***In the nineties, Sammy checked all the indie‐rock boxes. The duo—East Village singer/guitarist Jesse Hartman and L.A. lead guitarist Luke Wood— released a lo‐fi debut on the label run by Sonic Youth’s drummer. They moved up to major‐label Geffen for their second LP, Tales of Great Neck Glory. And then it was over.Sammy left behind two LPs, an EP, and a legion of fans wondering what happened. Hartman went on to a well‐received solo career; Wood became a heavy hitter behind the scenes. Thirty years later, the pair are looking back on lives well lived and their wildest dreams realized.F. Scott Fitzgerald—whose best‐known novel incidentally takes place in Great Neck—once wrote, “There are no second acts in American lives.” The story of Sammy proves him wrong.5x8 224 page paperback book. Includes 22 B&W photos."The story of so many bands who didn’t quite break through, but came close enough to taste it. Jeff Gomez’s history of Sammy is well-researched, admirable, and clearly an act of love.”—Howard Fishman, author of To Anyone Who Ever Asks: The Life, Music, and Mystery of Connie Converse
BK $19.50
03/24/2026