Rodriguez ( Sugarman) - Australian Tour 2007
Rodriguez ( Sugarman) - Australian Tour 2007
It was crazy doing this show. Sixto is one really gentle humble guy. He moves at his own pace, and his songs resonate strong after all these years.
When we got the chance to do this show it was pretty overwhelming. Having been fans of his music for a long time, and well aware of the myths surrounding his possible death and then his rediscovery culminating in a fantastic tour of South Africa that it seemed like it was just an incredible dream that we were going to see him in concert let alone do a poster for him.
The pic on the poster is obviously Rodriguez from his ' Coming From Reality' Album. The cool thing about his music are the lyrics and the stories. He has a pretty strong view on the inner city dwellers, especially the poor. So we went for a inner city feel in the poster design with a brownstone building in the background, rough scrawled lyrics on his clothes and some bright eye popping colors making it jump from the pages.
After the Show Sixto hung out and signed posters, cds, photos and whatever else people had brought along for him to sign.
He made sure everyone got a signature, or met him. He was very cool indeed, and showed a deep apprciation for his fans.
Here's hoping he tours again.!!
Click here for more info:
http://www.sugarmusic.co.za/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixto_Diaz_Rodriguez/
TRIAL KENNEDY PRINT 2009
This print is limited to 100 for the tour that Trial Kennedy are taking around Australia as part of the Trilogy Tour (August 6th - September 6th) with friends Dukes Of Windsor and Midnight Youth ( NZ ) .
I have to be honest I wasn't to familiar with the band prior to the poster. Sean flicked me a copy of the CD, and I thought it was pretty sweet. It wasnt what I usually listened to, but nonetheless the guys rock. One of the things that struck me was the lyrics and how tight the band were musically. These guys are damn tight musos, with some killer tunes.
If youre after one of these baby's, you will have to either go to the show, and hopefully there will be some left, or pray that after the tour there is something left on offer on there website. Personally I'd go for option A. This way you will be supporting the bands directly.
Dukes of Windsor are a sweet band , Midnight Youth Im not familiar with but if theyre touring with these guys, theyd have to be good too.
See below for tour links.
http://www.trialkennedy.com
http://www.myspace.com/trialkennedy.com
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Muddy Waters. He was something special . I always used to hear people name dropping Muddy and raving bout him, but never really got it till one day i watched a doco on him. It was a Mojo WOrking doco. Man.....
Painted in about 2001. Lex hadnt painted for roughly 12-15 yrs. He had recently started up again, trying to rebuild the skills he hadpreviously but had lost.
This painting now resides in Philladelphia U.S A . The owner of it has informed me that after his passing he has bequeathed it to the Bessie Smith Museum. Im pretty falttered that this will be where it will end up.
Bessie herself had a pretty amazing life. If Robert Johnson is the father of the blues, Bessie is the mother. She had a pretty amazing and interesting life travelling and singing in tents. The sad part when reading about Bessies' life is the world of segregation that surrounded her. Her death could have been avoided had she lived in modern times. She was refused help at a hospital due to her color and sent to the local morgue where they treated colored people. She died due to blood loss received from injuries that she had resulting from her jumping out of a moving car and being caught between the door and a tree. Bessie Had a fear of Cars.
Check out her work and learn more about her.
Lambchop - Australian Tour 2005
This was the second poster we did for Lambchop . Having been a fan of Kurts music for sometime it was fantastic to get the chance to do another print for Lamchop.
We went for a surreal kinda 60s vibe here. We used metallic and Fluro inks with standards. The colours really worked out.
As for significance of jelly fish with power cables and being ground to earth as homes for people ? Well there isnt one. We tried to create something with a sense of vastness and space which is what we hear in the music.
Check them out, theys a great band.!!
Dan from the Black Keys
For a brief moment there we were working on a poster for the band. having been a fan since they first toured, we were pretty buzzed.! This band seriously rocks.
Well, the poster didnt work out, but what did end up from it was some pretty cool sketches from the working up and roughs for the poster.
If you havent heard of these guys and like your music bluesy, ballsy and sweet… check them out.
Pat from the Black Keys
For a brief moment there we were working on a poster for the band. having been a fan since they first toured, we were pretty buzzed.! This band seriously rocks.
Well, the poster didnt work out, but what did end up from it was some pretty cool sketches from the working up and roughs for the poster.
If you havent heard of these guys and like your music bluesy, ballsy and sweet... check them out.
John Berryman Art Print
John Berryman was a great writer who sadly took things into his own hands and threw himself off the bridge. I could really go one about this print but I think its best you look for yourself. Im no expert on Johns work. 
SPARKLER
This art print started its life a s a poster for a band, but through a series of things, it ended up as a art print.
The blurry look in the photo is the way the poster looks. We were trying to create a sense of movement in the image.
Edition of 50.
We still have a coouple left, dop us a line.!
Iron and Wine - Australia Tour 2008
This poster is sold out.!! Sorry if youre hoping to get one.
Edition of 80 .
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