Biography of Theo Cateforis, author of Are We Not New Wave?
Theo Cateforis is an Assistant Professor of Music History and Cultures in the Department of Art and Music Histories at Syracuse University. Prior to his arrival at Syracuse, he taught in visiting positions at the College of William and Mary and Carleton College. His research and teaching is in the areas of American Music, Popular Music Studies and Twentieth-Century Art Music.
He is the editor of the anthology The Rock History Reader (Routledge, 2007) and his articles on topics ranging from riot grrrl and math rock to teen movie soundtracks have appeared in the journals American Music , The Journal of Popular Music Studies , Current Musicology and in the collections Musics of Multicultural America (Schirmer, 1997) and Progressive Rock
Reconsidered (Routledge, 2002).
In addition to his scholarly work, Cateforis played drums and keyboards with the New York City indie rock bands Bunsen Honeydew and Four Volts from 1997 to 2004. He has also been a regular “record reviews” contributor to the highly regarded rock music magazine The Big
Takeover since 1994.