April 15, 2010

Gary Calamar and Phil Gallo - RSD BOOK SIGNING

Record Store Days Book Signing, April 17th - 4:00pm
with Gary Calamar and Phil Gallo

Before the days of digital downloads, there was THE RECORD STORE: a place where music lovers could go to indulge their passion, where friendships and romances began, where bands formed, and where information was shared. The history of the record store-whether a hot jazz emporium selling 78s or a psychedelic underground shop or a punk rock haven-parallels the history of recorded music itself. Record Store Days (Sterling Publishing; Hardcover;$19.95) traces the growth of an industry that became inextricably entwined in the fabric of American life in the twentieth century.

We are happy to bring our pals Gary Calamar (old pal) and Phil Gallo (new pal) in to sign copies of their new book Record Store Days. Way back in the days before Fingerprints, a couple of us worked at Moby Disc and Gary was a co-worker and a friend. Now days he's a KCRW personality and a Grammy Nominated Music Supervisor for the TV Shows Dexter, True Blood, House, and Six Feet Under.

Phil Gallo is a music journalist and entertainment editor who's worked for Billboard magazine and been a music industry authority for CNN and BBC. Currently the two of them are basking in the glow of their first book; Record Store Days, a photo rich story of the development of the Record Store in America (and I've heard we're in it!). Peter Buck from REM did the forward, however we've not heard he'll be here to sign (I'm thinking not).