[Peace-discuss] activist shows

[Zachary C. Miller]

Here's two politically active shows coming up at the IMC: 

Monday, October 28. 
Anne Feeney and Chris Chandler with the Newspoets
8pm, All Ages, BYOB if 21+

Anne Feeney is a labor troubador in the best tradition. She travels
the country inspiring folks to make the world a better place,
spreading the news of the working world, and having fun. Chris
Chandler is wander poet musician and a total genius. His words crack
me up and they sear right right me. He's just downright crazy. When
the two of them team up the synergy of his crazy ranting and her old
time guthrie esque song stylings is unmatched. They've played the IMC
together before and we're glad to have them back.

The Newspoets are a local group of local and international poets
dedicated to writing a poem a day about the news. You'll laugh, you'll
cry, and you'll want to join their ranks by writing your
own. Newspoetry.com, where the com is for community.

Tuesday, October 29
Allette Brooks with MJ Walker and Fictive Kin
8pm, All Ages, BYOB if 21+

Allette sings "folk music for the internet generation". She's a west
coast folkie from the heart of silicon valley. Allette Brooks is a
driven, passionate singer-songwriter who's breaking the rules and
grinning. She sings folk music with a classically trained voice, an
ecologically aware attitude, and a self taught guitar playing
brilliance. She's witty and fun. She sings about love and life. For
her not only is the personal political, but the political is personal.

She says, "Being a folk artist, as opposed to being a mainstream pop
artist, is inherently political. It's a choice to relate to people on
a different level, to be really honest, and to be yourself."

MJ Walker is a long time favorite of the Urbana folk music scene
generally and the IMC specifically. She's played several shows with
Joni Laurence as well as opening for a number of nationally touring
acts. MJ is definitely one of my most favorite local
singer-songwriters. This time around she'll be bringing a new treat of
a rhythm section - the Fictive Kin.

And that is just the next 4 days! There are a bunch more folk shows
coming up next week.

All shows will be on a sliding scale with $10 suggested. (and you'd
easily pay $15 or more for any of these shows if you saw them on a
coast.)



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