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Summary
According to conventional wisdom some goals are best not pursued. The characters in The Hanging Gardens of Split Rock have yet to learn this. Pocket Hercules taps into the power of the ancient wonders to mend a broken heart, with some heavy metal to help. Little League coach Gary Shouldice goes too far in motivating his son. Pete Zombrowski is on the verge of writing the world’s first country rock opera based on the life of a Canadian Mountie. From small town watering holes to veterinary clinics to jam band festivals the people portrayed in The Hanging Gardens of Split Rock are undeterred in the pursuit of their dreams. And maybe they should be. Deterred, that is.
Blurbs
Mike Faloon’s The Hanging Gardens of Split Rock is utterly beguiling, utterly irresistible. His pitch-perfect humor, his likeable self-deprecation, his camera eye that never quits—all of this I found quite completely charming. I unreservedly recommend these essays and stories to all readers seeking smart, precise, funny, warm, deeply human writing.
– David Shields, author Black Planet; The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead
Faloon's storytelling comes across as so effortless and natural—while still being hilarious and keenly tuned into human nature — I almost don't trust it. For years I've been saying to people, 'There's this great Mike Faloon story...' It feels good to now be able to say, 'There's this great Mike Faloon book.'"
– Jonathan Messinger, Time Out Chicago, author Hiding Out
Reviews
Psyched To Get Miked @ Atomic Books
Karen the Small Press Librarian: "On the 7th Day of Hanukkah: Small Press Picks, 2010"
Karen the Small Press Librarian: "Small Press Holiday Recommendations: From the Film Sector"
A Kick in the Pants #6 - Mike Faloon (Beat the Indie Drum)
Read more reviews (and write your own) at Amazon or goodreads.
Arena Rock vs. Prog Rock
Upcoming Tour Dates
More tour dates to be announced soon.
Past Tour Dates
All dates with Todd Taylor
Monday, February 14
Calimucho HQ
384 W. 15th St.(Go around the back of the big blue house)
San Pedro, 90731
Tuesday, February 15
8:00 p.m.
12th & G Warehouse
13390 12th St.
Chino, 91710
with Matt Hart
Wednesday, February16
8:00 p.m.
Public Address (Highland Park)
1268 N. Ave 50
Los Angeles, CA
with Matt Hart
Thursday, February 17
7:30 p.m.
CSU Channel Islands
Aliso Hall, Room 150
with Johnny Tsaur
Friday, February 18
8:00 p.m.
Stories Books
1716 West Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90026 (Echo Park)
Saturday, February 19
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
San Diego Zine Workshop
The Ink Spot
Art Center Lofts
710 13th Street, Studio 210
San Diego, CA 92101
Saturday, February 19
8:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Vermin on the Mount
Sushi Contemporary Performance and Visual Arts
390 Eleventh Ave.
San Diego, CA 92101
Friday, November 19
Atomic Books
3620 Falls Road, Baltimore, MD | Directions
"A Night of Two Mikes" with Mike White (Cashiers du Cinemart)
The Geek & Rock Tour:
Thursday, October 7
Goodbye Blue Monday
1087 Broadway, Bushwick, Brooklyn | Directions
With Joe Evans III, Black Wine, The Measure
8:00 p.m.
Friday, October, 8
Meat Town
New Brunswick, NJ
With Joe Evans III, Black Wine, The Measure
Saturday, October 9
Cake Shop
125 Ludlow Street, New York, NY | Directions
With Joe Evans III, Black Wine, The Measure
4:00 p.m.
All dates below w/James Jay (check out his new Gorsky book, The Journeymen):
Friday, July 9, Minneapolis
Pop Punk Emporium (formerly Arise Books), 6:30
2441 Lyndale Ave. South
"Pop Punk Time Machine" local bands cover mid-90s pop punk favorites, Manix, Nato Coles, God Damn Doo Wop Band, and more.
Saturday, July 10, Chicago
Quimbys, 7:00
1854 W. North Ave.
Sunday, July 11: Cleveland
Barking Spider Tavern, 6:00
11310 Juniper Rd.
w/Fred Wright, Erika Meyers
Read event details.
Monday, July 12, Pittsburgh
Cyberpunk Apocalypse, 7:00
5431 Carnegie St.
w/ArtNoose
Tuesday, July 13, Baltimore
Wind Up Space, 7:00
12 West North Ave.
w/Skizz, Barbara DeCesare
Wednesday, July 14, Philadelphia
Brickbat, 7:00
709 South 4th St.
w/Chad Willenborg, Weirding Way
Thursday, July 15, Brooklyn
Coco66, 7:00
66 Greenpoint Ave.
w/Brian Cogan, Ken Wohlrob
