John Forte stopped by the office this morning after his show last night at the Birchmere in Alexandria, Va… and to say it was awesome is an understatement. Instead of writing about it, here are a few videos of the impromptu acoustic performance LIVE from our scrappy conference room and a short clip about his work with Rock the Vote.
Since he was 8 years old, Michael Jackson has managed to set the world dancing. His songs were unmistakable with a catchy beat and high-pitched choruses. His moves left audiences in awe as he defied the laws of gravity with his legendary and often imitated moonwalk. His fan base is one of the biggest and his influence reaches every corner of the music world.
Today you are more likely to see Michael Jackson’s face on the cover of a tabloid rather than the cover of the Rolling Stone. His reputation tarnished in the past decade due to his antics, legal troubles, and ever changing looks. Despite the recent negative image of Michael Jackson, he cannot be denied as one of the greatest artists of our time. His Thriller album is still to this day the greatest selling album of all time, reaching around 60 million copies sold worldwide. His songs “Billie Jean” and “Beat It” will forever be in the iPods of music lovers around the world and despite his reputation, millions of people were clamouring to see his comeback.
Michael Jackson remained even in his final days the King of Pop. And no matter the scandal, they couldn’t take that away from him.
Tonight is the kick-off of Rock the Vote Nights, a series of shows across the country celebrating the power of the youth vote. If you’re in DC, join us at the 930 Club (815 V St NW) for a line up that includes Wale & UCB and Tabi Bonney.
Wale is blowing up right now, he recently signed to Interscope Records and inked a management deal with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation and today he got a huge write up in the Washington Post.
Rock the Vote is bringing Wale and Tabi Booney to the 930 club in Washington DC on June 3rd as part of Rock the Vote Nights! Tickets are on sale today (5/21) at 10am: http://www.930.com/
Rock the Vote Nights will present a series of shows in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and other cities to be announced soon.
The June 3 show is also the official concert of America’s Future Now conference– the largest gathering of progressive activists and leaders from across the country.
Here’s your chance to win a pair of tickets to the annual PAID DUES festival in Los Angeles on March 28th!
The festival is brought to you by Guerilla Union and Rock the Vote artist Murs, with performances from Atmosphere, Tech N9ne, the Living Legends, Blu, B-Real, and more…
Two Grand Prize winners will be chosen at random on Friday, March 20th and will be notified via e-mail. Rock the Vote is not responsible for transportation to or from L.A.
Rock the Vote
Bio: Rock the Vote was founded in 1990 to organize artists and fight against censorship of musicians. Since then we've evolved to focus on empowering young people to get involved in the political process. We use pop culture, peer-to-peer organizing, and the latest technology to raise visibility of politics and demystify the process of registering to vote. @rockthevote
Email the author at: blog(at)rockthevote.com
