A high-contrast, black-and-white photocopied punk flier with a grainy, DIY aesthetic. The flier is promoting an upcoming concert. The image features a central photograph of four young men standing in a doorway, playfully holding up oversized coffee mugs. The photo is heavily stylized with a "blown-out" photocopied effect, creating sharp black shadows and bright white highlights. The text is arranged as follows: Top: The band name GRAY MATTER is written in a large, aggressive, jagged, hand-drawn typeface. Top Right: The band name EMBRACE appears in a clean, sans-serif block typeface tucked under the main Gray Matter logo, indicating billing for the concert. Bottom Left: Three stacked text boxes in a clean sans-serif font list the show details: THURS MARCH 13 930 CLUB $4.00

40 years ago today - Gray Matter and Embrace concert flier, 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C., March 13, 1986. From the Sharon Cheslow Punk Flyers collection at the University of Maryland. #DCpunk #GrayMatterBand #GrayMatterDC #EmbraceDC #DischordRecords @dischord.com #Emocore #Emo #PunkFlyers #930Club

A lo-fi, DIY concert flier printed on green paper with a distressed, splattered aesthetic. Black ink splatters and smudges cover the page, including a prominent set of fingerprints near the bottom center. The text is arranged as follows: Top left: The band names EDSEL, MO PAGANS, and SHUDDER TO THINK are printed in a classic serif font. Center: The words "aRT wOrk" are stamped in a blocky, typewriter-style font amidst the splatters. Bottom right (handwritten): A small handwritten note reads "1413 P St." Bottom edge: Event details are printed in a large serif font: "$5, 8pm ; 3.12 at BBQ IG."

37 years ago today -- Edsel, Mo Pagans, and Shudder to Think concert flier, BBQ Iguana, Washington, D.C., March 12, 1989. From the Sharon Cheslow punk flyers collection at the University of Maryland. #DCpunk #ShudderToThink #PunkSky #PunkFliers #PunkFlyers #DCinThe80s

A picture of an All Area Access Backstage Pass for The Cramps, alongside text pertaining to my encounter with them, from my book "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low"

A bright orange flyer from my Rockabilly radio show on WCBN-FM Radio Free Ann Arbor where I hype a Cramps-themed show. Very cut and paste, displaying no design skills on my part whatsoever

A brown flyer with black text for a Cramps show at Clutch Cargo's in Detroit.

Happy Belated Birthday to the #cramps Poison Ivy.
I was laid up all weekend with a bad case of Olympic Fever (biathlon and short track, if you must know)
One of THE bands that informed so much of my music outlook and what I looked for when running my label.
#punkflyers #psychobilly #booksky📚

Gig flyer for Screaming Trees, Babes in Toyland, 3D.S, Therapy? and Wool. Wed June 17, 1992 at the Academy, New York. Depicts Doris Day with eyes redacted holding a skull wearing a suit.

I posted this flyer in the SST FB group almost 7 years ago (Screaming Trees were on the SST roster). The following day, poor old Doris popped her clogs. I shit you not. 😬😅
#PunkFlyers #SST #ScreamingTrees #BabesInToyland

31 years ago today - Jawbox concert flier - HUB Ballroom, University Park, Pennsylvania, February 11, 1995. From the Chris Baronner digital collection on D.C. punk at the University of Maryland. #DCpunk #Jawbox #DischordRecords #AtlanticRecords #DesotoRecords #PunkFliers #PunkFlyers #AlternativeRock

Black and white flyer, with fold marks, of an Iggy Pop show in Japan in 1994. Dark pic of the Igster in the center.

