Photos and captions by Bella Vallero
After collaborating with Jay Som, Justus Proffit has released his debut LP L.A.’s Got Me Down and toured the west coast in support of it; appropriately so as the album centers around the less than glamorous stories that are all to prevalent in the city of angels. Like the love child of Elliot Smith and Mike Krol, west coast grunge and fuzzed out garage-punk intermingle in a deeply personal and visceral record. Even though the album centers around darkness, there’s a lightness that manages to permeate throughout.
Bella Vallero joined the Justus Proffit touring party for the west coast leg. Check out the shots below.
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- On the road + over it — Tanner somewhere between San Francisco and Portland.
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- Eric in Portland at night* *I didn’t have my flash so Eric kindly lit his face up for me with a flashlight.
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- Post-brekkie cig in Seattle — Eric, Tyger, and Tanner after fueling up on an off-day while simultaneously waiting on van repairs
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- Stanced up, ready to go — off-day in Seattle, WA
spliff break / we walked around Pike Place, stopped for a smoke on the water, watched a movie, then bought groceries to make dinner for another lovely evening in Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Justus, Tyger, Eric, and Tanner at Gas Works Park, Seattle — last stop before Vancouver, BC
Van reunion — en route to the mechanic who helped with some mighty fine repairs / got us up to Canada and back down again
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- Lauren on the ferry en route to Victoria, BC
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- Pardoner x Justus Proffit — other than show nights, the hour and a half long ferry to Victoria was the only time we got to hang out on the road
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- ferry hangs with mr. williams
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- J + T — Victoria, BC
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- ferry ride to Victoria, BC
Eric at the diner — we pulled up hours before the venue opened and drank six cups of coffee out of boredom
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- Sleepy vibes from Eric Williams — back in California, en route to Oakland
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- Getting comfy — between Reno and Sacramento
Lauren counting heads — somewhere between Reno and Sacramento
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- Pit stop in Reno, NV — on the road after a stacked breakfast courtesy of Justus’ grandma Connie
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- Reno, NV
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- Tanner in Reno
Feeding Time with Tanner + Tyger
Juicy
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- Tyger napping — en route to Oakland, CA
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- somewhere west of Tahoe, CA — real Green Room vibes
Holding it down — Justus driving early early morning en route back to LA
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