The conversation, dubbed “Nuevos Kicks, Nuevos Kisses: A Conversation About Post-Punk Latinidad,” Q&A, and book signing is open to the public. This event is 7 p.m. on Feb. 3 at The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture in downtown Riverside. “Kid Congo Powers (né Brian Tristan) is a central figure in the history of American popular music, particularly punk and post-punk. “A Kiss Across the Ocean,” whose title derives from Culture Club’s 1983 Long Hammersmith Odeon concert, focuses on what he defines as post-punk. “Nuevos Kicks, Nuevos Kisses: A Conversation About Post-Punk Latinidad” is co-presented by the UCR Department of Creative Writing/the Tomás Rivera Lecture Series, and The Cheech.
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