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Merchandise vs. Memorabilia

by Jacob Grossi, ConcertPosterArt.com

In the world of concert posters some good examples of memorabilia are punk flyers, telephone pole posters, early mimeograph handouts, one-color flyers. Extending out from concert posters you might get into ticket stubs, stage used setlists, performer or venue contracts, menus from famous clubs, clothing and instruments...

Art Of Rock Poster Collecting

by Jacob Grossi, ConcertPosterArt.com

In recent years the field of concert poster art has expanded greatly, leaving many collectors to wonder just what is an original concert poster. Sadly, the most significant and true to form material is often getting buried in the masses of colorful oversized commercial posters, unauthorized posters, and reprinted material...

Blues Legend B.B. King Opens Museum in Mississippi Hometown

by Randy Lewis, LA Times

Listen to what the blues master has to say about the $15-million museum bearing his name that's slated to open Saturday in the small Mississippi Delta town where he sweated for a few cents a day picking cotton nearly eight decades ago.

Family of Leadbelly Preserves Legacy of the Blues Legend, museum and music archive to open

by Eron Edgemon, Murfreesboro Post

The organization dedicated to preserving the music of legendary blues and folk musician Huddie Ledbetter, better known as Lead Belly, hopes to have a music archive and museum open in Murfreesboro within five years...

Collecting Vintage Newspaper Concert Ads

by Jacob Grossi, ConcertPosterArt.com

ConcertPosterArt.com has one of the largest collections or music related vintage newspaper advertisements in the world, featuring many items which simply do not exist any other collection. In the past few years we have supplied ads to many reasearchers, biographers...

History Of Concert Posters As Merchandise

by Jacob Grossi, 2008, ConcertPosterArt.com

Bill Graham was perhaps the first person the capitalize on the concert poster as a combined promotional and merchandising tool. Prior to Bill Graham, concert posters were for the most part strictly a promotional tool.

Collecting Original Punk Rock Flyers

by Jacob Grossi, ConcertPosterArt.com 2008

Punk flyers were the perfect piss off, in your face response the psychedelic era posters of the 1960's. Printing was done on zerox machines, photo-offset, or offset for larger shows. Ranging in style from cut and past ransom-note collages to the handrawn images of Raymond Pettibon, Pushead and...

How Music Memorabilia Trades Work and How To Benefit

by Jacob Grossi

Having a good working knowledge of trades will further your collecting goals and increase the investment potential of your collection. While in the long run, you may be after certain posters, you begin to see the value in buying any poster or handbill you can get at a reduced price.

Rarity Desirability and Value of Collectibles

by Jacob Grossi, ConcertPosterArt.com 2008

A common question we often get both in our retail location and online is how do you asses the value of a given piece of memorabilia be it a concert poster, handbill record, guitar pick or anything for that matter. One thing...

Lasting Benefits of Posters As Advertising

by Jacob Grossi, ConcertPosterArt.com, 2001

These days, concert promoters often don’t publish a high quality poster to advertise their events. They know that newspaper and radio ads are very effective, and many stick to these formats exclusively. What is often not taken into account is that both newspaper and radio ads are a time limited exposure...

ConcertPosterArt.com Music Memorabilia Collector Resources and Related Links

The following is a list of concert poster and music memorabilia related websites and resources, as well as links to friends, family and local merchants to check out while visiting our retail location...

Jimi Hendrix Burnt Guitar Expects Millions At Music Memorabilia Auction

by 7/18/08

Hendrix's 1965 Fender Stratocaster, which was famously set alight on stage during a performance at London's Finsbury Astoria in 1967, is going under the hammer with other historic artifacts from the world of music.

James Brown Memorabilia to be Auctioned at Christies

by Rod Carter 7/17/08

James Brown may be gone, but he’s certainly not forgotten. Items once owned by The Godfather of Soul are scheduled to be auctioned off Thursday, July 17th in New York.

