TINARS presents TMLD!

Thanks to the fine folks behind This Is Not a Reading Series, Treat Me Like Dirt is going to be welcomed into the world at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto on Monday, January 18, 2010.

Here are all the details you need to know:

LIZ WORTH IN CONVERSATION WITH DAMIAN ABRAHAM OF FUCKED UP

Fans of punk history are well versed in the cultural fury unleashed by The Ramones at CBGB’s in New York City, and, also, by The Sex Pistols and The Clash at clubs in London around 1977. But what about the subversive spirit that swept along Toronto’s Queen Street West at the time, in the wake of such local heroes as The Diodes, The Viletones, The Poles, The Dishes, and Teenage Head?

To celebrate the release of her eagerly awaited, groundbreaking chronicle, Treat Me Like Dirt: An Oral History of Punk In Toronto and Beyond (1977-81) (Bongo Beat Books), noted author, poet and editor Liz Worth will discuss the story of Toronto punk with Damian Abraham, lead singer of 2009 Polaris Prize winners, Fucked Up.

Also on the bill is a live DJ set by Mark Pesci. Other special musical guests will be announced shortly. Marc Glassman, Executive Director of This is Not A Reading Series (TINARS) will host the evening. – A TINARS event presented by The Force For Cultural Events Production, Bongo Beat Books, Gladstone Hotel, NOW Magazine, and Take Five On CIUT.

Gladstone Hotel Ballroom, 1214 Queen St West
Mon Jan 18; 7:30pm (Doors 7pm) $5 (Free With Book Purchase)

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