About this Event
A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF NORTH AMERICAN MUSIC
A new lecture / film / slideshow that attempts to tell the entire history of North American music in ninety minutes!
Mississippi Record label and store founder Eric Isaacson will guide you through this whirlwind presentation of archival film, sound clips and images.
Subjects include:
- Examples of industrialization devolving the human race to become dumber while other animals are getting smarter.
- The insane early American Puritan's visions of a utopian musicless society.
- How The Church Of Scientology saved the record industry.
- A brief history of Mississippi Records and details about the many chips on their shoulders.
- The dystopian world of Spotify and AI music.
- Hopeful messages about the future.
Overall, it's the story of how the powers that be try to control music and people throughout history finding ways to work outside puritans, corporations and tech lords' systems despite these social engineers' best efforts.
Don't worry, it's a fun telling of this tale with lots of great music, images and wild stories.
About the presenter -Eric Isaacson founded the Mississippi Records store and label in 2003. The label has released over 360 records and 160 cassettes. Eric has toured with presentations like this one for the past eleven years, performing over two hundred shows in over forty different countries.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Washington Baths, 145 Washington Avenue, Portland, United States
USD 17.85
