Jack Boulware, co-author of the new book Gimme Something Better, an oral history of the San Francisco Bay Area's legendary punk rock scene, published by Penguin Books, will be at Time Tested Books for a book talk and signing on Feb 7.
Gimme Something Better is the first major attempt to do justice to the Bay Area's deep-rooted underground music story. Boulware and co-author Silke Tudor not only trace the history (using the words of the musicians and scenemakers who were there) of early SF punk legends--Crime, The Avengers, Dead Kennedys--and the untold tale of the early 80s hardcore scene, but they also draw a connection from those roots to the 1990s Gilman scene and the revolutionary effect of bands like Operation Ivy and Green Day on contemporary rock & roll. Gimme Something Better is both an important piece of music history and an excellent read.
The event is on Sunday, February 7, at 7pm, and is free to the public.
Time Tested Books is located at 1114 21st Street in Midtown Sacramento.