REILLY DAVIDSON | DATE 6/22/2019

Trip out on Bill Owens never-before-published photographs of the infamous Altamont festival, 1969

A chilling mix of rock ’n’ roll fever, the electrifying effect of music and gang violence are documented by Bill Owens in the new book, Altamont 1969, shot at the iconic Rolling Stones’ festival performance which many credit with drawing the era of free love to a resounding and hideous close. Owens’ tumultuous relationship with the “west coast Woodstock” is laid bare in this book filled with many never-before-published photographs reflecting the cacophonous gathering of music lovers, hippies, Hells Angels and the like. With essays by Sasha Frere-Jones, Claudia Zanfi and Owens, himself, the book pays homage to a bygone era and a significant turning-point in contemporary American history.