Highbrow Magazine - Linda Aronow https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/linda-aronow en Photographer Linda Aronow’s Homage to the L.A. Punk Scene https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/10616-photographer-linda-aronow-s-homage-la-punk-scene <div class="field field-name-field-cat field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/photography-art" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Photography &amp; Art</a></div></div></div><span class="submitted-by">Submitted by tara on Tue, 04/28/2020 - 19:50</span><div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/1punkphotos.jpg?itok=uMwLSZab"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/1punkphotos.jpg?itok=uMwLSZab" width="480" height="351" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p> </p> <p>Gallery 30 South is currently featuring the <a href="http://gallery30south.com/linda-aronow/" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">Punk Photography of Linda Aronow</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p>Aronow was the manager of WACKO on Melrose in Los Angeles during its heyday in the 1980s and ‘90s when Punk was becoming New Wave, but the post-Punk sound was giving way to what would soon be termed Alternative Rock.</p> <p> </p> <p>As Aronow explains, “After some really awful jobs (including working a week in a Fotomatbooth and the J.C. Penney Portrait Studio at Fox Hills Mall), I found my way over to Melrose and spent an amazing decade managing Wacko when that street was the coolest place to be.</p> <p> </p> <p>Some of the bands I shot during this time worked in shops just up the street (Patrick from Kommunity FK and Edward from Nervous Gender both worked at Poseur). I was able to shoot Black Flag at a surprise show at UCLA, which provided a rare opportunity to photograph them without having to dodge stage divers; although there was a weird kind of chivalry back then where people looked out for you and your camera–<em>usually</em>.”</p> <p> </p> <p>On the weekends, kids flocked from East L.A. and the Valley to Melrose Avenue to buy their Doc Martens and Manic Panic hair dye, and Aronow was everybody’s favorite Goth shopkeeper.</p> <p> </p> <p>In the evenings, Aronow was busy documenting the live music scene of that era and managed to capture still photos of the most iconic bands of the day over multiple gigs spanning over a decade. </p> <p> </p> <p>The collection of photographs that comprised her first exhibition (<a href="http://gallery30south.com/punk-rock-primer/" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline">A Punk Rock Primer: L.A. 1982 – 1992</a>), included intuitive snapshots of Minor Threat, Henry Rollins &amp; Black Flag, T.S.O.L., The Damned, Christian Death, GBH, Kommunity FK, Social Distortion, Alice Bag, and some of the first ever shows by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.</p> <p> </p> <p>For Aronow’s sophomore exhibition, Gallery 30 South is showcasing another assortment of never-before-seen photos from L.A.’s Punk Rock Golden Age.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong><em>For more information, visit: </em></strong><a href="http://gallery30south.com/" style="color:blue; text-decoration:underline"><strong><em>Gallery 30 South</em></strong></a><strong><em>.</em></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/2punkphotos.jpg" style="height:467px; width:600px" /></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/3punkphotos.jpg" style="height:600px; width:408px" /></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/4punkphotos.jpg" style="height:600px; width:475px" /></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/5punkphotos.jpg" style="height:600px; width:253px" /></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><img alt="" src="https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/sites/default/files/6punkphotos.jpg" style="height:533px; width:600px" /></strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Highbrow Magazine</strong></p> <p> </p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/linda-aronow" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Linda Aronow</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/gallery-30-south" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Gallery 30 South</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/punk-rock-photos" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Punk rock photos</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/punk-rock" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">punk rock</a></div><div class="field-item even" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/los-angeles-music-scene" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Los Angeles music scene</a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="dc:subject"><a href="/photo-exhibits" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">photo exhibits</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">The Editors</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-pop field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Popular:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">not popular</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-photographer field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Photographer:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Photos courtesy of Linda Aronow and Gallery 30 South</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-bot field-type-list-boolean field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Bottom Slider:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">Out Slider</div></div></div> Tue, 28 Apr 2020 23:50:10 +0000 tara 9514 at https://www.highbrowmagazine.com https://www.highbrowmagazine.com/10616-photographer-linda-aronow-s-homage-la-punk-scene#comments