1960's CounterCulture Impact On Music and Arts

Bill Graham's

Fillmore Posters

After Woodstock

Impact

Since it was the height of the hippie counterculture, it was the peak of hardcore LSD drug use. Also from this festival some artists gained in popularity and made careers gains for musicians, like Carlos Santana. After Woodstock, the counterculture movement began to peter out and fade.

Bill Graham

rock concert promoter and impresario

was born in Berlin, escaped the rise of Nazis and was raised in NYC

in 1965 he managed a theatre troupe

he organized a benefit concert and then promoted several free concerts

this led to a full-time career

he had a profound influence in music

he made the Fillmore and Winterland Arena famous

married Bonnie MacLean

Woodstock

The Fillmore

Psychedelic Rock

This music influenced the LSD psychedelic rock music that would proceed it. There was an LSD-inspired vibe in the folk music that influences this genre. Artists tried to replicate the mind-altering affects of LSD through music and to enhance the experience for people taking the drug. It was pioneered by bands like the Beatles and the Yardbirds and many U.K and American groups like Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix and others began producing this type of music.

Woodstock was one of the largest music festivals of the 1960's and is considered one of the greatest rock festivals of all time and exemplifies the height of the Hippie era. Woodstock was a cultural touchstone for the beliefs and for the people of the late 1960's. It was held at Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York after the surroudnign towns denied the festival from coming. At it's height, the festival hosted 400,000 people from across the nation and Hippie culture was all around. Drugs were rampant around the festival, mainly LSD and Weed. There were 32 acts over four days, including big names like Janis Joplin, The Who and Grateful Dead, the festival ended with the legendary Jimi Hendrix with a crowd a little under 200,00 people.

• popular counterculture music venue that attracted crowds for indie and major label acts
• became a focal point for psychedelic music and counterculture in general
• performances by The Who, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Grateful Dead

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Effects of 60s counterculture

Music

LSD

• It divided the country - some people viewed these attributes as a reflection of free speech, equality, world peace, and the pursuit of happiness; others thought it reflected a self-indulgent, pointlessly rebellious, unpatriotic, and destructive assault on traditional moral order
• In an effort to stop the movement, authorities banned LSD, restricted political gatherings, and tried to enforce bans on obscenity in the media

Lysergic acid diethylamide

LSD is a Hallucinogenic drug that

affects mood, emotions and can cause sensory overlaps. Trips usually last 12 hours.

LSD influenced the movements of the sixties as well as the art and music scene.

Evolution of Rock

Peter Max

The British Invasion

Rock and Roll became popular in the late 1940's and 1950's and evolved into the modern Rock on the 1960's.

During this era there were many different genres of rock.

-Rock groups from the u.k infiltrated the u.s music scene and became popular in the States

-the Bakersfield sound was the only music that could compete with the invasion

-In America this spelled the end to instrumental surf music

-In America the Invasion arguably spelled the end of instrumental surf music,pre-Motown vocal girl groups, the folk revival, and the teen idols that had dominated the American charts in the late 1950s and 1960s

Types of Rock

flower child - a Hippie

• Surf Rock
• Garage Rock
• Blues Rock
• Roots Rock
• Progressive Rock
• Pop Rock

passion pit - Drive-in Movie

book - leave the scene

Monterey Pop FEstival

Before Woodstock...

What is Counterculture?

60s Slang

• German born American illustrator and graphic artist
• he was known for the use of psychedelic shapes and a wide spectra of color in his work
• was inspired by an encounter with an astronomer when he was a child, this led to his fascination of the universe and influenced his art
• pop culture icon
• has painted for 6 presidents, his art is on display at Presidential Libraries and US Embassies
• was the official artist of the 2006 US Olympic Team at the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy
• also has been the Official Artist of 5 Super Bowls, the World Series, World Cup USA, The Indy 500, The US Open, the Kentucky Derby, and the NYC Marathon
• “The Art of Peter Max”

slug bug - Volkswagon beetle

chrome dome - bald guy

Newport Jazz Festival

Fuzz - the police

Hippies

• believed that life was about being happy, not about what others think of you
• “if it feels good, do it” attitude
• believed that the dominant mainstream culture was corrupt and sought to replace it with a Utopian society
• rejected middle class values, opposed nuclear weapons and the Vietnam War
• often vegetarian and believed in eco friendly environmental practices
• encouraged free love and sexual liberation, particularly for women
• largest countercultural classification comprising mostly of white members of the middle class

• Established in 1954 by socialite Elaine Lorillard
• Held every summer in Newport, RI
• The event brought jazz to the resort town
• Incorporated academic panel discussions and featured live musical performances
• Performances were given by notable jazz musicians
• Some upper-class Newport residents were opposed to the festival because jazz appreciation was uncommon among the upper-class
• Towards the late 60s, the festival experimented by fusing jazz, soul, and rock music
• In 1969 there was a distinctive rock sound due to the nature of the festival and cultural influence.

-a three-day concert event held June 16 to June 18, 1967, held in Monterey, California

-Attendance ranged from 25,000-90,000

-Considered one of the beginnings to the Summer of Love

-Was one of the first rock concerts

-Gave inspiration and template for other music festivals like Woodstock

-First majors American performances of Foreign bands like The Jimi Hendrix Experience and The Who

-Major influence on music and bands

-Ex. The Who, electronic synthesizer, Big Brother and The Holding Company

Counterculture is the culture and lifestyle of the people, usually the youth, who reject or oppose the dominant values and behavior of society

Counterculture influence on Music

• the music was inspired by causes and ideas - sexual revolution, feminism, Black Power, and environmentalism
• time of massive public unrest due to the Cold War, Vietnam War, and Civil Rights movement
• late 60s, LSD had a big impact on music

Peter Max Design

Psychedelic Art and Design

art

• art inspired by psychedelic experiences (altered state of consciousness produced by psychedelic drug use)
• the word psychedelic means “mind manifesting”
• the art is suppose to depict the inner world of psyche
• bright and high contrasting colors
• kaleidoscopic, fractal, and paisley patterns
• a counterpart of psychedelic rock concerts
• poster artists: Rick Griffin, Victor Moscoso, Bonnie MacLean, Stanley Mouse & Alton Kelley, Wes Wilson

1960's Counterculture impact on Music & Arts