John Wesley Coleman is the guitarist for them rowdy Golden Boys, but did you know he’s also a poet, and (sorta) knows it? The wonderful folks over at Monofonus Press are putting out “American Trashcan,” a collection of JWC’s musings, written in 2005 during what he calls “January Bad Writing Month,” with illustrations by Colleen Matzke. As self-deprecating and self-aware as Wes can be throughout his prose, “Trashcan” is also funny and revelatory in that 4am-can’t-sleep-what-am-I-doing-with-my-life? kind of way. The book also comes with a CD of the same name.
To celebrate, Wes reads from his book Saturday at the newly opened Domy Books, and plays with a mariachi band. Painter Michelle Devereux and video artist Max Juren will also have exhibits on display. 7pm.
This article appears in July 4 • 2008.