WP: Acts of Antiwar: Operation Ceasefire Will Bring Music To the Mall

[DeepModem Mom]

Acts of Antiwar: Operation Ceasefire Will Bring Music To the Mall
By Teresa Wiltz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, August 11, 2005; Page C01


Operation Ceasefire, a newly formed coalition of musicians who oppose the war in Iraq, yesterday announced plans for a free, 10-hour music festival on the Washington Monument grounds that will be the centerpiece of a cluster of antiwar activities spanning three days, beginning Saturday, Sept. 24.

The concert, billed as a "cultural resistance" by event organizers, will feature acts including the Washington electronica duo Thievery Corporation -- who are also producing the festival -- country-western crooner Steve Earle, socialist rappers the Coup and punk rock/indie artists Le Tigre performing to urge lawmakers to bring the troops home....

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The Operation Ceasefire antiwar concert is sponsored by ESL Music (Thievery Corporation's label); the Mintwood Media Collective; the New York-based United for Peace and Justice, a coalition of 1,300 antiwar groups; and the DC Anti-War Network.

The events will kick off with a morning rally in front of the Washington Monument, followed by a march through downtown and an "antiwar fair" on the grounds of the Monument, culminating with the concert. On Sunday, there will be an interfaith service and grass-roots training. Monday's activities will feature grass-roots lobbying of 100 legislators as well as a "mass nonviolent direct action and civil disobedience" in front of the White House, event organizers said....

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Other acts confirmed for the Operation Ceasefire concert include Bouncing Souls, Ted Leo & the Pharmacists, rock-and-soul band the BellRays, Washington bilingual punkers Machetres, Washington activist and hip-hop artist Head-Roc (one of the event organizers), and Jello Biafra of the seminal punk rock group Dead Kennedys....


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/10/AR2005081002363.html

[meganmonkey]

1. Hell yeah!!!

Reason number 82,046 that I CAN'T WAIT TILL SEPT 24TH!!!!

:headbang:

[tk2kewl]

2. I have my hotel reserved!

I would love to get a big ol' convoy heading down 95

[meganmonkey]

4. I just spent my lunch hour booking my room!

It's official! :woohoo:

I can't believe no one is interested in tthis thread but me.

Oh well! :)

[DeepModem Mom]

9. You rock, megan! Thanks for your enthusiasm! nt

[meganmonkey]

3. Kick for rock stars!!!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

(can you tell I'm excited?)

[Voltaire99]

5. Big ups for Thievery Corp. and Earle

Artists with their head in the right place.

[darkism]

6. Thievery Corporation owwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwns

Great cause, great music...I really need to go. And JELLO!

[QuettaKid]

7. The Coup?.....this "coup"...

If you look closely, it says "covert labs" on the timer and in the red star at the top is the silouhette of a person being jerked forward in their seat, as in a plane smashing into a building......spooooooo-keeee.

[darkism]

8. Oh, it's those guys?

I remember them from back when this cover caused such a stir.

They should be an interesting act to watch.

But god help us when the right-wing media finds out about it.

"ANTI-WAR LIBERAL PUSSIES HIRE TERRORIST PINKO RAPPERS TO PLAY THEIR TREASON FEST!"

Oh yes, god help us. It should definitely be noted that that cover was thought up LONG before 9/11, so they didn't do it to be tasteless. See review: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/c/coup/party-music.shtml

"The image, says the duo, was intended as a metaphor for the effect music can have on a corrupt system."