It arrived in 1914. Seal Rock House (1858) seen here was the pioneer resort and hotel in the area. When Quicksilver played it on 8/22/70, it had no real name - they put the show there on themselves. In the 1960s at the Avalon, two bands typically performed two sets during the evening beginning . One huge bonus for bands playing the Matrix was the high-quality recording setup used to capture performances. In 1969, Playland ebbed as the San Francisco pop culture was taking hold. Both Chet Helms and Bill Graham employed many of the same artists to produce the posters and handbills. This comment has been removed by the author. Family Dog/Avalon Ballroom Concert Posters - Complete Near-Mint Set of All 161! Avalon Ballroom. [citation needed] In 1969, it reopened as the Regency II Movie Theater, operated by Blumenfeld Enterprises until 2000. Avalon Ballroom San Francisco, CA Hell's Angels, Janis Joplin & Big Brother California Hall Concert San Francisco, CA The Family Dog Presents Quicksilver Messenger Service The Charlatans Super Band W. Evans St Denver, CO Jefferson Airplane Mother Earth, Flamin' Groovies Winterland San Francisco, CA Ike & Tina Turner Revue Alton Kelley, Stanley Mouse, Greatful Dead (Grateful Dead, Sopwith Camel.Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, California 8/19/66-8/20/66), 1966, color offset lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Sidney Lawrence III, 2007.27.17 . The Avalon Ballroom is a historic 30,000 square feet building located in the heart of San Francisco, in the Polk Street Corridor. Original 1st printing 13 x 20 concert poster for theVelvet Underground (featuring Lou Reed) appearing with Iron Butterfly and Crome Syrcus at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco, CA from 6/7-9/1968. Everybody who played there sounded like shit. Family Dog building was constructed (not at the same site as the photo). Built in 1916, the Charles Van Damme was a steamboat that shuttled commuters from Richmond to San Rafael for over 20 years. What the hall is remembered more for are non-musical activities. Remember Playland, Cliff House with it's Sky Tram, playing congas at Sutro Baths and all along the beach. Family Dog Presents FD-1 Tribal Stomp. . [25] According to Sam Andrew in the documentary Nine Hundred Nights, he wrote Combination of The Two for the San Francisco late 60s scene, and "The Two" were The Fillmore and The Avalon. Iron Butterfly Indian Head Band Collectors: 7/4-7/68: Avalon Ballroom: . The Family Dog Denver (also known as The Family Dog or simply The Dog) was a concert dance hall located at 1601 West Evans Avenue in Denver, Colorado.Opened from September 1967 to July 1968, it is regarded as a seminal music venue that launched Denver on its trajectory to its current status as a major concert destination by introducing never-before-seen acts like The Doors, Van Morrison, Jimi . That was the worst gig in town, Jordan said. The Avalon was founded . 11/2/69, Family Dog at the Great Highway, San Francisco, IIp, CDR, A, SBD>MR>C>DAT>CDR>CDR>CDR, 1 disc, , 12/12/69, Thelma Theater, Los Angeles, partial II, CDR, A, Family Dog postcards have several different types of backs: Place Stamp Here (PSH), Blank backs and Bulk Rate Permit backs (as well as combinations of these types in the case of double sized cards). This performance is from a live concert show at the Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco. News >> General News >> Feasting with the Family Dog, Part Two. 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. A complete image set of the Family Dog 'Numbered Series', which begins at number 42 and runs to 147, also including the twelve Denver cards (no D-9 card was ever printed). After putting on a few shows with a little help from Bill Graham, Helms broke out on his own and, while working with a local commune called the Family Dog, secured permits to rent the Avalon Ballroom, a former dance hall on Sutter. Date 1967 Location Not on view. Regular price $135.00 AUCTION . Moby Grape played their first shows at the Ark and used the boat as a rehearsal space in the daytime. Should, however, the tides be so low as to necessitate pumping, preparations have been made for this, and the water can be forced in at a rate of 6,000 gallons per minute by means of a large turbine pump placed at sea level in a cave-like excavation hollowed out of the solid cliff and