GLAM BOOK TOUR - DEUTSCHLAND + ITALIA - DECEMBER 2017

         

Pulling my gloves, scarf and woolly hat out of SoCal retirement as I head off to snowy Germany and only slightly less shivery Italy for the publication of Shock and Awe - titled GLAM in the Ventil Verlag edition (translated by Jan-Niklas Jäger) and Polvere di Stelle in the minimum fax version (translated by Michele Piumini). 

Details below on this whistlestop tour of  readings + riffing, records + videos, questions + answers.  

GERMANY

Berlin - Sunday December 3 

doors open 7 pm / event starts 8pm - Humboldt-Universität Institut für Musikwissenschaft und Medienwissenschaft, 

Georgenstr. 47 (S- und Ubahn Friedrichstraße), romm: Medientheater

Writing as Performing Pop. A Conversation with Simon Reynolds

panel with Sonja Eismann (Missy Magazine) and Bodo Mrozek (ZZF Potsdam). 

moderation: Stefanie Alisch. 

introduction by Dahlia Borsche and Fabian Holt. 

deejaying Marc Weiser (Palais Wittgenstein)

Berlin - Monday December 4 

7pm -  HAU2

Hallesches Ufer 32, 10963 Berlin.

7pm - 8pm readings + riffing + videos

break

8.30 - 10-30 „Plattenspieler“with Thomas Meinecke (FSK) - chatting about fave records of our lifetimes

Bremen -  Tuesday December 5th 

7PM - Schwankhalle

Buntentorsteinweg 112/116 28201 Bremen

readings + riffing + videos / Q+A

presenter Tobias Levin

Frankfurt - Wednesday December 6 

8-15pm - Milchsackfabrik

Gutleutstr. 294, 60327 Frankfurt am Main

8.15 pm - 10 pm – conversation with Klaus Walter + videos / Q&A

Köln - Thursday, December 7th 

9pm - King Georg

Sudermanstraße 2/ 50670 Köln

readings + riffing + videos  / Q&amp - presenter Mario Lasar 

München - Friday, December 8th 

8PM - Kammerspiele

Kammerspiele / Kammer 3 / Hildegardstr. 1, 80539 München

readings + riffing  + discussion / Q&A

Mainz - Saturday, December 9th

8pm -  Capitol Cinema

readings + riffing /  + Q&A with the audience

ITALY

Milano - Monday 11 December

11 am- 1 pm - live on Radio Raheem - playing favorite records recent and old + chat 

9.30 PM -  Santeria 

BUZZ: a discussion moderated by Fabio De Luca / Q&A

Bologna - Tuesday 12 December 

7 pm -  Gallleriapiù

riffing + videos  / Q&A

Catania, Sicily -  Wednesday 13 December

8.30 pm  - Sal Catania  (a Leggo.Presente indicative  production)

readings + riffings + music 

Roma -  Thursday 14 December 

7 pm - “Polvere di stelle Big Christmas Party” @ minimum fax

interview with Francesco Pacifico

deejaying from SR 

Retromania Lesetour Mittel Europa updated information

Oktober 16 to 26, the Retromania tour takes in 11 cities across Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Luxembourg. Here's the schedule with more information on times and venue addresses. Please note the Munich event has moved to a different venue.
The events involve a new talk + readings from the book + Q/A with the audience.

16. Oktober: Berlin, Festsaal Kreuzber, 20-30 Uhr

skalitzerstr. 130, 10999 berlin

tel  +49 30-61656003  www.festsaal-kreuzberg.de

                                                           

17. Oktober: Hamburg, Golem, 20.15 Uhr 
Große Elbstraße 14, S-Bahn Reeperbahn (Ausgang Nobistor)
www.golem.kr

18. Oktober: Köln, King Georg Klubbar, 21 Uhr
Sudermanstraße 2, 50670 Köln,
www.kinggeorg.de 

with Olaf Karnik
                                       

19. Oktober: St. Gallen, Palace St.Gallen,20.00 uhr doors/21.30 event 
Zwinglistr. 3, 9000 St.Gallen, 

tel: + 41 71 222 21 23  www.palace.sg) 
after the talk the Nightingales perform

20. Oktober: München, Milla, evening (info tk)
^^^^note: event at a different (and larger) venue than previously listed^^^ 
Milla, holzstr. 28 
info: shop.optimal-records.de

with support from  a band comprising ralf summer (zündfunk), didi neidhart (skug/vorwort der deutschen ausgaben) und christos (optimal-records)

21. Oktober: Wien, Phil, 20.00 Uhr 

Gumpendorfer Straße 10-12

www.phil.info

22. Oktober: Wels, Alter Schlachthof Wels, evening (info tk) 
Dragonerstraße 22, 4600 Wels

Tel: +43 (0) 7242 67284  www.youki.at

23. Oktober: Nürnberg, Musikverein,einlass: 20 uhr / beginn: 20:30 uhr

festsaal im künstlerhaus (k4), königstr. 93, 90402 
www.musikverein-concerts.de

24. Oktober: Marburg, Trauma, evening (info tk)
Affoellerwiesen 3a
www.cafetrauma.de

25. Oktober: Frankfurt, Orange Peel, 8.30 uhr

Orange Peel

Kaiserstraße 39  

www.orange-peel.de

talk + dialogue with Klaus Walter 

26. Oktober: Luxemburg, Exit07,  evening (info tk)
1, rue de l'Aciere
www.rotondes.lu)

Retromania translator Chris Wilpert will be present for all but the last date of the tour. 

Retromania is out now on Ventil Verlag 

 

Retromania tour Germany / Austria / Switzerland / Luxembourg

The German translation of Retromania is out now on Ventil Verlag. And next week I start a book tour taking in 11 cities in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Luxembourg.

Lesetour zu Retromania

16. Oktober: Berlin, Festsaal Kreuzberg (Skalitzer Str. 130, www.festsaal-kreuzberg.de).

                                                           

17. Oktober: Hamburg, Golem (Grosse Elbstr. 14, www.golem.kr) 

18. Oktober: Köln, King Georg (Sudermannstr. 2, www.kinggeorg.de)  

                                        

19. Oktober: St. Gallen, Palace (Zwinglistr. 3, www.palace.sg) 

20. Oktober: München, Optimal-Records (Kolosseumstr. 6)

21. Oktober: Wien, Phil (Gumpendorfer Str. 10-12, www.phil.info) 

22. Oktober: Wels, Schlachthof, (Dragonerstr. 22, www.youki.at) 

23. Oktober: Nürnberg, Musikverein, (Königstr. 93, www.musikverein-concerts.de) 

24. Oktober: Marburg, Trauma (Affoellerwiesen 3a, www.cafetrauma.de) 

25. Oktober: Frankfurt, Orange Peel (Kaiserstr. 39, www.orange-peel.de) 

26. Oktober: Luxemburg, Exit07 (1, rue de l'Aciere, www.rotondes.lu)

The events take place in the evening (more info to follow). Most events involve a new talk + readings from the book + Q/A with the audience, but the Frankfurt event is an onstage dialogue with autor und DJ Klaus Walter. Retromania translator Chris Wilpert will be present for all but the last date of the tour.