In a round about way, this installment of the Monday Photo Blog steps away from the usual shots of bands, and takes a look at the happenings in the crowd. In particular, a few variations on crowd surfing, and the new idea of instrument surfing, as shown below. Idea and execution from Dinda Advena in Jakarta, Indonesia. For more of her work, check out dindaadvena.blogspot.com.

Crowd madness at Begundal Lowokwaru tour. Tangerang. March 2012 (photo Dinda Advena)

Crowd surfing with Unholy Grave in Bintaro, Jakarta. November 2010 (photo Dinda Advena)

Crowd surfing at Last Resort (UK) show in Kemang, Jakarta. June 2011 (photo Dinda Advena)

Guitar surfing at Last Resort (UK) show in Kemang, Jakarta. June 2011 (photo Dinda Advena)

Flexible surfing at Milisi Kecoa, and Harda Tider (Sweden) show in Rossi Fatmawati, Jakarta. January 2012 (photo Dinda Advena)

Pyramid surfing with Straight Answer, in Rossie Fatmawati, Jakarta. January 2012 (photo Dinda Advena)

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This week’s  Monday Photo Blog  is from Fernando Gomes, who  resides in Bahia. For those that don’t know, Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part, on the Atlantic coast. Fernando has graced us with photos of locals, and a couple out of town bands for this installment.

Discarga, from Sao Paulo. (photo by Fernando Gomes)

Charlie Bird, from Bahia. (photo by Fernando Gomes)

Mapache Man, from Bahia. (photo by Fernando Gomes)

Warcry, from Portland. (photo by Fernando Gomes)

The Honker, from Bahia. (photo by Fernando Gomes)

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The ever prolific Will Butler is the focus of this Monday Photo Blog. Along with running his label To Live A Lie, playing in the band No Comply, and putting out the zine Don’t Be Swindle, he also puts out a photozine called Fastcore Photos. Here’s five quick blasts of visual mayhem to scorch your eyes for the day.

Coke Bust 1.9.12 (photo by Will Butler)

Torch Runner 1.15.12 (photo by Will Butler)

Pure Scum 1.15.12 (photo by Will Butler)

Curmudgeon 1.15.12 (photo by Will Butler)

Torch Runner 1.15.12 (photo by Will Butler)

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This  Monday Photo Blog comes from Daz Reject bringing you some punk rock over in London. Presented in hyper Technicolor detail, such as Atomic Suplex, and the peculiarly named Back Fanny. For more from Daz, you need to click right here.

The Gaggers, in London. (photo by Daz Reject)

Pussy Cat and The Dirty Johnson, at Birds Nest in London. (photo by Daz Reject)

Atomic Suplex, Birds Nest in London. (photo by Daz Reject)

Thee Spivs, at Hope & Anchor in London. (photo by Daz Reject)

Back Fanny, in London. (photo by Daz Reject)

Send your tour photos, bands that have come through your town, the best of your local bands, etc. to: photoblog {at} maximumrocknroll(.)com (note new email address!). Include your name, the band (or subject) in the photo, where and when it was shot, and a link to your website (or flickr, Facebook, or whatever). Just send your best photos — edit tightly. Three to seven photos is plenty, and it’s best to send pictures of different bands. Please do not send watermarked photos. Please make your photos 72 dpi and about 600–800 pixels at the longest side. Not everything sent in will be posted, and a response is not guaranteed, but we do appreciate all of your contributions — and feel free to submit more than once. Thanks!

From all the way down in Venezuela, Cv (as he’s called), has sent us some shot from a tour of Chile and Argentina for this installment of  Monday Photo Blog. A couple band shots, and a squat. Check out the guitar getting played like it’s a drum in the first picture! Nice. Wish I was there to hear it.

ZxAxT at Bamfield in Bueona Aires, Argentina, 10.16.11 (Photo Cv)

Toke de Keda at Isla Tortuga squat in Santiago, Chile, 10.8.11 (Photo Cv)

The Isla Tortuga squat in Santiago, Chile 9.24.11 (Photo Cv)

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Why, it was not too long ago that the esteemed Sarja Hasan submitted to this very  Monday Photo Blog. She sent some visual gold our way this past week, and I just had to run it ASAP. There’s a lot of style and mood in these shots. For more, click right here.

