saturday, November 17 at The Luckman Fine Arts Complex and this woman hit some nostalgic, bitter sweet […]

Oh yeah, we get fancy, and there’s no better way than visiting the Luckman Fine Arts Complex to make it happen.  This past Saturday we got to see one of Cuba’s greatest jazz pianist, Mr. Chucho Valdés. With his ultra fast fingers strolling like a magical mad-man across the keys accompanied by the support of smooth, young, […]

Japandroids headlined the Fonda Theatre this past Thursday with support from L.A.’s party-punk-babes, Bleached! The two-piece band from Vancouver, BC started making music back in 2006 for the post-teenage angst of Brian King and David Prowse and have since then been making why they call “garage rock.” With their one guitar, a set of drums and two vocalizers, […]

The Luckman Fine Arts Complex recently started their new season with nothing but a stellar line up that promises quality shows for the months to come. Not only did they have a major songstress, Lila Downs but they also had one of L.A.’s truly sweet bands attached beautifully to their roots keeping it real in […]

Well hot damn, the Grimy Goods crew covered a whole lot of shows in 2010, in fact, I think we’ve covered more shows and festivals than any other Los Angeles music blog! From local, underground, indie and big named acts, our photographers captured some of the most amazing moments in live music. I wish I […]

Good vibes and good people! Looks like the book release party for “A Heartbeat and a Guitar – Johnny Cash and the Making of Bitter Tears,” was quite the extravaganza this past Thursday, Nov. 5 at the Make Out Room in San Francisco. With legendary rock photographer, Jim Marshall up in the mix, many of […]

I’ve seen my share of skaters come and go. I’ve heard the words, “I’ll never quit skating” countless times just to find out the person who said that has quit skating. What was it that brought them to the breaking point of just stopping? Was it girlfriends, serious injuries, “growing up” and getting a “real […]

Cruising though San Francisco the same weekend as I am, swing by the Medicine Agency on Sept. 19 for a photo show celebrating the spirit of summer. “Summer Close” a set of photographs by Jeremy & Claire Weiss (AKA Day 19). Hailing from Los Angeles, Jeremy and Claire Weiss are a husband-and-wife photographic team, internationally […]

On Saturday, June 20th, DSSF proudly presents, “I Shoot People,” a collection of Hip-Hop photography by Trevor Traynor. “I Shoot People” is a not only Trevor’s first solo show in L.A., but it also marks the debut unveiling of his Hip Hop photography to collectors, his first step outside of his fine arts background. Trevor […]

I love Metric and all things Emily Haines. Although their new album Fantasies doesn’t quite tickle my fancy as did their prior albums, I can’t seem to get the catchy “Gimmie Sympathy” out of my head. As the hook goes “who would you rather be, The Beatles of The Rolling Stones?” I’ve been asked this […]

Why do the rich always steal from the poor? The Internet is a great way to display your talents whether they are writing, photography, porn (ha ha), etc., but it also leaves you way more susceptible to people stealing your creative and personal material. Shit, I’ve even had people rip my copy verbatim with out […]

For all you fans of the great Jimi Hendrix, who seems to be getting a lot of hype lately, your gonna wanna make a stop at this photography exhibit. “The legendary Jimi Hendrix is the most visually iconic superstar in the rock ‘n’ roll firmament. This May, Celebrity Vault gallery in Beverly Hills will mount […]