Peter Roller - author of "Milwaukee Garage Bands"
03/03/2013 1:00 pm
Presenting Peter Roller ~
Author of Milwaukee Garage Bands: Generations of Grassroots Rock
Sunday, March 3 - 1:00 p.m.
Author Talk & Signing
Books & Company
Milwaukee hasn't earned a reputation
as a launching pad for hopeful rock stars, but for generations it has
had the perfect acoustics for the garage band rock scene. Of course, the
whole point of garage rock is that every place has the perfect
acoustics, but just try telling that to the folks who heard "Blitzkrieg
Over Kenosha" for the first time. With dual citizenship in the research
library and the basement show, Peter Roller follows Milwaukee's garage
rockers everywhere they haul their amps, observing bands like the
Stilettos, the Angry Daisies, the Palmettos, the Chevelles and the
Violent Femmes in their natural habitat.
Peter Roller is a multi-style guitarist who started out playing in
garage bands as a teenager. He holds a PhD in Ethnomusicology and is
currently an Associate Professor of Music at Alverno College in
Milwaukee.
Location:
- Street:
- 1039 Summit Ave
- City:
- Oconomowoc ,
- Province:
- Wisconsin
- Postal Code:
- 53066-4457
- Country:
- United States