Holy cow! Just found this flyer in a box of crapola. #iggypop show in Japan in 94. In Tokyo visiting a friend (and interviewing the 5,6,7.8's for a fanzine!!!). Wild, wild show.
A minor earthquake struck during show---we didn't notice. Building collapsed across the street.
#punkflyers #5678s

First time I considered the possibility of permanent hearing loss. Next morning, I could see the homeroom teacher's lips moving, but all I could hear was static. After that, I never went to a show w/o ear plugs. Text from my new book (link in bio)
#motorhead #booksky📚 #detroitflyers #punkflyers

This ale is my new favorite. I'm pretty sure I went to the show this label lifted the flyer off of. #Fallbrewing #thecramps #punk #californiatheater #punkflyers

41 years ago today - Gray Matter and Rites of Spring concert flier, Food For Thought, Washington, D.C. - November 29, 1984. Art by Steve Niles. From the Sharon Cheslow punk flyers collection at the University of Maryland. #DCpunk @dischord.com #Emo #Punk #PunkRock #PunkFlyers #PunkArchive

Grainy black and white flyer for Minor Threat/Negative Approach/Meatmen at the Freezer Theater in Detroit. Image is Linda Blair as Devil's spawn in the Exorcist

“Wow, what a great read/ride. I found Rob Miller’s journey through the music industry fascinating and fun, and when not giggling I was laughing out loud."
Blurb from Jeff Nelson Minor Threat/Dischord Records
www.robmillerwriting.com
#punkflyers #freezertheater #detroit #hardcore #minorthreat

Concept Poster: Look Out For Me by Turnstile
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Late to this album, but damn, it rules. Turnstile has come a long way, love this new stuff. Synthesizers make everything better.
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#turnstile #punk #hardcore #blackandwhiteart #brutalism #artwork #conceptart #punkflyers #posterart #kcmo #art #diy

Swiz book and Keep your Ear to the Ground spotted in the wild! Quintessential reading necessary to bolster your street cred!

www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/swiz/
#punkrock #punk #punkflyers #punkrockers #diy #rockbooks @dischord.com

Concept poster: The Idiots Are Taking Over by NOFX
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War On Errorism is a special album, nothing really like it.
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#nofx #fatwreck #graphicdesign #brutalism #punkrock #punk #artist #diy #punkart #punkflyers

28 years ago today - The Most Secret Method, The Dusters, The Better Automatic concert flier, Resin House, Rockville, Maryland, September 21, 1997. From the John Davis collection on punk at UMD. #DCpunk #MostSecretMethod #TheBetterAutomatic #HouseShows #PunkFlyers #DischordRecords #PunkRock

Flyer for a show for Wake Up Charlie this Thursday, check it out!
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#flyer #punkflyers #graphicdesign #graphicart #kcmo #kansascitymusic #punkrock #artwork

40 years ago today -- Bad Brains, Scream, and Beefeater concert flier, WUST Radio Music Hall, Washington, D.C., August 24, 1985. From both the Paul Bushmiller and the Sharon Cheslow collections at the University of Maryland. #DCpunk #BadBrains @dischord.com #PunkFlyers #PunkFliers #DChardcore

Flyer for a show on August 30th in Kansas City, MO. Very happy with how this one turned out. Definitely happy to be doing punk flyers again! Been a long time!
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#kansascity #kcmo #punk #punkrock #graphicdesign #digitalart #brutalism #punkflyers #livemusic

O! PUNX IN GERMONEY!
APÉRO WILL PLAY YOUR
LOCAL SHIT HOLES ❤️

04.09.2025 Axxxi, Leipzig
05.09.2025 Dreikönigskeller, Frankfurt
06.09.2025 Die Friese, Bremen
07.09.2025 Goldener Salon, Hamburg

Wir froien uns schon! 🖤🍷Ⓐ🥨❤️

#diypunk #hamburgpunk #sénaspunk #eggpunk #punkflyers #synthpunk #garagepunk

An abstract sketch of the human form used to promote a concert by the Washington, D.C. punk band, Rites of Spring. The words "Revolution Summer" are near the drawing, indicating that the concert was thought of as the informal beginning to Revolution Summer, a movement within D.C. punk to fight for social justice and to revive the local punk scene.

