Bushwick Book Club Seattle

Original music inspired by Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven, presented by The Bushwick Book Club Seattle at The Royal Room. Announced performers included Helen America, CARMAIG↯GEDDON, Kristin Chambers, Sarah Goodin, Nessa Grasing, Amy Laybourn, Ken Nottingham, Polybanderous, The Royal Oui, and Aaron Starkey. Lineup source: https://thebushwickbookclubseattle.com/event/original-music-inspired-by-emily-st-john-mandels-station-eleven/

Original music inspired by William Least Heat-Moon's Blue Highways. Announced lineup: Reggie Garrett & Christine Gunn, LaVon Hardison, Chris Poage, Del Rey, Jacqui Sandor, Aaron Starkey, Daniel Tam-Claiborne, Shaudi Bianca Vahdat, and Sheryl Wiser. Lineup source: https://thebushwickbookclubseattle.com/event/blue-highways-june/

Original music inspired by Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray; guitar + voice. Announced lineup: Christiana Crabbe, Kaley Lane Eaton, Nick Foster, Intisaar, Arthur James, Drea Marilyn, Evan J. Peterson, Matt Price, and Aaron Starkey. Lineup source: https://thebushwickbookclubseattle.com/event/the-picture-of-dorian-gray-october/

Original song inspired by Frank Herbert's Dune. Announced lineup: Reggie Garrett, Alex Guy, Intisaar, Ben Mish, Kate Olson, Michael Owcharuk, Evan J. Peterson, Chris Poage, Aaron Starkey, and Michael Wallenfels. Lineup source: https://thebushwickbookclubseattle.com/event/dune-november-13/

Pandemic-era Bushwick livestream inspired by Anthony Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See. User delivered his recorded song for inclusion. Announced performers included Peter Donovan, Aaron Starkey, Matt Price, Levi Fuller, Caitlin Patterson, Geoff Larson, and Sphie. The event page also noted additional performers without naming them. Lineup source: https://thebushwickbookclubseattle.com/event/all-the-light-we-cannot-see-jun-12/

Pandemic-era Bushwick stream-show inspired by Jenny Odell's How to Do Nothing. User submitted a recorded performance included in the Sept. 19 livestream. Announced lineup: Kristin Chambers, Jaspar Lepak, Rowdy Maggie, Ben Mish, Sean Morse, Kate Olson, Aaron Starkey, and Jon Yoon. Lineup source: https://thebushwickbookclubseattle.com/event/how-to-do-nothing-sep-19/

Original music inspired by Stephen King's On Writing. Announced lineup: Kristin Chambers, Lucien La Motte, Jaspar Lepak, Melissa Montalto, Emmett Montgomery, Aaron Starkey, Matt Price, Mike Votava, and Michael Wallenfels. Hosted by Sailor St. Claire. Lineup source: https://thebushwickbookclubseattle.com/event/onwriting/

Original music inspired by Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass. Announced lineup: Claudia Castro Luna, Amanda Winterhalter, Sierra Golden, Leslie Braly, Julia Massey, Carrie Wicks, Aaron Starkey, Sean Morse, Evan J. Peterson, Michael Wallenfels, Mike Votava, Jaspar Lepak, and Emmett Montgomery. Lineup source: https://thebushwickbookclubseattle.com/event/leaves-of-grass-may-18/

Original music inspired by James Baldwin's Another Country. Announced performers included Stephanie Anne Johnson, Reggie Garrett, Aaron Starkey, Alex Guy, Sean Morse, and Damiano Unique. The event page also noted additional performers without naming them. Lineup source: https://thebushwickbookclubseattle.com/event/another-country-jan-26/

Original song inspired by The Little Prince.

Original song inspired by Cormac McCarthy's Blood Meridian.

Bushwick Book Club Seattle + Jack Straw Productions. Aaron was paired with writer Sharon Hashimoto.

Original song inspired by George Orwell's 1984. Organizer correspondence and Aaron's stage-needs/performance-order messages confirm participation.