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Lester Chambers, Phoebe Snow and Mink Deville.
Billy Bragg, Steve Earle, Lester Chambers and Tom Morello have formed a band "The Nightwatchmen", who will be a part of the 13-city Tell Us the Truth Tour, that aims to raise awareness on media reform and trade issues
According to a press release, each artist on the tour will perform a
solo-acoustic set, then all will collaborate on some "special pieces."
Actress Janeane Garofalo will emcee the tour from Nov. 21-24, and other
special guests may be announced.
The tour has the backing of the AFL-CIO, Citizens Trade Campaign, Common
Cause, Free Press and the Future of Music Coalition, and is being billed
as "the loudest, angriest, funniest and most effective challenge to
corporate domination of the public discourse in recent history."
Organizers say they hope to show the relationship between "bad policies
and bad journalism" by showing the connection between fair trade and media
consolidation.
"When presidents and politicians lie, it is the job of the press to expose
and challenge those lies," Morello said in a statement. "When the press
fails, the lies become laws. The point of the Tell Us the Truth Tour is to
help others make these connections, and to show them that activism can
change the policies of this country."
The tour opens with Nov. 7 and 8 showcases at The National Conference on
Media Reform in Madison, WI. At the event, the artists will perform and
speak on panels in support of strategies that will "structurally improve"
American media, organizers said.
On Nov. 19, the tour stops at the People's Gala for Global Justice in
Miami, where it will join with union members, environmental activists and
human-rights campaigners to protest the Free Trade Area of the Americas, a
proposed expansion of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
The tour concludes in Washington, DC, where artists plan to join
activists, academics and legislators to support efforts to overturn a June
Federal Communications Commission vote that allowed for further
consolidation of media ownership.
The tour is partnering with Rock the Vote to register voters at each show,
and will raise funds to support "future artist/activist partnerships and
organize future Tell Us the Truth Tours," according to a statement.
Updates and further information will be posted at the event's
soon-to-be-launched website.
Tour Itinerary
[Note: The following tour itinerary has been provided by artist and/or
tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of October 13, 2003 03:25 PM.
Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist
web sites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]
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November 2003
7-8 - Madison, WI - National Conference on Media Reform (w/ Billy Bragg,
The Nightwatchman, Lester Chambers)
10 - Chicago, IL - Park West (w/ Billy Bragg, The Nightwatchman, Lester
Chambers)
11 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theater (w/ Billy Bragg, The
Nightwatchman, Lester Chambers)
12 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue (w/ Billy Bragg, Steve Earle, The
Nightwatchman, Lester Chambers)
14 - Nashville, TN - The Trap (w/ Billy Bragg, The Nightwatchman, Lester
Chambers)
15 - Asheville, NC - To be announced (w/ Billy Bragg, The Nightwatchman,
Lester Chambers)
16 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse (w/ Billy Bragg, Steve Earle, The
Nightwatchman, Lester Chambers)
18 - Tampa, FL - To be annonunced (w/ Billy Bragg, Steve Earle, The
Nightwatchman, Lester Chambers)
19 - Miami, FL - People's Gala for Global Justice (w/ Billy Bragg, Steve
Earle, The Nightwatchman, Lester Chambers)
21 - Philadelphia, PA - To be announced (w/ Billy Bragg, Steve Earle, The
Nightwatchman, Lester Chambers)
22 - New York, NY - Webster Hall (w/ Billy Bragg, Steve Earle, The
Nightwatchman, Lester Chambers)
23 - Boston, MA - Berklee Performance Center (w/ Billy Bragg, Steve Earle,
The Nightwatchman, Lester Chambers)
24 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club (w/ Billy Bragg, Steve Earle, The
Nightwatchman, Lester Chambers)
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