Coming Soon
from Pierian Springs Press
"Night of the Barracudas"
Stories
Night of the Barracudas is a three-part suite where domestic unease, streetwise noir, and dreamlike deviations collide. In “The Sudden Geometry,” marriages, artists, assassins, and hauntings are charted with icy precision and musical obsession. “Strange Days” tracks misfiring bravado, barroom cons, chemical fog, a seedy spring break, until the mask of swagger slips. “Dream Deviations” riffs on legend, fable, and pulp, from a vanished jazz savant to a looping moral parable and a gleeful caper. Throughout, LoCascio’s lean, rhythmic prose turns performance into fate, asking what we’ll invent, betray, or survive to feel alive.
An Occasional Gentleman's Notes
A Book of Poetry and Lyrics
Just released -- An Occasional Gentleman's Notes -- by Joe LoCascio, is a book of poetry and song lyrics focused on his personal experience of playing jazz, composing jazz, and his stage interactions with fellow jazz musician greats. This is personal and engaging writing by composer Joe LoCascio who has spent a lifetime creating and performing music.
