Our Man Anthony

We are breaking radio silence to report that Anthony Dihle, the skilled graphic designer and printmaker responsible for our most recent album cover as well as show posters past, is displaying selections from his larger body of work at Sweet: The Graphic Beauty of the Contemporary Rock Poster, showing through March 29th at The Art Gallery at the University of Maryland, College Park. This from yesterday's DCist:

"Curated by University of Maryland Department of Art printmaking professor Justin Strom, and by The Art Gallery's Exhibition Designer, John Shipman, the show includes work from over 25 artists, whose work is displayed on almost all available wall and column space at the gallery. Each artist's work is grouped together, but this small organizational feat doesn't diminish the uncertainty over where to start looking. Bands such as Spoon, the Shins, Queens of the Stone Age, and Modest Mouse are well represented...

Local artist Anthony Dihle also represents the home town in the show. Dihle works mostly with local D.C. bands and venues and is inspired by D.C. imagery – metro tunnels are a common them in his work – as well as the sound of the band. The slimmer dimensions of Dihle's poster for a Lejeune show (pictured left) makes for an interesting composition. The subtle coloring of the sunset over the row houses puts emphasis on the band's name and helps it stand out."

We are very pleased to have worked with Anthony for the last couple of years and happy to see his talents receiving greater attention.  His designs are already hot commodities on the street.  Of course, we've learned this hard way: any Dihle-designed Lejeune poster doesn't stay up for long, forcing us to be strategic in how and when we post them.