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AA new addition to the inventory of Classic Posters is the art of modern poster artists Emek, Derek Hess, and Mark Arminski. Our Modern Poster Index is being developed now and will soon be online.
Punk rocker and poet Henry Rollins dubbed Emek “the thinking man's poster artist.” In Emek’s posters, psychedelic 60s imagery collides with 90s post-industrial iconography. Emek posters have advertised performances by B.B. King, the Beastie Boys, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, Marilyn Manson, and Neil Young. Over the last decade, Emek’s work has been shown in galleries across the United States, and in Berlin, London, and Tokyo.
Performers from Iggy Pop to Joan Baez to the Smashing Pumpkins have commissioned Mark Arminski to design concert posters and handbills for their live shows. Arminski’s silk-screened and printed posters, album covers, and event handbills bridge the generational gap between 60s psychedelic and 90s grunge sensibilities in rock art.
Cleveland-based artist Derek Hess has tested the waters of both the music and art world with posters for bands such as Pantera, Pink Floyd, and Pearl Jam. Hess also created CD covers for bands like Motion City Soundtrack and Unearth. He has been featured on television shows and in magazines—MTV, Fuse, VH1, Alternative Press, and Juxtapoz.
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12/20/1993 |
Euclid Tavern 12/20/93Mule |
Derek Hess |
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1/29/1994 |
Euclid Tavern 1/29/94Hammerhead |
Derek Hess |
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2/4/1994 |
Hara Arena 2/4/94White Zombie |
Derek Hess |
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2/5/1994 |
Bayou City Theater 2/5/94Fishbone |
Derek Hess |
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3/13/1994 |
Peabody's Downunder 3/13/94Jawbox |
Derek Hess |
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4/15/1994 |
Agora 4/15/94Pantera |
Derek Hess |
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4/17/1994 |
Agora 4/17/94The Reverend Horton Heat |
Derek Hess |
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4/29/1994 |
Texas Stadium 4/29/94Pink Floyd |
Derek Hess |
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5/4/1994 |
International Ballroom 4/5/94Nine Inch Nails |
Derek Hess |
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5/12/1994 |
Peabody's Downunder 5/12/94Pavement |
Derek Hess |
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6/6/1994 |
Euclid Tavern 6/6/94Supersuckers |
Derek Hess |
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8/29/1994 |
Nautica Stage 8/29/94Nine Inch Nails |
Derek Hess |
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9/30/1994 |
The Old Miami 9/30/94Shellac |
Derek Hess |
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10/7/1994 |
Euclid Tavern 10/7/94Guided by Voices |
Derek Hess |
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10/12/1994 |
Euclid Tavern 10/12/94Cop Shoot Cop |
Derek Hess |
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12/12/1994 |
Euclid Tavern 12/12/94Girls Against Boys |
Derek Hess |
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1/8/1995 |
Cleveland State University 1/8/95Nine Inch Nails |
Derek Hess |
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2/18/1995 |
The Empty Bottle 2/18/95Laughing Hyenas |
Derek Hess |
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3/12/1995 |
Peabody's Downunder 3/12/95Jesus Lizard |
Derek Hess |
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3/15/1995 |
Euclid Tavern 3/15/95Soul Coughing |
Derek Hess |
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3/17/1995 |
Metro 3/17/95Drovers |
Derek Hess |
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4/14/1995 |
The Empty Bottle 4/14/95Cows |
Derek Hess |
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4/20/1995 |
The Troubadour 4/20/95Guided by Voices |
Derek Hess |
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4/21/1995 |
The Foundry 4/21/95Craw |
Derek Hess |
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5/5/1995 |
Euclid Tavern 5/5/95Craw |
Derek Hess |
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6/8/1995 |
Peabody's Downunder 6/8/95Soul Coughing |
Derek Hess |
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6/25/1995 |
Euclid Tavern 6/25/95Red Aunts |
Derek Hess |
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7/19/1995 |
Euclid Tavern 7/19/95Mule |
Derek Hess |
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8/13/1995 |
Uptown Bar & Grill 8/13/95Monsieur Jeffrey Evans |
Derek Hess |
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8/28/1995 |
Peabody's Downunder 8/28/95Jon Spencer Blues Explosion |
Derek Hess |
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9/1/1995 |
Euclid Tavern 9/1-3/95The Jesus Lizard |
Derek Hess |
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9/2/1995 |
The Powerhouse 9/1-4/95Visual Jams |
Derek Hess |
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11/22/1995 |
Cleveland State University 11/22/95White Zombie |
Derek Hess |
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11/25/1995 |
Tour Poster 11/1/95Craw |
Derek Hess |
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12/15/1995 |
The Mercury Lounge 12/15/95Mule |
Derek Hess |
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2/6/1996 |
Brownie's 2/6/96Hammerhead |
Derek Hess |
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3/23/1996 |
The Empty Bottle3/23/96Today is the Day |
Derek Hess |
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3/28/1996 |
The Odeon 3/28/96Boss Hog |
Derek Hess |
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3/29/1996 |
William Busta Gallery 3/29-4/28/96Craw |
Derek Hess |
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4/14/1996 |
State Theater 4/14/96Iggy Pop |
Derek Hess |
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4/22/1996 |
Euclid Tavern 4/22/96Cibo Matto |
Derek Hess |
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5/3/1996 |
Dallas Fairpark Coliseum 5/3/96Ministry |
Derek Hess |
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6/7/1996 |
K&T Lionheart Ltd. Exhibition Space 6/7-30/96Art show for D. Hess |
Derek Hess |
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6/16/1996 |
The Rat 6/16/96Fun Manchu |
Derek Hess |
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8/7/1996 |
Euclid Tavern 8/7/96Barkmarket |
Derek Hess |
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10/9/1996 |
Euclid Tavern 10/9/96Arcwelder |
Derek Hess |
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11/23/1996 |
Odeon 11/23/96Soul Coughing |
Derek Hess |
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12/6/1996 |
Euclid Tavern 12/6/96Six Finger Satellite |
Derek Hess |
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3/21/1998 |
Euclid Tavern 3/21/98Upper Crust |
Derek Hess |
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4/27/1994 |
State Theater 4/27-29/94Allman Brothers |
Emek |
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