NYC, No Age, and October

I started a brand new blog: BEHIND THE SLIME

October is one of my favorite months. Probably because of Halloween and Autumn. These days October seems to be a very productive month. Everybody I talked to had cool stuff going on. I was like "damn". So I tagged along with No Age to a few events, chatted with Spike Jonze and Ed Templeton briefly, and am now developing a pilot episode of a web show. It's top secret, I can't say any more for now but here's a few glimpses of my October.
here's a random clip I shot of No Age at the Eagle Rock Music Fest on Oct 3
No Age eagle rockers by Steven Andrew Garcia 

Randy at Le Possion Rouge

Templeton, no agers, and Spike.

No Age and Hawnay Troof @ MoMA

a relic from the Australian music video showcase  my Mika Miko vid was in on Melbourne on Oct. 18, put on by my pal Natalie Van Den Dungeon 

Halloween was fun, check out my bermuda triangle costume .

35mm snaps from NY:

Clifford and Goosebumps books

bubbles in the air

a bin of dolls

Chinese Dragon heads


DIY muppet workshop in FAO Schwartz

tiny colorful elephants

photo extravaganza-Wild Things, FYF

 recorNEWS:

Last nite L'Keg Gallery held their film fest, featuring my videos for Mika Miko and BlackBlack, as well as some stuff from Michael Reich and others.

I'm flying to NYC tomorrow morning (the 6th) and will be hanging out til the 18th, trying to catch some fun things around town. Please hit me up if you're in NY and wanna meet up. 

Here are a few recent portraits I shot. 

Max Records

Lance Acord

Sam Spiegel aka. Squeak E. Clean

Sonny Gerasimowicz

Lance Bangs

Eat Skull

Har Mar Superstar

Cali DeWitt can whistle like a mad man.

Jennifer, Dean, and the fence in between

Mr. Randy Randall

Audacity

*Note. This particular Mamiya 120mm camera as been stolen from my friend Martin while I was away in NY. These may be the last of this series for a little while.

MIKA MIKO "TOTION" is out!

I just uploaded it a couple days ago and found some very kind words on Spike Jonze's Where The Wild Things Are blog. Stoked. CHECK IT OUT:
http://weloveyouso.com/2009/07/mika-mikos-totion

This just in:  SUNDANCE calls TOTION "Prehysterical"...

http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/tag/steven-andrew-garcia/

Mika Miko "Totion" (on youtube)

Here's my new video for Mika Miko called TOTION.
This is the second music video I've directed and I have two more in pre-production. It was really fun working with Mika Miko and building dino masks with my friend Clark Walter.

I guess it's on PITCHFORK also, stoked on that.

http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/musicvideo/3742-mika-miko-totion-ppm

NME filmed the pitch

http://www.nme.com/blog/index.php?blog=15&p=6244&more=1&c=1

Here's a random Totion T-shirt design (?)I found from someone I don't even know thru Google. It's pretty rad, I want one if they're real

http://bjorgvinstop.carbonmade.com/projects/2407574#3

PS. Here are some new photos I've shot lately. ENJOY.

Abe Vigoda.

Jesse Spears.

Hawnay Troof.

David Scott Stone.

Dallas Clayton.

Shepard Fairey and an Obey Tony Alva print.

Shepard Fairey.

Dean and Jim calm the Police at the Smell.

archive digs: sxsw clips

NO AGE


POCAHAUNTED



ABE VIGODA, MAE SHI, MIKA MIKO and more coming soon.

photo extravaganza pt. 3

A lot's been goin on in LA. I'm finishing a new music video, moving to a new place, and trying to keep up. Here are a few shots from my last 2 rolls.

Y△CHT













Y△CHT













Geoff McFetridge













Chris Milk













Chris Milk













Kim Gordon













Ace Norton













Ace Norton













Shepard Fairey













Michel Gondry













cast & crew of Mika Miko's "I Got A Lot" video













PS: NEWS: I had my photos STOLEN from an art show at the Smell with Mika Miko on May 9th. The stolen images were of Spike Jonze and No Age. I don't care that much, it's actually kinda funny, but I spent a wad of cash printing those up 14x20 on foamboard; other photos got damaged at that show and another show (Nothing Special Fest in Compton) and I guess the moral of the story is that punk rock is about fucking shit up, take it as you will, and know your audience.

TOTION is a wrap

I recently directed a music video for Mika Miko called "Totion". It was a blast. My friend Clark Walter designed the dinosaur masks, Brian Lichtenberg outfitted the band, lots of people helped out, and we shot super 16mm. Here are a few glimpses (video out in a week or so). ENJOY.










quick behind the scenes clip

this film does not exist

Here's a few clips I shot at SXSW. It includes the Mae Shi, Abe Vigoda, Mayors, Mika Miko, Pocahaunted, Rainbow Arabia, Eat Skull, and No Age. Enjoy.

SXSW

Here are a few new photos I shot recently in Los Angeles, CA and Austin, TX.


Diva Dompe & Amanda Brown.













Diva Dompe & Amanda Brown.













Shepard Fairey.













Abe Vigoda.














the Mae Shi & Kid Static.















Rainbow Arabia.













Crocodiles.













Mika Miko.













No Age.














the Goat.













Aids Wolf.