Banana Punk Rawk Trails Book Tour hits Singapore and West Malaysia

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Rogue Italian photojournalist and author Marco Ferrarese is taking ‘Banana Punk Rawk Trails’, his memoir of playing guitar as a European in Malaysia’s metal punk scene, on the road in Singapore and West Malaysia!! There is going to be a series of university talks, book appearances,and gigs.

This tour happens in conjunction with Malaysian book distributor POPULAR’s decision of taking copies of the book, and is intended to bring it to the punks, the metalheads and the curious in the best way Ferrarese can: by TRAVELING and HITTING THE ROAD.

Here’s a lowdown of dates and venues:

Tue 8 Singapore @ IA (8 pm)
Wed 9 Singapore @ Asia Research Institute, National University Singapore (4 pm)
@ BooksActually (7.30 pm)
Thu 10 Singapore @ ISEAS (3 pm)
HellCube Studio w/ Joi Noir (Russian post-punk) – Indecixive – Ambitious but Rubbish (from 8 pm)

Sat 12 Batu Pahat @ The WALL
Sun 13 Melaka @ Baboon House cafe’ (afternoon gig)
Mon 14 Ampang @ Rumah Api / Tandang Records Holocaust
Tue 15 KL @ Gaslight Cafe’
Wed 16 Ipoh @ Jiu Mei Books (118 Jln Sultan Iskandar, 8 pm)

More info: http://www.bananapunkrawktrails.com

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