Guitargonaut

Sluggo Cawley

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Earth Island Books
07 April 2025

Music reviews & criticism; Rock & Pop music; Punk, New Wave & Indie

Guitargonaut (gĭ-tär′gə-nôt)

An adventurer engaged in a quest. With a guitar. And a constantly evolving idea of how to play it.

Sluggo started rock bands and toured the world for four decades; 1980-2020.

These are stories of what he found out there.

Each chapter mostly revolves around individual gigs, with a couple notable exceptions.

Some exceptions are chapters about his friendships with:

Nirvana (1989-1990) with many previously unseen photographs

Elliott Smith (1993-2000) with unpublished photographs

During the time he toured, Sluggo and his wife lost their home.

They became parents, one child became quite ill.

Many of these stories predate GPS and cell phones.

This book contains hundreds of photos, flyers & rock ephemera embedded in every chapter.

In the end, it's a book about people, community and, well, love.

By: Sluggo Cawley
Imprint: Earth Island Books
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 35mm
Weight: 953g
ISBN: 9781916864672
ISBN 10: 1916864678
Pages: 510
Publication Date: 07 April 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sluggo Cawley Lives in Oakland, California with his wife, their two sons and two cats. He's been playing in rock bands since 1980.