Paste and Wordsmiths Books unite for Amanda Petrusich, Georgia Fireflies and free beer

This Saturday, Nov. 22, Paste senior contributing editor Amanda Petrusich will make the trip from Brooklyn to Atlanta to read from and discuss her new book It Still Moves: Lost Songs, Lost Highways, and the Search for The Next American Music, at Decatur's own Wordsmiths Books. And we can think of no better way to celebrate her cross-genre hybrid-- equal parts memoir, travelogue, music history, and music criticism-- than with some free beer and Americana jams.

Atlanta's own Georgia Fireflies, a self-described “old time music band" noted for outstanding live shows with a decidedly alternative twist, will provide musical entertainment and Oskar Blues will provide free drinks at the Paste co-sponsored free event, which starts at 7:30 p.m.

Petrusich sees Americana, like many see hip hop, as a larger cultural movement rather than simply a musical genre. “There is a sort of interesting common ideology,” she explained to Paste:Local. “It’s slippery to define, but there’s historically been a rural, indigenous, acoustic nature to it. It’s sort of organic, front-porch kind of music.” She's an author that speaks as well as she writes, so it should be a great night.

Related links:
Review: Amanda Petrusich: It Still Moves: Lost Songs, Lost Highways, and the Search for the Next American Music
Paste:Local NYC: Amanda Petrusich celebrates It Still Moves release at BookCourt
Paste:Local Atlanta: Book Festival brings music, art, beer and, oh yeah, books to Decatur