David Rovics is not just a musician with a social conscience, but also a social justice activist with real talent as a composer and musician. Many of us remember his concerts at the peak of the war in Iraq. Well, he’s back in Texas, making three stops this time, and showcasing his latest compositions.
Thursday, May 31st, 8 pm
Houston Center for Culture
708 Telephone Road Suite C
Houston, Texas
Friday, June 1st, 7 pm
The Pavilion
915 Lazy Lane
San Marcos, Texas
Saturday, June 2nd, 6:00PM–Reception, followed by concert
Interfaith Peace Chapel at the Cathedral of Hope,
5910 Cedar Spring Road
Dallas, Texas
From his website:
David Rovics grew up in a family of classical musicians in Wilton, Connecticut, and became a fan of populist regimes early on. By the early 90’s he was a full-time busker in the Boston subways and by the mid-90’s he was traveling the world as a professional flat-picking rabble-rouser. These days David lives in Portland, Oregon, and tours regularly on four continents, playing for audiences large and small at cafes, pubs, universities, churches, union halls and protest rallies. He has shared the stage with a veritable ‘who’s who’ of the left in two dozen countries, and has had his music featured on Democracy Now!, BBC, Al-Jazeera and other networks. His essays are published regularly on CounterPunch, and the 200+ songs he makes available for free on the web have been downloaded more than a million times. Most importantly, he’s really good. He will make you laugh, he will make you cry, he will make the revolution irresistible.
For more on David Rovics, see www.davidrovics.com