heretofore driven by means of a steam-engine which is now about to be replaced by a 35 horse-. Picture Information. Helms relocated Family Dog Productions to a space on the Great Highway, and other promoters who tried to book the hall afterward could never recreate the same vibe. It shut down in 1969 and sat empty for over a decade before it was torn down. [citation needed] Posters advertising each event were produced by psychedelic artists, including Rick Griffin, Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelley and Victor Moscoso. Helms had the phrase "May the baby Jesus shut your mouth and open your mind painted above the entrance, and went on to book a series of concerts that focused not just on music but an entire experience. U2 played there in 1981. Jerry Garcia's Middle Finger blogged: Having just posted about Garcia's . McDonald, Melton and a few others would end up recording a song McDonald wrote in a matter of minutes called I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag. Released on an EP, the song -- a satire-laden protest of the Vietnam War -- became a regional hit, so McDonald and Melton began playing at the Jabberwock as Country Joe McDonald and the Fish. Lot 0509, Mar 30, 2023 . The buckets of laced KoolAid, not so much. 1268 Sutter Street. I thought I'd add it because it's something interesting that happened in San Francisco about 37 years before the. Chet Helms held his dance concerts at the Avalon Ballroom. . Powered by Shopify. Picture . San Francisco Bay Area Television Archive, handcuffed to a chair and made to receive a blowjob. Four months later, on August 8, 1898 Adolph Sutro died after a long illness. Though the theater held memorable shows, it always struggled for money. Two years later, in 1966, five hippie artists had the idea to buy the theater and turn it into a performing arts space. The band playing was cosmic popcorn. abebooks.com. Ask anybody who was alive back then and theyll tell you the Avalon wasnt appropriating the hippie culture -- it was the real deal. Tier upon tier of seats rise to the galleries, while at their base are the swimming tanks. Avalon Ballroom's concert list along with photos, videos, and setlists of their past concerts & performances. The Straight also hosted quite a few nude theater events, one of which took place in the middle of a conference on runaway children. In a sense, an oceanic experience of being unified with something larger than yourself, that is essentially ultimately regenerating and renewing and is what the word recreation means in its true sense, Helms said during a 1998 interview. An L-shaped, second-floor balcony surrounded the first-floor along the south and western walls, and the dance area was in front of the elevated stage in the northeast corner where musicians performed. $50. Once the San Francisco Sound became mainstream, all kinds of new clubs popped up, providing gigs for groups who werent on that weeks bill at the Fillmore. . $540.00, AUCTIONFD 79Family Dog DenverRick Griffin1967 PosterExcellent, AUCTIONFD-65 Big Brother Janis Joplin1967 PosterAvalon BallroomNear Mint Minus, AuctionFD-63, 67, 71The Charlatans1967 Triptych Poster SetAvalon BallroomNear Mint Minus, AUCTIONFD 14Big Brother Janis JoplinZig-Zag Man"Genuine Counterfeit"1966 PosterExcellent, AUCTIONFD-122Velvet UndergroundBob SchnepfSIGNED 1968 PosterAvalon BallroomMint, AUCTIONFD-110Blood Sweat & TearsStanley Mouse Signed1968 PosterAvalon BallroomNear Mint, AUCTIONFD-96Quicksilver MessengerStanley MouseSIGNED 1967 PosterAvalon BallroomNear Mint, AUCTIONFD-62Sutters MillQuicksilver MessengerRick Griffin1967 PosterAvalon BallroomMint, AUCTIONFD-35Quicksilver/Daily FlashStanley Mouse Signed1966 PosterAvalon BallroomMint, AUCTIONFD-26Grateful DeadStanley MouseHand Colored Hand Signed PrintNear Mint, AUCTIONFD-68Quicksilver Messenger1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, AUCTION FD-6Sin DanceWes Wilson1966 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, AUCTIONFDD-11Sons Of Champlin1967 PosterMouse SignedFamily Dog DenverNear Mint Minus, AUCTION FD-29Jim KweskinMouse Signed1966 HandbillAvalon BallroomNear Mint Minus, AUCTIONFD-2813th Floor ElevatorsMouse Signed1966 HandbillAvalon BallroomNear Mint, AUCTIONFD-21Bo DiddleyMouse Signed1966 HandbillAvalon BallroomNear MInt Minus, AUCTIONFD-17Jefferson Airplane Mouse Signed1966 HandbillAvalon BallroomNear Mint