Occultist at Alley Katz in Richmond, VA, October 2011. (photo by Sarja Hasan)

SSR at Wonderland in Richmond, VA, April 2010. (photo by Sarja Hasan)

Night Birds at Strange Matter in Richmond, VA, October 2011. (photo by Sarja Hasan)

Wasted Time at Alley Katz in Richmond, VA, June 2009. (photo by Sarja Hasan)

Parasytic at Strange Matter in Richmond, VA, October 2010. (photo by Sarja Hasan)

Nightfall at Alley Katz in Richmond, VA, February 2009. (photo by Sarja Hasan)

Send your tour photos, bands that have come through your town, the best of your local bands, etc. to: photoblog {at} maximumrocknroll(.)com (note new email address!). Include your name, the band (or subject) in the photo, where and when it was shot, and a link to your website (or flickr, Facebook, or whatever). Just send your best photos — edit tightly. Three to seven photos is plenty, and it’s best to send pictures of different bands. Please do not send watermarked photos. Please make your photos 72 dpi and about 600–800 pixels at the longest side. Not everything sent in will be posted, and a response is not guaranteed, but we do appreciate all of your contributions — and feel free to submit more than once. Thanks!

Here’s a Monday Photo Blog that has been in the works for some time. But clearly worth the time, effort, and wait. The man with the master photo plan in Chicago, IL (is there any other?!), simply known as Milo, has sent us some color pics of some ragers to view in the safety of your home, or at work, or wherever it is that you peep this stuff.  Enjoy!!

Milo of Illegales Sin Fronteras at the Lake, NY. 11.11.06 (photo by Milo)

Brendan of Krang, at Crown Liquor 5.22.11 (photo by Milo)

Welkin Dusk, ex-vocalist of Expendable Youth at Chicago by Night, 11.17.11 (photo by Milo)

Ralph of Raw Nerve at Rancho Huevos 4.24.11 (photo by Milo)

Mark McCoy of Failures at Panchos in Chicago 7.10.10 (photo by Milo)

Juan of Lechuza at Treasure Town 7.22.11 (photo by Milo)

Send your tour photos, bands that have come through your town, the best of your local bands, etc. to: photoblog {at} maximumrocknroll(.)com (note new email address!). Include your name, the band (or subject) in the photo, where and when it was shot, and a link to your website (or flickr, Facebook, or whatever). Just send your best photos — edit tightly. Three to seven photos is plenty, and it’s best to send pictures of different bands. Please do not send watermarked photos. Please make your photos 72 dpi and about 600–800 pixels at the longest side. Not everything sent in will be posted, and a response is not guaranteed, but we do appreciate all of your contributions — and feel free to submit more than once. Thanks!

David Ensminger, former editor of Left Of The Dial, is also responsible for interviewing some heavy hitters for this very zine. He’s also handy with the camera as I learned this weekend when I opened the email he sent over for this installment of the  Monday Photo Blog. Below are four photos from the recent Visual Virtriol in Houston, TX. Two nights of punk from the Houston, New Orleans, and surrounding vicininty held at Super Happy Funland. If you’re interested, David also has a book of punk flyers titled Visual Vitriol: The Street Art and Subcultures of the Punk and Hardcore Generation available here.

Busy Kids, from Houston. (photo by David Ensminger)

The Drafted, from Baytown. (photo by David Ensminger)

Vivian Pikkles, from Houston. (photo by David Ensminger)

Sparrowhawk, from New Orleans. (photo by David Ensminger)

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This week’s  Monday Photo Blog comes from Eugenita Gravina of Bad Bones fanzine in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She went with two local bands, Los Valientes, and Los Caidos, on tour through southern Brazil.  Here’s visual proof of some of what went down. You can also see more work at abejaenojada.

Los Valientes in Porto Alegre, Brazil 8.12.11 (photo by Eugenita Gravina)

Los Valientes in Porto Alegre, Brazil 8.12.11 (photo by Eugenita Gravina)

Los Caidos in Porto Alegre, Brazil 8.12.11 (photo by Eugenita Gravina)

Los Caidos in Porto Alegre, Brazil 8.12.11 (photo by Eugenita Gravina)

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This edition of the  Monday Photo Blog comes from Meredith Graves, giving us three shots of HUNTED DOWN dressed as “straight edge pirates.” Beats The Pirates of Penzance or that Disney commercial/movie, I suppose. Check out more of Meredith’s photos here.

Hunted Down at the Halloween show at Badlands in Syracuse, NY. (Photo by Meredith Graves)

Hunted Down at the Halloween show at Badlands in Syracuse, NY. (Photo by Meredith Graves)

Hunted Down at the Halloween show at Badlands in Syracuse, NY. (Photo by Meredith Graves)

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