Preparation for Guitary 99 Mile March. More info at: www.99milemarch.org; signup page at www.facebook.com/events/292053154223138/
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OccupyPuppets at Occupy Town Square in Staten Island
Great satire by The Occupy Puppets at Occupy Town Square in Staten Island on Saturday, June 16th presenting The Human News. Elliot Crown and Morgan Jenness are the humans helping out our furry friends. The video is by MacDaill For Occupy Earth – www.livestream.com/OccupyEarth OccEarth.com. Paul Stein of The Occuponics spontaneously provided a little (very little) accompaniment.
Occuponics Perform “I Don’t Know But I’ve Been Told” (Animal Rights Version) at National Animal Rights Day
The Occuponics, with Occupy Sax Man and Guitarmy plus OWS Pulse drummers, rocked the 2nd annual National Animal Rights Day gathering in Union Square North on Sunday, June 3, 2012.
In the video below, the band performs a special version of the Occuponics’ “I Don’t Know But I’ve Been Told,” which includes the lyrics: “I don’t know but I can see all God’s creatures want to be free,” and “I don’t know but I think it’s time to protect the planet from corporate crime.”
Thanks to videographer rrrina for getting this performance down on tape!
Occuponics at Union Square North: Dancing In The Rain
The Occuponics – along with The OWS Sax Man, Guitarmy and the OWS Pulse Drum Circle – provided musical support to the second annual Animal Rights Day ceremony in Union Square Park this past Sunday, June 3rd. Toward the end of our concert, it began to rain, but folks kept right on dancing, and this short video captures of the magic of dancing in the rain!
Occupy Guitarmy: 2nd Rehearsal
The Occuponics have been consulting and playing with The Occupy Guitarmy, an open source music collective that allows musicians of all stripes to perform socially conscious songs together.
There is a lot of work that goes into organizing The Guitarmy, but also a lot of fun when we can put down our Word Docs and Spreadsheets and jam together. The following video captures the Guitarmy’s second rehearsal together; the song performed is Florence Reece’s “Which Side Are You On.”
In July, The Occupy Guitarmy will lead a 99-mile musical march between Philadelphia and New York City in solidarity with the Occupy National Gathering. Over at http://occupyguitarmy.tumblr.com, you can learn more about participating in this exciting event.
“Bank The Knife” By Dave Lippman
Master song parodist Dave Lippman tops himself with “Bank The Knife,” a scintillating update of the classic Kurt Weill/Bertolt Brecht song. Incidentally, Dave will be playing in Brooklyn, Friday, June 1, at the Good Coffeehouse Music Parlor, 53 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, NY 11215. Show time is 8pm.
You can sample more of Dave’s work at DaveLippman.com.
Bill Moyers & Company Covers The Guitarmy
The Occuponics’ Stephen C. Baldwin reports that he was honored to be interviewed by Bill Moyers & Company during the rehearsal for Tom Morello’s “Thousand Guitar March” on May 1st, 2012. Lots of diverse guitar folks – from NYC and far beyond – are in this presentation, and considerable airtime is given to Florence Reece’s “Who’s Side Are You On,” which became one anthem for that day. OWS folks take special note that Lauren DiGioia is also promently featured.
New Song From Dave Lippman: “Are You Sleeping (On Wall Street)?”
Our friend Dave Lippman has a new song he’s uploaded to DaveLippman.com called “Are Your Sleeping” that aptly demonstrates the master art of effective song parody by using a song we all learned as a child. Check it out here:
http://www.davelippman.com/mp3s/AreYouSleeping/
(Note: you will need to click on the “Play” button to hear Dave’s new song.)