Dick Dale 1995 (ed. of 65, "What's with the horns?") One of my favorites...
..."The one with the horns." Ambrosia asked me what this one was all about. Folks get worried with all the Devil imagery going around these days - sometimes they forget those Greeks were there before there even was a Christian bad-guy. This one's a play on Poseidon a.k.a. Neptune rising from the sea- pretty fitting for Dick Dale, who practically invented surf music, the noblest of all forms. Did a little edition of 65 so they're pretty hard to come by, BUT, there's a 4 color 11"x17" flyer hanging around that's the same except it's reversed and he's wearing a crown instead. Long live the King of Surf!

Dick Dale/Mermen 2001 (ed. of 65, uncut) Poseidon rises from the deep...
The idea of putting two different shows related by a common theme, but stretched a month apart came to me in a flash one early morning. Don't think THAT has been done before. A number of folks picked up on the idea that they fit together as a set. Some of the silk screens are uncut, suitable for framing

Mermen 2001 (edition of 50, "Surf & Drang")
This one comes from an old Tops Bubblegum insert with a little modification, it turned into a mermaid Lois Lane waiting by the sea for her beloved band to return. In blue and sea-foam green, of course. My 'Blue Period'.

Mudsharks/Mermen 1996 (ed. of 250, unique green version) From a napkin drawing
This one's a study in shades of green. One of the joys of silkscreen printing is that you can experiment with the colors in ways that can't be done effectively by any other printing method. The Cryptographics oveure is unusual in that the print runs are usually very small, and there are a lot of color variations in many of the editions.

Los Lobos 1999 (artist proof on red enamel paper) My dog as a little wolf-pup.

Ryan Adams 2001 (ed. of 60, "Come Pick Me Up")
This turned out to be one of the surprise shows of the year! I've been a big Whiskeytown fan from the beginning, and have tried to keep up the drinking pace with the man in the past. The show quickly sold out on the strength of the new record "Gold" (hence the paper stock). I was a little leery, since that disc is sprawling, but live, the band was better than the Stones. Who woulda thought they'd break into "Midnight Rambler"?

Whiskeytown #2 1998 (ed. of 40 revised version of the original Fox Theatre one)
This one was originally designed for a 1996 Whiskeytown show at the Fox Theatre. I made a few T-Shirts with the design and gave some to the band, Ryan Adams liked it so much we did it again for the Bluebird.

Calexico 2002 (ed. of 12 red, 60 orange) A tricked out Low-rider I saw in Lafayette.
Great spaghetti-western alt-film noire mexicali band. They play their unique brew and the trumpets soar.

Jay Farrar 2002 (ed. of 50, some with red coat, some brown) 2002: the year of pop-culture Magick.
This was based on an old playing card with the intent of capturing some of the hocus-pocus of the New Year. We're reverting back to the age of magic with all the Hobbitish and Potterish presence in the media and conversation... This is supposed to be Jay hawking his new wares, a CD which is surprisingly strong after the last few Son Volt discs. The poster was silkscreened in an edition of 50 that had wide distribution in the area. I have a few red ones and mostly tan or brown- an 'amazing technicolor coat' series...

Flatlanders 2002 (ed. of 50) From a 50's Hot Rod Car-rally in Moab this spring
Two excellent alt-country bands in one night at the Boulder Theater. The opener, Richmond Fontaine, with their dark take on the human condition and how folks lives fail them, put on a showcase set which was well received in the house. The Flatlanders showed the quality of old friends playing with the exuberance of when it all was new, making this was one of the best concerts in 2002.

Richmond Fontaine 1999 (ed. of 56, "My Truck" 1956 International)
The most under-rated band playing today. This poster was an attempt to get away from the usual format.

Matthew Sweet 2000 (A/P on gold paper) Mr. Sweet told me he owns the Keene original

Mogwai 2001 (ed. of 100, "Storm & Squall") More Shire-happenings...

Steve Earle 2002 (ed. of 60) The best acoustic show of 2002. Steve debuted his new "John Walker Blues" song.

Wilco/Son Volt 1995/96 (ed. of 150 each) Designed as a pair for Uncle Tupelo’s splinter groups. Each with merit.

Eliades Ochoa 2000 (ed. of 50) Viva La Revolution... Cuban style constructionist art I like this one’s simplicity.

Stereolab 1996 (ed. of 67, signed one) For Mary.

Flaming Lips 2000 (ed. of 100, some blue, some orange, with a blue or black background).
Mr. Holland frenetically ponders his future, gazing into the crystal ball of Cryptographics. Wayne Coyne is a
printer himself!

Rocket From the Crypt 1995 ("Like A Lipstick Bullet" ed. of 100)
From an old Caddy that I shot up on the Hill in Boulder, using the ‘xerox a negative and blow it’ out technique.

Sparklehorse 1998 ("Gasoline Horses" A/P of a very small run for one of my favorite musicians) My colt.

Gomez 2002 (Ed. Of 50 blue ones, 50 green)
Custom cut as an experiment to see if posters really need to be rectangular. Paper stock can be pretty confining.