Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / Railroad Jerk — First Avenue — Ward Sutton Signed & Numbered Screenprint (1996)

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Details

• Artist: Ward Sutton
  
• Bands: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion; Railroad Jerk
  
• Venue: First Avenue — Minneapolis, MN
  
• Date: November 10, 1996
  
• Medium: Screenprint (silkscreen / serigraph)
  
• Edition: Signed and numbered (280 of 300)
  
• Dimensions: Approx. 22.5 x 17.5 in.

Description

This poster by Ward Sutton documents a 1996 performance by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion with Railroad Jerk at First Avenue in Minneapolis, a venue long associated with influential alternative and underground touring acts. At the time, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion were a defining force in 1990s rock, fusing punk, blues, noise, and garage rock into a confrontational live sound that helped reshape the era’s indie landscape, while Railroad Jerk complemented the bill with their raw, experimental take on noise rock. Ward Sutton—best known for his work as a cartoonist and illustrator—brings his sharp graphic sensibility into the concert-poster world here, reflecting a moment when visually driven, artist-designed posters played a key role in documenting and promoting the intensity and cultural reach of underground rock shows in the mid-1990s.

Condition

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