Marcus Aldredge

Singer-Songwriters and Musical Open Mics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Singer-Songwriters and Musical Open Mics is an ethnographic exploration of New York City's live music events where musicians signup and perform short sets. Drawing from multiple qualitative methods, Aldredge describes how open mics have etched a vital organizational place in the Western and urban musical landscape.

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Marcus Aldredge presents an ethnographic exploration of New York City's live music events where musicians signup and perform short sets. Drawing from multiple qualitative methods, Aldredge describes how open mics have etched a vital organizational place in the Western and urban musical landscape. Important themes in the book include: the tension between self and society in the creative process, issues of creative authenticity and authorship, and ongoing cultural changes central to the Do-It-Yourself cultural zeitgeist of the early 21st century.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. März 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 513g
• ISBN-13: 9781409442721
• ISBN-10: 1409442721
• Artikelnr.: 41252950

Autorenporträt

Marcus Aldredge is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Iona College in New Rochelle, New York, USA. His articles have appeared in edited books and journals including Symbolic Interaction on a variety of expressive cultural practices. His general research interests focus on art/music, food practices, everyday deviance, and sociological theory.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Opening the Mic
Chapter 2 Mike to Mic: Changing Cultural Forms
Chapter 3 Open Mics in New York City
Chapter 4 On Stage and Behind the Microphone
Chapter 5 Practising and Performing
Chapter 6 Biographical Intersections
Chapter 7 Scenes