DC LaborFest Music Events
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Organized and presented by the Metropolitan Washington Council of the AFL-CIO, the DC LaborFest features a wide-ranging selection of art about work, workers and workers’ issues.
CARRY IT ON: A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF PETE SEEGER’S 100TH BIRTHDAY: Sat, May 4⋅8:00 LABOR JAZZ SHOWCASE: DARYL DAVIS QUARTET: Thu, May 16, 7 LABOR LIVE@5 ON WPFW: RYAN HARVEY: Tue, May 7, 5 See below for detailed event write-ups and links to purchase tickets or RSVP. |
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CARRY IT ON: A MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF PETE SEEGER’S 100TH BIRTHDAY
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Sat, May 4⋅8:00 – 11:00pm, The Tommy Douglas Conference Center 10000 New Hampshire Avenue
Tickets: $25; click here to order Hosted by the Labor Heritage Foundation The DC Labor Chorus presents “Carry It On: a Celebration of Pete Seeger” on what would have been his 100th Birthday. With Special Guests Joe Uehlein and Anna Grace Uehlein. Be prepared to sing along! |
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LABOR JAZZ SHOWCASE: DARYL DAVIS QUARTET
Thu, May 16, 7-9 pm; FREE
Takoma Busboys and Poets, 235 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC 20012
FREE; RSVP online here
Sponsored by the Washington DC Federation of Musicians, AFM 161-710
International recording artist Daryl Davis has worked with such artists as Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley’s Jordanaires, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Platters, The Drifters, The Coasters, Bo Diddley, Percy Sledge, and Sam Moore. Born in Chicago, the Electric Blues Capital of the world, Davis now lives in Maryland. Find out more on his website: daryldavis.com
Takoma Busboys and Poets, 235 Carroll St NW, Washington, DC 20012
FREE; RSVP online here
Sponsored by the Washington DC Federation of Musicians, AFM 161-710
International recording artist Daryl Davis has worked with such artists as Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley’s Jordanaires, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Platters, The Drifters, The Coasters, Bo Diddley, Percy Sledge, and Sam Moore. Born in Chicago, the Electric Blues Capital of the world, Davis now lives in Maryland. Find out more on his website: daryldavis.com
LABOR LIVE@5 ON WPFW: RYAN HARVEY
Tue, May 7, 5-6 pm; LIVE of WPFW 89.3FM
Part story-telling, part song, and part stand-up political comedy, Baltimore-based Ryan Harvey presents kaleidoscopic narratives of political history and personal stories aimed at moving the listener to act on serious issues effecting the world today. Long blending music and activism, in 2015 Ryan launched Firebrand Records with Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello to support fellow politically-charged musicians. A year later he recorded the previously unfinished Woody Guthrie song “Old Man Trump” with Morello and Ani DiFranco, which Guthrie penned while living in a segregated apartment complex owned by Donald Trump’s father Fred. Last year Ryan released a two-part album with Kareem Samara and Shireen Lilith called “Thin Blue Border,” which blends American and Arabic protest folk music. He has taken his powerful performances around the world for almost two decades. Find out more at ryanharveymusic.com
Hosted by Chris Bangert-Drowns
Part story-telling, part song, and part stand-up political comedy, Baltimore-based Ryan Harvey presents kaleidoscopic narratives of political history and personal stories aimed at moving the listener to act on serious issues effecting the world today. Long blending music and activism, in 2015 Ryan launched Firebrand Records with Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello to support fellow politically-charged musicians. A year later he recorded the previously unfinished Woody Guthrie song “Old Man Trump” with Morello and Ani DiFranco, which Guthrie penned while living in a segregated apartment complex owned by Donald Trump’s father Fred. Last year Ryan released a two-part album with Kareem Samara and Shireen Lilith called “Thin Blue Border,” which blends American and Arabic protest folk music. He has taken his powerful performances around the world for almost two decades. Find out more at ryanharveymusic.com
Hosted by Chris Bangert-Drowns
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