Moonalice Artists Attending TRPS Festival of Rock Posters in San Francisco on Saturday October 13, 2012

September 27, 2012 By Moonalice Posters Leave a Comment

Before The Art of Moonalice kicks off at the Brooklyn Bowl on October 28th, many Moonalice artists will be making a special appearance at The Rock Poster Society’s annual Fall Classic the Festival of Rock Posters, held at the San Francisco County Fair Building (formerly known as the Hall of Flowers) in beautiful Golden Gate Park on Saturday October 13, 2012.

This event will feature poster artists and dealers from around the country, and is the biggest rock poster event of its kind anywhere! Attendees will find everything from vintage psychedelic treasures to modern silkscreen rock posters, and of course Moonalice posters!

The Festival of Rock Posters runs from 10:00 am until 6:00 pm. Admission is $10 for the public, and $5 for TRPS members with card. You can join online at TRPS.org or renew at the event to take advantage of the member discount.

Don’t forget to bring your Moonalice posters with you, this is a great opportunity to get them signed by the artist!

Moonalice artists in attendance include:
Alexandra Fischer
Carolyn Ferris
Chris Shaw
Chuck Sperry
Dave Hunter
David Singer
Dennis Larkins
Dennis Loren
Gary Houston
John Mavroudis
John Seabury
Lee Conklin
Ron Donovan
Stanley Mouse
Wes Wilson

6/3/12 Sunnyvale Art & Wine Fest, Sunnyvale, CA poster by Gary Houston

June 2, 2012 By Moonalice Posters 15 Comments

6/03/12 Moonalice poster by Gary Houston

June 3, 2012 Sunnyvale Art & Wine Fest, Sunnyvale, California
Moonalice poster by Gary Houston

Legend

According to Moonalice legend, today’s poster by Gary Houston depicts Merlot Moonalice, who abandoned traditional tribal agriculture for a life of wine. Merlot settled right her in Sunnyvale, her Moonalice heritage combined with a perfect climate to produce the world’s only smoking wine. Highly coveted in the Moonalice tribe, smoking wine never caught on with the carriage trade.

According to Moonalice legend, a technical failure in the satellite rig prevented us from Mooncasting this show live. Such is life at the leading edge!

Artist’s Statement

Since this Moonalice performance is at the Sunnyvale Art and Wine Festival, I decided to take a different stance on the presentation. I conceptually focused on wine, which with it’s traditionally more conservative and classical feel of imagery, led me to using an art nouveau inspired iconography. Also I didn’t want the art to contain any black, so all of the coloration could be pushed back. The entire image, including the lettering, was hand cut with Rubylith and an Xacto-knife, and then colored digitally…
– Gary Houston

Poster Details

Artist:	Gary Houston
Performers:	Moonalice
Venue:	Sunnyvale Art & Wine Fest
City, State:	Sunnyvale, California
Date:	June 3, 2012
Printer:	PsPrint
Dimensions:	12.75 in. x 17.25 in.
Medium:	Offset Lithograph
Paper:	14 pt
Series:	Moonalice M481

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Notes

Listed in the art database at ExpressoBeans.com.
Watch this show in HD at Moonalice.com.

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Moonalice Poster M481 ☮ by Gary Houston http://t.co/PxMumqG1
— Moonalice Posters (@MoonalicePoster) June 3, 2012

4/20/12 Slim’s, San Francisco, CA poster by Gary Houston

April 19, 2012 By Moonalice Posters 24 Comments

4/20/12 Moonalice poster by Gary Houston

April 20, 2012 Slim’s, San Francisco, California
Moonalice poster by Gary Houston

Legend

According to Moonalice legend, we have a dozen posters tonight . . . all legendary . . . by Stanley Mouse, Carolyn Ferris, Wendy Wright, Gary Houston, David Singer, John Seabury, John Mavroudis, Dennis Loren, Dennis Larkins, Lee Conklin and Darrin Brenner. We also want to thank the other poster artists who are with us tonight: Wes Wilson, Chuck Sperry, Lauren Yurkovich, Dave Hunter, Alexandra Fischer, Marguerite Kelley (widow of Alton Kelley), and our incredible art director, Chris Shaw.

Time will not permit me to share the legends from all the posters, but with a three set show, I can go further than normal.

