Murray Bowles was the most influential and beloved photographer of the Bay Area punk scene. For more than four decades he captured the excitement, energy, creativity, and tenderness of a thriving community. "Hail Murray!: The Punk Photography of Murray Bowles, 1982-1995" is a collection of Bowles' classic images shot in basements, warehouses, and nightclubs where people of all ages gathered to celebrate community, featuring hundreds of images of bands such as Green Day, Operation Ivy, Neurosis, Crimpshrine, the Dead Kennedys, MDC, Special Forces, Social Unrest, Spit Boy, Melvins, Gwar, Soundgarden, NOFX, The Offspring and many, many more.
Please join us on Sunday, November 9th at 3pm when we will be hosting Anna Brown, editor of "Hail Murray, and hear her -- and other notable panelists -- discuss the book, the scene, and Murray himself. It's going to be fantastic!
This is something we've been trying to get going for months, and I'm so excited that it's happening! Selling "Hail Murray!" has been so much fun, because everyone has a story. And now we all get a chance to hear Anna and Murray's, too.
See you there!
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- This Sunday, 19th October, 03:00 pm, Welcome MIMI POND! "Do Admit! The Mitford Sisters and Me" Book Party October 19th, 2025 in Vallejo
- Next Sunday, 26th October, 02:00 pm, Vallejo Book Release Party: "Ballad of the Blade" Andrew Meritt Sunday, October 26th 2pm in Vallejo
- This month, 30th October, 07:00 pm, Alibi Bookshop October Book Club: The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas in Vallejo
