Upcoming Shows

Evan Greer & FriendsMelbourne, FLFebruary 9
Evan Greer & FriendsGainesville, FLFebruary 10
Evan Greer & FriendsGainesville, FLFebruary 10
Evan Greer & FriendsFort Myers, FLFebruary 11
Evan Greer & FriendsLake Worth, FLFebruary 12
Mark GunneryTucson, AZFebruary 12
Evan Greer & FriendsMiami, FLFebruary 13
Evan Greer & FriendsSarasota, FLFebruary 14
Evan Greer & FriendsSt. Petersburg, FLFebruary 15
Evan Greer & FriendsTampa, FLFebruary 16
Evan Greer & FriendsLakeland, FLFebruary 17
Evan Greer & FriendsOrlando, FLFebruary 18
Evan Greer & FriendsTallahassee, FLFebruary 19
Evan Greer & FriendsNew Orleans, LAFebruary 20
Evan Greer & FriendsBirmingham, ALFebruary 21

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forgot to mention

Posted February 4, 2010 by Shannon Murray

I crumbled and chipped up a bone in my elbow in December. So all winter tour plans have been put on hold. It is a long recovery... Sorry sorry sorry says sad little the elbowless folk-singer:(

Panopticon

Posted January 31, 2010 by Mark Gunnery

I posted up a new album of my electronic music. Enjoy. And I'll be on tour in the southern US with Slow Teeth the first week and a half of February.

Howard Zinn Dead

Posted January 30, 2010 by Ryan Harvey

Damn. I don't know where to start. Howard Zinn turned things upside down and rightside up again, and the work he put into the telling of history, the stories he amplified, the justice he spread through his words and actions, has been a gift to my generation and those to come. A People's History was the first real book I read, and it turned a young man who hated history into a young, eager historian! So, onward! Continue making history, and a new generation of grassroots historians will continue to put the work in to record it and pass it along to the future generations, so they can learn from an expand on our work.

Read it, write it, teach it, make it!

Show Tonight in Philly

Posted January 22, 2010 by Ryan Harvey

Iraq Veterans Against the War benefit show TONIGHT, Studio 34, West Philly, 4522 Baltimore Ave. With Ryan Harvey, Erik Petersen, a wee bit of Mark Gunnery, and more!

Come through. 7:00 PM

HAITI RELIEF

Posted January 14, 2010 by Ryan Harvey

Good Times & The Bad back online!

Posted January 9, 2010 by Ryan Harvey

Hey yall. I re-uploaded The Good Times and the Bad album so you can download it again. Sorry for the confusion. I also re-uploaded my split with Tom Frampton. And I posted a new writing, "Mythology in the Age of Seattle".

New Song

Posted January 3, 2010 by Ryan Harvey

I wrote a song on new year's eve/day sort-of summing up the decade in a way. It's called Blowback. Also, expect my new album, Manifest Democracy, in the next month or two!

 

Support Imprisoned GI Resister Marc Hall!

Posted December 19, 2009 by Ryan Harvey

Full Story Here.

Stop-lossed Army Specialist Marc Hall (aka Hip Hop artist Marc Watercus) was placed in the Liberty County Jail Friday, December 11 for releasing a song critical of the Army's Stop-Loss policies and of the War in Iraq. He was shipped off to jail after talking to to his Ft Stewart, Georgia commander Captain Cross about not wanting to redeploy. Call the jail at 912-876-6411 to demand an end to this illegal confinement. Also send letters of protest to: CPT Cross, Commander, B 2-7 INF BN, Fort Stewart GA 31314.

Tentative Dates posted for SOUTHEAST TOUR w/ GEPETTA

Posted November 23, 2009 by Evan Greer & Friends

hey friends,

 just letting you all know that i've posted tentative dates for my upcoming Southeast Tour with queer fabulist / puppeteer, GEPETTA!

check out my SHOWS PAGE to see our tentative route!

if you don't see your town listed, e-mail me now at evangreer@gmail.com and hopefully we can come!

thanks for your support.

