Alternative Voices
Alternative Voices

Stannous Flouride, Financial District 

Alternative Voices    San Francisco 80's
Alternative Voices San Francisco 80's

Images are a book/exhibition project. Documenting the alternative art, music, and political scene during the punk heyday of the 1980's.

Attitude Gallery, 15th Street & Ramona Avenue 

 Forrest McFarland,  Abandoned Foremost Warehouse

Forrest McFarland,  Abandoned Foremost Warehouse

 Lynn Attwool, American Can Company

Lynn Attwool, American Can Company

 Pedro Olivari, the Almighty Shah Sphynx,  Attitude Gallery

Pedro Olivari, the Almighty Shah Sphynx, Attitude Gallery

 Forrest McFarland, Foremost Warehouse

Forrest McFarland, Foremost Warehouse

 Doug Koefoed, Attitude Kitchen

Doug Koefoed, Attitude Kitchen

 Lance and the Buboes, band practice Attitude Gallery 

Lance and the Buboes, band practice Attitude Gallery 

 Lynn Attwool and Flo Henry, Leaving the City

Lynn Attwool and Flo Henry, Leaving the City

 The Daily News, December 10, 1980

The Daily News, December 10, 1980

 Stannous Flouride, Abandoned Foremost Warehouse

Stannous Flouride, Abandoned Foremost Warehouse

 Street Punks, Ginger and friend

Street Punks, Ginger and friend

 Downtown San Francisco

Downtown San Francisco

 Urban Rats Street Theater Protesting Sweatshop, Valencia Street

Urban Rats Street Theater Protesting Sweatshop, Valencia Street

 Kurt Lipschutz,  Poetry in the Pit,  Gartland Pit

Kurt Lipschutz, Poetry in the Pit, Gartland Pit

 Gartland Pit, Valencia Street & 16th

Gartland Pit, Valencia Street & 16th

 CONTRABAND perform dance  Religare,  Gartland Pit

CONTRABAND perform dance Religare, Gartland Pit

 Butthole Surfers, I-Beam

Butthole Surfers, I-Beam

 Arkansaw Man: Stephen Clarke, Patrick LoVullo & Glen Sorvisto, Sound of Music

Arkansaw Man: Stephen Clarke, Patrick LoVullo & Glen Sorvisto, Sound of Music

 The Offensive, After Hours Club

The Offensive, After Hours Club

 The Offensive

The Offensive

 The Offensive, Art Show

The Offensive, Art Show

 Bambi Lake, Valencia Tool & Die

Bambi Lake, Valencia Tool & Die

 Animal Things, Vince Deranged (Dominique Leslie), Sound of Music

Animal Things, Vince Deranged (Dominique Leslie), Sound of Music

 Arkansaw Man, Sound of Music

Arkansaw Man, Sound of Music

 Sound of Music, 162 Turk Street

Sound of Music, 162 Turk Street

 Esmerelda, Great American Music Hall

Esmerelda, Great American Music Hall

 Big City, Robin Ballinger & Christa, The Fire House

Big City, Robin Ballinger & Christa, The Fire House

 Artist Dana Smith

Artist Dana Smith

 Juana Alicia and E. Montoya, “New World Tree” mural sketch

Juana Alicia and E. Montoya, “New World Tree” mural sketch

 Stephen Parr of Club Generic on the street, Tenderloin

Stephen Parr of Club Generic on the street, Tenderloin

 Performance, Club Generic Underground

Performance, Club Generic Underground

 Flamin' Groovies, Temple Beautiful

Flamin' Groovies, Temple Beautiful

 Ken Fowler and friends at Temple Beautiful

Ken Fowler and friends at Temple Beautiful

 No Alternative: Jeff Rees, Johnny Genocide (aka Hugh Patterson) & Greg Langston, Temple Beautiful

No Alternative: Jeff Rees, Johnny Genocide (aka Hugh Patterson) & Greg Langston, Temple Beautiful

 Temple Beautiful, 1839 Geary Boulevard  

Temple Beautiful, 1839 Geary Boulevard  

 Dave Vacant, The Undead

Dave Vacant, The Undead

 Code of Honor, Subterranean Recording Studios

Code of Honor, Subterranean Recording Studios

 MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL on KPFA, DJ Tim Yohannan, Jeff Bale & Ruth Schwartz

MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL on KPFA, DJ Tim Yohannan, Jeff Bale & Ruth Schwartz

