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DESIGNER:

Burlesque of North America

VENUE:

Logan Square Auditorium

Chicago

USA

SUBMITTED BY:

Wezzburlesque

2005-05-24 09:38:56

BANDS:

Boredoms, The
Soft Circle

Boredoms Poster - Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago - Burlesque of North America

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Dance Party :

tards.

2011-02-11 23:21:22

deadmeat :

hello again!

2011-01-31 17:19:29

The Bubble Process :

cool

2007-11-30 15:06:16

seireyho :

Holy sh t

2007-10-18 14:11:29

evanmarnoch :

ruleth.

2007-05-27 23:38:15

Zach Hobbs :

this rules.

2007-05-27 23:37:06

evanmarnoch :

random mind blower

2007-05-27 23:35:37

lettawren :

they can't be THAT controversial, they were profiled in the new yorker last week! http://www.newyorker.com/critics/music/articles/060807crmu_music
you can also download a song or two

2006-08-16 15:09:29

crave :

On snap, Randomized controversy.

2006-08-16 14:42:26

ricv64 :

Wild

2006-04-13 18:10:33

lettawren :

yay! randomized boredoms fun!

2005-06-23 12:03:02

Ruthless Cow :

DEAR GOD! This poster blows my mind!

2005-05-30 13:16:49

killingcupid :

woah! jezus tering, this poster rules.

2005-05-28 03:17:38

kpellet :

Hey Crave, I have to disagree with you. Boredom sucks. I hate being bored. I think most Boredoms fans hate boredom too. We've gotta argue some more.

2005-05-26 22:17:07

whiteyhouston :

I would kill to see the boredoms! .. I would kill Chloe to get to do a boredoms poster! ha!! chop-chop-chop

2005-05-26 21:27:38

Grzeca :

Perfect for the Boredoms. I heard this show was over the top. All Hail!!

2005-05-26 21:20:38

Burlesque :

Dude did anyone see the finals of American Idol last night? What a mountain of shit!!!

2005-05-26 18:08:33

zeloot :

just spend some hours with metal-heads and realize i love you all this poster kicks my ass

2005-05-26 17:08:08

crave :

Oh, for fucks sake. I'll finish this.
This poster RULES Boredom RULES Chloe RULES Anyone who reads better than me RULES
And I blow. Can we fucking move on.

2005-05-26 16:58:27

Zach Hobbs :

my pants are off.
- loco

2005-05-26 16:46:37

deforgeo :

This is a BOREDOMS POSTER for BOREDOMS FANS

2005-05-26 15:33:07

discop :

my brains! why can't we all just get along or at least have a huge death battle, the side that wins can say what is good design and what is bad design.
good?

2005-05-26 14:59:54

Darsh :

haha, i just walked in on this thread, it is hilarious. This sounds more like a graffiti thread. Graffiti artist are always argueing about lettering and style.
I think this poster has great colors and composition. That is what gets my attention.

2005-05-26 13:12:33

John A :

Junior Mints please.

2005-05-26 12:30:43

Melissa Buchanan :

I'm going to curl up on a pile of Burlesque posters and take a nap. What up sucks?

2005-05-26 11:58:56

seripop :

i'm going to mnpls to steal his hedgehog

2005-05-26 11:48:17

phoondaddy :

oopsies, the 2nd "æ" was supposed to be a "§".
Sorry. much respect!

2005-05-26 11:47:29

bdix :

I agree with seripop.
:P

2005-05-26 11:45:50

seripop :

it's what I'M sayin' heh heh

2005-05-26 11:45:07

whiteyhouston :

"?ÍÍ´´Ç™œ££?¢?ÇÓÍÍˆÍØ´·Ï´¨ˆÇÏÔÍ¯?Ç˜ÂÒ…æ´æ“ƒlˆL!!!! "
see now thats the kind of hateful bullshit rhetoric that's dragging this site down

2005-05-26 11:44:25

crave :

See, the thing is, you guys interpret my comments the way you want. I never said I disliked this poster I never said Wes was a bad designer I never said anything negative about the band. All I said was that it's hard to read and I think its lame to assume that nobody but current fans can appreciate The Boredoms music.

