The 11x17 poster for the 12/31/80 concert at the short-lived punk "club" Pacific Academy featuring the Rats, Poison Idea, Bop Zombies, Sado-Nation, Imperialist Pigs, Preps, Dots and Braphsmears. Produced by Mark Sten's Alternative Arts Association and featured on page 272 of his 2015 book "All Ages: The Rise and Fall of Portland Punk,1977-1981"

Condition: Fine, like new.
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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 poster for two nights of Portland punk at the short-lived punk "club" Pacific Academy featuring Bop Zombies, the Rats, Cleavers, UHF and Preppies on July 18 and Sado-Nation, Stiphnoids, Smegma, Dots and Briefcases on July 19. Produced by Mark Sten's Alternative Arts Association and featured on page 201 of his 2015 book "All Ages: The Rise and Fall of Portland Punk,1977-1981", which also features the story of Pacific Academy, a youth vocational school that allowed punk shows in the evening for a short time.

Condition: Fine, like new.
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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 poster for the Melvins and Enemy Mine at Berbati's Pan on June 14, 1999. Poster design by Guy Burwell who designed many posters for Berbati's and Satyricon in the late 1990s and early 2000s. A Mike Thrasher production, sponsored by The Rocket magazine.

Condition: Fair/Good, with the usual holes, tears and creasing from being stapled to a telephone pole.
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The poster for the Japanese girl band Shonen Knife headlining a four-band bill at Satyricon in Portland on August 17, 1998. The openers were Michael Shelley, Joypop Turbo and Nite Time Love Friends. Poster design by Guy Burwell who designed many posters for Berbati's and Satyricon in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Condition: Fair, with the usual (several) holes, tears and creasing from being stapled to a telephone pole.
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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.....
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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 Doors, Lothar and the Hand People, and Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band 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 on September 29 & 30, 1967 occurred during the first month the club was open. 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.....
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The rare overisze (17.5" x 22.5") poster for the Red Hot Chili Peppers concerts in Seattle (Moore Theatre) and Portland (Pine Street Theatre) on March 30 and April 1, 1988. A relatively early Chili Peppers poster and concert tour supporting their third studio album, the tour was known as the "Uplift Mofo Party Tour." Featuring the band photo including D.H. Peligro, also the longtime drummer for The Dead Kennedys, who performed with the Chili Peppers for less than a year. An 11x17 poster was also An almost identical poster design.....
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An oversized tour poster for Tuxedomoon, the pioneering post-punk, new wave (no wave) band that formed in San Francisco in 1977. They signed with The Residents' label Ralph Records and released their first album in 1980. The band also appeared in and is on the soundtrack of the cult NYC film "Downtown 81" starring Jean-Michel Basquiat, which also included cameos by many New York icons such as Debbie Harry, John Lurie and Fab 5 Freddie. Tour dates noted on the poster include Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver BC, Seattle, Chicago.....
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