A handbill for The Fugs concert at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, Oregon on May 3, 1968 with Kaleidoscope opening and Dr. P.H. Martin's Medicine Show handling the visuals. The Fugs were a counterculture NYC band founded in 1964 by poets Ed Sanders and Tuli Kupferberg. The Crystal Ballroom was a performance venue from the 1920s into the 1970s when it went dormant and unused as a public venue for many years. The McMenamin brothers revived the ballroom in 1997 and began hosting concerts again. Printed in three colors including.....
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Ace Gallery exhibition flyer for Keith Sonnier's 1973 exhibition. The document includes a floor plan of the gallery and a short list of works including "amplified long and short wave radio receivers" and "32 air tracks" which is in keeping with Sonnier's sound based installations and performances. Sonnier is known for his radical and new use of materials, unbridling sculpture from its past, neon and sound based installations. Postmarked.

Condition: Good, creasing along top of the mailer.
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An original concert flyer for Public Image, Ltd. (featuring Johnny Lydon, Keith Levene and Wobble) at the Greek Theater in Berkeley on May 10, 1980.

Condition: Fine.
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An original concert flyer for Roy Loney (formerly of the Flamin' Groovies) and the Phantom Movers, plus Eye Protection with Black Flag Opening! At the Temple in San Francisco on February 1, 1980. Loney, a much-loved and longtime member of the Bay Area music scene, and a trail blazer in early garage rock during the psychedelic era, died in December of 2019.

Condition: Fine.
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A 1983 flyer for the Violent Femmes at the Mediterranean Tavern on West Burnside in Portland, and the Violent Femmes first Portland appearance. George Touhouliotis ran the Mediterranean Tavern and started doing poetry and live shows there in the early 1980s. It was this Violent Femmes show that prompted Touhouliotis to open the legendary Satyricon, saying "They weren't really loud—it's the Violent Femmes. But there were a lot of complaints from the people upstairs. So this other space, Satyricon—it seemed right" (Willamette Week, 10/26/2010). The Femmes self-titled debut album was.....
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An original first printing handbill of Rick Griffin's famous and extremely rare "Hawaiian Aoxomoxoa" handbill promoting three canceled Grateful Dead Concerts at the Honolulu International Center/Exhibit Hall that were to occur on July 25-27, 1969. From a collection of psychedelic handbills and postcards that have been in storage for years, and collected by a music industry veteran and record producer. Authenticity can further be confirmed by the back, showing the faint bleed-through and patina of the oil-based printing inks used at the time. It's a Beautiful Day was also scheduled.....
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The postcard for Buffalo Springfield and Eight Penny Matter at The Family Dog in Denver (1601 West Evans Street), the rock club that presented many psychedelic bands during the short period it was open in 1967-1968. These concerts were on October 6 & 7, 1967.Chet Helms was manager of Big Brother and the Holding Company, which famously added Janis Joplin as its singer for a period. Helms formed Family Dog Productions, and began producing concerts at the Fillmore Auditorium (SF) alongside a young Bill Graham. Helms and Family Dog hired.....
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The postcard for Quicksilver Messenger Service, Sons of Champlin and Taj Mahal & the Blue Flames at the famed Avalon Ballroom for three nights: October 27-29, 1967. Chet Helms was manager of Big Brother and the Holding Company, which famously added Janis Joplin as its singer for a period. Helms formed Family Dog Productions, and began producing concerts at the Fillmore Auditorium alongside a young Bill Graham. Helms and Family Dog hired a group of young artists to design the graphics for their posters and handbills, which became the standard.....
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The postcard for the Steve Miller Blues Band, the Daily Flash and the Doors at the famed Avalon Ballroom for four nights: June 1-4, 1967. Chet Helms was manager of Big Brother and the Holding Company, which famously added Janis Joplin as its singer for a period. Helms formed Family Dog Productions, and began producing concerts at the Fillmore Auditorium alongside a young Bill Graham. Helms and Family Dog hired a group of young artists to design the graphics for their posters and handbills, which became the standard by which.....
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An oversized, signed and numbered silkscreen poster for the Butthole Surfers, Smegma and Hellcows concert on October 26, 1987 at Pine Street Theatre in Portland, OR, and featuring images of Fred Flinstone. Designed by Mike King of Crash Design, who was also the drummer in Hellcows. Two copies are available, signed by King, and numbered 88 or 89 in an edition of 100 (please note your number preference when ordering). Printed at Gary Houston's silkscreen studio, Voodoo Catbox, in Portland. Although the concert was in 1987, King designed and printed.....
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An oversized, signed and numbered silkscreen poster for the Melvins, Treadmill and Dirty Bird at the Blue Gallery on September 19, 1990. The Blue Gallery was a punk/rock club and art gallery run by Tim Brooks in NW Portland for a few years, circa 1989-1990. Designed and signed by Mike King of Crash Design, numbered 22 in an edition of 100. Printed at Gary Houston's silkscreen studio, Voodoo Catbox, in Portland. Although the concert was in 1990, King designed and printed this special edition poster in 1995.

Condition: Fine (appears.....
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The second printing of Victor Moscoso's Big Brother and the Holding Company "Neon Rose #3" poster, advertising the band's January 17-22, 1967 appearances at the Matrix Club in San Francisco. In 1966, Moscoso started his own company, Neon Rose, to produce his own posters, giving him more artistic control. Moscoso is considered one of the "Big 5" of Bay Area psychedelic poster artists. The photo on the poster (by Lisa Bachelis) is the first published complete group photo of the band including Janis Joplin.

Condition: Very Good, some minor edge.....
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The 1943 sheet music for "Evocations: 3 Chants for Piano" by Carl Ruggles. The piece was composed in 1921 and was revised varous times until 1956, when Ruggles settled on its final version. Also includes the music for "Angels, for Muted Brass, 4 Trumpets and 3 Trombones". Ruggles was an American composer (1876-1971) known for the atonal or dissonant counterpoint style of his compositions.This sheet music was published by Henry Cowell's New Music Edition Corp., which initially ran from 1927 until 1936 when Cowell was arrested (and imprisoned for four.....
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