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So Punk Rock: And Other Ways to Disappoint Your Mother
So Punk Rock And Other Ways to Disappoint Your Mother Author:Micol Ostow, David Ostow Despite his dreams of hipster rock glory, Ari Abramson's band, the Tribe, is more white bread than indie-cred. Made up of four suburban teens from a wealthy Jewish school, their Motley Crue is about as hardcore as SAT prep and scripture studies. — But after a one-song gig at a friend's Bar Mitzvah--a ska cover of "Hava Nagilah"-... more »-the Tribe's popularity erupts overnight. Now, Ari is forced to navigate a minefield of inflated egos, misplaced romance, and the shallowness of indie-rock elitism. It's a hard lesson in the complex art of playing it cool.« less