Srinivas Kuchibhotla was a Sikh immigrant to the USA who was murdered in February 2017 by a racist who mistook him for a Muslim – as if that was a valid excuse. His is one of eleven stories told on Marc Ribot’s new album ‘Songs of Resistance 1942 – 2018‘, which features notable guest vocalists such as Tom Waits, Steve Earle, Sam Amidon and Tift Merritt amongst others. It’s Earle singing on this track of course, but he brought more than his voice as Marc Ribot explains: “In the original version I had named the guy who shot him, but Steve changed that—he said, ‘That guy is just some poor idiot, it’s not about him, it’s about the ones who set him up.’ That kind of intelligence and wisdom coming from the artist was important to me.” Portions of the album’s proceeds will be donated to The Indivisible Project, an organization that helps individuals resist the Trump agenda via grassroots movements in their local communities.
“Every movement which has ever won anything has had songs,” says accomplished New York City guitarist Marc Ribot. For his new political album 'Songs of Resistance 1942 - 2018' – which comes out on September 14th on ANTI Records - Ribot set out to assemble a set of songs that spoke…
Strictly Bluegrass is a long-established San Fransisco free festival of Bluegrass that began over two decades ago. The last two years have seen it move online, and now it is one of the most significant live streaming events of its kind. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass will include 27 sets over the…
This is something different - Beat Circus will be releasing 'These Wicked Things', the third in the band's Weird American Gothic trilogy, on March 22nd. The album is an immersive experience, it's a story told like a movie with spoken word, song and atmospheric instrumental tracks like 'All the Pretty…
Sure, I could climb high in a tree, or go to Skye on my holiday. I could be happy. All I really want is the excitement of first hearing The Byrds, the amazement of decades of Dylan's music, or the thrill of seeing a band like The Long Ryders live. That's not much to ask, is it?
