Summer of Love Website Goes Live
Looking for a convenient place to keep track of all of the events being planned for the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love? Check out summerof.love, a recently launched website managed by San Francisco Travel and the California Historical Society. One upcoming event that caught our eye is “Jim Marshall’s 1967,” which runs from […]
Mari Tepper Rings in 1967
Earlier today, a member of Expresso Beans named madamburnside posted a 1967 calendar/poster by Mari Tepper, who was a welcome presence at our 2016 Festival of Rock Posters in Golden Gate Park. As madamburnside pointed out, Mari’s 1967 calendar syncs perfectly with the days of the week in 2017, which is almost as cool as […]
The Beat Goes On in Sonoma
When the story of the 1960s psychedelic music scene is told, San Francisco is usually where it begins, middles, and ends. But the scene had important roots, and blossomed, north of the Golden Gate Bridge, in Marin and Sonoma counties. From December 11, 2016, through April 2, 2017, the History Museum of Sonoma County in […]
The Art of Musical Maintenance, 13
As if you needed another reason to move to Portland, here’s the amazing (want, want, want!) new show poster by A.J. Masthay for the upcoming Art of Musical Maintenance show at Goodfoot. December 1, 2016, through January 24, 2017.
Announcing the Artist Relief Trust Poster for 2016 by Stanley Mouse
Everybody knows the 50th anniversary of 1967’s Summer of Love will take place in 2017, but for us poster freaks, 2016 is even more important, since it marks the 50th anniversary of the psychedelic rock poster, which first appeared on the scene in 1966. To celebrate this cultural and aesthetic milestone, we’ve commissioned a very […]
Chuck Sperry and TRPS in SF Chronicle
The other day, the San Francisco Chronicle published an article and slideshow on rock posters and our upcoming show, which takes place this Saturday, October 22. For their story, the newspaper interviewed our good pal Chuck Sperry. If you subscribe to the Chronicle and can get around the paywall, go here. Otherwise, check out Chuck’s […]