 Ronald Reagan and the Queen come to dinner protest masks, Golden Gate Park, 1983

Ronald Reagan and the Queen come to dinner protest masks, Golden Gate Park, 1983

 Urban Rats, with MX Missile Effigy 

Urban Rats, with MX Missile Effigy 

 Urban Rats, Effigies

Urban Rats, Effigies

 Political Punks crash President Reagan’s dinner for the Queen of England

Political Punks crash President Reagan’s dinner for the Queen of England

 Protest in Golden Gate Park

Protest in Golden Gate Park

 African People's Socialist Party Demonstrate 

African People's Socialist Party Demonstrate 

 Sister Boom Boom

Sister Boom Boom

 Demonstration against U.S. Government and England

Demonstration against U.S. Government and England

 U.S. Out of El Salvador 

U.S. Out of El Salvador 

 March 3, 1983 Protest

March 3, 1983 Protest

Pol-Reagan&Queen83008W.jpg
 Democratic Convention 1984, Street Protest 

Democratic Convention 1984, Street Protest 

 1984 Democratic National Convention, Mission & 3rd

1984 Democratic National Convention, Mission & 3rd

 Mark Chambers, Incite

Mark Chambers, Incite

 Richard Gaikowski, One Way Films

Richard Gaikowski, One Way Films

 Robert Evans & Bill Banning owners of Roxie Theater

Robert Evans & Bill Banning owners of Roxie Theater

 Akira Kurosawa, "No Regrets for Our Youth" Roxie Theater

Akira Kurosawa, "No Regrets for Our Youth" Roxie Theater

 Mark Rennie, Proprietor Club Nine Art Motel

Mark Rennie, Proprietor Club Nine Art Motel

 Miss Kitty Baudoin, Club Nine

Miss Kitty Baudoin, Club Nine

 Tony Labat, Flagpole Kelly Performance, Club Nine

Tony Labat, Flagpole Kelly Performance, Club Nine

 Michael Peppe, Performance Artist, Club Nine 

Michael Peppe, Performance Artist, Club Nine 

 Arturo Galster sings Patsy Cline with the Memphis G-Spots, Club Nine

Arturo Galster sings Patsy Cline with the Memphis G-Spots, Club Nine

 Ken Tray, Poetry Reading, Cafe Picaro

Ken Tray, Poetry Reading, Cafe Picaro

 Dennis C. Lee of Xerox Mouth, Tenderloin newsstand

Dennis C. Lee of Xerox Mouth, Tenderloin newsstand

 Cary Tennis, Spoken Word Art, Twin Palms Gallery

Cary Tennis, Spoken Word Art, Twin Palms Gallery

 Dale Hoyt & Debra Bok, Studio-9, San Francisco Art Institute, 1986

Dale Hoyt & Debra Bok, Studio-9, San Francisco Art Institute, 1986

 Ramon Quanta, Show-n-Tell

Ramon Quanta, Show-n-Tell

 Matias Jaramillo, Show-n-Tell

Matias Jaramillo, Show-n-Tell

 Michael Shannon, found rat, Guerrero Street

Michael Shannon, found rat, Guerrero Street

 “The End of the World's Fair”, Mission Dolores Park, May 12, 1984

“The End of the World's Fair”, Mission Dolores Park, May 12, 1984

 Frightwig: Alistair Shanks, Mia d’Bruzzi, Ellen Greenberg, Rachel Thoele, Deanna Mitchell, “End of the Worlds Fair,” Dolores Park

Frightwig: Alistair Shanks, Mia d’Bruzzi, Ellen Greenberg, Rachel Thoele, Deanna Mitchell, “End of the Worlds Fair,” Dolores Park

 Mat Callahan, Looters at ‘The Farm’

Mat Callahan, Looters at ‘The Farm’

 Mutants, I-Beam

Mutants, I-Beam

 Mutants, Sue & Sally, I-Beam 

Mutants, Sue & Sally, I-Beam 

 The Appliances  

The Appliances  

 After-hours Party, Damage Magazine 

After-hours Party, Damage Magazine 

 Snakefinger, (Philip Lithman)

Snakefinger, (Philip Lithman)

 Survival Research Laboratories, 'Sprinkler from Hell' Under the Freeway

Survival Research Laboratories, 'Sprinkler from Hell' Under the Freeway

 Peter Belsito, distributing posters for Valencia Tool & Die

Peter Belsito, distributing posters for Valencia Tool & Die

 quite moment, Sound of Music

quite moment, Sound of Music

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 J-bone Abernethy, bicycle messenger

