Butterfield Blues Band reunion, Country Joe & the Fish, Big Brother & the Holding Co., It Was A Beautiful Day, Canned Heat, Lee Michaels, 10/1/78, Greek Theatre, Berkeley; Family Dog Tribal Stomp; 4/75" x 8.5" handbill; green Randy Tuten lettering on thin cream paper with Family Dog logo at the top; 5 NM copies available, NM $7.00 each (*).
Blues Brothers, 7/12/80, Hoffheinz Pavilion, Houston, Texas; rare live performance by the legendary blues/comedy duo of Belushi and Ackroyd; great 8.5 x 11 flyer ; B & W with classic caricatures of the two that have been used on buttons and probably elsewhere. Blues Brothers flyers are scarce and very collectible; have 4 NM- copies; all of which have one minor wrinkle in image that occurred when they were shipped to me; nice item, $45 each. (*)
The Sons, Smoke Inc., 7/19/79, Uncle Charlie's, Corte Madera (Marin County), CA; Concrete Foundation of Fine Arts benefit; 8 « x 11 brown on light yellow paper; looks like Kelley artwork in CFFA logo, with hand lettering. So-so; NM $3.00 (*)
Grateful Dead, Robert Cray Band, Jimmy Cliff, 8/28/88, Autzen Stadium, University of Oregon, Eugene; 5.5 x 8.5 handbill; black on green paper with photos of band, typeset lettering, 2 copies, NM $15 each. (*)
Target Video, San Francisco, circa 1979 or maybe early 80's, strictly speaking, this isn't a handbill, more like a business card only longer, about 2 x 6", with a skull and crossbones over a target shape and below that a listing for numerous punk bands of the day, including Black Flag, DOA, the Cramps, Dead Kennedys, Tuxedo Moon, Germs, Sex Pistols, PIL, Circle Jerks, the Clask, Dils, Flipper, Avengers, Gun Club, Bauhaus, others; nice item for collectors of punk era type stuff, NM-/VG+ $4.00.
Guns & Roses, 7/11/?? (see below for date info), Troubador, Los Angeles; 8.5" x 11" handbill with large black block lettering on pink paper saying simply "Guns & Roses Friday July 11th, Troub." That's it...no other art or info. Very early flyer for this well-known band, before they hit the big time, when they were still playing LA clubs. I'm not familiar enough with their history to know exactly when they were formed...possible years for this flyer are 1978, 1989, or 1995...I'll leave it to you G & R fans to decide. Nice NM, presumably very scarce $45.
San Francisco Mime Troupe, 7/13/88 thru 9/3/88, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, 5 x 8 flyer for the Troupe's production of "Ripped Van Winkle," black on pink paper with Moscoso guru image at the top and typed in show dates at the bottom; NM 7 copies available $3.00 each. (*)
Greg Kihn, Zero, 4/29/89, New George's, San Rafael; Benefit for Marin Humane Society; black lettering on salmon paper; 8 « x 11; with drawing of friendly dogs and cats. Art by Hot Tomato Studios; looks a lot like Randy Tuten's style on this one. NM $4.00 (*)
Jimmy Cliff, Burning Spear, Majek Fashek, Les Tetes Brulees, The Skatalites, Arrow, 7/27/92, Greek Theatre, Berkeley; "World Beat '92" reggae festival; nice 5.5" x 8.5" black handbill on thin goldenrod paper with palm tree on one side. $5.00
Henry Miller Centennial Celebration, 10/26 thru 10/31/91, various venues, including Fowler Museum, UCLA; Scottish Rite Temple, San Francisco, and Big Sur. Nice 6 x 8 handbill in yellow and black with purplish black photo of Hentry Miller; art by David Singer; very nice clean style as typical for Singer's art. Handbill is signed by David Singer at bottom in gold ink; nice item for fans of his artwork or Henry Miller fans, NM $15.00.
