I Can Justify Writing About Paste’s Indie Rock Alphabet Book Release

Technically, the release of the delightful An Indie Rock Alphabet Book has nothing to do with the Wren’s Nest.   But there are plenty of reasons this space should be devoted to it, many with undeniable connections to the Nest.

Need proof?  Game on.

1. Rachael Maddux, author of “Dummies in the Attic,” our feature in the July ’08 Paste Magazine, is also an author of An Indie Rock Alphabet.  Easy.

2. The release party was at Little Shop of Stories in Decatur.  Wait, do I mean the store managed by Duck and Herring Co. editor and Wren’s Nest volunteer Terra McVoy?  The very place we held half of the meetings for the Wren’s Nest Publishing Company?  I do!  How convenient!

3. The entire administrative staff of the Wren’s Nest was there.  Sure, that’s only two people, but they’re the two people who write this blog.

4. The party was totally awesome.  The Wren’s Nest is totally awesome!  Maybe that should have been #1.

5.  The book was released by Paste Magazine, which we toured with the Wren’s Nest Publishing Company.  Ta da!

6. There was beer, complete and total rocking out, and every hip baby this side of the Ole Mississip’.   There were even toddlers sitting in a semi-circle while Judi Chicago jammed like no one has jammed (in front of a stroller while using a keytar) before.

(Thanks to Josh Jackson at Paste for letting me steal this photo.)

Why were the kids sitting like that?  Because that’s all they know how to do.  So maybe this one wasn’t a connection, per se, but did I mention beer and funny babies?!

In short, we asked Rachael if she could publish another book by next Sunday so that we could all do this again.  It was great.  Buy the book at Little Shop of Stories and check out more pictures over at Paste.