Minus, AUCTIONFD-14Big Brother Janis Joplin Mouse Signed1966 HandbillAvalon BallroomVery Good, AUCTIONFD-43Human Be-InMoby Grape1967 Double H Press PosterNear Mint Minus, AUCTIONFD-47Sphinx Dance1967 PosterAvalon BallroomNear Mint Minus, AUCTIONCrowds Bug YouTribal Gathering2 Family Dog 1967 HandbillsJohn MyersAvalon BallroomNear Mint Minus, AUCTIONFDFamily Dog Great Highway1969 HandbillNear Mint, AUCTIONFD-42Quicksilver Messenger Service1966 Poster Avalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, FD-48Big Brother Janis JoplinMouse Signed1967 PostcardAvalon BallroomNear Mint, FD-39 YoungbloodsMouse Signed1966 HandbillAvalon BallroomNear Mint Minus, FD-19Big Brother Janis JoplinMouse Signed1966 HandbillAvalon Ballroom Near Mint, AUCTIONFD-96Quicksilver Messenger1967 PosterMouse SignedAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.8, AUCTIONFD-110Blood Sweat & TearsStanley Mouse Signed1968 PosterAvalon BallroomNear Mint Minus, AUCTIONFD-68Quicksilver Messenger1967 PosterAvalon BallroomVery Good, AUCTIONFD-22The Grateful DeadMouse Signed1966 Original PosterAvalon BallroomVery Good, FD-37Buffalo Springfield1966 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.2, FD-145Mother Earth1968 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 8.5, Regular price But many tapes never saw the light of day, like the recording of fuzz-rock legends Blue Cheer, who played the club once as a six-piece. After number 41, the handbills were replaced with postcards. [10], The Avalon Ballroom occupied the two top floors of the multi-story building at 1268 Sutter. $400.00, FD-9Beefheart LoveWes Wilson Signed1966 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 8.5, Regular price If any such were there they were either backstage or on the patio, not on or around the dance floor.I was the house sound tech for nearly the entire time that Chet and Family Dog operated the venue.My late wife was in the production of the Who's "Tommy" that moved to "Friends and Relations Hall" from Lone Mountain College. A large turnout could be expected for such monthly events as peanut parties with peanuts and favors for all, a Serpentine Battle, and an informal indoor picnic party. [11][12], The Family Dog on the Great Highway, at 2125 Pine Street[13] was a hippie commune, which hosted dances and events,[14][13][15] eight blocks[16] from the Avalon, frequented by Helms and his friends. Today, the Regency Ballroom, a live music venue right next door, is often mistaken for the Avalon. It was here in places like the Fillmore Auditorium and the Avalon Ballroom where the philosophies and ideals of a counterculture revolution found their voice. After being decommissioned and stripped of its parts, the old ferry sat landlocked on Sausalitos waterfront, in the middle of the towns thriving houseboat community, still sporting its paddlewheel. [17][18] The neighboring building, known as the Regency I Movie Theater was formerly the Regency Ballroom. A Goodwill is now on Haight St. where the 1,400-seat Straight once stood. of the early posters. FAMILYDOG "The San Francisco Rock and Roll scene was invented by . Among the shortest-lived but most beloved was the Jabberwock, a former jazz club on Telegraph Avenue. . Family Dog Values: POSTER by Family Dog and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. 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 . 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. Tall, bearded, and with hair to his shoulders before it was a hippie standard, Helms was a messiah-like figure with a religious view of music that he was hell-bent on preaching. In actuality, the old Avalon is now an office space -- and, for a brief time, the shell of the Avalon served as living quarters for the cast of MTV's The Real World. Red Dog Saloon: George Hunter Michael Ferguson : Original Poster: N/A: AOR 2.2: Charlatans. The buyers kept fighting. Chet was a direct competitor of Bill Graham. $850.00, FD-47Steve Miller Blues BandMoscoso1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 8.0, Regular price Couple of quickies. The space is known as the location of many concerts of the counterculture movement, from around 1966 to 1969. But Mr. Helms lacked both Graham's capitalist drive and his killer instincts. Other audience members then surrounded the dancers and escorted them off stage. Sight alone will give a comprehensible idea of Sutro