57th Street Books
1301 E 57th St
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Books: Discussion
Jake Austen: Flying Saucers Rock 'n' Roll: Conversations with Unjustly Obscure Rock 'n' Soul Eccentrics
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Flying Saucers Rock 'n' Roll: Conversations with Unjustly Obscure Rock 'n' Soul Eccentrics
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Tuesday Feb 7 (6–7pm)
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“To leaf through the pages of Roctober, Jake Austen's decades-running, Chicago-based obscuro-rock zine, is an experience more akin to viewing an inspired piece of outsider art than suffering another corporate-music rag or hype-prone blog. DIY-infused and wholly unencumbered by "cool," Roctober exhaustively profiles rock and pop's forgotten mavericks: subjects range from semi-obscurities Zolar X to the marginalized-from-the-margins Guy Chookoorian, a bizarre Armenian novelty act. Austen, who – fun fact! – also produces the beloved public-access show Chic-a-Go-Go, compiles the best Roctober interviews in Flying Saucer Rock 'n' Roll, a must-read for fellow cultists and obsessives. Start plumbing here at 57th Street Books' author spotlight.”
Stephen Gossett, Flavorpill