40 years ago today - Rites Of Spring concert flier, 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C. - June 21, 1985. Art by Cristina Martinez. From the Sharon Cheslow punk flyers collection at the University of Maryland. #DCpunk #RitesOfSpring #RevolutionSummer @dischord.com #PunkFlyers #PositiveForceDC #Punk #Emo

44 years ago today -- Minor Threat and Circle Jerks concert flier, Washington, D.C., June 11, 1981. From the Sharon Cheslow punk flyers collection at the University of Maryland. @dischord.com #DCpunk #MinorThreat #PunkFlyers #PunkFliers #930Club #PunkArchives #PunkArchive #Punk #HardcorePunk

Thank you to everyone that pre-ordered their copy. Shipping and deliveries begins this week. Order today at aurorepress.com or aurore-press.square.site to add swag to your order. It was a freakshow, Ace! #itsafreakshowace #jockeyclub #storiesforshorty #punkflyers

Scruffs Vintage Punk Rock Flyers : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive https://web.archive.org/web/20200205101036/https://old.reddit.com/r/Music/comments/eytlsk/i_found_250_vintage_punk_rock_flyers_at_an_estate/

I should be pushing on this work task for the last hour of the day but Archive.org just served me up a punk flyer archive... so, I guess we are done working for the day.

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#music #graphicdesign #punkflyers #art

29 years ago today -- Frodus, Corm, and Jenhitt concert flier, Potomac, Maryland, June 1, 1996. From the John Davis collection on punk at the University of Maryland. #DCpunk #PunkFlyers #PunkFliers #HouseShows #PunkRock #Punk #IndieRock #PotomacMaryland #Frodus #Jenhitt #CormBand #DischordRecords

A collage featuring flowers and a person with long dark hair wearing sunglasses and a cigarette in their mouth and an American flag draped over their shoulder.

35 years ago today -- Severin and Holy Rollers concert flier, d.c. space, Washington, D.C., May 31, 1990. From the Sharon Cheslow punk flyers collection at the University of Maryland. #DCpunk #PunkFlyers #PunkFliers #Severin #HolyRollers #DCspace #PunkRock @dischord.com #DischordRecords

45 years ago today - Teen Idles with Tex Rubinowitz and the Bad Boys concert flier, One Flight Up, Washington, D.C., April 9, 1980. From the Sharon Cheslow punk flyers collection at the University of Maryland. #DCpunk #TeenIdles #DischordRecords @dischord.com #TexRubinowitz #DCinThe80s #PunkFlyers

32 years ago today - Shudder To Think, Holy Rollers, and Cupid Car Club flier – Artscience Warehouse, Washington, D.C., April 8, 1993. From the John Davis collection on punk at the University of Maryland. #DCpunk #ShudderToThink #HolyRollersBand #CupidCarClub #PunkFlyers #PunkFliers #DCinThe90s

Archiving some old pieces - some show flyers for PEARS years ago 🍐
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Killer band, killer live. Great era in Fat’s history, lots of great bands and fun shows.
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#punk #punkrock #fatwreck #punkflyers #punkart #hardcorepunk

42 years ago today -- Necros, Faith and Meatmen concert flier, 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C., March 6, 1983. From the Sharon Cheslow punk flyers collection at the University of Maryland. #DCpunk @dischord.bsky.social #PunkFlyers #PunkFliers #PunkArchive #PunkArchives #TouchAndGo #930Club #DCinThe80s

Bloc Party is going on tour celebrating 20 year ann of their album, Silent Alarm, by playing the full album!

I was lucky to create this poster 18 years ago.

#gigart #blocparty #live105 #posters #punkflyers #collageart #rockart #gigposters #poster #gigposter #concertposter #diy #punkflyer

29 years ago today (the night after the Chisel/Elliott Smith/Softies show in DC) - Bikini Kill, Team Dresch, Bloodroot, and Cold Cold Hearts concert flier, GW University, Washington, D.C., February 26, 1996. From UMD's John Davis collection. #BikiniKill #RiotGrrrl #PunkFlyers #Punk #DCpunk