Along with the bands at the Stiv
Bators Memorial Show, there will also be a photography exhibit and video
shown.
The
video footage, that will also be shown at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
and Museum will
include
some
footage that was filmed by Pat Ivers and Emily Armstrong. Pat and Emily
will be coming in to town to show
a Deadboys concert from 1977 at CBGBS
as well as rare footage from the legendary “Blitz Benefit”.
Pat Ivers and Emily Armstrong,
Director/Producers of NIGHTCLUBBING, the 1975-80 NYC punk rock TV show.
Pat and Emily are currently producing a documentary, NIGHTCLUBBING, which
will contain excerpts from
their archive of nearly 100 bands and contemporary
interviews with musicians, artists, writers, club owners and
other scene
makers from that era.
The photography
show will include prints from the collections of Theresa Kereakes,
Anastasia Pantsios, and Jim Lanza.
Theresa
Kereakes photographed Stiv Bators extensively in the 1970's when she was
the talent booker for
the Whisky A Go-Go in Los Angeles, and in the 1980's
when they shared apartments
in London.
Theresa
has been making pictures since 1962. Some of her music images include:
Stiv Bators, Disconnected inner sleeve and back cover photos; The Pandoras,
Hot Generation 7" single front cover;
The Germs, Forming 7" single
cover, and numerous inclusions in Rolling Stone Random Notes, Playboy
Grapevine as well as a column in Rock Scene.
Anastasia
Pantsios is a Cleveland photographer who has a large collection of photographs
from many Cleveland
concerts.
Anastasia currently works with The Free Times.
Jim
Lanza, the promoter of the
show, will be showing some small prints of Stiv and Cheetah from
various Lords of the New Church and
Deadboy shows including some backstage photos.
if you would
like to use any of these photos to help promote the show,
please e-mail us and we will send you a high res file, and also please
credit the photographer
Stiv after a Lords show in Cleveland |
Taken at first Stiv Memorial show in Cleveland 14 years ago. L to Rt: Jim Lanza (promoter of this year’s event), Jeff Dahl (Angry Samoans), Cheetah Chrome (Deadboy), Mike Metoff and Duke Schneider (Ghetto Dogs) |
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Stiv with super-groupie Sabel Star at The Whiskey 1n 1980 |