Chuck Sperry

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The Pogues at The Warfield and The Regency, San Francisco, October 13 and 14, 2009

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Here’s the first Firehouse Goldenvoice Series poster for both venues, The Warfield and The Regency, in San Francisco, number 70 in the series.

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Somehow I managed to draw and design and hand-letter this poster on the Monday after The TRPS Hall of Flowers Show. After having breakfast in The Haight-Ashbury with Urlo, Poia and Lu of Malleus, Jeff Wood, Johnny Thief and George Gamboa at The Pork Store. And after Jeff came over to the house to pack his posters to send home (Cool, Jeff stoked me a Stanley Mouse / Jeff Wood – Sheppard Fairey parody – colab print called “DOSE”). And after a gallery meeting with Phil Cushway at Artrock. And after dropping The Malleus kids off at Union Square; I got to work on this drawing of Anu – Irish Goddess of The Waters. The first real winter rain was just starting to blow into San Francisco, tearing through the trees in front of my apartment in the Panhandle. Thought the Pogues would dig this drawing, a reference to the primordial Celtic goddess of fertility.

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Urlo arrived and suggested I put “The Pogues” into the reflection right under Anu’s face. I handed him the drawing and a piece of paper and pencil and asked him if he would like to letter that. So he did. The result is a bit of a cool colab action – all relaxed – just a slice of life. Nice to have the Malleus folks staying at the house.

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The Pogues at the Warfield

October 13, 2009

With Devotchka

Sean Wheeler

Zander Schloss

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The Pogues at the Warfield

October 14, 2009

with Chris Schiflett

& The Cheaters

Firehouse Goldenvoice Series Number 70

Editon of 150

Heavy metallic green and dark green on archival cream paper

26″ x 20″

Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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Rare Gov’t Mule Uncut Posters By Chuck Sperry and Dave Hunter to be Released at TRPS

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Twenty, signed and numbered, very rare, two-up, uncut press-sheets of Dave Hunter’s and my Gov’t Mule posters will be released exclusively at The Rock Poster Society Festival of Posters Show at the Hall of Flowers in Golden Gate Park. I will have ten and Dave will have ten, each at our respective booths at the poster show Saturday, October 10, 10 am to 6 pm.

Look for us. Sold on a first / come first serve basis.

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Two posters – together on one piece of paper, as they were printed – two great tastes that go great together.

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Gov’t Mule at The Warfield – Sperry / Hunter

Firehouse Goldenvoice Series number 66 & 67

Edition of 20 Uncut

5 Colors on white 14 point cover stock

35″ x 23″

Signed and Numbered

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Sold Out – Thank You!

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Motorhead, Reverend Horton Heat and Nashville Pussy at the Warfield Poster

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How’s this for a Rock Moment? I leave George Gamboa and Doug Dashiell to go to the Warfield lobby and get a beer as Nashville Pussy wraps their set. In the lobby I run into Goldenvoice head honcho David Lefkowitz who says, “Chuck! Great poster for tonight!” and Eric McFadden appears and I say, “Hey Dude! You rocked the shit out of ‘Low Spark of High Heeled Boys’ with Gov’t Mule last week! Ron and I have to have a recording of that. It’s one of the Firehouse’s favorite songs. Amazing!” Right then Nashville Pussy’s guitarist, Ruyter Suys comes busting through the door on the shoulders of the biggest friggin bouncer at the Warfield, says. “Hey! Eric!” and deposits herself right into Eric McFadden’s arms right in the middle of this convo. Amazing show!

Slice of life and great night! Idea for the poster is something like this: Knights Templar, Knight of Rock’n’roll, or just plain Metal. You decide.

Three versions for your choice:

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Motorhead – Reverend Horton Heat – Nashville Pussy

Firehouse Goldenvoice Series Number 68

Edition of 150

Heavy Silver Metallic and Transluscent Red on Black Paper

19″ x 26″

Signed and Numbered

SOLD OUT – Thank You!

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Motorhead – Reverend Horton Heat – Nashville Pussy

Firehouse Goldenvoice Series Number 68

Variant Edition of 20

Heavy Silver Metallic and Transluscent Red on Red Paper

19″ x 26″

Signed and Numbered

SOLD OUT – Thank You!

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Motorhead – Reverend Horton Heat – Nashville Pussy

Firehouse Goldenvoice Series Number 68

Edition of 10

Heavy Silver Metallic and Transluscent Red on Bronze Paper

19″ x 26″

Signed and Numbered

SOLD OUT

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Nick Cave, Red Sparowes at The Warfield, September 19 & 20, 2008

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Here’s the first poster I did for the Firehouse-Goldenvoice Poster Series.

Nick Cave played at The Warfield in San Francisco, California on September 19 and 20, 2008 with Red Sparowes.

I designed a 4 color silkscreen gig poster for this event using a very fine etching collage I created. This poster measures 26″ x 23″ and comes from an edition of 250, signed and numbered. This poster is #3 in the Firehouse Goldenvoice poster series.

Nick Cave – Red Sparowes

Firehouse Goldenvoice Series Number 3

Editon of 250

4 colors on 14 point cover stock

26″ x 23″

SOLD OUT

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Mogwai and Dead Meadow at the Regency Poster

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I designed the 39th gig poster in the Firehouse-Goldenvoice Series for the Mogwai concert on May 17, 2009 at The Regency Ballroom in San Francisco, California with special guests Dead Meadow.

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I used a blue-tinted silver and layered process color over it and got great results. This one shimmers and shines.

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Mogwai • Dead Meadow

Firehouse Goldenvoice Series Number 39

Editon of 200

4 colors on 14 point cover stock

30 x 23

Signed and Numbered

SOLD OUT

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