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Mike Piscitelli — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 22:29:14 +0000

i saw wavves play in perth so i ended up taking some photos and writing a review for oyster magazine.

thanks cali!

You started with nothing but you ended up with less

Mike Piscitelli — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 10:48:52 +0000

this is going to be really fun.

touch my stuff

Mike Piscitelli — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:32:35 +0000

FOTORELIEF is organizing a silent photo auction event “A Picture Saves a Thousand Lives” on Thursday, March 18th, at Milk Gallery in New York City to help raise funds for the Haitian earthquake relief effort through ROSE Charities. Over 100 of the world’s most respected fashion and fine art photographers are each donating a photograph to be exhibited and auctioned off that evening, with the opening bids ranging from $300 to $10,000. Contributing photographers include: Steven Klein, Mario Sorrenti, Tierney Gearon, David Sims, Kurt Markus, Ellen Von Unwerth, Allessandra Sanguinetti, Javier Vallhonrat, Mitch Epstein, Mark Seliger, Terry Richardson and many more including some guy mike piscitelli… All of the proceeds from the auction will go to ROSE Charities, to provide long-term care and rehabilitation for the survivors of the Haitian earthquake. In addition, a numbered, limited-edition book of all of the photographs from the auction, will be available at the event with all proceeds going to the effort.

CURRENT EVENTS

Mike Piscitelli — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:44:57 +0000

Fellow S.S. FRIENDSHIP member Anthony Anzalone played with his band Mikki Maus at the closing of the TV Books show. They were really good which made the night even better.

My favorite part of Art LA.

The view from our new offices.

Blake is back to making magic. Be very excited.

After years of talking about it, Lysa Cooper and I finally worked on something together…

Cooper #2 did the hair and makeup.

My childhood revisited…

Blake from Jawbreaker has a new band, Thorns of Life.

A majority of my childhood memories have Jawbreaker as the soundtrack so this was a big show for me nostalgia-wise.

I guess this was the high school reunion I never had. I’d say that 70% of the crowd were the same “kids” I would see at shows 15 years ago… I’ve aged well.

Thank You Kevin!

BLACK FRIDAY / 5 YEARS OF BLACK & WHITES

Mike Piscitelli — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:17:37 +0000

The Roosevelt hotel’s room service can supply you with everything you need to give a friend a tattoo when all the tattoo shops are closed or you’re just too tired to leave your room. Dan was nice enough to donate some space on his chest so I could prove a point one dark dark evening.

Not my first but definitely one of my favorites.

Don King and Har Mar Superstar proving that anything is possible in the USA!

This is what falling in love looks like. I think this photo is from the week we met. Its been almost five months and I’m really happy.

Charles Smith understands that sometimes you have to just dive in if you want to get wet.

I once was a gentleman.

Yep.

Trace Marshall & Alex Knost Colab?

The part of Texas you try to forget.

Jordan, Sage and myself shared a room in Miami for art basel last year. We learned a lot about ourselves on that trip that I think I will save for an exclusive post to mark the 1 year anniversary.

I feel like this photo could be a screen grab from a sitcom where the rugged outsider guy becomes Mr. mom and is mixing baby formula in the kitchen while entertaining guests and sharing stories from his shady past.

Tim Gavin is a father.

Cameron’s lawn is made out of dirt.

Back before I had learned how to speak english the Dilman took me in and taught me the ways of America…

The love that never was.

Summertime.

Cali can even make Bells Palsy look good.

FUCK THE KIDS

Mike Piscitelli — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:21:15 +0000

Dallas Clayton is a writer. He is also a good guy and a friend. He has a newly redesigned website where you can read what he writes. He also has a book release party this weekend that will probably be quite fun and entertaining if you don’t hate books or children.

DARK ENTRIES

Mike Piscitelli — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:32:22 +0000

The Hope Gallery had an opening for the TV BOOKS / TINY VICES show last week. It was great. For months I have been telling Cali how I wanted to make a zine of portraits of the people who showed up at the openings and for months I always seemed to be too “busy” to get off my ass and go do it. The days of being too tired/busy to shoot portraits on the sidewalks of Echo Park are over… Here are a few images of 300 I took that night. I will have a zine ready in time for the next Hope Gallery opening so come by if you want one.

Keeping the dream alive is a full time job.

Tim Barber is the guy behind TINY VICES and TV BOOKS.

Pete Weiss ended up with some of my favorite portraits of the night.

Dan Monick takes pictures.

Brendan makes me happy.

It does not get any better than Rene. Look at him…

Jessica Hopper as directed by Tim Barber.

The Youngest member of the illustrious SS FRIENDSHIP, Anthony Anzalone

Will Oldham was in Echo Park wearing contacts lenses… Will and I made a video together a few years back that I’m still quite proud of. You can see it here.

Rene and this youngster are the only two without some form of website in this post… Welcome to the future little one.

BANNED BY THE BBC

Mike Piscitelli — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:17:00 +0000

Straight off the plane with zero sleep we started shooting.

When we were done, Jack had to go to the BBC to be on some weird comedy talk show. After the first hour of bad jokes and no end in site I decided to explore the building.

I don’t know if the BBC sends its security staff home early on tuesdays or maybe they just don’t have one because I had no problem walking through pretty much every show hosted in the building. Mick Fleetwood is a tall dude.

Stage #1: I ran into Will who I hadn’t seen since we started our Rock Band side project back in Venice. Its crazy how small the world can feel some days.

He was here with Jonny and his band playing on the Jools Holland show. His dressing room had sushi Jack’s had prepackaged cookies and 1 chair.

Set ups.

Live TV.

Back in the halls British television.

Not once was I asked what I was doing here…

Glen Campbell played and british people were way excited.

FX!

Felix was also playing on the show that night!

3 bros, 2 bands, 1 show.

Felix’s band had the coolest costumes of the night.

Is this only creepy to me?

END.> VACUUM

Mike Piscitelli — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:24:21 +0000

My friend Michael Enzinger is in a band. They are taking a break so Mikey is gonna kill some time by going to Harvard. Before he left for school he composed END.> VACUUM and then held a concert at Royce Hall with a 60 piece orchestra. Mikey is a doer. The photos bellow are from the two days of practice as well as the concert.

Click on the image to download a larger panoramic.

Good work friendo. It was an amazing night.

LIKE A DRY DESERT SUCKING UP RAIN

Mike Piscitelli — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:48:15 +0000

I went to Dallas Texas last weekend for Ozfest… Its safe to say that Texas was the best location in America to host this one day event. I think out of any concert or festival I have ever attended Ozfest always delivers the best photos.