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 Public Image, Ltd. with the Mutants and Pompeii 99 at the Hollywood Palladium on June 10, 1983. Also an early Goldenvoice poster, which promoted its first concert in 1981.

Condition: Near Fine, a few soft creases and surface dimples to flyer.
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An archive of punk concert flyers and handouts from the San Francisco Bay area, circa 1979-1985. Consisting of 141 flyers ranging in size from 2" x 3" handbills to 11" x 17" posters. Bands include: Black Flag, Minutemen, Meat Puppets, Buzzcocks, Dead Kennedys, Toiling Midgets, 7 Seconds, Social Unrest, Subhumans, Flipper, Violent Femmes, Talking Heads, Survival Research Laboratories, Crucifucks, Victim's Family, Gwar, Stains, Alien Sex Fiend, Urge, MDC, D.O.A., T.S.O.L., Exploited, Honeymooners, Lewd, Cabaret Voltaire, Sleepers, Jerry's Kids, No Alternative, PIL, Tuxedomoon, Minimal Man, SNFU, Iggy Pop, X, Circle Jerks.....
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An oversized concert poster for Tuxedomoon plus New York's DNA (in their first SF appearance) on August 16, 1979 at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre. Tickets were $6. Tuxedomoon formed in SF in the late 1970s and pioneered a post-punk, new wave (no wave) sound. DNA was founded by guitarist Arto Lindsay and keyboardist Robin Crutchfield in 1977. Both bands appeared in, and are 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.....
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The original concert postcard for the Byrds, Joe Cocker and His Grease Band, and Pacific Gas and Electric for four nights at the Fillmore West in San Francisco: June 12-15, 1969. The back of the card, printed in reddish-pink ink, features info on other concerts and events of the coming summer including The Who, BB King, Santana, Led Zeppelin, Jeff Beck, Jethro Tull and more. Design by Randy Tuten.

Condition: Near Fine, although "#177" is written in red pen on the back (see image).
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A postcard featuring Rick Griffin's artwork issued by his Berkeley Bonaparte poster company in the Bay Area, from the same period when he was also being commissioned to do work for Family Dog Productions and Bill Graham Presents.

Condition: Very Good, thumbtack hole and impression at center-top; previous owner's name written in blue pen on blank card back; light edgewear.
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The postcard for Quicksilver Messenger Service, Kaleidoscope and Charley Musselwhite at the famed Avalon Ballroom for three nights: January 12-14, 1968. 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 all psychedelic concert posters.....
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The postcard for the Chamber Brothers and Iron Butterly at the famed Avalon Ballroom for two nights: April 28 & 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 in SF 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 all psychedelic.....
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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 producing.....
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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 100 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. Poster No. 22.....
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