We're pleased to announce a brand new exhibition from rock ‘n’ roll photographer and art director Ed Caraeff, taken from the very start of his career at 15 years old; the exhibit marks Caraeff’s first ever solo show

As a photographer and art director, Ed Caraeff has worked with, photographed, designed or art directed hundreds of album covers, his work has appeared on four covers of Rolling Stone and hangs in the permanent collection of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His photography archive includes Jimi Hendrix (most notably the famous shot of Hendrix setting fire to his Fender Stratocaster guitar while performing at the 1967 Monterey International Pop Music Festival, for which Caraeff was awarded the Kodak Certificate of Excellence at only 17 years old), Jim Morrison, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, Elton John, Carly Simon, Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, Tom Waits, Tim Buckley, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan and Marvin Gaye. The Oct. 6 exhibit features photographs taken by Caraeff when he was a 15 year-old attending high school in Southern California and would mark the beginning of his fifteen year career as a rock ‘n’ roll photographer.

The opening event will feature a life-size cutout of Dolly Parton from one of Caraeff’s album covers he shot for her 1977 release “Here You Come Again” making a great photo op for attendees.

The Opening Reception will be from 7 - 10 p.m., is open to the public and a great way to kick off Austin City Limits Music Festival Weekend One, starting Friday, Oct. 7. Refreshments will be provided by Mark Shilling, CEO at Susto, who’ll be pouring a special themed cocktail he’s creating with Ed, just for the event. Ed Caraeff will be in attendance