Chateau Liberte' Posters

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9 жыл бұрын

Santa Cruz Mountain producer W.J. McKay has been documenting The Chateau Liberte' for many years. The Chateau Liberte' is remembered for featuring great rock bands in a century old stagecoach stop in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California. The Chateau Liberte' was operated by biker gangs The Hells Angels and the Gypsy Jokers. This is a collection of Chateau Liberte' event posters from the 1960's and 1970's that were found on the internet. Music by The Sons of Champlin, a band that played at The Chateau Liberte'. Video by Goth Mountain Films.

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@ryanzweng2659 8 жыл бұрын

The artwork of the mountain folk up there reflects a primitive approach to rock posters. Refreshing.

@jackhammer5468 6 жыл бұрын

there were no "mountain folk" up there unless you count mountain hippies and hairy legged girls as mountain folk. The posters look like typical psychedelic era posters, because they were.

@wjmckay 6 жыл бұрын

I'm making a documentary film about the place. Here's the link: facebook.com/chateauliberte/

@castello544 9 жыл бұрын

very nice

@fourtwentyart9605 7 жыл бұрын

The roots of psychedelia were established in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The Chateau Liberte' was a mecca for rock bands.

@jackhammer5468 6 жыл бұрын

bullshit. it was a biker bar, real hells angles, not son of whatever wanna bes, and most of the bands the bands that played there were not psychedelic bands. I was there several times. Dan Hicks And His Hot Licks, the Doobie's , Merl Saunders, Tower of Power, were not psychedelic bands. localwiki.org/santacruz/Chateau_Libert%C3%A9 www.chateauliberte.com/

@wjmckay 6 жыл бұрын

That's true Jack. Most of the bands had more of an R&B and even country vibe. One of my favorites was Timbercreek who probably played there more than any other single band. But Weird Herald, Moby Grape, and a few others were pretty psychedelic. And the bar was definitely "biker" but the folks who lived there were definitely "hippie." I was something in between and hung out with bikers and hippies.

@jackhammer5468 6 жыл бұрын

slight change of topic. Do you remember Positively Front Street? I worked there. Ended up running it for about a year and booking solos and small groups there? Cool that you're going to try and make a movie about it. I can't wait!

@wjmckay 6 жыл бұрын

I remember the place and that someone burned it down awhile ago. I probably went there once or twice. Pretty freaky scene from what I recall. Wasn't it all painted up with crazy murals?

@wjmckay 6 жыл бұрын

Here is a link to a short video I made for a museum. vimeo.com/226656282