Blackbird raum
Blackbird raum plays acoustic anarcho-punk or contemporary folk punk music with anarchist themes. Since it gives a good idea of what the band is about, I'll cite one of their internet page : "Blackbird Raum formed out of the nucleus of a squatter community living
in abandoned buildings and greenbelt treehouses in Santa Cruz, CA, in
the early 2000s. Finding themselves living without electricity, they
began to learn to play folk instruments from each other and other
members of the travelling punk/folk culture. They all grew up playing in
anarcho-punk, indie and ska bands and then, knowing next to nothing
about traditional music, slowly gathered together the skills to create a
new genre of music, based somewhere right in the middle of punk and
folk.
Refusing the retro clichés of many of their contemporaries, they write
entirely original music (in both senses of the word) that is reflective
of the world they live in: a realm of abusive police, ecological
devastation, creeping ambiguity and vague fear, but also a strong sense
of community and a deep love of a natural world constantly on the verge
of collapse. They toured the country in a tiny truck, playing mainstream
folk festivals, punk houses, squats and all ages clubs. When they
aren't touring, they play various American and European traditional
music, hang out in the woods, raise children and read a lot of library
books".
But what's also really important to add is that their music is really cool, very good acoustic songs played with a true punk vibe and energy.
They released a few records, among which "Swidden" (2009) is really good, and you can listen to it on Bandcamp.
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