Adele Bertei and David Keenan in Conversation, with a ZE Records Set by Shopping DJs, Hosted by Monorail Music at the Glad Cafe
May 27, 8 PM • Glasgow
The Glad Cafe, 1006A Pollokshaws Rd, Glasgow G41 2HG
Adele Bertei began playing music in Cleveland with Pere Ubu’s legendary Peter Laughner, and as an original member of the Contortions, produced by Brian Eno on No New York. She was the pioneering creator of The Bloods—the first out, queer, all-women-rock band. Her singing and songwriting career includes recording, performing live, and writing for such diverse acts as Thomas Dolby, Whitney Houston, Scritti Politti, Sheena Easton, Jellybean Benitez, Lydia Lunch, the Pointer Sisters, and John Lurie. She is the author of two previous books: Peter and the Wolves (a memoir) and Why Labelle Matters, a finalist for the 2022 Lambda Literary Awards.
David Keenan has been among the most fascinating new Irish artists of the past ten years. A songwriter and lyricist who has continued to defy categorisation, he has released two previously critically acclaimed albums -"A Beginner's Guide to Bravery" released in 2020, which reached number 1 in the Independent Charts & the 2021 follow up "WHAT THEN?" widely received as a critical triumph. In the making of his new album Crude, he was aiming to return to his roots and embrace a rawer, unflinchingly honest form of songwriting.
“One of the most original, amazing stories I've ever read” (Mary Gaitskill), iconic rock-and-roll musician Adele Bertei’s memoir Twist is her harrowing and electric story of transforming trauma through art, pluck, and imagination, as told through the inimitable voice of her young alter ego, Maddie Twist.
US Release: Mar 14, 2023 • UK Release: May 22, 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 9781736309339 • $28 • 256 pages
Paperback ISBN: 9798988670049 • $18 • 264 pages