Deadheads Dream For A Campus Archive: Grateul Dead Archives Donated University of California Santa Cruz

by Jesse McKinley, New York Times 2/4/08

The Grateful Dead, whose songs celebrated personal freedom, American idealism and mind-altering drugs, will donate a cache of their papers, posters and props on Thursday to the University of California, Santa Cruz, which plans to use the musical miscellany as part of a research center to be known as Dead Central...

Wolfgangs Vault Expands It's Lock on All Thing Rock With Purchase of Assets From Tom Moffatt Productions

by Market Wire, August, 2006

Wolfgang's Vault, the world's premier online site for live rock concert performances and memorabilia, announces its acquisition of memorabilia and merchandise from Tom Moffatt Productions. Included in the purchase were all intellectual property...

Who Are You: Photographers, Poster Artists and collectors clash over copyright law

by Todd Inoue

To some dedicated music-history buffs, this amounts to rock & roll treason. To rabid collectors, this is a dream score come true. To memorabilia dealers, it's stiff competition. And to photographers, it's a gross cash-out they won't benefit from. The brouhaha brewing with the photographers is familiar to some old-school concert-poster creators, who went through a similar bout of shock when Wolfgang's Vault...

New Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Celebrates Graphic Art Tradition of Hatch Show Print

American Letterpress: The Art of Hatch Show Print” will open at the Experience Music Project|Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in Seattle Oct. 11...

Punk Posters Paved The Way For Graphic Arts Career

by Erica Saelens, 10/11/02 Business Journal

Great article on Mike King, the unsung anti-hero of the thriving Portland Oregon concert poster scene.

Woodstock Museum Opens In Bethel New York

by 5/29/08

With the June 2 opening of The Museum at Bethel Woods, old hippies and a new generation of culture lovers will experience the grooviness of Woodstock in film, photos and a collection of memorabilia. The 6,728-square-foot museum features 20 films, 164 artifacts and more than 300 photo murals of the original 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair.

Saving Soul...Vinyl Records For Many Remain Ultimate Music Object

by Myra Mathis-Flynn, Free Press Staff Writers, 6/12/08

“Music has always been more than sound: image, style, attitude,” Grossi said. “With downloads, the physicality of music is lost...

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Fox Theatre Boulder Colorado

ConcertPosterArt.com has been buying, selling and trading concert posters advertising shows at the Fox Theatre since near the time of it's founding in 1991 as a music vevue. Most of the early posters for the fox were desisigned by area graphic designer and radio host Jeff Holland, who produced designs that he hand silkscreened and were also printed offset as "telephone pole posters" by local printer Tedzo. Press runs for both the offsets and the silkscreens ar relatively small. Generally not more than a couple hundred of each. Unfortunately, the Fox now rarely prints high quality posters for advertisement th0ugh they do occasionally produce mixed use offset and silkscreen posters from a variety of artists including Darren Grealish, Dan Stiles and others.

The Fox Theatre has hosted many incredible shows including early performances of the Colorado favorites the String Cheese Incident. Who else has graced the stage at the Fox? A partial list includes James Browns funk master Maceo Parker, Bela Fleck, Sublime, Bluegrass legend Del McCoury, Morphine, Ben Harper, 311 , Buckethead, Drive-by Truckers, Gil scott-Heron, the Roots, Ryan Admas, Son Volt and Wilco.

Originally constructed in 1926 as the Rialto Theatre, the building at 1135 13th Street had a number of occupants in its early years. The ownership record is nearly as convoluted as the list of business occupants. The property was sold in April 1926 by William Beach to Adrian G. Diez, who constructed the building. He sold it in May 1927 to the Curran-Isis Theatres Company (Frank Ricketson and associates). They sold in 1930 to the Fox Colorado Theatre Group, who in turn sold it in 1933 to the Fox Colorado Theatre Company. A quitclaim deed in 1935 resulted with the Boulder K & F Realty Company as the new owner. They sold it in 1946 to the Isis Theatre Company (also Fox Intermountain Theaters). County Assessor’s records are not available until a transaction in 1978, when the building was sold by the National General Theaters to the Mann Theaters Corporation. This company sold the property in 1988 to Cinamerica Theaters. In 1994, the present owner, Celtic Properties, purchased the building at 1135 13th Street.

