May 1st 9:00 PM to 3:00 AM Estate13-15 Thames St. Brooklyn, NY THREE floors and a roof of revolutionary bands, DJs and speakers including...First Floor:Born in a Cent 10pmThe Flames of Discontent 11pmLiberte Locke (IWW-Starbucks Workers Union) 11:45pmSpiritchild of Mental Notes 12amNikki Patin 1am Rtronika 2amSecond Floor:Rainy Day Cacophony 9:45pmThings in Action 10:30pmGeorge Mann 11:30pmChris Chandler 12:30amCallejero 1:30amThe Last Internationale 2:30amThe Roof:DJ Savalas DJ JuanMapu DJ Velvet May Day is the *real* worker's holiday, and what better way to celebrate it than with the IWW?Direct Action Gets the Goods...The IWW is a 100 year old grassroots, member-run radical labor union organized industrially rather than by trade. We practice what is known as "solidarity unionism," meaning that the workers themselves formulate strategy and take action against the company directly without mediation from government or paid union representatives.Founded in 1905, the IWW has a long and rich history, and in recent years has once again found itself on the cutting edge of the labor movement, winning demands for Starbucks Workers, bike messengers, truck drivers, construction workers, and beyond.http://www.iww.org/____________________Surreal Estate is a collective living space and events venue housed in two adjacent buildings in Bushwick. They offer many kinds of events open to the community, including readings, speakers, benefit shows, performances, workshops, a gallery space and Bushwick Food not Bombs!Surreal Estate produces a dynamic and creative forum that embraces experimentation in many forms while maintaining a down-to-earth, friendly, welcoming environment. http://www.myspace.com/surrealestatenyc____________________RtronikaRtronika ia a multicultural collective with lyrics in Spanish and English who integrates diverse genres such as techno, punk, ska, hip-hop, dub, reggae, rock and Andean music. Rtronika is making fresh music with social content. With audiovisual artist Renzo Ortega at the helm of the group, Rtronika is known for the charisma, enthusiasm and explosive energy it exudes on stage. “Rtronika is New York City. Listen to us and look around. We’re here representing the people. We’re not bringing anything foreign or trying to look exotic. What we do is real and was born here in the city’s streets, in the subways, at work, with all the people who came and joined New York City’s multicultural spirit. This is music without borders.”http://www.musictronika.com/http://www.myspace.com/rtronika____________________Spiritchild of Mental NotesSpiritchild Rhythmic Poet of Mental Notes. Lead of The Hip Hop Fusion Band Mental Notes (Xspiritmental Hip Hop Fusion Band). Founder & Chair of Movement In Motion Artist & Activist Collective. Creative Consultant for Eyes Infinite Films. Spiritchild has been privileged to work with revolutionary spoken work activists Last Poets as well as Brooklyn's Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra. http://www.myspace.com/spiritchildmentalnoteshttp://www.myspace.com/mentalnotesmusichttp://www.movementinmotion.org/____________________The Last InternationaleThe Last Internationale is both a folk duo (Edgey and Delila) and a 4-piece rock and roll/blues/punk band from NY. Rejecting the belief that musicians should be mere entertainers or controversial only for the sake of healthy political discourse, the group prefers to mix music with (dis)organized resistance. Their intent isn't simply to change your mind, but to inspire acts of rebellion that will bring down empires. http://www.myspace.com/thelastinternationalehttp://www.manifestarecords.com/____________________The Flames of DiscontnentThe Flames of Discontnent is led by labor organizer/musician/writer John Pietaro's voice, electric banjo and percussion, and Laurie Towers' lead electric bass guitar, The Flames of Discontent play music that reinvigorates the protest song. New and daring arrangements of Phil Ochs, Brecht & Weill/Brecht & Eisler, Woody Guthrie, radical proletarian music, Spanish Civil War songs and Cold War hits (!), plus original topical music and spoken word pieces. The Flames' specialty is in reconstructing classic songs of protest, peace, labor and social change into works that infuse rockabilly, post-punk, Berlin cabaret and neo-Beat poetry into the folk/protest sound. The Flames' first album, "I Dreamed I Heard Joe Hill Last Night...A Century of IWW Songs" was released in 2005 in honor of the centenary of the Industrial Workers of the World. It toured the world as part of Paul Buhle's 'Traveling Wobbly Show', an art exhibit and educational presentation on IWW history.http://www.flamesofdiscontent.org/home.html____________________Born in a Cent Born in a Cent officially formed in December of 2007, beginning as a brother and sister folk-punk duo. After recording material and many live shows, their good friend and bass player, Ryan Scherer, joined the band and they went back to their punk roots and created a style that merges punk/ska/indie/progressive into one unique sound that has