Graf Orlock played their final show at Chain Reaction on December 16th, 2023. An institution in the Southern California DIY music community for 20 years, their last performance was more holiday celebration than wake, complete with Christmas decorations and a projector screening the greatest Christmas movie of all time—Die Hard. They played two sets separated by a short intermission and were the only band billed. The night ended with their classic Jurassic Park outro and all four of them (and the christmas tree) being picked up and taken away by the crowd. No encore or bowing off stage, I was home and in bed by 10:30p.
These photos are presented in rough chronological order.