Join us tonight in our galeria for a very special reading and author talk with Richard Rodriguez, whose fascianting and chingon new book “A Kiss Across The Ocean” examines the relationship between British post-punk musicians and their Latinx audiences in the United States since the 1980’s. Melding memoir with cultural critiscism, Rodriguez spotlights a host of influential bands and performers including Siouxsie and the Banshees, Adam Ant, Bauhaus, Soft Cell, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, and The Pet Shop Boys.

Richard T. Rodriguez is a Professor of English and Media and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Riverside, and author of “Next Of Kin; The Family in Chicano/a Cultural Politics also published by Duke University Press.

This event is the first in the bookstore’s monthly summer music lecture series. Stay tuned for more music lectures coming up in June, July, and August!