This Is Not A Step: Celebrating 20 years of More Than Music June 27/28/29/30 at 924 Gilman St. Berkeley, CA and 1234 Go! Oakland, CA A weekend of Politics, Music and Community. ********************************************** Bands: Thursday at 1234 Go!: Conquest For Death Naked Lights Wet The Rope Dead Seeds Friday at Gilman: Punch Constatine Sankathi Fred Thomas Big Crux Holy The Exquisites Sourpatch Street Eaters Saturday at Gilman: Los Crudos Talk Is Poison No Statik Coke Bust Hysterics Pillage Permanent Ruin Hunting Party Sunday at Gilman: Iron Lung The Body Neon Piss Subservient Fuck Replica Reivers ***Schedule subject to change*** Workshops, Speakers and other fun stuff: Josh Ploeg - Vegan Snack Attack After-Party Andy Cornell - "Subculture and Politics: Lessons from Movement for a New Society" talk and reading and more to come! ********************************************* THIS IS NOT A STEP is a four-day festival of punk music and culture in Berkeley, CA, commemorating the 20-year anniversary of the first More Than Music Festivals, hosted in Dayton and Columbus, Ohio. While rooted firmly in the here-and-now, THIS IS NOT A STEP celebrates the original intent and energy connected to the More Than Music festival series, which helped lend a tangible form to a new and vital interpretation of American punk and hardcore. The interconnectedness of each moment—the then and the now—are reflected in their titles. More Than Music fired a flare for the contrarians, misfits and outcasts of the waning establishment American Hardcore scene, emphasizing community, inclusivity and punk’s potential to change individuals as well as their world. Perhaps it should come as little surprise that many witnesses, then, remain involved in the DIY underground today, in the Bay Area and around the country. While sure to be a fun homecoming for many older "kids," this is no lifeless reunion, but rooted rather in the art, music and politics of those active today. THIS IS NOT A STEP takes its name from a Bay Area hardcore band, Torches to Rome, in order to challenge sometimes latent notions of entitlement, careerism and passive consumption in our would-be, could-be community. While punk is much more than a stepping stone, perhaps at its best it is also more than a phase to be swanned through, a look or a clique to master and move on, or an end result to be achieved and then retired. In the spirit of each parallel tradition, the organizers of THIS IS NOT A STEP invite you to join the crowd this June in the Bay Area to celebrate the inspiration of punk's rich past, the energy of the vibrant scene today, and its potential for the future. ********************************************** THIS IS NOT A STEP will benefit the following: The family of our beloved friend Sarah Kirsch (http://maximumrocknroll.com/for-sarah-kirsch/) as well as the following organizations which meant a great deal to her: The Pacific Center for Growth - http://pacificcenter.org/about-us and The San Francisco Trans March - http://www.transmarch.org/ A portion of proceeds will also go to helping Joseph Mattson (LA writer and member of 90's diy punk band Constatine San Kathi) in his legal struggles. - https://www.wepay.com/donations/973646171 ********************************************** contact us at
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