Editing Chet Helms (section)

===Family Dog concerts===
In the context of the Avalon's "anti-business model" and loose ambience, Helms' Family Dog held a series of concerts between April 1966 and November 1968, featuring a mix of artists, including rock, blues, soul, Indian, and rock and roll. They included:

Helms presented top blues performers including [[Country Joe and The Fish]]; [[Howlin' Wolf]]; [[Bo Diddley]]; [[Muddy Waters]]; [[Little Walter]]; [[Buddy Guy]]; [[Junior Wells]]; the [[Paul Butterfield]] Blues Band; [[Buddy Miles]]; [[James Cotton]] Blues Band; [[John Mayall]]; [[Big Mama Thornton]]; [[Albert Collins]]; [[Steve Miller (musician)|Steve Miller]]; [[Son House]]; [[Mike Bloomfield]]; [[Elvin Bishop]]; [[Blues Project]], with [[Al Kooper]]; [[John P. Hammond|John Hammond]]; [[Charlie Musselwhite]]; [[Siegel-Schwall Band]]; rock bands like [[The Doors]]; [[Buffalo Springfield]]; the [[Byrds]]; [[Bill Haley & His Comets]]; [[The Kinks]];The [[Edwin Hawkins]] Singers; [[the Animals]]' [[Eric Burdon]] & [[War (U.S. band)|War]]; [[The Mothers of Invention]]; [[Lovin' Spoonful]]; The [[Carlos Santana]] Blues Band; [[Sir Douglas Quintet]]; the [[Soul Survivors (band)|Soul Survivors]]; the [[Fugs]]; [[Blood, Sweat & Tears]]; [[The Association]]; Shorty Featuring [[Georgie Fame]]; [[Grateful Dead]]; [[Iron Butterfly]]; [[the Youngbloods]], with [[Jesse Colin Young]]; [[Vanilla Fudge]]; [[Steppenwolf (band)|Steppenwolf]]; [[Poco (band)|Poco]]; [[Love (band)|Love]], with [[Arthur Lee (musician)|Arthur Lee]]; sarode-player and Indian music teacher, [[Ali Akbar Khan]]; [[Sandy Bull]]; [[Blue Cheer]]; [[the Leaves]]; [[New Riders of the Purple Sage]]; [[Barry McGuire]]; [[Flamin' Groovies]]; the Loading Zone; [[It's a Beautiful Day]]; [[Joy of Cooking (band)|Joy of Cooking]]; [[the Grass Roots]]; [[the Sons of Adam]]; [[Sons of Champlin]]; [[Captain Beefheart]]; the [[Electric Flag]]; [[Velvet Underground]]; [[Pacific Gas & Electric (band)|Pacific Gas and Electric]]; [[Moby Grape]]; the [[Sopwith Camel (band)|Sopwith Camel]]; [[13th Floor Elevators]]; [[The Charlatans (U.S. band)|The Charlatans]]; Allmen Joy (see [http://wingswest.net Wings West Concrete Pools Perth]); [[Mother Earth (American band)|Mother Earth]]; Southern Comfort; [[The Ace of Cups]]; [[Tyrannosaurus Rex (band)|Tyrannosaurus Rex]]; Cleanliness and Godliness Skiffle Band; [[Flying Burrito Brothers]]; Congress of Love; Notes From the Underground; Chrome Circus; Initial Shock; Oxford Circle; [[Daily Flash]]; Electric Train; Sparrow; the Orchestra; [[Hour Glass (band)|Hourglass]]; [[Kaleidoscope (US band)|Kaleidoscope]]; [[Mount Rushmore (band)|Mt. Rushmore]]; Other Half; Phoenix; [[Lothar & the Hand People]]; [[Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen|Commander Cody]]; Cleveland Wrecking Company; [[The Rhythm Dukes]]; [[A.B. Skhy]]; [[Frumious Bandersnatch]]; Eighth Penny Matter; Jimmerfield Legend; South Side Sound; Super Ball; Solid Muldoon; Box Top; and jazz artists [[Sun Ra]] and San Francisco's own [[John Handy]]; [[Charles Lloyd (jazz musician)|Charles Lloyd]]; the [[Jerry Hahn]] Brotherhood; and folksters [[Joan Baez]]; [[Dave Van Ronk]]; [[Jim Kweskin|Jim Kweskin Jug Band]]; [[Taj Mahal (musician)|Taj Mahal]]; [[Tim Buckley]] and [[Flatt & Scruggs]].