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Solidarity Rock's First Los Angeles Benefit Show
Solidarity Rock Announces First Los Angeles Benefit Show
Solidarity Rock’s focus in on the support of Cuban Rock musicians in Cuba and the Cultural exchange of musicians and artists. A benefit show is being held at the Hotel Cafe on September 13. 100% of the proceeds from this event go to getting and delivering crucial music gear to Cuba, which allows these musicians to continue to grown the Cuban Punk scene on the island and supports the infrastructure needed independently produce their own music.
Los Angeles, California August 26, 2009 — Solidarity Rock’s first Los Angeles benefit show is being held at the Hotel Cafe on September 13th. All proceeds from this event go to getting and delivering crucial music gear to the Cuban musicians, which allows them to continue to grown the Cuban Punk scene on the island and supports the infrastructure needed to independently produce their own music.
The Hotel Cafe
September 13, 2009
8:00 PM
$15, Doors at 8pm, 21+
Silent Auction
Raffle
Performances by:
The Westar
The Kris Special
Wreck of the Zephyr
Donation by:
Michael Markowsky
Dios One
Every Little Counts
Devotchka
Solidarity Rock is a non-profit organization focused on the support of Cuban Rock musicians trying to build their growing music scene on the island and the Cultural exchange of musicians and artists supporting each other. Due to a nearly complete lack of access to everything from strings to guitars to amps, they are having to build and re–build their own gear from old Russian and German parts or scavenge throughout their provinces for geat to keep playing.
In the 1960’s, the Cuban government banned Rock and Roll music as a corrupting foreign influence. Bands and musicians played their music underground. Beatles LP’s were traded illegally at high prices in portside black markets. Being in a rock band was actually a dangerous thing. Times changed, and so did Fidel Castro. The Cuban President had a change of heart regarding the Beatles and John Lennon in particular. In the 90’s, he erected a statue of Lennon in a Havana park, which he renamed after the murdered singer. Since then, a slow trickle of foreign rock bands has played concerts in Havana. Artists like the Manic Street Preachers and Audioslave, among others, have made the journey.
Big rock shows are one thing. But what no one had ever done was tour the country, especially not a working class, do–it–yourself rock band. That is, until December 2007, when 7and7is, an indie rock band from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada became the first foreign rock band to tour Cuba. They played 7 shows in 5 cities and made a footnote in Rock and Roll history. Filmmaker and founder of Solidarity Rock, Drew McIntosh, along with Bryan Kulba accompanied them to document this tour, thus Solidarity Rock was born.
In June 2009, Solidarity Rock made the trek back to Cuba, bringing gear and documenting the growing Cuban Punk scene. This Fall, Solidarity Rock will return to Cuba with another band, The Slates, to tour with Cuban bands, and for a festival bringing together musicians and artists from Cuba, Canada, the US and Europe.
Showtime: 8:00 PM
Hotel Cafe | Los Angeles, CA