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Susanna Hoffs (of The Bangles) in conversation with WAMC's Joe Donahue
Susanna Hoffs rose to fame in the 80s as lead singer and guitarist of The Bangles, an all-female band that blended ’60s garage rock, lush harmonies, and jangly guitars and released a string of hits including "Manic Monday" (1986), "Walk Like an Egyptian" (1986), a cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "A Hazy Shade of Winter" (1987), "In Your Room" (1988), and "Eternal Flame" (1989).
Hoffs is also the author of a bestselling debut novel, This Bird Has Flown (2023) — the sad, joyful, sexy, and laugh-out-loud funny tale of Jane Start, a broke thirty-something singer who once had a big hit. The New York Times reviewer called it, "a total knockout" and "the smart, ferocious rock-star redemption romance you didn’t know you needed."
7 p.m. Thursday, November 9, 2023
Page Hall on the Downtown UAlbany campus
135 Western Avenue, Albany NY 12203.
Free and open to the public
Books will be for sale and a signing will follow the conversation.
In addition to her work with The Bangles, Hoffs has released five solo albums including “The Deep End,” an album of covers released in April 2023, and has also collaborated with an array of musicians. After working together as members of Ming Tea in Mike Myers’ “Austin Powers” film trilogy, Hoffs and Matthew Sweet formed Sid 'n Susie and released three volumes of their highly acclaimed “Under the Covers” series, culling tunes from the '60s, '70s, and '80s.
The Creative Life series is a major arts initiative of the University Art Museum, NYS Writers Institute, and UAlbany Performing Arts Center in conjunction with regional public radio station WAMC Northeast Public Radio.
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