SOL at the Marin County Fair
Continuing the 50th-anniversary tributes to the Summer of Love, this year’s Marin County Fair will feature music by two of the bands that played at radio station KFRC’s Magic Mountain Music Festival on Mt. Tam in 1967 (the 5th Dimension and the Sons of Champlin), a live liquid light show by Jerry Abrams and Glenn […]
Rock Art Set to Rock the Dublin Library
On Sunday June 25, from 2 to 3 PM, TRPS board members Marilyn Lucas and Pete Neumiller will speak at the Bennett Room of the Dublin Public Library to share stories about the Summer of Love in San Francisco and the music scene in the East Bay. This free event will feature plenty posters from […]
Psychedelic San Francisco In Salem
In recent weeks, we’ve looked at two exhibitions mounted in San Francisco—at the de Young Museum and California Historical Society—to mark the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love. Now, a new show in Salem, Oregon, offers those of us who love rock posters a reason to head north. Titled “Behind the Beyond: Psychedelic Posters […]
A Weekend of Rock Art on the Left Coast
This weekend, June 2, 3, and 4, is going to be a pretty good one for rock-poster fans. First up is a show by Emek on June 2, opening from 6-8 p.m., at the Jupiter Gallery in Portland. Look for screenprinted gig posters for Radiohead, Pearl Jam, and the Foo Fighters, a number of artist […]
Summer of Love Youth Poster Contest
If you know a budding young artist who lives in Marin County and is between the ages of 12 and 18, please let them know about the upcoming Youth Poster Contest, produced by Bruce Burtch, in partnership with Riley Street Art Supply, Haight Street Art Center, and TRPS. The contest kicks off on May 27 […]
Steve Kimock Plays This Friday for Jaz
There’s still time to get your tickets to see Steve Kimock & Friends, plus a special set by ZERO, this Friday, May 12, at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. Doors open at 8, show is at 9, and proceeds from tickets and a silent auction will benefit Dave’s daughter, Jaz. We’ll be […]
