POSTER NEWS
08.18.10
The Twilight Concert Series has officially ended with
She and Him wrapping everything up.
The poster is available now.
I wanted to say big thanks to everybody who came out to the South end of Pioneer Park to say hello. It was great meeting you friendly folks.

08.18.10
A bird for every poster and a poster for every bird. Both of the latest posters have symbolic, avian imagery: a dove for Matisyahu and a phoenix for Dave Matthews Band. Head to the poster section to check them out!

I also wanted to give a big thanks to all of the great people who stopped by the various poster shows last weekend. Outside Lands Festival, Craft Lake City and of course the continuing Twilight Concert Series. I wish that I could have been in all three places at once. That said I should give huge thanks to my friends Rachelle, Josh, Tuffy, Kelly Kate and Michaela for everything they did to help me out!

08.06.10
The two newest posters for The New Pornographers are on the web now. Also, last night's Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings show (incredible) and Robert Earl Keen and Hayes Carll's Austin City Limits performance. Have a look!

07.23.10
The new poster for Beirut's Twilight performance is available online now!

07.21.10
WHOAH! So much has been going on with so few updates. There have been many poster shows recently: two in Salt Lake at the Twilight Series, a Flatstock in San Francisco and another in Chicago... I have met some truly awesome people. Thank you for the good times!

Regarding the Twilight Concert Series: once again I will be producing a limited edition poster for each of the performances. You can see any of these shows FOR FREE if you happen to be in Salt Lake City. Also, you can pick up a poster at my somewhat difficult to find booth on the grounds of Pioneer Park. Perhaps you have already stopped by the booth at one of the previous two shows? Maybe you talked to one or both of the amazing ladies that were running the show in my absence?

These ladies are great and awesome and amazing. They are called Rachelle and Nic and they are experts on music, posters and all related matters. Gentlemen, they are half single!

If you happen to stop by Pioneer Park this Thursday you will find Beirut and Twin Sister performing for free. If you look hard you will find Furturtle Show Prints with myself (Travis), maybe Rachelle and also perhaps Nic willing to sell you a poster or just hang out. Perhaps you would like to do both? That's fine by me. (Unless you are the one person in the world that I absolutely don't want to see, in that case: this offer doesn't apply. You know who you are!)

06.29.10
Another amazing show to close out June. Mates of State rocked the small side of In The Venue last night with guests
Free Energy. Check out the poster; available now!

06.24.10
A new one for Portugal. The Man with The Builders and the Butchers has landed. See! The show last night was fantastic.

06.22.10
The poster for the Ted Leo and the Pharmacists show at Daniel Street is available now in the poster store.

06.17.10
A new poster for The Mountain Goats has arrived. These guys have been in my top-most-favorite band list since the first time I ever heard them. The show last night was incredible, which is no surprise at all. Send me a mechanic!

Quick update to say that Furturtle Show Prints has returned from Bonnaroo and the shipping delays have ended! Speaking of Bonnaroo; thanks to all of the incredibly lovely people who lived in those fields last weekend. Thanks to the other dudes of the poster crew, especially Lance and Josh who helped and helped and helped. Thanks to Em C for the time and the spraypaint and the Flaming Lips. Love to Jenny. Love to everyone who came by with kind words of encouragement. Thank you thank you thank you, Bonnaroo.

06.07.10
MGMT is available now! Pick one up at Bonnaroo this week or, if you order now, it will be sent out on June 16th.

06.01.10
The poster for The Hold Steady Sasquatch! performance is now available in the poster store.
Bonnaroo is a little more than a week away, you all are going so I will meet you in Manchester!

04.24.10
Added the poster for last night's Yeasayer performance. The last two posters have been a bit science centered. That certainly means something, right?

04.08.10
Added the poster for the Spoon show. It was pretty fantastic despite the winter weather trying to trap the bands in Colorado.

04.07.10
A new poster for the Tegan and Sara show last night. I love those ladies and their fantastic band. Holly Miranda and the Steel Train boys are always crowd pleasers too.
SPOON! Tonight! See you there!

03.23.10
Furturtle Show Prints returns from SXSW rested, rejuvenated and ready to get back into the day to day swing of things. I wanted to give a big thanks to all of the supporters of Flatstock and all the new friends out there. You made the trip the memorable one that it was.

Next: there is a brand new poster for Vampire Weekend's show on the 18th. I heard that the show was a great one and I wish I could have been in town for it but Texas had been
calling my name.

SXSW and FLATSTOCK 24
Its that magical time of year again when all of the poster ogres crawl forth from their winter ogreholes. They scrape their newest print offerings together with some old favorites, collect their t-pins, binder clips and credit slips to hit the road. Once again, destination: SXSW Austin, TX and I hope to see you there. You can see more info about all that here.

The latest poster is for The Appleseed Cast and Dreamend show in Denver this past weekend. If you are a fan of the band you probably already know that there is a unique poster commissioned for each night of their tour. I predict birds. I am a lover of birds though.

02.28.10
Added the poster for last night's show at the Urban Lounge. Lots of toe tapping and hand clapping involved with Fanfarlo and their tour mates April Smith and the Great Picture Show.
Wonderful bands, both. Check them out and the poster too.
Also, there is an article about gig poster folks to check out featuring Rob Jones, Justin Hampton and myself. You can see that one at Escape Into Life.