Recent newspaper articles state that the Rialto was originally a vaudeville theater, but earlier newspaper reports seem to indicate that it was a movie theater. After Diez sold the Rialto to the Curran-Isis Theatres Company, they operated it for only a few months before it “closed for lack of business.” It is possible that the Rialto was purchased and closed down so as not to compete with the other entertainment theaters operated by the group, which included the Isis, or that vaudeville theaters had reached the end of their usefulness. By 1932, the building was still listed in the city directories as “vacant.”

In 1938, Buffalo Club Dancing occupied the building, and was there through at least 1940, but in 1943, the building was again vacant. That year, another business started up. The Anchorage opened on April 9, 1943 (although the Boulder Daily Camera article lists the address as 1155 13th Street). The manager, John Hart, had been rejected for military service and turned his attention to developing a recreation center on University Hill for students, sailors, and townspeople. Hart states, “I have been encouraged to open the building as a club by persons who recognize the shortage of entertainment places in Boulder. There has been an increasing demand since the destruction of Canon Park. I intend to run a first class place and although I have been handicapped in getting ready for the opening through an inability to get sufficient help, The Anchorage will be ready for the opening.”

Music for dancing was provided every Friday and Saturday night, and jukeboxes located in the balcony provided music for dancing on other occasions. Just four months later, however, City Manger H.C. McClintock closed the Anchorage, referred to as a “soft drink and dancing place,” for a week as a penalty for a liquor party. Referred to variously as the Anchorage Bar & Grill, it was located here at least through 1949.

When Fox Intermountain purchased the building in 1946, there was initially discussion of converting the building back into a theater. Those plans never materialized, however, and a building permit was issued to the Fox Theatre Company in 1951 to remodel the building into a cafeteria. Although an advertisement in the Daily Camera noted that Ted’s Buff Café & Cafeteria was opening on November 9, 1954, it appeared in the city directories in 1953. The Buff Café was advertised as “Boulder’s most modern eating house.” It operated from 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and re-opened in the afternoon from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

The Fox Theater, located at 2022 14th Street in downtown Boulder, was destroyed by fire on April 18, 1960. In July of that year, the Fox Intermountain Amusement Corporation applied for a permit to remodel the subject building into a movie theater. They had been denied a permit to erect a 373 square foot marquee, but reapplied for a 230 square foot marquee. A sign permit application was filed for the Fox Theatre by Boulder Sign Ideas in January 1961. The plans included the “Fox” sign, as well as the lighted marquee. The marquee was 42’ 8” wide, 5’ tall, and 51/2’ wide at the base. The new Fox Theatre was opened on July 7, 1961. Present at the formal opening was the president of Fox Inter-Mountain Theatres, Robert Selig. Besides the sign and metal screen covering the front façade, another alteration to the building at this time was the installation of a 36 x 18’ screen which was “designed to accommodate all sizes of motion pictures, including the spectacular cinemascope process, developed by 20th Century Fox.” The Theatre was designed by Mel Glatz, Fox construction engineer, and assisted by Les Newkirk, the manager of Fox Theatres in Boulder. There were 500 seats for persons, with the arrangement assuring “each patron spacious leg room between the American Bodiform chairs.” A stereophonic sound system, new lobby with concession stand, specially built cooling system, and new rest rooms rounded out the changes to the building. For the opening night, only one show was scheduled, but afterwards it operated on continuous showings beginning at 1:30pm.

In 1991, the Pyramid Group, Inc. leased the 450-seat building from the Mann Theatres and received a liquor license from the City, with plans to turn the building into a concert hall. The interior of the building was altered for the new use, including seating for approximately 500 people. The music hall focused on national concerts.

The addresses for all of the businesses located in the building have varied from 1133 through 1141 13th Street. When the building was first constructed in 1926, it also included two small shops, which flanked the central entrance to the theater. In 1936, Al’s Shine Parlor was one of the enterprises that were located in these smaller shops throughout the years. Other smaller businesses have included: Albert D’ Elai, Barber and Penny Arcade in 1956; D’ Elai and Security Mutual Life Insurance in 1959; Buff’s Shoe Shop in 1966.

