Chuck Sperry

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Grinderman at The Warfield, November 29, 2010

Grinderman rocked it tonight! Nick Cave was so good. The band has an undefinable sound. The only word to use to describe it is: excellent. I was led into the dressing room to show the poster to Nick Cave, and his reaction was, “Wow! That’s beautiful.” Told Cave the image was based on “Heathen Child” and showed him her Eye of Horus make-up, and he cracked a smile and said, “Right on.” Great night!

I printed this with Eye-Fry deluxe, hitting the red two times to make it extra rich. The background metallic is a beautiful blend from blue-silver to green-silver.

Grinderman, Armen Ra at The Warfield, Monday, November 29, 2010

Firehouse Goldenvoice Poster Series Number 126

22 x 33

4 colors on archival cream paper

Signed and Numbered

SOLD OUT – Thank You!

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GWAR at The Regency, November 21, 2010

Part flesh-eating zombie / part Glenn Beck portrait, my poster for Gwar at The Regency Ballroom is printed on Abrasive 150 Grit Sandpaper in an edition of 125. Perfect for rounding wood corners and for fixing uneven table legs.

I made two variants:

There is an edition of 12 on Very Fine 220 Grit Sandpaper – The best choice for sanding after priming, staining and sealing.

There is also an edition of 12 on Extra Fine 320 Grit Sandpaper – Ideal for sanding between coats of finish.

It seemed appropriate to make a poster for Gwar that would destroy all other posters. And given the abrasive personality of Glenn Beck only harsh sandpaper paper would do. I printed this by hand at Hangar 18, with extra care, applying four coats of ink on the bottom layer, three coats of ink on the second color, and two coats of ink on the last (sanding lightly between each layer – just kidding). One unintentional coolness that happened while printing this is that the clear blue final color picked up texture and luminosity from the emory and sand – and shines like a metallic ink. Even when I try to use regular colors they go metallic on me!

Gwar at The Regency Ballroom, Sunday, November 21, 2010

Firehouse Goldenvoice Poster Series Number 124

9 x 11

Edition of 125

3 colors on Abrasive 150 Grit Sandpaper

Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

Gwar at The Regency Ballroom, Sunday, November 21, 2010

Firehouse Goldenvoice Poster Series Number 124

9 x 11

Edition of 12

3 colors on Very Fine 220 Grit Sandpaper

Signed and Numbered

SOLD OUT

Gwar at The Regency Ballroom, Sunday, November 21, 2010

Firehouse Goldenvoice Poster Series Number 124

9 x 11

Edition of 12

3 colors on Extra Fine 320 Grit Sandpaper

Signed and Numbered

SOLD OUT

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Black Label Society, Clutch at The Warfield, November 20, 2010

Black Label Society, Clutch, Children of Bodom and Dublin Death Patrol burned rubber at the Warfield on Saturday, November 20,2010. A straight-ahead rock show like this needed a no-bullshit rock poster. I kicked out this Old School design with two pedal-to-the-metal metallics (gold and silver-blue metallic), a fire-red tint blend and all the cool texture you need to get good traction off the line. Fire it up and let the engines roll!

Photo of the actual poster below:

Black Label Society, Clutch, Children of Bodom & Dublin Death Patrol at The Warfield, Saturday, November 20, 2010

Firehouse Goldenvoice Poster Series Number 123

30 x 23

Edition of 125

4 colors on archival cream paper

Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

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Of Montreal at The Warfield Poster

I was monkeying around with this image, and I may be no genius, but I do share 98% of my genome with our friends depicted here. Seemed like a good image for such a fun and extremely experimental and psychedelic band like Of Montreal. Certainly a poster for those of you with evolved tastes.

Of Montreal with Janelle Monae at The Warfield, Friday, October 29, 2010

Firehouse Goldenvoice Poster Series Number 116

28 x 20

Edition of 125

4 colors on archival cream paper

Signed and Numbered

SOLD OUT

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Mumford & Sons at The Warfield, Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Mumford & Sons brings their unique blend of folk and deep heartfelt romanticism to The Warfield in San Francisco, with Mt. Desolation and King Charles opening. These world travelers have a really spectacular video of their journey through India and beyond on their website – give it a look – gives you a great idea of where they are coming from and the kind of robust spirit they bring to the stage.

Mumford & Sons, Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at The Warfield

Firehouse Goldenvoice Poster Series Number 115

26 x 23

Edition of 125

4 Colors on archival cream paper

Signed and Numbered

SOLD OUT

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