J-bone Abernethy, bicycle messenger

 The Space Lady, 16th Street Bart station

The Space Lady, 16th Street Bart station

 Police on Patrol, Mission Street

Police on Patrol, Mission Street

Alternative Voices
Alternative Voices    San Francisco 80's
 Forrest McFarland,  Abandoned Foremost Warehouse
 Lynn Attwool, American Can Company
 Pedro Olivari, the Almighty Shah Sphynx,  Attitude Gallery
 Forrest McFarland, Foremost Warehouse
 Doug Koefoed, Attitude Kitchen
 Lance and the Buboes, band practice Attitude Gallery 
 Lynn Attwool and Flo Henry, Leaving the City
 The Daily News, December 10, 1980
 Stannous Flouride, Abandoned Foremost Warehouse
 Street Punks, Ginger and friend
 Downtown San Francisco
 Urban Rats Street Theater Protesting Sweatshop, Valencia Street
 Kurt Lipschutz,  Poetry in the Pit,  Gartland Pit
 Gartland Pit, Valencia Street & 16th
 CONTRABAND perform dance  Religare,  Gartland Pit
 Butthole Surfers, I-Beam
 Arkansaw Man: Stephen Clarke, Patrick LoVullo & Glen Sorvisto, Sound of Music
 The Offensive, After Hours Club
 The Offensive
 The Offensive, Art Show
 Bambi Lake, Valencia Tool & Die
 Animal Things, Vince Deranged (Dominique Leslie), Sound of Music
 Arkansaw Man, Sound of Music
 Sound of Music, 162 Turk Street
 Esmerelda, Great American Music Hall
 Big City, Robin Ballinger & Christa, The Fire House
 Artist Dana Smith
 Juana Alicia and E. Montoya, “New World Tree” mural sketch
 Stephen Parr of Club Generic on the street, Tenderloin
 Performance, Club Generic Underground
 Flamin' Groovies, Temple Beautiful
 Ken Fowler and friends at Temple Beautiful
 No Alternative: Jeff Rees, Johnny Genocide (aka Hugh Patterson) & Greg Langston, Temple Beautiful
 Temple Beautiful, 1839 Geary Boulevard  
 Dave Vacant, The Undead
 Code of Honor, Subterranean Recording Studios
 MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL on KPFA, DJ Tim Yohannan, Jeff Bale & Ruth Schwartz
 Ronald Reagan and the Queen come to dinner protest masks, Golden Gate Park, 1983
 Urban Rats, with MX Missile Effigy 
 Urban Rats, Effigies
 Political Punks crash President Reagan’s dinner for the Queen of England
 Protest in Golden Gate Park
 African People's Socialist Party Demonstrate 
 Sister Boom Boom
 Demonstration against U.S. Government and England
 U.S. Out of El Salvador 
 March 3, 1983 Protest
Pol-Reagan&Queen83008W.jpg
 Democratic Convention 1984, Street Protest 
 1984 Democratic National Convention, Mission & 3rd
 Mark Chambers, Incite
 Richard Gaikowski, One Way Films
 Robert Evans & Bill Banning owners of Roxie Theater
 Akira Kurosawa, "No Regrets for Our Youth" Roxie Theater
 Mark Rennie, Proprietor Club Nine Art Motel
 Miss Kitty Baudoin, Club Nine
 Tony Labat, Flagpole Kelly Performance, Club Nine
 Michael Peppe, Performance Artist, Club Nine 
 Arturo Galster sings Patsy Cline with the Memphis G-Spots, Club Nine
 Ken Tray, Poetry Reading, Cafe Picaro
 Dennis C. Lee of Xerox Mouth, Tenderloin newsstand
 Cary Tennis, Spoken Word Art, Twin Palms Gallery
 Dale Hoyt & Debra Bok, Studio-9, San Francisco Art Institute, 1986
 Ramon Quanta, Show-n-Tell
 Matias Jaramillo, Show-n-Tell
 Michael Shannon, found rat, Guerrero Street
 “The End of the World's Fair”, Mission Dolores Park, May 12, 1984
 Frightwig: Alistair Shanks, Mia d’Bruzzi, Ellen Greenberg, Rachel Thoele, Deanna Mitchell, “End of the Worlds Fair,” Dolores Park
 Mat Callahan, Looters at ‘The Farm’
 Mutants, I-Beam
 Mutants, Sue & Sally, I-Beam 
 The Appliances  
 After-hours Party, Damage Magazine 
 Snakefinger, (Philip Lithman)
 Survival Research Laboratories, 'Sprinkler from Hell' Under the Freeway
 Peter Belsito, distributing posters for Valencia Tool & Die
 quite moment, Sound of Music
folsom st. punk.jpg
 J-bone Abernethy, bicycle messenger
 The Space Lady, 16th Street Bart station
 Police on Patrol, Mission Street
Alternative Voices

Stannous Flouride, Financial District 

Alternative Voices San Francisco 80's

Images are a book/exhibition project. Documenting the alternative art, music, and political scene during the punk heyday of the 1980's.

