“Two recent works of fiction from local writers dig into the rock ’n’ roll ethos and discover new truths in those wonderful three chords.
Dave Housley’s third short-story collection, If I Knew the Way, I Would Take You Home (Dzanc Books, $14.95), uses music as a doorway into his characters’ lives. Housley, who lives in State College, has a light, humorous touch that leavens the darker quality of his work. He balances the absurdity of being in a KISS cover band with the pathos of feeling most like yourself when pretending to be someone else, such as the aging rocker in ‘Be Gene.’ Personal identity also is the subject of ‘So F—ing Metal’ about a young metalhead making her way to a Ronnie James Dio tribute concert with her wreck of a father.”
"In Courage’s hands, a punk show is as much an arena for self-discovery as any sci-fi adventure." – Pittsburgh magazine
Posted by Nick Courage on Monday, 31 August 2015