Gig Posters Volume I

The Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop, Dance, Folk, Metal, Electronic, Indie Music Spectacular<br> <br> Here are more than 700 extraordinary posters from the archives of GigPosters.com - the Internet's premier destination for concert poster art. With the rising popularity of MP3 files and streaming digital music - and the near-extinction of traditional album art - concert posters have become the most important visual representation of contemporary music.<br> <br> <i>Gig Posters</i> Volume I celebrates this dynamic medium with contributions from 101 top designers - including Rob Jones of Animal Rummy, Steve Walters, Jay Ryan, Gary Houston, Aesthetic Apparatus, Patent Pending Industries, and many more. Throughout the book, their voices offer fascinating commentary and behind-the-scenes information about the creation of gig posters.<br> <br> Readers will also discover 101 perforated and ready-to-frame posters promoting today's most innovative and original bands - including Radiohead, the White Stripes, Modest Mouse, Girl Talk, Queens of the Stone Age, Wilco, and many, many more.<br> <br> Complete with an introduction by founder and curator Clay Hayes, Gig Posters Volume I celebrates the most talented designers, artists, bands, and performers of the twenty-first century.