New Dominion Bookshop will present a book talk and signing for “The Inner Ear of Don Zientara,” a new work about the Washington, D.C.-area punk music studio, at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Radio station WTJU 91.1 FM is co-sponsoring the event, which will feature a conversation with Antonia Tricario, the book’s creator; studio owner Don Zientara; and bassist Joe Lally.
Inner Ear Studio was best known for recording leading D.C. punk bands, including Bad Brains, Bikini Kill, Rites of Spring, Fugazi and Mary Timony, to name a few. The book explores the welcoming, nurturing atmosphere Zientara created for musicians.
The book contains 250 photos and includes testimonials from Kathleen Hanna, Henry Rollins and members of Fugazi, Scream, Fire Party, Shudder to Think, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dismemberment Plan and other bands.
