Substance is a nonprofit booking and promotions group based in Minneapolis, Minnesota devoted to merging music, art, and nonpartisan progressive activism.
By harnessing the power of music and art, Substance motivates people from all backgrounds to engage in the burgeoning global movement for justice, equity and sustainability. In the process, Substance works to break down issue barriers, create unlikely alliances, and bridge the gap between discourse and action through art and music.
Founded by three young college activists a year and a half ago, Substance has been working to change the way live music is presented and thought about - with a focus on bringing music back to its roots in struggle.
Substance independently produced the Ripple Effect event at the Republican National Convention at the Minnesota State Capitol September 2nd, 2008, which featured Anti-Flag, Michael Franti, Dead Prez, Wookie Foot, Matisyahu, I Self Devine and a special appearance by Rage Against the Machine. Since that time, Substance has continued to form alliances within both the music industry and activist community by producing local events and coordinating activist efforts for national tours.
“We seek to encourage unity among progressive activists while reaching out to broader audiences. We seek to promote independent, socially conscious artists. We seek to propel a new wave of progressive action through art and music.”
THE GERMS (Featuring all original members, and Shane West on vocals. He played Darby Crash in the movie about The Germs called "what we do is secret" KRUM BUMS, VIRGIN WHORES
JUNE 27 - ECLIPSE RECORDS - ALL AGES - $8 - 6PM
AHSERS (featuring MARK from THE UNSEEN & A GLOBAL THREAT) CORP. D, BORN FOR THE GALLOWS, MENTAL PUKE RELIEF
Make Your Plans Now! Friday and Saturday The Old Arizona Theatre 7-9pm Sai Werd Ink Presents Poetic Assassins Eliminating Oppression One Ink Shell at a Time 10$ / 7$ with a student id. 8$ pre sale just send us a message with name and how many you need and we will hold them at the box office! Check Out the website and blog while your at it... www.saiwerdink.com and www.saiwerd.blogspot.com
Make Your Plans Now! Friday and Saturday The Old Arizona Theatre 7-9pm Sai Werd Ink Presents Poetic Assassins Eliminating Oppression One Ink Shell at a Time 10$ / 7$ with a student id. 8$ pre sale just send us a message with name and how many you need and we will hold them at the box office! Check Out the website and blog while your at it... www.saiwerdink.com and www.saiwerd.blogspot.com
Make Your Plans Now! Friday and Saturday The Old Arizona Theatre 7-9pm Sai Werd Ink Presents Poetic Assassins Eliminating Oppression One Ink Shell at a Time 10$ / 7$ with a student id. 8$ pre sale just send us a message with name and how many you need and we will hold them at the box office! Check Out the website and blog while your at it... www.saiwerdink.com and www.saiwerd.blogspot.com
thanks for your friendship! our new (double) cd "... we used to cut the green grass... /... the war is over..." will be released in june 2009 you can already listen to 4 first rough mixes of 17 songs on our double cd on www. myspace. com/greenwavesaar from the southwest(saarland) of our colourful republic (germoney) Rainer
CUAPB Demonstration @ North Commons Park Against Police Murder of Ahmed Guled, 4:30 Wednesday!! (Feb. 11th)
The police have murdered yet another member of our community. Once again the victim was a person of color, Ahmed Guled a young Somali.
As usual the police are attempting to justify continuous attacks on the citizenry by calling the victim a criminal and labeling their actions as "justifiable homicide." The authorities have a history of lying about the facts in similar incidents so we will not provide them any benefit of doubt in this incident, nor the murders of citizens that our sure to happen in the future until the community comes together to stop it.
We must act now and defend ourselves against state sponsored death of civilians in all forms.
Communities United Against Police Brutality has organized a demonstration on the spot of this latest death at the hands of police. Please join us this Wednesday, February 11 at 4:30pm, North Commons Park, (corner of Golden Valley Rd. and Morgan Ave.) and help us tell the police they we will not tolerate continuous violence at their hands.
Thanks for the add. The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side.
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