$160.00, FD-97Siegal Schwall1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 8.5, FD-96Quicksilver MessengerMouse & Kelley1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.8, Regular price Gavin Newsoms company, the Plumpjack Group. Third, the "Poor Richard's" moniker comes in right after that.Great stuff. Wilson created the first eleven of the Family Dog posters (FD 1-11), with Helms usually . sort by . Second, the last show as Family Dog was 8/14/70. 1 mailer NM- on front, insignificant tape pull at very upper 1/8" on back, $25.00; 1 VG+ mailer with tack hole top center, $15.00; 2 NM copies . San Francisco, CA 94121. (See also: Family Dog postcards and handbills). By 1884, a steam railroad was in place to bring people to the first amusement ride at the Citys ocean side -- a Gravity Railroad roller coaster, and to the Ocean Beach Pavilion for concerts and dancing. I just want to increase the my personal family history. Chet was a direct competitor of Bill Graham. Some approximate idea may be reached by the following numbers. 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. The Family Dog on The Great Highway was far from downtown. Tall, bearded, and with hair to his shoulders before it was a hippie standard, Helms was a messiah-like figure with a religious view of music that he was hell-bent on preaching. Couple of quickies. 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.). The Family Dog on The Great Highway, 660 Great Highway, San Francisco, CA The Family Dog was a foundation stone in the rise of San Francisco rock, and it was in operation in various forms from Fall 1965 through the Summer of 1970. . Family Dog shows were initially held at the Fillmore Auditorium where Chet and Bill Graham would promote concerts on alternate weekends. News >> General News >> Feasting with the Family Dog, Part Two. Date 1967 Location Not on view. Remember Playland, Cliff House with it's Sky Tram, playing congas at Sutro Baths and all along the beach. In 1969, Playland ebbed as the San Francisco pop culture was taking hold. (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. 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. [22] The entire former ballroom space was renovated. This column originally appeared in The Chronicle Sept. 14, 1951. Iron Butterfly Indian Head Band Collectors: 7/4-7/68: Avalon Ballroom: . Helms first Avalon concert featured The Blues Project and Great Society (FD-5 Wes Wilson). Powered by Shopify. Though the theater held memorable shows, it always struggled for money. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Neil Young and Stephen Stills occasionally jammed with the band on stage, and Young would later say that his song Mr. Once the San Francisco Sound became mainstream, all kinds of new clubs popped up, providing gigs for groups who werent on that weeks bill at the Fillmore. When people talk about San Francisco as the epicenter of hippie culture in 1967, Bill Grahams Fillmore Auditorium is invariably mentioned as the scenes musical focal point. Picture Information. Sign . 1268 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94109. Another band that became an Ark favorite was the Sparrow, a Canadian band featuring a singer named John Kay. Venue used by Chet Helms, a well-known 1960s San Francisco promoter and one-time partner of Bill Graham, for rock concerts; Helms was the leader of the San Francisco hippie commune/music promoters, The Family Dog; he paid $800 a month for the Avalon, from April 1966 until Novemeber 1968, when the City of San Francisco refused to grant sound permits to him; the Avalon and Graham's Fillmore . var ANS_customer_id="efdda751-42f9-4333-99a0-38aff150ca9e"; Dennis King / D. King Gallery All Rights Reserved. 17 comments. Among the shortest-lived but most beloved was the Jabberwock, a former jazz club on Telegraph Avenue. . Housed inside a 1912 building, the hall itself didnt have great acoustics. FDD-7Canned HeatStanley Mouse Signed1967 PosterFamily Dog DenverCGC Graded 9.8, Regular price The Great Highway is the westernmost road in San Francisco, running right along Ocean Beach. 