The Back Room Blog

February 12, 2014

Walter Egan from The Cellar Door to Gypsy Sally’s

Tom Zito, Washington Post Music Critic, Chris Murray, Govinda Gallery Director, and Walter Egan, in the ‘greenroom’ backstage at The… Read More
February 4, 2014

Donovan and Howard Stern

Tomorrow, February 5th, 2014, Donovan will be featured on the Howard Stern show at 7:00 a.m. for an hour long… Read More
January 31, 2014

Douglas Kirkland honored at Photo LA

Jack Duganne, Chris Murray, Douglas Kirkland, and Mac Holbert at Nash Editions with Marilyn Monroe proofs, Manhattan Beach, California, 1992.… Read More
January 7, 2014

New Year’s Eve with Dr. John

Dr. John’s New Year’s Eve set list from the Hamilton Live. I was definitely in the ‘right place at the… Read More
December 19, 2013

4″ x 6″ East Cost Rock & Roll Photography 2013: “Capturing Today’s East Coast Music Scene through a Lens” WTOP 103.5 FM

Boardroom Heroes, Trash Bar, NYC, 2013. Copyright © Vivienne Foster. All Rights Reserved. “WASHINGTON – Swinging mics, mid-song strums and… Read More
December 10, 2013

Sound and Vision travels to the Cedarhurst Center for the Arts in Mt. Vernon, Illinois

Sound and Vision: Monumental Rock and Roll Photography, organized by the Columbus Museum and Govinda Gallery, has traveled to the… Read More
December 10, 2013

Elvis Presley goes to Australia

Elvis at 21 at the National Portrait Gallery in Australia. Read More
November 22, 2013

Edgar Allan Poe, Leonardo, and Luidmila & Nelson in NYC

Daguerreotype of Edgar Allan Poe. If you’re in New York City there are some beautifully curated museum exhibitions that I… Read More
November 14, 2013

Lou Reed Visiting Mick Rock’s Photography Exhibition at Govinda Gallery

In April 1999, legendary songwriter and musician Lou Reed visited Govinda Gallery to see Mick Rock’s exhibition A Photographic Record.… Read More