Readings by local authors Roger Reeves, Greg Marshall, and Stephanie Yue Duhem coincide with live music at Words in Motion, a format-mixing event at Alienated Majesty Books (once Malvern). Daniel Bryson promises a “stripped down but still full band-ish set” from A.L. West, whose November album The Store issues like minded acoustic warmth to locally launched act Hovvdy. Virginia Creeper deals in similar soundscapes, but her vocal-forward compositions skew more comically confessional: “I’m in love with everybody I meet/ Celebrities keep kissing me in my sleep,” she reveals in loner anthem “Birdwatching.” Wake Up Spaceboy, meanwhile, goes electric to soundtrack young adult malaise. A cozy cold weather meetup for those interested in indie rock and dark academia – or, at least, collared shirts.
Fri., Jan. 12, 7pm