Downtown Las Vegas

Photographed on May 26, 2018, at Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas, this image isolates Mike Muir (“Cyco Mike”) fronting Venice crossover thrash icons Suicidal Tendencies.

To match the band’s historic Dogtown visual roots, the image was intentionally color-graded using a tri-tone black, white, and blue palette. The frame captures Muir’s signature movement and direct audience communication.

Captured under the desert sun at Punk Rock Bowling 2023, this frame documents Dave Vanian fronting UK punk pioneers The Damned. Strong stage lighting positioned behind Vanian creates a pronounced bokeh blur around his signature dark tailored suit and black gloves.

As first-wave 1976 UK punk originators who helped establish the gothic rock sub-genre, The Damned executed a concentrated 12-song festival set spanning from “Street of Dreams” to “New Rose”.