Indie rockers Joan of Arc will appear at the Chicago Book Expo, a pop-up bookstore in Uptown, this Saturday, Nov. 19, to perform a newly commissioned film score.

The Tim Kinsella-led outfit will perform a contemporary soundtrack to the 1915 Charlie Chaplin silent film “His New Job.” The performance will take place at 8 p.m. in the auditorium of St. Augustine College (1345 W. Argyle Ave.), the former site of Essanay Studios where the Chaplin film was shot.

Chicago Writer’s House, a co-presenter of Chicago Book Expo, commissioned the score to honor the Uptown neighborhood where the expo is being held.

If it feels odd that a rock band is participating in a book expo, don’t worry. Tim Kinsella recently released his first novel “The Karaoke Singer’s Guide to Self-Defense” this fall through the Chicago imprint Featherproof Books.

Tickets for the event are $10 (or $5 with at least $10 of receipts from the expo). Tickets will be sold at the door and in advance through the Chicago Book Expo at 4720 N. Broadway (the old Border’s Books location) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19.

For more information about the Chicago Book Expo, including other events, please visit the Uptown Update.