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924 Gilman Street Berkeley California Punk Rock Music Venue

The 924 Gilman Street project, alternately the Alternative Music Foundation, is the Berkeley, California street address and official business name of the all-ages, non-profit, collectively organized music club usually referred to by its fans simply as "Gilman." It is located in the West Berkeley area about a mile and a half west of the North Berkeley BART station and a quarter-mile west of San Pablo Avenue, at the corner of 8th Street and Gilman. ConcertPosterArt.com has a collection of archived punk flyers for sale including items from 924 Gillman Street...

Alladin Theater Portland Oregon

The Aladdin hosts all types of music from punk to folk in an intimate setting. Notable acts which have graced the stage include Weezer, Cowboy Junkies, Leo Kottke, Jonathan Richman of Modern Lovers, Jayhawks, Old 97's, John Prine, Beck, Warren Zevon, Ralph Stanley, Ryan Adams, jazz greats including Jack Dejohnette and world beat maestro Femi Kuti.

Antones Austin Texas

Antone's Nightclub, located at 213 West 5th street in Austin Texas, opened its doors in the summer of 1975 with the great Clifton Chenier. The venue, now located at the corner of 5th and Lavaca Street, was founded by legendary promoter Clifford Antone and has hosted such blues "greats" as Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Pinetop Perkins, James Cotton and countless others.

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Portland Oregon

Portland's Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall is tour stop for national acts touring the nothwest having hosted such top performers as Phish, Moody Blues, Tori Amos, Oasis 10,000 Maniacs, David Gray, Bonnie Raitt, and Elvis Costello. ConcertPosterArt.com features one of the largest know collection of original concert advertisement posters from the theatre both for sale and in our permanent archive, with more being documented yearly.

Berbatis Pan Portland Oregon

Berbatis Pan is a Greek Restaurant in Portland Oregon that also features some of the best national touring bands coming through.

Carnegie Hall New York City

While more famous for it's classical music performances, Carnegie Hall also has a rich history of hosting rock and popular acts including Led Zeppelin, James Taylor, Judy Garland, The Byrds, Charlie Parker, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Laura Nyro and many others. Playing Carnegie Hall is widely seen as a rite of passage among musicians. ConcertPosterArt.com includes a number of rare and desirable original vintage Carnegie Hall newspaper ads featuring...

Doug Fir Lounge Portland Oregon

Opened in 2004 Doug Fir is home to many of the up and coming bands from Portland and the surrounding areas as well as many national indie bands such as Album Leaf, Antony and the Johnsons, Cocorosie, Band of Horses, Citizen Cane, and the occasional blast from the past like Dick Dale in 2006.

Electric Circus New York City

The Electric Circus was a famous American nightclub open between 1967 and September 1971 in downtown Manhattan's East Village at 19-25 St. Marks Place between Second and Third Avenues. With its invitation (from one of its press releases) to "play games, dress as you like, dance, sit, think, tune in and turn on," and its mix of light shows, music, circus performers and experimental theater, the Electric Circus embodied the wild and creative side of 1960s club culture.

Felt Forum New York City

The Felt Forum is one of the smaller theaters in the Madison Square Garden Complex in New York City. Host to many historic rock, jazz and blues concerts to this day. As the Felt Forum the venue hosted The Band , James Cotton, Neil Young, Isley Brothers, Chuck Berry and the Jerry Garcia Band.ConcertPosterArt.com has archived an extensive collection of Felt Forum concert memorabilia...

Fender Ballroom Long Beach California

Fenders Ballroom hosted many of the top punk and Glam bands of the mid-1980's: Including the Damned, the Vandals, Fine Young Cannibals, 7 Seconds, Youth Of Today, Uniform Choice, Adolescents, Agnostic Front, Black Flag, GBH, Jesus and Mary Chain and the Cro-Mags.ConcertPosterArt.com has archived an extensive collection of punk flyers from Fenders Ballroom for...

