Robyn Hitchcock - 40 Watt Club, Athen, Georgia, April 24, 2026

Robyn Hitchcock - 40 Watt Club, Athen, Georgia, April 24, 2026Robyn Hitchcock — the hardest working man in showbiz? Well, one of ‘em anyway. Now well into his 70s, Hitchcock has a new memoir (Stranded in the Future) and a new album (The Confuser) out this summer, along with his usual heaps of tourdates. He’s also got a well-worth-your-cash Patreon chock full of fascinating writing and unheard demos, rarities and outtakes. And that recent Globe of Frogs redux/remaster/remix? It’s awesome. So yeah, it’s a good time to be a Hitchcockian. I just finished reading Stranded in the Future, and it’s fantastic, revealing the prehistory and early days of the Soft Boys, leaving us on a tantalizing cliffhanger right before the glories of Underwater Moonlight. In his blurb, esteemed author Jonathan Lethem says: “Now our correspondent only has to repeat this astonishing trick ten more times to complete his imperishable twelve-volume epic A Dance to the Music of Hitchcock.” A joke, perhaps, but I…