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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An original 1967 poster for The Om Festival of Lights, an event held on Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County outside of San Francisco on August 20, 1967. The site became a famous place for rock concerts during the "Summer of Love." The poster describes a "Procession of Light from Mt. Home parking lot to Mt. Tamalpais peak - bring candles, lanterns and love." According to the book "The Haight-Ashbury: A History by Charles Perry" (1984), the Grateful Dead performed for about 2,500 people at the event but park rangers shut.....
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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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The oversized record label poster for Sonic Youth's album "Goo," their sixth release. The album's cover artwork was famously done by Raymond Pettibon, and this poster features the band's name in his lettering. The album also featured the song "Kool Thing," a collaboration with Chuck D of Public Enemy.

Condition: Near Fine, a .5" crease/bump to lower left corner, otherwise very nice.
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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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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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One of the classic posters of the era, designed by Stanley Mouse of Mouse Studios. This is the 1970 authorized second printing of the 1966 original, showing Pooh and Piglet walking into the sunset, with Pooh carrying a kilo and Piglet smoking a joint. Also an early Grateful Dead show. In the final concert lineup taking place at the legendary Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County, Bola Sete replaced Joan Baez and Mimi Farina canceled. A fine condition copy of this scarce printing.

Condition: Fine.
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An early Portland punk flyer from 1978 featuring The Wipers and King Bee, with a plea on the poster to help save/pay the rent at the short-lived New Arts Center, which hosted punk shows in Portland for only about two months.

Condition: Near Fine, light toning to paper.
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