Music Posters from Royal Books, Inc.

Boston: Zebra Concerts, 1975. Vintage handbill for two November 21, 1975 performances of the Rolling Thunder Revue, featuring Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Jack Elliott, and Bob Neuwirth at the Boston Music Hall, 4:00 and 9:00 p.m.. Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue was a 1975-1976 concert tour with an evolving roster of musicians, including Baez, Elliott, and Neuwirth, as well… Read more about this item

New York and Boston: N.p., 1979. Collection of nine posters of performances by Glenn Branca, 1975-1979. Essentially documenting the rise and seminal period of New York's No Wave scene, a graphically bold set of small to large-size posters advertising performances by Branca and his bands The Static, Theoretical Girls, and Daily Life, as well as theater pieces by Branca… Read more about this item

Phoenix, AZ: Calderon Ballroom, 1982. Vintage flyer for a performance by Bad Brains, with supporting acts, Driftwood, Soylent Green, and Junior Achievement, presented by Mersey Productons, at the Calderon Ballroom in Phoenix, Arizona, October 24, 1982. A forerunner of hardcore punk, and adept at reggae, heavy metal, funk, hip hop and soul, Washington DC's acclaimed Bad Brains have… Read more about this item

Austin, Texas: Armadillo World Headquarters, 1975. Vintage poster for a performance by Rory Gallagher at Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, Texas, on November 28, 1975, illustrated by Micael Priest. One of the most influential and unsung guitarists of the 1970s, Gallagher released his fifth studio album, "Against the Grain," a month before this particular performance. Micael Priest was… Read more about this item

Cologne [Koln]: N.p., 1989. Vintage poster for the performance of the 1989 dance piece by choreographer Louis Falco at the Tanz-Forum der Oper der Stadt Köln on May 9, 1989, with music by Bruce Springsteen (arranged by Hajo Stahl), libretto by Falco and Kitty Troll, and set, costume, and poster design by Jack Brusca, SIGNED and dated in the… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1990. Vintage jumbo oversize UK record store poster promoting Depeche Mode's 1990 release "Violator." Considered by many to the the most sophisticated and sublime of all their releases, Depeche Mode's seventh studio album, "Violator," propelled the English electronic New Wave band to international stardom. Preceded by the release of two smash hit singles, "Personal Jesus" and… Read more about this item

London: EMI, 1987. Vintage UK record store poster for the 1987 single, the opening track for David Bowie's 1987 album "Never Let Me Down." Exploring the theme of homelessness in the US, "Day-In Day-Out" is perhaps best remembered today for its controversial music video, which depicted a young couple struggling to survive in Los Angeles. The video… Read more about this item

Champigny-sur-Marne: ECM, 1978. Vintage jumbo French record store poster for the release of Jack DeJohnette's 1978 album. Jazz drummer, pianist, and composer Jack DeJohnette released his 15th studio release, "New Directions," as a quartet in 1978, with John Abercrombie on guitar, Lester Bowie on trumpet, and Eddie Gómez on bass. 47 x 30.5 inches, Folded as issued.… Read more about this item

Paris: Nuit Blanches Productions, 1987. Vintage grande poster for David Bowie's The Glass Spider tour, for a performance at La Courneuve, Paris, July 3, 1987. Launched in support of Bowie's 1987 "Never Let Me Down" album, The Glass Spider tour began in May 1987, and was preceded by a two-week press tour in nine countries throughout Europe… Read more about this item

London: Fiction Records, 1985. Vintage record store poster, created to advertise The Cure's sixth studio album, "The Head on the Door," released on August 30, 1985. Featuring the hit singles "In Between Days" and "Close to Me," the album was the band's first big international success, and was certified gold in the US, UK, and France. … Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 2000. Vintage "An acoustic evening with Medeski Martin and Wood" poster for Medeski Martin and Wood's 2000 acoustic tour, in promotion of their live acoustic album, "Tonic." Formed in 1991 by keyboardist John Medeski, drummer Billy Martin, and bassist Chris Wood, Medeski Martin and Wood developed their own unique brand of improvisational jazz fusion, incorporating influences… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Paradise Lounge, 1987. Vintage hand-colored poster for a performance by Vavoom at San Francisco's Paradise Lounge, January 17, circa 1987. The Paradise Lounge was a popular San Francisco music and performance venue located at 1501 Folsom Street from 1986 till 2010. Prior to The Paradise Lounge, the location was the longtime home (1966-1986) of Folsom Street's… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Club Oasis, 1989. Original "Majestically Modern" poster, announcing an "XQ" fashion show and performance art by "Christi On's Hot Foote Dancers," Thursday, August 17, 1989, hosted by Live 105 (KITS) disc jockey "Big" Rick Stewart with DJ Mark Hamilton, also a disc jockey with Live 105 (KITS). The popular San Francisco LGBTQ nightclub Club Oasis first… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1989. Vintage flyer advertising two performances by The Butt Boys: one on Saturday, April 15, 1989, at The Black Box in Phoenix, and one on Saturday, April 22, 1989, at The Crystal Pistol in San Francisco. Spain Rodriguez was one of the foremost underground cartoonists of the late 1960s and 1970s, alongside Robert Crumb, Gilbert Shelton,… Read more about this item

San Francisco: N.p., 1989. Vintage flyer for a nightclub event held on Saturday, May 6, 1989. The flyer advertises "Mixtress Chuckie," as well as the merger of Club Rapture and Club Mistique (Club Mystique). Club Rapture, Club Mistique, and Scooter's (mentioned in small type at the bottom of the flyer) were popular San Francisco women's venues catering to… Read more about this item

San Francisco: San Francisco Opera, 1989. Vintage flyer advertising a costume sale by the San Francisco Opera (SFO) on April 22-23, 1989, at the War Memorial Opera House. The SFO has held costume sales nearly every year for the last few decades, frequently leading to lines stretched around the block. The SFO's costume sales serve not only to… Read more about this item

Las Vegas: Fremont Street Reggae and Blues Club, 1994. Vintage flyer advertising San Francisco's Fremont Street Reggae and Blues Club's June, 1994, calendar dates, with six featured performances on the verso. The calendar includes reggae dates on the left column and blues dates on the right. The performers featured on the verso are Raskidus, Ass Izz, New… Read more about this item

San Francisco: 6th Street Rendezvous, 1990. Vintage flyer for an unidentified show at The 6th Street Rendezvous (also known as Chel's Rendezvous), San Francisco, on Monday, July 23, 1990. Flyer features a collage of portraits including Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Carly Simon, Spiro Agnew, Miles Davis, and a Gary Panter / Big Daddy Roth-style cartoon character,… Read more about this item

N.p.: N.p., 1990. Vintage flyer for two San Francisco performances, one at Above Paradise (a short-lived venue above The Paradise Lounge) on Tuesday, February 27, 1990, and one at The Albion on Friday, March 2, 1990. Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Hannah Marcus located to San Francisco in the late 1980s after graduating college, where she credits seeing a performance… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Klub Komotion, 1989. Vintage flyer for a performance by Janor Hypercleets and The Band That Dare Not Speak It's Name at Klub Komotion in San Francisco on Wednesday, May 17, 1989. Performance artist Hypercleets (also known as Hypercleats) and The Band That Dare Not Speak It's Name were proponents of The Church of the Subgenius, a… Read more about this item