-evan g

New Videos of Ryan & Mark

Posted November 16, 2009 by Ryan Harvey

Hey yall. Me and Mark performed recently in Frederick, MD and they filmed a bit of it. It's available here. Songs include "My Country", "Bored", "Talkin' Mean Machine" and "The Dandelions/Eucalyptus Hybrid Song (or something)". Check it out.

Donating Today's Sales to IVAW

Posted November 11, 2009 by Ryan Harvey

Hey all. Anything I sell today, Veteran's Day, will benefit Iraq Veterans Against the War. I suggest buying "The Violence of War" if you haven't. Or just donate to them directly anytime by going to www.ivaw.org. Better yet, email every soldier and veteran you know and tell them about IVAW.

Michael Franti, Tom Morello, Boots Riley, and others are also donating all of their sales today to IVAW. So if you feel like participating there too, go help em' out more by checking out the new Street Sweeper album, or Tom's new "Fabled City".

Also, read IVAW's letter in-protest to Obama, handed to him yesterday at Fort Hood by a war-resister in the barracks. And read Matthis Chrioux's veteran's day statement.

Seeking Dates for SOUTHEAST Tour with GEPETTA!

Posted November 11, 2009 by Evan Greer & Friends

This Winter, I'll be touring the southeast with Gepetta, a queer fabulist puppet performance artists based in Philly. We'll be performing a unique blend of radical folk music, puppetry, and performance art, and offering interactive workshops on Queer and Trans Liberation, Confronting Gentrification, Climate Justice, Community Organizing, and more! WE NEED YOUR HELP! Contact: evangreer@gmail.com if you have any ideas with us or can help with booking at your school or in your town.

NEW ALBUM!

Posted November 8, 2009 by Adhamh Roland

Hey y'all. I just finished uploading Patchwork and Threadbare, the album that's taken 2 years too long to birth!

TUCSON SHOW moved!!!

Posted November 2, 2009 by Evan Greer & Friends

hey tucson friends, just FYI our show has been moved from the Dry River Infoshop to the Carousel Project, and will now start at 9pm. 299 S. Park Ave, Tucson. Spread the word! see you there!

Interview About "Are We Addicted to Rioting?" Online

Posted October 21, 2009 by Ryan Harvey

Audio Here. I was interviewed recently on Against the Grain, a radio program on KPFA radio in Berkeley. The interview was around my article Are We Addicted to Rioting, and discusses anarchist organizing and U.S. social movements, mass-protests, militant protest, and more. Check it out!

Afghan Women Organizers on Speaking Tour

Posted October 12, 2009 by Ryan Harvey

Two AMAZING Afghan activist/organizers are touring the U.S. ths and next month. Right now Zoya, from the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan is doing a speaking tour. Next month, Malalai Joya, Afghan Parliament member and radical activist, is touring the U.S. speaking. PLEASE see these women speak if you are near an event. A full calendar of their tours is lcoated here.

Track from New Album!

Posted October 6, 2009 by Ryan Harvey

I uploaded the first public track from my new album, Manifest Democracy. The track is called Placing The Blame, and is available for download. I'll post more soon.

Are We Addicted to Rioting?

Posted September 25, 2009 by Ryan Harvey

Please consider giving this article I just published a read. Share it. It's a G20/Pittsburgh protest inspired article. It's got a lot in it that I think Riot-Folk listeners should take some notes on... It's been a long time coming. Also, below the article is a response from Crimethinc, which I have posted. They have posted my article as well... to promote healthy dialogue and conversation. Also please read the string on infoshop.org and indybay.org, there's some really in-depth conversation emerging from this article.

New Video of New Song!

Posted September 24, 2009 by Ryan Harvey

A friend filmed this in Boulder a few weeks ago, I did a benefit for Students for Peace and Justice out there. It's me singing a song from my new unreleased CD. The song is called Roulette Wheel. Watch the video here.

 

Also, I found this video of me speaking at the City From Below conference in Baltimore. The topic is the living wage campaign at the baseball stadium, I'm speaking about being an effective ally and struggling with affected people to achieve changes.

