For many years, Lauren Dukoff has photographed close friend and musician Devendra Banhart and an extended, loose-knit international family of artists who share inspiration variously from folk, Tropicalia, and each other, as well as a range of other musical influences.

Family collects 100 of Dukoff’s striking portraits and candid images of Banhart, Joanna Newsom, Entrance, Bat for Lashes, Feathers, Espers, Vetiver, Bert Jansch, Vashti Bunyan, and many others individually and together, in performance and more private spaces.
 
Complementing the photographs are a foreword by Devendra Banhart, text and artwork by the musicians, biographies, and a digital download of music by artists featured in the book.

Artists in the book:

Matteah Baim
Vashti Bunyan
Bat For Lashes
Kevin Barker
Devendra Banhart
Cibelle
Entrance
Feathers
Eliza Douglas
Ariana Delawari
Espers
Ruthann Friedman
Benjamin Oak Goodman
Hecuba
Noah Georgeson
Jana Hunter
Michael Hurley
Bert Jansch
Little Joy
Megapuss
Joanna Newsom
Pete Newsom
Linda Perhacs
Priestbird
Ramblin’ Jack Elliott
Luckey Remington
Rio en Medio
Spleen
Becky Stark
Adam Tullie
Vetiver
Warpaint
Jonathan Wilson

Chronicle Books will release Family in July 2009.  Amazon has it for sale at 34% off. However, if you pre-order from Chronicle Books they will send it out May 20th. Enter “Noise Pop” at checkout, you can get 15% off your order and free shipping.

If you are in the bay area, be sure to check out Lauren’s gallery show, Noise Pop Presents Lauren Dukoff- Family, at the Eleanor Harwood Gallery in San Francisco. It opens February 20th at 7 PM.

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