Fillmore Posters: What are they, where can I get them, and are
they really
original hand painted concert posters from the 1960s?
Click here
to see my collection.
Rock & Roll Timeline. Just click on the
names below
to go to each's OFFICIAL
WEBSITE:
1900-1950s
Jazz
1957
Elvis Presley
Buddy Holly
Little Richard
Chuck Berry
1958
Jerry Lee Lewis
Sun Records
Dick Dale/Del-Tones
1959
Jack Kerouac
Neal Cassady
AllenGinsberg
The Beats
1960
John Lee
Hooker
1961
Ray Charles
1962
Beach Boys
Motown
1963
Wilson Pickett
Ike & Tina
Turner
1964
Beatles
Rolling Stones
1965
1st Vietnam
Day
Bob Dylan
The Animals
Fillmore Opens
First
"Acid Test"
1966
Velvet
Underground
The Grateful
Dead
Byrds
Jefferson Airplane
Lovin' Spoonful
Mamas &
Papas
Sonny & Cher
1967
Summer of Love
Doors
The Who
Jimi Hendrix
Big Brother and the Holding Company
1968
Democratic
Convention Chicago
Abbie Hoffman
MLK & RFK Shot Country Joe and the Fish
1969
Morrison
Miami Trial
Woodstock
Crosby, Still,
Nash, & Young
Eric Clapton
MC5
1970
Pink Floyd
Jimi Hendrix
and
Janis Joplin
Die
Loretta Lynn
Grand Funk Railroad
1971
Jim Morrison
Dies
Led Zeppelin
Iggy Pop
1972
David Bowie
Lou Reed
Elton John
1977
Journey
Foghat
Yes
1980
Billy Joel
1981
Rick James
Honorable
Mention:
1994
Nirvana
Blind Melon
1995
Portishead
2003
The White
Stripes
2004
Lenny Kravitz
2007
Raconteurs
2009
The Dead
Weather
Bob Dylan: Tangled Up In Ore
This past weekend my wife and I went on an odyssey to the far off lands of the Iron Range to seek out the roots of Bob Dylan.
John Olson, my grandfather, wrote about his life one day on a few pieces of notebook paper. I found those sheets and transcribed his story for the world to see in his memory. Click here to read his tale.
Don Felder of The Eagles and Lynyrd Skynyrd highlighted music from the early years, the 1980s were represented by Pat Benatar, Sammy Hagar, Cinderella and REO Speedwagon, the 1990s with Hoobastank, Collective Soul, and Jonny Lang, and even Buckcherry for a slightly modern tone. With all the bands and music there was definitely something for everyone. 
Moondance Jam 19
European Vacation
For the past three weeks I have been living out of my suitcase while traveling on more of an adventure than a vacation through
Aaron Tank: For All Who Wander
Aaron Tank entertained the morning brunch crowd this past Sunday at Pizza Luce’ with his mix of original and cover tunes.
The Dead Weather:
White Iron Band @ Pizza Luce'
There are certain bands that are just all around fun, and the White Iron Band are one of those bands. Originally from the Iron Range city of
Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie entomb the DECC
Rob Zombie headlined and Alice Cooper opened the
The Little Black Books Warm Up For Homegrown
The Little Black Books are back in full-force with a new album, new line up, new songs, and a great slot at RT Quinlan’s for Homegrown.
Motion City Soundtrack
It was cover tunes and tribute bands at Pizza Luce this past Friday and Saturday in for the Ides of March show. Even our Google celebrity mayor was in attendance!
An Interview with Craig Minowa of Cloud Cult
Cloud Cult returns to Duluth next Friday, March 26th, playing at the Kirby Ballroom at UMD. I had a chance to talk with Craig about the band, the new family, having music in a Super Bowl commerical and much more. CLICK HERE for a review of the UMD show and additional pictures.
Karen Sunderman is hosting a new show about the arts called The PlayList on WDSE/WRPT with local folk-phenoms Trampled By Turtles being featured on the March 18th premiere at 9 PM.
