FD-72 · Dennis Nolan
Catalog Number
FD-72
Series
Family Dog
Venue
Avalon Ballroom
San Francisco
San Francisco
Date
July 20, 1967
Artists
Nickname
Big Brother and the Holding Company (Janis Joplin) / Mount Rushmore (FD-72 'Family Portrait', opening)
Performers
Big Brother and the Holding Company
Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore
Big Brother and the Holding Company (Janis Joplin) / Mount Rushmore (FD-72 'Family Portrait', opening)
July 20, 1967 is the hero: a Thursday and the opening night of FD-72, "Family Portrait," a Dennis Nolan poster, for a run of July 20-23 at the Avalon Ballroom. The bill split across the run in a way worth laying out. Big Brother and the Holding Company - with Janis Joplin - shared the top with Mount Rushmore on July 20-21, then Canned Heat and Mother Earth took over for July 22-23, with Mount Rushmore holding across…
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