Way Up High – Denver’s Music Scene and Alfred E Neuman
By Garrett Schroeder, Graduate Class of 2027 Best known for their work making posters advertising concerts in the San Francisco Bay area, Alton Kelley and Stanley Mouse created this design advertising a two-night show at the now-defunct Family Dog music Venue in Denver. This show featured The Other Half and Sons of Champlin, two popular rock bands who were active mainly in San Francisco but had traveled to Denver with the promise of a burgeoning music scene. As equal partners, Kelley designed the layout, while Mouse did the drawing and coloring. The duo often appropriated images for use in their posters from...