Even in Blackouts

While in Sicily to visit his friends in the Manges, musician and punk rock renaissance man John "Jughead" Pierson decided to rent a flat and spend some time finishing up a novel. Eventually, though, the ex-Screeching Weasel guitarist missed making music. After borrowing a secondhand acoustic guitar from a pal, Jughead began to think about how much he enjoyed playing the instrument, as opposed to its electrified counterpart. He appreciated the immediacy of the acoustic and its ability to bring music to people without the confining power grid of clubs and bars. The trip, those t...