Lollapalooza '95: Sonic Youth, Hole, Cypress Hill, Pavement, Sinead O'Connor, Beck, The Jesus Lizard, Mighty Mighty Bosstones; 7/5/95, Thunderbird Stadium,University of British Columbia, postcard size with weird Buddha-like figure with necklace of skulls with a red tye-dye type pattern against a white background; black typeset lettering; sort of cool looking. Reverse has a postcard back. Multiple copies available, NM $4.00 each. (*)
The Tragically Hip, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, Spirits of the West, Blues Traveler, Matthew Sweet, Rheostatics, Eric's Trip, the Inbreds, 7/13/95, Thunderbird Stadium, University of British Columbia; postcard size card for this big festival-style event; front says "Another Roadside Attraction" and has color images around the sides of forest animals, Pan playing a pipe, typest lettering in center. Postcard back with show info. Multiple copies available; NM $4.00 each. (*)
Greg Allman, Iron Butterfly, Zero, 10/27/95, Family Dog @ Maritime Hall, San Francisco; grand opening show; great Jim Phillips design with Family Dog logo and a hippie version of Popeye the Sailor in place of the usual Indian; painting of stormy sea with whitecaps and a sailing ship in the background. Comes in two sizes: 8 x 10, NM $10 each 10 copies available, or 3 x 4 (approx), 8 copies available $3.50 each. (*) ***1 COPY ON HOLD***
Sons of Champlin, Jefferson Starship members, Country Joe McDonald, John Handy, Narada Michael Walden, Walela w. Rita Coolidge, Michael McClure w. Ray Manzarek (Doors), Jello Biafe (Dead Kennedys), Ken Kesey & the Merry Pranksters, Hamza El Din, Ancient Future, Dr. Loco, Chet Helms, others, 10/12/1997, Beach Chalet Meadows, Golden Gate Part, 30th Anniversary Summer of Love festival, nice card by Jim Phillips with image of hip-looking soman stepping across a miniature panorama of San Francisco, neat image. $3.50 each. (*)
Metallica with the San Francisco Symphony, 4/21-22/99, Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley; 8 1/2" x 11" fold-over program for this concert that later became a live CD and DVD; front is like a handbill with the names of the performers against a black background; inside is the song list, together with a rap about the conductor, band, orchestra, and promoter (Bill Graham presents). Nice NM copy $12; good souvenir of these well-known concerts.
Mickey Hart Band, Steve Kimock Band, Gasoline Cowboys, Clan Dyken, 8/5/2000, Marin Civic Center, annual "Marin Music Festival" color card approx. 4 x 5 on card stock; purple with swirly background and center color image of Mt. Tamalpais and a guitar with the sun peeking out from behind; not bad. 6 NM cards, $3.50 each. (*)
Macy Gray, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Vivendo de Pao, Cheesebalss, Tainted Love, Basement Jaxx, others, 12/31/2000, Bill Graham Civic Aud., San Francisco; incredibly cool die cut flyer for this New Years Eve event, 7.5 x 10.5 die cut in bright dayglo orange pink with central image of silver space suit with Golden Gate Bridge reflected in the visor. Reverse is done in silver, black, and dayglo pink and lists all the bands. Kind of rave-style, super cool, future collectible. 7 nice NM copies, $5.00 each. (*)
Sons of Champlin, Joy of Cooking, Its A Besutiful Day, Sister Soul, Flying Other Brothers, Buffalo Roam, Tree o' Frogs, Taos Hum, Ten Ton Chicken, 8/18/2001, Marin Civic Center, annual "Marin Music Festival," nice lineup of local musicians, 4 x 6 two-sided color card with nice painting of a child pointing up at the Milky Way with a landscape of Marin flowers in the background. 3 copies, $3.00 each. (*)
Dark Star Orchestra, Big Brother & the Holding Co., David Gans, 11/17/2001, Fox Theater, Redwood City, CA; "Raising the Dead" show; very nice color 2 sided 3 x 5 card featuring color psychedelic lettering and a drawing of a peacock. Nice card; 7 NM copies, $3.00 each. (*)
Chemical Brothers, Paul Oakenfold, Sasha & Digweed, 4/26/02, 2/26/02, Cow Palace, San Francisco; "Blue Moon" concert, another very neat recent flyer that is about 4" across but opens 4 ways into a molecule shape that has color photos of space-related themes and very cool multicolor lettering. Nice recent item; some of the art done in the last couple of years is really great, folks. 3 copies, NM $3.50. (*)
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, 11/9/04, Sunset Center, Carmel, CA, 4.5 x 11" flyer, black on thin goldenrod stock with photos, undistinguished, 3 NM copies, $1.50 each.;
Original Artwork by famous rock and roll/psychedelic artists
Posters--Bill Graham and Miscellaneous Fillmore Auditorium
Posters--Family Dog and Related
Posters--Miscellaneous California (1960's and early '70's)
Posters--Miscellaneous Non-California (1960's and early '70's)
Posters --More Recent Stuff (late 1970's to the present)
Handbills--Bill Graham and Miscellaneous Fillmore Auditorium
Handbills--Family Dog and Related
Handbills--Miscellaneous California (1960's and early '70's)
Handbills--Miscellaneous Non-California (1960's and early '70's)