The Exploding Plastic Inevitable Tired Jew Tour

Hi Everyone,

I'm heading back on the road to launch 1.) my new insomnia anthology, "AWAKE! A Reader for the Sleepless" and 2.) the paperback edition of my JewPunk tome, "The Heebie-Jeebies at CBGB's: A Secret History of Jewish Punk."

Below is a list of readings, many of which include music, audiovisual presentations, and performance artists (among them, Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls). It's a kind of Exploding Plastic Inevitable for a new generation. Show up and you just might witness the birth of the next Velvet Underground. Imagine being able to tell your grandchildren that!

RIP,

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THE EXPLODING PLASTIC INEVITABLE TIRED JEW TOUR

1. Tuesday, Feb 26 -- Mercantile Library (NYC) -- Mark Mirsky, Claire Moed and yours truly.
http://www.mercantilelibrary.org/events/

2. Monday, March 17 -- McNally Robinson bookstore (NYC) -- Jonathan Ames, Molly Kottemann and Ed Champion with yours truly as emcee.
http://www.mcnallyrobinsonnyc.com/2008/02/14/awake-a-reader-for-the-sleepless/

3. Wednesday, March 26 -- A Cappella Books (Atlanta, GA) -- Area actors read selections from both books, accompanied by Hubcap City, the fevered brainchild of former Jody Grind frontman Bill Taft. Hubcap City features guitar, banjo, concertina and saw!
http://www.acappellabooks.com/index.htm

4. Thursday, April 3 - The Middle East (Cambridge, MA) -- Steve Almond, Beth Woodcome, Franz Wright, Steve Brykman, Myles Gordon, Amanda Palmer (of The Dresden Dolls) and yours truly backed up by ambient sounds duo "Kosher Ham" (who will be doubling as either "Ambien Sounds" or "Kosher Hambient Sounds" for the night). This reading/music-happening in one of Boston's coolest clubs is sponsored by Pabst Blue Ribbon.
http://www.mideastclub.com/

5. Sunday, April 13 -- KGB Bar (NYC) -- Priscilla Becker, Catie Lazarus and Bud Parr with yours truly as emcee. Also, amazing guitar work by "the thinking man's ax man," Gary Lucas.
http://www.kgbbar.com/calendar/event/2008-04-13_fiction_awake_a.html