SPIN- The benefit, held amid the dimly lit, Marissa Pasternoster-painted backdrop of Brooklyn DIY venue Death By Audio, was filled with punk women and men wearing neon balaclavas to honor Pussy Riot. The latter punk performance crew has been targeted in Russia for protesting Putin the day before his election, and three of its members — Maria Alekhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, and Ekaterina Samucevich — now face up to seven years in prison for simply voicing their opinions. Many punk scions have spoken out in support of the riot grrrl-influenced Pussy Riot, including Bikini Kill's Tobi Vail and Chicana punk goddess Alice Bag, and the proceeds from the show went to Pussy Riot's legal fees, so it was appropriate that Brooklyn feminist band Shady Hawkins opened their set with a song called "Not My Comrades," led by the vibrato growls of lead singer/Tumblr star Suzy-X. The show had all the vibes of a late-'90s West Coast punk basement show, with the aesthetics to match, and appropriately riot grrrl was in the air. Held by national feminist artist/musician organization Permanent Wave, the night's spirit dovetailed with the year's resurgence in protest, both physically (Occupy, London, the Arab Spring and Putin riots among them) and artistically (witness Killer Mike's recent political state of the union, R.A.P. Music).
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Guardian- Ad-Rock from Beastie Boys made his first public appearance since thedeath of his bandmate Adam Yauch, aka MCA, in May.
Ad-Rock – real name Adam Horowitz – was due to make a DJ appearance on Tuesday night at Brooklyn's Death By Audio Club in support of Russian feminist band Pussy Riot, three of whose members remain in jail. Maria Alekhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Ekaterina Samucevich were arrested after staging a protest against president Vladimir Putin. They were charged with hooliganism and face up to seven years in prison.Members of Pussy Riot staged an impromptu performance after breaking into Moscow's Christ the Saviour Cathedral in February, and sang the song Holy Shit in defiance against the church's support for Putin. They were arrested the day before Putin was elected.
Heliotropes, Shady Hawkins and TinVulva were also scheduled to appear at the fundraising event, which was put on by the feminist art group Permanent Wave to raise money for the womens' legal fees.
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Rolling Stone- Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz will make his first public performance since the death of his Beastie Boys bandmate Adam "MCA" Yauch tonight at a benefit concert in Brooklyn for imprisoned members of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot. Horovitz will DJ, and the show will include live sets by Heliotropes, Shady Hawkins and TinVulva. The show, which is being put on by the feminist art group Permanent Wave, will be held at Death by Audio in Williamsburg and admission will be offered on a sliding scale with a minimum $7 donation.
Three members of Pussy Riot – Maria Alekhina, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Ekaterina Samucevich – were charged with hooliganism and have been remanded in jail, facing up to seven years imprisonment for allegedly participating in a punk rock demonstration against the regime of Russian president Vladimir Putin. The benefit show will raise money to support the musicians' legal defense.
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