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Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life

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Friday, April 16, 2010

Steve Almond, *New York Times* best-selling author presents *Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life*, 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 *Publishers Weekly* 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 that’s spanned the phonographic era and the digital age, Steve Almond lives to Rawk. Like you, he’s 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, he’s had to settle for the life of a rabid fan, one who has converted his unrequited desires into a (sort of) noble obsession.

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Steve Almond is the author the story collections *My Life in Heavy Metal* and *The Evil B.B. Chow*, the novel *Which Brings Me to You* (with Julianna Baggott), and the non-fiction books *Candyfreak* and *(Not That You Asked)*. His new book, *Rock and Roll Will Save Your Life*, will be out in Spring 2010. He is also, crazily, self-publishing a book called *This Won't Take But a Minute, Honey*, which is composed of 30 short short stories, and 30 brief essays on the psychology and practice of writing.