2005-05-26 11:37:27

JGex :

"I wouldn't call someone who's given their honest criticism and opinion a hater. "
I agree.... I don't see Crave as being too overboard on it, he just is looking at it from one angle. I agree with him to some extent, but I also agree with Chloe when she said, "style IS language and every subculture has it's siginifiers."
One size does not fit all.... ;o)

2005-05-26 11:35:40

bdix :

[sarcasm]yes seripop. I think that's EXACTLY what they were trying to say.[/sarcasm]

2005-05-26 11:34:37

seripop :

face it wes, you are a bad designer

2005-05-26 11:33:12

phoondaddy :

?ÍÍ´´Ç™œ££?¢?ÇÓÍÍˆÍØ´·Ï´¨ˆÇÏÔÍ¯?Ç˜ÂÒ…æ´æ“ƒlˆL!!!!
And I do mean that!

2005-05-26 11:31:15

wezzburlesque :

Fight! Fight! Fight!
oh yeah, maybe I should say something... Actually, most people have already voiced most of the thoughts and points I would have said about it myself. But I would like to add that nobody has said anything about the almost half century old tradition of hard as fuck to read rock posters. It was my mom's collection of concert poster postcards from the bay area that originally got me interested in this shit maybe 15 years ago.

2005-05-26 11:28:25

bdix :

You didn't get the memo? This place is serious now. Inclusive even.

2005-05-26 11:25:07

whiteyhouston :

pssst Bobby... it's a joke..

2005-05-26 11:23:38

bdix :

I wouldn't call someone who's given their honest criticism and opinion a hater. If that makes them a hater then there are MORE people here that hate their stuff being criticised.

2005-05-26 11:08:35

tappin_dilz :

perfect! both are amazing! if you are into the boredoms you'd already be going before seeing this poster, seeing as they NEVER play!

2005-05-26 11:00:16

whiteyhouston :

but Zach, you're the Kaiser of hate!

2005-05-26 10:57:44

Zach Hobbs :

this is great. this site has too many haters.
I can't say it any clearer than that.

2005-05-26 10:56:12

seripop :

i hate to say it but phila nailed it.
style IS language and every subculture has it's siginifiers. i also think it's pretty presumtuous for anyone to tell another desinger what thier job is. a desinger's job is between him/her and the client.

2005-05-26 10:25:31

steve w :

it is perfect. all who say different are morons. (no offense)

2005-05-26 09:49:52

Dance Party :

what i dont understand is how would someone not go and look at this poster in the street if they saw it...its insanely eye catching. boredoms make obtuse experimental music...the poster fits perfect.

2005-05-26 09:46:20

Shad :

This poster is the best, it'll get people to seek out Boredom, even if they do call them Bo8cooliss Sart Circus for a while. Amazing job....again...

2005-05-26 09:00:13

ferg2001 :

oh and awesome poster

2005-05-26 08:54:56

ferg2001 :

I love the BoaCondors. glad to see they are touring again.

2005-05-26 08:54:32

erick :

jesus tittie fucking christ. amazing.

2005-05-26 08:53:49

mark@methanestudios :

cool poster!

2005-05-26 08:38:12

bdix :

"I WISH DAVID CARSON WOULD LOAN ME $20" -Bobby Dixon

2005-05-26 08:37:14

Burlesque :

"DON'T MISTAKE LEGIBILITY FOR COMMUNICATION" - David Carson Wes, you effing nailed it. Beautiful work dude.

2005-05-26 08:26:28

Meeloo :

"I don't care if they can't read it. If they can't read it, I don't want them in my house." this is the perfect sentence.

2005-05-26 08:10:03

Rob :

dave, no body said anything negative about the band...you're not needed as of yet.

2005-05-26 07:57:52

philaarts.com :

if the promoter doesnt complain, then this argument is just total crap.
i love how people seem to know the scenes that they are not a part of.

2005-05-26 07:52:01

mictron :

it's cool, anyway.

