Inside A Bushwick Punk Rock Fundraiser For Bernie Sanders
Last night at Bushwick’s Shea Stadium, sweat-drenched Brooklynites showed up for more than the opportunity to mosh. The “Weekend at Bernies” event, hosted by Bushwick Berners, doubled as a rock show—with sets by Guerilla Toss, Mannequin Pussy, Nine of Swords, and Nonsense—and fundraiser for Vermont Senator and Democratic candidate for President Bernie Sanders. Stumble a few feet out of the pit, and you’d land yourself at a table with voter registration cards and a sign-up sheet to volunteer with the campaign, plus lots of “Bernie swag,” including a home-printed “Bernie is Bae” t-shirt.
The mash-up might seem strange, but Sanders is about as punk rock as a seventy-four-year-old senator can be. He’s an anti-war socialist known for standing up to corporate greed, and even has a bit of his own DIY cred. Back in the ‘80s when Sanders was mayor of Burlington, VT, he and his wife opened an all-ages venue that’s still operating to this day. The spot, called 242 Maine, got an on-stage shout-out from Nine of Swords, and has hosted performances by Fugazi and Operation Ivy.
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“He’s the only candidate that when he opens his mouth to say something, my first thought isn’t immediately bullshit or that he’s reading a script that’s been written for him by lobbyists and corporations.”
The show sold out of its 250 available tickets. Combined with Bernie swag sales, the evening netted an estimated $2,000 for the campaign.
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“If you’re like me, you are probably registered to vote but registered as an independent because neither side has ever fucking swayed you in any way, has never made you think anything other than bullshit when they’ve opened their mouths,” Dabice said from the stage, “You need to register as a Democrat. That’s really the only vote that’s going to matter this election season, and if we lose it then we have fucking lost it, then we are an oligarchy, and that’s it.”
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"I’ve never been to a political show with a mosh pit like that,” he told us."
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