Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 7:30 pm Crossroads Music, 801 S. 48th Street (in Calvary Church)
Anne Feeney Unionmaid, hell raiser, labor singer "Congratulations on your fine songwriting!” – Pete Seeger "Anne Feeney is the best labor singer in North America.” – Utah Phillips Back to the Roots Evan Greer & spiritchild "Songs [that] will be heard at the barricades for years to come." – Tom Morello. "An eloquent and energetic writer." – Howard Zinn "My current fave hiphop ensemble." – Bob Holman, Bowery Poetry Club Tickets ($5-$15), sound samples, and more information http://crossroadsconcerts.org/?p=3443 Hip-Hop has been gentrified. Folk music has been watered down. Punk rock sold out. In the face of this mainstream betrayal, some of the movement’s most dynamic performers have joined forces to take their respective genres back to the roots, celebrating the role of music in people’s resistance to oppression around the word. Evan Greer and spiritchild are revolutionary artists from radically different musical styles who share a common commitment to using their craft as a tool and a weapon in direct support of grassroots struggles for change. For this concert only, they are joined by legendary labor singer Anne Feeney, who on four previous tours celebrating Generations of Resistance through music. These inspiring musicians are as likely to be found at an organizing meeting or a protest as on the stage at a club or festival. They don’t just sing about the struggle, they live it every day through constant work in their communities. spiritchild is the founder of Movement in Motion, an international organization of artists and activists who work collectively to use their art to educate and fight for freedom. Evan is a member of the Riot-Folk! Collective, a group of 9 singer/songwriters who collectively distribute their political music, raise money for various grassroots causes, and create alternatives tothe corporate music industry. Anne has worked as a labor activist and community organizer for decades, performing at rallies, picket lines and demonstrations around the country and abroad.---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity-Announce." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. You may post announcements to this list, but this list attempts to prevent discussion. Please use univcity to discuss messages on this list. Subscribers of univcity receive all mail to this list.
