There's is now a band of, well, bands that have organized and decided to punish Arizona by not playing shows there. They call themselves The Sound Strike. This protest of course is in response to Arizona's extremely controversial illegal immigration bill that many believe leaves the doors wide open for racial discrimination and profiling. Bassnectar announced that he has been looking into joining the list of protesters. Already signed up are:
Cypress Hill
Conor Oberst
Los Tigres Del Norte
Rage Against The Machine
Joe Satriani
Kanye West
Rise Against
Serj Tankian
Massive Attack
One Day As A Lion
Sonic Youth
The Coup
Tenacious D
There's also a couple more, and the list is sure to grow once the word gets out about it. You can sign their petition and check out Zach de la Rocha's written statement on the site (linked above). Happy Protesting.
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