PICTURE MY FACE - A Ralph Alfonso Punk Photo Show (Hamilton) FREE! 5/8/26 Local Skate Shop 6pm-11pm
Schedule
Fri May 08 2026 at 06:00 pm to 11:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
341 James St N, Hamilton, ON L8L 1H3, Canada | Hamilton, ON
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ALL WELCOMED! Lou Molinaro is proud to announce the first ever Hamilton punk photography exhibition by Ralph Alfonso, featuring his incredible documentation of the 1976-1979 punk explosion (and more).
In addition to managing The Diodes and the Crash'n'Burn Club (Canada's first punk club, built by and run by the bands); Ralph was an important writer/photographer; covering the nascent scenes in New York, Toronto and the UK, for publications like Cheap Thrills (Toronto), New York Rocker and BOMP! (USA), Shades (Toronto) and others.
His trove of photographs includes Iggy, Patti Smith, Diodes, Ramones, Bif Naked, Talking Heads, Dead Boys, Richard Hell, Stranglers, Mo-Dettes, The Curse, Teenage Head, Viletones, Barracudas, The Jam, Clash, B-Girls, The Nerves, Chelsea, and many more.
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"Old school 76-77 punk is having a moment. It was 50 years ago that Punk magazine serendipitously gave this music a moniker and The Ramones spread the gospel worldwide, as hundreds of bands formed after every one of their concerts.
I was actually there and I took some photos and wrote about it, ran a club (Crash'n'Burn), managed a band (The Diodes), pissed off a major label, and then it was all over and I disappeared into the music industry labyrinth, all my negatives sitting in a box for eons, only to be rediscovered a few years ago and I'm still finding amazing images I didn't realize I had.
So, over the next few weeks, I am doing a DEEP dive into the negs and preparing for my first ever photo exhibition in Hamilton at the cool Local Skate Shop (outside on the patio), which is only fitting since that location is the former site of the iconic This Ain't Hollywood green room where so many legendary punks and rockers partied before jumping on stage (and I spent a few nights rockin there myself) . See you there!"
Ralph Alfonso
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341 James St N, Hamilton, ON L8L 1H3, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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