02.11.10
The first new poster of the year has arrived! Kind of! I had the fantastic opportunity to once again team up with The Swell Season for their latest European tour poster. I drew this one but it was printed overseas and it probably wont be available on this particular site. If you are wondering how to get a hold of one, your best bet is to pick one up in person at one of the shows. There were only 400 printed and if there are some left over after the tour then they might* be available at The Swell Season's website. Feel free to check here or there for more info.

The Gig Gallery and Sam Verrill present: Screens ‘N’ Suds
A Celebration of the Arts of Concert Posters and Beercraft to benefit Young Audiences of Virginia and the Richmond MS Society Saturday,
November 7, 2009 – 11am-5pm
Capital Ale House Downtown,
623 E Main St
Richmond, VA 23219

09.25.09
Some folks have noticed that I've been quietly releasing new stuff on the website all summer long. There is a lot of new stuff in the posters section and a whole lot more to come. Thanks for the continued support.

2009 TWILIGHT CONCERT SERIES
Presented by the Salt Lake City Arts Council
This year I have had the great opportunity to do a poster for each of the Twilight Concert Series shows. Each poster will be available first at the show then later on the web site. If you live near Salt Lake, drop by the booth and check them out. If you are not lucky enough to be living near Salt Lake you can check them out right here in amazing JPGvision!

SHIFT OPTION TALK 

On April 8th the local chapter of the AIGA has asked me to speak at a little lunch event. I will talk a little about the process, answer some questions, and have some posters there to look at. If you are interested in attending and are in the Utah vicinity go here.

The festival itself was brilliant. I got a chance to see Iron and Wine again, as well as The New Pornographers. Yoko Ono was there too. People didn't seem to appreciate her or her gyrations. In fact, I think the only two downsides about the Chicago trip may have been the terrible mental images conjured by Yoko Ono and the fact that I nearly cut my big toe off. I should point out that the two incidents aren't related.

So my summer poster peddling tour continues. I hope to see you all at The Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival in Seattle in September. Flatstock 14 baby!

SOUND IN PRINT: The Art of the Contemporary Music Poster:

March 12 – 30th, MTSU Todd Gallery

Sound in Print is a show that celebrates music poster art and design. Over 50 participants are expected to show approximately 250 limited edition posters that showcase a variety of art and design styles incorporating silkscreen and letterpress techniques. As well, Sound in Print is a confirmation and recognition of Tennessee’s place as a center for the music poster, as noted in Print Magazine, which has stated in recent issues that Tennessee has become synonymous with the hand-crafted poster. Visit Todd Gallery at MTSU to see a one of a kind show dedicated to artists & designers creating innovative and interesting images that resonate with the music consuming public.

Reception: Friday, March 23rd at 6:30pm
Gallery patrons will have the ability to purchase limited edition posters with proceeds going to the MTSU art scholarship fund.

The Art of Musical Maintenance, in it's 3rd year, is proud to display the newest installment of music posters from artists throughout the country. The artists in this show are as diverse as the music. Likewise, the artist’s techniques vary as well (from hand drawn to computer generated design). Take a gander and enjoy!

On display through January 23rd 2007

THE GOODFOOT
2845 SE Stark
www.thegoodfoot.com
503.239.9292
 
For more info click here.

Halloween, New York City, should be a great show and something a little different than the normal Furturtle offerings.
For more info click here.

FURTURTLE AT VEGOOSE '06

That's right friends, October 28th and 29th I will be hanging out in beautiful Las Vegas. If you are going to the big Vegoose show be sure you stop by the slightly less big Vegoose Poster Show within. Lots of great things to see, nice people to meet.

It looks like the big Vegoose show is going to have us back this year for a little exhibition. Head out to Vegas the last weekend in October and check out some great tunes, stop by the booth and say hi.

The Ben Harper poster that many of you have noticed should be on-sale at http://www.benharper.net soon. I will try and keep you updated when I hear anything about it.

Flatstock 8 at SXSW in Austin: If any of you are heading to the big SXSW festival in March please stop by Flatstock 8. This show is shaping up to be the biggest poster show so far and I am really looking forward to it. The show is free but you may want to bring the biggest poster tube you have as well as a sizable wad of cash. You can head over to www.flatstock.com for more info.

Swear to Save CBGB's: So I heard that the show at CBGB's was a big success. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to make it to New York to see it all. I contributed the worried little guy pictured at the left. He may still be available at the gallery so go pick him or at least check out the show. If you want more info you can click here.

Gigposters.com Playing Cards Series 2: I will be contributing the 5 of Hearts design to the gigposters.com playing cards series 2 deck slated to be released in April. The sets, along with series 1, will be available at www.gigposters.com so please head over and check them out.

A Toy for CBGB's: There is a great big art show coming up on Valentine's Day to help save the historic concert venue CBGB's in New York. In addition to showcasing rock art, each of the artists involved will also be donating a custom vinyl SwearBear to the cause. I am honored to have been asked to participate and I look forward to tackling my first toy design. Please check out the Swear to Save CBGB's website for more info.

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