Playing To Nobody (And Sometimes Everybody)

<p>Playing To Nobody (And Sometimes Everybody)</p><p>By Dominic DeLaney</p><p></p><p>One man one guitar and a rail pass through the chaos charm and community of the DIY music world.</p><p></p><p>In Playing To Nobody (And Sometimes Everybody) singer-songwriter Dominic DeLaney chronicles a raw unfiltered journey through North America's indie music scene-armed with nothing but a guitar a backpack full of merch and a stubborn belief that Amtrak and art can still take you where you need to go.</p><p></p><p>Told in vivid city-by-city chapters this memoir captures the triumphs and trials of touring on a shoestring: from dive bars and basements to late-night living room shows from border-crossing blunders to unexpected friendships forged in train station lobbies. Along the way Dominic dodges disaster (including a near 10-year prison sentence in Canada) plays to crowds of three (and one goat) and wrestles with the emotional and financial toll of chasing a dream in a world that often doesn't seem to care.</p><p></p><p>Equal parts hilarious and heartfelt Playing To Nobody is a celebration of the resilience of independent artists the strange beauty of the in-between and the music that somehow keeps going-one train one town one song at a time.</p><p></p><p>Perfect for fans of DIY culture travel writing and scrappy dream-chasing.</p><p></p>