2005-05-26 07:51:59

jkelly :

Yeah, I'm not even sure the boredoms need to have posters made for their shows. A shitload of people here in Cleveland drove to this show to see them and I'm sure they didn't see this poster. What I mean by that is that a band like the boredoms has a pretty big very devoted following of people who, it seems for the most, part WOULD stop and decode a poster that struck their eye (they may not have to because their eye is trained to decipher these sort of posters (as their ear is now trained to pick up on the subtle beauty of music (the boredoms) much of the world would catagorize as "noise") but at the same time they KNOW the show is coming up anyway because they're researching on the internet and shit trying to find out when/where/how they can see this band. I don't know where I'm going with this. I think my point is that I can read this fine and someone who makes VERY obtuse posters (utterly illegible) for shows at his space once said, after I asked whether anyone would be able to read a particular poster, "I don't care if they can't read it. If they can't read it, I don't want them in my house." He was trying to whittle the audience down to a manageable elite, I suppose, and I say more power to him.

2005-05-26 07:49:40

Meeloo :

Some of the Boredoms records don't even have their name on the cover ! For 10 years ago, Nanoo Eye (aka Yamatsuka Eye) did the weirdest abstract collage offset book ever : "living guitar with a mind-expanding sound book". That book changed my life ! It was something I never saw before. Something really new in the underground graphic cultur.

2005-05-26 05:13:06

El Negro Magnifico! :

"THe new shit is TurDucken posters." Mmmm...one of my favorite things about America.

2005-05-26 01:04:32

kpellet :

"But the problem I think is the assumption that all their fans would automatically look closely at anything that looked like this poster. And then decode it to realize that it was FOR The Boredoms. "
If a Boredoms fan saw this, didn't decode it and passed on by, then 2 weeks after the show saw this on my wall and realized they missed a good show, I'd laugh at their loss and rub it in.
Not saying I should, but I would.

2005-05-26 01:00:47

crave :

I agree, except others are going to assume that I just said it sucks.

2005-05-26 00:45:56

Decabet :

Id like to reiterate for the 5th time how kickass this poster is.

2005-05-26 00:43:34

crave :

My last post is addressed to Melissa.

2005-05-26 00:39:29

crave :

I have no problem with that. I think I've made that perfectly clear. What I don't get is... 1. you can't easily read it. If I can't read it, how do I know who to go see? 2. How is the band supposed to pick up new fans outside their circle when their designer, the person responsible for their marketing materials says "if you are unfamilliar with em then they probably aren't for you."

2005-05-26 00:39:02

JohnHoward :

Yeah!

2005-05-26 00:37:57

Decabet :

I love the Boredoms, and I think their fans would love this poster.
But the problem I think is the assumption that all their fans would automatically look closely at anything that looked like this poster. And then decode it to realize that it was FOR The Boredoms.
Its disingenuous to look at it thru a backwards lens and say "Oh Boredoms fans would love it because it fits the band, therefore they would automatically know who it was for regardless of legibility"

2005-05-26 00:37:49

Cody Pomeroy :

Geometry is pretty hard to understand.

2005-05-26 00:35:19

Melissa Buchanan :

The poster is weirdness for the sake of weirdness. The band is weirdness for the sake of weirdness. What's so hard to understand?

2005-05-26 00:34:31

crave :

"Doesn't truth in advertising count for anything?"
I have no idea what point you're trying to make.

2005-05-26 00:32:55

Cody Pomeroy :

and for the record I can totally read this poster, it says Bobsled right?

2005-05-26 00:29:39

Melissa Buchanan :

'you guys make some pretty radical assumptions about "potential fans".'
Actually, no-- I don't think they are. Doesn't truth in advertising count for anything?

2005-05-26 00:29:26

crave :

http://www.gigposters.com/posters.php?poster=36585

2005-05-26 00:27:09

kpellet :

where's that chicken? i think i needs some more commenting.

2005-05-26 00:25:40

crave :

Oh, wait, THAT chicken.

