Joan Jett and The Blackhearts New York City 1981

A concert in the Spring of 1981 at the Palladium in New York City proved to be a turning point in Jett's career. It was described by music journalists as a "career-defining performance" by Jett, and it helped solidify a strong New York following for Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, which still exists to this day. As we kick off our series of prints for Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, we wanted to create a gig-poster for that Palladium concert where she showed the world (and those 23 record companies) there was a new force in rock and roll.