Seth Rogovoy's Blog, page 9
December 4, 2009
Multimedia performance @ Lenox [Mass.] Library
Distinguished Lecture Series
Sedgwick Reading Room
Lenox Library
18 Main Street
Lenox, Mass.
413. 637.2630
Free; reservations not required
Booksigning after the program
Water Street Books, Williamstown, Mass., 12.3.09
Last night I did my very first in-store author event in my old hometown at Water Street Books in Williamstown, Mass. This was a trial run for my bookstore shtick — something in between just signing and schmoozing and my fully staged multimedia performance thingy. I spoke off the cuff about how the book came to be; read a few snippets from the book; picked up the guitar and played and sang a bit in the context of demonstrating a few points; and answered some great questions from some old...
December 3, 2009
Multimedia Performance @ Mission, Pittsfield, Mass.
Special "Dinner and Dylan" program
Mission Bar + Tapas
438 North Street
Pittsfield, Mass.
413.442.1827
carriesaldo at gmail.com
Radio Interview @ The Mancow Show
Syndicated morning talk show originating in Chicago
Radio/TV interview @ Good Morning Pittsfield WTBR-89.7FM
WTBR-89.7FM and PCTV Channel 17
Good Morning Pittsfield! with John Krol
December 2, 2009
"An affecting personal narrative…" – Dr. Nina Goss, Bob Dylan scholar
In "You Can Manufacture Faith Out of Nothing," on her Bob Dylan blog, Gardener Is Gone, Dr. Nina Goss, co-editor of the Bob Dylan journal, Montague Street and class instructor for "Discussing Dylan: Dance Beneath the Diamond Sky with One Hand Waving Free" at Manhattan's 92nd Street Y, reports on my visit to her class, and calls BOB DYLAN: Prophet, Mystic, Poet "a useful introductory text to less informed but curious and serious listeners who wish to get an accessible comprehensive overview o...
November 30, 2009
New events scheduled for 2010
More details are forthcoming, but save these dates for BOB DYLAN: Prophet, Mystic, Poet author events early next year:
Mon, Jan. 11: Mission Bar + Tapas, Pittsfield, Mass., 6pm, "Dinner and Dylan," multimedia performance and booksigning
Sat, Feb. 20: Helsinki on Hudson, 8pm, details TBA
Sun, March 21: Lenox [Mass.:] Library, 4pm: Distinguished Lecturer Series, multimedia performance and booksigning
"A lively and accessible 'Rosetta stone'…" – Laura Wetzler, singer-songwriter
"Finally, a lively and accessible 'Rosetta stone' for the lyrics of Bob Dylan. Anyone who cares about the art of songwriting and the fascinating and surprising influences of sacred text on American music will treasure this. I do." — Laura Wetzler, singer-songwriter
November 27, 2009
"fresh and exciting interpretation … expert and stirring critique" – Booklist
The December 15, 2009, issue of Booklist magazine will contain a review of BOB DYLAN: Prophet, Mystic, Poet, as follows:
Bob Dylan's masterful and indelible songs beg for analysis. What is the source of the gravitas of his lyrics? They are loaded with allusions, clues, riddles, and, according to Rogovoy, scripture, the hidden-in-plain-sight heart of Dylan's transcendent oeuvre.
The author of The Essential Klezmer (2000), Rogovoy awoke to the primacy of biblical elements in Dylan's songs not...
Boston Globe Recommends "BOB DYLAN: Prophet, Mystic, Poet"
The Boston Globe included BOB DYLAN: Prophet, Mystic, Poet by Seth Rogovoy in its year-end list of recommended music books.