Baths. $7,500.00, FD-74Charles Lloyd QuartetRobert Fried1967 PosterAvalon BallroomCGC Graded 9.6, FD-690707Wild WestJefferson Airplane Joan Baez1969 PosterFillmore WestCGC Graded 9.4, Regular price It will be fire proof and free to the public. The ballroom was 80 to 100ft (24 to 30m) by 160 to 180 feet (49 to 55m). [22] The entire former ballroom space was renovated. March 12, 1971, the building became the "Friends and Relationships Hall", another short-lived concert venue. province. In April 1966, Helms began presenting weekly events at the Avalon Ballroom, an old dancehall that was ideal for the spectacular light shows he was known for staging. The early FD handbills are extremely rare and seldom seen. 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). Another notable song from the Jabberwocks scene was Friendly Neighborhood Narco Agent by Berkeley Barb writer Jef Jaison. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for ORIGINAL 1967 FAMILY DOG POSTER - AVALON BALLROOM at the best online prices at eBay! 20. Helms first Avalon concert featured The Blues Project and Great Society (FD-5 Wes Wilson). 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 Wes Wilson, Mouse!, Kelley, Moscoso and Rick Griffin created many of their earliest and best known posters for Family Dog shows featuring The Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead, The Doors and other seminal acts of the era. The carousel was an elegant 68-horse merry-go-round with a $5,000 organ, a staggering amount at that time. First, Friends and Relations, not Relationships. Still, whenever a new music scene popped up in the city, as punk did in the '80s, its bands would hold shows at the California Hall. It survived into the "teens." In 1966, when asked by the Mojo Navigator where would she would rather play -- the Fillmore or the Avalon -- Janis Joplin said the acoustics at the Avalon were better, and that the last time her band played the Fillmore, the audience members werent really into the music and would walk around trying to pick each other up, sailors and all that. Stay informed with one email every other weekright to your inbox. After the demolition of Playland in 1972 the ice cream treat was made and sold elsewhere and is now sold in stores and in fifteen states. . $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 Avalon Ballroom: San Francisco, California, United States: Mar 12, 2004 Strung Out / NOFX: Avalon Ballroom: San Francisco, California, United States: Nov 18, 2003 Puddle of Mudd. [23] Starting in August 2013, the building was used as the residence and principal filming location for The Real World: San Francisco (2014).[24]. the Family Dog and the Charlatans. I just want to increase the my personal family history. Kezar Stadium and Candlestick Park. The red roofed building would become Family Dog. Saw a show there around Christmas 69-or70. Family Dog (San Francisco, California, 1965 - 1979) . Acid was given our in the cool aid before Mr Frog was projected on a wall. According to reports, with over 400 juveniles in attendance during a discussion on why teens run away from home, members of the Jane Lapiner Dance Group came on stage and began doing their thing, naked. San Francisco, CA The Family Dog was a foundation stone in the . Known as FD-17, this Avalon Ballroom Family Dog concert poster was designed by the legendary team of Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelley. For The Regency Center (Regency I) next-door on the corner of Sutter Street and Van Ness Avenue, see, Live/Dead Booklet 2001 CD reissue, pag.14, "Jacobs (Alfred Henry) papers, 1863-1954", "J. Post Card Artist: Wes Wilson, Bellmer Wright; Concert Performers: Velvet Underground, Charley Musselwhite</p> In the 20's, I think, prior to Topsy's Roost, the building had a sign reading "Sahara", and another reading "Baghdad". Family Dog shows were initially held at the Fillmore Auditorium where Chet and Bill Graham would promote concerts on alternate weekends. Anyone know anything about this rendition? Care about whats happening in Bay Area arts? . Balins share was eventually bought out by two of the other partners, and after a few different bookers, the club closed in 1972. We listened to [our recording] back and three guys were playing the songs one way and the other three were somewhere else, Stephens said. 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