Chris Stapleton Poster What Are You Listening To

Chris Stapleton Makin’ The Rounds Poster

May 14, 2013

This is the first poster that I have designed for Chris and the people at Universal Music Nashville. Such a fun project to work on.

Phoenix Live On Letterman Poster

Phoenix Live On Letterman Poster

May 14, 2013

Here is another design for the Live On Letterman crew. This one was a lot of fun to work on.

Kacey Musgraves US995 Live Country Poster

Kacey Musgraves US99.5 Live Country At Joe’s Bar Poster

April 25, 2013

I’m really happy with how this poster turned out for Kacey’s US99.5 show at Joe’s last night.

Ben Harper Poster Park West LIFT LOCAL

Ben Harper LIFT LOCAL Poster

April 10, 2013

I was fortunate to design the poster for Ben Harper’s performance at tonight’s LIFT LOCAL event at the Park West.

the wallflowers the devils waltz poster

The Wallflowers The Devil’s Waltz Limited Edition Print

March 29, 2013

Poster design for The Wallflowers. $5 from every poster will go to support the local Chicago non-profit, Rock For Kids.

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Blake Shelton US99.5 Live Country At Joe’s Bar Poster

March 29, 2013

This is the third in a series of Live Country posters for US99.5. Coincidentally, Governor Pat Quinn also declared today Blake Shelton Day in Illinois.

US99.5 Thompson Square Joes Bar Poster

Thompson Square US99.5 Live Country At Joe’s Bar Poster

March 29, 2013

This is the second in a series of posters that I have designed for US99.5 Live Country Shows.

Passion Pit Poster Live From Studio X Reggies
Live on Letterman Poster Screenprint

Poster Design for the Depeche Mode Live On Letterman Performance

March 4, 2013

This is the first, of hopefully many, Live on Letterman posters I have designed.

ONXRT Vol. 14 Live From The Archives Packaging

ONXRT Vol. 14 Album Design

February 22, 2013

I had a blast working on my second ONXRT Live From The Archives design.

ray lamontagne big holiday concert chicago theatre poster

Poster for Ray LaMontagne at the Chicago Theatre

February 22, 2013

This is the poster that I created for the 93XRT Big Holiday Concert at the Chicago Theatre.

The Wallflowers Tivoli Concert Poster

Poster For The Wallflowers at the Tivoli in Downers Grove

February 22, 2013

This is the poster that I created for the Wallflowers show at the Tivoli in Downers Grove.

The Walkmen Live From Studio X Concert Poster

The Walkmen Live From Studio X Poster

February 22, 2013

This is a poster I created for the 93XRT Live From Studio X featuring The Walkmen.

O.A.R. Concert Poster Strathmore

O.A.R. Heard The World Benefit Concert Poster

February 22, 2013

I created this poster for the O.A.R. Heard the World Benefit Concert at the Music Center at Strathmore in Maryland.

Of Monsters And Men Concert Poster

Of Monsters And Men Live From Studio X Poster

February 22, 2013

I created this poster for the 93XRT Live From Studio X featuring Of Monsters and Men.

Guster winter tour 2013 poster

Guster Winter 2013 Acoustic Tour Poster

February 22, 2013

I designed a poster for the Guster Winter 2013 Acoustic Tour. We created two versions, one was a blue to purple split and the other was a dark green to lighter green split.

Dispatch Circles Around The Sun Tour Concert Poster

Dispatch Circles Around The Sun Tour Poster

February 22, 2013

The Dispatch Tour Poster was a fun piece to work on and the metallic background really makes this piece pop.

Band of Horses Alabama Shakes Chicago Theatre Concert Poster

Poster for Band of Horses and Alabama Shakes at the Chicago Theatre

February 22, 2013

I created a series of illustrations that were used during the 93XRT Big Holiday Concerts at the Chicago Theatre. We had large banners printed for the lobby, lanyards, 24″x36″ sponsor signage and 18″x24″ limited edition screen prints that were screened by Steve Walters at Screwball Press.

