SHOP OVER 4000+ VINTAGE AND MODERN ROCK POSTERS! The "Barn Dance" I remember was not all acoustic. The space is known as the location of many concerts of the counterculture movement, from around 1966 to 1969. This arrangement was short-lived and Chet soon moved his shows to San Francisco's Avalon Ballroom. The Avalon Ballroom was a music venue in the Polk Gulch neighborhood of San Francisco, California, at 1244 Sutter Street (or 1268 Sutter, depending on the entrance).The space operated from 1966 to 1969, at the height of the counterculture movement.It also had a reopening 34 years later, from 2003 to 2005. "Combination Of The Two", the opening song of Cheap Thrills, the second album by the Big Brother and The Holding Company, was a homage to the rock ballrooms of San Francisco, and there is a direct reference to the Avalon in the lyrics: "Everybody over at the Avalon Ballroom in the San Francisco Bay". Graphic Artist: Doyle Phillips a.k.a. Poster for a show at the Avalon Ballroom. Couple of quickies. In addition, some variations of back print ink color and top to bottom placement of the stamp box also exist. . Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen were involved. In fact, for forty years, Playland was the only place you could find It's It. Family Dog Productions, which had offices on Van Ness. Chester Leo "Chet" Helms (August 2, 1942 - June 25, 2005), often called the father of San Francisco's 1967 "Summer of Love", was a music promoter and a cultural figure in San Francisco during its hippie period in the late Sixties. The Matrix came to be after Marty Balin convinced three guys he met randomly at a bar to put up $3,000 each for a club he wanted to start. . I'll never forget the feeling of being with a big family. $225.00, FD-94Flatt & Scruggs1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.4, FD-91The Youngbloods1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, FD-90Canned Heat1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.8, FD-80South Side Sound System Freedom Highway1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, FD-77Big Brother Janis Joplin1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, FD-52Big Brother Janis JoplinRick Griffin1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.8, Regular price Mar 30, 2023 JOURNEY and 10CC. 1969/10/31 - San Jose State University Student Union Ballroom, San Jose, CA 2 1969/11/1 - Family Dog, San Francisco, CA 4 1969/11/2 - Family Dog, San Francisco, CA 128 In October, Mouse and Kelley were in full swing at the Mouse Studios firehouse when Victor Moscoso returned to the fold to design FD-32. . Dog in early 1966, and after a brief partnership with Bill Graham at the Fillmore, promoted memorable concerts . abebooks.com. $850.00, FD-47Steve Miller Blues BandMoscoso1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 8.0, Regular price Later in the Series, there were postcards and image tickets. It will be fire proof and free to the public. Everyone was dancing it was a family atmosphere. That band turned out to be the Jefferson Airplane, and they were the first group to play the club. . Regular price $100.00 AUCTION FD-33 San Francisco. An early Matrix regular was gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, who immortalized the club in his book, Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas. The Family Dog was Chet Helms' successor to his Avalon Ballroom, where the Dead had played many times from 1966 through 1968. Unforgettable night. Chet Helms held his dance concerts at the Avalon Ballroom. A 1,000-capacity hall that was once a roller-skating rink, the Fillmore served as training grounds for bands like Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, and Big Brother and the Holding Company. Helms ran the Avalon Ballroom under the name Family Dog, where the real hippies went to dance, and he brought his old pal from Texas, Janis Joplin, out to join the band he was managing, Big . What the hall is remembered more for are non-musical activities. The Hells Angels also once held a party there, and Blue Cheer played A Tribute to J. Edgar Hoover" (not a genuine celebration of the