I'm not really sure who designed this poster but I'm not a huge fan of this design.  It is very modern, sharp, and there is something almost unsettling about the illustration.  It looks almost like a sculpture that you would see on a street somewhere in Baltimore city.  This is another one of those instances where the placement of text wasn't well thought out.  The headliner stands out but it should definitely be bigger.  As usual it bothers me that designers think they can put text at a ninety degree angle and have a final product that is easy for the viewer to read.  You could still use the background but it would help for the font to be enlarged.  I don't really like the color scheme because the colors are extremely dull, especially the background color. With a color change and new text placement this gig poster could look better.