Gimme Something Better is a brand new book by Jack Boulware and Silke Tudor which collects the oral history of the Bay Area punk scene. Exploring stories from North Beach's Mabuhay Gardens to Berkeley's 924 Gilman Street, Gimme Something Better include passages on Lookout's beginnings and the scene that gave birth to some most seminal punk bands in the genre.

In celebration, there will be book release events held across the Bay Area this week. The first event will be held on Monday, October 12th at Broadway Studios (formerly the On Broadway), in cooperation with Litquake 10. Journey to the End of the Bay: Punk Rockers Spill Their Guts, will feature a panel of Bay Area legends telling stories about the good ol' days. Storytellers include Lynn Breedlove ( Tribe 8 ), Anna Joy Springer (Sister Spit, Cypher in the Snow), Bucky Sinister (Gilman spoken-word), Oran Canfield (the Farm), Rozz Rezabek (Negative Trend), Jesse Luscious (Blatz, the Gr’ups), John Geek (Fleshies, Triclops!), Chicken John (Circus Redickuless), Kareim McKnight (Barrington/Cloyne), Johnny Strike (Crime), and Hank Rank (Crime). Live music by the Avengers’ Penelope Houston and her band.

On Tuesday, October 13th, Dr. Frank Portman will join Boulware and Tudor for a talk and book signing at The Booksmith Bookstore on Haight St. in San Francisco.

Finally, Saturday October 17th, the Gimme Something Better train crosses the Bay and pulls into 924 Gilman St. for a night of music featuring Schlong, Social Unrest, Classics Of Love (feat. Jesse Michaels), Druglords Of The Avenues (Members of Swinging Utters), Dr. Frank(MTX), and Fugitive Kind (Members of Absolutely Zippo).