Events

THE PLEASE STEP BACK PARTY

At Galapagos Art Space

May 12, 7pm

Galapagos, 16 Main St, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Join Melville House co-publishers Dennis Loy Johnson and Valerie Merians at Galapagos Art Space to celebrate the launch of Ben Greenman’s much-buzzed-about, ferociously intelligent funk-rock novel, Please Step Back—praised by Walter Mosley for the way it “sings of the back-street, back-stage hyper-kinetic moment when music, stardom, and cultural sea changes pushed America irrevocably forward.”

New Yorker pop music critic Sasha Frere-Jones joins Greenman live on stage for a conversation on writing, music, and more, and DJ Doc Delay (Psycrunk) takes charge of the after-party. The first 72 people to arrive in fashion evocative of the era receive a complimentary cocktail and book (between 7 and 8 PM). The program begins at 8PM sharp. Galapagos is located at 16 Main Street at the corner of Water Street in Dumbo, Brooklyn. No cover. For info: 718-722-9204.

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