2005-05-26 00:18:04

Decabet :

That shit is played out anyway.
THe new shit is TurDucken posters.
3 birds, you reach a wider audience.

2005-05-26 00:17:34

crave :

I'm afraid to ask.

2005-05-26 00:17:31

Cody Pomeroy :

this one won't live up to the Chicken/Turkey fiasco.

2005-05-26 00:15:35

kpellet :

i think it's legible. and i'm saying that it was this kind of imagery that got me into the band in the first place.

2005-05-26 00:09:05

seripop :

i've been promoting shows on and off for 11 years now. my assumptions are based on experience.

2005-05-26 00:05:09

crave :

you guys make some pretty radical assumptions about "potential fans".
I never said the poster wasn't compelling. I'm only saying that if I saw the poster, I'm not sure I would know who it was that I was supposed to go see.

2005-05-26 00:03:00

kpellet :

oh, and are these gonna go on sale anytime soon?

2005-05-25 23:52:47

kpellet :

the boredoms are great, and this poster fits the band perfectly. the way i see it is, even if i hadn't heard the boredoms before, everything about this poster would make me look further to see what the band was all about. you look at their album covers, and they all give the same vibe as this poster. constantly seeing those CDs at the record store and hearing good things about the band got me to go out and buy one of their albums and find out that they were in fact awesome. so, if you saw this poster and weren't compelled to see what the music is like, chances are you might not even like it anyway.

2005-05-25 23:51:37

seripop :

if you are unfamilliar with em then they probably aren't for you. they have been around over 15 years and are pretty legendary . this show probably sold out. i know they one they did in nyc sold out over 6 weeks in advance.

2005-05-25 23:47:09

crave :

So, by your logic, we are only supposed to help our clients market to their current fan base, and not to pick up new fans. Or you assume that potential fans will automatically get it. That's a recipe for failure.
Even by everything that is told to me on this thread about this band, I still have no basis of understanding what they are like? Are they electronic? Are they rock? Are they something different than anything I've ever heard before? To the unfamiliar, this tells me nothing about what the band is about... that is if they can even figure out the name of the band they are supposed to go see.

2005-05-25 23:36:07

seripop :

there is no "us"
to any boredonms fan this communicates just fine diffrent niches require diffrent types of communication. a good desiger doesn't simply communicate, he/she communicat's to the intended audience.
ANYWAY , that said i'm excited to get my copy of this. wes is skilled.

2005-05-25 23:23:49

rockologist :

yep.

2005-05-25 17:59:46

rockologist :

this is pretty stellar. i'm gonna put 'soul discharge' on and stare at this for a sec.

2005-05-25 17:57:29

Meeloo :

I'm sure the Boredoms really don't give a shit if you can read it or not...

2005-05-25 17:21:35

CCCP :

This would be rad-tastic if rad-tastic were coming anywhere close to describing what this poster is.

2005-05-25 17:17:15

Meeloo :

Argggggh...must have this poster ....BOREDOMS ! Are they on tour ?

2005-05-25 17:15:36

bdix :

Meh. I downloaded that font last week.
:)

2005-05-25 15:59:21

Dance Party :

the only part i cant read is the 'e' and the 'd'. i think this is the most fucking boss poster ive ever seen....this blows my mind. it kinda has this graffitti style (the old men hate taggers) to it, the color compositiopn and lettering. i MUST have one of these....

2005-05-25 15:58:09

Shawny :

maxflo: it kind of is -- burlesque/seripop collab.

2005-05-25 15:53:57

Decabet :

I will say that this would make me look at it until I figured it out. But thats just me.

2005-05-25 15:53:01

MaximumFluoride :

I thought it was a seripop from the thumbnail.

2005-05-25 15:52:33

steve w :

I thought it said "Garage Sale"

2005-05-25 15:50:19

Shawny :

amazing piece. i think it communicates really well, just not in the way that most on here choose to.
side note: i was able to read 'boredoms' from the thumbnail alone.

2005-05-25 15:48:16

crave :

For the record, Burlesquey folk, this poster is beautiful. I would frame it and hang it on my wall, but I"M NOT DRINKING NO FUCKING MERLOT!

