Black Flags Over Brooklyn 2019 is a new two-day anti-fascist extreme metal festival coming to NYC on January 25-26.
A Friday night show will be followed by an all-day Saturday event that will include an all-day vendor market of band merch, label distros, radical publishers, activist organizations, local artisans, and more, and it’s all going down at Brooklyn Bazaar in Greenpoint.
This event is for those of us who reject and push back against that poison—who adhere by the mantra that “metal is for everyone (except Nazis),” and who are committed to cleaning up our own backyard. The artists on the lineup all have different identities and come from different backgrounds, but are all united under the same ethos: FUCK NSBM.
As we all know, metal is an incredibly vibrant, diverse subculture with sounds, fans, and artists who span the globe; as we also know, there’s a small but unfortunately vocal contingent in our midst who care more about gatekeeping and upholding toxic ideologies like white supremacy, racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, Islamophobia, xenophobia, and bigotry in general than in seeing the genre thrive. The worldwide rise of violent white supremacy and fascism has put every one of us—but especially those in marginalized communities—at risk, and metal should not be allowed to remain a breeding ground for right-wing extremism. Metal is too good for Nazis.
It’s time to raise the black flag, throw the horns, and take our scene back!
FIRST ROUND OF BANDS:
DAWN RAY’D (UK)
https://dawnrayd.bandcamp.com/
RAGANA
https://ragana.bandcamp.com/
WOE
https://woeunholy.bandcamp.com/
VILE CREATURE (CAN)
https://vilecreature.bandcamp.com/
CHEPANG
https://chepang.bandcamp.com/
WHITEPHOSPHOROUS
https://whitephosphorous.bandcamp.com/
Friday tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-flags-over-brooklyn-day-1-tickets-52898438654
Saturday tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-flags-over-brooklyn-day-2-tickets-52898459717
Weekend passes: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-flags-over-brooklyn-fest-pass-tickets-52898497831
NEXT ANNOUNCEMENT IN MID-DECEMBER…
From the Facebook Event Page:
This benefit is for a fund administered by Action Against Fascism & Xenophobia – for those facing legal & other problems resulting from their activism against fascism & the far right in the five boroughs, and also in neighboring cities.
There are currently a number of comrades with legal and medical bills that need help, and along with Metropolitan Anarchist Coordinating Council – MACC anarchx feminist sub-group, we are proud to offer our solidarity to them.
Punk Rock Karaoke Northeast is a DIY, fundraising event that benefits a different community group each time. We feature a custom catalog of over 800 songs from bands like:
Against Me!, Bikini Kill, Black Flag, Bratmobile, Buzzcocks, Choking Victim, The Clash, Circle Jerks, Crass, Cub, Dead Kennedys, Descendents, Devo, Flogging Molly, Fugazi, Gogol Bordello, Gorilla Biscuits, Jawbreaker, Joy Division, Minor Threat, The Misfits, NOFX, Operation Ivy, Pixies, The Pogues, Ramones, Rancid, Screeching Weasel, Sex Pistols, Sleater-Kinney, Tacocat, The Smiths, The Specials, Stiff Little Fingers, Wire, X, X-Ray Spex, and much much more!
$10 suggested donation | 21+ | Proceeds go towards supporting anti-fascist activists facing legal problems of personal harassment.