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Murray Bowles was the most influential and beloved photographer of the Bay Area punk scene. For more than four decades he captured the excitement, energy, creativity, and tenderness of a thriving community.

Collected here for the first time are Bowles’ classic images shot in basements, warehouses, and nightclubs where people of all ages gathered to celebrate community.

Featuring hundreds of images of bands such as Green Day, Operation Ivy, Neurosis, Crimpshrine, the Dead Kennedys, MDC, Special Forces, Social Unrest, Spit Boy, Melvins, Gwar, Soundgarden, NOFX, The Offspring and many, many more.

Epic crowd shots from live shows at venues such as Mabuhay Gardens, On Broadway, 924 Gilman, Tool & Die, Ruthie’s Inn, as well as warehouses, parks, backyards, and basements throughout the Bay Area.

This collection of photographs documents and celebrates the punk music scene from the early 1980s through the mid-1990s.

Author: Murray Bowles
Editor: Anna Brown
Foreword: Aaron Cometbus
Publisher: Last Gasp
Page Count: 272pp
Size: 12 x 9 x 1
Notes: hardcover
Date of Publication: December 1, 2024
ISBN: 978-0867199277