"He was the best printer in San Jose and printed Metro's business cards-with two layers of varnish, matte and glossy, and a double pass through the press on the red plate, to make it extra red. That's of course a level of craftsmanship you won't find today. His father, Leonard, archived troves of the city's historical materials, in a city that too often bulldozes and discards its heritage."
"Called "South Bay Flashback: Riffs, Rhythms, and Revolution," it displays a collection of San Jose rock posters from the '60s and documents the city's underacknowledged role in birthing the American counterculture. From Jimi Hendrix to the Doors, the Grateful Dead and the Jefferson Airplane, transformative events unfolded here-while Haight-Ashbury got the Life magazine cover and Monterey, the movie, Monterey Pop."
"Anyone who has studied the Beat movement that preceded the psychedelic '60s knows that the presence in the valley of Neal Cassady, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and Ken Kesey laid the foundation for much of what followed, including the personal computer revolution and the Internet. So, it's about time we started cherishing and promoting our rich musical legacy. San Jose Rocks is about to do that on Dec. 4 with the unveiling of the Grateful Dead plaque at City Hall."
David McKay was a master printer in San Jose who used meticulous techniques like two layers of varnish and a double press pass to achieve vivid results. His father, Leonard, preserved extensive city historical materials. The Leonard and David McKay Gallery honors their legacy. The exhibit "South Bay Flashback: Riffs, Rhythms, and Revolution" showcases 1960s San Jose rock posters and emphasizes the city's role in the American counterculture alongside acts like Jimi Hendrix, the Doors, the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane. The earlier Beat presence laid groundwork for later cultural and technological change. Local efforts include a Grateful Dead plaque unveiling and ongoing live music resilience.
Read at San Jose Inside
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]