For more information on the new TV show go to www.theplaylistonline.org.
Circadian Nations
Circadian Nations, Flying Marsupials, Yeltons Cab Ride and Leo performed at the Samedi Gras (Fat Saturday) Party at Bev’s Jook Joint in
James Gurley: King of the Psychedelic Guitar
On December 20th James Gurley of Janis Joplin’s band Big Brother and the Holding Company passed away.
The Early Bird: If you are getting too old to stay up late there are still options
When Friday comes around, and the weekly grind at the office comes to an end, can you really be expected to stay up with the late night college crowd?
Billy Southern: El Chivato (CD Review/Interview)
Charity Huot: Tangled Directions (CD Review)
Gallagher: Still Smashing After All These Years
Were You at RT' s For New Year's?
The Black Eyed Snakes, The Acceleratti and The Surfactants rocked in the New Year at RT Quinlan’s and were the toast of the town.
The Last Decade of Local Music From The Artists ThemselvesTo look back at the past decade I wanted to talk to the artists who were there and saw it from start to finish. People who know more than me and lived the scene as it took place. In order to properly discuss the music we would have to start with the artist who I think best personifies the rockin’ side of
2010 Here We Come
As we approach the end of the year it seems difficult to believe that the first decade of the new millennium is coming to an end. Last week we talked with some of the people who made
Volume & Cover Tunes
Is live music dying or have some bands just digressed to the point where they don’t really care if anyone likes their music?
The Black Eyed Snakes played for a large crowd at Pizza Luce’ this past Saturday night after debuting a few videos and performing at the Zinema 2.
The Black Eyed Snakes
It Might Get Loud
It Might Get Loud, the documentary about guitar idols Jimmy Page, The Edge, and Jack White lived up to all of the hype, and it even taught me quite a bit about the different rockers.
Best Bet for Halloween is Evil Dead: The Musical
Covered in blood, gore, and laughs, the cast and crew of Rubber Chicken’s Evil Dead: The Musical put on the best show of Halloween.
Full Article
Last Thursday at The Pioneer Place in 
Enjoying the Scenery with Big Brother and the Holding Company
Interview with Sam Andrew of Big Brother and the Holding Company
Big Brother and the Holding Company played two sold out shows in Saint Cloud and one in Zumbrota this past year around Mother’s Day . After talking to many promoters and venues around town I haven’t found anyone yet who can help to bring them up to Duluth, but they do play again in Saint Cloud this October 14th and 15th.
CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE
Summer 2009
This past summer I tried to go out and see as many bands as possible and drive distances I had never considered before. CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE
Following The Dead... Weather to Seeing The Dead Weather perform in
Following The Dead…Weather to After seeing The Dead Weather perform in Minneapolis and Denver it was a memorable experience traveling through the Rocky Mountains to watch them play on August 18th
in Salt Lake City, Utah.
FULL ARTICLE
The Dead Weather Minneapolis
Jack White’s latest band The Dead Weather reached the pinnacle of live show performances this past Monday at First Avenue in Minneapolis.
Like the electricity shot into Dr. Frankenstein’s creation, Jack White gives the beat on drums that pulses through the veins of the band and revives a sound from the dead. As a band they feel like they are fleeting and the moment is still fresh… Like a zombie corpse standing next to you… You can smell and feel the wet cold skin. FULL ARTICLE CLICK HERE FOR MORE PICTURES At the Head of the Lakes Fair The Lovin’ Spoonful folk rocked the crowd and played many of their well-known hits. FULL ARTICLE FULL ARTICLE Grand Slam
The Lovin' Spoonful In Their Own Words:
Moondance Jam 18
Sheryl Crow, Journey, Foghat, Grand Funk Railroad, and many other bands rocked the 18th Annual Moondance Jam in
Little Richard & Chubby Checker
Little Richard and Chubby Checker Tutti-Frutti-Twisted the crowd at Black Bear Casino this past Sunday into a nostalgic evening of original rock and roll tunes. FULL ARTICLE
Shinedown, Saving Abel, Pop Evil and Sick Of Sarah brought down the rain and doused the audience with chart topping tunes this past Sunday
at Wade Stadium. FULL ARTICLE
A Few Cover Stories/Pictures:
SEARCH OVER 200 PAST READER WEEKLY ARTICLES BY ANDREW OLSON (2004-2008)
High School Rocks Battle of the Bands 2010 Winner: Crescent Moon
Crescent Moon of Superior took top honors at the High School Rocks Battle of the Bands competition on Sunday at the DECC Arena. CLICK HERE for more pictures.
