Osso Inc has made a fantastic print for the Starlight Theatre show on 8/22, likely one of the few we will see from fans. This is a two-color Linocut in a run of 25 printed on Canson 300GSM stock. His website is ossoinc.weebly.com and you can pick up the poster below for $20 plus $7 shipping.
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Welcome new artist Jeff Lucas to PhanArt! In his own words:
“I have been a screen printer for 35 years. I started out in my teens selling t-shirts and bumper stickers at Dead shows. Then on August 9th 1995 myself and a whole lot of other people were out of a job. I setteled down got married had kids and put my engineering background to work. I slowly drifted back into screen printing and for the last 20 years I have been at the helm of Black Dog Graphics Inc. in Clinton, Maine. For the most part we are a contract t-shirt printer serving regional and national accounts. However a couple of time a year when the shop is empty I turn my skills to flat stock and do up a poster or two and head to the lot. This year it was SPAC, last year it was Watkins Glen and The Gorge. Why? Because I am part of the show and it gives me a reason to talk with a few hundred people i wouldn’t normally talk to.”
“I use a traditional approach in my print making to protect the edition. All screens, master flats and art files are erased or destroyed after the run. I keep a low quality .png file for presence on the internet, once the edition is sold out it to will be erased. There will never be a second edition. There are no rejects or artist proofs and no editing in terms of quality, in print making there are no “mistakes” there is only markings that make a print individual. I will sell out an edition to it’s entirety.”
“I prefer the circus theme for my concert posters because in 2013 a weekend with Phish and the crowd in tow is as close to the old time circus as we are going to get. My show circus posters are an innocent anecdote to other work work I see.”
Check out Jeff’s site blackdoggraphics.com
The Watkins Glen poster is an edition of 144 with only 12 remaining. The price is $50 for each, which includes insured shipping and 20% going to The Mockingbird Foundation! The paper is a Arches acid free, the size is 12 inches by 24 inches. All prints are signed and numbered.
The SPAC poster is an edition of 99, with only 16 remaining. The price is $50 each which includes insured shipping and 20% going to The Mockingbird Foundation. The paper is a Arches acid free, the size is 12 inches by 24 inches. All prints are signed and numbered.
Watkins Glenn
SPAC Button
For the StarLight Theatre show tonight in Kansas City, MO, AJ is on site with a few prints, but you can also pick up this great posters up at his store. This is a five color linoleum block print measuring 14.5″ x 23.5″ using metallic copper ink. This is a signed/numbered edition of 100 printed on Canson Edition Antique White paper stock. This poster ships following 2nd leg.
Great thanks and appreciation goes to the following artists who were featured on PhanArt over May, June and July! Their incredible generosity and efforts to spread the art and donation to The Mockingbird Foundation in the process will help to promote music education throughout the country.
Total: 28 pieces of art and $230 raised for The Mockingbird Foundation through donations made by artists via sales on PhanArt.net and at Phish shows. Please continue to support these generous artists!
If you would like to purchase any of the items donated, please contact Pete at phanart (at) gmail.com
Monk’s San Francisco Phish print is an homage to Tube/Divided Sky and the iconic self titled album cover from the Bad Brains. The dome is the San Francisco City Hall building which is across the street from the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. The print is a limited run of 250, offset printed on 13 pt recycled matte paper. It measures 12.25 x 17.25 and will be signed/numbered by the artist and shipped in a think walled tube. Cost is $20 with free shipping
Jiggs’ 4th poster of the summer is a run of 75 prints for the Commerce City shows over Labor Day weekend. The industrial/audio themed art is a 4-color screen print on Steel Grey paper, measuring 8″ x 15″. Cost is $20 with $6 shipping. As of now, there are only 50 available for online sales with the rest available in Colorado on lot. Pick one up here
After printing tshirts for 12 years, Justin Olsen has decided to try his hand at posters, making three for Summer Tour 2012. The posters are $20 each which includes priority mail shipping. All of Justin’s prints measure 11×17″ use plastisol ink on chipboard, creating a unique ink design in each print. Justin’s prints can be seen and purchased below.
