Allen Ginsberg centennial celebrations

It's been 6 years since the last record released by Unrequited Records (Tate Swindell). Thrilled to announce the latest title which is a  co-production with Absurdia Records, out of Vienna, Austria run by Thomas Antonic (director of the ruth weiss film One More Step West Is The Sea) in collaboration with the Ginsberg estate.

Allen Ginsberg, Peter Orlvosky & Steven Taylor / Live in Graz 1980
April 28 - Budapest
8pm @ Café Jedermann, Ráday u. 58 

Gabor Gyukics hosts an evening with poets Thomas Antonic and Tate Swindell along with musicians Viktor A. Bori  (piano) and Quetzal Tirado (horns). They will discuss the record and all three poets will read Ginsberg’s poetry.

April 29 - Vienna 
8pm @ Salon, Praterstrasse 17a  

Thomas Antonic and Tate Swindell discuss the record and read Ginsberg’s poetry. They will also read their own poetry including from Swindell’s recent book, published in Austria by Edition Baes, SOLAR SCHLAGEN, which was translated by Antonic. 

April 30 - Prague 
7pm @ Čítárna Unijazzu, Husitská 22

Josef Rauvolf  hosts an evening with Thomas Antonic and Tate Swindell. They will discuss the record, read Ginsberg’s poetry, and Rauvolf will speak about translating Ginsberg into Czech. 

May 4 - Graz
7pm @ Forum Stadtpark, Stadtpark 1

Julia Knass hosts an evening with Thomas Antonic and Tate Swindell. They will discuss the record and read Ginsberg’s poetry. They will be joined by writer Günter Eichberger who was a 21 year-old audience member at this historic reading.

Time: April 28, 2026 to May 4, 2026

Location: Graz, Vienna, Budapest and Prague

City/Town: Graz, Vienna, Budapest and Prague

Event Type: jazz, folk, poetry