Poster Of The Week: Zoroaster, Mouth Of The Architect, H...N

Von Dada designed this poster for Sunday night's Club Dada bill of riff-metal masters Zoroaster, the sludgy build-up stoner rock of Mouth of the Architect and local twin-guitar experimental act H...N. I like how the poster mixes creative and original psychedelic touches (like the black splotches in the background and...

By Jesse Hughey

May 21, 2009

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Von Dada designed this poster for Sunday night's Club Dada bill of riff-metal masters Zoroaster, the sludgy build-up stoner rock of Mouth of the Architect and local twin-guitar experimental act H...N.

I like how the poster mixes creative and original psychedelic touches (like the black splotches in the background and the lettering) with lowbrow appeal (like the ... do I really need to point them out?). Likewise, each in its own way, the three bands combine cerebral, intricate musicianship with visceral loud guitars.

Once again, John Iskander commissioned a fantastic poster for one of his great lineups. Speaking of which, the Sam Heimer poster for tonight's True Widow, Ponytail and Fight Bite PoF show deserves a PoW mention too.

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