What's it about?

Fueled by positive online reviews and a minimum of introspection, Paul and his bandmates—beautiful Laney, hard-drinking Jeff, despairing drummer Gooch—soldier unquestioningly through a gruelling and open-ended quest to play gig after gig in the seamy nightclubs and questionable dive bars of indie-rock America. As the band stoically makes its calamitous way cross-country, its journey is struck repeatedly by theft, drug use, foot infections, gastrointestinal distress, crooked promoters, and the hatred of rival bands. In his earnestly deadpan account of the claustrophobic daily grind of life on the road, newcomer Daniel DiFranco has created a brutally realistic record—not only of the underground music scene, but of everyday existence in its purest form.

DANIEL DIFRANCO

PicturePhoto Credit Ellie Miller ©2017
Daniel DiFranco lives in Philadelphia, where he teaches English and music. An alum of Temple University and of the Community College of Philadelphia, he also has an MFA from Arcadia University. His work has appeared in Smokelong Quarterly, Monkeybicycle, LitroNY, and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. He is 1/3 of the podcast book.record.beer, a podcast of writer-musicians who talk art and cut a track. A full list of publications and other miscellany can be found at danieldifranco.com and @danieldifranco.

Playing in Those People  helps quell the loudness left over from writing.