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Friday September 22 2017 8:30PM doors -- music at 9:00PM ••• ALL AGES $12 Noise Pop co-presents... Downtown Boys groundcontroltouring.com/artists/downtown-boys Political Punk Blues Lawyer (members of The World, Mall Walk, Preening) post-punk psych Pumpkin www.facebook.com/pumpkinsf/ lo-fi punk Downtown Boys Joey La Neve DeFrancesco Norlan Olivo Mary Regalado Victoria Ruiz -from Providence, RI -The United States’ myriad inequalities, hatreds and phobias are painfully evident in 2017, offering proof that the age-old dichotomy of “political bands” versus “apolitical bands” simply doesn’t exist. Either you are comfortable and unfazed by the current reigning power structures, or you choose (or have no choice but) to use your music as a vehicle for the dismantling of oppression and the creation of something better. No matter what your songs are about, you are choosing a side. The position of Providence, RI’s Downtown Boys has been clear since they started storming through basements and DIY spaces with their radically-minded, indefatigable rock music: they are here to topple the white-cis-het hegemony and draft a new history. In the words of vocalist and lyricist Victoria Ruiz, they are “five unique and individual people who believe in the spectrum of people, experiences and emotions.” On their self-titled 2014 EP on Sister Polygon Records (run by their like-minded friends in Priests), they offered songs like “Slumlord Sal,” which strikes out against abusive landlords. Its accompanying video relays the idea that cops can be literally smacked out of their oppressive mindsets and into an exuberantly queer dance party. This is how Downtown Boys began, combining revolutionary ideals with boundless energy and contagious, inclusive fun, and their resolve has only strengthened as both their sound and audience have grown. Blues Lawyer (members of The World, Mall Walk, Preening) -from Oakland, CA - Pumpkin chin che y rubita -from San Francisco, CA -eating donuts and missing our moms |
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