OH MAN! Are you kidding me?! During the recent Sub Pop Silver Jubilee, the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery was thrilled enough to host a day of events celebrating comics and our role in Sub Pop's history. But to have the store captured on film by world-renowned photographer Charles Peterson himself?! Holy hell!!!
(And, it goes without saying, all photos are copyright Charles Peterson, so be cool, for real.)
Here Charles takes a crowd shot during our panel with him, Peter Bagge, Danny Bland, and Sub Pop founder Bruce Pavitt. It's like one of his classic Nirvana crowd shots, but y'know, with books! (And nice Love & Rockets t-shirt, dude-to-the-left!)
Shortly after the panel concluded, Danny took the mic again for a reading of his forthcoming novel In Case We Die, which takes place in Seattle during the '90s. Sure were a lot of ladies at this reading…
Danny read a passage of the first time the book's unapologetic protagonists, Charlie Hyatt and Carrie Finch, try heroin. I couldn't help but notice a few audience members cringing at how descriptive his words were!
Musician Greg Dulli, frontman for Afghan Whigs, The Gutter Twins, and more, also took the mic for a reading. I believe his passage began with the sentence, "Her tits looked amazing."
Another great portrait by Peterson — of course, he's only capable of great photography, amiright?
You can check out the full-set of Peterson's photos from Sub Pop Silver Jubilee at his website here. Thank you, Charles, for capturing us in your beautiful iconic style — what an honor!
If you're in Seattle, drop by All-City Coffee to see the exhibit CP25/SP25, featuring 25 arresting images by Peterson commemorating 25 years of the Sub Pop phenomenon. And hey, you can purchase some of those photos next door at the Fantagraphics Bookstore & Gallery, which has our own Sub Pop exhibit up through August 7th.
Our store is located at 1201 S. Vale Street in Seattle's Georgetown district. Open daily 11:30 to 8:00 PM, Sundays until 5:00 PM. Phone: (206) 658-0110.