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. Much of the library was destroyed during the fire that followed the Great Earthquake of. Located in: San Rafael, California, United States. The Avalon Ballroom is a historic 30,000 square feet building located in the heart of San Francisco, in the Polk Street Corridor. $125.00, FD-133Bill Haley Flamin' Groovies1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 8.0, FD-95Jim Kweskin1967 Poster Avalon Ballroom CGC Graded 8.0, FD-110Blood, Sweat, and Tears1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.4, FD-133Bill Haley Flamin' Groovies1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 6.5, FDD-8Allmen Joy1967 PosterFamily Dog DenverCGC Graded 7.5, FDD-10Blue Cheer1967 PosterFamily Dog DenverCGC Graded 9.6, FD-5Blues Project1966 HandbillAvalon BallroomVery Good, Regular price Postcard Handbill is in near mint conditi In June of 1907 the Cliff House was leased to John Tait of Taits at the Beach, and seven partners. Me and my hippie friend Pat trying to scrounge up ten bucks between us so we could get in AND have enough to buy a couple doobs. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for FAMILY DOG FD-66 poster YOUNGBLOODS Avalon Ballroom SIEGEL SCHWALL BAND psych at the best online prices at eBay! $75.00, AUCTIONFD-21Big Brother EarthquakeMouse Signed1966 Handbill Avalon BallroomNear Mint Minus, AUCTIONFD-17ALove Big Brother JanisMouse Signed1966 HandbillAvalon BallroomNear Mint, FD-40The Grateful Dead1966 HandbillAvalon BallroomExcellent, FD-22The Grateful Dead1966 HandbillAvalon BallroomNear Mint, FDD-11Sons Of Champlin1967 PosterFamily Dog DenverCGC Graded 9.8, FDD-8Allmen Joy1967 PosterFamily Dog DenverCGC Graded 9.6, Regular price Kezar Stadium and Candlestick Park. In fact, for forty years, Playland was the only place you could find It's It. I remember there was a room on the mezzanine off the main ballroom that had black lights and trippy fluorescent posters and paint all over the walls; OMG, I'm swooning with nostalgia! First, Friends and Relations, not Relationships. The damaged bridge to Flag Rock on April 6, 1884. $25.00, FD-131Pink Floyd1968 PostcardAvalon BallroomNear Mint, FD-130Quicksilver Messenger1968 PostcardAvalon BallroomNear Mint, FD-129Country Joe & the Fish1968 PostcardAvalon BallroomMint, Regular price This comment has been removed by the author. In April 1966, Helms began presenting weekly events at the Avalon Ballroom, an old dancehall that was ideal for the spectacular light shows he was known for staging. San Francisco 1967 Psychedelic Head Shop Poster Near Mint. Family moved there the 50's. That was the worst gig in town, Jordan said. The Family Dog Numbered Series includes 147 numbered posters that advertised Family Dog showsprimarily at the Avalon Ballroom in San Franciscofrom 1966 to 1968. Both Chet Helms and Bill Graham employed many of the same artists to produce the posters and handbills. Image: Tim Drescher. The refuse water in the main outlet, into which all the tanks ultimately empty, is piped hundreds of feet to the side of the headlands, thence passed into the tidal current away from the Baths. Jack Duane. Free shipping for many products! Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Sir Douglas Quintet, 13th Floor Elevators, The New Peanut Butter Sandwich. Bill Ehlert, a.k.a. These almost-nightly events, like those hosted at the Fillmore, were more than conventional concerts; they were social gatherings with plenty of dance, music and light. The Straight also hosted quite a few nude theater events, one of which took place in the middle of a conference on runaway children. The Family Dog Numbered Series includes 147 numbered posters that advertised Family Dog showsprimarily at the Avalon Ballroom in San Franciscofrom 1966 to 1968. SHOP OVER 4000+ VINTAGE AND MODERN ROCK POSTERS! var ANS_customer_id="efdda751-42f9-4333-99a0-38aff150ca9e"; Dennis King / D. King Gallery All Rights Reserved. Times sure have changed! $750.00, FD-52Big Brother Janis JoplinRick Griffin1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.4, Regular price Dog in early 1966, and after a brief partnership with Bill Graham at the Fillmore, promoted memorable concerts . The Grateful Dead and Country Joe played fundraising concerts at the Avalon, and as many as 20 people supposedly invested in the theater. FILLMORE / AVALON BALLROOM. The Ark was born. This area included the stage, which was 40 to 50 feet (12 to 15m) wide. of the early posters. Wes Wilson, Mouse!, Kelley, Moscoso and Rick Griffin created many of their earliest and best known posters for Family Dog shows featuring The . Your current search criteria is: Artist is "Family Dog". Together they created a series of psychedelic posters that energized San Franciscos developing counterculture. $1,800.00, FD-42Quicksilver MessengerVictor