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April 15, 2010 By squirt

Passion Pit at The Warfield

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I love it when the band gets the poster! When you have a discussion with the band over a piece and they say stuff like, “by far the best poster we’ve ever gotten,” “gritty and classy at the same time,” “I never hang up my band posters in my house, but this one goes up.” It’s Total Print Victory.

Then we had a cool discussion about the graffiti and how it somehow looks like Japanese characters. Pointed out that I gave shout outs to all my friends – Dave Hunter’s TRPS logo, Zoltron, Political Gridlock, and Ribbity (one of my favorite SF Graf artists).

Hangar 18 represents on an SF bus while the central figure “tunes out” with ipod in an introspective mood. Somehow all this technology still leaves us listening to our inner voice – even when blasting music.

Just a reminder – the Firehouse-Goldenvoice Poster Series is getting veeeery close to number 100.

Passion Pit, Mayer Hawthorne and The Country, Bear Hands

Firehouse Goldenvoice Series Number 97

Thursday, April 15, 2010

The Warfield

Poster will be released April 16, 2010 at 12 noon PST.

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Passion Pit Red (numbers 26-125)

Firehouse Goldenvoice Series Number 97

Edition of 100

2 colors on canvas textured red paper

(heavy gold metallic and deep purple)

23″ x 35″

Signed and Numbered

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SOLD OUT

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Passion Pit Black (limited to numbers 1-25)

Firehouse Goldenvoice Series Number 97

Edition of 25

2 colors on canvas textured black paper

(heavy metallic blue and deep purple)

23″ x 35″

Signed and Numbered

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SOLD OUT

Filed Under: Rock Posters Tagged With: Bear Hands, Dave Hunter, Firehouse Goldenvoice Poster Series, Hangar 18, Mayer Hawthorne and The Country, Passion Pit, Political Gridlock, The Rock Poster Society, The Warfield, Zoltron

February 18, 2010 By squirt

Alkaline Trio, Cursive, The Dear & Departed at The Regency

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The Firehouse Goldenvoice Series reaches number 93 with Alkaline Trio. The Trio’s latest release is “This Addiction.” A Dark Crowned Lady printed with heavy dark metallic gold, arms folded in a field of wine-colored poppies, Afghan patterns tracing the edges and dress.

Alkaline Trio, Cursive, The Dear & Departed at The Regency

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Firehouse Goldenvoice Series Number 93

Edition of 150

3 colors on archival cream paper

16″ x 35″

Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You! 

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Filed Under: Rock Posters Tagged With: Alkaline Trio, Cursive, Firehouse Goldenvoice Poster Series, Regency, The Dear & Departed

January 22, 2010 By squirt

Edwardian Ball at The Regency

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Here’s my poster for the Edwardian Ball which will be celebrated at the Regency Ballroom on January 22 & 23, 2010.

I went for a retro Edwardian era style (1900-1910) with an influence from Gustav Klimt. Since I’m using a lot of metallic inks, I resonate with Klimt’s use of “bling” in his art.

I’ll be releasing this poster here on my site on Sunday.

Here’s some pictures of the actual print. You can see the paper is textured like watercolor paper.

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From the Edwardian Ball site:

“The award-winning Edwardian Ball transforms the historic Regency Ballroom into a garden of delights, Friday and Saturday January 22nd and 23rd, 2010. Join a magical outdoors-indoor symphony of music, theatre, dance, art, storytelling, circus arts, fashion, technology, and, of course, the art & stories of Edward Gorey.”

Edwardian Ball at The Regency

Friday & Saturday, January 22 & 23, 2010

Firehouse Goldenvoice Series Number 90

Edition of 200

5 colors on archival cream paper

15″ x 35″

Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

Filed Under: Events, Rock Posters Tagged With: Edwardian Ball, Firehouse Goldenvoice Poster Series, The Regency

January 16, 2010 By squirt

Umphrey’s McGee with Cornmeal at The Regency

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I designed and printed this psychedelic polliwog poster for Umphrey’s McGee with Cormeal at The Regency Ballroom, San Francisco on Saturday, January 16, 2010. The band dug it so hard they just about croaked.

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Stare at this video for the full 1 and a half minutes – and then look at this poster

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A li’l zen froggy digging a dayglo Lotus in an iridescent green metallic frog-pond.

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I went for maximum Eye-Fry using an ultra powerful florescent red: I hand-mixed the red ink with extra flo’ powder, so the frog just leaps off the poster.

Blue outline for my fluorescent amphibian is mixed just right to knock your eyeballs into the Fourth Dimension. Shades optional.

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Umphrey’s McGee with Cormeal at The Regency

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Firehouse Goldenvoice Series Number 88

Edition of 150

6 colors on archival cream paper

23″ x 30″

Signed and Numbered

SOLD OUT

Filed Under: Rock Posters Tagged With: Cornmeal, Firehouse Goldenvoice Poster Series, The Regency, Umphrey's McGee

December 31, 2009 By squirt

The Roots & Orgone at The Warfield New Years Eve 2009

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Firehouse Goldenvoice Series Number 87

Edition of 150

3 colors on archival cream paper

23″ x 35″

Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

Filed Under: Rock Posters Tagged With: Firehouse Goldenvoice Poster Series, Orgone, The Roots, The Warfield

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