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I think it's fair to say, at this point, indie rockers have chosen their candidate for next month's presidential election: that one. The Senator from Illinois has already earned the support of, well, a lot of the music makers and dreamers of dreams, and with November 4 looming in the minds of just about everyone, even more artists are banding together in support of Barack Obama's bid for the White House.First up is a gig tomorrow (October 11) at Los Angeles' the Smell, which finds the Mae Shi, Bad Dudes, Bastidas, and the Widow Babies joining up for an Obama fundraiser. The event is being put on by Noise From Obama, that nifty website we mentioned a while back that gathers fans of Democrats and decibels alike.Sunday (October 12) at New York City's St. Raphael's church, Vampire Weekend, David Crosby, and known Brit Graham Nash will perform "intimate, short acoustic sets" at a benefit for Music for Democracy's Be the Change GOTV (Get Out the Vote) campaign. That effort aims to boost the youth vote by support "progressive netroots technology." After all, nothing says youthful exuberance like, um, David Crosby.Back on the West Coast, These United States and a "surprise headliner" will take the stage at San Francisco's Independent October 15 as part of Barack 'n Roll, a fundraising effort for obamatravel.org. That particular organization aims to help shuttle Obama volunteers to key swing states. That's just a day before the Breeders and the National hit up Cincinnati in support of the Obama/Biden campaign.The following day, the Black Keys will join Devo at that October 17 show at Akron, Ohio's Civic Theatre as a benefit for Summit County Democrats. And a little bit closer to the election, the Beastie Boys will bring a rotating cast of characters-- including Santogold, David Crosby, Graham Nash, and Tenacious D-- out for a brief tour of swing states. Rock the Vote reps will be onhand as well; check the initial dates for that jaunt below.If you'd prefer to dance out your frustrations with the thought of a McCain/Palin regime, the fabulous DJ Z-Trip has crafted a free "Obama mix", a 54-minute mash-up of "uplifting and motivating calls to action in support of" the Illinois Senator that can be downloaded here. Or, should the pumping of fists be more your style, you can shake 'em in the general direction of Mr. McCain, who's been using the Foo Fighters' "My Hero" without their permission at his campaign rallies. The band is pissed, declaring in a statement that McCain's campaign has "appropriated [the tune] without our knowledge and used [it] in a manner that perverts the original sentiment of the lyric [and] just tarnishes the song." Maybe you wanna ask Meghan for a little advice on the matter? Er, on second thought...read more
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Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig hasn't really been participating in the singer-songwriter quarantine Olympics. We haven't seen Koenig, for instance, posting a bunch of videos of acoustic cover songs on Instagram. But last night, Koenig was the musical guest on Jimmy Fallon's remotely-recorded version of The Tonight Show. Sending in video from what...
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