© Mark Shapiro
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The concerts depicted here, during a time of especially energetic developments in hardcore punk, may be fairly considered among the most notable in the history of punk. Locations are in Los Angeles, except the Cuckoo's Nest in Costa Mesa; the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica; and Astro Burger, Oki Dog, the Starwood, the Whisky, and a party in unincorporated West Hollywood.
1. party, West Hollywood, January 21, 1981
2. Starwood, November 11, 1980
3. Starwood, November 18, 1980
4. Keith Morris of the Circle Jerks at the Starwood, December 9, 1980
5. Baces Hall, October 24, 1980
6. Florentine Gardens, September 6, 1981
7. Cathay de Grande, possibly early 1982
8. Oki Dog, ca. September, 1980
9. Baces Hall, October 24, 1980
10. Baces Hall, October 24, 1980
11. parking lot of the Pioneer Market near Baces Hall, October 24, 1980
12. party, East Hollywood, May 6, 1981
13. Vern Auditorium, November 28, 1980
14. Cathay de Grande, November 23, 1980
15. Starwood, November 11, 1980
16. Starwood, November 18, 1980
17. John Denney of the Weirdos at the Starwood, October 15, 1980
18. Exene of X at The Vex, February 6, 1981
19. Rick Wilder of the Mau-Mau's at the Vex, ca. spring 1981
20. party, February 6, 1981
21. Lee Ving of Fear at the Starwood, November 11, 1980
22. Hong Kong Cafe, October 31, 1980
23. Hong Kong Cafe, October 31, 1980
24. Roger Rogerson of the Circle Jerks at the Florentine Gardens, September 6, 1981
25. Dez Cadena of Black Flag at Baces Hall, October 24, 1980
26. Robert Becerra of the Stains at the Starwood, November 25, 1980
27. Oki Dog, ca. September, 1980
28. Starwood, November 18, 1980
29. Oki Dog, May 6, 1981
30. Starwood, January 7, 1981
31. Black Flag roadie Mugger at The Whisky, March 28, 1981
32. Starwood, December 3, 1980
33. Greg Hetson of the Circle Jerks at The Vex, April 25, 1981
34. party, Hollywood, February 6, 1981
35. Jim Decker of the Crowd at the Starwood, December 2, 1980
36. Hong Kong Cafe, October 31, 1980
37. The Vex, May 8, 1981
38. across the street from Astro Burger at Santa Monica and Vista, September 11, 1981
39. L.A. Press Club, August 12, 1981
40. Polish Hall, January 10, 1981
41. Keith Morris of the Circle Jerks at Polish Hall, January 10, 1981
42. Starwood, October 15, 1980
43. Todd Homer, Jeff Dahl, Bill Vockeroth of the Angry Samoans at the Vex, April 18, 1981
44. audience member singing "Louie Louie" during Black Flag show at the Starwood, November 18, 1980
45. Chuck Dukowski and producer/engineer Spot of Black Flag during equipment repair break at Polish Hall, January 22, 1981
46. The Whisky, March 27, 1981
47. Starwood, November 11, 1980
48. Stardust Ballroom, February 11, 1981
49. after riot, outside Polish Hall, January 22, 1981
50. record producer Gary Hirstius at Florentine Gardens, September 6, 1981
51. The Whisky, March 27, 1981
52. The Whisky, March 27, 1981
53. Henry Rollins of Black Flag at Cuckoo's Nest matinee, August 21, 1981
54. Eva O of the Speed Queens at The Vex, May 6, 1981
55. Starwood, November 11, 1980
56. Starwood, December 3, 1980
57. stage guard fights audience members at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, June 19, 1981
58. The Whisky, May 13, 1981
59. Starwood, November 11, 1980
60. Oki Dog, December 3, 1980
61. Oki Dog, December 3, 1980
62. John Macias of Circle One at Cuckoo's Nest matinee, August 21, 1981
63. Black Flag at Cuckoo's Nest matinee, August 21, 1981
64. Starwood, December 30, 1980
65. Chuck Dukowski of Black Flag at the Starwood, January 6, 1981
66. Oki Dog, November 11, 1980
67. outside The Vex, April 16, 1981
68. Vern Auditorium, November 28, 1980
69. backyard party, Venice, May 10, 1981
70. The Gears at the Starwood, December 2, 1980
71. Fear at the Stardust Ballroom, February 11, 1981
72. provisioning a party, Hollywood, January 24, 1981
73. Vern Auditorium, November 28, 1980
74. Derf Scratch of Fear at the Hong Kong Cafe, October 31, 1980
75. party, August 16, 1981
76. Starwood, January 6, 1981
77. Hong Kong Cafe, October 31, 1980
78. The Vex, May 6, 1981
79. PJ Galligan, Jeff Dahl, Todd Homer of the Angry Samoans at The Vex, April 18, 1981
80. The Whisky, February 5, 1981
81. Ukrainian Cultural Center, March 12, 1982
82. Black Randy at the Starwood, December 30, 1980
83. Rudy Navarro, Louis Dufau, Ceasar Viscarra, Robert Becerra of the Stains at Stage One, May 23, 1981
84. The Whisky, 1981
85. Oki Dog, 1981
86. Devonshire Downs at CSUN, May 2, 1981
87. The Vex, April 16, 1981
88. Astro Burger, September 11, 1981
89. Oki Dog, January 7, 1981
90. Starwood, December 2, 1980
91. Steve Soto and Rikk Agnew of The Adolescents at the Starwood, January 7, 1981
92. Merill Ward of Overkill at Bard's Apollo, August 22, 1981
93. Oki Dog, August 16, 1981
94. Stage One, July, 1981
95. (right) producer/engineer Spot of Black Flag at the Starwood, January 7, 1981
96. Starwood, January 7, 1981
97. Starwood, April 1981
98. Cuckoo's Nest, spring 1982
99. The Vex, April, 18, 1981
100. Polish Hall, January 22, 1981
101. Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, during their first press conference as President-elect and Vice President-elect, at the Century Plaza Hotel, November 5, 1980
Note:
85. The negative was extensively damaged from sticking to the glassine envelope it was stored in. Especially the main subject's right eye (on our left) was mostly destroyed, as well as other areas of the picture. I reconstructed the eye by fabricating much of it and did extensive retouching throughout the image to rescue the picture.
98. [Shot on transparency film and converted to black and white.]
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