Jefferson Airplane, We Love You
The news this past week of Signe Anderson’s and Paul Kantner’s passing—both on January 28, 2016, both at the age of 74—got a lot of people thinking about Jefferson Airplane. Some were lucky enough to see them early when Anderson was the band’s singer, or during the Grace Slick years that followed, when the Airplane’s […]
Drawn in Stereo by Michael Gillette
I’m pretty late to Michael Gillette’s work, but recently a friend of my son’s gave me a copy of his latest book, Drawn in Stereo, so that oversight on my part has now been corrected. You will find a few rock posters in the 192-page hardback, but I really enjoyed Gillette’s rock-related illustrations, sketches, and […]
Formerly the Warlocks
On January 14, 1966, interrupting a three-night run at The Matrix in San Francisco, the Grateful Dead played a benefit for the San Francisco Mime Troupe at the Fillmore Auditorium, which was located on the same street on The Matrix but over the hill. As is clear from this poster for the event, Bill Graham […]
David Bowie, 1947 – 2016
May he rest in peace… Poster by Randy Tuten, 1972. Collection Museum of Modern Art.
Got a New Year’s Eve story? Here’s one to get the ball rolling
What was your first New Year’s Eve show, and do you still have the poster? Mine was 1970/1971, at the Fillmore West in San Francisco. I was 14, and lived in San Rafael, but my parents thought it would be perfectly fine for me to attend a concert in the city with a couple of […]
Merry TRPSmas!
Back in 2002, we asked the late Lucky Lockhart to create a Christmas flyer for us. This copy of his 8 1/2 by 11 inch composition is from the collection of longtime TRPS board member Mark Rodriguez. Here’s hoping Santa puts a telltale tube or rectangular parcel under your tree this year, and from all […]