become their signature. Born in a Cent has become known for their radical political lyrics, community-building benefit shows, and their performances at protest after-parties.http://www.myspace.com/borninacent__________________Nikki Patin"The revolution begins within."Chicago's Nikki Patin has been writing for over two decades. She has taught hundreds of workshops at high schools, colleges and universities on performance poetry, body image, sexual assault prevention and LGBT issues. Patin has been in six bands and opened for Jill Scott at the Metro in 2000. Patin was a member of Chicago’s 2001 Mental Graffiti National Poetry Slam team and was featured on the fourth season of HBO’s Def Poetry Jam. In 2004, Patin was voted one of Chicago’s six most fabulous 20-somethings by Chicago Tribune’s Red Eye newspaper. In 2006, Patin was voted one of 30 under 30 most influential LGBTQ people in Chicago by Windy City Times and took the gold medal in the Gay Games International LGBT poetry slam. “The Phat Grrrl Diaries” is her first published collection of writing and design. Recently, she completed a two-month tour of New Zealand and Australia, collaborating with local artists and performing her 60-minute, one-woman show, “The Phat Grrrl Revolution.” Nikki currently curates The Nikki Patin Project. The Nikki Patin Project is a monthly showcase that features live music, burlesque, DJs and spoken word.http://www.myspace.com/nikpatinhttp://nikkipatin.com/___________________George MannPro Union, anti-war folk music. George was the longtime musical partner of and chauffeur to Julius Margolin, who died at 93 in August 2009. Together George and Julius produced the “Hail to the Thief!” anti-Bush administration CD series.http://www.georgemannmusic.com/Home.html___________________Chris ChandlerChris Chandler has performed on thousands of stages across the US and Canada as well as for hundreds of organizations seeking social justice. He has been called, "America's best kept secret" by someone really important who would prefer to remain anonymous.The Chris Chandler StoryFew musicians can claim "on-the roadisms" the way Chris Chandler can. He is a true veteran of the road, traveling across The United States of Generica for many years. His anthology of road tales transforms into a flock of doves beneath the musical high-wire act. He has worked with everyone from Allen Ginsberg to Ani DiFranco and Pete Seeger to Mojo Nixon. Utah Phillips said, "Chris Chandler is the best performance poet I have ever seen." http://www.myspace.com/chrischandlerorghttp://chrischandler.org/index.php?page=bio____________________Rainy Day CacophonyRainy Day Cacophony is a constantly shifting cast of musicians playing songs mostly written by Tim Sutton who also sings and plays the guitar. Their "original" songs are catchy, raw, honest, and sometimes focus on socio-political themes, or don't even focus at all. Rainy Day Cacophony is proud to say that they are 100% D.I.Y. Their CD's are hand made with love. Right down to the drawn on disks and handwritten liner notes. And they love to play all ages shows at collective spaces, fair trade coffehouses and house parties.http://www.myspace.com/rainydaycacophony____________________CallejeroCallejero initiated its race of sound to encompass memory, thought and emotion infused in a sonic kaleidoscope always evolving in interpretation and battle.The streets, los Campos sowed the seeds that Callejero harvested and the yield dawned an inertia that will wrap its tentacles over you.http://www.myspace.com/callejerosound____________________DJ VelvetDJ Velvet is about making things happen. Frequently, she takes her records to spin what's on her way and most of the time she bumps into dancing crowds. If you just want to have a good time, come and dance to Velvet's beats, you'll be hooked up after her funk, punk, rock and pop groves. Its hard to get her live so don't miss her!__________________DJ JuanMapuJuanMapu is the major contributor of www.juanmapu.info and the author of "Mango Preacher: Textos derivados de un blog", a collection of short stories inspired while developing his blog. He is also known for sexy late night DJ sets and co-hosting the weekly soccer podcast www.manzanapecosa.com. He rides his bike around Washington Heights and is highly recommended in case of spiritual need or sneakers advice. http://www.juanmapu.info/____________________Liberte Locke of the IWW-Starbucks Workers UnionLiberte Locke is a Union Barista and Workplace Organizer in NYC. She has been organizing on the job for nearly three years with the Starbucks Workers Union, a campaign of the 100 year old rank and file union, Industrial Workers of the World. In addition, Ms. Locke is a union delegate and leads many organizer trainings for the IWW, preparing workers to organize their own jobs. Ms. Locke focuses on issues of workplace discrimination, health and safety and RESPECT. Liberte Locke has been featured on multiple panels at the Left Forum for the past two years speaking about workplace democracy and the need for solidarity unionism.
