This promotional handbill advertises two performances by the American indie rock band Sebadoh, supported by singer-songwriter Richard Buckner, at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. A printed copyright line in the lower margin credits the design to M. Arminski. A printer imprint from Clawson, Michigan, consistent with the artist's Detroit-area practice, accompanies it.
The central motif is an upraised hand bearing an eye in its palm, a variant of the hamsa or eye-in-hand symbol long associated with protection and vision. Here it is rendered through coarse halftone screens and engulfed in stylized flame. The composition adopts a heraldic banner format terminating in an inverted triangle. The typography pairs a fractured slab-serif display face with condensed sans-serif text, in keeping with the 1990s revival of the illustrated rock poster.
The handbill belongs to a body of small-format companion pieces produced alongside larger screen-printed concert posters during the late 1990s. It documents both the visual language of that revival and the touring circuit of the lo-fi and alt-country scenes, centered on one of the most historically significant clubs in American popular music.
Size: 8.50" x 4.25"
Artist: Mark Arminski
Condition: Very Good, Age-appropriate wear, fading and toning. Please use the photo zoom feature to get a better understanding of overall condition. Some postcards maybe have been previously used, with stamps and writing on verso.