Fillmore Auditorium San Francisco California

The Fillmore (also known as Fillmore Auditorium, or Fillmore West) is a historic music venue in San Francisco, California made famous by Bill Graham. ConcertPosterArt.com has an interesting collection of Fillmore concert memorabilia including concert posters and vintage newspaper ads...

Fillmore East New York City

Fillmore East was promoter Bill Graham's rock palace in the East Village area of New York City, USA. Acts included the Grateful Dead, The Doors, The Who, Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Allman Brothers Band, Derek and the Dominos, Jimi Hendrix.

Forum Los Angeles California

The Arena was host to many notable concerts of the 60's an seventies including Led Zeppelin in 1971, Jethro Tull 1971, the Godfather of Soul James Brown in 1967, and in 1969 both Johnny Cash, The Rolling Stones, and Jimi Hendrix played there.

Fox Theatre Boulder Colorado

Hollywood Bowl California

The Hollywood Bowl is a modern amphitheatre at 2301 North Highland Avenue in Hollywood, California, USA, that has been used primarily for music performances including concert for concerts for the Grateful Dead, James Taylor, Joan Baez, Jimi Hendrix, Miles Davis, Tom Petty, Odetta, and Pete Seeger.

Hollywood Palladium California

The Hollywood Palladium opened September 23, 1940 with a concert by Frank Sinatra and the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Over the years, it has hosted punk rock, jamband, pop stars, jazz, and everything in between: Grateful Dead, the Rolling Stones, James Brown, Led Zeppelin, Madonna, Beastie Boys, Social Distortion, Ramones, Black Flag, Minutemen, Cramps, Eric Burdon, Alice Cooper and many more.

Madison Square Garden New York City

Madison Square Garden is located in Manhattan on Seventh Avenue between 31st and 33rd Streets. The arena has a capacity 19,500. MSG is one of the truly iconic, if not the most iconic, large arena type concert venues in the country.

Moore Theatre Seattle Washington

From the eighties onward the Moore has hosted plays, speeches, pagents and concerts from folk, to the hardest of punk, to the pioneers of the Seattle Grunge movement. A partial list of those who have graced the stage at the Moore includes Pearl Jam, Steve Earle, Camper van Beethoven, Joe Strummer, Sonic Youth, Lou Reed, Ryan Adams and Widespread Panic.

OK Hotel Seattle Washington

Local bands such as Mudhoney, Tad, Mother Love Bone, Soundgarden and Nirvana (including the first performance of Smells Like Teen Spirit) played at the OK Hotel, as well as touring punk, rock and jazz artists from around the country

Roseland Theater Portland Oregon

Roseland Theater, located at SW - 8 NW 6th Ave, in Portland, Oregon probably the most well known of the portland venues The Roseland hosts top name acts from all genres including punk, rock, jazz, folk and bluegrass, hip hop...

Showbox Theatre Seattle Washington

Seattle's Showbox Theater is one of the towns very few extant entertainment venues that can lay claim to having provided local music fans such an astonishing breadth of music over the decades. From the Jazz Age to the Grunge Era, the storied ballroom has featured shows by touring icons like Duke Ellington, Muddy Waters, and the Ramones...

Starry Night Portland Oregon

by Jacob Grossi

Starry Night opened in 1981 located at 8 NW Sixth Ave at Burnside in Portland Oregon. The Roseland Theater, Portland's reigning nightclub of the last 20 years, now occupies the space.

Thee Experience Los Angeles California

by Jacob Grossi

Thee Experience was a small nightclub located on the very east end of the sunset strip at 7551 Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, California and featured some of the best cult and legendary groups of the 1960's including Alice Cooper, Captain Beefheart, Big Mama Thornton, Frank Zappa, Delaney and Bonnie and many more.

Whisky A Go Go Los Angeles California

The Whisky a Go Go is a nightclub in West Hollywood, California. The Byrds, Alice Cooper, Buffalo Springfield and Love were regulars, and The Doors were the house band...