The Dirtbag's Rag

A rider on a purple motorcycle spins through tire smoke on a city street, a filmmaker crouching beside him and a woman in a silver helmet in the foreground

An outlet for all art, in any shape or form.

A zine shaped by the people and anyone carrying a story within them. Creativity without pretense.

About us

Support any creative endeavour with vigor.

Why we make it

Conversations are getting rarer, and with them our cultures. The Rag is a step back, a return to the old: people asking, listening and passing stories on.

What we believe

Expression doesn't need a label, only intention. Truth and passion rise above polish, and sharing is a form of connection.

The magazine

The Dirtbag's Rag is an independent print magazine. Issue 01 is 90 pages of motorcycles, climbing, food and music: 14 stories and 15 artists so far.

Who we are

We are a collective of artists in and around Santa Cruz. We go to the shows, sit in on rehearsals, ride along and ask. Then we print what we hear. Everyone has a space in the Rag, and everyone holds a perspective worth hearing. Wording

Issue 01

90 pages · Motorcycles, climbing, food, music

A rider in a silver helmet watches motorcycles and quads circle through tire smoke on a city street Chalked hands over a blue chalk bag, with a typewritten passage about Ajith A band plays in a basement under the title First Day Back Three friends smiling at a house art show A climber with a cigarette flips off the camera in front of tall pines

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Artists

Everyone in the issue

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Share your work

We accept any artist, of any form, any type.

  1. 1You share your work with us
  2. 2We review it
  3. 3We create

Find us

Go to shows. Eat good. Eat local. Shop local.