Five Favorite Designers Of Artful Gig Posters
Of all the varieties of ersatz ephemera making headway in an increasingly digitalized music industry, the gig poster has recently emerged as my favorite. More often crafted as an artistic pursuit rather than actual show promotion, there are a slew of talented poster artists and studios turning out artful, frame-worthy memorabilia these days. ... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayMethane Studios celebrates 10 years of gig postery at Alcove Gallery
When we swung by Alcove Contemporary Arts Gallery early last Saturday afternoon, a chocolate sheet cake from the previous evening's Methane exhibit opening party still lingered on a banquet table in the back room, giving the impression of some child's recently-abandoned birthday party. And the night before had been a birthday party, of sorts: For ten years now, Methane Studios has been gracing the telephone poles, record store windows, venue bulletin boards and-- more recently-- apartment walls of Atlanta and other lucky cities across the US with their vibrant, artful concert posters. ... read more
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