In bizarre news- Brooklyn trio These Are Powers are doing an 9-date tour of China. The press release says the band is bringing their soundtrack for the future peace movement to China.” I don’t really get that and have sent questions to their PR people. What about human rights abuses and the squashing of free speech in China? What about the Tibetans?
The press release also says this:
“These Are Powers invitation to perform in China arrives at a crucial time as contemporary artists, modern composers and rock musicians in the world’s most populated nation are experiencing a revival after years of suppression from the communist authorities.”
Revival?? I need details. I’ll keep you posted.
TOUR DATES:
July 10 2009 D-22 Beijiing
July 11 2009 TBA Tiajin
July 14 2009 D-22 Beijing
July 17 2009 Vox Wuhan
July 18 2009 TBA Shanghai
July 19 2009 Castle Bar Nanjing
July 21 2009 D-22 Beijiing
July 24 2009 Yugong Yishan Beijiing
July 25 2009 D-22 Beijiing
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June 25, 2009 at 4:42 pm
joe
i thought i just heard about a band that just went to china and played 8 or so shows and made a documentary about it? weird…
June 25, 2009 at 6:29 pm
StarkNY
I love that you posted this.
June 25, 2009 at 6:31 pm
fiercetalk
thanks. id love some explanation….like, kids can go to shows but they cant search google?
June 26, 2009 at 1:16 am
jackson
Thats awesome, I really like them. There’s a really wonderful, burgeoning art/music scene right now in China, specifically Beijing. The fact that an underground american band like TAP are touring over there I think is pretty special. The arts have always been very supported and strongly encouraged in China, only during Communist rule did everything shut down. That’s probably what they mean by revival. Things are changing over there slowly but surely.
June 26, 2009 at 1:00 pm
fiercetalk
i am in no way saying that a scene in china is not a good thing. i think its great. i just don’t get what they mean by “future peace movement.” having an arts scene is great, but until other abuses are taken care of, i can’t feel good about china.