Join Florence for this part-rock, part-talk tour, featuring straight-ahead rock shows but also public conversations about why rock and its roots matter. Catch Florence and her touring band—Will Rigby and Gene Holder of the dB’s & Mark Spencer of Son Volt—in rock venues and other spaces near you. Tour kicks off at PEEL GALLERY in CARRBORO with Max Owre of the CAROLINA PUBLIC HUMANITIES.
Florence’s book, The Ink in the Grooves: Conversations on Rock and Roll, is set to come out in October, but she will have copies with her on the tour. Be sure to check it out: The Ink in the Grooves
Since Dylan went electric, listening to rock 'n' roll has often been a surprisingly literary experience, and contemporary literature is curiously attuned to the history and beat of popular music. In The Ink in the Grooves, Florence Dore brings together a remarkable array of acclaimed novelists, musicians, and music writers to explore the provocatively creative relationship between musical and literary inspiration: the vitality that writers draw from a three-minute blast of guitars and the poetic insights that musicians find in literary works from Shakespeare to Southern Gothic. With writing by and interviews with the likes of Bob Dylan, Dom Flemons, Lucinda Williams, Richard Thompson, and Steve Earle--and on the literary side of things, by Jonathan Lethem, Rick Moody, John Jeremiah Sullivan, and Dana Spiotta--The Ink in the Grooves provides a backstage pass to the creative processes behind some of the most exciting and influential albums and novels of our time.
Made Possible by The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Offices of the Chancellor, Provost, and Vice Chancellor for Research, Institute for the Arts and Humanities, College of Arts & Sciences, the Department of English & Comparative Literature, Humanities for the Public Good Initiative, and the Carolina Public Humanities.
Band well-rested courtesy of the Hampton Inn & Suites Chapel Hill-Carrboro Downtown, Hampton Inn & Suites Knoxville, Hampton Inn & Suites Pine Bluff, Arkansas; The Graduate Fayetteville; Buss & Dave Martin; and Jennifer Meares
Trailer and other necessities: Kathie Russell & Jefferson Holt & Propeller Sound Recordings
Photography: insert Marie Killen, large photo Lindsey Metivier
Poster Design: Chris Eselgroth
Social Media & other crucial work: Karen Allison & Melissa Gillum at Propeller