The Anarchist And The Devil Do Cabaret PDF

Author: Pages: 196 pages ISBN: 9781551642048

Chronicles an anarcho-rock'n'roll cabaret band touring the hard way--in a crowded van.

When the internationally acclaimed rock'n'roll cabaret band Rhythm Activism toured Europe in order to promote their newest CD, it was through a Europe in transition that they traveled--a Europe marked by political and racial tension. Being equally at home in hard core clubs, poetry festivals, soup kitchens, the netherworld of squats, or urine drenched dives and youthfully, defiant haunts where cultural resistance rules, they drew immediate followers. The Anarchist and The Devil Do Cabaret is an amazing portrayal of that tour, told with a sense of humor, a down-to-earth perception, and in the tradition of Jack Kerouac's On the Road or Henry Rollins' Get In the Van.

Inspired by encounters with Europe's new multi-racial underclass-- the working poor, street people, immigrants, refugees, marginalized youth, the aged--this book is not merely an insider's look into the state of rock'n'roll, it is, as well, a commentary on the state of Europe in the late 20th century. In a wonderful reversal of tradition, every so often Nawrocki slips from his chronicles of life on the road into short fiction pieces. These stories, real and exaggerated, are filled with a cast of friends, lovers, and fellow travelers--panhandlers and anarchists, the unemployed and underemployed dreaming of better times, neo-Nazis and skinheads trapped in hateful lives, prostitutes risking everything, gypsy ghetto boys fighting racism, and even the sometimes riotous band members themselves.

Here is what some critics are saying about Nawrocki's work:

The Brecht/Weil combo for the 21st century. - Brave New Waves, CBC Radio

Delicious...astonishing....audacious. - Le Devoir,

Highly recommended for the politically astute. - Broken Pencil, Toronto

A one-man tour de force. - Sunday Morning, CBC Radio

A stunning mix of violin, grating guitars & humour. - New Internationalist, London

Caustic wit & cunning musical talent. - HOUR, Montreal

Maddeningly eclectic & exhilaratingly challenging. - Eye, Toronto

Mordantly funny, wickedly smart & musically fascinating. - The Winnipeg Sun Humanist, incisive & committed. - La Presse, Montreal

This book is fabulous. - CTV News, Montreal

Never a doubt about the clarity of Nawrocki's voice....it kicks the heads of authoritarian society. - Montreal Mirror

Should be mandatory listening for members of Congress. - Puncture, Portland

One of the most refreshing souls you'll ever encounter.- The Montreal Gazette

Engaging, empowering. - Exclaim!, Toronto

Your Black Flag piece blew me away. - Lawrence Ferlinghetti, San Francisco

Brilliant mixture of sound and words. - Magnet, Philadelphia

Subversively powerful, smart, welcome stuff. - The Globe & Mail

Table of contents

Introduction

I Holland & Belgium

An Anarchist Rock'n'Roll Story On This Corner Welcome To Our Road Show Raising Hell Street Cleaners What's Ailing The Music Business I Bought the Devil... Squat The City Get A Life, Canadian Whiskey Love Night Birds Talking Showtime

II FRANCE

Loverboy Of St-Malo The Artist, The Vulture, The Beggar The Indie Hospitality Queen Rapture In Dijon

III SWITZERLAND

Snoring In Zurich Duck Soup 'Politicos' vs 'Culture Vultures'

IV AUSTRIA

Apple Strudel Spin Cycle I Bought the Devil... Tour Van Cranky Head The Man, The Crow, The Dachshund

V GERMANY

Play, Sell, Count Mother, This is the Truth The Clown, The Fiddler, The Father I Bought the Devil... The Pippy Longstockings House One Night in Berlin I Bought the Devil... Cat Woman, Dog Boy and Snake Man German Border Payback

VI HUNGARY

Welcome To Capitalism Hank Williams In The 'Hotel Lucky' Madame Pompomalour Sanitarium Learning To Insult Red Pepper Bureaucrat Roma Country The Hypocritic Oath The Musical Vortex

VII CZECH REPUBLIC

Pilsen, The Beer Town Piss It Away The Right Time Please I Bought the Devil... God's Creation: Valdimir Those Chocolates Dragon Women Warriors Cirkus Berousak Elizabetha 'God Damn Gypsies' On The Road To Dubi

VIII GERMANY

Tom Waits Goes Zapatista Amp On Fire Mayday Anarchist No Present, No Future On The Road To Gotthard Gnomes For Sale The Pump, The Puppet, The

IX ITALY, HOLLAND, FRANCE

Bakunin's Birthday I Bought the Devil Beside A Child's Coffin The Masks Are Off Dancing In LeHavre

X CZECH REPUBLIC

Frank Zappa's Kiss

Discography

NORMAN NAWROCKI is a Montreal-based author, actor, musician, and activist who has toured the world since 1986 with his music, his poetry, and his solo, educational, anti-sexist, 'sex' comedy cabarets. He is the author of four books of poetry, has over 45 releases with his bands, and has produced two documentary videos. He gives workshops about 'creative resistance' and how to use theater, music and comedy for radical social change.

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