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The Mudd Club with Mark Moore on the decks, 1988

Gray is an experimental noise band formed in 1979 by Jean-Michel Basquiat and Michael Holman. Besides Basquiat and Holman, other members of the original group were Nick Taylor, Justin Thyme and Vincent Gallo. Basquiat named the band after Gray’s Anatomy, an important reference source for his paintings.  They performed at the Mudd Club, CBGB’s, and Hurrah’s in New York City. After Basquiat’s passing in 1988, Gray reunited and performed at Basquiat’s Memorial. Gray’s music can be heard on film soundtracks, such as: Basquiat, The Radiant Child, Downtown 81,Blank City and Downtown Calling. In 2011, original members Nick Taylor and Holman Michael Holman and Nick released the first Gray album, ”Shades of…”

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James Chance and the Contortions, photo Eugene Merinov, CBGB, NYC

I Can’t Stand Myself

(tropical) heat wave

Steven Shepherd Photography | September, 2014 heladonegro @ The Biltmore Cabaret, Vancouver, BC

Helado Negro at Baby’s All Right on October 5, 2014

Invisible Heartbeat//Helado Negro 

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