former head of the F.B.I.). Only private events were held here in 1971 until it became Friends and Relations Hall later . (Photo courtesy of Dennis O'Rourke). The Avalon Ballroom was a music venue in the Polk Gulch neighborhood of San Francisco, California, at 1244 Sutter Street (or 1268 Sutter, depending on the entrance). But the Arks biggest contribution to Bay Area music was serving as the incubator for Moby Grape, the band that couldve ruled the world were it not for bad luck and a host of issues, drugs among them. Moby Grape Big Brother and the Holding Company Country Joe 1967 Mar 15 San Francisco Avalon Ballroom Postcard B Kiln ad vertisement by oicvintage. That was the worst gig in town, Jordan said. The Straight also hosted quite a few nude theater events, one of which took place in the middle of a conference on runaway children. San Francisco, CA 94121. The Family Dog on the Great Highway. $2,500.00, FD-38Big Brother Janis Joplin1966 PosterAvalon BallroomExcellent, Regular price Art by Stanley Mouse* and Alton Kelley, image is # 27 in the Family Dog/Avalon series. An L-shaped, second-floor balcony surrounded the first-floor along the south and western walls, and the dance area was in front of the elevated stage in the northeast corner where musicians performed. Care about whats happening in Bay Area arts? San Francisco Ratha Yatra, July 27, 1969 Bhaktivedanta Book Trust . The Mantra Rock show was a fundraiser for the San Francisco temple, and the Avalon hall was donated for that night by The Family Dog, who ran the venue. var ANS_customer_id="efdda751-42f9-4333-99a0-38aff150ca9e"; Dennis King / D. King Gallery All Rights Reserved. The carousel was an elegant 68-horse merry-go-round with a $5,000 organ, a staggering amount at that time. Still, whenever a new music scene popped up in the city, as punk did in the '80s, its bands would hold shows at the California Hall. The Family Dog Series includes both posters and handbills. Family Dog FD 142 Postcard, Avalon Ballroom, 1968, Velvet Underground+. When that failed, officers stood outside the hall and took pictures of attendees in an attempt to intimidate them. Setlists Grateful Dead Skeleton And Roses Family Dog Avalon Ballroom 1966 Concert Poster | Art, Art Posters | eBay! All we wanted to do . [Skhy], Creedence Clearwater Revival, May 31 - June 2, Avalon Ballroom, "The Sorcerer," Steppenwolf, Charley Musselwhite, 4th Way, Indian Head Band, April 19 - 21, Avalon Ballroom, "One Hundred Six," Youngbloods, Mount Rushmore, Phoenix, February 16-18, Avalon Ballroom, "Charlie Chaplin," Siegal Schwall, Kaleidoscope, Savage Resurrection, March 22 - 24, Avalon Ballroom, "Rorschach Test," Blues Project, It's A Beautiful Day, Nazz-Are Blues Band, April 5 - 7, Avalon Ballroom, "Peyote Bud," Blues Project, Genesis, Taj Mahal & the Blue Flames, March 1-3, Avalon Ballroom, "Lovelady," Love, Congress of Wonders, Sons of Champlin, March 8 - 10, Avalon Ballroom, "The Circus in Common," Quicksilver Messenger Service, Buddy Guy, Sun House, February 23 - 25, Avalon Ballroom, Junior Wells, Sons of Champlin, Santana Blues Band, May 17-19, Avalon Ballroom, "Lady with Spaghetti Hair," Youngbloods, Kaleidoscope, Hour Glass, May 24 - 26, Avalon Ballroom, "Giddyap," Junior Wells, Canned Heat, Crome Syrcus, Clover, May 3 - 5, Avalon Ballroom, Van Morrison, Daily Flash, Hair, October 20 - 22, Avalon Ballroom, A Magic Show. A place for lovey-dovey hippie music was expected to make the neighborhoods problems worse, and the San Francisco Police Department denied the Straights application for performance permits. The Series also contains Rick Griffins FD-D18 poster for the Doors 1967 New Years show in Denver. Some of the early Family Dog . Big Brother and the Holding Company, Canned Heat Blues Band, June 8 - 11, Avalon Ballroom, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Oxford Circle, Lee Michaels, December 9 & 10, Avalon Ballroom, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Ace of Cups, Flamin' Groovies, May 10 - 12, Avalon Ballroom, Quicksilver Messenger Service, John Hammand and His Screaming Nighthawks, Charles Lloyd, April 21 & 22, Avalon Ballroom, Taj