JFA 25th Anniversary (Reissue for their 40th) Classic-Fit T-Shirt

Description

While sifting through archived AZPX stuff to possibly re-issue, I came across the original Sam Esmoer flyer art for JFA’s 25th Anniversary Show at Hollywood Alley in 2006. Some posters and t-shirts were made for the show, some of you may still have them. Since it’s been 15 years since their 25th Anniversary, I thought this would be a perfect candidate make into a new t-shirt. Brian and I got together to go over the layout and decided to throw some color into the design. We were restrained by the screenprinting cost the first time around, it was issued as a two-color print. This show was a joint AZPX/Factory13 sponsorship, a relationship that is still going strong. Check out the original flyers and the rad photo gallery from that momentous occasion….

Six flyers were made for the show:

Fifteen years ago J.F.A. celebrated being a band for 25 years….a quarter of a century. AZPX had the honor of producing the big gig at the legendary and defunct Hollywood Alley and to go the extra mile, Michael Cornelius let me raid his photo archive to design some special flyers for the occasion, along with a super special Sam Esmoer hand drawn flyer that we made a shirt out of. The opening bands were on fire, the crowd was on fire, the only thing not on fire was Hollywood Alley. When it was all said and done, the Alley cleared their second biggest night of alcohol sales in their history and yours truly was always welcome there. The night was chaotic, raucous and downright fun! Brian Brannon pulled me aside before they went on and asked “Why did you hire bands better than us? Now we have to top that?” He was right, all the bands were ON POINT that evening and so was the crowd. My friend Kelly Harris from ishootstuff.com was there to shoot some amazing photos and captured the night with some visuals of J.F.A., the crowd and local favorites The Mongoloids and Dephinger. Unfortunately, there’s no shots of Smoky Mountain Skullbusters, I think Kelly had some technical issues during their set but nonetheless, they were amazing. All photos ©Kelly Harris

The Mongoloids

Dephinger

J.F.A.

• 100% cotton • Ash is 99% cotton, 1% polyester • Sport Grey is 90% cotton, 10% polyester • Fabric weight: 6.0 oz/y² (203.4 g/m²) • Pre-shrunk • Boxy fit • Shoulder-to-shoulder taping • Seamless double-needle 7⁄8″ (2.2 cm) collar • Double-needle stitched sleeves and bottom hem • Quarter-turned to avoid crease down the middle • Blank product sourced from Honduras, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Haiti, or Mexico AZPX has teamed up with Printful, (an on-demand order fulfillment and warehousing service that fulfills and ships products) to help a small businesses like AZPX expand it’s product line to our customers without blowing our wad on inventory that might sit on the shelf for eternity. We cannot offer free shipping with our Printful products, you will have a choice for the most economical shipping available. About DTG printing DTG (direct-to-garment) printing is like using a regular printer, but on t-shirts. Designs are printed directly onto the garment and absorb into the fabric. We use the DTG method for most of our t-shirts. That’s because it yields quality prints, it’s cost-effective for one-off orders, and there’s almost no limit to the colors and fine detail you can use in your designs. DTG inks are eco-friendly, CPSIA-compliant, non-toxic, non-hazardous, and soluble in water. They’re free from heavy metals, formaldehyde, and Alkylphenol Ethoxylates (APE). • 100% cotton • Sport Grey 90% cotton, 10% polyester • Fabric weight: 5.0–5.3 oz/yd² (170-180 g/m²) • Open-end yarn • Tubular fabric • Taped neck and shoulders • Double seam at sleeves and bottom hem • Blank product sourced from Honduras, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Bangladesh, Mexico