On June 15th Bob Mould will release his autobiography, SEE A LITTLE LIGHT: The Trail of Rage and Melody.

The book, a remarkably candid, beautifully written account of Mould’s life, covers a tremendous amount of ground, from his early years in a rural farming community in Northern New York, life with an alcoholic parent, his own struggles with addiction and recovery, his long and varied career as a musician, and his long journey to self-acceptance and happiness as a gay man.

A series of live events have been announced to commemorate the book’s publication: “See A Little Light: An Evening of Reading and Music.” You can also try and catch his DJ set with producer/mixer Rich Morel as BLOWOFF,

Chicago Sun-Times ~ "What About Bob?" 25 May 2011

Mould will be in Chicago twice in the next three weeks, performing shows that illustrate the two sides of his personality and career. He spoke with the Sun-Times about the shows, the book and where music intersects with — or divides — a life:

Question: In the book, you refer to Chicago as “a key city for me,” with some fun tales about shows at the Riviera and Aragon. Why has Chicago been important?

Bob Mould: Strictly by numbers, Chicago is my biggest market. I do my best business there, whether it’s selling records or tickets or the amount of airplay or media coverage. It’s my biggest town. I always emphasize to whoever I’m working with that Chicago has to get special treatment.

Q: Why do you think we like you so much?

BM: I don’t know, I’ve just always connected there. Joe Shanahan has been a key part of that over the years, and Norm at WXRT. … It must just be the ethic of Chicago. It’s a hard-working, no-nonsense town.

Q: Your show this weekend is another Blowoff party. How have those volved over the years?

BM: It’s myself and Rich Morel, both singer-songwriter musicians, producers, whatever. We started this party in 2003. The idea was to meet people. I’d just moved to Washington, D.C., and I wanted to meet people. We had a shared love of disco and electronic music, and we just started these DJ nights that, over eight years, have morphed into this big seasonal dance event that we take around the country.