Tom Morello is set to team up with the Occupy Austin movement at South by Southwest this Friday (March 16) for a special showcase. As reported by Rolling Stone, Morello promises the event will be “a mighty SXSW throw down.”
“SXSW has a lot of specialty shows – record companies, vodka companies, promoters and things like that,” Morello said. “I thought it was important that at a music gathering of that size, to have a place where the rebels, revolutionaries, rockers, rappers and the 99 percent could gather ….”
Morello had previously reached out to representatives of Occupy Austin, soliciting input regarding the showcase. “Their intention is to have this flash mob dance party that’s going to arrive at the [Swan Dive] venue,” he said.
Morello will perform with his band, the Freedom Fighter Orchestra. Prior to Morello’s performance, Wayne Kramer will play a set in support of Jail Guitar Doors, a nonprofit organization that provides instruments to prisons for purposes of rehabilitation.
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