Thursday, September 29, 2011

T-Bone & Aljax / ABNRML 'Primus' Poster

Les Claypool (Primus, Frog Brigade, Oysterhead) is back at it! With a new album and a new tour that swings into Philadelphia to rock The Tower Theater on Saturday October 1st 2011. This terrific and unique Primus poster was designed by T-Bone & Aljax and printed and produced by ABNRML.com. It is a very special gift from Live Nation and will be presented to Les as a gift. The print is 9.45"X25" on black French Paper cover stock and was not available for sale to the public. A very limited amount of these posters are available from ABNRML.com for a limited time.

You can purchase on here.

T-Bone & Aljax / ABNRML 'October Classic' Poster

If you are looking for something to do this weekend and are in the Pennsylvania area, swing up to New Hope and see some home runs at Dean Ween's October Classic on October 2nd. Dean (Ween) hosts a charity baseball game in New Hope to benefit the American Cancer Society. It features an opening anthem by Gene and a host of other music buddies pitching in throughout the event. It is a delightful 4-color print screened on orange 12.5"X19" French Paper cover stock. Designed by T-Bone & Aljax and printed & produced by ABNRML.com. We were very happy to donate these along with the twins to Dean for his event. A small handful are available on ABNRML.com here. Proceeds will be donated to the American Cancer Society. A very limited number of these were produced.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

T&A / ABNRML 'FM Fest & Ukie Club' Posters

We are very excited to show off these prints! ABNRML partnered up with the Philadelphia Film & Music (FM) Festival to produce the posters and t-shirts for the festival. Two posters were designed by T-Bone & Aljax and printed and produced by ABNRML.com. Both were printed on 19"X25" French Paper cover stock and will be available, along with the t-shirt, at various shows at the Festival. The festival begins on Thursday September 22nd and continues through Sunday the 25th. The main FM Fest 'train' print is the main festival poster and the other one is for the Ukie Club shows. Head out to the FM Fest and pick one of these bad boys up!

The 50/50 Company 'Ears' Art Print

Behold the latest in the black & white Glick poster series! This 'ear' art print was designed by Matt Glick of The 50/50 Company and printed by ABNRML.com. It was printed on white French Paper cover stock. A very limited number of these 1-color 19"X25" will be available from 50/50.

Monday, September 12, 2011

Joe Castro / ABNRML 'Steely Dan' Poster

Check out the brand new poster for Steely Dan's performance at The Tower Theater in Upper Darby, PA on 9/10/11. This poster was screened with love and 2-colors on 12.5"X19" black French Paper cover stock. Printed and produced by ABNRML.com and designed by Joe Castro of Red Attic Studios. Commissioned by Live Nation for Steely Dan's performance as a gift for the band. Only a small handful were created. An even smaller handful are available from ABNRML.

Buy it here!

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

T-Bone & Aljax / ABNRML 'Bon Iver' Poster

We think this is one of our top 5 posters ever! This is a extremely limited edition collectors poster for Bon Iver's performance on August 3rd, 2011 at Philadelphia's legendary Tower Theater. Live Nation wanted to do a special print as a gift for Bon Iver after the incredible show so ABNRML commissioned T-Bone & Aljax to do an illustration to blow Iver's mind! This 4-color print is screened with love on 15"X25" hand trimmed cream French Paper cover stock. Only 50 of these amazing posters were printed. A small handful of test prints are available from ABNRML.com.

Click here to buy the print!

Thursday, August 25, 2011

ABNRML's Cancelled 'Geen Ween' Posters

Take a quick glance at the aborted poster for Gene Ween's August 26th and August 27th performances. Designed by T-Bone & Aljax and printed and produced by ABNRML.com. The hurricane cancelled the shows! Stay tuned for these designs, perhaps even posters, to be used for another set of shows with a little tweaking. They should be quite the collectors item! Each poster is printed on black French Paper cover stock and measures 9.5"X25" and both are 3-color silk screens.

T-Bone & Aljax 'Lotus Summer Dance 2011' Poster

Get up and dance! Lotus is having a festival in Ohio this weekend. Far enough away from the storm to throw your flooding worries aside and go wiggle and move with their Summer Dance 2011 festival. 100 of these delightful 4-color 19"X25" prints were screened with love for T-Bone & Aljax and Lotus. They are individually numbered and screened on French Paper cover stock and will be available at the shows. It was a challenging print and something to see in person!

T-Bone & Aljax / ABNRML 'Band of Horses' Poster

Live Nation contacted ABNRML for a last minute project as a gift to Band of Horses for swooping in and covering a cancelled date at the TLA in Philadelphia. Kings of Leon abruptly canceled their tour and several key shows were filled by other bands in and effort to pitch in and help out. Philadelphia music fans were treated to a surprise performance by Band of Horses in place of Kings of Leon. The show sold out very quickly and Live Nation wanted to give the band a very special gift. ABNRML turned immediately to our poster cohorts T-Bone & Aljax to whip up a quick print. With lightening speed they churned out this wonderful 12.5"X19" 3-color design. It was printed with metallic silver ink and was not available to the public. A small handful of test prints are available on ABNRML.com.

