Peter Alan Lesser has long been a champion of live music, and his passion comes through clearly in his new book, Live at McCabe’s Guitar Shop: Santa Monica’s Legendary Music Venue. It’s Peter's first book, and it offers a lovingly detailed look at one of the most iconic small stages in American music through the experiences of many interviewees. McCabe’s has hosted generations of artists across folk, blues, bluegrass, and roots music, and Peter brings those stories to life through vivid history and behind-the-scenes moments that capture the spirit of the room.
Listeners in the Capital Region may know Peter Lesser from his many years as executive director of The Egg in Albany, where he helped shape adventurous and community-centered programming. With this book, he turns his deep knowledge of music spaces toward celebrating a venue that helped define live acoustic music for decades.
The new book, his first, is out February 10th.
