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.
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.
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.
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