Punk Rock Museum announces ‘Black Punk Now’ exhibit & tours with Fat Mike, Sum 41, Rise Against & more

Las Vegas’ recently-opened Punk Rock Museum has announced a new exhibit and revealed the tour guides for the month of October. The new exhibit, Black Punk Now, which was curated by James Spooner, director of the 2003 documentary Afro-Punk, and it’s taking place to celebrate the film’s 20th anniversary as well as Spooner’s new anthology book of Black punk authors, also titled Black Punk Now (due October 31 via Soft Skull Press). As part of the opening celebration on October 20, Spooner will be at the museum to speak to guests and sign copies of his new book. The announcement reads: Upon its release in 2003, viewers and critics alike were quick to honor the documentary Afro-Punk with cult status; no one could predict the film’s ripple effect. What started as a persona...

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