Mahal, Dave van Ronk, Family Tree, A.B. The Avalon Ballroom is a music venue in the Polk Gulch neighborhood of San Francisco, California at 1268 Sutter Street, on the north side, one building east of the corner of Van Ness Avenue. [22] The entire former ballroom space was renovated. But you wont hear much about California Hall from those in the scene, as it simply wasn't a great place to see shows. Group of 2 signed concert posters. Edit your search. province. (Anderson was also clear that she wasnt a fan of the hippie cult, citing their "sick faces and hideous behavior.). Acid was given our in the cool aid before Mr Frog was projected on a wall. In the 1960s, Robert E. Cohen, impresario Chet Helms and his music production company, Family Dog Productions, which had offices on Van Ness, frequently booked bands to perform at the Avalon on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Both Chet Helms and Bill Graham employed many of the same artists to produce the posters . (*SIGNED in pencil by Mouse) Medium-thick flat vellum stock poster . A Liquid light show was often provided by "Diogenes Lantern Works. AVALON BALLROOM - 04/14/1967 SAN FRANCISCO, CA - U.S.A. Venue Address: 1268 Sutter St. - San Francisco, CA Promotion: Chet Helms/The Family Dog Presents Event: In Concert . 2/12/1967 Fillmore Auditorium San Francisco: . In 1969, Playland ebbed as the San Francisco pop culture was taking hold. The buckets of laced KoolAid, not so much. In the 1960s at the Avalon, two bands typically performed two sets during the evening beginning . Daily Flash / Country Joe & The Fish / Grateful Dead / Oxford Circle / Family Dog. These two guys are sitting right on the spot of the original Cliff House overlooking Seal Rock House. $600.00, FD-61-RP-2The DoorsMoscoso1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.4, Regular price Today, the Regency Ballroom, a live music venue right next door, is often mistaken for the Avalon. Santana Dates: Oct or Nov 1966 - March 20, 1968 - May 13, 1968 - May 17/18/19, 1968 - May 28, 1968 - June 28/29/30, 1968 - Aug 9/10/11, 1968 - March 12, 1969 - March 21/22/23, 1969 - March 26, 1969 Originally opened as The Puckett Academy of Dance in 1911, and then renamed the Trianon Ballroom with an opening on April 9, 1926. The ballroom was designed by local architect, Alfred Henry Jacobs, and constructed in 1911. in . Chet Helms used this large rental hall for a few shows, as did many activists raising funds for various causes -- the end of marijuana prohibition, for instance, or sexual liberation. The Avalon Ballroom lost its lease in 1968. True to Anderson's testimony, the hall hosted a wide variety of entertainment, including film screenings like the 5am premiere of the Beatles Magical Mystery Tour. Its size impresses the visitors at once, yet it is not oppressive owing to the lightness and airiness of the structure. Gavin Newsoms company, the Plumpjack Group. Three, hundred thousand volumes hadbeen collected by agents stationed in the best Continental book marts, and additions were being constantly made. $160.00, FD-97Siegal Schwall1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 8.5, FD-96Quicksilver MessengerMouse & Kelley1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.8, Regular price The owners won their permit, and by June of '67, the Straight hosted shows for the Steve Miller Band, Clover (pre-Huey Lewis and the News) and the Grateful Dead, who in the beginning had to bill their concerts as "dancing lessons because the owners didnt yet have the proper permits. However, the Avalon had the capacity of up to 500. [21] In 2012 it became the headquarters of the internet company Wantful.com. This area included the stage, which was 40 to 50 feet (12 to 15m) wide. 20. Like the BG Series, there are many different printings (first prints, second prints, etc.) The area that was Playland began as a 19th Century squatters settlement, Mooneysville-by-the-Sea at the western edge of San Francisco. 