Even If Your Voice Shakes writings up

Posted September 20, 2009 by Ryan Harvey

I started uploading the collected writings of me and Mark Gunnery's zine Even If Your Voice Shakes. Even If is an occassionally-published booklet of mostly original articles, essays and interviews on the topics of music, politics, the politics of music, and political issues dealt with in the "music world". Dig it. Much more still to come, this is just a few writings from issues 1-3.

Steel Strings & Break Beats BOSTON & NYC Tour Kick-offs!

Posted September 16, 2009 by Evan Greer & Friends

Hey everyone!
Evan here. So I'm so so excited to be touring this Fall with Albany's radical hip-hop trio, BROADCAST LIVE! We'll be going all over the place, so get in touch if you want us to come to your town!

For all you northeast folks, we have two big shows before we leave for the big tour:

THIS FRIDAY in BOSTON
6pm @ Lucy Parsons Center
549 Columbus Ave, South End
With: AfroDZak All Starz and Adelaide Windsome

THIS SATURDAY in BROOKLYN
Benefit for the Indypendent Newspaper DANCE PARTY
9pm @ Starr Street Loft
207 Starr Street, Bushwick
With: REBEL DIAZ!

More info, directions, etc, on my shows page (which has been fixed and now displays properly!) Learn more about the tour here: www.broadcastive.org/epk

Iraq-Labor Tour NOW!

Posted September 10, 2009 by Ryan Harvey

Iraqi labor leaders have teamed up with Iraq Veterans Against the War and US Labor Against the War and are touring East Coast cities right now! GO HERE and catch an event. You will not regret it.

Trans Musician Documentary Premiering Sept. 6th

Posted September 2, 2009 by Adhamh Roland

Some friends of Riot Folk from Actor Slash Model just released RIOT ACTS: Flaunting Gender Deviance in Music Performance, a documentary film about transgender musicians. Riot Acts will be premiering Sunday September 6th @ Glasslands 289 Kent Ave Brooklyn, NY 11211 at 7pm.
 

CommonDreams article

Posted August 28, 2009 by Ryan Harvey

An article I wrote, Many Different Enemies - Afghan Women Fight for Their Country, was published today on CommonDreams. Dig it.

New content...

Posted August 16, 2009 by Ryan Harvey

Hey yall. I updated some of my albums, posting demo tracks for my album Soldier By Soldier. I also just posted a brand new article I've been working on, an analysis of the supposed "withdrawal" from Iraq... please read it, it's full of info and will hopefully aid an understanding of what exactly is going on with U.S. forces in Iraq. Thanks.

Looking for shows to fundraise for community space

Posted August 11, 2009 by Shannon Murray

I am hard at work with 8 other folks opening up a community space in Bemidji.  We named it the Root Cellar Community Space and we are hoping to have it open by late September.  The outdoor space is already up and running. The community garden is amazing!!  Folks working on that project are getting ready to break new ground for more plots for next year.  I am excited to have the indoor space and lending library finally open and to finish the renovation stage!!!

As always, we are coming up with a shortfall of money, which has been a bit stressful as my partner and I are taking on the financial burden until we open and can have events and fundraisers at the space. Mainly the place needs roofing repair before winter, so I am planning to head out for a few mini-tours to raise some funds for it.  If anyone wants to set up a fundraiser for our project, or joint fundraisers for awesome projects in your areas that would be sweet. Also- if anyone has contacts at colleges who may want to set up a show at their school, send em my way.  I am looking to raise around $3,000 for the roof and another $2,000 for other repairs including a new chimney.

love from minnesota!

 

 

Steel Strings & Break Beats Tour 2009

Posted August 10, 2009 by Evan Greer & Friends

Hey everyone!
So excited that the site is back online. Just wanted to let you know that I posted the dates for my upcoming tour with BROADCAST LIVE, who are an amazing radical live hip hop band from Albany. We're calling it STEEL STRINGS & BREAK BEATS and we'll be looping a good part this so-called country Mid-October thru November.

We'll be rocking some awesome shows and also offering workshops at colleges, high schools, and community centers.

We really need your HELP booking and promoting these shows, so please get in touch if you can book us, help hand out flyers, or if your group wants to come table or make announcements at our events!  E-mail me: evangreer@gmail.com if you can help! Thanks so much for your ongoing support.

-Evan G

SITE IS BACK!

