2008 Music for Obama, Reviewed in Advance
posted by December 6 at 13:25 PM
onLooks like the lineup has been announced for Barack Obama’s $100-a-ticket “Generation Obama” fundraiser at Showbox SoDo on Dec. 11. The “Special Musical Guests” are: Brad and The Dusty 45s
To which Stranger music editor Jonathan Zwickel replies:
That is so lame. That’s a blown opportunity. You can quote this. (Gives a thumbs-down).
Stranger music writer Megan Seling says:
Isn’t he trying to go for youths? Because of this I’m voting for Hillary.
Fucking in the Streets columnist Eric Grandy says:
Yech. That’s some bad shit. It’s very middling, non-energetic. Which I thought is not supposed to be the tempo of his campaign.
But film editor Annie Wagner has her own theories:
This is coming after the Oprah appearances. Who has $100 to go see some band? It’s older women, and they’re gonna love it.
Comments
It must have been a tough decision for Oprah. Vote for a black guy, or vote for a white woman.
I'm not surprised, though. She has no respect for Hillary, because Hillary was never what you would call a "full time mother", which Oprah claims is the hardest job in the world (with a straight face).
I think Annie hit the nail on the head.
Well at least its not Donnie McClurkin.
I like to listen to the Dusty 45's but not if the money goes to America-hating people.
@1,
Oprah doesn't even have kids. She says that for her audience. Who do you think has the luxury of watching TV in the middle of the afternoon?
the blue scholars shouldve been the first choice, but theyre already playing 5 nights in a row later on this month, the contract for which probably precluded any other gigs in december.
@5
True, true, true.
@6: I'm sure that previous contracts and conflicting schedules were the case for many contenders. And, turn-around time on booking that show was short.
It's a weird bill, for sure, but pretty smart. People are there for Obama, the music is secondary.
Brad's reunion shows in NY & Seattle this Fall were sold out, and the Dusty 45's consistently draw. It's a wide musical range, with an older target.
It's still early in the game. We're going to see a lot of rock & roll support for Obama to come.
Blue Scholars would have been awesome, but the obvious choice here is the Presidents of the United States of America.
Obama's failure to play the obscure indie cred game makes him a terrible choice for President. Who cares what his positions on war and peace are -- his bands suck and that's NOT COOL.
fnarf, you are so right. it's not cool. like megan, i will also back hillary because of this. an outrage of this magnitude just cannot be forgiven. what would he do next, like..try to bridge the divide that is laying waste a polarized nation? eww.
"Dusty 45s" will be a good description of this audience demographic.
And after all, that's what's important -- hip music. Old people aged 45 and up have terrible taste, and they never bother to vote anyway, so why cater to them?
oh my god, fnarf, YOU should run for 1st DJ--i mean president. assuming you've never hired an illegal immigrant, tho, right?
@10: *swoon*
thanks fnarf. i needed that.
Yeah, well, his fundraising audience isn't hip, unemployed, Slog-reading losers...
I agree with @9.
And um, excuse me?
Isn't Mark Pickerel the drummer the Dusty 45's?
Isn't Mark Pickerel the drummer for the Dusty 45's?
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