11/2/69, Family Dog at the Great Highway, San Francisco, IIp, CDR, A, SBD>MR>C>DAT>CDR>CDR>CDR, 1 disc, , 12/12/69, Thelma Theater, Los Angeles, partial II, CDR, A, The space operated from 1966 to 1969, at the height of the counterculture movement. Lot 0509, Mar 30, 2023 . $300.00, FD-55Big Brother Janis JoplinMoscoso1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, Regular price The Avalon Ballroom, the Fillmore Auditorium, Fillmore West, and Winterland: these four venues ushered in the modern era of rock show presentation and grew out of the hippie counterculture of San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district. U2 played there in 1981. 1891 photo courtesy of UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library. The Avalon Ballroom was a music venue in the Polk Gulch neighborhood of San Francisco, California, at 1244 Sutter Street[1] (or 1268 Sutter,[2] depending on the entrance). It was not until 1913, that Arthur Looff leased land for the carousel and its house-the Looff Hippodromethat the carousel came to Playland. The band playing was cosmic popcorn. . Related Items. I saw It's a Beautiful Day there in late August or early September 1969. But noise complaints brought the Avalon's fun times to an end. This is known as an "image set," for people who love the posters, the music and the culture, but don't . Two officers accosted the performers but were stopped by the crowd. Among the rarest tomes and incunabula, may be mentioned duplicates of the early printer's art, from the famous Munich Library, four thousand in number; folios of the classics from the monastery of Boxheim and the Duke of Dahlberg, the Sunderland Library and the confiscated monasteries of Bavaria. [citation needed] Posters advertising each event were produced by psychedelic artists, including Rick Griffin, Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelley and Victor Moscoso. What a place. [citation needed] In 1969, it reopened as the Regency II Movie Theater, operated by Blumenfeld Enterprises until 2000. Although the Family Dog Productions in 1966 was founded by others, Chet was their most notable promoter. $450.00, FDD-6Van MorrisonMouse Signed1967 Poster Family Dog DenverCGC Graded 9.8, FD-35Daily FlashMouse Signed1966 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.8, Regular price The site was at the former Edgewater Ballroom, part of the Playland At The Beach complex. For the crime of risqu decor and showing movies like Ed Wood's Glen or Glenda, the owners were run out of town by locals in a matter of weeks. At a Permit Appeals board hearing, Dame Judith Anderson, considered one of the greatest classical stage actors of the 20th century, testified in support of the club. $550.00, FD-65Big Brother Janis Joplin1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.4, Regular price In the early '80s it was condemned by local authorities, and after an unsuccessful attempt to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for restoration, it was bulldozed. The Avalon Ballroom was my favorite. . [11][12], The Family Dog on the Great Highway, at 2125 Pine Street[13] was a hippie commune, which hosted dances and events,[14][13][15] eight blocks[16] from the Avalon, frequented by Helms and his friends. Of all the locations that I have documented (The Matrix, Fillmore Auditorium, El Patio/Carousel Ballroom/Fillmore West, California Hall, Longshoremen's Hall, Winterland, etc.) Helms relocated Family Dog Productions to a space on the Great Highway, and other promoters who tried to book the hall afterward could never recreate the same vibe. (The other two colors being black, used for the Grateful Dead's name, and white, used for the skeleton, Family Dog logo and "Avalon.") Also for the uninitiated, "FD-26" means that it was the 26th poster in the series of San Francisco concerts hosted by Family Dog concert promoter Chet Helms, which began in February 1966. . Special thanks to Ross Hannan for expertise and connections. Times sure have changed! In 1966, when asked by the Mojo Navigator where would she would rather play -- the Fillmore or the Avalon -- Janis Joplin said the acoustics at the Avalon were better, and that the last time her band played the Fillmore, the audience members werent really into the music and would walk around trying to pick each other