You Have the Right NOT to Remain Silent - NYC Busker Ball 8 Takes on Police Crackdown on Street Performers, October 16th

New York, NY, September 17, 2014 (Newswire.com) - Buskers Rally & Rock Spike Hill

The next NYC Busker Ball is taking a stand on the current, and unlawful, police crackdown on busking within and above the New York City subway system with a protest party on October 16. 

"We're rallying and issuing a call for action in defense of our 1st Amendment rights," said Theo Eastwind, organizer of the event. "The cops have been out of control as of late with their increased and unjust harassment of New York City public performers. With our next NYC Busker Ball 8 event at the club Spike Hill in Williamsburg Brooklyn we promise to be about more than just music and good times; we plan to shine a light on what's been going on above and underground to our busking brothers and sisters at the hands of local law enforcement. The unfair ticketing and illegal arrests have to stop!"

A super secret surprise guest gets it going at 7:30 p.m. and is followed by Congolese subway songstress Grace Kalambay at 8:15 p.m., Theo Eastwind at 9:00 p.m., then experimental cellist and prison reform activist Jacob Cohen at 9:45 p.m., the underground guerrilla music project named Bandits on the Run hits the stage at 10:30 p.m. and The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn bring it all home at 11:15 p.m.

Busker Ball 8 takes place on October 16 at Spike Hill (184-186 Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn). Convenient transportation to the event is available by taking the L train to Bedford Avenue or the G to Metropolitan Avenue. The suggested donation for the show is $10. Doors open at 7 p.m. and more information about the NCY Busker Ball 8 party is available at: https://www.facebook.com/nycbuskerball 

This is more than just a fun fight for your rights party, it's a call to action to other musicians, the general public and members of the media to stand up, come together and demand justice for all. These are our rights, and if we fail to use them then we're going to lose them.

Media Contact:

Stevie B
Mia Mind Music
Phone: 800-843-8575
Email: [email protected]