Attitude Gallery, 15th Street & Ramona Avenue 

Forrest McFarland,  Abandoned Foremost Warehouse

Lynn Attwool, American Can Company

Pedro Olivari, the Almighty Shah Sphynx, Attitude Gallery

Forrest McFarland, Foremost Warehouse

Doug Koefoed, Attitude Kitchen

Lance and the Buboes, band practice Attitude Gallery 

Lynn Attwool and Flo Henry, Leaving the City

The Daily News, December 10, 1980

Stannous Flouride, Abandoned Foremost Warehouse

Street Punks, Ginger and friend

Downtown San Francisco

Urban Rats Street Theater Protesting Sweatshop, Valencia Street

Kurt Lipschutz, Poetry in the Pit, Gartland Pit

Gartland Pit, Valencia Street & 16th

CONTRABAND perform dance Religare, Gartland Pit

Butthole Surfers, I-Beam

Arkansaw Man: Stephen Clarke, Patrick LoVullo & Glen Sorvisto, Sound of Music

The Offensive, After Hours Club

The Offensive

The Offensive, Art Show

Bambi Lake, Valencia Tool & Die

Animal Things, Vince Deranged (Dominique Leslie), Sound of Music

Arkansaw Man, Sound of Music

Sound of Music, 162 Turk Street

Esmerelda, Great American Music Hall

Big City, Robin Ballinger & Christa, The Fire House

Artist Dana Smith

Juana Alicia and E. Montoya, “New World Tree” mural sketch

Stephen Parr of Club Generic on the street, Tenderloin

Performance, Club Generic Underground

Flamin' Groovies, Temple Beautiful

Ken Fowler and friends at Temple Beautiful

No Alternative: Jeff Rees, Johnny Genocide (aka Hugh Patterson) & Greg Langston, Temple Beautiful

Temple Beautiful, 1839 Geary Boulevard  

Dave Vacant, The Undead

Code of Honor, Subterranean Recording Studios

MAXIMUM ROCKNROLL on KPFA, DJ Tim Yohannan, Jeff Bale & Ruth Schwartz

Ronald Reagan and the Queen come to dinner protest masks, Golden Gate Park, 1983

Urban Rats, with MX Missile Effigy 

Urban Rats, Effigies

Political Punks crash President Reagan’s dinner for the Queen of England

Protest in Golden Gate Park

African People's Socialist Party Demonstrate 

Sister Boom Boom

Demonstration against U.S. Government and England

U.S. Out of El Salvador 

March 3, 1983 Protest

Democratic Convention 1984, Street Protest 

1984 Democratic National Convention, Mission & 3rd

Mark Chambers, Incite

Richard Gaikowski, One Way Films

Robert Evans & Bill Banning owners of Roxie Theater

Akira Kurosawa, "No Regrets for Our Youth" Roxie Theater

Mark Rennie, Proprietor Club Nine Art Motel

Miss Kitty Baudoin, Club Nine

Tony Labat, Flagpole Kelly Performance, Club Nine

Michael Peppe, Performance Artist, Club Nine 

Arturo Galster sings Patsy Cline with the Memphis G-Spots, Club Nine

Ken Tray, Poetry Reading, Cafe Picaro

Dennis C. Lee of Xerox Mouth, Tenderloin newsstand

Cary Tennis, Spoken Word Art, Twin Palms Gallery

Dale Hoyt & Debra Bok, Studio-9, San Francisco Art Institute, 1986

Ramon Quanta, Show-n-Tell

Matias Jaramillo, Show-n-Tell

Michael Shannon, found rat, Guerrero Street

“The End of the World's Fair”, Mission Dolores Park, May 12, 1984

Frightwig: Alistair Shanks, Mia d’Bruzzi, Ellen Greenberg, Rachel Thoele, Deanna Mitchell, “End of the Worlds Fair,” Dolores Park

Mat Callahan, Looters at ‘The Farm’

Mutants, I-Beam

Mutants, Sue & Sally, I-Beam 

The Appliances  

After-hours Party, Damage Magazine 

Snakefinger, (Philip Lithman)

Survival Research Laboratories, 'Sprinkler from Hell' Under the Freeway

Peter Belsito, distributing posters for Valencia Tool & Die

quite moment, Sound of Music

J-bone Abernethy, bicycle messenger

The Space Lady, 16th Street Bart station

Police on Patrol, Mission Street

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