From girlie.com Afro-punk Announces Supporting Acts for First National Tour!  For a Taste of Afro-punk, Download Afro-punk Vol. 2 Here (don't post or share) “Definition-defying artists like Santogold, Janelle Monae and TV on the Radio are finding peers and a fanbase under the movement's welcoming umbrella.” –MTV News (view clip here!) After
spending the last five years presenting an annual week-long arts
festival at the world-renowned Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York,
Afro-punk is now taking the festival on the road in 2010. Supporting
acts for the the tour have just been announced for each North American
date, with more acts to be announced. For a sample of the tour, check
out the digital download of Afro-punk Vol. 2: Fuck Rock Stars. (Please don't post or share that link!) 10/21/09 - New York, NY @ The Blender Theater**** New Venue 10/22/09 - Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues 10/23/09 - Toronto, ONT @ Opera House 10/25/09 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre 10/26/09 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick 10/30/09 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Theatre of the Living Arts 10/31/09 - Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street 11/1/09 - Washington, DC @ The Black Cat 11/4/09 - Atlanta, GA @ The Loft 11/5/09 - Orlando, FL @ The Social 11/6/09 - New Orleans, LA @ The House of Blues 11/8/09 - Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre 11/10/09 - San Francisco, CA @ The Independent 11/12/09 - San Diego, CA @ Delta Room 11/13/09 - Hollywood, CA @ The Roxy 11/15/09 - Portland, OR @ The Aladdin Theater 11/16/09 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos 11/17/09 - Vancouver, BC @ Venue What is Afro-punk? Inspired by the the seminal film Afro-punk (2003), spotlighting Black Punks in America, Afro-punk
is a growing cultural movement giving a voice to thousands of
multi-cultural kids fiercely identifying with a lifestyle
path-less-traveled. Not unlike the early days of Hip-Hop, the scene is
a touchstone for tens of thousands of urban progressive kids across the
nation (and the globe) who, tired of feeling like outsiders, have
sought out Afropunk.com, where thousands of users, bands, bloggers, and activists gather to and connect with the Afro-punk community. Ground
Zero for this movement is the annual Afro-punk Film, Skate, BMX and Art
Festival, launched in Brooklyn in 2005. The festival celebrates and
unified the cultural cornerstones of Afro-punk: music, film, skate, and
most importantly, the fiercely independent and influential individuals
that are the lifeblood of the AP community. Afro-punk has featured an
intensely diverse group of artists over the years, including The
Noisettes (London), The Dirtbombs (Detroit), Saul Williams (Los
Angeles), Ebony Bones (London), Pure Hell (Philadelphia), Earl
Greyhound (Brooklyn), The Apes (Washington DC), as well as
trend-spotting recent Grammy nominees Janelle Monae and Little Jackie
at last year’s festival. AP has also garnered praise from a wide range
of media outlets ranging from Pitchfork, URB, Vibe, and Nylon to Variety, Entertainment Weekly, and The Los Angeles Times, and was the subject of an “Urban Eye” video feature by Melena Ryzik in the New York Times last year. |
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