Bob Mould at Cactus Cafe [Preview]

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Bob Mould @ Cactus Cafe [preview]
Saturday, July 23
Cactus Cafe (2247 Guadalupe Street Austin, TX 78712)
$20 advance, $22 at the door, 8:30 pm
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With an event entitled See a Little Light With Bob Mould: An Evening of Music and Reading, this is clearly not a typical Bob Mould show - or even a typical concert. That’s because the veteran singer/songwriter/guitarist (still best known for his stint in Hüsker Dü, despite that band having been defunct for nearly a quarter of a century and Mould having built a catalog every bit as strong since, both solo and with Sugar) isn’t promoting a new album on this trek. Instead, he’s hitting the road with both guitar and reading glasses in tow in celebration of <em>See a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody, a frank, powerful autobiography that is as compulsive a read as his records are a listen. As such Mould will treat the audience to passages from his book as often as test the tolerance of the sound ordinance. (Mould is one of the few performers whose audience requires earplugs even when he’s playing acoustically.) Given the general brilliance of both the musical and prose sides of Mould’s pen, this gig is likely to be something special.

If you’d prefer to skip the music portion of the show, Mould will also be reading and signing his book at Book People on Sunday, July 24.