Resources
Hand-picked links for working with Motorblade Postering of Austin — the official site and contact channels, two decades of press coverage, the print partner, and the Austin venues that have used the service.
Official Channels
#1
Motorblade Postering — Official Site
motorbladeatx.com
The actual working website. Pricing, route map, contact form, and submission instructions. Run by Ricardo and Susan Acevedo of RAworx Creative.
Start here for any actual postering job. This tribute site at motorblade.com is informational only.
#2
Motorblade on Facebook
facebook.com/motorblade
Active Facebook page with photos of recent posters, distribution updates, and community comments from Austin venues and bands.
The most-active social channel. Good place to see what’s being posted around town this week.
#3
@motorbladeatx on Instagram
instagram.com/motorbladeatx
Instagram feed with poster photography from the route. Visual record of the Austin gig-poster scene through Motorblade’s eyes.
Best way to see the work in context — on the wall, not in a portfolio.
Press & History
#4
Austin Chronicle — Motorblade Archive
austinchronicle.com/search/keywords:Motorblade
Two decades of Chronicle coverage, including the 2012 Fritz Blaw profile, the April 2020 farewell, and the July 2020 piece on the Acevedo handover.
The Chronicle has covered Motorblade more than any other outlet. W. A. Brenner authored most of the major pieces.
#5
Austin Chronicle — Locations Listing
austinchronicle.com/locations/motorblade-postering-service-47689
The Chronicle’s permanent business listing for Motorblade. Used by readers to look up media/printing/civic services in town.
A small but durable footprint — the kind of listing that keeps a service findable for decades.
#6
Fritz Blaw on LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/fritz-blaw-b5489426
Founder Fritz Blaw’s professional profile. He’s now in Philadelphia but the LinkedIn entry preserves the Motorblade origin story from his perspective.
Of historical interest — the man who rolled the city on roller blades for nearly 30 years.
Partners & Adjacent Services
#7
Minuteman Press Austin — Print Partner
minutemanpressaustin.com/motorblade-postering-2
Local print shop that partners with Motorblade. If you need flyers or posters printed before distribution, Minuteman Press has a dedicated landing page for Motorblade clients.
One-stop — print and distribute. Worth checking if you don’t already have a printer.
#8
Texas Roller Derby (TXRD) — Motorblade Page
txrd.com/portfolio_page/motorblade
Fritz Blaw was TXRD’s mascot for years and prepped the skating track between bouts. The TXRD portfolio page on Motorblade is part of that legacy.
Pure Austin connective tissue — flyers, derby, music, all the same scene.
#9
RAworx Creative — Pinterest Board
pinterest.com/raworxtx/raworx-promotional-posters
Susan and Ricardo’s Pinterest board of promotional posters — a working portfolio of the kind of work Motorblade distributes.
Useful design reference if you’re making your first poster and want to see what’s working.
#10
RAworx Creative — Tumblr
raworxcreative.tumblr.com
RAworx’s Tumblr archive — a longer-running visual record predating the Pinterest board.
Tumblr is quiet these days but the archive is intact and worth a scroll.
Austin Venues That Use Motorblade
Past and current clients include the city’s major music venues, festivals, and theaters. Each is a working venue worth knowing if you’re booking, performing, or just going to shows in Austin.
SXSW
The festival itself. Motorblade’s biggest annual surge of distribution work.
The Mohawk
Red River music venue. Indoor and outdoor stages.
Antone’s Nightclub
Austin’s legendary blues club, founded 1975.
Stubb’s Bar-B-Q
Indoor club and outdoor amphitheater on Red River.
The Long Center
Performing arts center on Lady Bird Lake.
The Paramount Theatre
Historic Congress Avenue theater.
Cheer Up Charlies
East Side bar and music venue.
Austin Reggae Fest
Annual reggae and roots music festival.
Austin FC
MLS club. Match-day promo work falls into Motorblade’s rotation.
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