Mike King is a brilliant but accidental graphic designer who started as a late-70s punk rocker in Portland, Oregon, making ...
Well before Facebook and Twitter, rock posters were the best way to spread the word about the next big concert, and none were as attractive as the ones created in San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury.
“They were the best worst advertisements ever,” says Mary Weaver Chapin of the works featured in the Portland Art Museum’s upcoming exhibit, “Psychedelic Rock Posters and Fashion of the 1960s.” While ...
For music lovers, the appeal of a great concert poster requires little-to-no explanation. That said, whether you count yourself among the most avid poster collectors or just a casual admirer, your ...
It could be the Holy Grail of rock posters — and it has a Minnesota connection. No, it’s not related to Bob Dylan or Prince. It’s from the Winter Dance Party 1959, the fateful Upper Midwest tour that ...
Not many people saw this one coming – a book that is essentially a collection of concert posters from Buffalo punk, new-wave, and alt rock bands that put this city on the map for its progressive music ...
San Anselmo resident Coralie Russo’s rock posters are featured in “Women of Rock Art.” (Courtesy of Haight Street Art Center) San Rafael High School grad Ben Marks curated “Women of Rock Art.” (Photo ...
DENVER, Colorado ” An Animals’ song was going through my head as I entered the Denver Art Museum to see its large collection of psychedelic music posters: there’s no place left to go… Adding to the ...