TThe Other California Posters Index includes poster art created for The Matrix, Avalon Ballroom, Winterland, Berkeley Community Theater, California Hall, Carousel Ballroom, Friends and Relations Hall at 660 Great Highway, Mount Tamalpais Amphitheater, Straight Theater, and other 1960s and 70s California live music venues.
This Index includes the poster created for the 1968 Folk Festival at Big Sur’s Esalen Institute that featured Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Chambers Brothers, Mimi Farina, and Al Kooper, and the poster that advertised the legendary 1969 Newport Pop Festival held at Devonshire Downs that featured Albert Collins, Albert King, Booker T. & The MG's, Buffy Sainte-Marie, The Byrds, Chambers Brothers, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Eric Burdon, Ike & Tina Turner, Jethro Tull, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Joe Cocker, Johnny Winter, Marvin Gay, Rascals, Taj Mahal, and Three Dog Night, among others. Its Berkeley Community Theater listings include the May 1970 poster that promoted the Jimi Hendrix Experience and James Taylor concerts.
As you browse the Other California Posters Index you will see poster art created by well-known poster artists including John H. Myers, Gilbert Shelton, Wes Wilson, Rick Griffin, George Hunter, Michael Wood, Stanley Mouse, Victor Moscoso, and Randy Tuten, as well as posters designed by lesser-known artists such as Grasshopper, Jellyroll Press, Gut, Pentagonal Dodecahedron Ltd., and Unknown.
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date | cat. no. | venues & performers | artists | items available |
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1/1/1967 |
Avalon Ballroom 1967Tribal Gathering on Sunday Nights |
John H. Myers |
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1/2/1967 |
Avalon Ballroom 1967Crowds Bug You? |
John H. Myers |
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3/5/1967 |
Avalon Ballroom 3/5/67Moby Grape |
B. Kliban |
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5/28/1968 |
Avalon Ballroom 5/28/68Crystal Siphon |
San Andreas Fault |
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3/26/1969 |
Avalon Ballroom 3/26-30/69Santana (3/26) |
Gilbert Shelton |
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12/7/1966 |
Anastasia's 12/7/66Fashion Show and Art Exhibition |
Wes Wilson |
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1/26/1967 |
The Ark 1/26-29 & 2/2-5/67Baltimore Steam Packet |
M.R.Symmes |
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2/17/1967 |
The Ark 2/17-19/67Moby Grape |
Unknown |
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2/21/1967 |
The Ark 2/21/67Butch Engle & the Styx |
W. Yates |
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2/23/1968 |
The Ark 2/23 & 24/68Flamin' Groovies |
Cyril Jordan |
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12/27/1966 |
Blind Lemon, Berkeley 12/27/66San Francisco Mime Troupe |
Unknown |
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2/15/1969 |
Berkeley Community Theater 2/15/69Ravi Shankar |
San Andreas Fault |
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4/12/1970 |
Berkeley Community Theater 4/12 & 19/70John Sebastian 4/12 |
Unknown |
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5/29/1970 |
Berkeley Community Theater 5/29/ & 30/70Jimi Hendrix Experience |
Unknown |
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10/27/1984 |
Berkeley Community Center 10/27-28, 30-31 & 11/2-3/84Grateful Dead |
Rick Griffin |
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9/1/1975 |
Album Promo 9/1/75Grateful Dead |
Phillip Garris |
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8/9/1968 |
The Bank, Torrance, CA 8/9-11/68Sons of Champlin |
Bill Wilson |
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5/13/1971 |
Brooks Hall, San Francisco Civic Center 5/13-23/71Quicksilver Messenger Service |
James L. Barry |
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11/10/1967 |
Cabana Hotel, Palo Alto, CA 11/10/67West Coast Natural Gas Co. |
Unknown |
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1/8/1966 |
California Hall 1/8/66The Charlatans |
George Hunter |
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2/4/1966 |
California Hall 2/4/66Electric Train |
Michael Ferguson |
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11/4/1966 |
California Hall 11/4/66Moby Grape |
Unknown |
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2/21/1967 |
California Hall 2/21/67Big Brother and the Holding Company |
Unknown |
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2/22/1967 |
California Hall 2/22-26/67The Beard, A play by Michael McClure |
Unknown |
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3/30/1967 |
California Hall 3/30&31/67Sparrow |
Westor |
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4/30/1967 |
California Hall 4/30/67Kent Glenn's 16 Piece Band |
Mari Tepper |
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5/12/1967 |
California Hall 5/12/67Country Joe & the Fish |
Pyxis Studios |
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5/28/1967 |
California Hall 5/28-30/67Sandy Bull |
Unknown |
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6/16/1967 |
California Hall 6/16-18/67Anonymous Artists of America |
Michael Wood / Pyxis Studios |
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10/28/1967 |
California Hall 10/28/67Moby Grape |
Marjorie |
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7/15/1966 |
Cedar Alley Coffee House 7/15/66P.H. Phactor |
Unknown |
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2/10/1967 |
Cedar Alley Coffee House 2/10/67Robbie Basho |
Ameila Barefoot |
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7/12/1968 |
The Cheetah, Venice, CA 7/12-14/68Collectors |
San Andreas Fault |
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3/13/1969 |
California Expo Hall 3/13/69Lee Michaels |
Unknown |
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4/4/1968 |
Carousel Ballroom 4/4-6/68John Lee Hooker |
Lenny |
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6/14/1968 |
Carousel Ballroom 6/14-16/68Booker T. & the MG's |
Stanley Mouse |
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6/20/1968 |
Carousel Ballroom 6/20-23/68Big Brother and the Holding Company |
Bob Seidemann |
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2/4/1967 |
Continental Auditorium 2/4/67Rodger Collins Review |
Cannon |
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5/12/1967 |
Continental Auditorium 5/12/67P.J. Proby |
Donna Herrick |
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8/4/1967 |
Continental Ballroom 8/4 & 5/67Quicksilver Messenger Service |
Grasshopper |
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6/20/1969 |
Devonshire Downs, Northridge, CA 6/20-22-69Albert Collins |
Unknown |
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6/28/1968 |
4th Annual Folk Festival at Big Sur Esalen Institute, Big Sur, CA 6/28/67Joan Baez |
J. Myrick |
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3/16/1968 |
Earl Warren Showgrounds, Santa Barbara 3/16/68Blue Cheer |
Frank Bettencourt |
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5/10/1968 |
Earl Warren Showgrounds, Santa Barbara 5/10/68Yardbirds |
Frank Bettencourt |
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10/24/1969 |
The Old Fillmore 10/24-25/69Charlie Musslewhite |
Unknown |
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11/28/1969 |
The Old Fillmore 11/28-29/69Flamin' Groovies |
Cab Covay |
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12/19/1969 |
The Fillmore 12/19-20/69Grateful Dead |
Lightyear Studios |
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3/18/1987 |
The Old Fillmore 3/18/87Jerry Garcia |
Victor Moscoso |
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8/17/1970 |
Fillmore West 8/17-19/70Grateful Dead |
Unknown |
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12/7/1970 |
Fillmore West 12/7/70Tom Paxton |
Unknown |
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