BG-83 · Jim Blashfield
San Francisco
Mother Earth
LDM Spiritual Band
BG-83
On Thursday, September 14, 1967, Bill Graham's BG-83 opened its three-night stand at the Fillmore Auditorium — Jim Blashfield's mating-birds design fronting the Electric Flag, Mother Earth, and the LDM Spiritual Band, Thursday through Saturday, September 14–16 (poster inscription "Thurs/Fri/Sat — Sept 14 15 16," per the V&A record, accession O107084, which also carries a bonus "A Grove of Indian Musicians" line;…
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BG-136 — Fillmore West
Closing night. Saturday, September 14, 1968 finished the three-night BG-136 stand at Fillmore West -- Big Brother and the Holding Company over Santana and the Chicago Transit Authority, on Rick Griffin's poster, September 12 through 14 (per wolfgangs and rockposters). The opening-night page for Sept…
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FD-137 — Avalon Ballroom
Night two of three. Saturday, September 14, 1968 continued the FD-137 run at the Avalon Ballroom -- John Mayall headlining over Big Mama Mae Thornton and the Hound Dog Band featuring Harmonica George, with Black Pearl opening, on the Wes Wilson and Kurt Strausse "Train Trip" poster, September 13 to …
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BG-191 — Fillmore West
Closing night. Sunday, September 14, 1969 wrapped the four-night BG-191 run at Fillmore West, the Steve Miller Band finishing over James Cotton and Keef Hartley on Randy Tuten's poster (per wolfgangs and rockposters). There is a tidy arc buried in this single calendar square: two years earlier, on t…
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