Las Vegas Reading and Screening This Weekend, Followed by Tucson Festival of Books, Los Angeles, Chi

Reading and signing copies of Tucson Salvage: Tales and Recollections from La Frontera in Las Vegas this weekend,cscreening the award-winning doc Maggie Rawling Smith directed. With us will be Brian's brother Barry Smith on psych-ambient power violin, and the brilliant performance artist and writer Jazzy Byner. At 6 p.m. this Sunday at the mighty Zia Records 1216 S Rainbow Blvd, Las Vegas. There’ll be flasks and a kid or two and fuck-yous at the Trump tower. We’ll even have special limited-edition Tucson Salvage record bags and beer coasters for sale. Thanks to Zia Records for hosting us and to Eyewear Publishing. More readings coming, and film fest appearances coming ...

*The hit hard hands belong to Dawn Brandt, image from the book.