Birds & Batteries at Cafe Du Nord.

I had been meaning to do a poster for Birds & Batteries for a very long time. We have a long, wonderful history with those kids, especially Mike. I wasn't planning on doing a poster for this particular show, but I got some new screen emulsion, and I wanted to try it out. Due to numerous schedule conflicts, I hadn't seen them play in months, and I was quite excited for the opportunity. There's a marked disparity between the mood of the poster and the mood of this particular show (Mike said it looked like a Low Red Land poster with Birds & Batteries' name on it), which is too bad. The drawing turned out way darker, and sad, than I initially envisioned it; if there had been more planning involved in this poster, I would have made something that fit B&B better. As it is, I am happy that I was able to reference an old t-shirt of theirs with the background splatter, and I mixed various amounts of blue and white together to give each poster a unique swirl/drop pattern. Everything lined up nicely, and I think they all sold at the show. All in all, not too bad for something that took about three days between conception and execution. The show was great, too. Pick up a copy of their newest, the Up To No Good EP, and be on the lookout for the upcoming full-length, Panorama.