PATTERNS AND TONES

I was delighted to photograph most of Los Straightjackets  last year for the cover of their record " What's So Funny About Peace, Love and... Los Straitjackets " on North Carolina's finest independent record label Yep Roc Records . The marriage between masterful songs written by Nick Lowe and the bands gorgeous handling of instrumental arrangements, Los Straightjackets have expertly crafted an incredible surf rock album that will make you wanna play it over and over again. Three cheers to Johnny Barlett of California for hooking me up with these masked marauders! We had a whole lot of fun photographing them at the famous PowWow Fun Room in Mar Vista, CA. Eddie Angel, Chris Sprague, Greg Townson and Pete Curry are just the greatest group of guys you would ever want to hang out with! Los Straightjackets are currently floating on a boat with Big Sandy down  The Baja Bop Red Hot Rockin' Cruise to Mexico until the 21st and they recently backed Nick Lowe on...

Four years ago today I started my weekly blog and haven't looked back since! It has provided me a platform to share my vision with you and I am grateful for the 500+ subscribers that allow me to drop a visual present into your box every Saturday morning.  If you would like to subscribe to Patterns and Tones, email me at  julievox@sbcglobal.net Every anniversary I like to look back at the top 10 most visited articles to see what you're most interested in. This year "Johnny Bartlett on the History of Wig Torture" and "When Hot Dogs and Records Collide" were the hits of the year! Scroll below to see all top 10 posts from 2016. I hope you continue to enjoy my little neck of the woods and that my visual perspective enhances how you look at life. Love, Julie Green February 4, 2017 TOP 5 BLOG ENTRIES IN THE PATTERNS DEPARTMENT #5   Home as Hat: Andrea Minton An early prototype from my Home as Hat series, this entry saw a LOT of viewers...

I sat down with the amazing and talented surf guitar legend Johnny Bartlett a few weeks ago. We had a chance to talk about a band called Wig Torture I had blogged about last year. Johnny told me all about the conception of the band and allowed me a peek into his man cave. It is with great pleasure that I am able to round out the history of a great local Bay Area band and present to you the following interview with one of the nicest guys I know, Mr. Johnny Bartlett. "It's the wig torture!" Julie Green April 9, 2016 Soon after me and Dale started the band, Phil said “Hey I’ll play drums because my brother has a set of drums”, his brother is the drummer of The Mermen. Dale said “I’ll play bass because that only has four strings”. And that left me with guitar, so we all learned our instruments and then we met (thee) Michael Lucas. Phils’s brother was playing drums in Michael’s band “Mal”, which I later joined and am on the 2 nd album, which came o...