Author Event! Christian John Wikane’s “A Night at the Disco”
Evento con el autor Christian John Wikane: Una noche en la discoteca
Join us on June 9th at 6pm as we host Christian John Wikane in conversation with madison moore to discuss his latest book, A Night at the Disco. As part of our programming, Jacob Herschel of Symposium Records will be spinning records. Signed copies of the book will be available for purchase at this event.
About the book:
A Night at the Disco is a celebration of groundbreaking dance music from 1970–79, with an unprecedented collection of photographs of more than 100 artists.
A Night at the Disco is a celebration of groundbreaking dance music from 1970–’79. An unprecedented collection of photographs of more than 100 artists, illuminating the styles and sounds from a decade that sparked a global phenomenon in music and culture. Exclusive comments from Donna Summer, Barry Gibb, Debbie Harry, Giorgio Moroder, founding members of CHIC, Labelle, The Trammps, Village People, Earth, Wind & Fire, and dozens more artists, songwriters and producers, offering fascinating insights that tell the stories behind the beats. From underground New York clubs to discothèques across the globe, A Night at the Disco illustrates how artists spanning soul, pop, disco, funk, jazz and rock defined nightlife during the 1970s and influenced popular music to the present day.
With a foreword by Verdine White of Earth, Wind & Fire, this is a real treat for music, dance and disco fans everywhere.
About the author:
Christian John Wikane is a NYC-based writer who has interviewed 500+ recording artists. He is a Contributing Editor at PopMatters, Co-producer of Unscripted: Conversations with Christian John Wikane, and Consultant on Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over (CNN), Love to Love You, Donna Summer (HBO), and the Emmy-nominated Tina Turner documentary, TINA (HBO).
About the moderator:
madison moore is a writer, DJ and the John Atwater and Diana Nelson Assistant Professor of the Arts in the Department of Modern Culture and Media at Brown University. His first book Fabulous: The Rise of the Beautiful Eccentric (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2018), offers a cultural analysis of fabulousness as a practice of refusal. Currently, he is currently working on a new book titled NIGHT FEVER, focused on queer nightlife as a method of living.
Acompáñanos el 9 de junio a las 6 pm mientras recibimos a Christian John Wikane, quien hablará sobre su último libro, Una noche en la discoteca. Como parte de nuestra programación, Jacob Herschel de Symposium Records estará poniendo discos. Moderador: por anunciar. Copias firmadas del libro estarán disponibles para la compra en este evento.
Sobre el libro:
Una noche en la discoteca es una celebración de la música dance innovadora de 1970 a 1979, con una colección sin precedentes de fotografías de más de 100 artistas.
Una noche en la discoteca es una celebración de la música dance innovadora de 1970 a 1979. Una colección sin precedentes de fotografías de más de 100 artistas, que iluminan los estilos y sonidos de una década que desató un fenómeno global en la música y la cultura. Comentarios exclusivos de Donna Summer, Barry Gibb, Debbie Harry, Giorgio Moroder, miembros fundadores de CHIC, Labelle, The Trammps, Village People, Earth, Wind & Fire, y decenas de otros artistas, compositores y productores, que ofrecen perspectivas fascinantes que cuentan las historias detrás de los ritmos. Desde clubes subterráneos de Nueva York hasta discotecas en todo el mundo, Una noche en la discoteca ilustra cómo artistas que abarcan soul, pop, disco, funk, jazz y rock definieron la vida nocturna durante los años 70 e influyeron en la música popular hasta el día de hoy.
Con un prólogo de Verdine White de Earth, Wind & Fire, este es un verdadero deleite para los fanáticos de la música, la danza y el disco en todas partes.
Sobre el autor:
Christian John Wikane es un escritor con base en Nueva York que ha entrevistado a más de 500 artistas discográficos. Es editor colaborador en PopMatters, coproductor de Unscripted: Conversations with Christian John Wikane, y consultor en Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over (CNN), Love to Love You, Donna Summer (HBO), y el documental nominado al Emmy sobre Tina Turner, TINA (HBO).
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