Category: Concert Posters

by Cassaundra Thomas | June 5, 2020

A catbird sits perched atop the neck of a guitar. With warm bright colors and bubble writing, this poster might not be out of place showcasing a garden fete in middle England or a children's event. That is until you pay attention to the text...

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by Daniel Paiz | June 4, 2020

Soundgarden might not be the first act you think of in Grunge music. Nirvana, Alice in Chains, and others might've grabbed more headlines, but not for me. Perhaps it's being a fan of a particularly distinctive lead singer (this holds true for my Linkin Park fandom)....

by Daniel Paiz | June 3, 2020

When a musical career spans three decades, it's unlikely you will find all of their artwork. Sure, you can try. However, it might be best to define your style for Pearl Jam, PJ, when it comes to collecting their concert posters. You could choose a...

by Sean Hill | June 2, 2020

[caption id="attachment_24401" align="alignleft" width="224"] © Jeff Soto[/caption] Painter, illustrator, muralist, husband, father: Jeff Soto is all these things. The two things that inspired him, as he reports: classic painting and street graffiti, two aspects of art that help, according to his website, "bridge the gap between pop...

by Sean Hill | June 1, 2020

[caption id="attachment_24498" align="alignleft" width="194"] © Jeff Lance[/caption] In 1869, a year before he died, the Uruguayan-born French poet, Comte de Lautréamont, published a phrase in a book of poems that would become famous when discovered by André Breton: "as beautiful as the chance encounter of a sewing...

by Sean Hill | May 31, 2020

[caption id="attachment_24165" align="alignleft" width="227"] © Jeff Kleinsmith[/caption] A few weeks back, I ordered a poster from Cargo Collective for a Spoon show I went to more than 10 years ago. The artist was Jeff Kleinsmith, who has designed logos for the American Poster Institute and Sub Pop,...

by Sean Hill | May 30, 2020

[caption id="attachment_24482" align="alignleft" width="226"] © A. Micah Smith[/caption] Now that we've passed Memorial Day, summer is upon us, and you may find yourself barbecuing—as this gentleman, rendered in a mid-century graphic, is doing. What an image, so summery, so retro, even the bear in the background,...

by Cassaundra Thomas | May 26, 2020

The largest and rarest concert poster collection has been unearthed and is making waves! The Ultrasounds Collection, 35 years in the making, is changing the niche market of concert poster collecting. With the help of CGC and Psychedelic Art Exchange, 23 of the rarest and finest...

by Sean Hill | May 17, 2020

What are the values of posters today? It may depend on a number of factors. Consider the classic Led Zeppelin concert poster for the 1969 Fillmore shows. It's an avocado. It's a funny avocado. It's also a near mint $890 avocado. According to Wolfgang's, where...

by Daniel Paiz | May 16, 2020

[caption id="attachment_23621" align="alignleft" width="211"] venue poster[/caption]   Punk music has a flavor of characters to check out. There's The Clash, The Ramones, and of course the Sex Pistols. The latter is quite a handful. For starters, the Sex Pistols prime years didn't even last half a decade. Punk...