The Nuclear Age Peace Foundation’s Youth Empowerment
Initiative is excited to present its first-ever concert
fundraiser, No Nukes! No Wars! A Concert for Peace,
on Friday, May 25, 2007 at the Earl Warren Showgrounds
in Santa Barbara, CA. The theme “No Nukes! No
Wars!” reminds us that, in the Nuclear Age,
all wars are fought in the shadow of potential nuclear
holocaust: The United States maintains an arsenal
of nearly 10,000 nuclear weapons, and eight other
countries also wield these instruments of ultimate
devastation. As a generation, we must rise up to demand
a world free from the threat of war and free of weapons
of mass destruction!
Music and art have always been
very important means of promoting and spreading a
message of peace. Join us in this celebration of the
power of the people to realize a brighter future.
About the Performers
Radioactive -
Originating from Boston, MA, Radio Active embodies
the essence of hip hop life. He is an emcee, beatboxer,
writer, and painter. He plays musical instruments,
incorporates electronic beats with his beatbox and
commands active audience participation during his
always fresh, soulful original live performances.
Most recently he expanded his career to include voice
over work and educational workshops for children and
young adults. Radio Active has toured extensively
the past seven years throughout North America, Europe,
New Zealand, Japan and Australia where he received
two gold records as a member of the politically charged
musical group Michael Franti & Spearhead. Tours
included performing to audiences in theaters and festivals
upwards of 100,000 people and appearing on national
television programs such as David Letterman, Craig
Kilborne and on MTV with the critically acclaimed
single/videos “Rock The Nation” and “We
Don’t Stop.”
Quinto
Sol - Music can be contagious, inspiring,
and poignant. Quinto Sol (QS), or Fifth Sun, caries
that type of emotion and sound - deeply rooted in
community and roots music - from the Americas, to
the Caribbean and Africa. Having emerged from the
artist/activist community of East Los Angeles in
1994, Quinto Sol is roots-reggae at its core, woven
seamlessly with Latin rhythms like cumbia, rumba,
and son. Quinto Sol is a collective of musicians,
inspired to use music as a tool for awareness of
socio-political and economic issues facing their
community. They do this by translating their own
urban realities in every day life and the struggles
of indigenous communities in the world, through
conscious lyrics and powerful live performances.
Aztlan
Underground – Creating a new sound that
is still evolving, Aztlan Underground captures the
psyche and transcends to all ethnic groups, capturing
a universal rhythm to convey their message of self-determination. Rare
has it been that a Latino rap group has been able
to take the underground by storm without selling
its soul. Their third release "Sub Verses" concocts
the rage and wisdom of Chuck D with the passion
of Rage Against the Machine. Concha shells, phat
bass lines, native drums, Peruvian flutes and screaming
guitar riffs create a sound that both liberate and
inspire the soul. Their music creates a native ceremony;
a healing process where indeed “la cultura
cura” (Culture cures). Amidst the healing,
a dual awakening is also taking place at 'no holds
barred.' If music is supposed to inspire, not only
do they spit fire, but they elevate our mind-state
to a platform much higher.
Pussywillow
Sparks - (alias Rebecca Riley, formerly
of Clitorectomy & the Mutilators) first appeared
in Santa Barbara, California in Spring of 2005. Her
performances are typically intimate and sometimes
un-amplified, allowing her voice to resonate in a
natural atmosphere to a chilling effect. By-standers
have remarked of getting goosebumps from her dramatic
and unconventional singing style. Her shows tend toward
performance-art rather than standard singer-songwriter
performances. Pussywillow Sparks has been known to
perform extemporaneous tap dances, songs written and
executed on the spot, hula hooping, and the recitation
of inflammatory and galvanizing political orations
during her live shows. The latest release on her d.i.y.
record label, Giant Flaming Dirigible Records, is
The Tale of Pussywillow Sparks. This album narrates
her journey from the mid-west to the Wild-West, and
is full of stories of betrayal, adventure, and danger.
Songs off of her first release, Soapbox EP, range
from fiery calls for revolution against the oppressive
politics of America's elite governing powers to songs
of personal empowerment in the realm of romance. She
has been bestowed the honorary title of the House
Singer-Songwriter at Muddy Waters Café in Santa
Barbara, and is currently headlining shows at coffee
shops, community spaces, bars, and art galleries in
Santa Barbara, as well as venues and festivals in
Isla Vista. Performance videos, pictures, and songs
are available for download on Pussywillow Sparks'
myspace page: www.myspace.com/pussywillowsparks.
