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September 18, 2014 By squirt

The Black Keys Philadelphia Poster

TBK-PHILLY-REG

The Black Keys Philadelphia 2014
30 x 22
Edition of 280
6 colors on archival cream paper
Signed and Numbered

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TBK-PHILLY-OPAL-GOLD

The Black Keys Philadelphia 2014
30 x 22
Gold Opal Edition of 15
6 colors on gold opal metallic paper
Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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TBK-PHILLY-GREEN-FOIL

The Black Keys Philadelphia 2014
30 x 22
Green Mirror Foil Edition of 15
6 colors on green mirror foil
Signed and Numbered

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About the design:

When I heard The Black Key’s new album “Turn Blue” I was struck by the heavy acid rock intro.
My poster for Philadelphia mashes a retro psychedelic vibe with contemporary graffiti background.
Realized in heavy metallic gold and blue metallic silver, this poster just glows.

Here’s a detail of this poster (made as a companion to my The Black Keys, Council Bluffs, Iowa poster 2011)

tbk-detail

Filed Under: Rock Posters Tagged With: Cage the Elephant, Philadelphia, The Black Keys

July 6, 2011 By squirt

The Black Keys, Council Bluffs, Iowa – July 5, 2011

The Black Keys, Cage The Elephant, Council Bluffs, Iowa

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

30 x 22

Edition of 212

6 colors on archival cream paper

Sold Out – Thank You!

For this poster I used a font which evokes the kind of font used in the chrome names of cars, a clear reference to the automobile manufacturing industry that supports Akron, Ohio where the band is from. I’m from Dayton, Ohio so it’s a source of pride there that we build cars and car parts. Akron is a big manufacturer of tires. The font is saying, yep, The Black Keys built in Akron. You find a custom designed wallpaper specifically designed for The Black Keys. It’s similar to the kind of Edwardian wallpaper you encounter all over the heartland of Ohio (and coincidentally here in SF which has a rich Victorian era heritage). Wallpaper was one of the first industrial uses of silkscreen, and that’s why I use it from time to time – customizing designs specifically for each poster. The woman wears a sunflower in her hair, an obvious reference to the sun. I felt that the flood ravaged areas surrounding Council Bluffs were tired of hearing about the negatives surrounding the flood. I wanted to bring them an image that would bring a positive sun-drenched feeling to them. I’m sure that a lot of people who rocked out at the show were there to put their worries behind them. Rocking out to The Black Keys and a positive image like this one might be good medicine.

 

Filed Under: Rock Posters Tagged With: Cage the Elephant, Council Bluffs, Iowa, The Black Keys

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