Gary Robert and Community
Black Palette
In the early days of the pandemic Gary Robert and Community’s Open Wide would blast through car speakers while embarking upon Valkyrie like grocery store missions. Their latest release, Black Palette, spawned from the lockdown times and the uncertain darkness of those days can be heard as both beat and breath pound past. Now maskless, venturing into the world where vocals’ undertow warn us to be leery of the light at the end of the tunnel. We march defiantly into the future searching for a sonic silver lining: a cimmerian shade on a black palette. Listen loudly and every once in a while the eye begins to see.
THE DAMNED
Chelsea Music Hall, New York City
We had never been to Chelsea Music Hall before, but CARPAZINE could not resist being with THE DAMNED! As we got near, there was a line as far as the eye could see. Person after person after all in black, we knew we were at the right place. September 1st, night two of two! No openers, all The Damned. Opening for Blondie just two weeks ago at Pier 17 in front of 3,000+ people, this was an intimate show for closer to 200 people that brought the same energy!
Photos by Jimmy The Gem
CARPAZINE WAS THERE! THE EXPLOITED, MELROSE BALLROOM, QUEENS
The Exploited, Cro-Mags, Total Chaos
Carpazine Art Magazine was there! THE EXPLOITED, ! Fantastic show! Great band! Great trio of bands! A guest appearance by Jake Kolatis, from The Casualties during Sex & Violence brought the Punk Energy!
Maybe we are just getting older, but the venue was definitely not used to punk shows. The horror, epic in security's eyes! They didn’t know what they were in for when they booked these three bands.
No stage diving??? Throw us out??? Not the right energy.
Once THE EXPLOITED took the stage they told security to back off. They did a little bit and let us take care of each other. Even in the pit these days we have to compromise for everyone’s safety.
Instead of 100 dives we did 50!
The Exploited, Cro-Mags, Total Chaos
May 19, 2022
Photos by Jimmy The Gem
Carpazine Art Magazine
Carpazine Art Magazine Featuring: Gary Robert and Community, Evaldas Gulbinas, Rome Graffiti, Tim Dugan, Windber Trolley Graveyard, Long Island Biennial 2022, Cecilia Martinez, Lexicon of Tribal Tattoo Part 2 by Radomir Fiksa, 8 hours in Barcelona, Venice Graffiti, Panama Graffiti and many more!