Greensboro Bound Literary Festival
Mixtape Musings: How the Pop Culture of the 80s and Music Scene of 90s Shaped Our Lives
From the mixtape musings of PAUL CRENSHAW (Melt with Me: Coming of Age and Other ‘80’s Perils) and TOM MAXWELL (front man for the Squirrel Nut Zippers and author of A Really Strange and Wonderful Time), we take a journey from the pop culture of the 1980s—video games, pro wrestling, and Satanic panic—to the North Carolina-based indie rock boom of the 1990s. Each author explores how the shifting cultural phenomena of the times—from Bugs Bunny cartoons and Reagan-era politics to the witty, post-grunge appeal of bands like Ben Folds Five and Squirrel Nut Zippers—shaped their lives, and ours.
A Conversation with Billy Sugarfix at McIntyre's Books
Tom talks to Evil Weiner’s Billy Sugarfix (also known prosaically as Bill McCormick) about A Really Strange and Wonderful Time and all things 90s Chapel Hill music; followed by a signing. Event page
A Conversation with Chad Radford at Criminal Records
Criminal Records and A Cappella Books are delighted to welcome author and Squirrel Nut Zippers frontman Tom Maxwell for a talk on his new book, "A Really Strange and Wonderful Time: The Chapel Hill Music Scene: 1989-1999," on Friday, April 26, at 5:30 PM. Maxwell will speak with RadATL's Chad Radford, music journalist and author of "Atlanta Record Stores: An Oral History." The talk will be followed by a short live performance and signing.
This event is free and open to the public. Copies of "A Really Strange and Wonderful Time" will be available for purchase at the store
Performance featuring Emrys Maxwell at The Wake Forest Listening Room
Following the Page 158 discussion with David Menconi, Tom will perform a collection of songs written during the time covered by the book, featuring the numinous Emrys Maxwell on guest vocals. Tickets for both events can be purchased here.
A Conversation with David Menconi at Page 158 Books
Page 158 Books and The Wake Forest Listening Room are thrilled to welcome Tom Maxwell to the store to discuss his book, A Really Strange and Wonderful Time--out April 9th.
This is a ticketed event. Tickets can be purchased here.
A Conversation with Mark Capon at Citizen Vinyl
Join us at Citizen Vinyl when Tom Maxwell discusses his new book A Really Strange and Wonderful Time with Mark Capon of Harvest Records.
Please click here to register with Citizen Vinyl. Attendance is free but registration is required.
A Conversation with Kimberly Daniels Taws at The Country Bookshop
Join us at The Country Bookshop for a conversation with Tom Maxwell about his book A Really Strange and Wonderful Time: The Chapel Hill Music Scene: 1989-1999.
The event is free to attend. Please register here. Books will be available for purchase and Tom will be signing copies following the conversation.