Moscoso1967 Poster Avalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.8, Regular price . Later in the Series, there were postcards and image tickets. Known as FD-17, this Avalon Ballroom Family Dog concert poster was designed by the legendary team of Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelley. After number 41, the handbills were replaced with postcards. A large turnout could be expected for such monthly events as peanut parties with peanuts and favors for all, a Serpentine Battle, and an informal indoor picnic party. Graphic Artist: Doyle Phillips a.k.a. There were so many dives that popped up out of nowhere, and because the [Grateful] Dead had done one show there, they were the new club on the map, Flamin Groovies guitarist Cyril Jordan said. 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.) (Bonus link: An interview with the singers of The Only Alternative and His Other Possibilities on the San Francisco Bay Area Television Archive.). In June 1966, Stanley Mouse returned from Detroit and joined the FD poster design team, which was led by Family Dog Collective co-founder and poster artist Alton Kelley. Family Dog Productions. The dance floor could accommodate several hundred dancers. Watch on. Open Tuesday - Sunday 9:30 am - 5:15 pm. After putting on a few shows with a little help from Bill Graham, Helms broke out on his own and, while working with a local commune called the Family Dog, secured permits to rent the Avalon Ballroom, a former dance hall on Sutter. That band turned out to be the Jefferson Airplane, and they were the first group to play the club. Regular price $135.00 AUCTION . Locals didnt make the demolition easy, as dozens laid in front of the bulldozers and were arrested. 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. It wasnt long before the place started packing in all the local eccentrics, who would be treated to early performances from the Doors, Grateful Dead and the Steve Miller Blues Band in an intimate setting (the club sat about 100 people). March 12, 1971, the building became the "Friends and Relationships Hall", another short-lived concert venue. The water for these is supplied by an ingenious use of the ocean waves. This masterpiece was designed by two of the most famous and legendary artists of the era, the late Alton Kelley and Stanley Mouse. Search. Even Otis Redding came down to the club when he was living in a Sausalito houseboat and writing his hit, (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay.. This poster series is quite large with posters numbered from 1-147. Regular price $100.00 AUCTION FD-33 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 . In 2002, after learning from psychedelic poster artist Stanley Mouse that the building was available, neo-hippie Steve Shirley (aka Morning Spring Rain) of the Hog Farm commune restored and re-opened the Avalon Ballroom 34 years after it had been closed. Created when Chet Helms' productions relocated from the Avalon Ballroom. Subsequent repairs forced the club to shut down for a little while, but the owners tried to keep it going for a few months more until closing it for good. When Quicksilver played it on 8/22/70, it had no real name - they put the show there on themselves. Heres just a few. Where Graham built a rock 'n' roll empire before he died in a helicopter crash in 1991, Mr. Helms was forever a hippie zealot with a . In the 1960s at the Avalon, two bands typically performed two sets during the evening beginning . Setlists the "Jolly Blue Giant," bought the place in 1965, and Cal students and local musicians regularly packed the place for bills that read today like a Roots Music Hall of Fame; John Fahey, Doc Watson, Skip James and Ramblin Jack Elliott are just a few legends that graced its stage. . Mr. Helms continued producing concerts under the name Family Dog at the Avalon Ballroom, an old dance academy at Sutter and Van Ness. This is the entire run of numbered Family Dog concert posters out of San Francisco and Denver, spanning 1966-1968, all in Near Mint or Mint condition. San Francisco, CA 94121. [8], The Grateful Dead played at the Avalon twenty-nine times from 1966 through 1969, and recorded two live albums, entitled Vintage Dead and Historic Dead, in the autumn of 1966. Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco The Avalon Ballroom at 1268 Sutter Street was built in 1911 and originally called the Puckett Academy of Dance. 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