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February 13, 2020 By squirt

John Prine, Paradiso, Amsterdam 2020

Sold Out – Thank You!

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Sold Out – Thank You!

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Sold Out – Thank You!

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Sold Out – Thank You!

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John Prine winner of the 2020 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, is known for humorous lyrics about love, life, and current events, as well as serious songs with social commentary.  Prine will bring his country sound and folk revival lyricism to rowdy Amsterdam. I’m celebrating his concert at the legendary Paradiso with a poster tip-o-the-hat to the Roaring Twenties.

I will make a very limited release of this poster – and its variants – on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at a random time.

Filed Under: Rock Posters Tagged With: Amsterdam, Chuck Sperry, Ideal Posters, John Prine, Paradiso

August 2, 2018 By squirt

MC50 Poster by Sperry Offered on Kick Out The Jams Tour

MC5 by Chuck Sperry for Wayne Kramer

MC50, 50th Anniversary of Kick Out The Jams
18 x 24
Offset Poster
Printed by Idealposters, series no. 100

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Posters will be available officially through Wayne Kramer MC50 at the show and through SUPER FAN PRE-SHOW EXPERIENCE, details below.

MC50 are releasing SUPER FAN PRE-SHOW EXPERIENCE:
For more information, please visit HERE 

MC50 – WAYNE KRAMER SUPER FAN PRE-SHOW EXPERIENCE INCLUDE:
•One (1) general admission floor ticket
•Join Wayne Kramer for a no-holds-barred conversation before the show (no topic off limits) including an exclusive look into Wayne’s personal guitar collection
•Personal photo with Wayne Kramer
•One (1) first edition autographed copy of the upcoming memoir, “The Hard Stuff: Dope, Crime, The MC5, & My Life Of Impossibilities” (Da Capo Press)
•One (1) limited-edition 18”x24” custom tour poster designed by renowned artist Chuck Sperry
•One (1) custom Kick Out the Jams anniversary tour merchandise gift bag
•Early entry into the venue
•On-site experience host

In May 2018, Wayne Kramer announced an MC5 tour to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Kick Out the Jams, with a line-up including himself, plus rock stalwarts Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Brendan Canty (Fugazi), Doug Pinnick (King’s X), Marcus Durant (Zen Guerrilla), Don Was (Was Not Was), Bill Gould (Faith No More) and Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam). 

I’ve been a fan of the MC5 since I was 9 years old. I grew up in a rebellious time in a crucible of art and politics. Swept up by the social transformations of the late-60’s and early-70s, my whole family was effected: an older brother of draft-age, another brother going to Kent State after anti-war activists were shot by the National Guard there, a sister who went to art school in Memphis, and a cousin who lived in the Trans-Love commune in Ann Arbor where MC5 was based. MC5 was the soundtrack of revolutionary times and my family’s immersion in it. 

Growing up in Dayton, Ohio, relatively close to Detroit, MC5’s brand of revolutionary rock and roll made a deep impression on me, influenced my musical and artistic tastes, my political development, and helped inspire my commitment to social issues. I have been lucky enough to work with Wayne Kramer on a few tour posters over the years. Wayne is a cultural icon and is always an inspiration to work with. I’m honored to contribute to his legacy as a musician who has rocked so hard in resistance to the injustices of the world. – Chuck Sperry

Filed Under: Rock Posters Tagged With: Bill Gould (Faith No More), Brendan Canty (Fugazi), Chuck Sperry, Don Was (Was Not Was), Doug Pinnick (King’s X), Ideal Posters, Kick Out The Jams, Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Marcus Durant (Zen Guerrilla), Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam), MC5, MC50, Wayne Kramer

July 4, 2012 By squirt

Patti Smith at the Paradiso Amsterdam

 

Patti Smith at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, July 7, 2012

Ideal Poster Series No. 77

20.5 x 29.5

5 colors on archival cream paper

Edition of 125

Signed and Numbered

SOLD OUT – Thank You!

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Patti Smith at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, July 7, 2012

Ideal Poster Series No. 77

20.5 x 29.5

5 colors on natural textured paper

Natural Textured Edition of 25

Signed and Numbered

SOLD OUT – Thank You!

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Patti Smith at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, July 7, 2012

Ideal Poster Series No. 77

20.5 x 29.5

5 colors on silver metallic paper

Silver Metallic Edition of 13

Signed and Numbered

SOLD OUT – Thank You!

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I’ll be making a very limited release of this poster and two variant editions on Sunday, July 8, 2012, at 10 am PST.

When JC Hall asked me to do a poster for Patti Smith, I jumped at the commission. I made this portrait of her, using a gold metallic base of patternization and layered colors over. The gold peeks through the final deep brown line art, and blues and reds were tinted with a semi-transluscent yellow.

Filed Under: Rock Posters Tagged With: Ideal Posters, Paradiso, Patti Smith

January 18, 2012 By squirt

Echo And The Bunnymen at Paradiso, Amsterdam

 

Echo And The Bunnymen at the Paradiso, Amsterdam

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Ideal Poster Series No. 76

23 x 23

Edition of 125

5 colors on archival cream paper

Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

Echo And The Bunnymen at the Paradiso, Amsterdam

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Ideal Poster Series No. 76

23 x 23

Silver Edition of 15

5 colors on Pearl Silver Paper

Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

Echo And The Bunnymen at the Paradiso, Amsterdam

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Ideal Poster Series No. 76

23 x 23

Gold Edition of 15

5 colors on Gold Paper

Signed and Numbered

Sold Out – Thank You!

Filed Under: Rock Posters Tagged With: Echo And The Bunnymen, Ideal Posters, Paradiso

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Chuck Sperry lives in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, where he’s made his particular style of rock poster designs for over 20 years. He operates Hangar 18, a silkscreen print studio, located in Oakland. Learn More…

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