Posted August 9, 2009 by Ryan Harvey

Sorry for that long-ass wait yall. Site is live now.

A lot of us have been really busy lately, working, learning new skills, working through hard personal times, starting community spaces in home-towns, growing food, and brewing up plans to write books and essays. Others have been working hard making hot new music but with no website to help promote and distribute their music. Thanks to Micah, our friend and programmer, we have a newly designed, less-hackable, and more functional website.

Things will still be a bit slow as we re-upload songs and re-enter lyrics and other info. But you can start relying on this site again  for our shows, new songs, etc.

Stay tuned, ans thanks for being patient! And thanks Micah!

Never Surrender is NOW AVAILABLE!

Posted June 30, 2009 by Evan Greer & Friends

woohoo, the new riot-folk site is back up, and i just re-uploaded all the tracks for my new CD, "NEVER SURRENDER." check it out if you haven't already. 15 brand new recordings featuring a full band of amazing friends including Anne Feeney, Emma's Revolution, members of Broadcast Live, Taina Asili, and more!!!

Please support independent music if you can by ordering a copy, or donating online for the music that you download! Thanks so much!

-Evan G

World News

HAITI RELIEF

Posted January 14, 2010 by Ryan Harvey

Holy Shit.

Posted October 23, 2009 by Ryan Harvey

A group of

super-rich Germans are pushing the government to tax them more

and invest the money into social justice, education, and ecology. Pretty sweet, pretty wierd...

 

Statement from President of Federation of Councils and Unions in Iraq

Posted August 26, 2009 by Ryan Harvey

The President of Federation of Councils and Unions in Iraq has issued a damning response to Iraqi government officials to accusations of union illegality and general repression. Some democracy Iraq is. See story here.

 

Free Fahad Hashmi!

Posted August 19, 2009 by Ryan Harvey

SEE HERE

Syed Hashmi, known to his family and friends as Fahad, was born in Karachi, Pakistan in 1980, the second child of Syed Anwar Hashmi and Arifa Hashmi. Fahad immigrated with his family to America when he was three years old. His father said “We knew there would be many opportunities for us here in the United States. We came here to find the American dream.”

The large Hashmi family settled in Flushing, New York and soon developed deep roots throughout the tri-state area. Fahad graduated from Robert F. Wagner High School in 1998 and attended SUNY Stony Brook University. He transferred to Brooklyn College, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science in 2003.

A devout Muslim, through the years Fahad established a reputation as an activist and advocate. In 2003, Fahad enrolled in London Metropolitan University in England to pursue a master’s degree in international relations, which he received in 2006.

On June 6, 2006, Fahad was arrested in London Heathrow airport by British police based on an American indictment charging him with material support of Al Qaida. He was subsequently held in Belmarsh Prison, Britain’s most notorious jail.

The US government accused Fahad of providing material support to Al Qaeda, but a close look at the evidence shows that the charges make little sense. Fahad is NOT charged with providing any money or resources to any terrorists or being a member of al Qaeda. Instead, the US government charged Fahad with allowing an old acquaintance — Junaid Babar — to stay in Fahad’s London apartment for about two weeks in 2004. During that two week period, Babar allegedly kept several raincoats, ponchos, and waterproof socks in luggage that Babar temporarily stored in Fahad’s apartment. The US government then alleges that at some point Babar gave the socks and ponchos to a high ranking member of al Qaeda. There is no allegation that Fahad is a member of al Qaeda or that he ever personally gave or helped to give anything to any member of al Qaeda.

SITE IS BACK!

Posted August 9, 2009 by Ryan Harvey

Sorry for that long-ass wait yall. Site is live now.

A lot of us have been really busy lately, working, learning new skills, working through hard personal times, starting community spaces in home-towns, growing food, and brewing up plans to write books and essays. Others have been working hard making hot new music but with no website to help promote and distribute their music. Thanks to Micah, our friend and programmer, we have a newly designed, less-hackable, and more functional website.

Things will still be a bit slow as we re-upload songs and re-enter lyrics and other info. But you can start relying on this site again  for our shows, new songs, etc.

Stay tuned, ans thanks for being patient! And thanks Micah!