Death of Democracy? featuring Three For Silver, Amanda Richards, Sean Flora, Alexa Wiley, Darka Dusty and more at Mississippi Pizza on Oct. 30, 2016

Pop music is the meat at the barbecue joint, says hip-hop emcee and poet Mic Crenshaw—it’ll fill you up with empty calories “and weigh you down, and slow you down.” Political music, the sound of the struggle, Crenshaw says, “is like one of the sides—it’s something extra that you get.” This story is about the sides: the greens, cheesy macaroni, cornbread, red beans and rice. On the heels of a national election that... read more