WGBH Forum Network; Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life
Description:
Steve Almond, best-selling author presents , a musical extravaganza in celebration of his new book about obsessive fandom. The evening will include literary explorations of classic hits by Styx, Toto, and other bands you are now ashamed to admit you once loved, along with other selections from the book, which calls "a hilarious riff on the power of music." The show closes with a live set by the utterly rocking Boris McCutcheon & The Salt Licks.With a life thats spanned the phonographic era and the digital age, Steve Almond lives to Rawk. Like you, hes secretly longed to live the life of a rock star, complete with insane talent, famous friends, and hotel rooms to be trashed. Also like you, hes had to settle for the life of a rabid fan, one who has converted his unrequited desires into a (sort of) noble obsession.traces Almonds passion from his earliest (and most wretched) rock criticism to his eventual discovery of a music-crazed soul mate and their subsequent production of two little superfans. Along the way, Almond reflects on the delusional power of songs, the awkward mating habits of drooling fanatics, and why Depression Songs actually make us feel so much better.
