Voice Of The Migrant
Rage Against The Machine To Rock Against ‘Racist’ Arizona Immigration Bill
By PunkJohnnyCash | July 23, 2010
Tom Morello says that when he and his Rage Against the Machine brethren first heard about the passing of Arizona’s controversial SB 1070 immigration bill, they knew they had to do something about it.
So the band decided to do what it does best: bring the sound and fury.
n tandem with Sound Strike — an organization that calls on musicians to boycott the state until SB 1070 is repealed — Rage organized a benefit show set for Friday in the band’s hometown of Los Angeles. Considering the heft of the situation (and the fact that the gig will be RATM’s first L.A. appearance in 10 years), well, you can expect that it’s going to be a pretty monumental evening.
“Sound Strike is artists united against Arizona’s recently passed, racist immigration legislation,” Morello told MTV News on Wednesday. “[And] Rage Against the Machine are playing our first show in 10 years in our hometown of Los Angeles to support activists within the state of Arizona who are against this legislation. We’re playing with Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and it’s going to be a pretty fantastic time.”
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