Musical Directors:
John Beaty - voice, saxophone
Joe Beaty - trombone
Musicians-
Jim Robertson- bass
Yayoi Ikawa- piano & keyboards
Jonathan Powell- trumpet
Tomoaki Kanno- drums
Kenny Grohowski- guitar/drums
Richard Padron- guitar
Influences
God, World Can't Wait,Abounding Grace, RCP, John Coltrane, Rage Against the Machine, Bjork, Immortal Technique,Miles Davis, Mozart, Biggie Smalls, Che Guevara,Tupac, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr, Stevie ray Vaughan, V.I. Lenin, Bulgarian Womens Chior, Stevie Wonder, Igor Stravinsky, Huey P. Newton, Ghandi, Joe Cocker, Eddie Palmieri, Radio head, Karl Marx, Joni Mitchell, Jimi hendrix, Janis Joplin, Dead Prez,Bob Avakian, Noam Chomsky, Mumia Abu Jamal......
Welcome Everybody! For those who don't know us, we are a band hailing from the great New York, NY. Rogue State is a band from NYC fighting for social and political change non violently through music. Rogue State was formed in 2005 by twin brothers John and Joe Beaty, originally from Beamont,Texas.
Rogue State is a 7 piece group commited to inspiring listeners to be involved in positive change locally, nationally, and world wide!
The new self-titled "ROGUE STATE" album is available for purchase, help support the revolution below:
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LAND OF THE FREE HOME OF THE BRAVE OUR COUNTRY “WE” MUST SAVE IRAQ…..A WAR OF CHOICE WHERE IS OUR VOICE SHOCK & AWE A WORLD EVENT REMEMBER “WE” WENT ON LENT INNOCENT BLOOD SPENT HAVE “WE” SEEN THE FEMA WRATH LET US TOGETHER DO THE MATH OUR REPUTATION & WEALTH DESTROYED IMPEACHMENT………….VOID OUR DOLLAR IS DOWN OUR INTELECTUAL PROPERTIES SOLD AROUND OUR JOBS FREE TRADED AWAY OUR PENSIONS STOLEN ONE DAY NOW FREE MARKETS TAKE OUR HOMES TODAY HEALTH CARE & EDUCATION STANDARDS A DISGRACE OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM BY CLASS & RACE OUR PORTS & BORDERS NOT SECURED TODAY ALL THOSE TRILLIONS BUSH JR. THREW AWAY “TERROR” HE DOES SAY NOW WE THE PEOPLE STILL HAVE A SAY NETWORK THIS TRUE IMAGE…THAT’S THE WAY IF “WE” WANT TO STAY FREE BE PATRIOTIC ONLY TO “WE”
POWER TO THE PEACEFUL
Cheryl “THE LITTLE SCROLL” Complete collection of poems Available for download NOW! New song, please visit me again
credit crunch fuel and food wars - it's time to get real people
When the lights go out What you gonna do when the lights go out no one to listen to you scream and shout It’s coming/It’s here How you gonna feel when the lines go dead and your Third World life stretches out ahead
There’s only so much bio fuel to burn and maybe we’ve already used it There’s only so much Planet Earth cam take and we’ve well and truly abused it There was always plenty of wealth to go round but never in the hands of the greedy few who possess it Only enough stuff left for 2 billion 6 billion plus gonna be around to contest it
Bullshit words and empty deeds feed the doubt and plant the seed New demand gives way to new war targeting resources where our enemies are Feed you till you’re fit to burst make you hunger make you thirst Expectation is the key keeps you thinking that you live free Faced with recession faced with loss it’s easier to ignore the cost More tacit consent more Third World horror keeps you feeling safe tomorrow But soon enough when the wind turns cold you’ll have to face the lie you’ve been told You’ll fuck your neighbours and fuck your friends
Burning bright We’re expected to embrace The Beijing flame Human rights Are denied So they can play their stupid games
But we couldn’t go to Moscow Because the Commies were bad guys But now they want to buy Nike And they can sell us cheap textiles And depress all dissent And that is the democracy we like
Sweat Shop labour To make the toys Stamped with Olympic pride Crimes of poverty In a rich nation Hidden from our eyes
But we don’t delve too deeply Because we need the market Don’t want to lose our profits Or even our position We’ve got to keep on creaming That is the democracy That is the democracy Keep our nation rich and free That is the democracy we like
Kids are killing their friends and themselves in our wonderful western democracies - how the hell did this come to pass
Cold Dead Hands
He had murder in mind When he walked through the door Guitar case full of toys From a convenience store
If tomorrow's so bright Why is his head full of pain It's the American dream It's going to shoot your children down Again and again
He's a high school killer America's furture He's a high school killer From a child to a butcher You've got to take it From his cold dead hands
Well he was Rambo Stallone And Charlton Heston in black Terminator Schwarzenegger But he won't be coming back He will not be back
From Columbine Down to North Illinios Your country's murdering Your Pride and Joy The disllusionment and alienation The fear and pain in your fuck up nation
YES!!! I wanna come to one and see u guys play some time. And her name is Andrea. She is somethin special. Oh yeah, I am also going to go to florida on the 8th and I wont be back for a whole week. Im getting to see the beach for the first time. My ultimate dream is to see a large pool of salt water. Sad. But Its just a sight to see. But yeah, u should add her, she is on my #1 spot. Feel free to add anyone on my list.
Hey guys! Sorry I haven't been talking to you guys lately. Getting ready for college takes alot of work. Pluss I'm working at Quiznos, so I get free food and it makes me happy. Pluss, I'm with the best girl in the world. If u guys havnt seen her yet, you should take a look. She is BEAUTIFUL. She likes u guys too, but she doesnt get on that much. U should add her. Once again, I love ur music and keep spreading the turth! Give em hell for me.
Hey man! (Or men dependng on if y'all both check this...) all is well in Bostonb and it will all be even better when I move to brooklyn in August! I'll deffinitely get in touch when I get to town and i hope we can do some playing. And I'll give your love to Dotson for sure. In the words of your father... be sure to clean out your pipes... make sure they still work!
