WHERE SHIT HAPPENED: The Paper Trail to Speak In Tongues by John Delzoppo PREORDER

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WHERE SHIT HAPPENED: The Paper Trail to Speak In Tongues is a visual history of Cleveland's beloved DIY music venue, active from 1994-2001. This 504 page full-color, hardcover book provides a chronological archive of hundreds of fliers, photographs, clippings and assorted ephemera. Thoughtfully curated by editor John Delzoppo and dynamically arranged by designer Ron Kretsch, this collection tells the story of Speak In Tongues in a new and exciting way. It serves both to remind you of what you saw and inform you of what you missed.

"In the late 90s, early 2000s there were a handful of venues across the United States so singular they played an equal, if not greater, part in shaping the experience of the average showgoer than any other element. They were places that, through a polite blend of economic decay, civil oversight, and cultural rebirth, allowed under resourced individuals the ability to transform forgotten spaces into beacons of hope for all who needed them. Speak in Tongues was one of those kinds of places. Nestled in Cleveland’s near west side, it was a place where you were aware you were taking part in something the moment you walked in the door. A moment so pivotal and strong that by its very definition, it could not remain, and was, in some ways, already ending. This book is a testament to those times, a marker for those who were there, and a meditation for those interested in carrying on the tradition."

- William Badgley, singer/guitarist for Federation X, director of Here To Be Heard: the Story of the Slits, Rebel Dread

Book Specs:
8.5" x 11"
504 pages, Full color
Hardcover
Limited to 1,000 copies