FD-81 · Victor Moscoso
San Francisco
The Other Half
Mad River
Mist Dance
On Friday, September 15, 1967, Victor Moscoso's FD-81 — the "Mist Dance" poster — opened its three-night run at the Avalon Ballroom, with The Youngbloods headlining over The Other Half and Mad River, lights by the North American Ibis Alchemical Co. (bill, dates, and the North American Ibis lightshow credit per wolfgangs and rockposters, cross-checked against coau; September 15 is the opening Friday of the Sep 15–17…
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Opening night. On Friday, September 15, 1967, the Family Dog opened its Denver hall at 1601 W. Evans Ave. under FD-D2 -- a poster drawn by George Hunter and Michael Ferguson, both of the Charlatans -- with Quicksilver Messenger Service, the Charlatans and Superband across three nights, September 15 …
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BG-83 — Fillmore Auditorium
Night two of three. Friday, September 15, 1967 continued Bill Graham's BG-83 at the Fillmore Auditorium -- the Electric Flag headlining over Mother Earth and the LDM Spiritual Band, on Jim Blashfield's mating-birds design, Thursday through Saturday, September 14 to 16 (poster inscription "Thurs/Fri/…
Read about this poster →Straight Theater
The Straight Theater was the Haight's own room -- a former movie house at 1702 Haight Street that neighbourhood residents and artists had converted themselves, barely two months after its July 1967 opening weekend. On Friday, September 15, the bill was Sopwith Camel, the Steve Miller Blues Band and …
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FD-137 — Avalon Ballroom
Closing night. Sunday, September 15, 1968 ended the three-night FD-137 stand at the Avalon Ballroom, John Mayall finishing over Big Mama Thornton's Hound Dog Band and Black Pearl on the Wes Wilson and Kurt Strausse poster (per wolfgangs and rockposters). Mayall and Thornton on the same closing bill …
Read about this poster →Family Dog on the Great Highway
Not a concert at all, and the most quietly consequential thing on this week's calendar. On Monday, September 15, 1969, Stephen Gaskin held a free open consciousness lecture at the Family Dog on the Great Highway -- no band, no poster, no ticket -- reported as the first of what became his Monday Nigh…
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