"[7], In the 1960s, at the Avalon, two bands typically performed two sets during the evening beginning at about nine o'clock. The damaged bridge to Flag Rock on April 6, 1884. The space is known as the location of many concerts of the counterculture movement, from around 1966 to 1969.It also had a reopening 34 years later, from 2003 to 2005. It also had a reopening 34 years later, from 2003 to 2005. Grateful Dead - 1/26/69 - Avalon Ballroom - San Francisco, CA-- Set 1 --00:00 Tuning00:46 That's It For The Other One ~16:48 Clementine ~27:44 Death Don't . The Family Dog's weekly dance hall revues gave the local bands a forum to perform their groundbreaking music. Post Card Artist: Wes Wilson, Bellmer Wright; Concert Performers: Velvet Underground, Charley Musselwhite</p> First printing po. It hadn't been long since locals ran out the owners who'd showed a movie about a crossdresser, and now they had a hippie problem on their hands. (See also: Family Dog posters and handbills). 1969/10/31 - San Jose State University Student Union Ballroom, San Jose, CA 2 1969/11/1 - Family Dog, San Francisco, CA 4 1969/11/2 - Family Dog, San Francisco, CA 128 The Family Dog on The Great Highway, 660 Great Highway, San Francisco, CA The Family Dog was a foundation stone in the rise of San Francisco rock, and it was in operation in various forms from Fall 1965 through the Summer of 1970. . $550.00, FD-65Big Brother Janis Joplin1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.4, Regular price Gavin Newsoms company, the Plumpjack Group. And ice skating at Sutro! I saw her in the show but we didn't meet until 1980.lee@cjc.edu. By 1884, a steam railroad was in place to bring people to the first amusement ride at the Citys ocean side -- a Gravity Railroad roller coaster, and to the Ocean Beach Pavilion for concerts and dancing. Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen were involved. Clear-Com Intercoms(1) The Family Dog(0) . $160.00, FD-97Siegal Schwall1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 8.5, FD-96Quicksilver MessengerMouse & Kelley1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.8, Regular price in 1906 for a little amusement park that was originally on Market and Van Ness in San Francisco, but because of the. A woman dances in the glow of psychedelic light at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco. I remember there was a room on the mezzanine off the main ballroom that had black lights and trippy fluorescent posters and paint all over the walls; OMG, I'm swooning with nostalgia! This poster series is quite large with posters numbered from 1-147. The most influential of the group became known as the "San Francisco . The Avalon Ballroom was a music venue in the Polk Gulch neighborhood of San Francisco, California, at 1244 Sutter Street (or 1268 Sutter, depending on the entrance). On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Graphic Artist: Doyle Phillips a.k.a. Two officers accosted the performers but were stopped by the crowd. Historic photo reprinted without permission, SF History Center, SF Public Library. He then found a former pizza place in the Marina, signed a lease, and, before opening, enlisted some friends to paint a gigantic mural of the four horsemen on the wall. Many cards were produced in more than one back style. Everyone was dancing it was a family atmosphere. The famous FD14 "Zig-Zag Man" promotes a pair of concerts by Big Brother and The Holding Company and Quicksilver Messenger Service at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco, California, in 1966. But Mr. Helms lacked both Graham's capitalist drive and his killer instincts. The first multiband rock show was held at the Ark in Sausalito in 1965 and proved so successful that the presenters incorporated their commune as the Family Dog . $450.00, FDD-6Van MorrisonMouse Signed1967 Poster Family Dog DenverCGC Graded 9.8, FD-35Daily FlashMouse Signed1966 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.8, Regular price Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother and the Holding Company, February 19, Fillmore Auditorium, "Earthquake," Bo Diddley, Big Brother & the Holding Company, August 12 & 13, Avalon Ballroom, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Quicksilver Messenger Service, March 25 - 27, Fillmore Auditorium, "The Head," Grateful Dead, Mother Earth, September 22 & 23, 1601 West Evans St., Denver, Junior Wells, Sons of Champlin, Santana Blues Band, May 17 - 19, Avalon Ballroom, Quicksilver Messenger Service, John Lee Hooker, Miller Blues Band, March 22 - 23, Avalon Ballroom, "Triplets," Jerry Steig & the Satyrs, Sons of Champlin, The 4th Way, Alexander's Timeless Bloozband, March 29 - 31, Avalon Ballroom, "Girl in the Red