Thu April 21, 2016 4:30 pm
cutuphalfdead wrote:Maybe there is no right or wrong here. Maybe there are pros and cons to all these approaches. Maybe the artist just has to do what they feel is right.
Thu April 21, 2016 4:56 pm
spike wrote:B wrote:spike wrote:Father John Misty, the folk singer-songwriter whose real name is Josh Tillman, tells Rolling Stone that he will donate the proceeds of his April 27th show at the Fillmore Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina to Time Out Youth, a Charlotte-based LGBT support center.
High-profile artists like Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr, Pearl Jam and Boston have canceled upcoming North Carolina concerts in protest of the controversial HB2 bill, which was signed into law March 23rd. The so-called "bathroom bill" would allow North Carolina businesses to deny service to the LGBT community and force transgender people to use bathrooms that correspond to their birth gender.
In a statement to Rolling Stone, Tillman said that playing the North Carolina concert doesn't mean he endorses the bill.
"The bill is obviously bullshit," Tillman said. "[If] I thought playing a show for my fans in North Carolina was in any way some tacit endorsement of this fearful, petty, ignorant nonsense, I wouldn't. I also play states that have oppressive drug laws designed to imprison the disenfranchised, rig elections, deny women their dignity, defend the reckless and insane practice of selling guns and sustain a permanent underclass with hypocritical, opportunist readings of archaic documents written by land-stealers who never intended political privilege to extend past their buddies.
"These are obviously all huge systemic problems," he adds. "But for me, this show represents a start in investing in the plight of other Americans."
Tillman is one of numerous performers donating the proceeds of their concerts to LGBT-supporting foundations and charities. Last week, Cyndi Lauper wrote on her website that she will donate the profits of her June 4th concert in Raleigh, North Carolina to Equality North Carolina, an organization working to repeal HB2.
Fuck, it's painful to know that the boycott movement won't be bolstered by the economic powerhouse that is Father John Misty.
i just thought it was a pretty good quote and provides perspective.
Thu April 21, 2016 5:01 pm
Fri April 22, 2016 5:34 pm
Fri April 22, 2016 8:21 pm
Fri April 22, 2016 9:19 pm
The Argonaut wrote:I don't know if anyone said this, but I think it's telling that Eddie was alone on stage in Virginia when he explained why they cancelled the NC show. And then performed alone in the song dedicated to the LGBT people.
Fri April 22, 2016 9:41 pm
theplatypus wrote:The Argonaut wrote:I don't know if anyone said this, but I think it's telling that Eddie was alone on stage in Virginia when he explained why they cancelled the NC show. And then performed alone in the song dedicated to the LGBT people.
What does it say to you? That the rest of the band wasn't behind the move?
Fri April 22, 2016 9:55 pm
The Argonaut wrote:theplatypus wrote:The Argonaut wrote:I don't know if anyone said this, but I think it's telling that Eddie was alone on stage in Virginia when he explained why they cancelled the NC show. And then performed alone in the song dedicated to the LGBT people.
What does it say to you? That the rest of the band wasn't behind the move?
Yes. Have we heard from anyone other than Eddie yet?
Fri April 22, 2016 9:57 pm
Fri April 22, 2016 10:00 pm
Fri April 22, 2016 11:32 pm
B wrote::lol:
Seriously, Ed used the pronoun "we," so I think we can assume at least 2 other band members felt the same. I would bet cancelling a show would have to be a unanimous decision.
Sat April 23, 2016 12:03 am
Sat April 23, 2016 12:12 am
McParadigm wrote:So what's worse, Pearl Jam canceling a show at the last minute or Pearl Jam making people listen to them eulogize Prince (complete with hoisted wine bottle)?
Sat April 23, 2016 12:37 am
Sat April 23, 2016 12:45 am
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Jesus you guys
Sat April 23, 2016 12:58 am
B wrote:The Argonaut wrote:theplatypus wrote:The Argonaut wrote:I don't know if anyone said this, but I think it's telling that Eddie was alone on stage in Virginia when he explained why they cancelled the NC show. And then performed alone in the song dedicated to the LGBT people.
What does it say to you? That the rest of the band wasn't behind the move?
Yes. Have we heard from anyone other than Eddie yet?
DOn't they all have mics? Couldn't they have stepped up in Hampton if they disagreed?
Sat April 23, 2016 12:59 am
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Jesus you guys
Sat April 23, 2016 1:21 am
evenslow wrote:E.H. Ruddock wrote:Jesus you guys
Sat April 23, 2016 1:22 am
McParadigm wrote:evenslow wrote:E.H. Ruddock wrote:Jesus you guys
People know him from the ways he looked, and the different ways he looked, and different things he said – a lot of incredible things to remember him by. But I gotta tell you, and you just saw some great guitar playing. Prince was probably the greatest guitar player we've ever seen.
Sat April 23, 2016 1:24 am
McParadigm wrote:evenslow wrote:E.H. Ruddock wrote:Jesus you guys
People know him from the ways he looked, and the different ways he looked, and different things he said – a lot of incredible things to remember him by. But I gotta tell you, and you just saw some great guitar playing. Prince was probably the greatest guitar player we've ever seen.