869 results for: Performing Arts and Music
Poster
The New Subterraneans concert poster, circa 1987
The poster pictured here advertises a concert by The New Subterraneans. This could be a local band, as listings in the Seattle Times show a band by that name performing at venues around Seattle in 1983-1984. The local band could have performed on Saturday, August 3, 1985. Alternatively, the band could have been the British group, The New Subterraneans, playing…
ID Number:2018.86.4
Date:Circa 1987
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Vexed and Crypt Kicker Five concert poster, May 31, 1986
The poster pictured here advertises a concert by Seattle bands Vexed, founded in 1984 by Milton Garrison and Alfred Butler, and Crypt Kicker Five, a surf-punk band founded by Jaime Caffery and Chip Doring. The show was held on Saturday, May 31, probably in 1986, at the Ditto Tavern on Fifth Avenue and Bell Street. Caption information source: https://www.last.fm/music/Vexed/+wiki
ID Number:2018.86.10
Date:1986
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Cool Ray and the Shades at the Eastlake Zoo poster, circa 1984
The Eastlake Zoo Tavern opened in 1974 at the corner of Eastlake Avenue East and East Lynn Street, in a 1902 building that had housed various bars and taverns since the mid-1930s. In 1974, a group of individuals, many from the nearby “hippie” houseboat community in Eastlake, acquired the building and opened the Eastlake Zoo as an employee co-op. Ownership…
ID Number:2018.86.12
Date:Circa 1984
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Fred, Soundgarden, and Vexed concert poster, March 1, 1985
The poster pictured here advertises a concert by Seattle bands Fred, made up of Greg Powers, Jeff McGrath, David Stern, Amy Denio, and Jeff Markham; Soundgarden, founded in 1984 by Chris Cornell, Kim Thayil, and Hiro Yamamoto; and Vexed, founded in 1984 by Milton Garrison and Alfred Butler. The show was held on Friday, March 1, probably in 1985, at…
ID Number:2018.86.21
Date:1985
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Napalm Beach and Baba Yaga concert poster, July 26, 1985
In July 1985, punk band Napalm Beach and the band Baba Yaga played Le Club Hit in Seattle. Napalm Beach had formed in Longview, Washington in 1980, but moved to Portland, Oregon. Members over the years included Sam Henry on drums, Chris Newman on guitar, and Dave Dellinger on bass. Napalm Beach is sometimes credited being an early innovator of…
ID Number:2018.86.23
Date:1985
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Bang! Toga-a-Gogo party concert poster, April 20, 1985
The poster pictured here appears to be advertising a toga party held at Le Club Hit in Seattle. It is unclear if Bang! was the promoter/producer, or perhaps a band that played a the event, which included a toga fashion show and costume contest. Le Club Hit was a venue at 935 Westlake Avenue North that operated as a batting…
ID Number:2018.86.26
Date:1985
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Life in General, Young Pioneers, Vexed, and Sound Color concert poster, June 28, 1985
The poster pictured here advertises a night of performances at Le Club Hit in Seattle by four Northwest-based bands: Life in General, also known as X-15 and founded in 1979 by Kelly Mitchell, Todd Fuhs, and Eric Alton; Young Pioneers founded in 1982 by Chris Pugh, Brad Sweek, Bryan Learned, Scott Vanderpool, Colm Meek, and Sasha Parks; Vexed, founded in…
ID Number:2018.86.30
Date:1985
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The Moberlys and The Queen Annes concert poster, March 29, 1985
The poster pictured here advertises a night of performances at Le Club Hit in Seattle by at least two local bands: The Moberlys, made up of Jim Basnight, Jeff Cerar, Steve Grindle, and Steve Pearson; and The Queen Annes, featuring James Gascoigne, Tom O’Connell, Kip Phillips, John Carey, Toby Keil, and Joe Meyering.Le Club Hit was a venue at 935…
ID Number:2018.86.31
Date:1985
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Entropics with Greinke and Angus concert poster, April 18, 1986
This poster advertises a "wild night of wild music" featuring local Seattle musicians the Entropics (Amy Denio and David Stern) and Greinke and Angus (Jeff Greinke and Rob Angus). The show took place at Lincoln Arts Center, an all-ages music venue at 66 Bell Street, on Friday, April 18, probably in 1986. As of 2019, the location is occupied by…
ID Number:2018.86.32
Date:1986
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Blackouts concert poster, December 29, 1984
The Blackouts were a punk rock band formed in Seattle in 1979 by guitarist Erich Werner, drummer Bill Rieflinafter, and bassist Mike Davidson after the breakup of their previous band, The Telepaths. They were later joined by Roland Barker, on synthesizer and saxophone; his brother Paul Barker replaced Davidson on bass in 1981. The band relocated to Boston, and then…
ID Number:2018.86.33
Date:1984