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Music / Band illustration by Jaime Hernandez (1995) - Xaime / Love & Rockets / ASCAP / SXSW / POTUSA / The Refreshments

Artist: Jaime Hernandez (All)

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Music / Band illustration by Jaime Hernandez (1995) - Xaime / Love & Rockets / ASCAP / SXSW / POTUSA / The Refreshments Comic Art
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ASCAP SXSW showcase poster from March 17th, 1995

 

   

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Title: Music / Band illustration by Jaime Hernandez (1995) - Xaime / Love & Rockets / ASCAP / SXSW / POTUSA / The Refreshments
Artist: Jaime Hernandez (All)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Illustration
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 617
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Comments: 11
Added to Site: 3/10/2024
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I'm a long time fan of Jaime Hernandez's art and I've been patiently waiting to find a piece from Xaime that was music related or had guitars in it. The Love and Rockets pages with instruments hardly come up and Xaime's art has a strong following of collectors going after them.

I have to thank Duke Fleed for graciously sharing the information that led me to this piece at the end of 2023. And thank you to Carsten at Galerie Laqua.

As someone who has played in several bands over the years I can totally connect to this piece seeing the bassist and drummer argue while the guitarist sits frustrated, questioning their life choices while fantasizing about what their life could have been.

Big thanks to Mark Vega for discovering this art was used for ASCAP's Annual SXSW (South by South West) Showcase at The Steamboat on March 17th, 1995. The event featured The Stuntman, Sardina, Vitreous Humor, Presidents of the United States of America (POTUSA), The Refreshments, and Lustre. From what I've read online this was the showcase that got POTUSA signed to Sony/Columbia and that also got The Refreshments signed to Mercury Records!

I created a restored copy of the original poster using a low res image I found online, which you can check out in the additional images section.

Presidents of the United States of America (POTUSA) music video from later that year after they got signed:

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Rob R 
Member Since 2019
Forum Moderator

1 - Posted on 3/10/2024

Great piece!

Marcus Wai 
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 3/11/2024

Jaime's illos tell a full story and this one has a polished finish even though they are a grungy alt band.

Felix  Lu 
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 3/11/2024

Congrats, George! Love it!

Mark V 
Member Since 2021

1 - Posted on 3/11/2024

Congrats, George. One of the best to ever do it when it comes to depicting musicians.

George H 
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 3/11/2024

Mark V wrote:

Congrats, George. One of the best to ever do it when it comes to depicting musicians.

Thanks so much for chatting with me and helping do some research on this piece. 

Joe A 
Member Since 2019

1 - Posted on 3/11/2024

A great illustration, and perfect for you. Huge congratulations!

Kavi H 
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 3/11/2024

killer piece!!! congratss

Tyler T 
Member Since 2020

1 - Posted on 3/12/2024

This is a great piece and a wonderful example of how effective of an illustrator Hernandez is. The overall idea comes across perfectly. It is even present in small details like body language and the knocked over cymbal.

Ruben DaCollector 
Member Since 2008

1 - Posted on 3/12/2024

Yes, an excellent piece of music themed art for which I'm sure anyone who has ever been in a band can relate to!

K Gearon 
Member Since 2011

1 - Posted on 3/13/2024

Strikes as just a lil' TOO real, eh, George?!  :)  Fun piece, no doubt, and love how it resonates personally.  Congrats, man!

M L 
Member Since 2015

1 - Posted on 3/15/2024

Wow George - what a great piece and in the perfect collection! Stunning!

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