It’s Time for Bill Graham Menorah Day!
Just as the fourth Thursday of November is always Thanksgiving, the first Sunday of Chanukah is always Bill Graham Menorah Day, which this year happens to land on December 2, the first night of Chanukah. What is Bill Graham Menorah Day? Well, it’s the official-since-1993 name for a tradition that Graham first supported in 1975, […]
John Moehring Archive Up for Auction
From November 22 to December 2, 2018, ClassicPosters.com is auctioning a rare collection of seven John Moehring posters from the artist’s personal archive. Advertising shows produced by Boyd Grafmyre between 1967 and 1969 in Seattle and Portland, the posters showcase some of the greatest bands and performers of the era, including Big Brother and the […]
Ace of Cups Finally Get Some Respect!
The Ace of Cups was founded in 1966 in an apartment on Waller Street in San Francisco. During the late ’60s, the all-female quintet played with everyone from Quicksilver Messenger Service to the Grateful Dead, and Jimi Hendrix singled them out as a band to watch in a 1967 interview in Melody Maker magazine. Alas, […]
Artist Relief Trust Poster for 2018 by Emek
In 2008, for the 10th anniversary of the Festival of Rock Posters, our good pal Emek created an instantly classic Artist Relief Trust poster for The Rock Poster Society. For 2018, our show’s 20th anniversary, Emek is back with a spectacular update of that original. Naturally, this new poster also benefits the Artist Relief Trust, […]
Announcing the Roster for the 2018 Festival of Rock Posters
We are pleased to announce the roster for the 2018 TRPS Festival of Rock Posters at the Hall of Flowers on October 20th! Billy Perkins Chuck Sperry Stanley Mouse Lee Conklin Emek Mark Arminski Victor Moscoso Marq Spusta Justin Hampton Collectionzz David Byrd Hakes Americana Jim Mazza Mike Dubois Golden Road Gallery Chris Shaw Alexandra […]
Marty Balin, 1942-2018
We are all saddened by the news of Marty Balin’s passing, and send our love and best wishes to his family. I was not fortunate enough to meet Marty, but I did get to interview him in 2017. You can read that article here.