Circle," Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service, January 27 & 28, Avalon Ballroom. FDD-7Canned HeatStanley Mouse Signed1967 PosterFamily Dog DenverCGC Graded 9.8, Regular price $75.00, AUCTIONFD-21Big Brother EarthquakeMouse Signed1966 Handbill Avalon BallroomNear Mint Minus, AUCTIONFD-17ALove Big Brother JanisMouse Signed1966 HandbillAvalon BallroomNear Mint, FD-40The Grateful Dead1966 HandbillAvalon BallroomExcellent, FD-22The Grateful Dead1966 HandbillAvalon BallroomNear Mint, FDD-11Sons Of Champlin1967 PosterFamily Dog DenverCGC Graded 9.8, FDD-8Allmen Joy1967 PosterFamily Dog DenverCGC Graded 9.6, Regular price $14.99 + $22.00 shipping. If you have a lingering curiosity about Beatniks and Hippies, entrepreneurship in global enterprise, San Francisco then and now, half-pint steam trains, CAD, or the secrets of modern retirement, go ahead bookmark this site and, by all means, encourage this effort. Classics, poems, plays in all languages of the learned, are in those closely packed cases, book-. $125.00, FD-133Bill Haley Flamin' Groovies1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 8.0, FD-95Jim Kweskin1967 Poster Avalon Ballroom CGC Graded 8.0, FD-110Blood, Sweat, and Tears1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.4, FD-133Bill Haley Flamin' Groovies1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 6.5, FDD-8Allmen Joy1967 PosterFamily Dog DenverCGC Graded 7.5, FDD-10Blue Cheer1967 PosterFamily Dog DenverCGC Graded 9.6, FD-5Blues Project1966 HandbillAvalon BallroomVery Good, Regular price Family Dog shows were initially held at the Fillmore Auditorium where Chet and Bill Graham would promote concerts on alternate weekends. The band playing was cosmic popcorn. [Skhy], Creedence Clearwater Revival, May 31 - June 2, Avalon Ballroom, "The Sorcerer," Steppenwolf, Charley Musselwhite, 4th Way, Indian Head Band, April 19 - 21, Avalon Ballroom, "One Hundred Six," Youngbloods, Mount Rushmore, Phoenix, February 16-18, Avalon Ballroom, "Charlie Chaplin," Siegal Schwall, Kaleidoscope, Savage Resurrection, March 22 - 24, Avalon Ballroom, "Rorschach Test," Blues Project, It's A Beautiful Day, Nazz-Are Blues Band, April 5 - 7, Avalon Ballroom, "Peyote Bud," Blues Project, Genesis, Taj Mahal & the Blue Flames, March 1-3, Avalon Ballroom, "Lovelady," Love, Congress of Wonders, Sons of Champlin, March 8 - 10, Avalon Ballroom, "The Circus in Common," Quicksilver Messenger Service, Buddy Guy, Sun House, February 23 - 25, Avalon Ballroom, Junior Wells, Sons of Champlin, Santana Blues Band, May 17-19, Avalon Ballroom, "Lady with Spaghetti Hair," Youngbloods, Kaleidoscope, Hour Glass, May 24 - 26, Avalon Ballroom, "Giddyap," Junior Wells, Canned Heat, Crome Syrcus, Clover, May 3 - 5, Avalon Ballroom, Van Morrison, Daily Flash, Hair, October 20 - 22, Avalon Ballroom, A Magic Show. )^ Guidelines, MacGowan, Gail, Land's End in San Francisco, At the base of the rocks near the Cliff House, the, "National Park Service Issues New Contract to Long-Time Cliff House Concessioner", Long before the Family Dog showed up! Picture . After the movie and before the next group someone walked around with a fog machine and filled the hall up with smoke. A complete military, architectural and botanical library contributes its golconda of treasure; antique and priceless scrolls from the Orient are preserved with the parchments of Maimonides, author of "Ram Bam," who was called the Light of Israel, the Star of the West, and the Great Eagle. Though the theater held memorable shows, it always struggled for money. This area included the stage, which was 40 to 50 feet (12 to 15m) wide. . Regular price $135.00 AUCTION . $2,500.00, FD-38Big Brother Janis Joplin1966 PosterAvalon BallroomExcellent, Regular price BILL GRAHAM PRESENTS / FAMILY DOG. "Libertie," Blood, Sweat and Tears, John Handy, Son House, March 15 - 17, Avalon Ballroom, "It's a Gas," Quicksilver Messenger Service, Charlatans, It's a Beautiful Day, April 26 - 28, Avalon Ballroom, "Dancing Bear," Quicksilver Messenger Service, Ace of Cups, Flamin' Groovies, May 10 - 12, Avalon Ballroom, "Flip Flop," The Fugs, Ace of Cups, Allmen Joy, April 12 - 14, Avalon Ballroom, Chuck Berry, The Sons of Champlin, November 17 & 18, 1601 West Evans St., Denver, "Moby Dragon," Siegel Schwall, Buddy Guy, Hour Glass, Mance Lipsomb, February 9 - 11, Avalon Ballroom, "Pay Attention aka Space Man," Doors, Allmen Joy, Gingerbred Blu, December 29 - 31, 1601 West Evans St., Denver, Soul Survivors, Box Tops, Jimmerfield Legend, December 15 & 16, 1601 West Evans St., Denver, Canned Heat, Siegel Schwall, December 8 - 10, 1601 West Evans St., Denver, "Denver Splash," Jim Kweskin & His Jug Band, Solid Muldoon, December 1 & 2, 1601 West Evans St., Denver, "The Popup