High School Rocks Battle of the Bands 2009: Youngsters Take ALL!
This past Sunday 14 Northland bands competed in the 3rd Annual High School Battle of the Bands at the DECC Arena.
The Alrights: Doing it their way
The Alrights have re-released their debut album High School nationally through Manhattan’s City Canyons Records. They also are recording a new five song E.P. and can be heard this Friday night for free at Carmody’s Irish Pub.
Boku Frequency
"Sometimes it's better not to ask." That was the response Boku Frequency's manager gave me when asked why Thomas (Bass, Lead Vocals & Dancer) emerged from a station wagon last New Year’s that was overflowing with girls. "That's just Thomas, he is the lady's man and lover of the band."
The Nor Shor 2005
The Top Local Songs of 2005
Article also featured in City Pages Magazine (Minneapolis, MN)
White Iron Band and Trampled By Turtles
Trampled By Turtles opened for the White Iron Band’s CD release party (Tap Room, Feb. 11th ) and drew out more Flappin-Jack hippies than any band in town. The band created some great electric buzz-saw fiddlin’ music to the amusement of the high-twirling patchwork crowd. White Iron Band then headlined the show and got that same group and their own swinging and swilling. Eventually the mass bubbled out of the bar and into the parking lot, to tailgate between shows.
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CLASSIC ROCK
The name "The Fountainheads" was taken from a film clip of a tour bus driver going through the Haight in the mid-sixties. He explained to the shocked tourists that they were in "the fountainhead" of the hippie community. We try to carry on that torch to for the next generation and beyond! Since 2004 this site has contributed to keeping the past alive, right down to our logo, which was drawn by Lee conklin, former artist for the Fillmore West.
Lee Conklin: Fillmore Artist, Album Cover Designer, and Psychedelic MindbenderIn the 1960s there were parallels to past revolutions. The Boston Massacre was replaced by Kent State, Sit-ins for Civil Rights replaced horrific Battles of a Civil War, and the Common Man of Payne became known as a hippie.
Wes Wilson Wes Wilson Meets Andy Warhol
One artist that truly stands above all other in American history is Fillmore West and Avalon Ballroom concert poster artist Wes Wilson. On a few occasions I have had the humbling opportunity to speak with him about his art over the phone from his farm/ranch in
One conversation that Wes Wilson (the artist who basically invented the concert poster during the mid-sixties in
 Lightning Rod's Latest Column (Updated Bi-Weekly)Click on the icon for a hippie's view of what is going on in the word. LR's sight is great for poetry and music as well. |
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 The Doors Live! The biggest concert in my life deserves the best review I can give. The Doors music group aptly renamed The Doors 21st Century kicked off their 2004 tour on Friday in ARTICLE FEATURED ON RAY MANZAREK'S WEBSITE ALSO FEATURED ON DOORS.COM |
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HAIR: Brilliant, Tribal, and Still Provocative
CRITICAL MUSIC:
"Go Now" Bessie Banks vs. The Moody Blues
Bad Taste In Music: Bee Gees and Jefferson Starship.
Gnarls Barkley, Even your emotions had an echo - In so much space.
CONTROVERSY:
Cut-Up (The Stolen Scroll)
By: Bill Ectric
Jim sat at the library table with his head in his hands. He didn’t want to go to jail. Yesterday morning he prided himself in caring nothing for possessions, but today, all the people who could have been his friends probably hated him for something he possessed. Bill's article archieve
Jack White Live with The Dead Weather in Salt Lake City.
"Will There Be Enough Water?"
