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FRIDAY17O C T O B E R7 PMRock’n’Soul Circus: A Cavalcade of StarsThere’s no telling what can happen when an unprecedented gathering of music writing’s finestconverge on the same stage to read their latest pieces, whether historic or personal, from theannals of rock, roll and soul. Whether we’re talking Liz Phair’s Exile in Guyville or Earth, Wind andFire, this is bound to be one historic throwdown—or grudge match. With musical relief by VictorKrummenacher (of Camper Van Beethoven, now solo). Curated and refereed by Denise Sullivan.The Make-Out Room3225 22nd St.$1021+ ♿Gina Arnold is a former rock critic who nowteaches rhetoric at the University of SanFrancisco. Exile In Guyville (33 1 /3 series,Bloomsbury Press) is her third book.Canadian music legend Bruce Cockburn hasreleased over 30 albums spanning the last fivedecades, and his ever expanding repertoire ofmusical styles and skillfully crafted lyrics havebeen covered by such artists as Jerry Garcia,Chet Atkins, Barenaked Ladies, Jimmy Buffett,Elbow, Judy Collins, and k.d. lang. He hasspoken out on a range of diverse issues, bothas a longtime human rights and environmentalactivist, and through his music. His autobiographyRumours of Glory will be published by HarperOnein November 2014.Michael Goldberg is a distinguished pioneer inthe online music space; Newsweek called himan “Internet visionary.” In 1994, after a decadeas a senior writer at Rolling Stone, he foundedAddicted To Noise (ATN), the influential musicweb site. In August 2014 he published his rock‘n’ roll novel, True Love Scars, the first of theFreak Scene Dream Trilogy.Victor Krummenacher is a musician and artdirector located in San Francisco. He’s playedin a lot of bands, written a lot of songs, releaseda bunch of records and designed a lot of stuff.A co-founding member of Camper VanBeethoven, his eighth solo album Hard toSee Trouble Coming releases on VeritasRecording this November. He tries to use hispowers for good, but sometimes evil wins.Dennis McNally received his Ph.D. in Americanhistory from the University of Massachusetts atAmherst. He became the Grateful Dead’sauthorized biographer in 1980 and the band’spublicist in 1984. His latest book is On Highway61: Music, Race, and the Evolution of CulturalFreedom (Counterpoint).Pop music critic Joel Selvin (Here Comes theNight: The Dark Soul of Bert Berns and the DirtyBusiness of Rhythm and Blues) started coveringrock shows for the San Francisco Chronicleshortly after the end of the Civil War. His writinghas appeared in a surprising number of otherpublications that should have known better.He is author of over 12 books about pop music,including the autobiography of Sammy Hagar.Denise Sullivan has written five books onmusic including The White Stripes: Sweetheartsof the Blues, Keep on Pushing, Black PowerMusic From Blues to Hip Hop and Shaman’sBlues: The Art and Influences Behind JimMorrison and the Doors (Sumach-Red, 2014).Blues is her favorite color.Richie Unterberger is author of numerous rockhistory books, including volumes on the VelvetUnderground, the Who, the Beatles, and 1960sfolk rock. He teaches community education rockhistory courses at several local colleges. JingleJangle Morning: Folk-Rock in the 1960s is hislatest ebook.Keith and Kent Zimmerman have writtenbooks and novels about music, art, crime,motorcycle clubs, incarceration and redemption,not necessarily in that order. They also teachtwo weekly creative writing classes inside thewalls of two California state prisons. They coauthoredShining Star: Braving the Elementsof Earth, Wind & Fire by Philip Bailey.Keith Zimmerman69