Poster," Kaleidascope, Mother Earth, Country Weather, June 21 - 23, Avalon Ballroom, "Rorschach Test II," Frumius Bandersnatch, Clear Light, Buddy Guy, June 14 - 16, Avalon Ballroom, "Iron Butterfly," Iron Butterfly, Velvet Underground, Chrome Cyrcus, June 7 - 9, Avalon Ballroom, "Machanico Mandala," Taj Mahal, Dave van Ronk, Family Tree, A.B. This is the entire run of numbered Family Dog concert posters out of San Francisco and Denver, spanning 1966-1968, all in Near Mint or Mint condition. Great memories. This site was formerly the Edgewater Ballroom (part of the Playland at the Beach complex) and originally known as the Ocean Beach Pavilion and Casino when it opened in 1884. Its lack of soundproofing made it sound boomy, which you can hear in a live recording of Big Brother and the Holding Company. Two years later, in 1966, five hippie artists had the idea to buy the theater and turn it into a performing arts space. The Avalon #204-For Archive: www.oaklanddupree@substack.com. It originally housed a dance school, and then served as the galleries of Butterfield & Butterfield auction house. The Matrix came to be after Marty Balin convinced three guys he met randomly at a bar to put up $3,000 each for a club he wanted to start. But the Fillmore wasnt the only stage during the Summer of Love. 1891 photo courtesy of UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library. The building was used a rock venue between 1966 and 1968 primarily by the Family Dog under the direction of Chet Helms. The building that housed the Avalon Ballroom was built in 1911 and was originally called the Colin Traver Academy of Dance. For the crime of risqu decor and showing movies like Ed Wood's Glen or Glenda, the owners were run out of town by locals in a matter of weeks. It was operated during the 1960s as a dance/concert hall by Chet Helms' "Family Dog Productions." Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco The Avalon Ballroom at 1268 Sutter Street was built in 1911 and originally called the Puckett Academy of Dance. 6/21/1965 . Almost every groups set was put to tape, and recordings of Steppenwolf, Santana, the Great Society (Grace Slicks first band) and the Velvet Underground were later released as live albums. Great Highway was once called Ocean Boulevard. Located in: San Rafael, California, United States. $3,000.00, AUCTIONFD-109Love Arthur LeeStanley Mouse Signed1968 PosterAvalon BallroomNear Mint, Regular price Subsequent repairs forced the club to shut down for a little while, but the owners tried to keep it going for a few months more until closing it for good. Many of Berkeley's folk venues were short-lived. Within a year, it turned to fundraising concerts to keep the doors open. $150.00, FD-138Steve Miller Muddy Waters1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, FD-135The Youngbloods1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, FD-134Spirit Sir Doug1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, FD-133Bill Haley Flamin' Groovies1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.4, FD-118Quicksilver Flamin Groovies1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, FD-114The Fugs1968 Poster- Avalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, FD-110Blood, Sweat, and Tears1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.8, FD-103Country Joe1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.8, FD-100Youngbloods Ace Of Cups1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, Regular price All very interesting. The water for these is supplied by an ingenious use of the ocean waves. The Avalon Ballroom. Jack Duane. Poster for a show at the Avalon Ballroom. 20. I remember one night hearing conga drums playing in that cave. The bands that developed in the Jabberwock seemed to embrace a dark sense of humor with their Americana. (Martinez then started the classy waterfront restaurant Ondine.). Sly & the Family Stone New Salvation Army Band. There are also numbered posters for shows produced by the Family Dog in Denver and Portland, as well as unnumbered posters and handbills associated with shows produced by the Family Dog in San Francisco in 1969 and 1970. Fred Marti Martinez and Frank McGinnis then bought the Van Damme, cleaned up the boats interior, and by 1965 they had turned it into a plush after-hours nightclub. Family Dog (1965-1979) Title "Peacock Ball," Quicksilver Messenger Service, Miller Blues Band, Daily Flash, March 10 & 11, Avalon Ballroom Date 1967 Object Type Prints Medium Color offset lithograph poster Dimensions Sheet: 508 x 355 mm (20 x 14 in.) The Family Dog was Chet Helms' successor to his Avalon Ballroom, where the Dead had played many times from 1966 through 1968. 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