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Submitted by olympiagal on Sun, 02/24/2008 - 9:18pm.
An evening of musical
ACOUSTIC INSURGENCY
MARCH 7TH, 8 PM
EVEGREEN STATE COLLEGE
LONGHOUSE
0-10$ SLIDING SCALE
BENEFIT FOR CARLOS ARREDONDO.
With David Rovics
and
Danny Kelly with Mark Eckert.
David Rovics has been called the musical voice of the progressive movement in the US. Amy Goodman has called him "the musical version of Democracy Now! He has shared the stage regularly with leading intellectuals (Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn), activists (Medea Benjamin, Ralph Nader), politicians (Dennis Kucinich, George Galloway), musicians (Billy Bragg, the Indigo Girls), and celebrities (Martin Sheen, Susan Sarandon). He has performed at dozens of massive rallies throughout North America and Europe and at thousands of conferences, college campuses and folk clubs throughout the world. Check out Davidrovics.com
“There will always be resistance…the next battle will always be near”
Danny Kelly is a long time leftist political folk singer currently residing in Olympia. He has shared the Activists stage w/ Patti Smith, Loudon Wainwright III, Tom Tomorrow! in NYC, LA and Seattle...He has been writing songs for the past 25 years and is currently working on a new solo recording with Mark Eckert…Olympia’s best and brightest guitar player on slide…Danny got his start in the critically acclaimed psychedelic band HELIOTROUPE, still going strong 25 years alter. You can find his previous solo effort "....simple songs for children & drunks" at www.antifolk.net
“If you are waiting for someone to save us you just better get to work, Have you had a enough? Stop following the leader cuz its clear he don’t give a fuck.”
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