STORIED. The Grunge Era

**THE BERMAN** is excited to present** STORIED**, a unique new cultural arts
series at The J Detroit focused on sharing the Jewish narrative about some of
the most legendary artists.

**STORIED** is back at The Berman Center for the Performing Arts for its
second session: **The Grunge Era**.
Join host** Benji Rosenzweig** as he guides the audience through this
alternative rock genre and subculture that emerged in the U.S. during the
mid-1980s and thrived through the mid 90’s. Benji will discuss how Grunge
fuses elements of punk rock and heavy metal while incorporating influences
from indie rock bands. He will delve into the angst-filled and introspective
lyrics, often addressing themes of societal hardship, from bands such as
**Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Jane’s Addiction, and Soundgarden, as well as artists of
the era like Alanis Morissette, Hole and Lenny Kravitz** , who helped define
Grunge against societal norms of race and gender. Like the first Storied event
in April which focused on The Beatles, these historical vignettes will be
looked at through the lens of where the Jewish community Collaborated and
Contributed to bands and music.

Backed by a 5-piece rock band led by Detroit musician and actor **Eric
Gutman** , the session will musically illustrate each artist and band with
well-known songs from the Grunge catalog. In a setting similar to MTV
Unplugged meets VH1 StoryTellers, Eric, the band and Benji will go back and
forth between storytelling and music.

With support from **Burton A. Zipser and Sandra D. Zipser Foundation**

Organized by: The Berman Center for the Performing Arts, The J

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