BOOK SIGNING WITH AARON CARNES & MARC WASSERMAN
Fri, Dec 06
|Mixing Room at Broken Goblet
Meet the authors of In Defense of Ska and Soul Salvation - A Love Letter to the English Beat
Time & Location
Dec 06, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Mixing Room at Broken Goblet, 2500 State Rd. Unit D, Bensalem, PA 19020, USA
About the Event
Come out and meet the authors of In Defense of Ska and Soul Salvation - A Love Letter to the English Beat, Aaron Carnes and Marc Wasserman, Friday, December 6th from 6 to 8 PM in the Mixing Room at Broken Goblet. Admission is FREE!
In "In Defense of Ska," Carnes offers a comprehensive exploration and celebration of the often-misunderstood genre of ska music. Through a mix of personal anecdotes, music history, and interviews with key figures in the ska community, Carnes argues that ska is a vital and dynamic genre with deep roots in both Jamaican and British music traditions.
Carnes delves into the evolution of ska from its origins in Jamaica in the 1950s, through its resurgence in the UK in the 1970s and 1980s, to its influence on punk, new wave, and alternative rock in the United States. He also explores the diverse subgenres of ska, from…