Ruby Ray From the Edge of the World: California Punk, 1977-1981 Book Signing and Photography Exhibition

Friday, June 28th Book signing from 6-8 pm Gallery opening from 8-10 Exhibit up through 6/30

La Luz de Jesus Gallery 4633 Hollywood Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90027 (323) 666-7667 www.laluzdejesus.com

In the mid-’70s. Ruby Ray entered the underground San Francisco music scene while working at Tower Book+CD • $22.98 list • 857176003935 Records in North Beach. Ray used a Nikon FM Superior Viaduct • VIA1001 camera and Tri-X 400 film, the fastest of its time. While documenting new bands and people for Search From the Edge of the World comes with a 16-song & Destroy magazine, she wielded her lens like many bonus CD that compiles some of bands photographed young DIY artists were brandishing guitars—bold, in the book. carefree and absolutely necessary. BONUS CD TRACK LISTING 1. The Avengers - Teenage Rebel As a fixture on the first wave punk scene, Ray photo- 2. Crime - Frustration graphed with a stark intimacy. There are candid shots 3. The Zeros - Beat Your Heart Out of the Sex Pistols’ fateful trip to San Francisco, 4. The Dils - Sound of the Rain 5. Mutants - Insect Lounge Darby Crash slashed and bloodied, Exene Cervenka 6. Pink Section - Francine’s List sitting amongst discarded tires like tombstones, and 7. Germs - Forming The Avengers’ Penelope Houston writhing on 8. - Punished or Be Damned 9. Chrome - TV as Eyes stage. 10. Noh Mercy - Lines 11. Factrix - Obsession From the introduction by Jon Savage: “For a brief 12. The Sleepers - Mirror 13. - Black and Red period, Los Angeles and San Francisco hosted 14. The Bags - Survive vibrant subcultures that threw up sounds, noises, 15. - 624803 ideas and images that remain some of the 20th 16. Z’EV - Live at Savoy Tivol century’s most vivid youth statements. You can hear To reserve a signed book contact the gallery how in the few records that were made at the time… [email protected] These pictures are a record of a lost moment that is For more event information: finally receiving the attention that it was always due.” [email protected] For information about the book: [email protected]