Occuponics at Liberty Square, 3/16/2012


The Occuponics’ Stephen Carl Baldwin and Paul Stein perform at Liberty Square (AKA Zuccotti Park) on March 16, 2012, participating in COOLS (the Cultural Occupation of Liberty Square), a winter series of lunchtime performances and concerts whose purpose is to demonstrate that Zuccotti Park has not been abandoned and that Occupy Wall Street has not collapsed. Thanks to Robert K. Chin for making this recording. We are always glad to see Robert recording OWS, because he really know what he is doing!

Occuponics At Low Lives: Occupy! FATHER$ OF LIE Live Broadcast, 3-4-12

The Occuponics Perform in a worldwide streamcast of The People Staged "Father$ of Lies." Photo credit: Stacy Lanyon.

The Occuponics Perform in a worldwide streamcast of The People Staged "Father$ of Lies." Photo credit: Stacy Lanyon.

The Occuponics performed with The People Staged this past Saturday night, providing music for an original play entitled “FATHER$ OF LIES.” The performance was streamed live to the world as part of the international broadcast ‘Low Lives: Occupy!’ on March 3, 2012. The music performed was “I Don’t Know But I’ve Been Told,” an original composition by the Occuponics’ Stephen Carl Baldwin.

Occuponics at Tompkins Square Park, 2/26/2012

This past Sunday, February 26th, Tompkins Square Park was reoccupied by Occupy Town Square, a series of “pop-up” occupations of public spaces that’s done a number of interesting “mobile occupations,” including actions at Washington Square Park and the West Park Presbyterian Church. The event included plenty of music, art, poetry, drama, crafts, and teach-ins, and The Occuponics were there. Here, Stephen C. Baldwin performs two Occuponics favorites, “I Don’t Know But I’ve Been Told/Occupy People Are Mighty Bold” and “Wall Street, Your Kingdom Must Come Down,” a song derived from an old gospel tune taught to us by Painless Parker (AKA Noam Berg). The accompanying female voice belongs to the polymath Allegra Culpepper, who has both performed at and documented the Occupy Wall Street movement for many months.

Occuponics and OSP (Occupy Sunset Park) Celebrate Martin Luther King’s Birthday

The Occuponics perform at Martin Luther King 83rd Birthday Celebration, Sunset Park, Brooklyn, January 17, 2012.
Photo Credit: Brooklyn Media Group/Heather Chin

The Occuponics were glad to play in Brooklyn at the 83rd anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday on January 16, 2012. This event was part of Occupy Sunset Park (OSP), and involved a march up Fourth Avenue. You can read more about this event on the site of the Home Reporter and Sunset News.

The Occupy Wall Street Song by Paul Stein, Accordionist, Oct 23, 2011


The Occuponics perform Paul Stein’s Occupy Wall Street Song on October, 23rd, 2011, at Zuccotti Park, AKA Liberty Square. This recording was made several weeks before police raided the encampment, and one can get a good idea of how the camp looked in its prime, and sense the wonderful energy that was present in the place.

Occuponics Jam With Brian Eno and Laurie Anderson at Occupy Wall Street

The Occuponics greatly enjoyed the chance to jam with Brian Eno and Laurie Anderson at Liberty Square (AKA Zuccotti Park) on the afternoon of November 16, 2011, as crowds gathered attempting to re-enter Zuccotti Park after police and municipal authorities evicted protesters from the area. Brian and Laurie are two of our heroes.

There’s a video interview with Brian and Laurie that was recorded that same day; you can view it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6-c53rM-Y0

Additionally, an audio interview with Brian and Laurie can be listened to at the site of Miss Ntertainment: http://missntertainment.com/2011/11/15/brian-eno-and-laurie-anderson-at-occupywallstreet/

Occuponics: December 11, 2011


Accra Shepp is a very talented photographer who for months has been documenting the people of Occupy Wall Street using an antique box camera. In early December of 2011, Accra took a photograph of The Occuponics down at Zuccotti Park (AKA Liberty Square) and the band was very grateful to be honored in this way. You can check out more of his images online at the site of the Steven Kasher Gallery.

Occuponics: Occupy Wall Street Christmas: Occupy’s the Way


At Zuccotti Park, rebranded “Liberty Plaza” by the Occupy Wall Street General Assembly in late 2011, the Occuponics perform “Occupy’s The Way,” an original parody by the Occuponics’ Paul Stein based on the old Christmas favorite, “Jingle Bells.”