10/01/2026
Join Napa Pride for a deep dive into LGBTQ+ music history, with world-renowned music writer Barry Walters! Plus DJ Rotten Robbie dance party!
Barry Walters's new book, Mighty Real, has earned widespread critical acclaim. He has traveled across the country to promote it, appearing on The Kelly Clarkson Show, morning television programs, popular podcasts, and local bookstores.
Tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mighty-real-a-history-of-lgbtq-music-1969-2000-with-barry-walters-tickets-1998864880666
Barry will read from his book, have a Q&A, a book signing, then DJ Rotten Robbie will spin music from Barry's book for a big ol' gay dance party!
Barry Walters has spent 40 years documenting the intersection of mainstream and LGBTQ culture. He began his career at The Village Voice — where he came out publicly in a 1986 Pet Shop Boys review — before becoming a fixture at Spin and Rolling Stone. In 1992, Walters’ work at the San Francisco Examiner earned him the first award from The National Gay and Le***an Journalists Association. Throughout the Nineties, he was The Advocate’s music columnist before he spent a decade writing for Out. Along the way, he’s regularly appeared in Entertainment Weekly, NPR, Pitchfork, and other media mainstays. Love Me Like You Should: The Brave and Bold Sylvester, a 2020 mini-documentary he wrote and co-produced for Amazon Music, won a Clio Award.
Barry's book will be available for purchase. The event is free, but tickets are encouraged.
No-host food and beverage available by our friends at Cadet