2005-05-25 15:47:31

deforgeo :

the boredoms are really fun and insane and this poster is really fun and insane. i think it "communicates" fine

2005-05-25 15:47:29

Decabet :

Seripop: "our job is bla bla bla" says WHO?"
Sorry, thats a load of semantic crap. You want to go make art prints that have no obligation to communicate, you have every right to do that. You guys manage to make that work in your niche? Thats great too. Im a fan of alot of SeriPops work myself.
But this IS a communicative medium, regardless of whether you can read THIS poster or not.
Again, this poster rules, but Im tired of this same argument, so Ive said my peice.

2005-05-25 15:44:25

crave :

Oh fine. I give up.

2005-05-25 15:43:34

MURPHY :

"at least y'all are not bashing on the band..."
I agree Mayer is zero fun when he's cranky

2005-05-25 15:43:32

deforgeo :

p.s. crave is silly. i can read this fine.

2005-05-25 15:41:01

deforgeo :

holy fuck
this is so mind-blowing

2005-05-25 15:37:36

Abram :

this is damn good- clangin with energy- saw this and the seripop hanging next to each other at the show and they're both smokin--- inspirational--

2005-05-25 15:36:36

crave :

so would I, but am I going to the show? Well, no, because I'm not in Chicago, but if I was, I wouldn't know who was playing.

2005-05-25 15:34:30

scott campbell :

i'd stop to look at this one

2005-05-25 15:30:54

bdix :

same argument, different poster.......................................................................................... except for the face, and maybe the colors, and perhaps the text.
:)

2005-05-25 15:28:54

Rob :

at least y'all are not bashing on the band...that makes dave cranky.

2005-05-25 15:28:09

zeloot :

well...posters can also scream for attention so people stop and take time to read what it s message actually is

2005-05-25 15:26:10

John A :

Dear Crave, do you have a mouse in your pocket? What do you feed it during the dog days of summer?

2005-05-25 15:26:06

crave :

of course you can read it fine. It's your style.

2005-05-25 15:24:40

crave :

Well, posters are about communication. We're trying to get a message to the people; people with very short attention spans. If they don't understand the message, then as designers, we have failed.

2005-05-25 15:24:16

seripop :

"our job is bla bla bla"
says WHO?
ps i can read this fine

2005-05-25 15:22:37

zeloot :

what has good design to do with readability?????
i can read names perfectly by the way>so...great design

2005-05-25 15:16:56

John A :

I can read it just fine. It reads Bob Dole, right.

2005-05-25 15:04:37

Decabet :

I think Raygun communicated really well. Except for the entire Bryan Ferry inerview run in Zapf Dingbats.
The cool thing about Carsons work was that he interpretted the stories and based his work on his interpretation.
Still you may be right about this one. I KNOW it says Boredoms and I still cant quite read it.
Rad poster tho.

2005-05-25 15:03:42

crave :

Here's what I don't get... Artistically, this is top notch, but is it good design? Honestly, I had to look to the left to know what the band name was because I can't read it on the poster. Our job is to communicate and the harder you make it to read, the less likely you're going to reach your audience.
Raygun was a great magazine during the early years, but only for artists. Those that wanted good content went to Alternative Press.

2005-05-25 15:00:07

zeloot :

FUCK!!i love you

2005-05-25 14:52:49

supereightsnate :

crazy crazy crazy.

2005-05-25 14:44:26

wezzburlesque :

this was kind of a collabo. We both did or own poster for the same show. Seripop sent me the face to use that they used on theirs and said do whatever.

2005-05-25 14:27:29

Melissa Buchanan :

Burlesque can do no wrong. musique + magicks

2005-05-25 14:09:01

Holly :

This completely rocks!!

2005-05-25 14:08:17

bdix :

I would like to sit across from the Burlesque booth again. Thanks in advance.

2005-05-25 14:05:17

tappin_dilz :

amazing! did you and seripop talk before you made these about the 4Cprocess woman image? it looks the same..... what are the odds?