"This is a public service announcement from the rest of the world," Billy Bragg said, opening his brief but extraordinary set at Saturday's NC Rocks for Change event. "Please don't send us another asshole."
Bragg played along with a who's who of great local acts, including Portastatic, Superchunk, the dB's, Megafaun, Ivan "Rosebud" Howard, Bowerbirds, Regina Hexaphone, Greg Humphries and I Was Totally Destroying It.
Though the day was filled with great music, it's the thoughts that Bragg shared that have stuck with me the most even days later. While his commentary was spattered with jokes, Bragg also spoke about what this election means not just for the United States but the rest of the world, remarking that there is a "world of possibility" if Obama wins tomorrow — but that's where the hard work begins, also warning that as president, there would likely come a time where Obama let even his biggest supporters down. "That is not the time to give up," Bragg said. "That's the time to get on their asses."
British singer-songwriter Billy Bragg will release his tenth full-length album Tooth & Nail on March 19, which he'll follow with a big North American tour which will beginning at SXSW in Austin.
Amazing songwriter and activist Billy Bragg seems to be gearing up to hit the road in North America this fall and is coming our way. A few dates have surfaced, one of which is at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Saturday, September 18. Tickets for the show go on sale on Friday, June 11 via etix for $25. Darren Hanlon is slated to open the show.
"This is a public service announcement from the rest of the world," Billy Bragg said, opening his brief but extraordinary set at Saturday's NC Rocks for Change event. "Please don't send us another asshole."
This just in from the Portastatic blog: Billy Bragg will play a set at this Saturday's early voting concert in support of Barack Obama. Just another reason to get your butt up early and head out to Morehead Planetarium.