The Idiot's Hour
About This Event
Annabelle Dinda brings radio-shaped hooks and a guitar-forward rock/pop approach to a late-night set at Baker Falls. The bill also lists cartoonist Scott McCloud, author of The Sculptor and a writer on comics form, so the lineup pairs a touring-minded singer-songwriter with a voice from the comics world.
About Manhattan Monologue Slam
Manhattan Monologue Slam is a live rock/pop program now running at Baker Falls, built around performance-driven storytelling and short-form monologue structure. Featured performers Annabelle Dinda and Scott McCloud move between spoken narrative and song, treating the stage like a small newsroom of voices and confessionals. There’s no documented NYC premiere history widely associated with this edition, but the format fits a city where nightlife and literature often share the same room. The most interesting tension is how rock arrangement can sharpen, rather than soften, the words.
About the Artists
Annabelle Dinda
Annabelle Dinda is an individual Rock/Pop artist whose work sits between radio-shaped hooks and a more direct, guitar-forward delivery. In New York City, she has performed at Citi Field, including appearances tied to *Noah Kahan: The Great Divide Tour*.
Scott McCloud
Thursday, July 9 • 1:30pm – 2:30pm First Second: What’s in a Page? Led by First Second editorial director Mark Siegel, four cartoonists take a close look at their own work and each other’s, looking in depth at the text and art in a single page of comics, and what’s hidden under the surface: panel structure, emotional complexity, and creative influences.