Bobby Joe Ebola Songbook

 If you've ever wondered what it's like to leave your hometown and follow your dreams, this book is both how-to and warning. Want to be an obsure comedy band? Now you can! The Bobby Joe Ebola Songbook features easy-to-learn lyrics and chords to over 80 songs by the infamous satiric duo, Bobby Joe Ebola and the Children MacNuggits, along with hilarious illustrations from Jason Chandler of Horrible Comics.

As longtime DIY artists, promoters, and organizers, Dan Abbott and Corbett Redford invite you into the bizarre world of Bobby Joe Ebola. With savage humor they dispense “helpful” rock'n'roll tips for making amazing things happen on little or no budget. From putting out your own record to organizing illegal concerts, from independent filmmaking to feeding 300 drunk people, this miscellany is both an adventure tale and call to arms for every struggling artist.

Tragicomic tour stories, stirring testimonials from friends and fans, poop jokes, and surprises on every page will make this your new favorite bathroom reading. Brutally honest, sidesplittingly funny, and strangely educational,The Bobby Joe Ebola Songbook  can help artists and dreamers become doers and makers... if they can ever put it down.

In collaboration with editor/illustrator Jason Chandler of Horrible Comics, the book also features scads of anecdotes, puzzles, essays, photographs, and other fun detritus from a stellar lineup of artists including Mitch Clem, Jon Carling, Jennie Cotterill, Ben Snakepit, Mike Foxall, Sophie Crumb, Bill Pinkel, Adam Davis, Jason Novak, Monica Painter, Petr Sorfa, Christopher Murdoch, Catherine Joyal, Dustin Pace, Dylan Blackthorn, and MANY MORE!