up, sailors and all that. They were joined by Chet Helms who, initially with Bill Graham, put on shows at the Fillmore Auditorium.This was a short lived arrangement and Helms moved his shows to the Avalon Ballroom.Zappa recalled the Old Western dress popular there. $60.00, FD-137John Mayall1968 PostcardAvalon BallroomNear Mint, Regular price Chet was a direct competitor of Bill Graham. Though the theater held memorable shows, it always struggled for money. But many tapes never saw the light of day, like the recording of fuzz-rock legends Blue Cheer, who played the club once as a six-piece. San Francisco Bay Area Television Archive, handcuffed to a chair and made to receive a blowjob. Picture . The Avalon was the hippie's answer to Bill Graham's famous Fillmore. It was here in June 1966 that Janis Joplin made her first public appearance with Big Brother and the Holding Company. I am conducting research about San Francisco rock & roll venues in the sixties. Fascinating history of that area of San Francisco, thanks for putting this together. The "Bindweed Press" credit has been omitted. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. In June of 1907 the Cliff House was leased to John Tait of Taits at the Beach, and seven partners. (Bonus link: An interview with the singers of The Only Alternative and His Other Possibilities on the San Francisco Bay Area Television Archive.). Bands like the Redlegs would play and use the cover charges to help keep up the deteriorating boat. 660 The Great Highway, San Francisco, California, Rock Festival/ Ride The Wind/ Good And Dusty, Family Dog At The Great Highway, San Francisco, June 13th 1969, Bootleg Series, Volume One The Quine Tapes, Been A Long Time Coming, Be A Long Time Gone, Found In The Ozone (Family Dog At The Great Highway San Francisco, California, March 28, 1970), Family Dog At The Great Highway, San Francisco, CA, April 18, 1970, Family Dog At The Great Highway San Francisco, CA, April 18, 1970, Dave's Picks, Volume 43 (San Francisco, 11/2/69 Dallas, 12/26/69), Commander Cody And His Lost Planet Airmen. Avalon Ballroom: San Francisco, California, United States: Mar 12, 2004 Strung Out / NOFX: Avalon Ballroom: San Francisco, California, United States: Nov 18, 2003 Puddle of Mudd. of the early posters. The Family Dog was a loose collective of free spirits managed by Chet Helms, a contemporary of Bill Graham, who put on rock dances at the Avalon Ballroom more or less continually from 1965 to 1970. [17][18] The neighboring building, known as the Regency I Movie Theater was formerly the Regency Ballroom. Much of the library was destroyed during the fire that followed the Great Earthquake of. Ask anybody who was alive back then and theyll tell you the Avalon wasnt appropriating the hippie culture -- it was the real deal. Following is a brief history of the Baths and data regarding the building and its contents: Striking as is the first view, familiarity only makes it more striking. Mr. Helms continued producing concerts under the name Family Dog at the Avalon Ballroom, an old dance academy at Sutter and Van Ness. I wish I could go back in time to this place. "Libertie," Blood, Sweat and Tears, John Handy, Son House, March 15 - 17, Avalon Ballroom, "It's a Gas," Quicksilver Messenger Service, Charlatans, It's a Beautiful Day, April 26 - 28, Avalon Ballroom, "Dancing Bear," Quicksilver Messenger Service, Ace of Cups, Flamin' Groovies, May 10 - 12, Avalon Ballroom, "Flip Flop," The Fugs, Ace of Cups, Allmen Joy, April 12 - 14, Avalon Ballroom, Chuck Berry, The Sons of Champlin, November 17 & 18, 1601 West Evans St., Denver, "Moby Dragon," Siegel Schwall, Buddy Guy, Hour Glass, Mance Lipsomb, February 9 - 11, Avalon Ballroom, "Pay Attention aka Space Man," Doors, Allmen Joy, Gingerbred Blu, December 29 - 31, 1601 West Evans St., Denver, Soul Survivors, Box Tops, Jimmerfield Legend, December 15 & 16, 1601 West Evans St., Denver, Canned Heat, Siegel Schwall, December 8 - 10, 1601 West Evans St., Denver, "Denver Splash," Jim Kweskin & His Jug Band, Solid Muldoon, December 1 & 2, 1601 West Evans St., Denver, "The Popup Poster," Kaleidascope, Mother Earth, Country