Levine Museum of the New South hosts an afternoon reading and discussion with Mark Kemp, music journalist and author of “Dixie Lullaby: A Story of Music, Race and New Beginnings in a New South.” Published in 2004, the book explores the evolution of Southern music with a focus on rock from 1968 and 1992, and draws from Kemp's experiences in the industry and growing up in the South.The event is free. Levine Museum of the New South, 200 E. Seventh St.
Kemp, a Grammy-nominated music journalist and former Observer entertainment editor, has served as music editor of Rolling Stone and vice president of music editorial for MTV Networks.