Summer Tour 2012 screenprint measures 11X17″ and I used plastisol ink on chipboard. The blend of ink on these prints make each poster unique. All posters are hand silk-screened and is signed and numbered. .
Here is a Portsmouth screenprint poster from 2012. The poster measures 11X17 inches and I used plastisol ink on chipboard. The blend of ink on this print makes each poster unique. The poster is hand silk screened and from a limited edition of 50. Each poster is signed and numbered. The price includes Priority Mail shipping.
Wanna Tuck? drink coozies come in a standard drink size with red ink on royal blue. Keep your drink cold in style. Cost is one for $4, two for $7 and three for $10, with free shipping on all orders.
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Branden’s Second Leg of Summer 2012 Phish Tour is here and ready for shipping. This print measures 18×24″ and is printed on 100lb cover stock in a limited edition run of 350 signed & numbered prints using five colors: Moss Green, Goldenrod, Light Blue, Brown and Black. The posters are available now at his store for only $20 plus $5 shipping. Every order of 2 or more comes with a free Summer tour pin!
On this day in 2002, Michael Houser, founder and namesake of Widespread Panic, died at the age of 40. For many, this was the end of an era and one that was difficult to come to terms with. Word spread in the spring of 2002 of his diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. But Houser kept playing, 15 shows in all before he passed away on August 10th, 2002, a month after his final show with Widespread Panic.
Houser was not only the lead guitarist for Widespread Panic, he was at the heart of the band, with a signature sound that echoes still through the songs and memories of Panic fans everywhere. Lending his propensity for frequent panic-attacks to the band’s name, Houser collaborated with his bandmates, writing songs together since the mid 1980s, including the lyrics to such songs as “Airplane”, “Gimme”, “Vacation,” “Raise the Roof,” “This Part of Town,” “Ain’t Life Grand,” “You Got Yours” and his final composition released in 2003, “Travelin’ Man.” Moving from playing seated (as he originally learned to play guitar) to standing up before returning to his seat on stage right in 1997, he incorporated his volume pedal into many songs and jams, creating the iconic sound that has yet to be duplicated.
With Houser’s death, Widespread Panic continued to play with the help of John Keane on pedal steel, George McConnell on guitar (2002-2006) and Jimmy Herring who has filled the lead guitar spot since 2006. Still, of all the guitarists in the world, Panic fans would easily give anything to have Houser back, seated and playing. A hiatus in 2004 allowed the band an extended break for the first time since Houser’s death, and while the sound was not the same as it once was, the fans were still there today, supporting the band that carries on Mikey’s musical legacy and nickname.
Houser left behind his wife Barbette, son Waker and daughter Eva. On August 10th, 2012, the 10 year anniversary of his passing, there was held a tribute show, ‘We Miss you Mikey’ at the Georgia Theatre in Athens. Among other pieces of art that were available at the show is the official print seen below. The art direction has been overseen by Houser’s wife Barbette and features Michael’s own doodles. Proceeds from the show benefitted The Michael Houser Fund at Athens Academy.
As a bonus, the show on Friday night will be shot professionally by a five-camera crew and streamed at Couchtour.com Fans who wish to support The Michael Houser Music Fund or who decide to stream the show are encouraged to donate to the Michael Houser Music Fund at the link on Couchtour.com
Fans of course have taken inspiration from Houser over the years and incorporate his likeness and familiar on stage pose into their artwork. Below is a gallery of images that will be updated continually as more Houser art is created. Many of these unique designs include an artistic take on the profile of Houser and his guitar, and as a result, his character, leaving him even more vividly in the minds of his fans.
Read a 1997 Relix interview with Houser and a 1996 interview backstage at The Warfield in San Francisco.
Enjoy the art on this page and these two performances of songs to remember Mikey.
Gimme 11/13/91, Georgia Theater, Athens, GA
Vacation 2/9/96, Ogden Theater, Denver, CO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch_m4kr7cZw