Weather, June 21 - 23, Avalon Ballroom, "Rorschach Test II," Frumius Bandersnatch, Clear Light, Buddy Guy, June 14 - 16, Avalon Ballroom, "Iron Butterfly," Iron Butterfly, Velvet Underground, Chrome Cyrcus, June 7 - 9, Avalon Ballroom, "Machanico Mandala," Taj Mahal, Dave van Ronk, Family Tree, A.B. $50. At Classic Posters, we guarantee that every Family Dog poster we sell is correctly attributed according to the current edition of The Collectors Guide to Psychedelic Rock Concert Posters, Postcards and Handbills 1965-1973 by Eric King. Avalon Ballroom: Artist: San Andreas Fault: Photographer: Jerry Wainwright: Anyone know anything about this rendition? Chet Helms of the Family Dog at the Avalon Ballroom, 1968. a.whtlinks{color:white !important; text-decoration:underline;}Family Dog postcards have several different types of backs: Place Stamp Here (PSH), Blank backs and Bulk Rate Permit backs (as well as combinations of these types in the case of double sized cards). Together they created a series of psychedelic posters that energized San Franciscos developing counterculture. On one of the nights I was there they showed The Mad Adventures of Mister Frog. [19] Acts including George Clinton and P-Funk, Robert Hunter, Arlo Guthrie, and Spearhead performed at the reopened venue. The entrance doors were downstairs, and opened onto Sutter Street. Alton Kelley, Stanley Mouse, Greatful Dead (Grateful Dead, Sopwith Camel.Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California 8/19/66-8/20/66), 1966, color offset lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Sidney Lawrence III, 2007.27.17 . 1880's or so. For The Regency Center (Regency I) next-door on the corner of Sutter Street and Van Ness Avenue, see, Live/Dead Booklet 2001 CD reissue, pag.14, "Jacobs (Alfred Henry) papers, 1863-1954", "J. Gleason fell in love with the band that night, and not only did he dedicate an entire column in the San Francisco Chronicle to them, he would go onto be the groups biggest cheerleader. It was operated during the 1960s as a dance/concert hall by Chet Helms' "Family Dog Productions." sort by . "[7], In the 1960s, at the Avalon, two bands typically performed two sets during the evening beginning at about nine o'clock. $350.00, FD-22Grateful DeadStanley Mouse Signed1966 HandbillAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.2, FD-1Jefferson AirplaneBig Brother1966 HandbillFillmore AuditoriumCGC Graded 9.8, Regular price The carousel was sold at auction in 1972, and went to, . First printing po. Browse Avalon Ballroom vintage concert posters and rock memorabilia. Family Dog/Avalon Ballroom Concert Posters - Complete Near-Mint Set of All 161! The above picture comes from a National Geographic dated August, 1956. 5" x 7" cards, featuring art from the original posters used to promote Chet Helm's series of Family Dog rock concerts at the legendary Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. On opening night, a publicist convinced local jazz critic Ralph Gleason to come to the show. Fishing at Muni, Pier, Bocci Ball Courts, playing congas at Aquatic Park. RARE ORIGINAL 1968 LOVE, CONGRESS OF WONDERS, SONS OF CHAMPLIN - AT THE AVALON BALLROOM IN SAN FRANCISCO FAMILY DOG CONCERT POSTCARD FD109, STANLEY MOUSE ART. [25] According to Sam Andrew in the documentary Nine Hundred Nights, he wrote Combination of The Two for the San Francisco late 60s scene, and "The Two" were The Fillmore and The Avalon. The Family Dog Numbered Series includes Mouse & Kelley's Zig-Zag Man (FD-14), and their Skull & Roses Grateful Dead poster (FD-26). Wes Wilson, Mouse!, Kelley, Moscoso and Rick Griffin created many of their earliest and best known posters for Family Dog shows featuring The Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead, The Doors and other seminal acts of the era. It arrived in 1914. The space is known as the location of many concerts of the counterculture movement, from around 1966 to 1969.It also had a reopening 34 years later, from 2003 to 2005. 660 Great Hwy. Courtesy of UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library. 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