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Raymond Ahner

Never Say Die!

About Me

You have probably seen me at shows in San Francisco over the last 25+ years, not because I'm cool, but because I'm old. I am a photographer , and love to shoot live shows , so that bald guy with a camera in one hand and a beer in the other is probably me. If you see, come over and introduce yourself! You can also check me out on Vox , Last Fm , and Flickr .

My Interests

Photography, Music~ Punk Rock, Metal, Noise, etc.... Going to Shows, Mountain Biking, Baseball, Playing Guitar

I'd like to meet:

Photographers, Anyone into Metal, Punk, Industrial, Noise. Music Geeks, People who drink beer, San Francisco Giants fans.

Music:



Sabbath, Motorhead, Joy Division, The Mission U.K., Caberet Voltaire, David Bowie, The Doors, Lush, Skinny Puppy, Sisters Of Mercy, Alien Sex Fiend, Discharge, Final Conflict, Broken Bones, D.R.I., Cro-Mags, Metallica, Sea Hags, Crass, Brighter Death Now, In Slaughter Natives, Jesu, Godflesh, NON, 7 Seconds, Merzbow, Solmaina, Swans, Sleep, High On Fire, Raw Power, Portion Control, Liabach, Cheap Trick, The Grannies, Death Angel, G.B.H, Godflesh, Frontline Assembly, Ramones, The Dictators, Venom, Voivod, Current 93, Death In June etc...

Books:

Lords Of Chaos, Blight At The End Of The Funnel, Do What Thou Wilt, Are You Morbid?, The Consumer

My Blog

Metal Masters, 8/31/2008 Shoreline Amphitheatre Part 2

You can also check this out @ Ground Control Magazine, MoFo!After totally kick-ass sets by both Testament and Motörhead, I decided I had just enough time to grab a quick beer and hit the merchandise b...
Posted by Raymond Ahner on Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:14:00 PST

Metal Masters, 8/31/2008 Shoreline Amphitheatre Part 1

Part 2 coming soon. You can also check this out at Ground Control Magazine!I really tried to write a clever opening paragraph to this review, honestly I did. But damn dude, this is Judas Priest, Heave...
Posted by Raymond Ahner on Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:44:00 PST

Raven @ Rockit Room 8/22/2008

Saw NWOBHM legends Raven on Friday night, and they were absolutely amazing! I don't know how old the Gallagher brothers must be now, but they sounded just as good as they did when I saw them at The St...
Posted by Raymond Ahner on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:30:00 PST

Gigantour w/ Megadeth! 5/19/2008

Way way back when I had hair, I had seen Megadeth live about a dozen times, including a few shows at The Stone before anybody really knew who they were. It was pretty surreal to be standing two feet a...
Posted by Raymond Ahner on Fri, 30 May 2008 01:32:00 PST

Meat Beat Manifesto @ Slims 4/11/08

Entering Slim's and seeing a stage full of synthesizers, sequencers, laptops and robotic cameras , I became very excited. After my metal youth, I discovered and fell in love with electronic music, and...
Posted by Raymond Ahner on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:06:00 PST

Anti-Flag @ The Fillmore 4/7/08

Making my way over to The Fillmore, I kept telling myself that tonight was going to be different. I was going to have a whole new attitude for a change, and was not going to be the same bitter, jaded ...
Posted by Raymond Ahner on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:25:00 PST

Testament @ The Independent 3/30/08

Next to Death Angel, this might have been my favorite show of the year thus far. Testament have not lost a step during the last 20+ Years. You can also read this review and see more of my pictures ove...
Posted by Raymond Ahner on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:51:00 PST

New York Dolls @ The Fillmore 3/5/2008

Last week I had a change to check out the New York Dolls, and they were pretty damn good. In my review for Ground Control Magazine, I mention that David Johansen seemed to have a fake "bulge". Short...
Posted by Raymond Ahner on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:38:00 PST

Death Angel and Forbidden @ Slim’s 2/28/08

Best show all year by far. You can also read this review and see more of my pictures at Ground Control Magazine. ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------Walki...
Posted by Raymond Ahner on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:53:00 PST

Orchid, ASG, Saviours, Fu Manchu @ Noise Pop!

You can also read this interview and see more of my pictures over at Ground Control Magazine!--------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------Let me start this review...
Posted by Raymond Ahner on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:24:00 PST