Wish You Were Here: An Essential Guide to Your Favorite Music Scenes—from Punk to Indie and Everything in Between

Synopsis

“This book was really fun to read and I actually learned a lot. Wait a minute... Does giving a quote for this book mean people will know that I didn’t actually already know this stuff? Lame.” — Hayley Williams, Paramore“Wish You Were Here knows way too much about the history, minute details, and inner-workings of these 11 punk and indie scenes. I don’t know how Leslie figured out all this stuff, but I’m changing my locks and checking the phone for bugs.” — Tim McIlrath, "Rise Against" guitarist and lead singer“Anything you ever wanted to know about your city’s indie scene (plus plenty of snark) is packed into these pages.” — Alternative Press“In what has got to be the best guide book on punk rock… well ever, rock journalist Simon answers a slew of questions never asked about punk rock and indie scenes across the U.S.”. — NeuFutur Magazine“Readers who are part of one of these scenes and fans of a particular genre who will be visiting one of the locales will find this a quick and useful read...an entertaining glimpse at nonmainstream music of today and the recent past.” — Library Journal“The selection of indie music–centric cities is spot-on… Simon’s text is knowledgeable… the book serves as a helpful jumping-off point for readers looking to learn more.” — Publishers Weekly“Simon ensures there’s never a dull moment...Rob Dobi’s spot-on illustrations appear throughout the book as the perfect complement to her enthusiastic and hilarious voice.” — Sacramento Book Review online

Copyright:

2009

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

301 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780061872624

Publisher:

HarperCollins

Date of Addition:

01/30/24

Copyrighted By:

Leslie Simon.

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Reference, Music

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.