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Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers at Webster Hall Concert Poster

November 28, 2012

It was bittersweet to work on the poster for the SK6ERS last show. I tried to do my part to create a memory to take away from that show.

Andrew Bird Fillmore Concert Poster

Andrew Bird Fillmore Miami Beach Poster

October 9, 2012

I had a lot of fun designing this poster for Andrew Bird. It took a while to stipple the entire design but it was well worth it in the end.

Mumford and Sons with Dawes at Chicago Theatre Poster

Mumford and Sons with Dawes at the Chicago Theatre Concert Poster

August 23, 2012

This poster was a fun project to work on and it is a bonus that it was for two bands that I really love.

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Poster for The Head and the Heart at Metro

October 5, 2011

I am honored and still in a bit of shock that I was asked to design a poster for the band’s Metro show last night.

Lucinda Williams and Amos Lee Tour Poster

Lucinda Williams and Amos Lee Tour Poster

July 18, 2011

This three color poster was designed for the Lucinda Williams and Amos Lee co-headlined tour through the Mid-West and East Coast.

Brett Dennen Studio X Poster

Poster for the Brett Dennen Live From Studio X Performance

June 13, 2011

This 3-color design was printed for the Brett Dennen Live From Studio X performance at Martyrs’ in Chicago.

The Airborne Toxic Event Poster

Poster For The Airborne Toxic Event Live From Studio X Performance

June 12, 2011

The Airborne Toxic Event poster is 2-color printed on 80lb Cougar natural cover stock. It was the first time that I used the scratchboard technique and I’m really happy with how it turned out.

Murley Shertz New Album Hayward

Artwork for Murley Shertz’s New Album, Hayward

June 7, 2011

This is the album artwork that I designed for local Chicago band Murley Shertz’s latest album.

Custom Rubber Stamp ordered online from Simon Stamps

New “Azark” Branded Rubber Stamp

May 18, 2011

I have been looking for a way to add my name and website to posters I design and print so I had a custom rubber stamp made.

Amos Lee's Mission Bell Tour Poster

Amos Lee’s Mission Bell Tour Poster

May 16, 2011

I just finished printing the latest poster for Amos Lee’s Mission Bell Tour. They should be available for his next show this Tuesday at the Orange Peel in Asheville, NC. Stop by the merch table to pick one up if you are out on the East Coast.

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Posters for the WXRT Live from Studio X show with The National

April 23, 2011

I just finished printing the posters for a WXRT show with The National this coming Monday. The band will be performing Live from Studio X in front of a small audience before their show that night with Arcade Fire and the UIC Pavilion.

amos lee live from studio x concert poster

Amos Lee Poster for Live From Studio X Concert

March 25, 2011

When I heard that WXRT had scheduled a Live From Studio X with Amos Lee I was excited. This is my first design and printed piece for a Studio X concert.

Sam Beam Portrait for Iron and Wine poster

Iron and Wine Concert Poster Concept

March 2, 2011

I heard that Iron and Wine was coming to town for a couple of shows so I decided to take a crack at a poster design for a little practice.

A detail of the Iron and Wine Poster designed by Switchopen

A Royal Mail Treat Today

February 24, 2011

I try to only purchase gig posters from shows that I go to, however, occasionally there are some that I just can’t pass up.

The Sleepers Double Door Concert Poster

February 11, 2011

This is the first concert poster I have designed and screen printed by hand. Special thanks to Steve Walters from Screwball Press for walking me through the process.

Nissan Summer Smash Logo

June 26, 2010

I created a logo for the Nissan Summer Smash program developed by WXRT for NissanUSA.

93XRT Blues Fest Logo and T-Shirt Design

May 29, 2010

I designed the logo for WXRT’s 2010 Blues Fest t-shirts and Buttons which included a great quote from Buddy Guy, “Nobody understands me but my guitar.”