Crispin Kott was born in Chicago, raised in New York, and has called everywhere from San Francisco to Los Angeles to Atlanta his home. A music lover and failed drummer, he’s written for numerous publications and is co-author of The Rock and Roll Explorer Guide to New York City (Globe Pequot, 2018), The Little Book of Rock and Roll Wisdom (Lyons Press, 2018), and The Rock and Roll Explorer Guide to San Francisco and the Bay Area (Globe Pequot, 2021).