On Saturday, April 24th the RMO is throwing another one of our notoriously, ridiculously fun parties to raise funds to bring the band (and our allies) to the US Social Forum in Detroit, MI. This party is a little different, though: in addition to bringing you great bands, brass, and booze, we’re also bringing a taste of the Social Forum to Brooklyn.

At our party you’ll have the chance to connect with a lot of our favorite activist groups in the city: learn more about their work, what they’ve accomplished, and what you can do to help create a better world.

So come to the Brooklyn Lyceum on April 24th to cavort and connect; to dance and drink; to learn and to get a little lovin’.

Featuring:

Spanglish Fly: NYC’s only band recreating the sounds of El Barrio circa 1968: Latin soul and bugalu
http://www.spanglishfly.com

Rude Mechanical Orchestra: NYC’s finest radical marching band
http://www.rudemechanicalorchestra.org

Apocalypse Five and Dime: a whirlwind of brass, fiddle and banjo playing punk ragtime with big beats and big melodies
http://www.last.fm/music/apocalypse+five+and+dime

My Gay Banjo: Homespun gay-themed duets and occasional queered-up mash-ups
http://www.myspace.com/mygaybanjo

Swamp Cat: all-dancing, all-shouting, all-weeping, the blues your mama would have sung you if she spoke a little indonesian and played the accordion
http://www.myspace.com/thisisswampcat

A special guest marching band from Montreal!

Rebecca Heinegg performing on the aerial silks

PLUS: wild wines and beers ~ liberated eats ~ dancing dissidents ~ agitating aerialists ~ militant merch ~ seditious silent auction ~ marching band fantasy photobooth

Saturday April 24th, 2010
Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 4th Ave, Brooklyn, NY map
$7-20 sliding scale donation

RSVP & invite friends on Facebook.