Sat, May 21
|Beyond Baroque
LOS ANGELES - In conversation w/ Jim Ruland, live performances by The Tissues and Dangers and more
The High Desert Book Release party! Author James Spooner and Jim Ruland, author of Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise and Fall of SST Records in Conversation. Live performances by The Tissues and Dangers. Mini Zine fest too!
Time & Location
May 21, 2022, 5:00 PM PDT
Beyond Baroque, 681 Venice Blvd., Venice, CA 90291, USA
About the event
All ages.
Cover charge is: 5-15 sliding scale. Tickets avaiable here.
https://www.beyondbaroque.org/
About this event
James Spooner's The High Desert: Black. Punk. Nowhere, is a formative coming-of-age graphic memoir by the creator of the award-winning documentary Afro-punk: a young man’s immersive reckoning with identity, racism, clumsy teen love and belonging in an isolated California desert, and a search for salvation and community through punk. Weaving in the Black roots of punk rock and a vivid interlude in the thriving eighties punk scene in New York's East Village, James Spooner's graphic novel is a must-read memoir of a budding punk, artist, and activist.
In the spirit of DIY culture that emerged from the punk movement in the late 70s, this book launch party features a mini-zine fest with several local zine vendors and independent publications, and live music performances by Los Angeles punk bands The Tissues and Dangers. Our food vendor…