city: san francisco
avalon theater
from janis joplin, the grateful dead posted in music by donkeyoti
The Grateful Dead recorded two live albums, entitled Vintage Dead and Historic Dead, here in the autumn of 1966.
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from janis joplin, the grateful dead posted in music by donkeyoti
Built in 1911 as the Colin Traver Academy of Dance, the Avalon Theater was open from 1966 to 1968, and then again in 2003.
In the 60s, bands that played the Avalon included Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Steve Miller Band, Moby Grape, The Doors, 13th Floor Elevators, The Butterfield Blues Band and Big Brother and the Holding Company, which impresario Chet Helms organized around singer and performer Janis Joplin in the spring of 1966.
Joplin traveled to San Francisco to audition with the band at the Avalon on June 10, 1966. Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company were the house band at the Avalon for much of 1966-67.
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from janis joplin posted in music by donkeyoti
Janis Joplin rented an apartment at this Victorian house from 1967-1968.
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from allen ginsberg, howl posted in literature by elvis_crabs
Started by a group of artists and writers in San Francisco, the Six Gallery was a small art gallery in a former auto repair shop.
Most notably, the gallery was the site of a famous poetry reading on October 7, 1955. Conceived by the artist Wally Hendrik, the "Gallery Six reading" (or Six Angels in the Same Performance) was a reading by six poets and writers that was one of the first public presentations by the Beat Generation.
At this reading, Allen Ginsberg first read his seminal poem, Howl. In attendance, a drunken Jack Kerouac yelled "Yeah! Go!", while Neal Cassady passed around a wine jug and a collection plate. Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who was also there, telegrammed Ginsberg the next day and offered to publish the work.
The Beats kept coming...
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from shut up little man! - an audio misadventure posted in movies by ratsnamgod
In 1987, Eddie Lee Sausage and Mitchell D. moved into this apartment building, next door to roommates Peter Haskett (an openly homosexual man) and Raymond Huffman (an openly homophobic man). Eddie and Mitch recorded the frequent alcohol-fueled arguments of Pete and Ray, inspiring comic books, plays, and films.
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