Joe Castro 'Death Cab For Cutie' Poster

This was a very special opportunity and print for ABNRML. Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie, The Poster Service) has been one of our favorite writers for a long, long time. We have seen several Death Cab for Cutie shows and were thrilled at the opportunity to print a poster for their performance on August, 5 2011 at the Mann in Philadelphia, PA. The show was supported by Frightened Rabbit who we have also collaborated on prints with. The print was designed by Joe Castro of Red Attic Studios. It is a stark 2-color print on 19"X25" steel blue French Paper cover stock. An extremely limited amount of these were printed and some are available on ABNRML.com.

Grace Potter 'Grand Point North' Posters

Check out the awesome three part poster series for Grace Potter & The Nocturnal's festival in Burlington, VT. The Grand Point North festival in Burlington, VT is headlined by Grace Potter and has some tremendous acts on the bill. The festival ran on August 13th & 14th and featured performances by The Wood Brothers, Hoots & Hellmouth, Taj Mahal Trio and more. 200 of each design were printed on 19"X25" French Paper cover stock and were available at the festival.

J Dub All Stars 'BAD 2011 Tour' Poster

Take a gander at the latest Big Audio Dynamite's 2011 Tour Poster. This 2-color print was designed by John Warner of J Dub All Stars for BAD's 2011 USA tour. ABNRML was luck enough to print BAD's apparel merch a couple times now and we are pleased to print their second poster as well. 200 of these 19"X25" posters were printed for their tour and sold out quickly.

The 50/50 Company 'Bell' Art Print

This is the latest in the art print series by Matt Glick over at The 50/50 Company. This is probably ABNRML's favorite of the prints. An extremely limited number of these 1-color 19"X25" silk screened art prints will be available from 50/50. It is screened on white speckletone French Paper cover stock.

Grace Potter 'Summer Tour 2011' Posters

Grace Potter & The Nocturnals have become a large national act over the last few years. ABNRML is happy to help fulfill their poster needs and have partnered up with John Warner of J Dub All Stars to print some larger runs of these two prints. We are not entirely sure who the actual artist is but John cleaned it up and got it ready to print. One of the 2011 Summer Tour posters is a 5-color print on yellow French Paper cover stock. The other is a 4-color print on white. Both measure 19"X25" and are silk screened with love. The prints have been available throughout Grace Potter's national tour.

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Hypothesis Inc 'Citizen Cope TLA 2011' Poster

This show was a special one for ABNRML because we were lucky enough to give our interns the special gift of being guest listed for the show! Thanks Cope! All college kids love Citizen Cope and our interns are not different. This 4-color print was designed by Hypothesis, Inc and was screened on cream 19"X25" French Paper cover stock. The poster is for Cope's intimate acoustic performances over the 21st and 22nd in Philadelphia, PA at the TLA. An extremely limited number of these were available at the shows.

Hypothesis Inc 'Citizen Cope DC 2011' Poster

ABRNML loves hooking up with new artists! The next two Citizen Cope prints are designs by Hypothesis, Inc. This print is a 3-color design screened with love on 19"X25" white French Paper cover stock for Cope's performance on June 25, 2011 in Washington, DC. A limited number of these were screened and were available from the band at the performance.

The 50/50 Company 'Skeleton' Art Print

Take a gander at the latest poster installment in The 50/50 Company's poster series. This skeleton print is a 1-color design screened on 19"X25" white French Paper cover stock. All of Glick's 50/50 prints are available from The 50/50 Company. A very limited number of these were screened.

T-Bone & Aljax 'Eagle & The Worm' Tour Poster

Head on over to Australia and you will hear about this band. Aussie band Eagle and The Worm connected up with T-Bone & Aljax through Gigposters.com and loved the previous prints they have designed. It wasn't long before they were working on their brand new album's cover art and whipping up a cute tour poster design. This Eagle and The Worm tour print is a 3-color design screened on 19"X25" cream French Paper cover stock. A limited edition of 100 were printed and will be available from the band throughout their tour.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

T-Bone & Aljax / ABNRML 'Elvis Costello' Poster

We have had a ton of fun printing for a ton of bands here at ABNRML, but every now and then we do one which really is special and hits home. Elvis Costello has been a constant love of mine for as long as I can remember. The fact that we are printing a poster for him is blowing our minds! Armed Forces was one of the big albums of my youth. This print was commissioned by Live Nation for Elvis Costello's performance tonight (May 19th, 2011) at The Tower in Philadelphia, PA. We turned to none other than the great T-Bone & Aljax to whip up a special 2-color print at the last minute to make this poster dream come true! The design is screened on 19"X25" cream and oatmeal French Paper cover stock. Printed and produced by ABNRML.com, this one is special.

J Dub All Stars 'Big Audio Dynamite' Poster

We are starting throw around some big names here at ABNRML and we are happy to add this one to the list! Big Audio Dynamite (BAD) is comprised of some great musicians but one of them happens to be Mick Jones from The Clash! This BAD poster is was for their April 19th 2011 performance at the Roseland Ballroom in NYC! BAD has been around since the mid-80s and has been sweeping the country and festivals with their awesome rock. A limited number of these were screened and sold out immedaitely at the show. It The 2-color design was created by John Warner at J Dub and was printed on black 19"X25" French Paper cover stock.