Our beloved Literary Upstart spokesjudge has a new novel, the seriocomic odyssey of a 70s funk star, which he talks about with fellow New Yorker staffer Sasha Frere-Jones. DJ'ed afterparty follows; if you're one of the first 72 people to show up "in fashion evocative of the era" in the hour preceding the program's start, you'll get a free cocktail and book.