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IS THERE AN AIR GUITARIST IN THE HOUSE?
- Interview with Pollstar
According to Weinberger and Sarah Torribio, authors of “No Air Guitar Allowed,” those are descriptions of just some of the people you’ll find in concert audiences. We talked with Weinberger about concert crowds, as well what differentiates the folks found in concert-audience groups, such as the “Party Posse,” “Margarita Whoo Crew” and the “Beer Whoo Crew.”
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TWANG TOWN
- Reviewed by Carson James
Love may be a battlefield, but so can be the concert experience. Concert vet Steve Weinberger could’ve written a book just about his days in the mosh pit; instead, he takes it several layers deeper, categorizing the kind of people that you will usually meet at these shows (all genres have their stones overturned). You will find yourself laughing at nearly every page.
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NO AIR GUITAR ALLOWED
- Written by Sean Cannon
No Air Guitar Allowed transcends boundaries. Steve Weinberger, who had a little help from his friends, wrote a book about concert fouls centered more around the arena/theater than the club/bar (though there were some specific holdovers). However, the hilarious- yet-honest stereotypes hold true no matter what the venue is. I like to think my peers and I are above these antics. I mean, folks seeing The Whigs at The Dame would be much more refined than those seeing John Mayer at Rupp Arena, right? No sirree.
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‘NO AIR GUITAR ALLOWED’ is a painfully funny guide for concertgoing metalheads
- Written by James Wall
I am of the firm belief that the only people who should write about heavy metal are metalheads themselves. Like horror films, metal is a genre that isn’t penetrable by critics, especially the elitist mindset that many of them subscribe to. We want to be entertained; we’re not looking for the meaning of life. Although he doesn’t explicitly say it, first-time author Steve Weinberger is a metalhead.
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NO AIR GUITAR ALLOWED!
- Interview with Mark Jackman
“No Air Guitar Allowed” is the hilarious book, by Steve Weinberger. “No Air Guitar Allowed” takes you through your average rock concert and pokes fun at all of us, in a side-splitting way. I had a chance to chat with Steve, enjoy!
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TAKE NOTE, HIGH-FIVE IDIOTS
- By Larry Harmon
Steve Weinberger wants to keep you from embarrassing yourself at the next concert. In his new book No Air Guitar Allowed, Weinberger runs down nearly every humiliating move and bad rock stereotype that can be found in San Diego’s dingiest rock club and largest venue. He does his best to keep ticket buyers from becoming the Wasted Guy, the Bro-Magnon, That Bitch (which always leads to a girl fight), a High-Five Idiot, or a Make-Out Couple.
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INK19 Interveiew with Steve Weinberger
- by Michael Sutton
Steve Weinberger's No Air Guitar Allowed reads like an extended Mad magazine parody. Bitingly hilarious and achingly true, it's a non-stop giggle fest of rock-concert characters and various behaviors based on decades of attending gigs. Weinberger leaves no stone unturned.
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Post Alternative
- Interview by Derek Jensen
First-time author reveals concert misadventures in ‘No Air Guitar Allowed’
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Concert Culture Characters Come to Life
- Interview by Christopher Catania
When I first discovered Steve Weinberger’s book No Air Guitar Allowed, I was curious to see what his observations would reveal about the live concert experience. In the end, I learned what it was like for Weinberger as he humorously describes the live music fans and other concert characters he encountered after attending 1000 concerts over the last 20 years.
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