[Newspoetry] IMC Benefit this Sunday 7-10pm

[Zachary C.Miller]

Poets, Newspoets, and any other performers are welcome and encouraged
to come to this event and perform at the accoustic open stage between
7pm and 9pm on Sunday at the IMC (218 W. Main St.).

Folk and Punk: Grassroots Music Convergence at IMC Benefit
February 18, 2001 at the IMC 
Open Stage w/ members of Buster's Dream - 7pm-9pm (the folky bit)
Humpty Dumpster - 9pm-10pm (the punky bit)

"I use the word 'folk' in reference to punk music and rap music. It's
an attitude, it's an awareness of one's heritage, and it's a
community.  It's subcorporate music that gives voice to different
communities and their struggle against authority." - Ani DiFranco

Folk music and Punk music may not share many common fans but they have
always shared common traits: they are both grassroots, they are both
produced by ordinary people, they both go against the grain of
mainstream pop music, they both capture the stripped raw gut essence
of music. Sounds a lot like what Indy Media tries to do for the news
doesn't it?

So we're bringing it all together. We're bringing the community
together, we're bringing musicians together, and we're bringing
genre's together for a night of grassroots music.

The evening will start out with an open stage hosted by Dale C. Miller
of Buster's Dream. Dale is a prolific song writer who plays the guitar
as if it were part of him. His songs range from the wacky, to the
personal, populated by quirky characters and images from daily
life. He brings a high and lonesome blend of acoustic blues, folk,
and country. Dale will be playing with some members of his band
Buster's Dream and also wants to jam with and/or hear from any
acoustic musicians our community has to offer. Musicians can arrive
at 6pm to get on the list and can choose to collaborate/jam with other
musicians or just play a few songs of their own. This will be a very
free form kind of open stage, not the regimented "3 songs and you're
out of there" set up that you may be use to.

Buster's Dream website - http://music.groogroo.com/busters-dream/

After the open stage we'll move into our rocking final hour with a
concert from the local indie rockers Humpty Dumpster. Humpty Dumpster
has been "rocking 200%" as often as possible with an "indie rock in a
punk shell" sound for two years now in Champaign-Urbana. Humpty
Dumpster has appeared live on WEFT's Women in Rock and they have
played numerous shows around town and beyond. The IMC is lucky to have
them and can't wait for them to Rock the House.

Humpty Dumpster's website - http://arun.groogroo.com/hd/

The suggested donation at the door is $1-$5. All proceeds from this
event will go towards buying the IMC studio a much needed minidisc
console deck which costs about $350.

This show is just one of many upcoming performances at the IMC
space. The IMC is a community space not just for the creation of
independent news, but with a dedication to all forms of independent
media including the arts.

The Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center is a grassroots
collective that provides a forum for community members to voice
issues, ideas, and opinions that are often under-represented in the
dominant media.

-- 
Zachary C. Miller - @= - http://wolfgang.groogroo.com/
IMSA 1995 - UIUC 2000 - Just Another Leftist Muppet
 Social Justice, Community, Nonviolence, Decentralization, Feminism,
 Sustainability, Responsibility, Diversity, Democracy, Ecology
Ya Basta! - http://www.greens.org