According to Moonalice legend, this poster by Carolyn Ferris, depicts a very talented bloke from Bromley, England – the man formerly known as Sir Sinjin Moonalice – testing the full pharmacopia of the Moonalice tribe. Given the quality and quantity of Moonalice natural remedies, this was a job requiring tremendous self-sacrifice. Pete’s commitment to the betterment of the tribe serves as a model for us all. Happy 4/20!!!

According to Moonalice legend, this poster by Stanley Mouse depicts the day – early in the life of this band – when we stopped for burritos in a shop in Willits, CA on our way to a gig in Laytonville. One of our former bandmates and I added Cholula hot sauce to our burritos from a communal bottle that was on the condiment rack behind the shop. Long story short, somebody dosed us. This picture doesn’t look like anyone I saw that day . . . so the image must be of me. I hope I didn’t strangle the cat.

According to Moonalice legend, this poster by Dennis Larkins depicts the day that Pokey Moonalice, the tribal basset hound, first came to San Francisco. Pokey didn’t have a car or opposable thumbs, so he jumped in the back seat of a convertible somewhere near Portland and hitched a ride with two white people who had no idea what they were in for. Sadly, Pokey didn’t keep a diary, so we have no idea either. Oh well. That’s why they call it 4/20!!!

As of midnight April 19: 1,989,018 downloads of “It’s 4:20 Somewhere.”
As of midnight April 20: 2,014,025

Poster Details

Artist:	Gary Houston
Performers:	Moonalice
Venue:	Slim’s
City, State:	San Francisco, California
Date:	April 20, 2012
Printer:	PsPrint
Dimensions:	17.25 in. x 12.75 in.
Medium:	Offset Lithograph
Paper:	14 pt
Series:	Moonalice M466

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Notes

420 Tribal Pow Wow
With The Art of Moonalice Poster Show
3rd Set: Liquid lights by Brotherhood of Lights
One of 11 posters included in the 420 Tribal Pow Wow 2012 set.
Listed in the art database at ExpressoBeans.com.
Watch this show in HD at Moonalice.com.

The Art of Moonalice Poster Show Art Exhibit on April 20, 2012

April 17, 2012 By Moonalice Posters 11 Comments

M455 › 4/8/12 The Art of Moonalice at Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY poster by Carolyn Ferris

The Art of Moonalice Poster Show – Slim’s – April 20, 2012

A Special Art Exhibit with 16 Moonalice Posters Artists in Attendance!

Moonalice is a band that commissions a poster for every gig and gives them away for free. Since the band’s formation in 2007, Moonalice has produced a unique series of over 460 original gig posters with artwork from over 20 artists.

Moonalice posters feature artwork from many of the legendary poster artists of the psychedelic 60’s as well as today’s top rock poster artists. Moonalice is a band that lets poster artists do what they do best – make art! Unencumbered by standard constraints, Moonalice posters are as diverse as the artists who create them.

Moonalice proudly presents the third Art of Moonalice poster exhibit at the Tribal Pow-Wow at Slim’s. We are going to show as many Moonalice posters as space permits. Sixteen Moonalice poster artists will be in attendance too! Moonalice’s concert will follow the poster show at 7:20pm, admission at the door is $4.20.

Doors open at 6:00pm!

Artists in attendance:
David Singer • Stanley Mouse • Wes Wilson • Chris Shaw • Alexandra Fischer • Lee Conklin • Dave Hunter • Carolyn Ferris • Dennis Larkins • Chuck Sperry • Dennis Loren • John Seabury • John Mavroudis • Lauren Yurkovich • Darrin Brenner • Gary Houston

Also featuring posters by: Grace Slick • Wendy Wright • George & Patricia Sargent • Claude Shade • Ron Donovan

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The Art of Moonalice at Brooklyn Bowl

March 22, 2012 By Moonalice Posters 6 Comments

The Art of Moonalice

An Exhibit of Rock Posters Created for the band Moonalice.

Moonalice is a band that commissions a poster for every gig and gives them away for free. Since the band’s formation in 2007, Moonalice has produced a unique series of over 450 original gig posters with artwork from over 20 artists.

On Sunday, April 8, 2012, Moonalice proudly presents a concert and poster show at the Brooklyn Bowl. The full series of Moonalice posters will be on display and available for purchase at this first ever East Coast event. Many Moonalice poster artists will be attending the event in-person. The poster show opens at noon, Moonalice’s concert will follow the poster show in the evening.

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